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Apr 6, 2024
Easter Gift bags for the Elderly!
The next stage of the ’Thousand Smiles project’ saw the production of Easter Gift Bags for vulnerable and lonely seniors. The project is...
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Jan 9, 2024
Supporting Ukrainian Children
Southampton Solent’s ongoing work with the Ukrainian Language Club completed the year by financially supporting their Christmas party....
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Jan 9, 2024
A Thousand Smiles
Following a presentation to members at a recent lunch meeting, the club has launched the ‘Thousand Smiles Initiative’ to support the...
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May 17, 2023
Dictionaries 4 Life
Southampton Solent Rotary have supported the Rotary Dictionary 4 Life Initiative in providing Usborne Picture Dictionaries to local...
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May 16, 2023
The Rotary Youth Competitions
Southampton Solent Rotary have been supporting the Rotary Youth Competitions in both Art and Photography. As part of the initiative we...
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Apr 24, 2023
Southampton, 1936
Whilst preparing the old Rotary Club of Southampton's archival records ready to handover to the Southampton City Archive for...
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Mar 21, 2023
Visit to the Lord Mayor's Parlour
The Lord Mayor of Southampton, Mrs Jacqui Rayment kindly invited the President and members of the Southampton Solent Rotary to the Lord...
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Mar 7, 2023
Rotary Youth Speaks District 1110
This is the fourth successive year that our Club has sponsored the Southampton ‘Youth Speaks’ Competition. The venue has always been St...
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Mar 6, 2023
Ukraine Language Club visit Southampton Solent Rotary
At a recent meeting of Southampton Solent Rotary we were pleased to receive a certificate of thanks from the Ukrainian Language Club. We...
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Mar 6, 2023
Supporting Community Playlink
With the help of Nigel Riches we were able to obtain a large quantity of children's books that we could us for any current projects....
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Dec 23, 2022
Solent Rotary's first Xmas bash!
Our much-anticipated Christmas event on 6th December brought the usual large number of members and friends to banish the winter blues and...
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Dec 21, 2022
Christmas Collections
Our Christmas Collections took place this week at TESCO Millbrook - thankfully in warmer weather than the preceeding minus celsius week....
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Nov 28, 2022
The Christmas Hamper Project
A great team of Rotarians, a lot of hard work and the packing of 360 Hampers in less than 5 hours. This was an exceptional achievement...
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Nov 17, 2022
Rotary supports Ukrainian Language Club for Children living in Southampton
In mid-October Southampton Solent Rotary received an email from one of the Southampton Hosts who, due to the war, has welcomed a...
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Nov 14, 2022
Remembrance Sunday 2022
Every year, representatives of the Southampton Rotary Clubs lay a wreath at the Southampton Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday to honour the...
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Sep 11, 2022
Rotarians rediscover children's graves.
Twice a month a team of Southampton Solent Rotarians undertake conservation work at Southampton Old Cemetery. Last week, Rotarians Guy...
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Aug 23, 2022
Sprucing up Heartbeat House garden!
This week two teams of Rotarians, with help from the Friends of Southampton Old Cemetery (who also kindly provided the gardening tools),...
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Aug 11, 2022
Success at Family Fun Day!
The Southampton Solent Rotary Family Fun Day on sunny Sunday at The Concorde brought together families at North Stoneham for a day of...
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Jun 26, 2022
40s Big Band Concert!
Holy mackerel! Our first event as Southampton Solent Rotary was a gas! Not a dead hoofer to be seen, just jive bombers galore! A sunny...
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