Networking, Fun & Fundraising
Since the beginning of 2021, our two ‘Angels of Mercy’ Maggie Hardy and Sue Whitton have stepped up to help in the mass vaccination programme at Wareham hospital. In the period between January and October they have vaccinated an incredible …
Swanage & Purbeck Rotary is proud of its fast response to disasters around the world when they happen. So when the earthquake hit Haiti last week, it was “all systems go” to try and do something to help. Thanks to …
We had a talk from our very own Susan Treadwell last week. Susan has had a fascinating life in the Business Travel industry. She has spent her career managing travel arrangements for everyone from senior business managers, to the BBC …
Rotarian Maggie Hardy reports on a real good news story: Swanage and Purbeck Rotary has supported the Global Polio Eradication Programme for many years both financially and by the attendance of three club members at a National Immunisation Day in …
On February 23rd 1905, a man called Paul Harris, a lawyer in Chicago Illinois, arranged to meet up with some of his business acquaintances from the city to see what they could do to help the local community. And so …
We were delighted to welcome Marten Gregory, recycling Team Leader from the Commercial Waste and Strategy Team at Dorset Council, to our first get-together of 2021. Marten presented a detailed overview of Dorset’s waste operation, explaining how many people work …
The festive season has proved to be a great success for Swanage Rotary again this year thanks to the enormous generosity of the people of Swanage, Studland, Langton, Corfe Castle and the surrounding area. Although our usual activities had to …
Swanage & Purbeck Rotary have opened their very first ‘pop-up’ charity shop. Situated in Station Road, Swanage, on the site of the former Mobility Shop, it will be open for the next two weeks (excluding Sundays) selling Christmas goodies and …
We used the opportunity of Zoom to re-run the presentation from Australian Rotarian Mark Huddleston, originally shown at the Virtual District Conference in October. Mark is a renowned strategist, commentator, presenter and trainer in membership development and has very defined …
This week we heard from Ella Beaumont, formerly a member of the Team GB wheelchair basketball team and now a producer of wheelchair-fit videos and a researcher for TV production company Whisper. Ella has been paralysed from the chest down …
