28 Day ChallengesJanuary 28, 2021
Due to Covid-19 we haven’t been able to do all our usual fund-raising that helps local charities & projects. So our Rotary Club is kick-starting the year with a selection of members choosing a 28-day challenge in February 2021. Laptop Recycling : One of the challenges involves ...
Update – Wrap Up During LockdownJanuary 20, 2021
Thank you to everyone who helped us achieve some form of Wrap Up Brighton and Hove 2020. We have been working hard behind the scenes to ensure we can stay safe and follow the Government guidelines, but still collect and distribute warm coats to our charity partners that rely on this service every ...
Secret SussexJanuary 15, 2021
This isn’t just a calendar… …this is… ‘Secret Sussex 2021’ Thank you to everyone who bought a 2021 calendar. Over £1,800 was raised for our wonderful community projects from sales of Secret Sussex, and our talented photographer friend Lloyd Lane is now capturing our ...
Christmas Tree Recycling 2020 / 21January 10, 2021
Well over £9,200 raised for local charities.! Our heartfelt thanks to all of you who supported our Christmas Tree collection appeal, making this year our most successful ever. The past year has been very challenging for all charities and we have been no different, with many of our regular ...
Pelican ParcelsOctober 1, 2020
Hot on the heels of Wrap-Up, which is currently postponed until after the New Year, we are supporting Pelican Parcels with their Christmas collection. Pelican Parcels are a great local charity who are helping disadvantaged families. Unfortunately, Pelican Parcels cannot collect, but they are happy ...
New Lottery LaunchedAugust 31, 2020
Rotary Club Members have set up a monthly lottery to support local good causes. It costs from just £5.00 per number, per month. All applicants must be over 18 and must apply online here. In each monthly draw from August 2020 until July 2021, 50% of the lottery proceeds will be donated to the ...
Ending PolioJuly 31, 2020
In 1996, 75,000 children in Africa were paralysed by polio. August 2020, Africa has been declared free of wild polio. This is after decades of work by a coalition of international health bodies led by the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the ...
A Sad LossMay 1, 2020
Several of our members have had the Coronavirus and some are still recovering, but sadly, a Past President and well loved member of our club, Peter Orpen, passed away in April from pneumonia, following a Covid19 infection. He was a dedicated Rotarian over many years, brought great energy to his ...
Coronavirus CancellationsApril 2, 2020
Whilst the national lockdown has been lifted, current UK Government advice regarding the Coronavirus (Covid19 ) pandemic is still that people must limit their interaction outdoors. We are therefore compelled to cancel our events for the foreseeable future. The social distancing rules that came into ...
Young Musician District Final 2020March 20, 2020
Our club once again sponsored three talented competitors at the District Final of the Rotary Young Musician of the year. Lotte Pearl (17 years old) sang Vilja from the Merry Widow by Lehar and If I loved you from The Rogers and Hammerstein show Carousel. Lotte was highly commended by the judges in ...
Easter Egg Hunt 2020 – CancelledFebruary 1, 2020
This event has sadly had to be cancelled because of the Coronavirus crisis. The Young Musician District Final was one of the last events we were still able to attend. Are you free between 11am and 1pm on Good Friday 10th April, 2020.? Why not ‘hop’ down to the annual Rotary EASTER EGG ...
Kids Out 2020 – CancelledJanuary 29, 2020
Sadly, this year Kids Out event has had to be cancelled because of the Coronavirus crisis, along with our Easter Egg Hunt, and most of the rest of the events we run or attend. It was due to be held on Wednesday 10th June. For anyone not familiar with this annual event, Rotary clubs across the UK ...
Cricket Day 2020 – CancelledJanuary 28, 2020
Sadly, the Cricket Day has had to be cancelled this year because of the Coronavirus, along with most of our other major events, like Kids Out. Come along to The 1st Central County Ground on Tuesday 15th September 2020 and join Hove Soiree Rotary Club members, sponsors and friends enjoying a fun ...
Big Band Concert – Postponed until 16th June 2021January 27, 2020
This event has been postponed until Wednesday 16th June 2021. Swing along with the Rotary Club of Brighton at an evening of Big Band Music with the British Philharmonic Big Band Ensemble and a special guest, Frank Cognoscenti, an uncanny soundalike and self-confessed Frank Sinatra enthusiast who ...
- Over £7,000 raised.!
January 10, 2020
Brighton & Hove Soiree Rotary Club spent Sunday 5th January 2020 collecting Christmas trees across Brighton and Hove to raise money for local charities. Sponsoring the event for the third year running, Mishon Mackay’s staff and their families joined the teams alongside more than 70 volunteers ...
It’s a Wrap.!December 2, 2019
The city’s first Wrap Up Brighton & Hove coat collection campaign has come to a close and organisers have been overwhelmed by the generosity of commuters, shoppers, students and office workers. Over the three day campaign (11-13 November 2019), volunteers collected 2,126 coats and 820 ...
Hallowe’en 2019October 1, 2019
Hundreds of children are expected to be scared silly at the annual Rotary Hallowe’en Ghost Hunt at Hove’s Hangleton Manor on Thursday 31st October from 1630 to 1830. This very popular annual family event – now in its 10th year – is organised by Rotary in Brighton and Hove. For ...
A Wonderful Cricket Day 2019September 27, 2019
Earlier in the week, Hove Soiree members attended this year’s ‘Where Cricket Meets Rotary’ lunch at Sussex County Cricket Club. The annual lunch, that also included more than 150 other guests, was organised by Brighton & Hove Soiree Rotary Club and supported by staff from Mishon Mackay. It ...
Motorcycle RunFebruary 1, 2019
The ever popular Engineerium Motorcycle Run open to classic, vintage and modern motorcycles, Sunday April 14th, registration from 0900, entry fee only £12. Entry forms and details at https://sbmoc.vpweb.co.uk/ Starts at Blatchington Mill School, Nevill Ave, Hove BN3 7NB...
100th WW1 Armistice CelebrationDecember 1, 2018
November 11th 2018 saw the 100th anniversary of the armistice and the end of the Great War. Rotary clubs across Brighton and Hove came together to celebrate this with an evening based on the local effects of the war and the experiences of people involved. There was a harrowing presentation from ...