You very generously gave a total of £2,463 in our street collections last weekend. This is enough to purchase 4 shelter boxes for homeless people in the Philippines, in addition to the 2 that our club has donated. In addition…
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Philippines Disaster Appeal in Sherborne
We will be collecting in Cheap Street on Saturday and Sunday. Please do help us to raise funds for Shelterbox. The Rotary of Clubs of Sherborne Castles and Sherborne, and the Inner Wheel club are all working together this weekend…
SHIFF Opening Night a Great Success
"Excellent choice of film" and "Best film I have seen for ages" were just two of the comments heard as film goers left the opening film of this years Sherborne International Film Festival last night. This opening night film, Untouchable, is a French…
You missed the Rotary District Conference!
This conference dedicated to "The Spirit of Youth" was last weekend at the Cotswold Water Park and I have to tell you it was inspiring. A showcase of all that is good about Rotary and what clubs in our district have…
Wine and Cheese Tasting Event
Stop Press: This event raised £580 for the Joshua Orphan and Community Care Trust Sample the Wines of the Iberian Peninsula Presented by Reg Wilkins In Support of Joshua Orphan & Community Care Trust, Malawi Raleigh Hall, Digby Road,…
Nog, Sarge and Nick Coastercoast Walk 2013
As we all know, Nick Whigham and friends went for a bit of a walk this summer and these were his highlights. "In the heat of July the three of us set off on our 633 mile charity walk which took us…
Sherborne’s 39th Historic Vehicle Rally
Sunday 25 August started cloudy but dry for the 39th Sherborne Historic Vehicle Rally (since its inception) and the 20th since Rotary have organised the event. Run by the combined Rotary Clubs of Sherborne, this annual event is held in…
Where did proceeds from Hidden Gardens go?
Remember that lovely weekend in June when the Hidden Gardens of Sherborne event, organised by our club managed to create a new record, with over 500 people visiting the gardens and an unparalleled £4167 was raised. Well, this week Sue Hawkett and John Haddock visited our…
Summer BBQ in Sherborne
The thunder and lightning held off and it was a warm summer evening for our summer BBQ in the beautiful garden at the home of Brian and Judith Hellyar. Our chefs Reg and Lyn did a great job on the BBQ…
Cheque Presentation for Julia’s House
Following our successful Charity Golf Day on our club welcomed John Day to one of our regular Monday meetings in order to present him with a cheque for the funds raised, on behalf of Julia's House. The total raised by this event was…
New Rotary year and a new member for our club
We were pleased to welcome our latest new member to our club, at our business meeting on 22nd July. John Buckley has been a Rotarian for a number of years and decided to transfer from The Rotary Club of Yeovil since moving…
They walked right up to the top of the hill!
A large party of Sherborne Castle Rotarians paid a visit to Duncliffe Wood on the 24th June. Leaving the sherpas at base camp (The Kings Arms) playing boules, won by Alec Newman, seven intrepid climbers struck out for the summit unsupported by their Sherpas.…
Charity Golf Day – in aid of Julia’s House
Our annual charity golf day was held this year on 2nd July with profits raised going to Julia's House Children's Hospice. A total of 17 teams took part in this all day event which appears to have been fun and relaxed as this…
New Rotary Year and new Rotary Team
1st July was the beginning of the new Rotary year and was also the day our club held our handover dinner at Sherborne Golf Club. This was an enjoyable event and the sunny summer weather, just added to the colour…
Increased Donation and Proceeds from this years Rotary Great Western 10K Run
As his last official duty President Nick presented a cheque for £750 to the West End Pre-School. The pre-school celebrates its 40th anniversary on the 19th July and is raising funds to replace much of the play equipment that has…
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