Tag: Edgbaston Rotary Club
Aug 12, 2011 2:30 PM
After attending the funeral of Neill Hill it was then a drive across Birmingham to get to that of PDG Denys Field who apparently was District Governor the year that Neill Hill was Club President of Halesowen Rotary Club. It was good to see several Rotarians from the Edgbaston Club and others there to support the family and remember a good friend of theirs. Other members of the congregation were from his Lodge. The service was led by the Reverend Jim Symonds (of Redditch Rotary Club) and...
Jun 25, 2010 7:30 PM
A lovely warm evening added to a good venue and great entertainment. The Westlake School was the venue for an evening of Jazz provided by a club member of Edgbaston and his band plus a couple of singers. A marquee was decked out for the event and people bought table decorations that were gold and cream or wore clothes of those colours. The evening was put on in aid of the MS Society and the raffle raised over £400 for this cause.
Everyone bought their picnics which made great...
Dec 27, 2009 12:15 PM
A nice sunny day welcomed me as I joined the Edgbaston Rotarians at the toll bridge over the River Thames near Eynsham. The club has 2 days of collecting the toll and charitable donations from those crossing the bridge at Christmas. I had enjoyed helping out when Assistant Governor for the club and so was delighted to come back and help this year. It is usual to do half hour stints of standing in the toll booth holding out buckets for the toll (5p) or more generous donations to be...
Oct 20, 2009 12:45 PM
It was great to be back amongst old friends and at a club where the President is very proactive in getting the club involved in the Thanks for Life project. What a good way of getting a new member involved. It was nice to meet a new member that I have written to to welcome to Rotary.
The speech seemed to go down well and people were very welcoming to me. It was nice to see previous events I enjoyed helping the club with when an Assistant Governor were still continuing. I shall definitely be...
