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Founded 1916; R.I.B.I. Club No. 13
Charity Fund Charity Registration No. 507525

Introducing the Rotary Club of Leicester

Officers and Committees, 2010- 2011

Club Constitution and By-Laws

Neigbouring Clubs (Rotary District 1070)

NEW!!
"Family Tree" of the Club since its formation in 1916

Information on the History of the Club:

History of the Rotary Club of Leicester,
1916 - 2000

"...one of England's best..." From the 1934 Journal of Paul Harris, Founder of Rotary, recording his visit to the Rotary Club of Leicester

Recollections of Leicester Rotary, 1939, by Founder Member Robert Holt

Eighty-eight years of Rotary meetings and meeting places in Leicester by Patrick Boylan, 2006 

Club distinctions

Rotary Links:

Rotary International

R.I.B.I.

District 1070

Inner Wheel District 7 (East Midlands)

Rotary Club of Leicester Novus

Rotary Club of Guimaraes, Portugal (Leicester's Twin Club)

Visiting other Clubs: Search engine to find where you can visit 33,000 Rotary Clubs across the world

General Leicester & Leics. Information

Leicester City Council

Leicestershire County Council

Leicester Mercury

Leicestershire Chamber of Commerce



 

Michael Kellett, President 2010-2011 (15072 bytes)

President for the 2010-2011 Rotary Year: Michael Kellett 


2010-2011 Presidential Theme(92324 bytes)

The 2010-2011 theme of RI President Ray Klinginsmith, of Kirksville, Missouri, USA

Read the biography and monthly message of Ray Klinginsmith at: http://www.rotary.org/en/AboutUs/RotaryLeadership/RIPresident/Pages/ridefault.aspx


Our weekly meetings:

Members meet each Monday lunchtime (except Bank Holidays) in the city centre at the Ramada Leicester Hotel (formerly the Grand Hotel and then the Ramada Jarvis Leicester Hotel), Granby Street, Leicester, LE1 6SE (tel. 0844 815 9012).  (Click here for location and travel directions, including a Google Map)

Visiting Rotarians and guests meet from 12 noon in the bar, with a two course lunch available for collection from the Servery from 12.30 pm onwards (last serving of main course at 1. 05 pm).  At 1.15 pm we have a speaker who gives us an insight into many and varied aspects of our community and international issues, and the formal close of the meeting is at 1.45 pm, though members and guests are encouraged remain for fellowship to 2 pm if business or professional commitments permit this.

To assist with the catering, will visiting Rotarians and other visitors please inform the Club by 10 am. on our Visitors and Apologies Telephone Line: (tel. 0116-242.5350) 

NEW!!
"Family Tree" of the Leicester Club since its formation in 1916
showing our "daughter", "grand-daughter" (and even "great-grand-daughter"!) Clubs (in PDF format)


Current Club meetings programme:

21st March: Dr. Pam Inder: Chair, Leicester - City of Sanctuary


Other dates for your diary

NOTE: If you are able to support our neighbouring Rotary Clubs at their annual Charter Dinners or similar events: please contact Past President Derek Goodman, Chairman of our Fellowship Committee to make a booking

Wednesday 23rd March: Blaby and Wigston Rotary Clubs' joint 35th Charter Dinner

Tuesday 29th March: Tudor Choir concert, Great Glen Church  in support of our President's charity for the year: the Leicester Multiple Sclerosis Centre development

Friday 15th & Saturday 16th April: RIBI Conference, Dublin

Sunday 8th May at 3pm: Annual Bluebell Service, Swithland Woods

Friday 13th May: Charter Dinner of our daughter Club, Leicester De Montfort

Friday 13th - Sunday 15th May: Golf Section's annual Golfing Weekend at Thorpeness, Suffolk

Saturday 21st - Wednesday 25th May, RI International Convention, New Orleans

Friday 10th June: Leicester Novus Rotary Club Charter Dinner

Tuesday 14th June: Golf Section annual competition against the Leicestershire Golf Club

Monday 4th July: Induction Day Lunch

Friday 30th - Sunday 2nd October: District 1070 Conference, Southport


Becoming a Rotarian

Rotary In Britain and Ireland's 'How to Join Rotary' web page and video

Membership of Rotary is by invitation, but the Rotary Club of Leicester always welcomes enquiries from professional and business men and women and community leaders living and/or working in the City and County:

Click here to e-mail our Membership Committee 
(please make sure to include a phone number with your enquiry) 


Rotary Club of Leicester contacts:

Secretary:  Cathy Sansom, 61 Shipman Road, Leicester LE3 2YB. E-mail: cathysansom.rotary@googlemail.com

Speaker Finder: Bernard Greaves

Web Editor:  Patrick Boylan

Click here for the full list of Officers and Committee Chairmen

© 2011, Rotary Club of Leicester. The titles "Rotary" and "Rotary International", and the various Rotary logos and images  are © Rotary International Inc. and Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland.  Website last updated: 17th March 2011.   Web Editor: Patrick Boylan