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Evening Meeting with Paul Whitefield from Wildwood Trust

8th July 2025
Venue: Abbots Barton Hotel, New Dover Road, Canterbury
Evening speaker meeting with Wildwood Trust
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Lunch meeting with Hallie from MGSE

15th July 2025
Venue: Abbots Barton Hotel, New Dover Road, Canterbury
Lunchtime meeting with Mini Group Study Exchange students giving a talk on her experience at Ludenschied, Germany
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Vocational Visit to Bretts Concrete Factory

On June 5th twelve Members of Canterbury Rotary Club visited Bretts Concrete factory at Chatham Docks, which makes components for lining the tunnels of the enormous London Crossrail project.

John Hill writes: We have to thank Tim Brett who arranged the visit to the works at Chatham Docks with Dragagos-Sisk the main contractor. Bretts laid on a coach to get the 12 Rotarians, led by Brian Dobinson, to the site, and provided a splendid lunch afterwards.  Seeing an industrial plant of this scale, automated at every turn, with vacuum assisted cranes picking up sections of liner weighing tons like sheets of paper, was an eye-opener to us all.

photos by John Hill

Twelve Members arrive and get suited up for the visit Bretts Foreman explains to Robert Boyd and Tim Brett
Monitoring and controlling production – “getting paid to watch concrete dry” Setting up a section of formwork prior to pouring
A 2-ton finished section is lifted clear ..and joins many more ready for despatch

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