Weald of Kent Rotary Club

Guest Evening: Dandelion Time
2024-10-29 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Who’d a Thought It, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, ME17 2AR, United Kingdom
A talk by Gilly Wilford about Dandelion Time
Dandelion Time is a local charity with sites at West Farleigh, Shadoxhurst and Shorne. It gives nature-based, early support to children who’ve suffered from traumatic experiences.
A two-course meal is provided at a cost of £ 20.00 per person.
If you would like to attend this meeting please contact our Secretary

Speaker Meeting: REQUEST Arctic voyage update
2024-10-15 19:30 - 22:00 | Who’d a Thought It, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, ME17 2AR, United Kingdom
REQUEST with which a group of scouts undertook a voyage to the Antarctic will update us on the project legacy
Lydia Vadgama will share how support from the Mike Collingwood Memorial Fund has helped with the development of the REQUEST Foundation, about the group project REQUEST have decided on, team building camp at Wildwood, doing research about Arctic Foxes! and how a new group of Scouts will be undertaking a voyage to the Arctic Circle in 2026.

Headcorn Apple Day
2024-10-12 10:30 - 13:30 | St Peter & St Paul, Church Walk, Headcorn, Kent, TN27 9NR
The Rotary Club of the Weald of Kent
will be providing a barbecue and running a raffle at Headcorn Apple Day.

Games, competitions, displays & children’s activities.
Produce, cakes, pies, barbecue & other refreshments.
Free entry

October Business Meeting
2024-10-01 19:30 - 22:00 | Who’d a Thought It, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, ME17 2AR, United Kingdom
The regular business meeting for Club Members

Hannah Rix - Trainee vet in Africa
2024-09-17 19:30 - 22:00 | Who’d a Thought It, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, ME17 2AR, United Kingdom
Hannah Rix returns to tell of her Mike Collingwood Memorial Fund supported trip to Africa as a trainee vet

September Business Meeting
2024-09-03 19:30 - 22:00 | Who’d a Thought It, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, ME17 2AR, United Kingdom
Regular Business Meeting for Club members

Rev’d Fiona Haskett - Vicar of Headcorn Church
2024-08-20 19:30 - 22:00 | Who’d a Thought It, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, ME17 2AR, United Kingdom
Rev’d. Fiona Haskett is speaking to us prior to retiring as vicar of Headcorn Church

August Business Meeting
2024-08-06 19:30 - 22:00 | Who’d a Thought It, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, ME17 2AR, United Kingdom

Guest Evening: Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex
2024-07-30 19:30 - 22:00 | Who’d a Thought It, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, ME17 2AR, United Kingdom
An opportunity to find out about the operations of the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance
Contact us if you would like to attend this talk.
A two course meal is provided at a cost of £ 20.00

Maidstone River Festival
2024-07-27 12:00 - 17:00
Join us and other Rotary Clubs at the Maidstone River Festival.
Learn more about Rotary and try to guess how many sweets in our jar as well as seeing dressed up boats, raft races, fun and games for all the family.

Litterpick - Headcorn
2024-07-20 10:00 - 12:00 | Headcorn Church, Headcorn, United Kingdom
Help clean up Headcorn by joining the Weald of Kent Rotary litterpick
Meet us at the church lychgate

Speaker Meeting: Andy Bye
2024-07-16 19:00 - 22:00
New member Andy Bye is giving an intoductory talk.

Handover Meeting: A project based Club, Rotary Pirates
2024-06-18 19:30 - 22:00 | Who’d a Thought It, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, ME17 2AR, United Kingdom
Rotary Pirates, Deal a project based Club
Handover Meeting when 2023-24 president, Geoff Haffenden hands the running of the Club to President Elect, Jean Shrubb.
Rotarian, David Lister will tell us about the Rotary Club of Three Castles of Deal, better known as Rotary Pirates, a club that meets primarily to discuss projects.

Speaker Meeting: MCMF grant recipient Louis
2024-05-21 19:30 - 22:00 | Who’d a Thought It, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, ME17 2AR, United Kingdom
MCMF supported visit to Gambia
Louis will tell us about his visit to Gambia during which he helped to carry out repairs to a school.
Louis was supported by the Mike Collingwood Memorial Fund, a charity that provides financing to help young people broaden their horizons educationally or vocationally. The fund was created in memory of Mike Collingwood, the founding president of the Rotary Club of the Weald of Kent.

Guest Speaker: Dr Kathryn Bedford, English Heritage Collections and Interiors
2024-04-30 19:30 - 22:00
Dr. Kathryn Bedford, Curator for English Heritage in the South East will be talking about its collections and interiors.
Host Rotarian: Chas Bedford

Speaker Meeting: Holding On, Letting Go
2024-04-16 19:30 - 22:00 | Who’d a Thought It, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, ME17 2AR, United Kingdom
Holding On, Letting Go, bereavement support for young people
Pam Meller of ‘Holding On, Letting Go‘, will tell us about the work of the charity.
Holding On, Letting Go, based in Rochester, provides bereavement support for children, young people and their families.

Tool and cycle recycling
2024-04-13 10:00 - 12:00 | Staplehurst Village Centre, Kent, United Kingdom
Recycle your tools and cycles.
If you live near Staplehurst, and your garage, shed or attic are cluttered with old bikes or tools, we have good news for you. Weald Rotary works with charity organisations who collect, clean and recondition tools and bikes and send them out to a new working life in developing countries (mainly in Africa). Please bring your donations to our collection point.
Tools with a Mission
TWAM is a Christian charity that collects unwanted usable tools, refurbishes them, sorts them into trade tool kits and sends them to the developing world for livelihood creation. contribute significantly to environmental sustainability by reducing waste and carbon emissions in the UK.
The impact of their work resonates globally, as they supply refurbished tools to over 500 organisations in Sub-Saharan Africa. These tools equip individuals with the skills needed to completely transform their lives and communities.
Recycle
In the UK, thousands of bikes are thrown away or lie unused in sheds and garages, whilst many people in Africa have no access to transport of any kind. For some people living in parts of rural Africa, the average time spent walking to school, work, or collecting water can be four hours a day.
A bicycle lightens this burden and cuts travel time to a fraction, which dramatically improves an individual’s health and wellbeing as well as work and education opportunities, helping to bring social change. It can be used to carry passengers and heavy loads. Bikes give families the extra time to earn, learn and enjoy life.

Club Annual General Meeting 2024
2024-04-02 19:30 - 22:00 | Who’d a Thought It, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, ME17 2AR, United Kingdom
A Club Business Meeting
Members Only

Speaker Meeting: Demelza
2024-03-19 19:30 - 22:00 | Who’d a Thought It, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, ME17 2AR, United Kingdom
Andy Lawson of Demelza will tell us about developments at the charity which provides care to children and young people with serious or life-limiting conditions.
Host Rotarian: Jan Corcoran

March 2024 Business Meeting
2024-03-05 19:30 - 22:00 | Who’d a Thought It, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, ME17 2AR, United Kingdom

Speaker Meeting: Rtn David Boxall reminisces on his life.
2024-02-20 19:30 - 22:00
Speaker: Rtn. David Boxall.
After the fascinating talk on farming last July, David is going to talk more broadly about his life.

February 2024 Business Meeting
2024-02-06 19:30 - 22:00 | Who’d a Thought It, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, ME17 2AR, United Kingdom

Regular Club Meeting: A Talk for Model Railway Enthusiasts
2024-01-23 19:30 - 22:00 | Who’d a Thought It, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, ME17 2AR, United Kingdom
Regular Club Meeting
A talk for model railway enthusiasts
Fred Garner, Chair of the Ashford International Model Railway Education Centre will be talking about model railways.
Host Rotarian: Rod Davis
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January 2024 Business Meeting
2024-01-09 19:30 - 22:00 | Who’d a Thought It, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, ME17 2AR, United Kingdom

No meetings during Christmas period
2023-12-19 19:30 - 2024-01-08 22:00
The Club will not meet between 14th December and 8th January

Christmas Dinner 2023
2023-12-13 19:00 - 21:30 | Weald of Kent Golf Club, Maidstone Rd, Headcorn, Kent, TN27 9PT, United Kingdom
Christmas Dinner
Joint Christmas celebration for Rotary Clubs of Weald of Kent, Maidstone Riverside, Tenterden and Kings Hill
Black tie or lounge suit
Arrive 19:00 for 19:30

No meeting
2023-12-12 08:00 - 17:00
Christmas Dinner on Wednesday 13th December refer to separate post

Winter Concert 2023
2023-12-10 19:00 - 21:30 | Headcorn Village Hall, Church Lane, Headcorn, Kent, TN27 9NR, United Kingdom
A Winter Concert with a Christmas Theme
The Rotary Club of the Weald of Kent presents the Maidstone Singers
Tickets £ 10.00 per person includes a glass of wine
available from:

Foodies, North Street, Headcorn
Sweet William, Foreman’s Walk, Headcorn,
Tap 17, High Street, Headcorn, or
via our form

All proceeds will go to local people in need and local Rotary Charities
A raffle will be held during the evening

Regular Club Night
2023-12-05 19:30 - 21:30 | Who’d a Thought It, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, ME17 2AR, United Kingdom
Regular Club Night
Speaker details to be advised.
Host Rotarian : Mark Evans

Regular Club Night: The Tube, where it all began
2023-11-28 19:30 - 21:30 | Who’d a Thought It, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, ME17 2AR, United Kingdom
Regular Club Night
Rotarian Bob Shrubb will be giving a talk: The Tube, where it all began
Host Rotarian : Bob Shrubb
