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Our Zooming Year
One of the ways that we have kept our Club alive over the last 15 months has been a series of guest speakers, organisd by our President (Prof Simon Burtonshaw Gunn) and delivered via Zoom. These speakers have included: Our Member of Parliament for the City of Chester...
Rotary Club of Chester – 100 years of history
The Rotary Club of Chester was founded in 1921 and to mark the centenary a book has been published tracking the history of the Club over the hundred years of its existence. Written by two past presidents, Brian Westcott and John Elsley, sources rely on minutes of...
Raft Race 2021
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...
Manchester Ship Canal Presentation
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...
Presentation from Chester Zoo CEO
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...
Rotary Speakers 2020
Rotary Chester Speakers 2020 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: Rotary Speaker Meeting...
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