I’ve entered - why
don’t you?
Calling young photographers 7 to 17!
We are looking for 3 photos that best capture the theme of ‘Wild Nature’.
We’ll be looking for 3 photos that best capture the theme of ‘Wild Nature’.
You can use any digital camera including your phone.
Entries won’t close until January 2021, but don’t wait, get snapping now!
We are looking for 3 photos that best capture the theme of ‘Wild Nature’.
I’ve entered - why
don’t you?
Calling young photographers 7 to 17! Enter our Young Photographer Competition
We’ll be looking for 3 photos that best capture the theme of ‘Wild Nature’.
You can use any digital camera including your phone.
Entries won’t close until January 2021, but don’t wait, get snapping now!
NEWS
Virtual Fireworks Show
We were disappointed not to be able to put on our usual fantastic display at the Cricket Club due to Covid restrictions. That means that local charities that normally benefit from your generous support would have missed out. However, we laid on a a wonderful pre-recorded FREE virtual display online, which reminded everyone of happier times. You generously gave donations online to DENS, to the tune of £2,277!
For previous NEWS items
We weren’t able to complete DYA 2020 as the first lockdown occurred just as we were about to collect entries from
schools.
For 2021, we have devised an online version of the competition. Schools will be able to upload digital copies of their
entries for adjudication. As usual a trophy will be awarded to the 1st placed entrant; there will be prizes for 1st, 2nd
and 3rd placed entrants overall and ‘Best in School’ awards for all schools that enter.
Our Head Judge will be well-known local artist Mary Casserley
We launched DYA 2021 in October and already 24 schools have registered. Considering the pressure on teachers at
this time, we salute them! Registration closed on 31/12/20 and entries will be uploaded in March for adjudication in
April 2021.
We plan to hold an exhibition of winning entries at the Open Door gallery and may also set up a virtual exhibition.
Berkhamsted Rotary Santa Sleigh committee would like to thank the Berkhamsted community for supporting Santa and his
elves this December. Whilst we had to retire to the North Pole yesterday having entered Tier 4, we are delighted that you have
helped us to raise just over £12,000 for local charities and causes.
This year we lost our lead Santa Marshall, Matthew Minors, to COVID-19. We were therefore determined to ensure we did all we
could to make Matthew proud by working hard to make sure the sleigh could go out.
The generosity and kindness shown to Santa and his elves this December has been overwhelming and we are delighted that in
this difficult year we have raised more than in previous years.
Santa and his elves did an outstanding job, raising everyone’ s spirits and making sure we were all safe.
You can still donate by clicking
NEWS
Virtual Fireworks 2020
We were disappointed not to be able to put on our usual fantastic display at the Cricket Club due to Covid restrictions. That means that local charities that normally benefit from your generous support would have missed out. However, we laid on a a wonderful pre-recorded FREE virtual display online, which reminded everyone of happier times. You generously gave donations online to DENS, to the tune of £2,277!
For previous NEWS items
We weren’t able to complete DYA 2020, as the first lockdown occurred
just as we were about to collect entries from schools.
For 2021, we have devised an online version of the competition.
Schools will be able to upload digital copies of their entries for
adjudication. As usual a trophy will be awarded to the 1st placed
entrant; there will be prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed entrants
overall and ‘Best in School’ awards for all schools that enter.
Our Head Judge will be well-known local artist Mary Casserley
We launched DYA 2021 in October and already 24 schools have
registered. Considering the pressure on teachers at this time, we
salute them! Registration closed on 31/12/20 and entries will be
uploaded in March for adjudication in April 2021.
We plan to hold an exhibition of winning enries at the Open Door
gallery and may also set up a virtual exhibition.
Berkhamsted Rotary Santa Sleigh committee would like to thank the
Berkhamsted community for supporting Santa and his elves this
December. Whilst we had to retire to the North Pole yesterday having
entered Tier 4, we are delighted that you have helped us to raise just over
£12,000 for local charities and causes.
This year we lost our lead Santa Marshall, Matthew Minors, to COVID-19.
We were therefore determined to ensure we did all we could to
make Matthew proud by working hard to make sure the sleigh could go out.
The generosity and kindness shown to Santa and his elves this December
has been overwhelming and we are delighted that in this difficult year we
have raised more than in previous years.
Santa and his elves did an outstanding job, raising everyone’ s spirits and
making sure we were all safe.
You can still donate by clicking
Young Photographer
Competition
Young Photographer Competition
Hospice District Grant
14th July 2020 – our Chair of Community Services, Charlie Toner, attended the presentation of a Rotary Global Grant of £17,586 to the Hospice of St Francis. Chair of Rotary District 1260 Global Grants Committee, Paul Denton, organised this grant to help 5 Hospices in our District with Covid-19 related costs. For St Francis - apart from our donation of £6,000 - 4 other clubs made a donation: Hemel, Amersham, Chesham, and Harpenden. So the end result was satisfactory with our £6000 becoming £17,586. The other 4 hospices all received grants ranging from £4000 to £8000 - so well done to District.Mercy Ships
Our Club donation of £3,000 to Mercy Ships made earlier this year, together with other Rotary Clubs in our District and beyond, has helped trigger a US$1.25 million Global Grant from Rotary International Foundation. This will be used to purchase and install medical equipment in the new ship Global Mercy which is currently under construction. The RI Foundation is the source of all Global and District Grants and is funded by contributions from 35,000+ clubs worldwide, including our own. To remind – further information on Global Mercy together with details of the proven operational model which Mercy Ships have developed and honed over the last 40+ years is at Global Mercy. Below are brief messages of acknowledgement and thanks to our Club from Paul Denton who has driven and navigated this outcome with huge persistence and dedication and Debbie Hodge Past President of RIBI. Our thanks too to our very own Rob Ferneyhough for initiating our RCBB participation. This is Rotary at its best. Message from District 1260’s Paul Denton I am sure you will be delighted to hear that the Mercy Ships Global Grant has been approved, the biggest ever granted, $1.125 million. We are now in the process of sorting out the details of equipment list and the flow of funding. With Covid-19 there are some challenges, but once we have more to share we will be in touch. In the meantime thank you for joining in and please see the note from Past President Rotary Great Britain and Ireland, Debbie Hodge below. Primary Contact International Partner GG1988620 Mercy Ships Debbie's message Little acts of kindness and generosity make a huge difference in an individual’s life, but join up all that kindness and generosity and you can change the lives of whole communities, whole nations and even a whole continent. This Global Grant of 1.125 million dollars will do that! It will change the health outcomes in every country the Global Mercy visits and the legacy will be seen for generations to come. From Inspiration, to Connecting the World, and now Rotary Opens Opportunities to bring surgical care, education and training to West Africa. Thank you to the Grants Team of District 1260 and all who made contributions, and the Mercy Ships team - our partners in making a difference.Youth Speaks!
Pictured are the Youth Speaks team from Ashlyns School Berkhamsted that participated in the Rotary District 1260 Senior Final for students aged between 14 to 17 years. The final was held at Vandyke Upper School, Leighton Buzzard on Wednesday 26th February 2020. For the third year in a row Ashlyns from Berkhamsted won through to the District 1260 final, having come through our local heat organised jointly with the Rotary Club of Hemel Hempstead. This was no mean feat considering that the Ashlyns teams were amongst the youngest entering the competition The other five finalists, who, like Ashlyns, had come through their own local heats and District Semi Final, came from schools across Herts, Beds and Bucks. The event was run under its new debate format and proved to be a fascinating evening. The diverse range of subjects debated were: Ashlyns School Britain’s Responsibility in the World Roundwood Park School. Life is not a Competition Samuel Whitbread Academy Is Feminism outdated in the 21st Century? Mark Rutherford Are we heading towards a Dystopian Society? Dame Alice Owen Does the U.K. have a Democratic Deficit? Bishop’s Hatfield Girls Are Single Sex Schools more effective than Co-Education? The content and the standard of presentation from all participants was nothing short of breath taking; there were very few notes in evidence from any of the teams. All teams did themselves and their school proud. In an incredibly close competition the winning team going through to the Regional Final to be held in Cambridge on 21st March was Roundwood Park School from Harpenden. Congratulations to them and indeed to everyone who took part.Santa raises £9500!
A BIG thank you to all the collectors who helped last December – all 180 of them! There were some 24 organisations involved and both collectors and the residents seemed to enjoy Santa and his new brightly lit sleigh. From the Festival of Light on 24th November, Santa went out almost every night in December up to Christmas and the static float beside the Christmas Tree on Christmas Eve was especially popular for photos of the children with Santa. On 14th January, Berkhamsted Rotary were able to distribute the money raised, some £9500, to the participating organisations including St Mary’s Northchurch, Swan Youth Centre, ATC, Ashlyns School, The Vale Musical Society, DENS, Take 2 Tangent, Westfield Parents Association, Happy Days, Home Start Herts, Daisy Cave Foundation, Gaddesden Place RDA, Berkhamsted FC, Berkhamsted Inner Wheel, Bridgewater School Association, Little Gaddesden School, Girl Guides, 1st Berkhamsted Scouts, the Hockey Club, Potten End School, Potten End Scouts, Great Gaddesdon School, the Glee Club and the Pepper Foundation. The Sleigh Committee is already beginning planning Santa’s December 2020 visit and would welcome new groups to help and raise funds the local community organisation. Applications should be made by email to: berkosantasleigh@gmail.comTools for Self Reliance
Peter Wilkinson hands a cheque for £500 to Tony and colleagues to help run Tools for Self Reliance a small charity that provides a safe and caring working environment where volunteers, including those with Learning Disabilities, can refurbish donated old tools transforming them into working tool-kits for onward distribution to developing countries. We thank you folk in Berkhamsted who help us to help them by donating your unwanted tools for us to process. If you have any unwanted tools please contact Rotarian Peter Wilkinson on 07816 863216 and we will collect them.Wheelpower
At the Guttman Stadium Stoke Mandeville, President Derek hands a cheque for £1000 to CEO Martin McElhatton with Wheelpower fund raiser Leah Lewis looking on. The charity provides opportunities for disabled people with spinal injuries to play sport and lead healthy active lives. Our donation helps Wheelpower refurbish the sports wheelchairs vital to their mission to carry on the work of Dr Ludwig Guttman founder of the Paralympics. Check out this fantastic charity at https://www.wheelpower.org.uk/Swan Youth Project (SYP)
President Derek was pleased to hand a cheque for £1500 to SYP Chairman Melanie Llewellyn to help them purchase the equipment they need to re-engineer their current Computer Room. The Swan Youth Project provides excellent youth services in the heart of Berkhamsted, a meeting place where local teenagers can enjoy being each other’s company, join in various activities, relax and broaden their horizons. It is housed in the old Swan Hotel/pub. Swan Youth Project are changing their name soon so watch out for announcements. In the meantime check out https://www.theswanyouthproject.co.uk/Leprosy Mission
We have supported Heal Nepal via the Leprosy Mission to the tune of £2500 which has attracted matched funding from the UK Government. This allowed the mission to purchase a motor bike and laptop for outreach into remote areas of Nepal. See the we have recently received about this particular project.Dacorum Young Artists
This competition, a combined effort by the Arts Societies and Rotary Clubs in Dacorum, aims to encourage art in primary schools, specifically in years 4 & 5. There are no themes and few rules so busy schools can enter the pictures that their pupils are producing during the academic year. Sixteen schools took part in 2019 All 400 entries were displayed at Astley Cooper School in Hemel Hempstead. There was a “Best in School” trophy for each school besides the prizes for the best three paintings overall. Every child who had an entry received a certificate. Overall winner Oscar Baker of Bridgewater School Berkhamsted is shown here receiving his First Prize and a gift voucher for £60 from the Mayor of Dacorum Rosie Sutton. Although the 2020 competition had to be cancelled, DYA 2021 has just been launched as an online competition and within a few weeks, 23 schools had registered. Well doen Dacorum primary and special school teachers - especially in these difficult times!
Half Marathon and 5 Mile Fun Run
Many, many thanks to those who supported the Berkhamsted Fun Run. Although the day was cold all the runners appeared to enjoy the course and were happy with their times. We certainly enjoyed having so many people there and taking part. Hope to see you again on 7th March 2021.We had a good entry for both races, which means we expect to raise a substantial sum of money for the charities and organizations our Rotary Club supports. Together with the many thousands raised by runners through individual sponsorship, participants helped make a significant difference to many lives as well as, we hope, enjoying themselves. Congratulations to our race winners who, once again, put in great performances. Men’s Fun Run Winner was Sha Janally of the City of Stoke AC with a time of 0:27:15, a small improvement on his winning time of last year. Women's winner was Katie Ferguson of Leighton Buzzard AC in 0:34:16. Fastest Junior girl was Jemima Byers of Dacorum and Tring AC in 0:35:39 and the boy's winner was Leon Doran in 0:32:36 although Oscar Loveday had a faster time of 0:29:54 but was awarded 3rd prize in the whole Fun Run race. Berkhamsted School won the Boys Challenge prize and Ashlyns the Girls School Challenge.You can see the full results on our web site www.berkorun.com or for your particular result go to www.chipresults.co.uk. If you haven’t already got photos of you running then have a look on the Adam Hollier web site where they have some excellent photos for you to purchase which is Visit http://tinyurl.com/u3hhsvo. You’ll need your race number to find your photos which you can get from the Chip results website if you can't remember. We had over 500 entries for the Fun Run this year and we’re really pleased with the feedback and that so many have told that they want to run the race again.It takes around 200 people to set up, run and marshal the event, so we’re also grateful for the support of local community organisations who rally round each year to help. From the Inner Wheel club to the ATC, from the Scouts and Guides to the police cadets, these and many other individuals and organisations contribute to making the event so successful. Thanks also to our sponsors and advertisers who help us defray the cost of such a big event, many of whom also ran in one or other of the races. Particular thanks to Taylor Wimpey as our lead sponsor and FFEI, Machins, OSD Healthcare and Everyone Active. Full details of our sponsors and helpers are on the race website.
Hospice District Grant
14th July 2020 – our Chair of Community Services, Charlie Toner, attended the presentation of a Rotary Global Grant of £17,586 to the Hospice of St Francis. Chair of Rotary District 1260 Global Grants Committee, Paul Denton, organised this grant to help 5 Hospices in our District with Covid-19 related costs. For St Francis - apart from our donation of £6,000 - 4 other clubs made a donation: Hemel, Amersham, Chesham, and Harpenden. So the end result was satisfactory with our £6000 becoming £17,586. The other 4 hospices all received grants ranging from £4000 to £8000 - so well done to District.Mercy Ships
Our Club donation of £3,000 to Mercy Ships made earlier this year, together with other Rotary Clubs in our District and beyond, has helped trigger a US$1.25 million Global Grant from Rotary International Foundation. This will be used to purchase and install medical equipment in the new ship Global Mercy which is currently under construction. The RI Foundation is the source of all Global and District Grants and is funded by contributions from 35,000+ clubs worldwide, including our own. To remind – further information on Global Mercy together with details of the proven operational model which Mercy Ships have developed and honed over the last 40+ years is at Global Mercy. Below are brief messages of acknowledgement and thanks to our Club from Paul Denton who has driven and navigated this outcome with huge persistence and dedication and Debbie Hodge Past President of RIBI. Our thanks too to our very own Rob Ferneyhough for initiating our RCBB participation. This is Rotary at its best. Message from District 1260’s Paul Denton I am sure you will be delighted to hear that the Mercy Ships Global Grant has been approved, the biggest ever granted, $1.125 million. We are now in the process of sorting out the details of equipment list and the flow of funding. With Covid-19 there are some challenges, but once we have more to share we will be in touch. In the meantime thank you for joining in and please see the note from Past President Rotary Great Britain and Ireland, Debbie Hodge below. Primary Contact International Partner GG1988620 Mercy Ships Debbie's message Little acts of kindness and generosity make a huge difference in an individual’s life, but join up all that kindness and generosity and you can change the lives of whole communities, whole nations and even a whole continent. This Global Grant of 1.125 million dollars will do that! It will change the health outcomes in every country the Global Mercy visits and the legacy will be seen for generations to come. From Inspiration, to Connecting the World, and now Rotary Opens Opportunities to bring surgical care, education and training to West Africa. Thank you to the Grants Team of District 1260 and all who made contributions, and the Mercy Ships team - our partners in making a difference.Youth Speaks!
Pictured are the Youth Speaks team from Ashlyns School Berkhamsted that participated in the Rotary District 1260 Senior Final for students aged between 14 to 17 years. The final was held at Vandyke Upper School, Leighton Buzzard on Wednesday 26th February 2020. For the third year in a row Ashlyns from Berkhamsted won through to the District 1260 final, having come through our local heat organised jointly with the Rotary Club of Hemel Hempstead. This was no mean feat considering that the Ashlyns teams were amongst the youngest entering the competition The other five finalists, who, like Ashlyns, had come through their own local heats and District Semi Final, came from schools across Herts, Beds and Bucks. The event was run under its new debate format and proved to be a fascinating evening. The diverse range of subjects debated were: Ashlyns School Britain’s Responsibility in the World Roundwood Park School. Life is not a Competition Samuel Whitbread Academy Is Feminism outdated in the 21st Century? Mark Rutherford Are we heading towards a Dystopian Society? Dame Alice Owen Does the U.K. have a Democratic Deficit? Bishop’s Hatfield Girls Are Single Sex Schools more effective than Co-Education? The content and the standard of presentation from all participants was nothing short of breath taking; there were very few notes in evidence from any of the teams. All teams did themselves and their school proud. In an incredibly close competition the winning team going through to the Regional Final to be held in Cambridge on 21st March was Roundwood Park School from Harpenden. Congratulations to them and indeed to everyone who took part.
Santa raises £9500!
A BIG thank you to all the collectors who helped last December – all 180 of them! There were some 24 organisations involved and both collectors and the residents seemed to enjoy Santa and his new brightly lit sleigh. From the Festival of Light on 24th November, Santa went out almost every night in December up to Christmas and the static float beside the Christmas Tree on Christmas Eve was especially popular for photos of the children with Santa. On 14th January, Berkhamsted Rotary were able to distribute the money raised, some £9500, to the participating organisations including St Mary’s Northchurch, Swan Youth Centre, ATC, Ashlyns School, The Vale Musical Society, DENS, Take 2 Tangent, Westfield Parents Association, Happy Days, Home Start Herts, Daisy Cave Foundation, Gaddesden Place RDA, Berkhamsted FC, Berkhamsted Inner Wheel, Bridgewater School Association, Little Gaddesden School, Girl Guides, 1st Berkhamsted Scouts, the Hockey Club, Potten End School, Potten End Scouts, Great Gaddesdon School, the Glee Club and the Pepper Foundation. The Sleigh Committee is already beginning planning Santa’s December 2020 visit and would welcome new groups to help and raise funds the local community organisation. Applications should be made by email to: berkosantasleigh@gmail.com
Tools for Self Reliance
Peter Wilkinson hands a cheque for £500 to Tony and colleagues to help run Tools for Self Reliance a small charity that provides a safe and caring working environment where volunteers, including those with Learning Disabilities, can refurbish donated old tools transforming them into working tool-kits for onward distribution to developing countries. We thank you folk in Berkhamsted who help us to help them by donating your unwanted tools for us to process. If you have any unwanted tools please contact Rotarian Peter Wilkinson on 07816 863216 and we will collect them.
Wheelpower
At the Guttman Stadium Stoke Mandeville, President Derek hands a cheque for £1000 to CEO Martin McElhatton with Wheelpower fund raiser Leah Lewis looking on. The charity provides opportunities for disabled people with spinal injuries to play sport and lead healthy active lives. Our donation helps Wheelpower refurbish the sports wheelchairs vital to their mission to carry on the work of Dr Ludwig Guttman founder of the Paralympics. Check out this fantastic charity at https://www.wheelpower.org.uk/
Swan Youth Project (SYP)
President Derek was pleased to hand a cheque for £1500 to SYP Chairman Melanie Llewellyn to help them purchase the equipment they need to re- engineer their current Computer Room. The Swan Youth Project provides excellent youth services in the heart of Berkhamsted, a meeting place where local teenagers can enjoy being each other’s company, join in various activities, relax and broaden their horizons. It is housed in the old Swan Hotel/pub. Swan Youth Project are changing their name soon so watch out for announcements. In the meantime check out https://www.theswanyouthproject.co.uk/
Leprosy Mission
We have supported Heal Nepal via the Leprosy Mission to the tune of £2500 which has attracted matched funding from the UK Government. This allowed the mission to purchase a motor bike and laptop for outreach into remote areas of Nepal. See the we have recently received about this particular project.
Dacorum Young Artists
This competition, a combined effort by the Arts Societies and Rotary Clubs in Dacorum, aims to encourage art in primary schools, specifically in years 4 & 5. There are no themes and few rules so busy schools can enter the pictures that their pupils are producing during the academic year. Sixteen schools took part in 2019 All 400 entries were displayed at Astley Cooper School in Hemel Hempstead. There was a “Best in School” trophy for each school besides the prizes for the best three paintings overall. Every child who had an entry received a certificate. Overall winner Oscar Baker of Bridgewater School Berkhamsted is shown here receiving his First Prize and a gift voucher for £60 from the Mayor of Dacorum Rosie Sutton. Although the 2020 competition had to be cancelled, DYA 2021 has just been launched as an online competition and within a few weeks, 23 schools had registered. Well doen Dacorum primary and special school teachers - especially in these difficult times!
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About Us
Berkhamsted Rotary is founded on 80 years of Rotary activity in the town. We are a group of individuals from many walks of life and, with more than 60 members, we are one of the largest Rotary clubs in Beds, Bucks and Herts. We use our time and energy to support young people and to improve the lives of the elderly, vulnerable and disadvantaged both here and overseas. We organise charity events (such as our Half Marathon and Fireworks Night) to raise funds. Charitable causes are supported via the Berkhamsted Rotary Trust Fund CIO which is a UK Registered Charity No. 1182564. Last year we netted more than £52,000 enabling us to support many worthwhile causes both at home and overseas. We work as a team and have a good time in the process. Friendships are developed through our club activities and also social events such as our monthly and annual walks. We normally meet for dinner each Tuesday, usually at Berkhamsted Town Hall in the centre of Berkhamsted, at 7:30 for 8:00 pm.Our 2020/2021 President, Derek Simpson,
gives his take on Rotary
I didn’t really have a clue as to what Rotary was about; vague notions perhaps it had something to do with being a motoring club, or maybe some society like the Free Masons? I really didn’t know .... so imagine my surprise when I was asked to do a ‘job’ talk to Rotary meeting and found it to be anything but what my previous ignorance had me think. I found a group of people who, whilst enjoying good friendship, also give service to the community in a whole host of ways both at home and internationally. The Rotary principle of" Service Above Self " is more than a slogan and the more I discovered, the truer it became. As someone who has come late to Rotary having been involved for a relatively short time, I am privileged to be this year's President. Rotary is a great way to give back to the community, to help those in need, to assist development in education with many projects for young people, to improve the environment and to provide aid to those in need internationally. For anyone who has a caring charitable nature, Rotary provides such a vehicle and more than that it is good fun!!
About Us
Berkhamsted Rotary is founded on 80 years of Rotary activity in the town. We are a group of individuals from many walks of life and, with more than 60 members, we are one of the largest Rotary clubs in Beds, Bucks and Herts. We use our time and energy to support young people and to improve the lives of the elderly, vulnerable and disadvantaged both here and overseas. We organise charity events (such as our Half Marathon and Fireworks Night) to raise funds. Charitable causes are supported via the Berkhamsted Rotary Trust Fund CIO which is a UK Registered Charity No. 1182564. Last year we netted more than £52,000 enabling us to support many worthwhile causes both at home and overseas. We work as a team and have a good time in the process. Friendships are developed through our club activities and also social events such as our monthly and annual walks. We normally meet for dinner each Tuesday, usually at Berkhamsted Town Hall in the centre of Berkhamsted, at 7:30 for 8:00 pm.Our 2020/2021 President, Derek Simpson, gives his take on Rotary
I didn’t really have a clue as to what Rotary was about; vague notions perhaps it had something to do with being a motoring club, or maybe some society like the Free Masons? I really didn’t know .... so imagine my surprise when I was asked to do a ‘job’ talk to Rotary meeting and found it to be anything but what my previous ignorance had me think. I found a group of people who, whilst enjoying good friendship, also give service to the community in a whole host of ways both at home and internationally. The Rotary principle of" Service Above Self " is more than a slogan and the more I discovered, the truer it became. As someone who has come late to Rotary having been involved for a relatively short time, I am privileged to be this year's President. Rotary is a great way to give back to the community, to help those in need, to assist development in education with many projects for young people, to improve the environment and to provide aid to those in need internationally. For anyone who has a caring charitable nature, Rotary provides such a vehicle and more than that it is good fun!!
Get Involved
What is Rotary?
We are part of
Rotary International,
which comprises
more than 33,000
Rotary Clubs across
the world. There are
some 50,000
members in over
1,750 Clubs in Great
Britain and Ireland.
We share a common
vision for better
communities and
work together to
achieve it.
Rotary International
supports worldwide
programmes to
reduce poverty,
disease and
inadequate living
conditions. Rotary's
global initiative to
eradicate Polio has
been very successful
with only 2 countries
left where it is still
endemic.
We actively support
some very
worthwhile
overseas projects
but the majority of
our effort and fund
raising is
nonetheless devoted
to charitable causes
within our own local
community.
Who are we?
We are a group of
individuals from
many walks of life.
We normally meet
on Tuesday
evenings in
Berkhamsted for a
meal, usually with
an interesting after
dinner speaker; one
meeting each
month is devoted
to planning and
organising our
activities.
However we
recognise that time
is at a premium for
working people
with family and
work commitments
... so our members
ensure that family
and work come first
by attending
whatever meetings
work for them.
We work with local
schools to organise
challenging
competitions for
students and
provide days out
for the elderly and
for disadvantaged
young people. We
organise events to
raise money for
local and overseas
charities.
We have fun working together within teams on our various
projects. If Rotary sounds like the organisation for you and
you feel able to get involved or volunteer some of your
precious spare time, we’d like to hear from you! Simply email
our membership officer for an informal chat.
Join Us
Your skills and
experience could be
invaluable in our
drive to help
communities at
home and around
the world. Whether
you become a
member of Rotary or
volunteer your time
and abilities to your
local club, you will be
helping to make
people’s lives better.
If you'd like to make
a contribution there
are many ways to get
involved with Rotary:
you could join
Rotary and open
up a world of
opportunities.
you could donate
to one of our
Club's initiatives
you could
volunteer to speak
at our Club about
a cause which
interests you
if you are a school
pupil, you could
take part in a
Rotary competition
you could
volunteer to help
the Club in one of
its initiatives,
without becoming
a Rotary member
Volunteering Work with Rotary
Changes Lives
Fund raising is, of course, an important part of our activities but equally helping implement community projects, such as running outings for the elderly and disabled or ferrying folk to visit family members in hospital is also what we do. Each year Berkhamsted Rotary manages lots of these community projects - and although we have 60 members, we still need the help of all those lovely people who come along and help us. As an example, on the day of our Half Marathon and Fun Run we need a team of some 120 stewards and marshals to ensure the safety of competitors and the general public; we can't do this on our own! So if you feel that you'd like to help out or if you have a special skill that might be of benefit to the community, please get in touch with us and maybe we can work out how you might volunteer in a way which suits your particular circumstances. You can contact us
Volunteering Work with Rotary Changes Lives
Fund raising is, of course, an important part of our activities but equally helping implement community projects, such as running outings for the elderly and disabled or ferrying folk to visit family members in hospital is also what we do. Each year Berkhamsted Rotary manages lots of these community projects - and although we have 60 members, we still need the help of all those lovely people who come along and help us. As an example, on the day of our Half Marathon and Fun Run we need a team of some 120 stewards and marshals to ensure the safety of competitors and the general public; we can't do this on our own! So if you feel that you'd like to help out or if you have a special skill that might be of benefit to the community, please get in touch with us and maybe we can work out how you might volunteer in a way which suits your particular circumstances. You can contact us
- Wider Community
Local Community Projects
- Local Schools
Why sponsors and supporters are important
Nearly every community and fund raising event that we organise has associated costs; for instance the costs of putting on our Annual
Fireworks display for the town typically exceeds £10,000. Even putting on on our annual Technology Tournament for young students
costs in excess of £1000.
In recent years year our charity Trust Fund has typically managed to generate an annual net income of more than £40,000 which is
then disbursed as donations to various charitable causes. We could not, however, achieve this without the generous support of
sponsors ... both those who provide financial support and also those who support us in kind by providing essential services free of
charge. You can see our annual report to the Charity Commission here.
Why not become a sponsor?
Could you use a higher profile in Berkhamsted and the surrounding area? Would you and your staff enjoy working with us on
worthwhile, inspirational and fun projects that benefit the local community or contribute to humanitarian initiatives around the world?
Do you wish to put corporate social responsibility and sustainability as core values of your brand? If so, would you consider supporting
Berkhamsted Rotary?
By becoming a sponsor you can not only benefit really worthwhile causes, but we will ensure that your support receives the
recognition it deserves on our websites and in our social media and publicity material. We're particularly keen to establish working
partnerships with sponsors and to tap in to the skills and enthusiasm of your staff.
If youwould like more information about sponsorship possibilities then please contact Keith Holmes tel: 07947 140108
or download our
Support Us
"We are proud to be associated with Berkhamsted Rotary's charitable activities. Our staff are very enthusiastic about getting involved.
It's god for our social media presence ; this, and branding in leaflets and certificates, strengthens our corporate identity in Berkhamsted
and more widely."
"We at FFEI have been involved with Rotary’s Technology Tournament for a number of years. As one of Dacorum’s leading hi-tech
businesses, our continuing success relies upon an ability to recruit and develop employees who can tackle the complex technical
challenges that we face in our fast moving business environment.”
“We are a small family run business in Berkhamsted priding ourselves on providing good service to the town. We find our support
for Rotary events (the Half Marathon and Fun run and also the School Technology Tournament) is a great way to demonstrate our
commitment to the community."
Why sponsors and supporters are important
Nearly every community and fund raising event that we organise
has associated costs; for instance the costs of putting on our
Annual Fireworks display for the town typically exceeds £10,000.
Even putting on on our annual Technology Tournament for young
students costs in excess of £1000.
In recent years year our charity Trust Fund has typically managed
to generate an annual net income of more than £40,000 which is
then disbursed as donations to various charitable causes. We
could not, however, achieve this without the generous support of
sponsors ... both those who provide financial support and also
those who support us in kind by providing essential services free of
charge. You can see our annual report to the Charity Commission
here.
Why not become a sponsor?
Could you use a higher profile in Berkhamsted and the
surrounding area? Would you and your staff enjoy working with us
on worthwhile, inspirational and fun projects that benefit the local
community or contribute to humanitarian initiatives around the
world? Do you wish to put corporate social responsibility and
sustainability as core values of your brand? If so, would you
consider supporting Berkhamsted Rotary?
By becoming a sponsor you can not only benefit really worthwhile
causes, but we will ensure that your support receives the
recognition it deserves on our websites and in our social media
and publicity material. We're particularly keen to establish working
partnerships with sponsors and to tap in to the skills and
enthusiasm of your staff.
If youwould like more information about sponsorship possibilities
then please contact Keith Holmes tel: 07947 140108
or download our
Support Us
"We are proud to be associated with Berkhamsted Rotary's
charitable activities. Our staff are very enthusiastic about
getting involved. It's god for our social media presence ;
this, and branding in leaflets and certificates, strengthens
our corporate identity in Berkhamsted and more widely."
"We at FFEI have been involved with Rotary’s Technology
Tournament for a number of years. As one of Dacorum’s
leading hi-tech businesses, our continuing success relies
upon an ability to recruit and develop employees who can
tackle the complex technical challenges that we face in our
fast moving business environment.”
“We are a small family run business in Berkhamsted
priding ourselves on providing good service to the town.
We find our support for Rotary events (the Half Marathon
and Fun run and also the School Technology Tournament)
is a great way to demonstrate our commitment to the
community."
We normally meet on
Tuesday evenings (except
after a bank holiday) at the
Town Hall in the centre of
Berkhamsted 7:30 for 8:00
pm. (postcode HP4 3AP).
At the present time,
because of COVID-19
restrictions, we do not
meet in person but by
regular Club and
Committee online
meetings and working
groups.
We will protect the information you
send us in accordance with the
General Data Protection Regulations,
as described in the RIBI Privacy
Policy.
Have a
closer
look ….
We normally meet on Tuesday evenings (except after a bank
holiday) at the Town Hall in the centre of Berkhamsted 7:30
for 8:00 pm. (postcode HP4 3AP).
At the present time, because of COVID-19 restrictions,
we do not meet in person but by regular Club and
Committee online meetings and working groups.
We will protect the information you send us in accordance
with the General Data Protection Regulations, as described
in the RIBI Privacy Policy.
Have a closer look ….
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