The Rotary Club of Bristol

We meet weekly on Mondays - 1st & 3rd Monday evenings at 7.00 for 7.30 pm at The Bristol Hotel - 2nd & 4th Monday evenings virtually on Zoom - 5th Mondays at 12.30 for 1.00 at The Bristol Hotel. Click "Learn more" for our future meeting programme.

Please contact us if you would like to join a meeting - we look forward to seeing you.

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We hear from Anton Mann about Xisto Wines - importing wines from Portugal by Sail Cargo

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Come and find out how engineers calculate the carbon footprint of a construction project ...

Natasha Watson will be talking about how we consider the technical aspects of the Climate Emergency

Come & join us on Zoom to hear Tim Bryan telling us about The Brunel Institute, located alongside The SS Great Britain.

Mountain Rescue - so much more than Mountains!

Come and hear Mike Jones from Longdown Mountain Rescue Team explain the strap line....

We welcome Dave Blackburn from The Underfall Yard. Come and hear about the history, the renewal and future of The Underfall Yard - how it fits in with the floating harbour in 2022.

We welcome Andy Wiberg from the City of Bristol Rowing Club - we are looking forward to hearing about the community led rowing club based in the Floating Harbour just around the corner from The SS Great Britain.

Following on from a great tour of Ashton Court, Tish O'Connor returns to tell us more about Ashton Court Mansion.

To join us contact our secretary

We welcome Ben Lee from the British Heart Foundation - supporting research that turns science fiction into reality!

Bristol Zoo Gardens - The Future....

Dr Justin Morris, CEO of Bristol Zoological Society - taking the Bristol Zoological Society forward

Beirut - District 1100 partnering with Beirut Cedars Rotary Club - Global Grant for Lebanon

A video presentation showing the reasons why this Global Grant application is so vital.

What if? How? Why?

Come and find out more from Donna Speed - CEO of Bristol's internationally famous science centre "We The Curious"

Placing people at the heart of science.

Do contact our secretary if you'd like to join us.

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Bristol RC are delighted to welcome the Lord Lieutenant of the County & City of Bristol, Peaches Golding, as speaker for our meeting.

Please do contact our secretary if you would like to join us at The Bristol Hotel.

We are delighted to welcome Fiona Francombe, who was appointed as Principal & CEO of The Old Vic Theatre School last summer. The challenges of leading a world class theatre school at a time when theatres were closed & only now opening up again.

If you would like to join us please contact our secretary

secretary@rotarybristol.org

An update on the work of The Pahar Trust Nepal during the pandemic from Executive Director Alan Sweetman.

Please join us on zoom by contacting our secretary

We welcome Natalie Moore - Senior Film Officer at Bristol UNESCO City of Film.

We will all be aware of the filming taking place around our city recently - come and find out the reasons they have chosen Bristol as a location.

Contact our secretary if you'd like to join us on zoom

We are delighted to welcome Nick Hounsfield: joint founder of The Wave Bristol - he will be talking to us about the ups & downs of Starting Up a new business - & he might mention a bit about surfing too!

If you'd like to join us contact us for a zoom link...

We are thrilled to welcome Poku Osei to our meeting

Come and hear the CEO of multi-award winning youth organisation

Hear how they aim to inspire & support young people in Bristol pursue their ambitions.

Please contact secretary@rotarybristol.org for the link to join us

Come and hear Martin Bisp, CEO of Empire Fighting Chance talk about how they support young people experiencing emotional and behavioural issues as a result of social & economic exclusion.

If you would like to join the zoom meeting please contact our secretary for details - secretary@rotarybristol.org

Our speaker is Edd Smith from Caring in Bristol. If you would like to join us please contact secretary@rotarybristol.org

The charity was formed in 1987 as Caring at Christmas by members of The Julian Trust concerned about the gap in care provision for the homeless & vulnerable.

Come and hear about the charity: how they've adapted & how they've been supporting the homeless & vulnerable of our city during these difficult times.

President Tim will be sleeping out on November 14th in support of 1625ip - support President Tim & 1625ip

https://sleepout2019.everydayhero.com/uk/tim-1

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We heard from Chief Executive Dom Wood from 1625 Independent People about the work of 1625ip - supporting young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.  

They provide a broad range of care for young people.  They find secure homes, teach life-skills, offer advice, help access training and job opportunities.  Most importantly, they help young people to live happily and independently. www.1625ip.co.uk

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