District Assembly and Presidents Elect Training
Sat, May 2nd 2026 at 10:00 am - 2:30 pm
A chance to meet your fellow officers across District and to hear from your incoming District Governor and team, regarding the hopes, challenges, and plans for the new Rotary year.
District Assembly and Presidents Elect Training
Sat, May 2nd 2026 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Dear Club Leaders,
I am delighted to invite you and your team members to register for the Rotary D1120 District Assembly on Saturday 2nd May 2026 at:
Aylesford School, Tea Pot Lane, Aylesford, ME20 7JU.
The event will start at 10:00 and refreshments are available from 09:30. The event will close at 14:30. A light lunch will be provided and a small donation towards costs on the day would be appreciated.
Assembly is the event to which all club Presidents Elect are invited to bring along their incoming club officers and team leads to hear from your incoming District Governor and team, regarding the hopes, challenges, and plans for the new Rotary year. After lunch there will be a number of breakout discussion groups led by the district team to pass on specifics to you and your club officers.
Please ensure that you forward this message and the link below to your team members so that they too can save the date to their diaries.
Below is the outline agenda for the day.
To register your attendance, click the link below.
REGISTRATION LINK
You will receive a confirming email from Google Forms on registration (check Spam and Junk if you don’t see it) and more details before the event.
Your District Governor Elect Graham Forster and his team look forward to welcoming you on the 2nd May to this special Club Support Forum, the D1120 District Assembly.
Denis Spiller
District Training Officer
Agenda
10:00 Welcome
- Welcome and message from District Governor Penny Spiller
- Introduction of District Governor Elect Graham Forster
- Introduction of the 2026/27 District Team
- District Goals and Strategy
- RI Theme from RI President Olayinka Babalola
- Rotary Foundation Update – DRFC PDG Penny Spiller
- The Membership Imperative – John Wren
11:00 Coffee/Tea Break
- District Administration and Rotary View – David Lister
- Public Image – Promoting the Club – Arlene Orr
- GUEST SPEAKERS
- Breakout Room Allocations for afternoon sessions
12:30 Lunch
13:15 President Elect Training – Main Hall
13:15 Service Line – Allocated Breakout Rooms
14:15 Return to Main Hall
- District Conference
- District Handover
- Summary and Call to Action
- What’s Next
14:30 Depart
'What We Do' Main Pages:
The Safeguarding regulations that are observed by Chislehurst Rotary
moreA plan of the area of Chislehurst Common for the Chislehurst Summer Fair on Saturday 13th June showing the layout of pitches (subject to change as necessary).
moreBooking conditions and application form for pitch(es) at the Summer Fair.
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Welcome to the website of the Rotary Club of Chislehurst, a very lively, active club of which I have the honour of being President during the year 2025-2026.
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Our members enjoy an active social programme and the opportunity to help others. The Rotary Club encourages service to the community both locally and internationally.
moreProviding food for public consumption is subject to food safety law. The information on this page will help you to decide if you can provide food at one of our events and, if so, what additional steps you may need to take to protect the public.
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The Programme for the Summer Fair contains the plan of the Fair, list of exhibitors, the entertainments schedule, and advertisements by our very generous sponsors.
moreAdvertisements are welcome in our Summer Fair Programme - an electronic brochure, usually 12 or 16 pages, 4-colour throughout - which gives brief details of all the stallholders and the day's entertainments programme.
moreRotary Clubs operate within areas of service - to their local, national and international communities and to the Club itself. The service areas within our Club are: Community; International; Foundation (Rotary"™s charity organisation); Club; and Social.
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Community Service is the Club's link with the local community. Emphasis is placed on links within the immediate Chislehurst area, where substantial efforts and contributions are made to help local charities and to undertake projects to help those in need.
moreNo car parking is permitted on The Common for members of the public attending the fair. Stallholders that need a vehicle to remain on the Common must apply for a parking permit.
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We are a small, but enthusiastic, Club with a strong commitment to helping those less fortunate overseas; ensuring that any aid is provided where it is needed and managed locally so that all funds are used wisely and effectively.
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The Rotary Foundation is a world wide charity whose aim is to support the efforts of Rotary International in its mission to achieve worldwide understanding and peace through local and national humanitarian, educational and cultural support programmes.
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The Club Service Committee works with our elected Club Council to ensure, as far as possible, the smooth running of the Club
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The Social team (a sub-committee of Club Service) deals with all the social aspects of the Club. If we can raise some money for charity, then that is an extra bonus!!
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