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Another successful Swimarathon
Monday 10th March 2025
Tony Richards wrote the following report on yet another successful swimarathon which will have raised lots of money for various charities, including those supported by the participating groups of swimmers.
Many thanks Tony for organising the event and writing this report.
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Motivation, a Bristol based charity presentation by Amanda Wilkinson
Wednesday 5th March 2025
Amanda Wilkinson, CEO of Motivation, a charity based in Bedminster gave an excellent, educational and moving presentation on their thirty-year history of wheelchair and service provision.
Clifton skittles team beats Bradley Stoke in nailbiting finish
Friday 28th February 2025
After wins against Portishead and South Bristol Rotary Clubs our team ventured north of the M5 to deepest South Gloucestershire to take on the Bradley Stoke Rotary Club team.
Many of Clifton’s previous team members were not available and so Alethea Vittle and Shirley Pendergast kindly joined our team.
Bradley Stoke started by telling us that this was a low scoring skittle alley and when we saw the small size of the pins we knew why!
At the end of the first two legs we were behind by 13 pins but we were then getting used to the alley. We reduced the lead over the next two legs and at the end of leg five were 6 pins ahead. The sixth and last leg was then quite tense and ended up with the last man from Bradley Stoke needing 6 skittles for a draw. He scored 5 giving Clifton a win by the smallest margin of 1 (one) pin.
The team now go on to play a combined Bristol and Gordano team as our last league match before the play offs.
Many thanks to Dennis P for this report.
The 'Glosters', a history of the regiment presented by Roger Pritchard.
Wednesday 12th February 2025
Former Town Planner and Mastermind winner, Roger Pritchard, now spends time supporting a local social charity, The Corner Club, and researching World War 1 activities, especially the Bristol arm of the Gloucesters Regiment which will be the subject of his talk.
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.