Hi Guys
Any of you interested in helping out the local community while at the same time have a bit of fun!!!!
What is Round Table?
Fun, friendship and trying something new and exciting, that's what Round Table is all about. From sports to arts and nights out at restaurants to family social events, Round Table prides itself on giving its members the chance to embrace life to the full.
There are many benefits to becoming a Round Tabler. Taking part in debate and organising functions and events will build leadership skills and give you public speaking abilities. Being a member of Round Table can help you enhance your personal strengths like no other organisation.
Round Table opens up wonderful opportunities to become more involved in your local community and meet new friends from across the UK and the world.
Helping others while having great fun and enjoying new experiences is at the very heart of Round Table.
So if you want to meet like minded people from all walks of life and get the chance to broaden your horizons why not contact your nearest Table and come along to the next meeting?
You have no idea what you're missing!
Origins
The first Round Table was formed in Norwich in 1927. The founder, Louis Marchesi, was a young Rotarian who felt a need existed for a club where the young business men of the town could gather on a regular basis to exchange ideas, learn from the experiences of their colleagues and play a collective part in the civic life of Norwich . Within a year membership of this Round Table had grown to 85 and interest had been shown in establishing Round Tables elsewhere.
Round Table owes nothing to Arthurian Legend, deriving both its title and its maxim from a speech made to the British Industries Fair in 1927 by the then Prince of Wales - "The young business and professional men of this country must get together round the table, ADOPT methods that have proved so sound in the past, ADAPT them to the changing needs of the times and wherever possible, IMPROVE them". The design of the Round Table emblem is, however, an adaptation of the table which hangs in the great hall, Winchester and which is claimed to be the Round Table of the court of King Arthur.
Round Table has used the motto of Adopt, Adapt and improve to make it an organisation which is still relevant in the 21st century.
Development
Shortly after the foundation of Round Table in Norwich a second Round Table was established in Portsmouth and subsequent growth was rapid, there being 125 Tables with a membership of 4,600 at the outbreak of war in 1939. Round Table also proved itself to be a universal ideal, the first overseas Table being formed in Copenhagen in 1936.
During the war years Round Table in Denmark continued to expand although in the British Isles activity was restricted and was in the nature of a holding operation. After 1945 the pattern of growth was rapidly re-established. Round Table now flourishes in the majority of European countries, throughout Africa and in the Middle East, India , Hong Kong, and New Zealand.
Round Table Achievements
Round Table is known for it's efforts to assist in its own community and to help that community's less fortunate members; for its concern for the quality of life and for the help it gives to various charitable causes; for its purchase of a life-boat and other equipment for the R.N.L.I; for its support of the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust, British Divers Marine Life Rescue and for its assistance at Lockerbie and Dunblane. Community based activities at a local level include the organizing of events such as local fireworks evening and float collections at Christmas. These activities and many similar ones are not only great fun to organize but enable you to develop other skills which you may not use in your day to day work.
Another facet of Round Table, rarely acknowledged even by its members but of great importance to the individual, is the opportunity it provides for members to broaden their experience, to express themselves with clarity, to learn the art of leadership and to enhance their role as responsible citizens and to form lasting friendships.
Round Table International
Round Table exists in more than 40 countries and has as one of its aims "to further the establishment of peace and goodwill in international relationships". As a result many Tables in this country have links or are "twinned" with overseas Tables with which exchange visits are arranged on a regular basis.
In addition Round Table supports a number of community service projects, particularly those in Africa and Asia , are supported by Tables in this country. Round Table has been instrumental in establishing clinics in Africa, refugee villages in Hong Kong and in the re-building of schools in India and Sri Lanka following the Tsunami.
For information about International Round Tables and links to other Country's National Associations please visit the International Round Table Website at http://www.roundtable.name
The Individual Round Table
Most Round Tables meet in the evening on a twice monthly or fortnightly basis. The programme is varied, ranging from meetings with speakers on topical matters or matters of local concern to a wide range of activity based meetings such as karting, clay pigeon shooting, sailing etc. Within the broad framework of the rules of the National Association all Tables organise their own programme and make their own decisions on the community service activities which best suit their own localities. Each Table also organises a variety of social activities for members and their wives.
Interested in Joining? Here's Our Membership Process.
When you make contact we will endeavour to meet up with you as soon as possible so that we can answer any questions you have and explain a bit more about the club. The aim of this is just to ensure that when you attend your first meeting there is someone you already know and who has already met you. You would then attend our meetings for a few months (typically say 6 meetings over 3-months) as a guest to enable you to get to know the club and to decide whether you wish to join. When you are happy to make that commitment let us know and we will propose you for membership.
As a member we would expect you to attend 60% of the club's normal twice-monthly meetings. The club does not meet in August so there would be 22 normal meetings in a year (including the AGM which all members are expected to attend), so you would be expected to attend 14 of these meetings - just over 1 a month. We know that people have busy lives and that work and personal commitments can frequently intrude - not least due to travel - however this is a guideline. The simple truth is that the more you put in the more you will get out.
If you do not find this too onerous just e-mail us at flowertime@btconnect.com with your name, age, address, occupation and contact numbers and we will seek to arrange the first step of the evening drink.
ABOUT US
St Ives round Table and Camborne Round Table are the premier clubs for professional men aged 18-45 years. It enables you to take part in new, interesting and worthwhile activities.
St Ives Round Table & Camborne Round Table are all about having fun with a group of friends while at the same time trying to help the community. Both Tables are active locally, at a regional level as part of Round Table Area 31 –Cornwall and Isle of Scilly, nationally and internationally.
WE DID! WE DO! YOU CAN!
We always welcome those interested in joining Round Table, or visitors from other Tables.
If you would like to find out more about membership of St Ives Round Table or Camborne Round Table , or just want to visit us, just email us with your details at flowertime@btconnect.com or call us on or have a look at the Round Table Website http://www.rtbi.co.uk
Cheers
Mark
