The Rotary Club of Grays Thurrock proudly presented a cheque to global charity Operation Smile on Thursday 5 June, reaffirming our commitment to transforming lives through local action and international impact.
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Presidents Handover
Orsett Hall HotelJun. 26, 2025 1:00 p.m.
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Club Assembly
Orsett Hall HotelJul. 03, 2025
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Kids Out
Jul. 09, 2025
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EGM on Club Constitution, Bylaws and Standing Orders
Orsett Hall HotelJul. 10, 2025
1:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. -
Club Council
Orsett Golf ClubJul. 15, 2025
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Business Meeting
Orsett Hall HotelJul. 17, 2025
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. -
Fellowship
Orsett Hall HotelJul. 24, 2025
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. -
5th Thursday - TBA
Jul. 31, 2025
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Speaker
Orsett HallAug. 07, 2025
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Fellowship Lunch
Orsett Hall HotelAug. 14, 2025
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
This was the key takeaway from the fun packed Tripartite in Holland over the weekend from 29th May to 1st June 2025. There were 14 members/partners from our club, 28 from the RC Iserlohn in Germany and 38 from the host club, RC Voorschoten-Leidschendam in Holland. It was great to meet old friends at our traditional annual Tripartite tha goes back more than 60 years.
Rotary Club of Grays Thurrock has progressed to the next round of the prestigious Hugh Markham Trophy after defeating visitors from the Rotary Club of Bishop Stortford.
The two clubs faced each other in a Smite competition - the Scandinavian skittles game with the Grays team winning in the deciding leg.
Our Youth Services Committee have been very busy recently visiting schools to present awards and certificates to successful candidates.
Saturday 26th April saw 30 students from the Hathaway Academy and Convent school complete the final section of their Leadership and Management Program (LAMP).
The founder of Rotary, Paul Harris, was born on 19 April 1868 so we toasted his birthday at our meeting on 24 April, along with two club members.
Our Youth Committee arrived at the last Club Council with a presentation produced by AI. So, to show them that us “oldies” can also embrace new technology we asked Gemini AI to produce a talk on Paul Harris. Read on to hear all about this remarkable man ...
On 18th March, club representatives, Iain Ramsay and Adrian Alsop attended Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital (GOSH) in London, to present a cheque of £3,000, collected before Christmas 2024 from supermarket and sleigh collections.
GOSH were very thankful for the generosity of the Grays Thurrock community and to our club. The club was glad to support such a deserving charity.
On March 11th we held this year’s Technology Competition. 9 schools entered representing 5 schools in the borough. On the day we had 8 teams. Hathaway x 1, Mossbourne Fobbing x 2, St Cleres x 3, Thames Park x 2 and Harris CH (sadly were unable to make it on the day)
The Baltic States were the surprise destination for 20 Grays Thurrock Rotarians on their annual mystery trip. A great social occasion for Club Members after a hard year of raising funds for the local community.
The group arrived at Stansted and were presented with their boarding passes to take them to Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania for a two-day visit.
The results for the Young Photographer competition of 2025 are now available.
On the 8th of March, two of our schools, Hathaway and Mossbourne Port Side, were represented at the Youth Debate Cluster Finals which were held in Norwich. Both schools thoroughly enjoyed the experience and are keen to take part again next year which is very encouraging to hear.
The team from Mossbourne Port Side did particularly well, coming second out of the three in the Intermediate section. It should be acknowledged that Hathaway and Mossbourne Port Side were the only two ‘non-independent’ schools represented.
The Club would like to thank all the young Artists for entering this year’s competition. The quality of the work was exceptional. Everyone will have their work returned to them along with a well-earned certificate.
The club is pleased to be able to provide a piano stool for the students at the Gateway to use.
Pictured are Katina Williams from the Gateway, Nick Wilkinson our Youth Committee Chair. The students are three music student who took part in our young musician competition.
Winner of the Junior section:
Imad Usman Herringham Primary Academy
Winner of the Intermediate section:
Hollie Piper Orsett Heath Academy
Winner of the senior section:
Brooke Sullivan Orsett Heath Academy
The judges had a very difficult task this year, the standards being very high in all categories. The number of entries submitted this year has increased which meant the judges had to work hard to choose the winners. Although in all competitions there is a winner the judges wished us to congratulate everyone who submitted an entry. They enjoyed reading them all.
World Rotary Day is celebrated on February 23rd, the day the first Rotary Club was formed in in Chicago in 1905 by attorney Paul P. Harris.
Rotary in Great Britain and Ireland (Rotary GB&I) hosts a number of events to celebrate Rotary Day and Rotary's core values of service, fellowship, diversity, integrity, and leadership.
The Rotary Club of Grays Thurrock
Largest Rotary Club in Thurrock (est 1930)
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Thursdays at 1:00 p.m.
Orsett Hall Hotel
Prince Charles Avenue
Orsett, Essex RM16 3HS
England
Orsett, Essex RM16 3HS
England
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Rotary Foundation
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