2021 Raft Race - cancelled Sadly this year's Raft Race, scheduled for the 4th July, has again been cancelled due to the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the ability for large groups of people to gather for this event in its usual format. We look forward to welcoming...
A very interesting presentation at our Zoom meeting tonight on the history of the Manchester Ship Canal. The Canal is often referred to as the Channel Tunnel of the Victorian age. It is a magnificent feat of engineering, 36 miles long linking the birthplace of the...
At tonight's (online) meeting, Members were delighted with a presentation and discussion with Dr Mark Pilgrim CEO of Chester Zoo which faces 'more challenges' following the news of another national lockdown. The presentation covered the 6 strategic objectives of the...
At our bi-monthly zoom meetings we invite a speaker from the Chester area to update members on current initiatives, activities and topics of interest in our City. Speakers for the last 3 months have included: Speaker Meeting 20 July 2020 Andrew Bentley CEO of...
The Rotary Clubs of Chester, Saughall and Chester Deva have been involved in a joint initiative to supply Foodbanks in the area. The warehouse or hub for Foodbanks in the Chester, Ellesmere Port and Neston areas is near Cheshire Oaks and the original project,...
Sadly, the 2020 Raft Race has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus. We hope to create a fundraising opportunity and we will advertise this shortly - and look forward to the 2021 Race.
The Club's 98th Charter Dinner was held on 8 February in Chester Town Hall in the presence of the Lord Mayor, District Governor and over 100 Rotarians and guests. These included four members of Lorrach Rotary Club in Germany with which Chester has developed a...
Our Community Award Fund has to date donated £1396 to the charities listed below: Diversity Ball Diversity Ball in Chester Cathedral £200 Chester scouts Gang show £200 Friends of Mulberry Garden Bench for day care center £229 BIRD 25 Resource books @£15 £375...
The annual Raft Race will be held on the River Dee on Sunday 5 July 2020. This year's theme is Blockbuster movies - and our fly boarder will again be entertaining the...
The Rotary Club of Chester have donated £5,000 to Claire House Hospice. These funds were donated by spectators and participants in the annual Chester Raft Race, held in July 2019.