Rotary for members in Oxfordshire
This Christmas the Rotary clubs of Oxford Spires and Abingdon are holding a Jingle Bell Jog where you can do 2k or 5k by either running, walking or cycling in fancy dress for OK Our Kids. https://www.okourkids.org.uk/about-ok-our-kids/ The event runs from the 18th of December to 19th of January […]
Our club members decided back in early April that we would like to use our Zoom meetings to showcase some amazing Rotary projects and Rotary partnerships to our members, friends and visitors. We have not been disappointed and here is a brief review of our three recent meetings and projects. […]
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 […]
We were delighted to welcome visitors from across the globe to our meeting on 28th April. Our largest club meeting for a long time and our opportunity to welcome the relaunched Oxford Rotaract as well as share some stories of lockdown in our different countries. Friends joined us from South […]
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 […]
Our Christmas party is always without fail, great fun and on the evening of Friday the 13th December, we all found ourselves along with our friends from St Michaels Choir who helped us with one of our big events last Rotary year ensconced in the wonderfully warm and cosy atmosphere […]
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 […]
On Saturday the 14th our Rotary district held its Christmas Celebration at Douai Abbey. This is held every year across the Thames Valley by each year’s district governor in their area. It is also used to raise money for their charities which in the case of our District Governor […]
At our club meeting on Tuesday 26th November we were pleased to welcome our two current Rotary Scholars Jelka and Emilia. Both are studying for a PhD at the University of Oxford and both are hosted by our club and funded in part by our Rotary District across the Thames […]
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 […]