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About Round TableRound Table is all about having fun with a group of friends while at the same time trying to help the local community. History
Round Table adopted the motto Adopt, Adapt, Improve from a speech made by the Prince of Wales at the Festival of Britain. He also suggested that businessmen should get together around the table, and from this phrase was born the idea to adopt the image of King Arthur's Round Table as the organisation's logo. From the small beginnings of one club in Norwich, Marchesi's dream became a reality, with over 1,000 clubs and more than 10,000 members. It is open to young men from all walks of life, not just those who would regard themselves as businessmen. Round Table now exists throughout the world and has links with other like-minded clubs internationally. Moscow Round Table No.1 and Istanbul Round Table were chartered in the autumn of 2002. Round Tables in the UK and Eire operate individually but with a common cause, and together they form The National Association of Round Tables of Great Britain and Ireland, otherwise known as RTBI. Aims & ObjectsThe Aims and Objects of RTBI are:
Wotton under Edge & District RT974Wotton Round Table was formed in 1969 - the 974th Round Table to be formed in RTBI, hence our number. Several of the founder members were previously members of Dursley Round Table 638. Meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, with an additional meeting if there is a fifth Tuesday. These "extra" meetings are usually dinner meetings at a local pub or restaurant. What do we do?Round Table is often termed a fellowship organisation. As such, it provides a forum in which to meet and mix with people from different vocations in your local area and beyond. We do this in a number of ways. We arrange varied speaker meetings and visits to local businesses. We hold informal sports and quiz challenges with members from Round Tables in our local area, or nationally, and even internationally. Often we'll arrange extra events such as family outings or activities with Ladies Circle, Rotary, etc. And we participate in community projects and organise fundraising events. Marchesi Walk in Wotton was originally constructed by Round Table members. We hold four formal business meetings a year to discuss Round Table business, such as coming events, where to award funds from our Charity account, etc. Our Charity "No.2" account is administered completely independently from own Round Table "No.1" account. The main public event we organise these days is the annual Firework Display. This is run for the community, and any profit from the event is used entirely for charitable purposes; depending mainly on the weather, this can vary from break-even to several thousand pounds. Other fundraising events we have held include The Pram Race, The Pub Dartathon, Duck Races, etc. For several years Round Table organised the Wotton Hay Day Fete in the summer, part of which was the Cotswold Town Crier's Competition. Round Table has its share of traditions - mostly just a bit of fun, but often with the motive of getting Round Table clubs to meet up more often. For example, we'll sometimes "steal" regalia from another Table to encourage those clubs to visit us to get it back again, or swap badges and exchange banners. Past Chairmen of RT9741969 - 1970 Roger Hale (founder Chairman)
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Meetings
Most meetings are held at the Star Inn, Market St. |
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 Wotton RT974 banner |
 The solid silver medal with Round Table logo, awarded at the annual Town Crier's Competition. This was held as part of the Hay Day fete in Wotton until 1990. |
 The Past Tablers Board or "Knocker Board", into which retiring members knock their membership badges before moving on to 41 Club. |
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