ROTARY CLUB OF BANGOR NEWS
President-Elect Stephen outlines ambitious plans for Rotary Year
Speaking to the Rotary Club of Bangor in advance of introducing the new Council for the incoming year, President-Elect Stephen outlined his ambitions for the Club saying: “We begin another Rotary year following what could have been a time when our Club at last folded its tents and silently walked away, becoming no more than […]
Bangor Rotary soldiers on in spite of Pandemic
Although the World is still grappling with the Covid pandemic it is amazing that as the Rotary Club of Bangor is only meeting by way of the Zoom platform that there has been around a 10% increase in membership since the first lockdown in March 2020 and some excellent speakers at the weekly meetings, writes […]
It’s Ruby for Roy and Raymond
Past Presidents Roy Rosbotham and Raymond Boyd might have enjoyed very different careers, but they were brought together by the magic of Rotary and have served the Rotary Club of Bangor in various roles for the past 40 years. An educationalist and Paul Harris Fellow, Raymond served as President of the Club during the 1994/95 […]
Steven Jaffe talks to Bangor Rotary on Holocaust Memorial Day
This week’s meeting happened to fall on Holocaust Memorial Day and well known Belfast Jew Steven Jaffe as our guest speaker talking on the Jewish Community in Belfast.
Bangor Rotary Xmas Charity Support
In line with most organisations which seek to assist various charities throughout the year the Rotary Club of Bangor was unable to promote any of it’s usual money-raising activities during 2020 because of the various restrictions which Covid 19 brought about. The Rotary Club has enjoyed a great reputation for many years in assisting needy […]
Join with us for a Zoom Meeting
During the pandemic, Bangor Rotary continues to meet weekly using the advantages of the Zoom platform. New and curious members are invited to contact us with a view to joining us for a meeting to see Rotary at work. For more information, please contact our Secretary from here
Patrick Cregg MBE is President for 2020/21
The Rotary Club of Bangor is pleased to announce that Patrick Cregg MBE is our new President for 2020/21, receiving his chain from Past President Bill Aiken in a socially-distanced exchange. Taking office in July, Patrick will lead the Club through what promises to be a challenging year as we – along with the rest […]
Bangor Rotary welcomes new Honorary Member
The Rotary Club of Bangor welcomed its most recent Honorary Member, Morrell Murphy at a recent meeting of the Club. Morrell, who has been a regular contributor to the Annual Remembrance Day event hosted by the Club, is a Royall Naval Veteran who served on a number of warships dring the Second World War. He […]
District Governor visits Bangor Rotary
Bangor Rotarians turned out in force to help President Stephen Connolly welcome the visit of this year’s District Governor, William Cross. A member of the Rotary Club of Larne, William congratulated the Club members on all of the work they had undertaken in the past year, and that planned for this. William ecouraged us to […]
The Andrews Family visits Bangor Rotary
Jane Morrice and President Ian Wilson were amongst the Rotarians who welcomed Johnny and Tommy Andrews to Bangor. Comber’s Andrews Family visited Bangor Rotary in some numbers when father Johnny, son Tommy and cousin Jeremy outlined the influence the family has had on Irish history since the late 1800’s. From the United Irishmen to the Governments […]
