diff --git a/src/app/admin/AdminDashboard.tsx b/src/app/admin/AdminDashboard.tsx
index d572e96..9a35bc9 100644
--- a/src/app/admin/AdminDashboard.tsx
+++ b/src/app/admin/AdminDashboard.tsx
@@ -146,6 +146,14 @@ function CardActions({
   );
 }
 
+function ViewLink({ href }: { href: string }) {
+  return (
+    <a href={href} target="_blank" className={btn}>
+      View page ↗
+    </a>
+  );
+}
+
 /** Local draft for one card. Resets automatically when the saved item changes (card remounts via key). */
 function useDraft<T>(item: T, id: string, onDirty: (id: string, dirty: boolean) => void) {
   const [draft, setDraftState] = useState<T>(item);
@@ -278,6 +286,16 @@ function MeetingCard({
             <input value={draft.landmark ?? ""} placeholder="e.g. Near Mummy Hospital" onChange={(e) => setDraft({ landmark: e.target.value })} className={`${input} mt-1`} />
           </label>
         </div>
+        <label className="block text-xs font-medium text-rotary-navy">
+          Detailed description (shown on the meeting&apos;s page)
+          <textarea
+            rows={5}
+            value={draft.details ?? ""}
+            placeholder="Agenda, speaker profile, notes… Leave a blank line between paragraphs."
+            onChange={(e) => setDraft({ details: e.target.value })}
+            className={`${input} mt-1`}
+          />
+        </label>
         <CardActions
           isNew={isNew}
           dirty={dirty}
@@ -285,7 +303,9 @@ function MeetingCard({
           onSave={() => onSave(draft)}
           onCancel={() => (isNew ? onDiscard(item.id) : reset())}
           onDelete={() => onDelete(item)}
-        />
+        >
+          {!isNew && <ViewLink href={`/meetings/${item.id}`} />}
+        </CardActions>
       </div>
     </div>
   );
@@ -323,9 +343,19 @@ function EventCard({
           </label>
         </div>
         <label className="block text-xs font-medium text-rotary-navy">
-          Description
+          Short description (shown on the card)
           <textarea rows={2} value={draft.text} onChange={(e) => setDraft({ text: e.target.value })} className={`${input} mt-1`} />
         </label>
+        <label className="block text-xs font-medium text-rotary-navy">
+          Detailed description (shown on the event&apos;s page)
+          <textarea
+            rows={6}
+            value={draft.details ?? ""}
+            placeholder="Full write-up of the event: what happened, who attended, impact… Leave a blank line between paragraphs."
+            onChange={(e) => setDraft({ details: e.target.value })}
+            className={`${input} mt-1`}
+          />
+        </label>
         <CardActions
           isNew={isNew}
           dirty={dirty}
@@ -336,6 +366,7 @@ function EventCard({
         >
           {!isNew && (
             <>
+              <ViewLink href={`/events/${item.id}`} />
               <button className={btn} disabled={!canUp || busy} onClick={() => onMove(-1)}>
                 ↑ Up
               </button>
@@ -366,6 +397,7 @@ export default function AdminDashboard({ initial }: { initial: SiteContent }) {
   const [busyId, setBusyId] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [toast, setToast] = useState<{ text: string; error?: boolean } | null>(null);
   const [uploading, setUploading] = useState(false);
+  const [pastOpen, setPastOpen] = useState(false);
   const multiRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
 
   const unsaved = dirtyIds.size + pending.gallery.length + pending.meetings.length + pending.events.length;
@@ -489,16 +521,12 @@ export default function AdminDashboard({ initial }: { initial: SiteContent }) {
           venue: latest?.venue ?? "",
           landmark: latest?.landmark ?? "",
           poster: "",
+          details: "",
         },
       ],
     }));
   }
 
-  const TABS: { key: Tab; label: string }[] = [
-    { key: "gallery", label: `Gallery (${saved.gallery.length})` },
-    { key: "meetings", label: `Meetings (${saved.meetings.length})` },
-    { key: "events", label: `Past Events (${saved.events.length})` },
-  ];
 
   // meeting groupings
   const today = todayIST();
@@ -506,6 +534,19 @@ export default function AdminDashboard({ initial }: { initial: SiteContent }) {
   const upcoming = saved.meetings.filter((m) => m.date >= today).sort((a, b) => a.date.localeCompare(b.date));
   const past = saved.meetings.filter((m) => m.date < today).sort((a, b) => b.date.localeCompare(a.date));
 
+  const TABS: { key: Tab; label: string }[] = [
+    { key: "gallery", label: `Gallery (${saved.gallery.length})` },
+    { key: "meetings", label: `Meetings (${upcoming.length} upcoming)` },
+    { key: "events", label: `Past Events (${saved.events.length + past.length})` },
+  ];
+
+  /** Jump from the Past Events tab to a completed meeting's editor. */
+  const editPastMeeting = (id: string) => {
+    setTab("meetings");
+    setPastOpen(true);
+    setTimeout(() => document.getElementById(`meeting-${id}`)?.scrollIntoView({ behavior: "smooth", block: "center" }), 80);
+  };
+
   const common = { onDirty } as const;
   const key = (x: object) => JSON.stringify(x);
 
@@ -677,12 +718,17 @@ export default function AdminDashboard({ initial }: { initial: SiteContent }) {
             )}
 
             {past.length > 0 && (
-              <details className="mt-8">
+              <details
+                className="mt-8"
+                open={pastOpen}
+                onToggle={(e) => setPastOpen((e.currentTarget as HTMLDetailsElement).open)}
+              >
                 <summary className="cursor-pointer text-sm font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-rotary-ink/50">
                   Past meetings ({past.length})
                 </summary>
                 <div className="mt-3 space-y-4">
                   {past.map((m) => (
+                    <div key={key(m)} id={`meeting-${m.id}`} className="scroll-mt-32">
                     <MeetingCard
                       key={key(m)}
                       item={m}
@@ -695,6 +741,7 @@ export default function AdminDashboard({ initial }: { initial: SiteContent }) {
                       isNext={false}
                       isPast
                     />
+                    </div>
                   ))}
                 </div>
               </details>
@@ -708,11 +755,14 @@ export default function AdminDashboard({ initial }: { initial: SiteContent }) {
             <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-3">
               <div>
                 <h2 className="text-xl font-semibold text-rotary-navy">Past events</h2>
-                <p className="text-sm text-rotary-ink/60">The top event shows first on the website.</p>
+                <p className="text-sm text-rotary-ink/60">
+                  Meetings move to the website&apos;s Past Events automatically once their date has passed (edit them under
+                  Meetings → Past meetings). Events you add here are shown alongside them, newest first.
+                </p>
               </div>
               <button
                 onClick={() =>
-                  setPending((p) => ({ ...p, events: [{ id: newId(), image: "", date: "", title: "", text: "" }, ...p.events] }))
+                  setPending((p) => ({ ...p, events: [{ id: newId(), image: "", date: "", title: "", text: "", details: "" }, ...p.events] }))
                 }
                 className="rounded-full bg-rotary-navy px-5 py-2.5 text-sm font-semibold text-white hover:bg-rotary-blue"
               >
@@ -738,7 +788,7 @@ export default function AdminDashboard({ initial }: { initial: SiteContent }) {
               ))}
               {saved.events.length === 0 && pending.events.length === 0 && (
                 <p className="rounded-2xl border border-dashed border-rotary-navy/20 p-10 text-center text-sm text-rotary-ink/50">
-                  No events yet. Click “Add event” to create one.
+                  No events added by hand yet. Click “Add event” to create one.
                 </p>
               )}
               {saved.events.map((ev, i) => (
@@ -757,6 +807,41 @@ export default function AdminDashboard({ initial }: { initial: SiteContent }) {
                 />
               ))}
             </div>
+
+            <h3 className="mt-10 text-sm font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-rotary-azure">
+              Completed meetings ({past.length}) · added automatically
+            </h3>
+            {past.length === 0 ? (
+              <p className="mt-3 rounded-2xl border border-dashed border-rotary-navy/20 p-8 text-center text-sm text-rotary-ink/50">
+                Meetings appear here automatically the day after their date.
+              </p>
+            ) : (
+              <div className="mt-3 grid gap-3">
+                {past.map((m) => (
+                  <div
+                    key={m.id}
+                    className="flex items-center gap-4 rounded-2xl bg-white p-3 shadow-sm ring-1 ring-rotary-navy/[0.06]"
+                  >
+                    <div className="h-16 w-14 shrink-0 overflow-hidden rounded-lg bg-rotary-paper ring-1 ring-rotary-navy/10">
+                      {m.poster && <img src={m.poster} alt="" className="h-full w-full object-cover object-top" />}
+                    </div>
+                    <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
+                      <p className="truncate font-semibold text-rotary-navy">{m.topic || "Club meeting"}</p>
+                      <p className="text-xs text-rotary-ink/60">
+                        {formatMeetingDate(m.date)}
+                        {m.venue && ` · ${m.venue}`}
+                      </p>
+                    </div>
+                    <a href={`/meetings/${m.id}`} target="_blank" className={btn}>
+                      View page ↗
+                    </a>
+                    <button className={btn} onClick={() => editPastMeeting(m.id)}>
+                      Edit
+                    </button>
+                  </div>
+                ))}
+              </div>
+            )}
           </section>
         )}
       </main>
diff --git a/src/app/events/[id]/page.tsx b/src/app/events/[id]/page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f188387
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/events/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+import type { Metadata } from "next";
+import Image from "next/image";
+import Link from "next/link";
+import { notFound } from "next/navigation";
+import DetailShell, { Chip } from "@/components/DetailShell";
+import RichText from "@/components/RichText";
+import { getContent } from "@/lib/content";
+
+export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
+
+type Props = { params: Promise<{ id: string }> };
+
+async function findEvent(id: string) {
+  const { events } = await getContent();
+  return { event: events.find((e) => e.id === id), events };
+}
+
+export async function generateMetadata({ params }: Props): Promise<Metadata> {
+  const { event } = await findEvent((await params).id);
+  if (!event) return { title: "Event not found · Rotary Club of Vellore" };
+  return {
+    title: `${event.title} · Rotary Club of Vellore`,
+    description: event.text || event.details.slice(0, 160),
+  };
+}
+
+export default async function EventPage({ params }: Props) {
+  const { event, events } = await findEvent((await params).id);
+  if (!event) notFound();
+
+  const others = events.filter((e) => e.id !== event.id).slice(0, 3);
+
+  return (
+    <DetailShell
+      eyebrow="Past event"
+      title={event.title}
+      backHref="/#events"
+      backLabel="All events"
+      badge={event.date ? <Chip tone="gold">{event.date}</Chip> : undefined}
+    >
+      <article className="overflow-hidden rounded-3xl bg-white shadow-[0_20px_50px_-24px_rgba(3,20,58,0.35)] ring-1 ring-rotary-navy/[0.06]">
+        {event.image && (
+          <div className="relative aspect-[16/9] w-full bg-rotary-navy/[0.04]">
+            <Image
+              src={event.image}
+              alt={event.title}
+              fill
+              priority
+              sizes="(min-width: 896px) 896px, 100vw"
+              unoptimized={event.image.startsWith("/uploads/")}
+              className="object-contain"
+            />
+          </div>
+        )}
+        <div className="p-6 sm:p-10">
+          {event.text && (
+            <p className="font-serif text-lg leading-relaxed text-rotary-navy sm:text-xl">{event.text}</p>
+          )}
+          {event.details ? (
+            <RichText text={event.details} className={event.text ? "mt-6 border-t border-rotary-navy/[0.08] pt-6" : ""} />
+          ) : (
+            !event.text && <p className="text-sm italic text-rotary-ink/50">More details will be shared soon.</p>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      </article>
+
+      {others.length > 0 && (
+        <section className="mt-14">
+          <h2 className="text-xl font-semibold text-rotary-navy">More events</h2>
+          <div className="mt-5 grid gap-5 sm:grid-cols-3">
+            {others.map((e) => (
+              <Link
+                key={e.id}
+                href={`/events/${e.id}`}
+                className="group overflow-hidden rounded-2xl bg-white shadow-sm ring-1 ring-rotary-navy/[0.06] transition-all hover:-translate-y-1 hover:shadow-lg"
+              >
+                <div className="relative aspect-[16/10] bg-rotary-paper">
+                  {e.image && (
+                    <Image
+                      src={e.image}
+                      alt={e.title}
+                      fill
+                      sizes="(min-width: 640px) 280px, 100vw"
+                      unoptimized={e.image.startsWith("/uploads/")}
+                      className="object-cover object-top"
+                    />
+                  )}
+                </div>
+                <div className="p-4">
+                  {e.date && <p className="text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-rotary-azure">{e.date}</p>}
+                  <p className="mt-0.5 font-semibold text-rotary-navy group-hover:text-rotary-blue">{e.title}</p>
+                </div>
+              </Link>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        </section>
+      )}
+    </DetailShell>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/app/meetings/[id]/page.tsx b/src/app/meetings/[id]/page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f28ccd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/meetings/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+import type { Metadata } from "next";
+import Image from "next/image";
+import { notFound } from "next/navigation";
+import DetailShell, { Chip } from "@/components/DetailShell";
+import RichText from "@/components/RichText";
+import { getContent } from "@/lib/content";
+import { formatMeetingDate, getNextMeeting, todayIST } from "@/lib/meetings";
+
+export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
+
+type Props = { params: Promise<{ id: string }> };
+
+async function findMeeting(id: string) {
+  const { meetings } = await getContent();
+  return { meeting: meetings.find((m) => m.id === id), meetings };
+}
+
+export async function generateMetadata({ params }: Props): Promise<Metadata> {
+  const { meeting } = await findMeeting((await params).id);
+  if (!meeting) return { title: "Meeting not found · Rotary Club of Vellore" };
+  const when = formatMeetingDate(meeting.date);
+  return {
+    title: `${meeting.topic || "Club meeting"} – ${when} · Rotary Club of Vellore`,
+    description: meeting.details.slice(0, 160) || `Rotary Club of Vellore meeting on ${when}.`,
+  };
+}
+
+const ICONS = {
+  date: <path d="M8 2v4M16 2v4M3 10h18M5 4h14a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v14a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V6a2 2 0 0 1 2-2Z" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" />,
+  time: <><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="9" /><path d="M12 7v5l3 3" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" /></>,
+  venue: <><path d="M12 21s7-6.2 7-11.5A7 7 0 0 0 5 9.5C5 14.8 12 21 12 21Z" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" /><circle cx="12" cy="9.5" r="2.5" /></>,
+  landmark: <path d="M3 21h18M5 21V8l7-5 7 5v13M9 21v-6h6v6M9 12h.01M15 12h.01" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" />,
+};
+
+export default async function MeetingPage({ params }: Props) {
+  const { meeting, meetings } = await findMeeting((await params).id);
+  if (!meeting) notFound();
+
+  const isPast = meeting.date < todayIST();
+  const isNext = getNextMeeting(meetings)?.id === meeting.id;
+
+  const facts = [
+    { key: "date", label: "Date", value: formatMeetingDate(meeting.date) },
+    { key: "time", label: "Time", value: meeting.time },
+    { key: "venue", label: "Venue", value: meeting.venue },
+    { key: "landmark", label: "Landmark", value: meeting.landmark },
+  ].filter((f) => f.value) as { key: keyof typeof ICONS; label: string; value: string }[];
+
+  const mapQuery = [meeting.venue, "Vellore"].filter(Boolean).join(", ");
+
+  return (
+    <DetailShell
+      eyebrow="Club meeting"
+      title={meeting.topic || "Club meeting"}
+      backHref={isPast ? "/#events" : "/#event"}
+      backLabel={isPast ? "All past events" : "Back to home"}
+      badge={
+        <>
+          <Chip tone="gold">{formatMeetingDate(meeting.date)}</Chip>
+          {isNext && <Chip>Next meeting</Chip>}
+          {isPast && <Chip>Completed</Chip>}
+        </>
+      }
+    >
+      <div className={`grid gap-6 ${meeting.poster ? "lg:grid-cols-[1fr_320px]" : ""}`}>
+        <article className="rounded-3xl bg-white p-6 shadow-[0_20px_50px_-24px_rgba(3,20,58,0.35)] ring-1 ring-rotary-navy/[0.06] sm:p-8">
+          <ul className="grid gap-4 sm:grid-cols-2">
+            {facts.map((f) => (
+              <li key={f.key} className="flex items-start gap-3">
+                <span className="mt-0.5 flex h-9 w-9 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-rotary-blue/[0.08] text-rotary-blue">
+                  <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" className="h-4 w-4">
+                    {ICONS[f.key]}
+                  </svg>
+                </span>
+                <div>
+                  <p className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-rotary-azure">{f.label}</p>
+                  <p className="mt-0.5 text-sm text-rotary-navy">{f.value}</p>
+                </div>
+              </li>
+            ))}
+          </ul>
+
+          {meeting.venue && !isPast && (
+            <a
+              href={`https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=${encodeURIComponent(mapQuery)}`}
+              target="_blank"
+              rel="noopener noreferrer"
+              className="mt-6 inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-full bg-rotary-navy px-5 py-2.5 text-sm font-semibold text-white transition-colors hover:bg-rotary-blue"
+            >
+              Get directions ↗
+            </a>
+          )}
+
+          {meeting.details ? (
+            <RichText text={meeting.details} className="mt-8 border-t border-rotary-navy/[0.08] pt-6" />
+          ) : (
+            <p className="mt-8 border-t border-rotary-navy/[0.08] pt-6 text-sm italic text-rotary-ink/50">
+              More details about this meeting will be shared soon.
+            </p>
+          )}
+        </article>
+
+        {meeting.poster && (
+          <a
+            href={meeting.poster}
+            target="_blank"
+            rel="noopener noreferrer"
+            className="relative block aspect-[4/5] overflow-hidden rounded-3xl bg-white shadow-[0_20px_50px_-24px_rgba(3,20,58,0.35)] ring-4 ring-white"
+            title="Open poster"
+          >
+            <Image
+              src={meeting.poster}
+              alt={meeting.topic || "Meeting poster"}
+              fill
+              priority
+              sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 320px, 100vw"
+              unoptimized={meeting.poster.startsWith("/uploads/")}
+              className="object-contain"
+            />
+          </a>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </DetailShell>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/app/page.tsx b/src/app/page.tsx
index 90013f6..64e1685 100644
--- a/src/app/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/page.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import CtaBand from "@/components/CtaBand";
 import Footer from "@/components/Footer";
 import Gallery from "@/components/Gallery";
 import { getContent } from "@/lib/content";
-import { getNextMeeting } from "@/lib/meetings";
+import { buildPastEvents, getNextMeeting } from "@/lib/meetings";
 
 export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export default async function Page() {
       <Hero />
       <Gallery photos={content.gallery} />
       <EventDetails next={getNextMeeting(content.meetings)} />
-      <PastEvents events={content.events} />
+      <PastEvents events={buildPastEvents(content.events, content.meetings)} />
       <OfficeBearers />
       <CtaBand />
       <Footer />
diff --git a/src/components/DetailShell.tsx b/src/components/DetailShell.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..884b98b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/DetailShell.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import Link from "next/link";
+import Header from "./Header";
+import Footer from "./Footer";
+import GearMotif from "./GearMotif";
+
+/** Page frame for event / meeting detail pages: header, navy title band, content, footer. */
+export default function DetailShell({
+  eyebrow,
+  title,
+  badge,
+  backHref,
+  backLabel,
+  children,
+}: {
+  eyebrow: string;
+  title: string;
+  badge?: React.ReactNode;
+  backHref: string;
+  backLabel: string;
+  children: React.ReactNode;
+}) {
+  return (
+    <main className="min-h-screen bg-rotary-paper">
+      <Header showLogo />
+
+      <section className="relative overflow-hidden bg-gradient-to-b from-rotary-navy to-rotary-blue px-4 pb-14 pt-10 text-white sm:px-6 sm:pb-16 lg:px-8">
+        <GearMotif className="pointer-events-none absolute -right-20 -top-20 h-80 w-80 text-white/[0.05]" />
+        <div className="relative mx-auto max-w-5xl">
+          <Link
+            href={backHref}
+            className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm text-white/70 transition-colors hover:text-white"
+          >
+            <svg className="h-4 w-4" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2">
+              <path d="M15 6l-6 6 6 6" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" />
+            </svg>
+            {backLabel}
+          </Link>
+          <p className="mt-6 text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.28em] text-rotary-goldlight">{eyebrow}</p>
+          <h1 className="mt-2 font-serif text-3xl font-semibold leading-tight sm:text-4xl lg:text-5xl">{title}</h1>
+          {badge && <div className="mt-4 flex flex-wrap gap-2">{badge}</div>}
+        </div>
+      </section>
+
+      <div className="relative z-10 mx-auto -mt-8 max-w-5xl px-4 pb-16 sm:px-6 lg:px-8">{children}</div>
+
+      <Footer />
+    </main>
+  );
+}
+
+export function Chip({ children, tone = "light" }: { children: React.ReactNode; tone?: "light" | "gold" }) {
+  return (
+    <span
+      className={`rounded-full px-3 py-1 text-xs font-semibold ${
+        tone === "gold" ? "bg-rotary-gold text-rotary-navy" : "border border-white/20 bg-white/10 text-white"
+      }`}
+    >
+      {children}
+    </span>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/EventDetails.tsx b/src/components/EventDetails.tsx
index ee9ce83..d03d15c 100644
--- a/src/components/EventDetails.tsx
+++ b/src/components/EventDetails.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import Image from "next/image";
+import Link from "next/link";
 import Reveal from "./Reveal";
 import type { MeetingItem } from "@/lib/content";
 import { formatMeetingDate } from "@/lib/meetings";
@@ -96,6 +97,17 @@ export default function EventDetails({ next }: { next?: MeetingItem }) {
                   </li>
                 ))}
               </ul>
+              {next && (
+                <Link
+                  href={`/meetings/${next.id}`}
+                  className="group mt-6 inline-flex w-fit items-center gap-2 rounded-full bg-rotary-navy px-5 py-2.5 text-sm font-semibold text-white transition-colors hover:bg-rotary-blue"
+                >
+                  View meeting details
+                  <svg className="h-4 w-4 transition-transform duration-300 group-hover:translate-x-1" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2">
+                    <path d="M5 12h14M13 6l6 6-6 6" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" />
+                  </svg>
+                </Link>
+              )}
             </div>
           </Reveal>
 
diff --git a/src/components/Footer.tsx b/src/components/Footer.tsx
index 6ea90c6..e36b125 100644
--- a/src/components/Footer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Footer.tsx
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ import Image from "next/image";
 import GearMotif from "./GearMotif";
 
 const LINKS = [
-  { href: "#top", label: "Home" },
-  { href: "#gallery", label: "Gallery" },
-  { href: "#event", label: "Where We Meet" },
-  { href: "#events", label: "Past Events" },
-  { href: "#bearers", label: "Office Bearers" },
+  { href: "/#top", label: "Home" },
+  { href: "/#gallery", label: "Gallery" },
+  { href: "/#event", label: "Where We Meet" },
+  { href: "/#events", label: "Past Events" },
+  { href: "/#bearers", label: "Office Bearers" },
 ];
 
 export default function Footer({ hidden = [] }: { hidden?: string[] }) {
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export default function Footer({ hidden = [] }: { hidden?: string[] }) {
             </a>
           </p>
           {/* <a
-            href="#top"
+            href="/#top"
             className="group flex items-center gap-1.5 text-white/60 transition-colors duration-200 hover:text-white"
           >
             Back to top
diff --git a/src/components/Header.tsx b/src/components/Header.tsx
index bde7039..3ecaa80 100644
--- a/src/components/Header.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Header.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 "use client";
 
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import Image from "next/image";
+import Link from "next/link";
 
 const NAV_LINKS = [
-  { href: "#top", label: "Home" },
-  { href: "#gallery", label: "Gallery" },
-  { href: "#event", label: "Where We Meet" },
-  { href: "#events", label: "Past Events" },
-  { href: "#bearers", label: "Office Bearers" },
+  { href: "/#top", label: "Home" },
+  { href: "/#gallery", label: "Gallery" },
+  { href: "/#event", label: "Where We Meet" },
+  { href: "/#events", label: "Past Events" },
+  { href: "/#bearers", label: "Office Bearers" },
 ];
 
-export default function Header({ hidden = [] }: { hidden?: string[] }) {
+/** `showLogo`: show the Rotary logo on the left (detail pages). The home page hero already has it. */
+export default function Header({ hidden = [], showLogo = false }: { hidden?: string[]; showLogo?: boolean }) {
   const links = NAV_LINKS.filter((l) => !hidden.includes(l.href));
   const [scrolled, setScrolled] = useState(false);
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
@@ -31,10 +34,29 @@ export default function Header({ hidden = [] }: { hidden?: string[] }) {
       }`}
     >
       <div
-        className={`mx-auto flex max-w-7xl items-center justify-center px-4 transition-all duration-300 ${
-          scrolled ? "py-2.5" : "py-4"
-        }`}
+        className={`mx-auto flex max-w-7xl items-center px-4 transition-all duration-300 ${
+          showLogo ? "justify-between" : "justify-center"
+        } ${scrolled ? "py-2.5" : "py-4"}`}
       >
+        {showLogo && (
+          <Link href="/" aria-label="Rotary Club of Vellore — home" className="group flex items-center gap-3">
+            <span className="rounded-lg bg-white px-2.5 py-1.5 shadow-md shadow-black/20 transition-transform duration-300 group-hover:scale-[1.03]">
+              <Image
+                src="/images/rotary-logo.png"
+                alt="Rotary International — Create Lasting Impact"
+                width={180}
+                height={52}
+                className={`w-auto object-contain transition-all duration-300 ${scrolled ? "h-7" : "h-8 sm:h-9"}`}
+                priority
+              />
+            </span>
+            <span className="hidden flex-col leading-tight sm:flex">
+              <span className="font-serif text-base font-semibold text-white">Rotary Club of Vellore</span>
+              <span className="text-[10px] uppercase tracking-[0.18em] text-rotary-goldlight/90">District 3231 · Est. 1948</span>
+            </span>
+          </Link>
+        )}
+
         {/* Desktop nav */}
         <nav className="hidden items-center gap-7 md:flex">
           {links.map((link) => (
diff --git a/src/components/PastEvents.tsx b/src/components/PastEvents.tsx
index cfa2c2e..dfe505f 100644
--- a/src/components/PastEvents.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PastEvents.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 "use client";
 
 import Image from "next/image";
+import Link from "next/link";
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import Reveal from "./Reveal";
 import EmptyNote from "./EmptyNote";
-import type { PastEvent } from "@/lib/content";
+import type { PastEventCard } from "@/lib/meetings";
 
 const AUTOPLAY_MS = 4500;
 
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ function usePerView() {
   return perView;
 }
 
-export default function PastEvents({ events }: { events: PastEvent[] }) {
+export default function PastEvents({ events }: { events: PastEventCard[] }) {
   const perView = usePerView();
   const maxIndex = Math.max(0, events.length - perView);
   const [index, setIndex] = useState(0);
@@ -103,7 +104,10 @@ export default function PastEvents({ events }: { events: PastEvent[] }) {
             >
               {events.map((e) => (
                 <div key={e.id} className="shrink-0 px-3 pb-4" style={{ width: `${100 / perView}%` }}>
-                  <article className="group h-full overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border border-rotary-navy/[0.06] bg-white shadow-sm transition-all duration-300 hover:-translate-y-1 hover:shadow-lg hover:shadow-rotary-blue/10">
+                  <Link
+                    href={e.href}
+                    draggable={false}
+                    className="group flex h-full flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border border-rotary-navy/[0.06] bg-white shadow-sm transition-all duration-300 hover:-translate-y-1 hover:shadow-lg hover:shadow-rotary-blue/10">
                     <div className="relative aspect-[16/10] overflow-hidden bg-rotary-paper">
                       {e.image && (
                       <Image
@@ -115,17 +119,28 @@ export default function PastEvents({ events }: { events: PastEvent[] }) {
                         className="object-cover object-top transition-transform duration-700 group-hover:scale-105"
                       />
                       )}
+                      {e.kind === "meeting" && (
+                        <span className="absolute right-3 top-3 rounded-full bg-rotary-navy/85 px-3 py-1 text-[11px] font-semibold text-white shadow backdrop-blur">
+                          Club meeting
+                        </span>
+                      )}
                       {e.date && (
                       <span className="absolute left-3 top-3 rounded-full bg-rotary-gold px-3 py-1 text-[11px] font-semibold text-rotary-navy shadow">
                         {e.date}
                       </span>
                       )}
                     </div>
-                    <div className="p-5">
-                      <h3 className="text-lg font-semibold text-rotary-navy">{e.title}</h3>
-                      <p className="mt-1.5 text-sm leading-relaxed text-rotary-ink/65">{e.text}</p>
+                    <div className="flex flex-1 flex-col p-5">
+                      <h3 className="text-lg font-semibold text-rotary-navy transition-colors group-hover:text-rotary-blue">{e.title}</h3>
+                      <p className="mt-1.5 line-clamp-3 text-sm leading-relaxed text-rotary-ink/65">{e.text}</p>
+                      <span className="mt-auto inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 pt-4 text-sm font-semibold text-rotary-azure">
+                        Read more
+                        <svg className="h-4 w-4 transition-transform duration-300 group-hover:translate-x-1" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2">
+                          <path d="M5 12h14M13 6l6 6-6 6" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" />
+                        </svg>
+                      </span>
                     </div>
-                  </article>
+                  </Link>
                 </div>
               ))}
             </div>
diff --git a/src/components/RichText.tsx b/src/components/RichText.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a25ca4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/RichText.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/** Plain text → paragraphs. A blank line starts a new paragraph; single line breaks are kept. */
+export default function RichText({ text, className = "" }: { text: string; className?: string }) {
+  const paragraphs = text
+    .split(/\n\s*\n/)
+    .map((p) => p.trim())
+    .filter(Boolean);
+  if (paragraphs.length === 0) return null;
+  return (
+    <div className={`space-y-4 text-[15px] leading-relaxed text-rotary-ink/80 sm:text-base ${className}`}>
+      {paragraphs.map((p, i) => (
+        <p key={i} className="whitespace-pre-line">
+          {p}
+        </p>
+      ))}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/content.ts b/src/lib/content.ts
index ab32593..59158b8 100644
--- a/src/lib/content.ts
+++ b/src/lib/content.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ export type MeetingItem = {
   venue: string;
   landmark: string;
   poster: string;
+  /** Long description shown on the meeting's own page. */
+  details: string;
 };
 
 export type PastEvent = {
@@ -29,6 +31,8 @@ export type PastEvent = {
   date: string;
   title: string;
   text: string;
+  /** Long description shown on the event's own page. */
+  details: string;
 };
 
 export type SiteContent = {
@@ -105,6 +109,7 @@ export function sanitizeContent(input: unknown): SiteContent {
       venue: str(x.venue),
       landmark: str(x.landmark),
       poster: img(x.poster),
+      details: str(x.details, 10000),
     }))
     .filter((x) => x.date)
     .sort((a, b) => a.date.localeCompare(b.date));
@@ -116,6 +121,7 @@ export function sanitizeContent(input: unknown): SiteContent {
       date: str(e.date, 60),
       title: str(e.title, 150),
       text: str(e.text, 600),
+      details: str(e.details, 10000),
     }))
     .filter((e) => e.title);
   return {
diff --git a/src/lib/meetings.ts b/src/lib/meetings.ts
index 0424856..6cee391 100644
--- a/src/lib/meetings.ts
+++ b/src/lib/meetings.ts
@@ -22,3 +22,75 @@ export function formatMeetingDate(date: string) {
     timeZone: "UTC",
   });
 }
+
+/** A card in the website's "Past Events" list: a manual event or a completed meeting. */
+export type PastEventCard = {
+  id: string;
+  href: string;
+  image: string;
+  date: string;
+  title: string;
+  text: string;
+  kind: "event" | "meeting";
+};
+
+/** Best-effort sortable timestamp from free-text dates like "12 Aug 2026" or "Aug 2026". */
+function toTime(date: string): number | null {
+  if (!date) return null;
+  const t = Date.parse(/^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/.test(date) ? `${date}T00:00:00Z` : date);
+  return Number.isNaN(t) ? null : t;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Website "Past Events" = events added by the admin + meetings whose date has passed.
+ * Newest first. Admin events without a readable date keep their admin order at the top.
+ */
+export function buildPastEvents(
+  events: { id: string; image: string; date: string; title: string; text: string }[],
+  meetings: (MeetingItem & { details?: string })[],
+): PastEventCard[] {
+  const today = todayIST();
+  const cards: (PastEventCard & { t: number | null; i: number })[] = [
+    ...events.map((e, i) => ({
+      id: e.id,
+      href: `/events/${e.id}`,
+      image: e.image,
+      date: e.date,
+      title: e.title,
+      text: e.text,
+      kind: "event" as const,
+      t: toTime(e.date),
+      i,
+    })),
+    ...meetings
+      .filter((m) => m.date < today)
+      .map((m, i) => ({
+        id: `m-${m.id}`,
+        href: `/meetings/${m.id}`,
+        image: m.poster,
+        date: formatMeetingDate(m.date),
+        title: m.topic || "Club meeting",
+        text:
+          (m.details ?? "").replace(/\s+/g, " ").trim().slice(0, 160) ||
+          [m.venue && `Club meeting at ${m.venue}`, m.time].filter(Boolean).join(" · "),
+        kind: "meeting" as const,
+        t: toTime(m.date),
+        i: events.length + i,
+      })),
+  ];
+  cards.sort((a, b) => {
+    if (a.t === null && b.t === null) return a.i - b.i;
+    if (a.t === null) return -1;
+    if (b.t === null) return 1;
+    return b.t - a.t || a.i - b.i;
+  });
+  return cards.map((c) => ({
+    id: c.id,
+    href: c.href,
+    image: c.image,
+    date: c.date,
+    title: c.title,
+    text: c.text,
+    kind: c.kind,
+  }));
+}