On Wednesday 18 th  February we enjoyed a Fun Antiques Quiz evening organised by the Fundraising team led by Sheila Weatherburn.  This was our annual fundraiser gifted by the Novotel who provided a fantastic buffet supper. After the supper we started with an introduction from Angus Ashworth The Yorkshire Auctioneer.  Angus told us about his very interesting life and how he came to set up Ryedale Auctioneers in Kirkbymoorside and how more recently he has also has a very intere

Major Andrew Vertigan, Commanding Officer, at York Salvation Army, spoke to York Rotary on the 6th February informing the club of the First Christmas Annual Toy Appeal, under his leadership. He was involved at Christmas 2024 before officially being appointed in January. He made a number of changes for Christmas 2025, to streamline much of the process leading up to a record amount of families and children, having gifts at Christmas. In total, The Salvation Army provided record

On January 16 th  we were delighted and honoured to receive, as our guest, Professor Charlie Jeffery, Vice-Chancellor of the University of York. With formalities quickly dropped, Charlie, rather than Professor Jeffery, spoke to us about the past history, current ethos and future prospects of his university, which was founded in 1963, when its first Vice Chancellor, Baron (John) James of Rusholme, made it clear from the outset that things would be different here from other ‘ne