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EthiopiAid, Transforming Lives in Ethiopia
Wednesday 24th April 2024
We were delighted to have Hannah Pain and Miriam Maggs of the Bath based charity, ETHIOPIAID, visit us to tell us just how a relatively small charity achieve such fantastic results helping the poor poor people of Ethiopia.
In a country which does not have government social services to provide health and education facilities, poor residents suffer major disadvantages that can blight their whole lives.
The following text taken from their presentation describes just how much can be achieved by people in the UK supporting such a charity.
Clifton and Hotwells Improvement Society (CHIS) by Brian Worthington, Chairman
Wednesday 24th April 2024
We welcomed to lunch a person known to several of our members, a former Principal of Clifton College, Brian Worthington. He has been deeply involved in the development of Clifton and Hotwells for many years and fought long and hard to protect it from planners and developers who sought to infict on it the worst and to uterly destroy it's character.
His talk based on the brief history of CHIS which follows was avidly followed as many of our members live in the area discussed and expressed their gratitude to Brian for the effort
Kate Floyd of the Arts Society tells us of the work of NADFAS
Wednesday 7th February 2024
We were delighted to welcome Kate Floyd as our after lunch speaker on Wednesday. Well known to most of her audience, Kate is married to Jonathan, one of our members, and is chair-person of the Bristol branch of the Arts Society previously known as the National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies (NADFAS).
Brainstrust
Wednesday 24th January 2024
Rosie Hurley of the Brain Tumour Charity told us about this UK-based charity that funds research, raises awareness, and provides support to people affected by brain tumours. She commenced by telling us of the credentials of some of the trustees followed by a detailed description of the work of the charity.
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Young musicians play all the right notes............and in the right order!!!
Friday 19th January 2024
What a wonderful musical evening we were treated to when the six finalists of the Rotary Young Musicians competition competed to find the best of the best. By winning this competition, the successful Young Musicians become sought after and it provides them with opportunities to showcase their skills within the music community.