At our meeting on Tuesday of last week we were given a history lesson by Alan Morris who spoke to us about the last invasion of Britain. He began by mentioning early invasions by Julius Ceasar, the Emperor Claudius and William Duke of Normandy, but the invasion the subject of his talk was in the early eighteenth century by King William when George IV was on the throne and William Pitt the younger was the Prime Minister. By 1794 France and Britain were at war and in 1796 the French created a large armada with the intention of landing in Ireland and then to the west of Britain. Bad weather prevailed and the French returned home. They were however intent on an invasion and later, on the 22nd February 1797, four ships were spotted off St. Davids. They were French ships but were flying British flags. They proceeded to Fishguard and came ashore during the afternoon after climbing the 200ft cliffs. They wore British uniforms and altogether 1400 men made their way to the Royal Oak Inn which became their H.Q. After fierce fighting, in due course, they surrendered on condition that the French Army would be sent back to France at England’s expense. These terms were unacceptable and, following an unconditional surrender the officers were sent to London and the other ranks were imprisoned at the Golden Prison in Pembroke. Details of the battle were committed to a tapestry some thirty meters long, which is displayed in St. Mary’s Church Fishguard. Rotarian George Cooper thanked Alan for his very interesting and informative talk
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Our new President Rtn. Gillian Brown for the year 2014/2015.
moreSpeaker John Balls talks about about the magic of the Musicals of the 1940’s to 1960’s
moreOur annual New Year’s Lunch, our speaker on this occasion, was Ann Keable, Chairman of the local Charity Home Start.
moreRtn. David Cooke from the Norwich Club who was to deliver a talk on some interesting facts about Corgi toys.
moreJonathan Wyatt Big Band in concert at the Pavilion Theatre Gorleston.
moreThe Club welcomed Dr. John Applegate of the Acle Emergency Response Team.
moreOur Club has made donations of £682 raised during the last Rotary Year to the Targeted Radiotherapy Appeal, at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital & £422 to the Louise Hamilton Centre, at the James Paget University Hospital from our annual Quiz
moreA Donation to the Great Yarmouth Minster Preservation Trust & Mr. David Pratt gave a presentation of his experiences beneath the sea in many exotic places in the world,
moreJessica Hiscocks from the Charity Whizz Kidz, explained that the charity she was representing endeavoured to make available to all disabled children the right equipment to enable them to enjoy as fully as possible an ordinary life.
moreSouth Africa and the world thanks just one man for his miracle, Nelson Mandela.
moreA presentation from Dr. Nick Ireland's visit to Peru.
moreOur 90th Anniversary of our Charter evening at the Imperial Hotel Great Yarmouth. The principal guest for the evening was General the Lord Richard Dannatt GCB,CBE,MC,DL who was accompanied by his wife Lady Philippa Dannatt MBE High Sheriff for Norfolk.
moreRtn. Arthur Bowles entertained us with a presentation of his visit to the Camargue in the South of France.
morePeter Mackness explained how important Rubber and Rice was to the Sri Lankan economy and how they are grown in such great quantities
moreThe Rotary Club of Great Yarmouth sponsored the Jonathan Wyatt Big Band, as they returned with “Swingin’ with the Big Band” at the Pavilion Theatre, Gorleston for a Charity evening of Big Band classics on Saturday, 8th June, 2013, at 7-30 pm
moreClaude Scott, assisted by Tom Green entertained us last Tuesday with an illustrated talk entitled “Return to the Congo”.
moreOur 2014 Annual Foundation Meeting and speaker Rotaractor Abdul – Razak Yakbu who is an Ambassadorial Scholar at the University of East Anglia talked about his work in Ghana
moreOur 89th Charter Anniversary with a dinner held at The Imperial Hotel. Rotarian Mike Mizen, who is a First World War Battlefields Guide, enthusiastically delivered a talk on the First day of the Battle of the Somme.
moreRemembering the 1st World War we were able to listen and join in a miscellany of both music and readings of the period.
moreSammy Morgan, a local boy who made a name for himself in the world of professional football.
moreRachel Cooper gave us an insight to the Village Water Project in Zambia
moreJan Davis, the Emergency Planning Manager of the Great Yarmouth Borough Council spoke to us about emergencies which can arise from numerous causes and which needed to be acted upon quickly and effectively affecting the Great Yarmouth Area
moreA sunny afternoon by the Broad at Ormesby St. Michael at the Boat House of Rtn. Pat Stuart and her family. This event has become named the ‘Summer Frolics’ and consists of eats drinks and games with trips on the Broad
moreA brief outline of a presentation about John Guilford Miles, who lost his life at the Second Battle of the Somme, during the 1st World War.
moreRtn. Arthur Bowles entertained us with a presentation of his visit to the Camargue, in the South of France
moreMembers enjoyed a guided tour of the Scylla, being the largest and newest vessel of Seajacks fleet.
moreMalcolm Ferrow describes how he developed an interest in antiques and consequently his business evolved.
moreAndrew Brogan who is the owner and creator of Henstead Exotic Garden, gave a presentation about his garden.
moreJohn Leeson gave us on an interesting journey of his life"™s work experiences as a member of the Institute of Civil Engineers
moreThe Grand Duchess Aranda der Radonda called us all to our feet and then took us through her fitness routine. Her Grace was visiting us as our guest speaker under the name of Anne Francis and her theme was “How to keep fit and have fun”.
moreDistrict Governor Elect, Rtn. Nick Corke visit
moreAn illustrated talk by Dr. Nick Ireland, "Trekking in Nepal"
moreMembers and friends enjoyed a very warm and sunny afternoon by the Broad at Ormesby St. Michael, at the Boat House of Rtn. Pat Stuart and her family This event named the ‘Summer Frolics’ consists of eats, drinks and games, with trips on the Broad.
moreFormer Vicar of Horning, the Rev. Hugh Edgell, gave a very informative presentation about the Dead Sea Scrolls.
moreAmanda Bayfield the Community Manager of YMCA (Norfolk) talked about the work of the local YMCA
moreInstallation of President John Newman, Vice President Gillian Brown and Junior Vice President Martin Keable on Tuesday, 2nd July, 2013.
moreMr. John Balls from the Norfolk Titanic Association who spoke to us about the Norfolk survivors of the Titanic.
moreA presentation about what the Samaritans do, their organisation and how they help troubled people
moreA presentation about courses being offered to staff in the NHS, Care homes and others explaining how to use reminiscence as a help for those suffering from dementia
moreOur Charity Quiz at Lynn Grove School, Gorleston, where fifteen teams from various businesses and organizations took part pitting their wits over ten rounds of varied questions set by a former member of the Club
moreAn very interesting and informative talk by Jessica Hiscocks who is the Regional Fundraising Officer (East) for Alzheimers Research, based in Cambridge
moreRotary Club of Great Yarmouth are holding their annual Town Quiz on the evening of Friday, the 28th February, 2014, at Lynn Grove High School, Gorleston.
moreJohn Balls gave an overview about the orchestra on the titanic.
moreAn evening talk about some interesting aspects of the First World War.
moreMatt Williams explained how the National Standard called “Bikeability” helps both young and old alike to be responsible on a cycle and helping them to be confident on the road.
moreBen Stone gave an explanation of the YMCA services which rare open to those between the ages of 16 and 25 and how they are able to be accommodated for up to two years as well as helping with life skills.
moreDavid Cook talked about his hobby and full time business, caring for his birds and showing them with visits to schools, clubs, fetes and birthday parties.
moreRotarian Ian Graham, President of the Rotary Club of Aylsham gave a presentation about Aid to schools in Mnarani & Matsangoni, Kenya,
moreNewly Installed Mayor of Great Yarmouth visits the Great Yarmouth Rotary Club
moreA glimpse into the time of a child evacuee during the Second World War
moreinstallation of our new President Rtn. Gillian Brown for the year 2014/2015.
moreOn Tuesday, 15th January, 2013, Rotarian Peter Burman illustrated talk to the Rotary Club of Great Yarmouth about his trip to Vietnam.
moreA celebration of Rtn. John Newman’s year of office as our President
moreAn illustrated talk by Dr. Nick Ireland, "Trekking in Nepal"
moreAn outline of the Smoke Alarm Project, proposed by the South Norwich Rotary Club in conjunction with the Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service, that all vulnerable households will be provided with a smoke detector, free of charge.
moreRotarian Ian Graham, President of the Rotary Club of Aylsham gave a presentation about Aid to schools in Mnarani & Matsangoni, Kenya,
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