Rotary for members in Oxfordshire
Many Rotary clubs across Great Britain and Ireland have been supporting their local communities during this covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown. One example is the large amount that has been donated to local food banks, as we all recognize the increased demand for their services. Many clubs normally have a […]
One of the traditions that stem from before Oxford Spires was founded in 2003 is the annual Carol Singing around Woodstock in aid of the president of that year’s chosen charity. It was originally started in 1995 by Oxford Rotaract and carried on by the founding members of Oxford Spires […]
One of the wonderful things about being in Rotary is the way we come together to help members of our wider community. In this case, it was the Oxford Winter Night Shelter. We came up with the idea of a Christmas cafe and to hold it in the venue where […]
We had beautiful sunshine for our Sunday morning at Restore’s Manzil Way garden. Rada, our new Rotaract club president, had been in touch with Maya at Restore, so the trowels were waiting for us and we knew where to plant. Another team was working on a new footpath and there […]
This year the 5K and 10K runs through the lovely grounds of Blenheim Palace were organised by Oxford Isis Rotary. A few of our club members joined in for the morning, helping out with the marshalling. Carol was directing traffic to the car parks as the runners and their supporters […]
We had a fantastic day at the Cowley Classic Car Show organised by Oxford Isis Rotary on bank holiday Monday (26Aug). Beautiful weather, 60 Minis driven in convoy around Oxford and onto the site to celebrate 60 years of the British classic, and lots of fun chatting to families about […]
Building on the success of Musical Memories in Warborough which raised money for Alzheimers Research, we held another concert on 8th June at St Michael and All Angels church to raise funds for our President’s Charity, Oxfordshire Association for the Blind. Many friends and Club members gave freely of their […]
Rotary across Britain and Ireland has partnered with the Stroke Association for well over ten years in its Know Your Blood Pressure awareness campaign. In Oxford, two Rotary clubs work together to highlight the link between high blood pressure and stroke risk one Saturday each year in Templar Square shopping […]
The members of the newly reformed Oxford Rotaract Club were keen to start their programme of activities as soon as humanly possible and were very interested to hear about Rotary’s nation wide partnership with the Stroke Association. We all agreed that it could be a great opportunity to tell people […]
Our club inherited the amazing Children Singing for Children event from the Bicester Rotary Club when it closed and a few of their members moved to Oxford Spires Rotary. Led by Lars this year, with seven schools taking part over two evenings, everyone had great fun and we raised funds […]