Winchester Rotary UK

16/06/2026

97% of Britain's wild flower meadows have disappeared over recent years so we are lucky, here in Wi******er, to have a nature reserve like this near King's Barton.

Wi******er Rotary UK is working with the Magnificent Meadows project to help bring these meadows back to the Hampshire countryside.

This project was the subject of June's Talking Rotary which was broadcast by Wi******er Radio. You can catch up with an extended version where Mark Butcher describes the project and ways in which you can get involved. Worth a listen, especially if you'd like to learn how to use a scythe properly.

https://winchesterrotaryvideos.podbean.com/e/talking-rotary-june-2026/

14/06/2026

In case you missed Talking Rotary on Wi******er Radio earlier today, don't worry because you can catch up with an extended edition.

We're talking about our Magnificent Meadows project but this edition also has an update on our fundraising walk in May and our talk on Anti Microbial Resistance including an interview with main speaker Danny Chambers MP.

This month we look at our Magnificent Meadows project. In this extended issue we also look back at our fundraising walk in May and our fundraising talk on Anti Microbial Resistance at the Wi******er Science Centre. Including an interview with Danny Chambers MP.

12/06/2026

Talking Rotary is a 5 minute monthly newsletter bringing you up to date with what Wi******er Rotary is up to. It's broadcast by winchester.radio.radio this Sunday on 94.7FM after the midday news. This month we're talking about our Magnificent Meadows project.

Join us.

12/06/2026

Thanks Hampshire Chronicle! To find out more about us and what we do, visit: www.winchester-rotary.org

07/06/2026

Our fundraiser for End Polio Now on 5 June at Wi******er Science Centre was well-attended - and both informative and entertaining. Dr Danny Chambers MP (a veterinary surgeon) and Wi******er Rotarian Professor Kordo Basim Aiob Saeed (Consultant Microbiologist at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust) discussed anti-microbial resistance (AMR).
After a welcome from our current President Mark Anthony Butcher, Kordo began by demonstrating through a series of slides that bacteria are the oldest lifeform, and how relatively recent human life is. Danny followed, explaining that from the battlefields of Ukraine to hospitals across Europe, antimicrobial resistance is becoming one of the greatest threats to global health and how modern conflict fuels the rise of drug-resistant superbugs, and why we cannot afford to ignore the warning signs. The "One Health" approach recognises the intrinsic, interdependent link between the health of people, animals, plants, and the shared environment.
A lively Q&A session followed, providing opportunities for wider discussion.
Kordo and Gillian Russell (a Past President of Wi******er Rotary UK) are both polio survivors. In closing the event Gill reminded us how important the complete eradication of polio is. It is the cornerstone of Rotary International's humanitarian work, in partnership with World Health Organization (WHO) and others - but must be adequately funded, to ensure the elimination of a disease which mainly affects young children and has lifelong consequences.

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03/06/2026

There's still time to book tickets for our fundraising event for End Polio Now this Friday at Wi******er Science Centre. Wi******er Rotarian Professor Kordo Saeed and Dr Danny Chambers MP will talk about the risks of antimicrobial resistance. Imagine a world where a simple cut could lead to an untreatable infection and routine surgery is no longer possible. The next pandemic could be just around the corner. For full information and to book: www.winchester-rotary.org/amr

31/05/2026

Thanks for your support Hampshire Chronicle!

Walkers hit the trail for a charity walk along the scenic Watercress Way.