Welcome to Swanage and Purbeck Rotary

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Working for the Swanage Community

Working for the Swanage Community

Gary Richardson came to tell us about plans for Community Housing and also his work with RNLI Ambassadors.

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Supporting the Environment

Supporting the Environment

Focusing on preserving our beautiful locality and taking measures to manage climate change

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International and Foundation

International and Foundation

The Foundation team support our contribution to Rotary International's own charity - the Rotary Foundation.

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Community / Vocational

Community / Vocational

The Community / Vocational team work in conjunction with several local charities and good causes to ensure that our local fundraising is supportive of those most in need.

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Youth

Youth

Our Youth team works with the schools and young people in our area to improve our community.

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Remembering The Falklands

Remembering The Falklands

Former merchant seaman Neil Hardy shared with us all his experience on board The Elk during the Falklands conflict

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About us

What is Swanage and Purbeck Rotary?

A group of more than 40 men and women from all walks of life who share a common aim to help others while enjoying each others' company. The group gets together on a regular basis in Swanage and the surrounding area.

Our programme of events primarily involves managing and participating in the numerous projects organised by the Swanage & Purbeck Rotary Charitable Incorporated Organisation ("CIO"), whose aim is to help and support those less fortunate than ourselves. The CIO holds a number of fund-raising events (including the annual Summer Fête in August and the festive activities in December) and responds to emergencies both at home and abroad when they occur. All proceeds of its charitable activities are donated to good causes without deduction.

The CIO is supported by our Friends of Rotary and our Business Partners (without whom it could not achieve all of its aims).

In addition, our Club President personally selects a good cause for the CIO to support during his or her year in office, and this year's Presidential charity is 'MYTIME', a local charity fighting to level the playing field for young carers. All donations to the Wishing Well on Swanage seafront will be donated to this organisation.

Other activities that our group gets involved in include visits to places of interest and up to three meetings a month where we might invite a speaker to come and present to us on a matter of interest or where we'll discuss upcoming projects and activities.

There are also opportunities to participate in various sporting competitions with other Rotary groups who, like us, are part of a global organisation of more than 1.4 million like-minded individuals in around 35,000 groups. And there is plenty of scope for those who wish to become more involved with the running of the organisation at Group, District, National or International level to contribute further.

We are always pleased to welcome new members to the group. If you would like more information, or are interested in joining us, please use the 'Contact' or 'Join Us' forms on this site. To view our programme of activities, please go to our 'Future Meetings and Events' and 'Calendar' pages.

Rotary International is well respected around the world and having a presence globally is able to respond more quickly to emergencies when they arise. Rotary works with others too, most notably the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in the shared aim to eradicate polio.

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Happening soon...

Speaker Meeting: John Patrick

Wed, Apr 10th 2024 6:30 pm

Speaker Meeting: John Patrick

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John is a local historian who will talk to us about ‘Byegone shopping in Swanage

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Business Meeting

Wed, Apr 17th 2024 6:30 pm

Business Meeting

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Discussing the current activities and projects

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Visit to Bovington Tank Museum

Wed, Apr 24th 2024 10:00 am

Visit to Bovington Tank Museum

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A trip to this famous museum, including a guided tour of the Tank Story Hall.

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Club Support Forum (District Assembly)

Sat, Apr 27th 2024 9:30 am

Club Support Forum (District Assembly)

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The new District Governor, Debbie Dunford, will lay out her plans for 2024/25 (includes breakout sessions)

Meetings & Venue

Where and when:

We meet on Wednesdays at 19.00

(No meeting 1st Weds) Contact Secretary

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Rotary serving communities through supporting foodbanks

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