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Alive and Actively Kicking
Wednesday 28th October 2026
Alive Activities, is a Bristol-based charity dedicated to improving the quality of life and well being of older people, particularly those living with dementia and their carers.
We were pleased to welcome today Isobel Jones, CEO of Alive Activities who told us us about this little known organisation but one we now know about and will clearly remember in the future.
Bristol and Weston Hospitals Charity will make your stay more pleasant claims Ella
Wednesday 21st October 2026
We were delighted to welcome Ella Campion, a fundraiser for the Bristol & Weston Hospitals Charity as our after lunch speaker today.
She is proud to represent the charity as partner to Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (BFT), one of the largest acute Trusts in the country. We support all 13 Bristol and Weston hospitals helping make millions of moments of joy, comfort and hope possible every year.
She gave us a comprehensive picture of the achievements of the charity thus far, and a number of their objective for the future
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So near, yet so far
Saturday 10th October 2026
The District Boules Tournament involves over 30 Rotary clubs in District D1100, divided into two groups.
Clifton Rotary won our group and yesterday, we played a Super Final against North Cotswold, the winners of the second group.
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Ex British army bomb disposal engineer, David Young, tells us of his high tension career
Wednesday 7th October 2026
Our speaker today was David Young, ex-British Army Staff Sergeant and Senior Ammunition Technician who served for 24 years between 1963-86. He saw service in UK, Hong Kong, Germany, Norway, Greece, Belize, including two IEDD Operator tours of duty in Northern Ireland, two tours of duty teaching ammunition and explosive technology for seven years, two years teaching terrorist IED disposal.
Additionally, with 30 years in Manufacturing Industry, H&S, QA, Production Management and Engineering Data Management David retired to take up charity work as a Public Speaker raising funds for Armed Forces and service charities, five years Mentoring ex-service persons in transition into civilian life, voluntary Secretary and since 2017 Trustee of Clevedon Men's Shed, a community workshop.
Happily married since 1967, he has two daughters and two grandchildren.
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Do You believe in Ghosts??
Wednesday 30th September 2026
Keith Nepean, a fellow member of our club, gave a thoroughly fascinating talk about life in a cottage which had been converted from two old miners’ cottages in Crocombe.