Community Service

Our Club is committed to assisting the local and wider community in as many ways as it can, either through regular, ongoing support or helping with one off events, providing manpower and / or financial assistance as required.

Photo Gallery

Event pictures including: Tree planting, Sportive, Young Innovator, Polio Day, Classic Car.2021 Classic Car 2022 Classic Car 2023 President Handover Southmead Hospital Abseil for charity Sodbury Slog

Fundraising

"The club organises a number of fundraising events in order to fund its various charitable activities. Regular events include the Classic Vehicle Run, assisting with the Sodbury Slog, the Victorian Day and a golf day.

Clasic Car 2023

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Clasic Car 2022

The Clasic Car event made a successfull return this year with much enjoyment.

Classic Car Run 2021

This is a sample of the vehicles that took part in the successful 2021 run. More pictures are available on the Classic Car face book page.

The Classic Car Rally

Each year the club organises a classic car rally with a different circular route each year, coffee stops and finishing with a grand lunch back at Chipping Sodbury.

Sodbury Classic Car Run

Each year the Club organises a classic run throughout the local countryside. The day starts with breakfast in Chipping Sodbury, a coffee break along the way and finishes with a lunch at a well known location. The route and locations change each year.

Classic Run June 2010

152 vehicles took part in the popular annual Classic Run completing the 88 mile run.

Classic Run June 2008

Young Inventor and Inovator 2011

This year 67 entries were submitted from Chipping Sodbury School and Yate International Academy.The Hall buzzed with enthusiasm as they laid out their exibits, which represented many hours of dedicated work.

Young Innovator 2015

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Young Innovator and Designer 2006

Young Innovator

Each year the club holds a Young Innovator competition for the local schools.

Sodbury Slog

Members of the Bitton Road Runners, the Rotary Club, and the local community all help marshal the event. In return each year over £2 per entrant is donated to local charities and the community. This is distributed by the Rotary Club of Chipping Sodbury.

Sodbury Slog 2021

Each year the Rotary Club support Bitton Road Runners with their annual cross country run. The event supports variouse charities including Rotary.

The Sodbury Slog

50th Charter Anniversary Celebrations

Young Chefs Create ‘Masterchef’ Meals.

The finalists with William Sell (front centre) and Alice Prottey (front row 2nd left)

Along the Edge Walks

Along a New Edge

Along The Edge - Beaufort, Hawkesbury Upton 2011

Tree Planting

The Club has recently formed a small group to plant small trees, whips, in conjunction with South Glos Council.

Southmead Hospital Charity Abseil

On 11 September members of the Chipping Sodbury Rotary Club, accompanied by two members of the Chipping Sodbury Inner Wheel club and family members masquerading as “Chipping Sodbury Daredevils” abseiled down the wall of Southmead Hospital.

2008/2009 Handover

2021 President Handover

Rotary Presidential Handover - with a little help from Inner Wheel! Binny Fraser removes the badge of office from retiring President and husband, Stuart, passing it to Liz Pattison to 'badge up' husband and incomming President, Keith.

International / Foundation

Some of the money we raise, from events or donations, is given to charities and organisations operating internationally, including our own Rotary Foundation.

Milk for Puna India

World Polio Day

The Chipping Sodbury Town Hall was chosen to display pictures representing the closeness of Polio being eradicated throughout the world. Recently Africa was declared free of Wild Polio.

World Polio Day

The Chipping Sodbury Town Hall was chosen to display pictures representing the closeness of Polio being eradicated throughout the world. Recently Africa was declared free of Wild Polio.

The Chipping Sodbury Sportive

In the past the club was a key suporter of The Chipping Sodbury Sportive. Unfortuanetly the event fell foul of Covis and has been suspended. It raised many thousands of pounds for local charities.