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An Evening at the Duchy of Cornwall
Hereford Elgar Rotary enjoyed a really interesting evening hosted by The Duchy of Cornwall at their offices in Dewsall. We learnt about this ancient organisation and how it all works with a talk by our Land Steward for Herefordshire Charlotte Ibbs. What a moment for the whole Duchy as King Charles III hands the whole…
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Our Visit to Wye Valley Brewery!
Wholesome Stout, crisp 1985 lager, tasty craft beers and of course our little friend Butty Bach – we had a fantastic evening tour sampling some of these lovely local beers at @wyevalleybrewery We’re very grateful for Vernon’s expert hospitality and for sharing the history of his family’s successful business, and every time we visit the…
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Club summer BBQ
Last night our club was live on BBC Autumn Watch. Just kidding! The photo actually shows an even more salubrious occasion – we enjoyed our Club summer BBQ plus an induction of Jim, our 17th member, who with partner Ginny, is a very welcome addition to our Club. Plenty of Butty was consumed to celebrate,…
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A special tour of Radio 2 Terry Walton’s allotment in the Rhondda
It was a beautiful day so first off we had lunch at the fab Honey Cafe at Bronnlys and then on to Llanfaes Dairy Ice Cream for icecream in Brecon. Well fuelled we headed to TonyPandy (thanks especially to Andrew Thomas and Nessie Thomas for driving their bus) where we listened to tales from Terry…
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Croeso i Gastell y Gelli
This week Club and guests stepped over the border to Hay-on-Wye for an after hours tour of the newly renovated Hay Castle, led by the excellent Tom True of the @haycastletrust We learned so much about the castle’s place in borderland history, the extensive renovation work carried out over four years, fires, and the self-proclaimed…
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The Club Grows 🙂
What a pleasure to welcome two new Members this week – Andy & Andy. We took the chance to induct them at the Herefordshire Archive centre, and enjoyed an out-of-hours tour of the modern ‘passive building’ learning about its modern architecture and environmental technology, plus very interesting local records – including a book signed by…
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Hereford Elgar Charter Night
A very happy evening was had at Club Assembly on 22nd June, welcoming new Members to the Club, receiving our Charter and enjoying a summer meal and drinks with guests. It was inspiring to hear the many important reasons Members loved their experience with Rotary, be it international trips immunising against polio in India, supporting…
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Stockley Hill, 2nd June 2022
Elgar Rotary were so pleased to mark the Jubilee with our friendly Herefordshire neighbours. THANK YOU for joining us and helping to raise over £1,800 for charity. What a fab evening!
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Join us in lighting The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Beacon on Stockley Hill
In celebration of Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee! You are invited to come and celebrate The Queens Platinum Jubilee in the evening of Thursday 2nd June 2022 when we light a Beacon above Blakemere – on the top of Stockley Hill Peterchurch HR2 0ST (there will be signs). Starting from 8pm please join us…
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April 2022
Hereford Elgar Rotary getting together to plan the lighting of a Beacon to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee on Thursday 2nd June and to work out how to do our bit for the refugees in Poland from Ukraine.
