Gloucester Quays Rotary Blog

​ 205 excited and happy children at St Paul's School in Gloucester, were delighted to receive an Easter Egg each, as a gift donated in partnership between Gloucester Quays Rotary and Aldi , Clifton Road , The Quays , Gloucester . ​Thank you Aldi! We look forward to a continued business relationship with Aldi and enjoy being part of the school life ...

Competition Brief Theme is ' What the Queen's Platinum Jubilee means to me' The written entry could be fiction or non-fiction, prose, or a poem, as long as the piece relates to the theme. Up to maximum of 550 words for prose entries. Up to a maximum of 40 lines for poetry entries Pictures or drawings are not able to be part of the entry. For questi...

Competition Brief Theme is ' What the Queen's Platinum Jubilee means to me' To produce a photo of one finished 2-dimensional, up to a maximum size of A2, unframed, piece of artwork. We welcome artwork in the following mediums: pen & ink, paint, collage or print making To accompany the submission, each entrant must provide a brief sentence descr...

Competition Brief Theme is 'What the Queen's Platinum Jubilee means to me'. To produce a photograph upon the theme in colour or black and white. The photo should be no larger than A4 size.  Mobile Phones may be used in addition to cameras. Each entrant must provide a brief sentence describing the relationship of the photograph to the theme. Fo...

Gloucester Quays Rotary - Virtual 10K Run! Every year, our club participates in organising and running the Gloucester 10k run, a running event open to allcomers, loved by many. The event is one that contributes significantly to local charities every year. This year had to be different as getting a large group of people together to run was out of th...

Gloucester Quays Rotary 100 Club Lottery Gloucester Quays Rotary Club has a primary purpose to support the community in which we all live. Through a combination of service, fellowship and fun we have endeavoured to raise funds on an annual basis for our Presidents good causes. To add to our fundraising activity in 2021 we launched our 100 Club. Qui...

Being a Rotary Member During a Pandemic When I joined Rotary in 2019, I was attracted by the fellowship of like-minded people who wanted to give back to our local community. I quickly got involved in helping in the organisation of various events like the Santa Sleigh Pull, comedy nights, beer festivals and the infamous Gloucester 10k run. These eve...

Competition Sponsored By: Competition Brief Theme is Wild Nature To produce a photograph upon the theme in colour or black and white. The photo should be no larger than A4 size.  Mobile Phones may be used in addition to cameras. Each entrant must provide a brief sentence describing the relationship of the photograph to the theme. For questions...

Competition Sponsored By: Competition Brief Theme is Wild Nature To produce a photo of one finished 2-dimensional, up to a maximum size of A2, unframed, piece of artwork. We welcome artwork in the following mediums: pen & ink, paint, collage or print making To accompany the submission, each entrant must provide a brief sentence describing the r...

Competition Sponsored By: Competition Brief Theme is My Happiest Day The written entry could be fiction or non-fiction, prose, or a poem, as long as the piece relates to the theme. Up to maximum of 550 words for prose entries. Up to a maximum of 40 lines for poetry entries Pictures or drawings are not able to be part of the entry. For questions ple...

COVID-19 or Coronavirus has been hard hitting for all of the world. 2020 has seen some dramatic changes to the way we live our lives and interact with each other. This has had a hude affect on the charities out there, whilst government support is available for some of these organisations they still depend on local support to continue operating. Man...

​Gloucester Quays Rotary in conjunction with Gloucester 10K have set up a virtual race for this years event. The virtual race will span across 2 days and you run/walk it at your own pace in those times. You can participate solo, as a group (socially distancing of course!), as a running club or as a corporate team. Full details can be found on the e...

Rotary in Gloucester Community Awards are organised by the four Rotary Clubs in the city – Rotary Club of Gloucester, [email protected], Gloucester Severn, and Gloucester Quays. The aim of the Community Awards programme is to support organisations within the city area with a small grant which 'will make a real difference'.This is a small grants prog...

​Gloucester Quays Rotary are proud to present Comedy Night 2020 sponsored by Elmrep. We are once again offering a fun filled evening of entertainment, laughter and fund raising in support of our charities this year. The Gloucester Quays Rotary Comedy Night is a popular event with 250 tickets available and normally selling our before the evening if ...

THE COMMUNITY AWARDS FOR 2019 HAVE CLOSED. IF YOU WISH TO APPLY FOR THE 2020 AWARDS PLEASE CLICK HERE . Rotary in Gloucester Community Awards are organised by the four Rotary Clubs in the city – Gloucester, [email protected], Gloucester Severn, and Gloucester Quays. The aim of the Community Awards programme is to support organisations within the cit...

​Gloucester Quays Rotary are proud to present Comedy Night 2019 sponsored by Elmrep. We are once again offering a fun filled evening of entertainment, laughter and fund raising in support of our charities this year. The Gloucester Quays Rotary Comedy Night is a popular event with 250 tickets available and normally selling our before the evening if ...

​Every year the group at Gloucester Quays Rotary collect money for our chosen charities around the festive season. We usually have 2 sets of events that run on multiple dates around the year.  This year we are pleased to announce we will be doing the same again at the following locations and dates. Our events are open to all regardless of dona...

​As with a new Rotary year, a new president is chosen and with this comes the choice of charities to support for 2018 & 2019. President Dan Kershaw has made the difficult decision this year of choosing the charities he wishes the club to support. Dan has taken these decisions partly from his other volunteering activities but also as a coll...

On 17th June 2018 Gloucester Quays Rotary were proud to host Megan Platt from Sue Ryder Care in Cheltenham. Sue Ryder was our national chosen charity for 2017/2018 with president Sharon Palmer. We were proud to present a cheque for £1500 which is a split of the fuinds raised by the members throughjout the year and the support given by guests t...

Gloucester Quays Rotary Club are proud to present Gloucester Comedy Night 2018!  For the 3rd year running come and enjoy an evening of entertainment whilst supporting our chosen charities for this year.  ​Time ​ ​Friday 9th March 2018 - Doors Open from 7pm. ​Location ​Wall's Sports & Social Club, Hammond Way, Barnwood, Gloucester, GL4...