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Events

Here is where you'll find out
about events past and present.

Past events

Present events

• Fireworks Display 2004
• Kids Out 2004
• Dragon Boat racing 2004
• Great River Race 2004

• Dragon Boat racing 5th June 2005
• Kids Out 8th June 2005
• Fireworks Display 5th November 2005

Dragon Boat racing

Every year on the first Sunday in July something begins to stir in the water. This is the great day of Dragon boat racing where we hold our annual event on the Thames at Canbury Gardens, Kingston.

The event gets bigger each year and this year we attracted the most entrants so far in our four-year history, 33 crews of between 12-16 members plus a drummer. A carnival atmosphere was evident from the fancy dress and headgear of the crews. Teams with crazy names such as Tequila Slammers and Hawaii-Wino-O's certainly kept the spectators amused, the bouncy castles kept the kids busy, and the refreshment tent, BBQ and Boaters Inn ensure energy levels were topped-up all day.

So if you and your mates want a challenge, why not enter a team next year?

The date is Sunday 22nd 2007. So contact us for an entry form or more details, or click here to download an entry form

Kid's Out

The Rotary Kid's Out day provides fun and happiness for special needs children. This event started in 1990 with Kingston, New Malden and Surbiton Clubs in association with Littlewoods, taking 200 children to a theme park for the day. It has now gone national and in June 2004 in excess of 25,000 special needs children plus 1,700 volenteers made up of teachers, carers, Rotarians and other helpers joined in events on land, water, air and rail for a fantastic day out. In the Kingston area for our 15th annual Rotary Kids Out we entertained 300+ children at Thorpe Park, on a Thames river boat ride aboard "Richmond Venturer" and with a theatre group called "Oily Carte". All the children are provided with T-shirts, caps and badges and are transported in vehicles that are decorated with stickers, balloons and ribbons, which certainly makes sure that it is a day that the children will remember for a long time.

Fireworks Display

Remember, remember
The 5th of November,
Gunpowder, treason and plot,
For I see no reason,
Why gunpowder and treason
Should ever be forgot.
And what a way to remember it by going to the annual fireworks display, held at Kingsmeadow Athletic ground, Kingston Road, Kingston, Surrey.
x tons of fireworks...
music by the local radio station...
food...
and more...

What to do if you want to join Rotary?

• If you would like to join the Rotary Club of Kingston upon Thames please click here.
• If you are interested in joining Rotary but do not live or work near Kingston, please click here for an external link to the www.rotary.org and for more information about a Rotary club near you.