Completed meetings and events 2022-2023

Thu 22nd June 2023 President's Dinner - Installation

The Rotary year ends on June 30th which heralds the start of a new club President. This year, John Lovell will be taking over the role.

Thu 15th June 2023 Dining the President - venue tbc

An annual fixture when the club takes the opportunity to take the club President out for some posh nosh to mark their year in office. This will be President Julie Edwards' night, though the venue will be kept secret from her beforehand.

Thu 8th June 2023 Business meeting

The monthly business meeting of the club

Thu 1st June 2023 Committee meetings

First week of the month, we split into our different club committees.

Thu 25th May 2023 Club meeting

Our regular Thursday evening Rotary meeting at Court Barn.

Thu 18th May 2023 Speaker meeting: Zoe Huggins

Zoe Huggins has lived in Gosport all her life and is now a councillor. She will be talking about Hampshire Fire & Rescue.

Thu 11th May 2023 Assembly Meeting

This is the annual Rotary Assembly meeting which looks ahead to the next 12 months of the Rotary year. This will be taking place at The Shed - the postcode is PO12 4QA.

Thu 4th May 2023 Committee meetings

First week of the month, we split into our different club committees.

Thu 27th April 2023 Club meeting

Our regular Thursday evening Rotary meeting at Court Barn.

Sat 22nd April 2023 Gosport Rotary's Coronation Community Chest

A networking event at Brodrick Hall in Clay Hall Road with charities applying for grants from £100 to £5,000.

Thu 20th April 2023 Speaker evening: Michelle Lees - Gosport Action Heritage Zone

Michelle is the Programme Manager for the Gosport Heritage Action Zone at Gosport Borough Council. She will talk to us about the borough-wide Heritage Action Zone with some reflections on legacy for Gosport.

Thu 13th April 2023 Business meeting

The monthly business meeting of the club

Thu 6th April 2023 Committee meetings

First week of the month, we split into our different club committees.

Thu 30th March 2023 Speaker meeting: Katherine Seaton, The Elizabeth Foundation

Katherine Seaton, who is the fund-raising administrator of The Elizabeth Foundation, for pre-school deaf children will be talking about their work at their Cosham base.

Thu 23rd March 2023 Club meeting - wine tasting evening

Malcolm Willatts will be leading this session taking guests through various wines of the world.

Thu 16th March 2023 Speaker meeting: George Hathaway & Graham Edwards - the charity COPD

George is Chairman of the 'Live Well with COPD' charity, which is based in Gosport, off Fareham Road. Graham Edwards is the Treasurer. They will talk to us about the charity, which tackles chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and the people it helps.

Thu 9th March 2023 Business meeting

The monthly business meeting of the club

Thu 2nd March 2023 Committee meetings

First week of the month, we split into our different club committees.

Thu 23rd February 2023 Speaker meeting: Kevin Casey - 'The history of diving'

Kevin is a leading light at the Gosport Diving Museum, which is housed in a Napoleonic Battery at the western end of Stokes Bay. He is also a Gosport councillor. read more...

Thu 16th February 2023 Club meeting

Our regular Thursday evening Rotary meeting at the Old Lodge in Alverstoke.

Thu 9th February 2023 Business meeting

The monthly business meeting of the club

Thu 2nd February 2023 Committee meetings

First week of the month, we split into our different club committees.

Thu 26th January 2023 Youth Speaks

This is the Gosport heat of the popular schools' public speaking competition, with youngsters working in teams of three.

Thu 19th January 2023 Burns Night

We celebrate the life and poetry of the poet Robert Burns with a Burns supper. Fran Noble from the Ladies Fitness First gym in Gosport will be addressing the haggis, and husband Paul providing musical entertainment. read more...

Thu 12th January 2023 Business meeting

The monthly business meeting of the club

Thu 5th January 2023 Committee meetings

First week of the month, we split into our different club committees

Thu 15th December 2022 Rotary Christmas Party @ Anglesea Hotel

Festive celebrations with a Christmas dinner at the Anglesea Hotel

Thu 8th December 2022 Business meeting

The monthly business meeting of the club

Thu 1st December 2022 Committee meetings

First week of the month, we split into our different club committees

Thu 24th November 2022 Speaker meeting: Jorgen Veslov - The Christmas Container

Jorgen was born in Denmark and is a Director of a company called Skycooler Ltd, a company specialising in the leasing of temperature-controlled airline containers for catering operations.

Thu 17th November 2022 Club meeting

Our regular Thursday evening catch-up meeting at the Old Lodge in Alverstoke.

Thu 10th November 2022 Business meeting

The monthly business meeting of the club

Thu 3rd November 2022 Committee meetings

First week of the month, we split into our different club committees

Thu 27th October 2022 Speaker evening: David Vassallo - Malta in World War One

David is Chairman of Friends of Millbank, whose aim is to celebrate the heritage and achievements of military medicine, with an eye on relevance for the future. He will be talking about “Malta in WW1 - Nurse of the Mediterranean”. read more...

Thu 20th October 2022 Trafalgar Night @ Hornet Services Sailing Club

A black tie meal to mark Trafalgar Day, a celebration of the victory won by the Royal Navy, commanded by Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, over the combined French and Spanish fleets at the Battle of Trafalgar on October 21st, 1805.