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Collection Opens for BOOKarama 2024
With BOOKarama 2024 just next month on April 26th to 28th, we are now inviting donations of good quality Books, CD's, DVD's, Records and Jigsaws. No magazines please. This is our 18th BOOKarama and the venue is the same as last year - it just has a different name -...
Hands on with Christchurch Foodbank
Once a month a small team of members, honorary members and partners assist at Foodbank Canterbury. Foodbank Canterbury is a food rescue organisation with a singular mission in mind: to fight hunger, feed hope and reduce food waste. As you know Covid, increased...
New Venue from November 15 2021
From Monday 15th November 2021 due to the Elms Quality Hotel becoming a COVID MIQ facility our Club will now be meeting just down the road at the Heartland Hotel Cotswold. The Heartland Hotel Cotswold is recognised for its dististinctive Tudor style architecture and...
Rotary Facilitates Youth Leadership – RYLA 2021
One of our annual Rotary Youth projects is the sponsorship of one or more attendees to our Rotary District intensive leadership experience organised where you develop your skills as a leader while having fun and making connections. Known as RYLA we accept applications...
Odyssey House New Facilities helped by Rotary
Wednesday 21st October 2021 marked the official opening of a combined 24 bed male facility and 8 bed female facility at Odyssey House. Based locally in Greers Road, the Odyssey House Trust Christchurch provides therapeutic support and education to clients with drug...
Support for Foodbank Canterbury
You may have seen the new Foodbank Canterbury Delivery Truck navigating the streets of Christchurch delivering food to those in need. In conjunction with 5 other local Rotary Clubs, the Rotary Club of Bishopdale Burnside was able to provide funding to Foodbank...
We Recognise Local Achievements At Our 2020 Community Awards
On Monday 16 November 2020, the Rotary Club of Bishopdale Burnside celebrated the achievements of local business and community people when it conducted its Community Award Presentations. The Small Business Excellence Award for 2020 was presented to Wayne and Janet...