Rotary Club Meeting
Fri, Oct 29th 2021 at 11:00 am - 1:30 pm
We did not meet at the Holiday Inn today. but instead gathered at The Common Room at 11am for a guided tour of the building.
Rotary Club Meeting
Visit to the Common Room
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Outside the Building with our guide
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In the library, Wood Hall -looking at the statue of Nicholas Wood
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The header of the door into the library with the motto "Moneo et Munio"
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John Gillespie introducing Thomas Telford's Plan Book
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John Gillespie with Thomas Telford's Plan Book
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Peter in the Lecture Hall
The Common Room (formerly known as The Mining Institute) fhas recently been reopened after a major refurbishment. We had a very interesting tour of the building. President Peter wrote in his monthly letter, "Those who were unable to join the visit to The Common Room on Friday last week missed a real treat. Not only was the revamped building a sumptuous treat, but also we had the unforgettable pleasure of a mini lecture by John Gillespie, as he placed his hands on a very rare book of drawings by Thomas Telford, one of only three in existence. It seems that The Common Room has one copy, a second is in a Church Library in North West Scotland, and the owner of the third is no other than.......mmmm....answers on a postcard please to JHH"
The carving above the door into the library is particularly fine. A video describing the carving of the River God may be seen on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rYCyT6aHmA
'What We Do' Main Pages:
The Object of Rotary was first formulated in 1910 and adapted through the years as Rotary's mission expanded. It provides a succinct definition of the organization's purpose as well as the club member's responsibilities.
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Rotary is dedicated to seven areas of focus to build international relationships, improve lives, and create a better world to support our peace efforts and end polio forever. Read this page and the connected pages to see how we go about this.
moreOne of our objectives is to make a difference in our local community. Here are some of the things we are doing and have done in the past to fulfil this objective.
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Rotarians believe in the advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service. See this page for how we have put this into practice.
moreRead about our History.
moreTHE ROTARY CLUB OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE TRUST FUND is a Registered Charity (Registered with the Charity commission of England & Wales, No. 702557)
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CLUB PROJECTS COMMITTEE. The Projects Committee of the Rotary Club of Newcastle upon Tyne is the main organising group of the Club and combines the functions of the previous Vocational Service; Community Service and International Service Committees.
moreExplanation of the Paul Harris Fellowship Award. Paul Harris is the founder of Rotary. For a brief history, follow the link on the CLUB HISTORY page
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