Well, sadly from my perspective, this is the last bulletin of my Presidential Year. Bit of a bumpy ride at times, but we made it! Thanks for trying out a few new things during my tenure: some worked (Thursday evening meetings, pie & pint, Rotary Lite, etc) whilst others haven't (working groups, Corporate Membership, etc). Thankfully, Club has attracted 5 new members so we must be doing something right.
Thank you for an interesting journey. I hand Club over to the safe hands of Mark Hughes in the full knowledge that he will be an excellent leader.
“ Contact” is the name given to our long-running European Exchange with Rotary Clubs from France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland.
This time the “get-together” was in France. Click the picture to see an informal photo-album of the event or read more for a fuller story of the event.
Join a few of your Rotary colleagues, partners and friends every Tuesday morning 1030-1130 at a very informal coffee meeting for chat and banter over tea and coffee (and a handy place to sort things out!). Do feel free to bring biscuits and cake to share if you are feeling particularly generous, but this is not compulsory - your presence is the important thing!
The surplus from the refreshment payments is donated to the Rotary Foundation Fund.
Members, partners and friends are invited to Banbury Cricket Club for fellowship, conversation and discussion on topics of current concern. It is also the occasion for individual members to put forward any ideas or topics they wish to air.
On duty this week are: cash desk - Groves and Anthistle, with Wolstencroft saying the Grace and Calderbank as Member in Charge.
Please use the Register link above to choose one of the following for each person attending:
Turkey, ham and leek pie followed by trifle; or,
Roasted vegetable tart followed by trifle; or,
Attend but no meal.
If your registration has been successful you will get an automatic email confirming the attendees and meal selection(s) you have booked.
If you have difficulty using the booking system you can get any member to register for you, or give Nig Randall or Paul Gardiner a ring.
The booking list will close at 1830 on Weds evening.
Jun 05, 2026 4:00 pm - Jun 08, 2026 10:00 am GMT Daylight Time (UTC+01:00)
Club annually sponsors two students from the Griffiths Centre, Frank Wise School on a programme that enables people with disabilities to achieve their potential through experiencing exciting, challenging and enjoyable outdoor activities
Join a few of your Rotary colleagues, partners and friends every Tuesday morning 1030-1130 at a very informal coffee meeting for chat and banter over tea and coffee (and a handy place to sort things out!). Do feel free to bring biscuits and cake to share if you are feeling particularly generous, but this is not compulsory - your presence is the important thing!
The surplus from the refreshment payments is donated to the Rotary Foundation Fund.
Jun 12, 2026 Ends: 2:00 am GMT Daylight Time (UTC+01:00)
The routine meeting scheduled for Thu 23 Apr is cancelled as it conflicts with a major Inner Wheel Charity event that evening. So we will hold an informal meeting at the Cricket Club on Fri lunchtime. This will be an opportunity for interested members to get together on an ad-hoc social gathering. Bring your own food. No need to book - just turn up for a chat.
Join a few of your Rotary colleagues, partners and friends every Tuesday morning 1030-1130 at a very informal coffee meeting for chat and banter over tea and coffee (and a handy place to sort things out!). Do feel free to bring biscuits and cake to share if you are feeling particularly generous, but this is not compulsory - your presence is the important thing!
The surplus from the refreshment payments is donated to the Rotary Foundation Fund.
Members, partners and friends are invited to Banbury Cricket Club for fellowship, conversation and discussion on topics of current concern. It will also be an opportunity to induct our latest new members into Club: Koppany Nagy, Petronella Mwasandubs and Nick Smith,
On duty this week are: cash desk - Bloxham and Hughes C, with Douglas saying the Grace and Halfpenny as Member in Charge.
Please use the Register link above to choose one of the following for each person attending:
Ham, cheese and tomato quiche, new pots and coleslaw; or,
Broccoli and blue cheese quiche, new pots and coleslaw; or,
Attend but no meal.
If your registration has been successful you will get an automatic email confirming the attendees and meal selection(s) you have booked.
If you have difficulty using the booking system you can get any member to register for you, or give Nig Randall or Paul Gardiner a ring.
The booking list will close at 1830 on Weds evening.
Join a few of your Rotary colleagues, partners and friends every Tuesday morning 1030-1130 at a very informal coffee meeting for chat and banter over tea and coffee (and a handy place to sort things out!). Do feel free to bring biscuits and cake to share if you are feeling particularly generous, but this is not compulsory - your presence is the important thing!
The surplus from the refreshment payments is donated to the Rotary Foundation Fund.
Members, partners and friends are invited to Banbury Cricket Club for fellowship and conversation. Although run as a Rotary event, Inner Wheel may run a raffle the proceeds from which will be shared between IW International and RI Foundation funds. This will be the last scheduled meeting of Rotary Year 2025/26 and President Nigel Randall will share a few thoughts on his time in office.
On duty this week are: cash desk - Bond and Richardson; with Grace read by Phillips and Recchia on Fellowship.
Please use the Register link above to choose one of the following for each person attending:
Beef lasagne; or,
Veggie lasagne; or,
Attend but no meal.
If your registration has been successful you will get an automatic email confirming the attendees and meal selection(s) you have booked.
If you have difficulty using the booking system you can get any member to register for you, or give Nig Randall or Paul Gardiner a ring.
The booking list will close at 1830 on Tues evening.
We are supporting Banbury Cherwell Rotary Club by manning a feeding station at Leafield Village Hall on Sun 28 Jun 26. The task is to welcome riders, ensure that they are fed and watered, liaise with the ride control if someone requires recovery and to keep the station clean and tidy.
Join a few of your Rotary colleagues, partners and friends every Tuesday morning 1030-1130 at a very informal coffee meeting for chat and banter over tea and coffee (and a handy place to sort things out!). Do feel free to bring biscuits and cake to share if you are feeling particularly generous, but this is not compulsory - your presence is the important thing!
The surplus from the refreshment payments is donated to the Rotary Foundation Fund.
Banbury Cricket Club
and lastly….. both District and RGB&I have each increased their capitation rates by £1 per member. This means that your subscriptions for RY26/27 will be £146 per member or £156 for Corporate Members. You will receive an invoice within the next few days with instructions on how to pay your subs directly into the Club Account by bank transfer.
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Thanks for reading my monthly bulletins - I hope they were someuse in keepig you informed of what is going on in Club.
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