by David Hawkin | Sep 21, 2026 | Community, Speakers
Brian Joyce explores the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission — with a poignant connection to Leeds From Leeds to war cemeteries around the world, the stories of those who died in the two world wars are closer to home than we might think. At a meeting of the...
by David Hawkin | Aug 24, 2026 | International, Speakers
From football ambitions to mountaineering Shayeet Sharma is a 26-year-old sports performance coach based in Leeds, but his story begins in Nepal. He came to Leeds to study Sport and Exercise Science at Leeds Beckett University, with his sights set not on mountains but...
by David Hawkin | Aug 17, 2026 | Community, Speakers
When Liz Hooper stood up to talk about Candlelighters, she wasn’t simply speaking as a charity Ambassador. She was speaking as a mother who had walked through the dark, uncertain territory of a childhood cancer diagnosis. Her family’s connection with the organisation...
by Scott Wolstenholme | Feb 23, 2026 | Community, Speakers
Over the years, the Rotary Club of Roundhay has been honoured to be visited by many of theserving Lord Mayors of Leeds. This week was the turn of the 131 st occupant of that honourableoffice, Councillor Dan Cohen, who came to the club with his wife the Lady Mayoress...
by Scott Wolstenholme | Sep 11, 2025 | Community, Speakers
April Dixon is an engineer by profession but describes herself as an amateur bee keeper. Her knowledge of the subject is expert, and her obvious passion for bees made for a fascinating lesson in ecology when she came to talk to the club. April told us that ‘bees...
by Scott Wolstenholme | Jul 14, 2025 | Community, Speakers
Verity Hyland, 32, has a full time job as an events manager, but she has another job which she described as ‘24 hours a day as a farmer’. Farming is in her blood. Her maternal grandparents met through Young Farmers, a post war initiative to get young people into...