News & Features
New Members
We are delighted to welcome three new members to the club: Peta Cox, Mike Cox and Jan Grimshaw. We all look forward to working with you!
Chris Sperring: Wilding and Protecting our Enviroment
Huge thanks to Chris Sperring, presenter and conservationist, for an excellent presentation on wilding and protecting our environment and the species that it supports.
Charity Golf Day September 2019
What a fantastic day at Bristol and Clifton Golf Club…even the weather was perfect with a warm sunny day! Well done to Handelsbanken Portishead (highest team score) & Mark (longest drive, nearest the pin & highest individual score!). Thank you to all the teams who entered who help us raise over £1k for the Jessie May Trust, St Peters Hospice and the Ebenezer Clinic in Swaziland.
Cheque Presentation to Nicola Corry Support Foundation
The Club was delighted to be able to present Mary Pearce from the Nicola Corry Support Foundation with a cheque for £500 at our breakfast meeting this morning. This money was raised during our recent ‘Music on a Summers Eve’ concert at which tenor Ben Makisi performed.
President’s Supper and Cheque Presentations
The club held a very enjoyable President’s Supper at the Poacher in Portishead last night. This was the first Supper of Jenny’s Presidency. Food was excellent and a great evening was enjoyed by all. Ben and Maina Makisi, who both performed at our Music for a Summer’s Eve concert raising £3250, also joined us as our special guests. The club took the opportunity to present cheques to our charities to ensure that the money raised is put to good use as soon as possible. Cheques were presented to Jessie May
Music on a Summer’s Eve
Operatic Tenor, Ben Makisi, sang to a packed house at St. Peter’s Church. Ben was accompanied by the gifted pianist, Matthew McCombie, who also performed some solo pieces. Ben’s wife, Maina, joined him in the second half of the programme to perform some traditional songs. The evening was enjoyed by all and raised significant funds for the charities and causes which GBRC are supporting. A huge thanks to everyone who supported the evening.
GBRC Fairground Games out for Portishead Raft Race
The Club took our fairground games, designed and built with Gordano pupils taking their Duke of Edinburgh awards, to the Raft Race today at Portishead Lake Grounds. Another beautiful day in Portishead!
Physiotherapy to manage common conditions
Really interesting presentation from Skye from Severn Physiotherapy this morning at our first Speaker meeting of the new Rotary year. She gave us a comprehensive overview of physiotherapy in common conditions, services available in our community and a few tips on how to stay mobile and well in later years. Visit her website (see below) to see what services Severn Physiotherapy provide to the local community: https://www.severnphysiotherapy.co.uk
President’s Handover
Jim Packer hands over the reins to Jenny Wring, President for 2019/2020. The club also presented cheques of £500 each to Jessie May Trust and to Ebenezer Clinic, Kingdom of eSwatini.
Great Western Air Ambulance Charity
Excellent presentation by Ian from Great Western Air Ambulance this morning. Keep up the great work!
Ebenezer Clinic, Kingdom of eSwatini (Swaziland)
Huge thanks to Dr. Dee Wevill for making the journey from Birmingham to give us a very inspirational insight into Swaziland and the work (and challenges) of Ebenezer Clinic. Ebenezer Clinic is our international charity for this Rotary year. We have donated £450 to Ebenezer so far and agreed that this would be used to provide an autoclave. (This is used to sterilise medical equipment on site. Currently, equipment has to be sent away to sterilise.) We look forward to providing further support to Ebenezer as the year progresses.
The Crocuses are out! (Purple4Polio)
Early Springtime in Portishead and Gordano Breakfast‘s Rotary crocuses (Purple4Polio Campaign) are out! For more details: https://www.rotarygbi.org/projects/purple4polio/