Taunton Vale Rotary Club has been in existence since its Charter was issued in 1981. Whilst the Club has a lively social calendar which promotes fellowship among members there is also a strong emphasis on Service for others.

During the time the Club has existed, members have raised over £500,000 and successfully bid for grants of over 1.5 million pounds to support the local community; been responsible for initiating the development of the Heron House Extra  Care Home (members continue to serve on the Trustee Committee); Taunton Opportunity Group (pre-school for children with special needs) - another organisation where members are actively involved with the day to day management; and ran the It's Child's Play Project with the specific aim of raising funds to build and equip the new Children's Hospice South West.

The club was instrumental in raising £240,000 to provide 2 mobile classrooms and staffing for Life Education in Somerset.  Working in partnership with the Somerset County Gazette (local newspaper), this programme aims to make children and young people aware of the dangers of alcohol and drug abuse.

More recently Taunton Vale Rotary worked with Taunton East Development Trust to secure more than £300,000 of funding.  This enabled the opening and fitting out of a new Link Centre to provide advice and support for the community. Again, club members remain closely involved as trustees and ambassadors for the enterprise.

Further afield, the club regularly supports the Rotary International aim of eradicating Polio.  We have also funded sanitary projects at schools in Kenya and South Africa, a health project in Peru, flood relief and education in Thailand and provided lifesaving equipment to emergency services in Nepal.