Programme
Friday 11th October:
From 4.00pm | Hotel Accommodation check-in | Reception |
4.00pm | Registration Opens | Reception Foyer |
6.00pm | Registration Closes | |
6.30pm | Brooklands Suite Bar will be open & Wine ordering station for Friday dinner | Brooklands Suite |
7.00pm for 7.30pm | Dinner | Brooklands Suite |
9.30pm | Fun Table Quiz | Brooklands Suite |
Saturday 12th October:
7.30am to 9.00am | Breakfast in Astons Restaurant | Astons Restaurant |
8.30am | Rotary Showcase Opens | Melbourne Room/Brooklands Marquee |
8.30am | Registration opens (for those that missed Friday) | Brooklands Suite |
9.15am | Registration Closes | Brooklands Suite |
9.30am | Housekeeping/Introduction – Conference Chair PDG Lesley Sulley | Brooklands Suite |
Open Conference – DG Anne Moriaty and DG Ian Graham | Brooklands Suite | |
Letter from the King – Conference Chair PDG Lesley Sulley | Brooklands Suite | |
Welcome – Chris Knight, District Governor of host District – D1070 | Brooklands Suite | |
RI President Stephanie Urchick – video | Brooklands Suite | |
Empowering Kids in Kenya – Sally Searle | Brooklands Suite | |
Coats4Kids – Val Howe | Brooklands Suite | |
Doing Good in the World with the Rotary Foundation – Seamus Grant & Tom Hunt | Brooklands Suite | |
11.00am | Refreshments | Melbourne Room/Brooklands Marquee & Brooklands Suite |
Bucket Collection for End Polio Now | ||
Rotary Showcase | Melbourne Room/Brooklands Marquee | |
11.30am | The Tom Bowdidge Foundation – Richard Bowdidge & Lindsay Hurrell | Brooklands Suite |
My Vision for Rotary GB&I and Future – Bob Maskall | Brooklands Suite | |
Lighting the Fuse – Lucy Lewis | Brooklands Suite | |
1.00pm | Lunch | Astons Restaurant |
Wine Ordering Station for Gala Dinner | Reception Foyer | |
Rotary Showcase | Melbourne Room/Brooklands Marquee | |
2.30pm | Young Musicians – Aspire Singers and NMAPT Singers | Brooklands Suite |
Music – A Force for Good – Tasmin Little CBE | Brooklands Suite | |
Launch of D1240 2025 Conference – DGE Mark Williamson | Brooklands Suite | |
Launch of D1080 2025 Conference – DG Ian Graham | Brooklands Suite | |
Action Summit Newcastle – Video | Brooklands Suite | |
3.45pm | Refreshments | Melbourne Room/Brooklands Marquee & Brooklands Suite |
Bucket Collection for End Polio Now | ||
Rotary Showcase | Melbourne Room/Brooklands Marquee | |
4.15pm | RiverCare & BeachCare Trust – Sally Bird | Brooklands Suite |
Woolverstone Trust – Dave Cooke | Brooklands Suite | |
I Am Who I Am – Chris Knight | Brooklands Suite | |
Sum up – DG Anne Moriaty & DG Ian Graham | Brooklands Suite | |
Conference Speaker Sessions close | Brooklands Suite | |
From 6.30pm | Brooklands Suite Bar will be open & Wine Ordering Station for Gala Dinner | Brooklands Suite |
7.20pm | Delegates to take their seats for dinner | Brooklands Suite |
Roll Call of Clubs | Brooklands Suite | |
Dinner Served with Table Magic by Merlin | Brooklands Suite | |
Dancing to The Zoots | Brooklands Suite |
The Gala Dinner will be followed by dancing to The Zoots, a multi award-winning band who have played over 1000 shows and toured over 35 countries. They regularly perform at theatres, concerts, festivals and events worldwide and are proud winners of the Most Outstanding Decade Music-Themed Entertainment Act 2024.
Sunday 13th October:
8.00am to 10.30am | Breakfast in Astons Restaurant | |
Delegates depart at leisure |