Rotary , Serving the community at home and abroad

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     Heatons Open Gardens 2025

Heatons Open Gardens 2025

This event is returning on June 15th

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F.R.E.S.H

F.R.E.S.H

FRESH is an organisation we have supported . It distributes foodstuffs to primary schools to help provide healthy meals for the children both in term time and school holidays . It was started during Covid but continues to provide this valuable service.

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Primary Schools Speaking Competition

Primary Schools Speaking Competition

Our annual speaking competition was held at Westmorland School Brinnington on 26th February. This was another very successful event.

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Lendwithcare , helping others to help themselves.

Lendwithcare , helping others to help themselves.

Lendwithcare is one of our ongoing international activities and brings together entrepreneurs in developing countries and people with the power to help them . The club has made more loans recently bringing the total number to over 500.

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Funding Requests

Funding Requests

We have some limited unallocated funding available in our budget for local charities or good causes.

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Warm and Well

Warm and Well

This scheme run by Stockport MBC provides a number of venues over the winter period . The Rotary Club allocated funds from the Christmas collections to supporting a number of venues.

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About us


lamplightersrotary@gmail.com

WHAT IS ROTARY ?

Rotary is a global network of over 1.4 million members in more than 46,000 clubs, united by a shared commitment to making a positive difference in the world. Rotary is more than just a service organization—it's a place where friendship, fun, and a sense of purpose come together.

Founded in 1905, Rotary brings together people from all backgrounds to take action on important issues like health, education, clean water, and peacebuilding. Clubs meet regularly, not just to plan service projects, but to socialise, share ideas, and build lasting friendships. From lively meetings and engaging speakers to hands-on community work , Rotary offers countless opportunities for fun, fellowship, and personal growth.

Whether it’s a charity event, a social evening, a fundraising challenge, or an international convention, Rotary members know how to mix purpose with pleasure. This spirit of camaraderie makes being part of Rotary not just rewarding, but truly enjoyable.

With the motto "Service Above Self," Rotary empowers individuals to contribute to their communities while enjoying the support and friendship of like-minded people. If you're looking to make a difference—and have fun doing it.

WHY NOT JOIN US ?

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HOW OUR CLUB HELPS COMMUNITIES

 

We are approached by helpers/carers and charities who need funds or a helping hand .

Additionally we offer both practical and financial help of our own accord

Examples of groups that we have recently assisted are:

Schools, musical groups, scouts,  food banks, people needing disability aids, references from social services, families who have just had a set-back.

As Rotary is a worldwide organisation we make donations wherever they are needed; floods, storms, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, famines, among others. Over the past ten years we have raised well over £120,000 for charity.

We have an annual swimathon and a very popular Open Gardens event . 

We organise events and supermarket collections in addition to towing Santa's sleigh around the streets at Christmas. 


WE ALSO ENJOY OURSELVES

At club level we organise social events of all types  while we are arranging the kind of assistance described above.  For example, musical events, fish ’n chip evenings, quizzes, meals out, visits to interesting places, occasionally weekends away, even abroad.

We arrange walks for the able, dinners for all, B-B-Qs.  We generally organise at least one social event per month. 

We normally meet weekly for a very reasonably priced dinner and to discuss our business. We invite speakers to talk about what they or their organisations do.  Weekly meetings are not compulsory but members are encouraged to attend so as to keep up with club developments.

 

WELFARE

 

If any member is ill we visit them ,give practical support if appropriate and keep in touch .


Some of the charities we have supported are listed below

Local Foodbanks , Loaves & Fishes , Handy Ladies , Signpost Young Carers , Cherry Tree Project , St Annes Hospice , Ukraine appeal , Turkey/Syria Earthquake fund , Westmorland Primary School , Kidneys for life , Walthew House , End Polio Now , ABC Childrens Charity , Positive Arts , Disaster Aid , Read Easy , Cataract Operations in India  , St Josephs Primary School , Annie's Orphans , Francis House , Alex Hulme Foundation , Pure Insight , Rotary Foundation , Fresh , Myanmar/Thailand earthquake relief.

 

Links to our social media pages below Facebook, Instagram and bluesky

   

Please click below if you would like to donate to our charity fund


 

Happening soon...

Speaker Meeting - Magic Skills

Wed, May 7th 2025 7:30 pm

Speaker Meeting - Magic Skills

Robert Newgosh from magicskillsforschoolsuk will talk and perform for us ! (Meal is scampi and chips)

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Club Speaker Meeting-Anne & Tony Brown

Wed, May 14th 2025 7:30 pm

Club Speaker Meeting-Anne & Tony Brown

Trip to India

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No Meeting

Wed, May 21st 2025 7:30 pm

No Meeting

No meeting tonight . Presidents away event.

Annual General Meeting

Wed, May 28th 2025 7:30 pm

Annual General Meeting

This is the annual report and review of the activities during the Rotary year 2024/2025

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Meetings & Venue

Where and when:

We meet on Wednesdays at 19:00 for 19:30

Bredbury St Marks Cricket Club
Dark Lane
Off Osbourne Street
Stockport
SK6 2BE
W3W:  ///moss.crust.shine

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Rotary serving communities through supporting foodbanks

Diversity is part of Rotary’s core values