We are again awarding two Olympic Bursaries this year so this seems a good time to review how last years awards went. Following the successful 2012 Olympic Games it was agreed that both Rotary Clubs in Sherborne would give £500 per annum for…
We are all aware that David has won this prize but many of us may not know just how much he has done in the past few years, so now seems like a good time to summarise this. After retirement…
Read More About David Pearson – winner of the Times/Sternburg Prize
Congratulations David on winning this award. We are all very proud to be associated with your work. Just see the Times Online to find out what this is about. See more about Davids international work on our web site.
This event never disappoints and last night was no exception. Congratulations to our winning team from The Gryphon School who asked the question “School Uniform – is it really necessary?” Having made some good reasons both for and against, they highlighted…
Read More Rotary Youth Speaks – 4 schools, 7 teams, brilliant!
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…
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…
"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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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