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…
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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…
Club visit to Newton House
A group of Sherborne Castle Rotarians and their guests enjoyed a very special visit to Newton House on Sunday 7th July. This rare opportunity to visit the private early 17th century mansion on the outskirts of Yeovil was arranged by Mike…
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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Club Supports Sherborne Youth Club’s Kaleidoscope Project
A cheque for £500 was handed over to members of Sherborne Youth Club at our meeting on the 17th June by President Nick to support the Kaleidoscope Project being run from the Youth Club in Tinneys Lane. The project provides…
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Hidden Gardens of Sherborne hits a new record
The Hidden Gardens of Sherborne event, organised by the club over the weekend of 8th and 9th June, managed to create a new record this year: over 500 people visited the gardens and an unparalleled £4167 was raised. The beautiful…
New Member Welcomed to our Club
Monday evening, brought us almost to the end of the current Rotary year and welcoming our latest new member was a great way to end a busy year. Jeremy Le Sueur was introduced to the club by Mike Balfour and was…
Global Eradication of Polio by 2018
This announcement was made this week and I understand that the Bill Gates Foundation is providing one third of the US$5.5 bn required to achieve this goal. RIBI welcomes the pledge of £300m made by the British Government at the…
Rotary Charity Fundraisers Become Charity Partners for Powerman UK
Rotary Club of Sherborne Castles Fundraisers Limited have announced that they have become the Charity Partners for Powerman UK which comes to Sherborne on Sunday 11th August 2013. President Nick met up with the Trustee/Secretary Ian Dodds of RCSCF last Friday to…
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We are all choc’d out!
Members of the club and their guests enjoyed an evening of chocolate tasting - and wine pairing - on Monday 25 March. The evening started with a glass or two of rosé prosecco accompanied by a chocolate dipped strawberry. Once everyone…
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