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Welcome to our October newsletter 2026/27 Rotary year
President's Note
The highlight of the month was our Dragon Boat Festival Celebration and Prize Giving meeting held on 21 October.
We had a full house and a lot of fun!
As a Rotary Club, we are fortunate enough to have the support of many people and we’d like to thank especially the Bristol Lord Mayorand the Lord Lieutenant Peaches Golding, who continue to show up for us and we are extremely grateful.
Our Dragonboat Winners were Burgess Salmon, Best Fancy Dress went to Business Beats Cancer and our top fundraisers were Whats on Bristol, all of whom celebrated the morning with us and we’re grateful to them for getting up so early to be with us!
We had a few words from our District Governor Lucy Thornton, our President Willem Pietersen, our President Elect Mike Kain, and Tony Hughes, our membership lead, all of it being seamlessly run by Derrick Royall, who ably manages all the Dragonboat arrangements.
And we won’t forget the continued support we have from our Past District Governor Anne Bartholomew, who presented our Immediate Past President Elaine Milne with a certificate of appreciation for our own club to recognise the financial support we have given to the End Polio Now campaign.
We are already in the planning for Dragonboat 2027, to be held on 27th June 2027, so get your entries in early for what promises to be a fantastic day!
World Polio Day
Our club, together with the rest of the world, marked World Polio Day on the 24 October.
This day recognises the huge steps that have been made to eradicate the disease, but also that more work still needs to be done. The latest available data shows the recent progress that has been made - however we plan to continue our support for this initiative until it is done.
Latest available figures on worldwide polio cases
Rotary Young Musicians 2026 Bristol
The Rotary Young Musicians competition in Bristol for 2026 is a prestigious event that showcases the talents of young musicians from the area. Here are the key details:
Heats: Scheduled for November 13th, 20st, and 27th, 2025, at the Trinity-Henleaze United Reform Church, Henleaze, Bristol BS9 4BT.
Final: Set for January 2026, at the Lantern Room of The Beacon, Bristol.
Eligibility: Open to instrument or voice students aged 13 to 17 with a predominantly classical music program at ABRSM Grade 7 level or higher.
Winners: The winner of the Final will have the opportunity to progress to the regional and national levels of the competition.
Tickets for this year's event are available on this link:
Our annual Charity Golf Day was held on Thursday 15 October t the Bristol & Clifton Golf Club, who were wonderful hosts and we’d like to thank them for their hospitality.
A few highlights from a great day, during which the weather smiled upon us and the squirrels had a ringside view.
The Mary Whittington Memorial Trophy and Stableford winners were :-
KB2/GCP - 96 pts
2nd Place - Hammonds - 89 pts
3rd Place - Wards Solicitors - 88 pts
The Burston Cook Putting Trophy was won by Jo Grimes - Wards Solicitors
Men's longest drive on the 14th hole was won by Owen Jennings - Ward Solicitors
Ladies longest drive on the 14th hole was won by Barbara Robertson - The Henbury Wannabees
Nearest the pin on the 17th hole was won by Barbara Robertson - The Henbury Wannabees
No one got a hole in one on the 7th hole, however Jo Grimes did get a hole in one go in the putting competition
Well done to all those above and all the other participants who made the day a success
Next year is in the planning already!
Thank You!
Thank you for reading this October newsletter. We will share with you news of past events as well as current and forthcoming initiatives as we go through the year. Please let us know if you have an ideas, would like more information or to take part in anything we do.
Our Club Events are shown on the right of the page, so please do get in touch if you would like to attend one of our meetings as a guest, we'd be very happy to have you!
Until Next Month.......
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