CLUB ACTIVITY IN DETAIL

Everything we get involved with and our plans for the future ..August 25 onwards


 

 

 

DIARY DATES

 

October 2025 - June 2026

      

 

 

Rotary Club of 

Chichester Harbour

Charity No. 1128000

President: Martin Tomlinson

2025 - 2026

 

 

Notes:

Rotarians who wish to attend one of our breakfast meetings should ‘book in’ with Gill Lewis gilllewis1947@googlemail.com

 

Rotarians and friends are invited to events marked with a * Please contact the Club Secretary on rcchsecretary@outlook.com  if you want more information and wish to attend.

 

 

 

 

OCTOBER 2025

 

Date

 

Event

Meet and greet

Wed 1 Oct

 

Speaker Meeting: Matthew Evans: The Chichester Crime Series

Jeremy Webb & Glyn Brown

Fri 3- Sat 4 Oct

 

District Conference G-Live Guildford

 

Mon 6 Oct

 

Management Committee Meeting

 

 

 

Mon 6 Oct

 

Food Bank 2-4PM

 

Wed 8 Oct

 

Speaker Meeting: DG TJ visiting AND Jess Fuller-Brown MP with colleague

Helen Buckett & Derry Burn

Fri 10 Oct

 

Water Barrel project launch, Kilifi, Kenya (on YouTube live from 10.00) Graeme Loten

 

 

Sun 12 Oct

 

Children In Need Walk

 

Wed 15 Oct

 

Business Meeting

Geoff Chapman & Malcolm Danks

Wed 15 Oct 

 

Food Bank 9.30-11.30AM

 

Wed 22 Oct

 

Fellowship Meeting and Presentation to Sage House  & David Adams from Golf Day

AnnetteBell Dennett & Graham Ellis

Wed 22 Oct 

 

Food Bank 9.30-11.30AM

 

Sat 25 Oct

 

District Council 10.00hrs (Reigate Baptist Church and Zoom webinar Bob Rendall

 

Mon 27 Oct

 

Club Admin Meeting

 

Mon 27 Oct

 

Food Bank 2-4PM

 

Wed 29 Oct

 

RYLA Presentation

Margaret & Peter Evans

 

 

 

 

NOVEMBER 2025

 

Date

 

Event

Meet and greet

Sun 2 Nov 

 

Sunday Walk & Pub Lunch details TBA Jean Hardstaff

 

 

 

Wed 5 Nov

 

Speaker Meeting: Marcia Nguyen, Head of Fundraising and

 Communications, My Sisters’ House Women’s Centre

Peter Ferris & Janie Foote

Wed 5 Nov 

 

Food Bank 9.30-11.30AM

 

Mon 10 Nov

 

Mind Tea Dance at Westhampnett Hall - Community

 

Wed 12 Nov

 

Business Meeting

Jean Hardstaff & David Hilditch

Wed 12 Nov

 

Food Bank 9.30-11.30AM

 

Thurs 13 Nov*

 

Special Anniversary Trafalgar Dinner @ Restaurant 64

 

Mon 17 Nov

 

Food Bank 2-4PM

 

Wed 19 Nov

 

Speaker Meeting: John Miles: Global Sight Solution

Ken Holmes & Lucy Hopkins

Sat 22 Nov

 

Christmas Fair 8AM setting up finished by 1PM Jean Hardstaff

 

Sat 22 Nov

 

Christmas tree lights switch on- Rotary not stewarding

 

Sun 23 Nov

 

Christmas Tree Blessing – please attend if possible

 

Mon 24 Nov

 

Club Admin Meeting

 

Mon 24 Nov

 

Food Bank 2-4PM

 

Wed 26 Nov

 

Fellowship Meeting

Alan & Teresa Hounsham

 

 

 

 

DECEMBER 2025

 

Date

 

Event

Meet and greet

Mon 1 Dec

 

Tesco Collection – Mary Turner

Management Committee Meeting

 

Tues 2 Dec

 

Tesco Collection- Mary Turner

 

Wed 3 Dec

 

Speaker Meeting: Vicki Meddows-Smith: The Chichester Living website.

Anna Hutchings & Mike Hutchins

Wed 3 Dec 

 

Food Bank 9.30-11.30AM

 

Thur4 Dec

 

Christmas Collection at the Cross – Anna Hutchings

 

Sat 6 Dec

 

Christmas Collection at the Cross – Anna Hutchings

 

Tue 9 Dec *

 

5PM Christmas Carol Service at St. Peter’s Church, Westhampnett + Mulled Wine and Mince Pies Jeremy Webb

 

Wed 10 Dec

 

Special General Meeting and Business Meeting

David Jump & Hilary Knight

Wed 10 Dec

 

Christmas Collection at the Cross- Anna Hutchings

 

Wed 10 Dec 

 

Food Bank 9.30-11.30AM

 

Sun 14 Dec

 

Christmas Drinks 11-1PM @Marion & John Scott’s Marion Scott / Youth Team

 

Mon 15 Dec

 

Food Bank 2-4PM

 

Wed 17 Dec

 

Fellowship Meeting

Neville Lacey& Jeanmarie Long

Fri 19 Dec

 

Christmas Collection at the Cross- Anna Hutchings

 

Sun 21 Dec

 

Christmas Collection at the Cross- Anna Hutchings

 

Mon 22 Dec

 

Food Bank 2-4PM

 

Wed 24 Dec

 

no meeting

 

Mon 29 Dec

 

Club Admin Meeting

 

 

 

 

JANUARY 2026

 

Date

 

Event

Meet & Greet

Mon 5 Jan

 

Management Committee Meeting

 

Mon 5 Jan

 

Food Bank 2-4PM

 

Wed 7 Jan

 

Speaker Meeting: Lords/Ladies of Misrule; an antidote to contemporary Christmas

Graeme Loten& May McCallion

Wed 14 Jan

 

Business Meeting

Nick Mason & Jill Miller

Wed 21 Jan

 

Speaker Meeting The Work of the Snowdrop Trust Diana Levantine (next year’s beneficiary of our Golf tournament).

Tony Osmend & Bob Rendall

Mon 26 Jan

 

Club Admin Meeting

 

Wed 28 Jan

 

Fellowship Meeting

Marion Scott & David Shannon

Fri 30 Jan *

 

International Quiz Night at Oving Jubilee Hall

 

 

 

 

 

FEBRUARY 2026

 

Date

 

Event

Meet & Greet

Mon 2 Feb

 

Management Committee Meeting

 

Wed 4 Feb

 

Speaker Meeting: Conscious Cocktails Sally Hawkins

Linda Smith & Barbara Spearman

Wed 11 Feb

 

Business Meeting

Mike Sullivan &Mary Turner

Sat 14 Feb *

 

Pancake Race on Cathedral’s North Green- Peter Evans / Youth Team

 

Wed 18 Feb

 

Speaker Meeting: Desert island Distractions Glyn Brown and Graham Ellis

Richard Waller & Jeremy Webb

Fri 20 – Sun 22 Feb

 

Away Weekend- Therese Brook

 

Mon 23 Feb

 

Club Admin Meeting

 

Wed 25 Feb

 

Fellowship Meeting

Jeremy Webb & Sue Abbott

 

 

 

MARCH 2026

 

Date

 

Event

Meet & Greet

Mon 2 Mar

 

Management Committee Meeting

 

Wed 4 Mar

 

Speaker Meeting: The Anya’s Wish Project Nathanya Deakin

Josie Benn & Michael Bevis

Wed 11 Mar

 

Business Meeting

Jeremy Webb & Glyn Brown

Sat 14 Mar

 

District Council 10.00hrs (Reigate Baptist Church and Zoom webinar- Bob Rendall

 

Wed 18 Mar

 

Speaker Meeting: Friends of Brandy Hole Lane Paula Chatfield

Helen Buckett & Derry Burn

Sat 21 Mar *

 

Murder Mystery Evening – Community provisional date

 

Wed 25 Mar

 

Fellowship Meeting

Geoff Chapman & Malcolm Danks

Mon 30 Mar

 

Club Admin Meeting

 

 

 

 

APRIL 2026

 

Date

 

Event

Meet & Greet

Wed 1 Apr

 

Fellowship Meeting

AnnetteBell Dennett & Graham Ellis

Fri 3 Apr

 

Good Friday

 

Sat 4 Apr

 

Easter Saturday

 

Sun 5 Apr

 

Easter Sunday

 

Mon 6 Apr

 

Easter Monday- Bank Holiday

 

Tues 7 Apr

 

Management Committee Meeting

 

Wed 8 Apr

 

Speaker Meeting

Margaret & Peter Evans

Wed 15 Apr

 

Business Meeting- AGM

Peter Ferris & Janie Foote

Wed 22 Apr

 

Speaker Meeting

Jean Hardstaff & David Hilditch

Mon 27 Apr

 

Club Admin Meeting

 

Wed 29 Apr

 

5th Wednesday Charter Anniversary Celebration TBA

 

 

 

 

MAY 2026

 

Date

 

Event

Meet & Greet

Tue 5 May

 

Management Committee Meeting

 

Wed 6 May

 

Speaker Meeting

Ken Holmes & Lucy Hopkins

Fri 8-Sun 10 May

 

International Link Club Visit- Wurzburg International

 

Wed 13 May

 

Business Meeting

Alan & Teresa Hounsham

Wed 20 May

 

Speaker Meeting

Anna Hutchings & Mike Hutchins

Tue 26 May

 

Club Admin Meeting

 

Wed 27 May

 

Fellowship Meeting

David Jump & Hilary Knight

 

 

 

JUNE 2026

 

Date

 

Event

Meet & Greet

Mon 1 Jun

 

Management Committee Meeting

 

Wed 3Jun

 

Speaker Meeting

Neville Lacey & Jeanmarie Long

Wed 10 Jun

 

Business Meeting- Club Assembly

Greme Loten & May McCallion

Wed 17 Jun

 

Speaker Meeting

Nick Mason & Jill Miller

Wed 24 Jun

 

Evening End of Year Celebration details BBQ at Peter & Margaret Evans’ home time etc. TBA

Tony Osmend & Bob Rendall

Mon 29 Jun

 

Club Admin Meeting

 

Wed 1 Jul

 

Handover Meeting

Marian Scott & David Shannon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EVENTS TO BE ADDED TO YEAR PLANNER

2025/26 - Flower Demonstration date TBA - Community

Food bank dates January 2026 onwards tba

Insert monthly walks

 

 
   

 

Notes:

Rotarians who wish to attend one of our breakfast meetings should ‘book in’ with Gill Lewis gilllewis1947@googlemail.com

 

Rotarians and friends are invited to events marked with a * Please contact the Club Secretary on rcchsecretary@outlook.com  if you want more information and wish to attend.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEPTEMBER 2025

 

Date

 

Event

Meet and greet

Mon 1 Sept

 

Food Bank 2.00-4.00PM

 

Mon 1 Sep

 

Management Committee Meeting

 

Wed 3 Sep

 

Speaker Meeting: Meals on Wheels

Mike Sullivan & Mary Turner

Fri 5th Sep

 

McMillan Coffee Morning at Sue Abbot’s home

 

Sat 6th Sep

 

Graylingwell Community Day at Graylingwell Park 10AM-9PM

 

Wed 10 Sep

 

Business Meeting

Richard Waller & David Warwick

Wed 10 Sept

 

Food Bank 9.30-11.30AM

 

Thurs 11 Sep

 

2025 Golf Day

 

Mon 15 Sept

 

Food Bank 2-4pm

 

Wed 17 Sep

 

Speaker Meeting: Helen Littlejohn: The Final Straw Foundation

Jeremy Webb & Sue Abbott

Wed 24 Sep

 

Fellowship Meeting

Josie Benn & Michael Beavis

Wed 24 Sept

 

Food Bank 9.30-11.30AM

 

Mon 29 Sep

 

Club Admin Meeting

 

Mon 29 Sept

 

Food Bank 2-4pm

 

 

 

 

 

OCTOBER 2025

 

Date

 

Event

Meet and greet

Wed 1 Oct

 

Speaker Meeting: Matthew Evans: The Chichester Crime Series

Jeremy Webb & Glyn Brown

Fri 3- Sat 4 Oct

 

District Conference G-Live Guildford

 

Mon 6 Oct

 

Management Committee Meeting

 

 

 

Mon 6 Oct

 

Food Bank 2-4PM

 

Wed 8 Oct

 

Speaker Meeting: DG TJ visiting

Helen Buckett & Derry Burn

Sun 12 Oct

 

Children In Need Walk

 

Wed 15 Oct

 

Business Meeting

Geoff Chapman & Malcolm Danks

Wed 15 Oct

 

Food Bank 9.30-11.30AM

 

Wed 22 Oct

 

Fellowship Meeting

AnnetteBell Dennett & Graham Ellis

Wed 22 Oct

 

Food Bank 9.30-11.30AM

 

Sat 25 Oct

 

District Council 10.00hrs (Reigate Baptist Church and Zoom webinar Bob Rendall

 

Mon 27 Oct

 

Club Admin Meeting

 

Mon 27 Oct

 

Food Bank 2-4PM

 

Wed 29 Oct

 

RYLA Presentation

Margaret & Peter Evans

 

 

 

 

NOVEMBER 2025

 

Date

 

Event

Meet and greet

Mon 3 Nov

 

Management Committee Meeting

 

Wed 5 Nov

 

Speaker Meeting: Marcia Nguyen, Head of Fundraising and

  Communications, My Sisters’ House Women’s Centre

Peter Ferris & Janie Foote

Wed 5 Nov

 

Food Bank 9.30-11.30AM

 

Mon 10 Nov

 

Mind Tea Dance at Westhampnett Hall - Community

 

Wed 12 Nov

 

Business Meeting

Jean Hardstaff & David Hilditch

Wed 12 Oct

 

Food Bank 9.30-11.30AM

 

Thurs 13 Nov*

 

Special Anniversary Trafalgar Dinner @ Restaurant 64

 

Mon 17 Nov

 

Food Bank 2-4PM

 

Wed 19 Nov

 

Speaker Meeting: John Miles: Global Sight Solution

Ken Holmes & Lucy Hopkins

Sat 22 Nov

 

Christmas Fair 8AM setting up finished by 1PM Jean Hardstaff

 

Mon 24 Nov

 

Club Admin Meeting

 

Mon 24 Nov

 

Food Bank 2-4PM

 

Wed 26 Nov

 

Fellowship Meeting

Alan & Teresa Hounsham

 

 

 

 

DECEMBER 2025

 

Date

 

Event

Meet and greet

Mon 1 Dec

 

Tesco Collection - Bob Rendall

Management Committee Meeting

 

Tues 2 Dec

 

Tesco Collection- Bob Rendall

 

Tues 2 Dec

 

Christmas Collection at the Cross – Anna Hutchings

 

Wed 3 Dec

 

Speaker Meeting: Vicki Meddows-Smith: The Chichester Living website.

Anna Hutchings & Mike Hutchins

Wed 3 Dec

 

Food Bank 9.30-11.30AM

 

Sat 6 Dec

 

Christmas Collection at the Cross – Anna Hutchings

 

Tue 9 Dec *

 

5PM Christmas Carol Service at St. Peter’s Church, Westhampnett + Mulled Wine and Mince Pies Jeremy Webb

 

Wed 10 Dec

 

Special General Meeting and Business Meeting

David Jump & Hilary Knight

Wed 10 Dec

 

Christmas Collection at the Cross- Anna Hutchings

 

Wed 10 Dec

 

Food Bank 9.30-11.30AM

 

Sun 14 Dec

 

Christmas Drinks 11-1PM @Marion & John Scott’s Marion Scott / Youth Team

 

Mon 15 Dec

 

Food Bank 2-4PM

 

Wed 17 Dec

 

Fellowship Meeting

Neville lacey& Jeanmarie Long

Wed 17 Dec

 

Christmas Collection at the Cross- Anna Hutchings

 

Fri 19 Dec

 

Christmas Collection at the Cross- Anna Hutchings

 

Sun 21 Dec

 

Christmas Collection at the Cross- Anna Hutchings

 

Mon 22 Dec

 

Food Bank 2-4PM

 

Wed 24 Dec

 

no meeting

 

Mon 29 Dec

 

Club Admin Meeting

 

 

 

 

JANUARY 2026

 

Date

 

Event

Meet & Greet

Mon 5 Jan

 

Management Committee Meeting

 

Mon 5 Jan

 

Food Bank 2-4PM

 

Wed 7 Jan

 

Speaker Meeting: Lords/Ladies of Misrule; an antidote to contemporary Christmas

Graeme Loten& May McCallion

Wed 14 Jan

 

Business Meeting

Nick Mason & Jill Miller

Wed 21 Jan

 

Speaker Meeting Snowdrop Trust (next year’s beneficiary of our Golf tournament).

Tony Osmend & Bob Rendall

Mon 26 Jan

 

Club Admin Meeting

 

Wed 28 Jan

 

Fellowship Meeting

Marion Scott & David Shannon

Fri 30 Jan *

 

International Quiz Night – Provisional Date International

 

 

 

 

 

FEBRUARY 2026

 

Date

 

Event

Meet & Greet

Mon 2 Feb

 

Management Committee Meeting

 

Wed 4 Feb

 

Speaker Meeting

Linda Smith & Barbara Spearman

Wed 11 Feb

 

Business Meeting

Mike Sullivan &Mary Turner

Sat 14 Feb *

 

Pancake Race on Cathedral’s North Green- Peter Evans / Youth Team

 

Wed 18 Feb

 

Speaker Meeting

Richard Waller & David Warwick

Fri 20 – Sun 22 Feb

 

Away Weekend- Therese Brook

 

Mon 23 Feb

 

Club Admin Meeting

 

Wed 25 Feb

 

Fellowship Meeting

Jeremy Webb & Sue Abbott

 

 

 

MARCH 2026

 

Date

 

Event

Meet & Greet

Mon 2 Mar

 

Management Committee Meeting

 

Wed 4 Mar

 

Speaker Meeting

Josie Benn & Michael Bevis

Wed 11 Mar

 

Business Meeting

Jeremy Webb & Glyn Brown

Sat 14 Mar

 

District Council 10.00hrs (Reigate Baptist Church and Zoom webinar- Bob Rendall

 

Wed 18 Mar

 

Speaker Meeting

Helen Buckett & Derry Burn

Fri 20 Mar *

 

Murder Mystery Evening – Community provisional date

 

Wed 25 Mar

 

Fellowship Meeting

Geoff Chapman & Malcolm Danks

Mon 30 Mar

 

Club Admin Meeting

 

 

 

 

APRIL 2026

 

Date

 

Event

Meet & Greet

Wed 1 Apr

 

Fellowship Meeting

AnnetteBell Dennett & Graham Ellis

Fri 3 Apr

 

Good Friday

 

Sat 4 Apr

 

Easter Saturday

 

Sun 5 Apr

 

Easter Sunday

 

Mon 6 Apr

 

Easter Monday- Bank Holiday

 

Tues 7 Apr

 

Management Committee Meeting

 

Wed 8 Apr

 

Speaker Meeting

Margaret & Peter Evans

Wed 15 Apr

 

Business Meeting- AGM

Peter Ferris & Janie Foote

Wed 22 Apr

 

Speaker Meeting

Jean Hardstaff & David Hilditch

Mon 27 Apr

 

Club Admin Meeting

 

Wed 29 Apr

 

5th Wednesday Charter Anniversary Celebration TBA

 

 

 

 

MAY 2026

 

Date

 

Event

Meet & Greet

Tue 5 May

 

Management Committee Meeting

 

Wed 6 May

 

Speaker Meeting

Ken Holmes & Lucy Hopkins

Fri 8-Sun 10 May

 

International Link Club Visit- Wurzburg   International

 

Wed 13 May

 

Business Meeting

Alan & Teresa Hounsham

Wed 20 May

 

Speaker Meeting

Anna Hutchings & Mike Hutchins

Tue 26 May

 

Club Admin Meeting

 

Wed 27 May

 

Fellowship Meeting

David Jump & Hilary Knight

 

 

 

JUNE 2026

 

Date

 

Event

Meet & Greet

Mon 1 Jun

 

Management Committee Meeting

 

Wed 3Jun

 

Speaker Meeting

Neville Lacey & Jeanmarie Long

Wed 10 Jun

 

Business Meeting- Club Assembly

Greme Loten & May McCallion

Wed 17 Jun

 

Speaker Meeting

Nick Mason & Jill Miller

Wed 24 Jun

 

Fellowship Meeting

Tony Osmend & Bob Rendall

Mon 29 Jun

 

Club Admin Meeting

 

Wed 1 Jul

 

Handover Meeting

Marian Scott & David Shannon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EVENTS TO BE ADDED TO YEAR PLANNER

2025/26 - Flower Demonstration date TBA - Community

Food bank dates January 2026 onwards tba

Insert monthly walks

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                        

 

 

 

 

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