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Obituary, Keith Bonham, 1939-2025

Monday 3rd February 2025

 

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Keith Bonham MBE, a member of this Rotary club for almost 30 years.

Following a bout of Covid during the pandemic, he never really regained full health and died in hospital on the 28th January.

 

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Winners at Greater Bristol Rotary Young Musician Competition 2025
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Winners at Greater Bristol Rotary Young Musician Competition 2025

Friday 24th January 2025

Winners at Greater Bristol Rotary Young Musician Competition 2025
 
The following report published by the Bristol Breakfast Rotary Club clearly describes the fabulous evening of music provided by six outstanding local young musicians whose names you should take note of. They are surely bound to become classical music stars of the future.

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RC Clifton beats South Bristol in the 2nd round.
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RC Clifton beats South Bristol in the 2nd round.

Wednesday 22nd January 2025

A third visit to the Ring o'Bells at Nailsea in 3 months brought a further success for our Skittles team comprising David Addison, Anup Chaudhuri, Dennis Pendergast, David Sutton, Jim Victory and John Witham. 

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Robert Pritchard tells us about the Bristol Blitz
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Robert Pritchard tells us about the Bristol Blitz

Wednesday 22nd January 2025

Our after-lunch speaker this week was Robert Pritchard who told us all about the Bristol Blitz, a period when the German Luftwaffe Frequently bombed Bristol for almost a year.

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Wednesday 15th January 2025

Our after-lunch speaker today was Charles Conquest, pictured on the right, with Rotarian David Worthington who introduced him to the club. He gave us a truly absorbing talk about the organisation set up to establish military graves and maintain sites in many parts of the world since the end of World War 1.

Please note that much of the following report is extracted from internet items in the interest of accuracy and reader interest.

 

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