This page lists all the significant events that are due to be held in the forthcoming months - that I know of. It was set up at the request of the current club presidents to attempt to avoid any clashes. The bonus is that it gives everyone a chance to see what is coming up. If you are a Rotarian in Northampton and your event is not listed then please tell me and I will gladly add the details.

Peter Glennon

Date(s)	Event	Venue	Club
November
Thursday 20th	Polio Eradication - the Final Push	Hotel Elizabeth, Corby	ALL
Saturday 22nd	Young Chef heat	Northampton College	B
Wednesday 26th	Water Treatment Plant visit	Corby	W
December
Monday 1st	Boxing Dinner	?	N
Thurs 4th - Sat 6th	Tin-rattling	Waitrose	NV
Saturday 6th	Young Chef heat	Moulton College	W
Tuesday 9th, 6pm	Carol service	St Giles Church	N
Wednesday 17th	Becket's Special Breakfast	Cheyne Walk	ALL
	2009
January
Monday 26th	District Council	Peterborough	ALL
Saturday 31st	Young Chef District Final South	Hinchingbrooke	ALL
February
3rd - 10th	Gold week		B
Saturday 7th	Young Chef District Final North	Samworth	ALL
Friday 20th	Sports Dinner	Park Inn	NV
Thursday 26th	Youth Speaks final	tba	W
March
Saturday 7th	PETS	Loughborough	ALL
and	Youth Concert		B
Sat 7th & Sun 8th	Young Musician semi-finals	Melton Mowbray
Wednesday 11th	Technology Tournament	St George's Avenue	NV
AND	District Quiz	Melton Mowbray	ALL
Thursday 12th	Floreboards		B
14th - 21st	Ski Trip	Somewhere snowy	B
Sunday 15th	Youth Speaks - Regional Final	Loughborough	ALL
Tuesday 31st	RIBI Youth Speaks final	Bath	ALL
April
Fri 3rd - Sun 5th	RIBI Assembly	Birmingham	ALL
Saturday 4th	21st birthday party - instead of a charter	Marriott	B
Sunday 19th	Guided town walk	Northampton	W
Tuesday 21st	District Council	Peterborough	ALL
Sat 25th - Sun 26th	RIBI Conference	Usher Hall, Edinburgh	ALL
Sat 25th - Fri 1st	Calvert Trust	Keswick	ALL
May
Saturday 2nd	RIBI Young Chef final	Hitchin	ALL
Sunday 3rd	Young Musician Final	Northampton	W
Saturday 9th	District Assembly	Loughborough	ALL
Wednesday 20th	Chelsea Flower Show	Royal Hospital Chelsea	B
Saturday 30th	RIBI Young Musician Final	Chelmsford	ALL
Sunday 31st	Rotary Area F, Community Race Day to support Macmillan Support & the Air Ambulance	Racecourse	ALL
June
Wednesday 10th	Rotary Kids Out	Wicksteed Park	ALL
11th - 14th	President's weekend		B
Sun 21st - Wed 24th	RI Convention www.rotaryconvention.com	NEC, Birmingham	ALL
Monday 22nd	Hospitality hosting barbecue		W
Sunday 28th	District Handover	Greetham Valley GC	ALL
July
Wednesday 8th	District Council	Peterborough	ALL
Sat 11th - Sun 12th	Dragon Boat weekend	Midsummer Meadow	ALL
Sat 25th - Sat 1st Aug	RYLA	Grafham Water	ALL

Rotary was founded in 1905 in the USA by a young lawyer from Chicago, Paul Harris and a few fellow business people, who got together in a spirit of friendship. It came to the British Isles six years later. The movement has now spread to over 160 countries (there are only 192 worldwide), with more than 32,000 clubs and over 1.3 million members. All Rotary clubs have one basic ideal - the "Ideal of Service", which is thoughtfulness of and helpfulness to others.

We endeavour to apply the following maxim -

The 4-way test

Of the things we think, say or do:

1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

Rotary came to our town as follows: -

In 1921 - Northampton click here for their page on this site
In 1969 - Northampton West click here for their page on this site
In 1977 - Nene Valley click here for their page on this site, and
In 1988 - Becket click here for their page on this site.
In 2008 - Apollo click here for their page, still on this site.