Welcome to the Rotary Club of King's Lynn

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Youth Speaks

Youth Speaks

The local round of this Rotary public speaking competition was held on 29 November 2023 at Springwood High School.

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Visit to Palm Paper

Visit to Palm Paper

On Monday 11 September some members and their wives or friends had an excellent tour of Palm Paper in King's Lynn.

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Planting for Polio

Planting for Polio

A tree and 2000 crocuses have been planted to draw attention to the Rotary Polio Eradication Campaign

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Dictionaries for Life

Dictionaries for Life

Each year club presents copies of the Usbourne Illustrated Dictionary to Year 5 pupils in local primary schools.

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Help for the King's Lynn Food Bank and Night Shelter

Help for the King's Lynn Food Bank and Night Shelter

On 13 December 2023 the President delivered food and presented cheques to representatives of the Food Bank and the Night Shelter

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Rotary help for the Samaritans

Rotary help for the Samaritans

On 26 February Michael Upton from the King's Lynn Samaritans spoke to the Club at the Stuart House. He was presented with a cheque for £250.

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About us

The Rotary motto is Service above Self

In our Club we have a very enthusiastic and dedicated team of members who enjoy helping others and having fun along the way.

The Club is proud of its support for local, national and international charities.  In the Rotary year 2022-2023 over £13000 was donated to good causes.  The following charities benefited from our donations: Guide Dogs for the Blind, Shelterbox (following the earthquakes in Turkey and the disastrous flooding in Pakistan,) the Royal British Legion, Kids out, Baby Basics, Little Discovers, King’s Lynn Night Shelter, King’s Lynn Food Bank, West Norfolk Carers, East Anglia Children’s Hospice, East Anglian Air Ambulance, King’s Lynn Samaritans, Hunstanton RNLI, Bridge for Heroes, the Hope Foundation in Kolkata, the Norfolk Hospice, and Festival Too. In addition several individual students benefited: for example two who attended the World Scout Jamboree; a grant was made to a medical student to help fund his elective study; and a new specialist wheelchair was provided for a young lady - in conjunction with other Rotary Clubs and the King’s Lynn Municipal Charities.

The Club held its annual Christmas Party for Young Carers and gave Christmas parcels to a number of older people in need.  In addition some 300 Illustrated Dictionaries were provided for Year 5 children in local primary schools, part of an annual programme supported by the three Rotary Clubs in King’s Lynn.  Members of the Club’s Vocational Committee organised three Rotary competitions for pupils in secondary schools: Youth Speaks; Young Musician; and Young Writer.  In addition prizes for Community Service were provided for sixth formers at both King Edward VII Academy and Springwood High School.  We believe in supporting our community in many different ways.

If any readers of this page would like to become involved within the local Community please feel free to join us at one of our meetings, which are held at the Stuart House Hotel, King's Lynn, every Monday (except Bank Holidays) at 6.15 pm or contact us for further information.  Visiting Rotarians and prospective new members will be made very welcome.

Mel Robson - President of the Rotary Club of King's Lynn, 2023-24

NB. The programme of meetings and What we Do pages can be seen here on the website. 

 

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Mon, Mar 25th 2024 6:15 pm

Club Meeting at the Stuart House

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Meetings & Venue

Where and when:

We meet on Mondays at 18:15

(There are no meetings on Bank Holidays) 35 Goodwins Rd.

Kings Lynn
PE30 5QX  01553 772169

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