This week we invited a group of Young Carers from Woking High School to our lunch. They were accompanied by staff from the school. Most of the young carers look after or help to look after a parent who is disabled. The Club presented the school with a cheque for £250 to help with the […]
Our speaker this week was Olatunji Olaleye our District Governor, otherwise known as TJ. TJ was born in Nigeria, but now has Irish citizenship. He is a qualified Anaesthetist and he also has Masters Degree in Healthcare Informatics and a Law degree. He currently works in the Healthcare sector. TJ is the first person of […]
his week our speaker was Nigel Baxter who is a volunteer from Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance (KSS). It was founded in 1989 in Kent and later expanded to Surrey and Sussex. It is one of the largest HEMS (helicopter emergency medical services) in the UK in terms of area and population. Its service […]
Partners and Friends cost is £40 per head. Come and help a worthwhile cause. CUT OUT CANCER A partnership between Rotary Clubs across the South and the Royal Surrey Hospital. Funds raised will go towards the purchase of high-tech specialised medical equipment and the care of cancer patients. There will be a serving of delicious […]
This week our speaker was Keith Holland who is a member of Farnborough Rotary Club and an Ambassador for Shelter Box. Shelter Box was founded in 2001 by Helston-Lizard Rotary Club in Cornwall. Its aim is to work with disaster-affected communities to provide emergency relief and shelter and support families in rebuilding their lives. Since […]
his week we had a special lunch meeting at which we presented cheques to local charities from the proceeds of the Swimathon. Last October’s Swimathon was the best in the Club’s history and raised £18,000. Thanks are due to the swimmers and volunteers and also our sponsor Trident Honda. Over the 19 years that the […]
3 Course meal. Live band being held to support Citizens Advice Woking Cost £99 per head
his week a talk by Gareth Holsgrave and Anica Zeyen about Guide Dogs for the Blind. Anica is blind. She has a guide dog called Maisie, a black Labrador cross, who came to our meeting. Anica is a Professor at Royal Holloway and does a lot of travelling for work, often by plane with Maisie. […]
Rotary Club of Woking Founded 1922 “Serve to change lives”www.rotarywoking.co.uk Events27th March 7pmInternational Quiz, Sutton Green GC If you are unable to fulfil your duty, it is your responsibility to find a replacement. Please let Carol Cheesman (Tel: 07836 274801) know who will be replacing you. Any requests to vary meals must be submitted to […]
This week’s speaker was Bruce Hazelton from Woking Youth Theatre (WYT). The Club supports WYT; a group of us are going to WYT’s next production The Little Shop of Horrors on 10th April. Bruce gave us an update on what the group has been doing since he last spoke to us in 2024. Last April, […]
Sutton Green Golf Club again hosting this event. Cost £20 Meal is lasagne and salad.
This week’s speaker was Rebecca Bale a volunteer from the Commonweath War Graves Commission. It was set up in 1917. At the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, Fabian Ware, a director of Rio Tinto, finding that he was too old at 45 to join the British Army, but wanting to help the […]