SCHEDULE

FRIDAY EVENING

(Dress code- Peace & Love)

Friday evening is Rotary fest! Let your hair down (If you have any) and enjoy our 'PEACE' & 'LOVE' themed evening. We have a fantastic live band 'Blue Genes' made up of family trio mum Kay, dad Stephen and daughter Meg. You can join us from 7pm in the main conference room and also enjoy a buffet fit for a captain!

SATURDAY DAY

(Dress code- smart casual)

Saturday day is the main event, your district 1180 conference. The day is planned as follows:

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8.15am Registration opens 

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9.00am 

 

  • Call to order Rotarian Fiona Bassett & introduction of District Governor.

  • Parade of flags

  • Host club President’s welcome – Eamon Fergus, RC Neston

  • Lord Mayor of Liverpool Cllr Christine Banks “Welcome to Liverpool”

  • RI President’s Representative PDG Diana White opening speech

  • Inner Wheel - District Chair Sue Howard

  • Rotaract

  • Spotlight on young people, Rotakids & Interact

  • Grace O’Malley, Rotary Young Citizen, presentation and singing

 

10.30am – 11.00am  Coffee break

 

SPOTLIGHT ON PEACE

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  • Liz Kenworthy MBE survivor of 7/7 terrorist bombing

  • Richard Hazlehurst Bradford Peace Centre & peace scholar Gavin Raymond

  • Dr Waheed Arian - District 1180 Rotary Peace Prize winner 2018 Introduced by Rotarian Somnath Saha (Typhoo Tea)

  • Rotarian John Clifford introduces & presents to Cllr Sara Rowbottom with Rotary Peace Prize

  • Key note speaker - Terry Waite CBE 

 

13.00pm – 14.00pm Lunch

 

ROTARY SHOWCASE

 

  • Foundation District Grant – Rotary club of Ormskirk Clocktower

 

SPOTLIGHT ON HOMELESSNESS

 

  • Showcase - Rotary Club of Wrexham Glyndwr and Rotary Club of Bentley Cheshire

  • Speaker – The Whitechapel Centre

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15.05pm – 15.35pm Coffee break

 

  • Darren Richards, Partnership Manager, Mercy Ships 

  • Jay Allen – Motivational Speaker

  • RI President’s Representative PDG Diana White summing up  

  • Discon19 - DGE Bob Maskall

  • District Governor Steve Martin

SATURDAY EVENING

(Dress code- black tie / smart)

Saturday evening is the captains dinner. Enjoy a complementary arrival drink followed by a delicious three course meal. The evening will be topped off by fantastic live band 'The Ratpack' flying in from Spain to perform exclusively for you.