Rotary Club of Glossop - welcome!

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Schools Technology Challenge 2024

Schools Technology Challenge 2024

Delivering essential supplies across a crocodile infested river for Shelterbox

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Winnie Mabaso Donation

Winnie Mabaso Donation

We have donated £2,000 to this amazing charity chaired Lisa Ashton MBE

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Litter Pickers

Litter Pickers

2 centre litter collection in Glossop

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Turkey/Syria disaster

Turkey/Syria disaster

Glossop RC collection for the disaster over 4 days at Aldi and M&S

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Car Show 2024

Car Show 2024

Joint event with the High Peak Classic Car Group

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Crocus Planting for End Polio Now

Crocus Planting for End Polio Now

Recognition of the importance of eliminating Polio from the World, only 9 case left; cases still in Pakistan & Afghanistan.

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About us

Welcome from President Paul Scullion


President Paul Scullion and past President Alan Conchie 

Officers for 2024/25

To find out more about what we have planned please visit our “What we Do” and "Meetings & Events" pages above. 

If you would like to come along to one of our speaker meetings please give our secretary, Derek Scott, a call on 07704 357444 or email him at: secretary@glossop.rotary1285.org 


We have a "˜Donate Button"™ below through which you can make personal donations to our Trust Fund Account and which attract gift aid.


About Rotary: 

Rotary unites a global network of volunteer leaders dedicated to tackling the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges and creating lasting change. Rotary connects 1.4 million people of action from more than 46,000 Rotary clubs in almost every country in the world. Their service improves lives both locally and internationally, from helping those in need in their own communities to working toward a polio-free world.Rotary members believe that we have a shared responsibility to take action on our world’s most persistent issues. Our 46,000+ clubs work together to:

  1. Promote peace
  2. Fight disease
  3. Provide clean water, sanitation, and hygiene
  4. Save mothers and children
  5. Support education
  6. Grow local economies
  7. Protect the environment

Community Service and New Generations merge for 2024/25 Projects include:

  • Annual Garden Competition based on Accessible Edibles
  • Technology Challenge 2025
  • Glossop Jog 2024

Thanks to everyone for supporting our 2023 Glossop Jog at our venue at the Redgra, Pikes Lane. The weather was kind to us and there were perfect jogging conditions on the day.

International  Projects include:

  • $30,000 Joint project with Kigo RC, Kampala to provide fresh water supplies to the KoSovo slum in Kampala, Uganda  
  • Lend with Care
  • Financial support  Cheadle Royal Rotary Project to provide a Borehole in Ghana
  • Disaster Reserves

Foundation (our own charity) Projects include

  • Joint Car Show
  • Crocus planting of 4,000 bulbs for Polio
  • Lego Exhibition
  • Disaster Reserves
Our Charity,The Rotary Foundation transforms your gifts into service projects that change lives both close to home and around the world. Since it was founded more than 100 years ago, the Foundation has spent more than $4 billion on life-changing, sustainable projects.
The Rotary Foundation helps Rotary members to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace by improving health, providing quality education, improving the environment, and alleviating poverty.

What impact can one donation have?
  • For as little as 50 pence, a child can be protected from polio.
  • £40 can provide clean water to help fight waterborne illness.
  • £400 can launch an antibullying campaign and create a safe environment for children.

Every year since 2008, our charity has received the top four-star rating from Charity Navigator, the world’s largest and most trusted charity evaluator. This rating is a standard achieved by only one percent of charities for judicious care of donors’ money.

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Meeting arrangements

We meet at Windy Harbour Restaurant, please ring us if you would like to attend.

Normally, the club meets every Wednesday evening at the Windy Harbour hotel in Glossop which overlooks the reservoirs in the Longdendale valley. The evening normally consists of a meal and then after the formal business is completed there is usually a speaker. Guests are most welcome to join us. All bookings to the Attendance Secretary Barrie Powney by 17.45 on the Tuesday prior to the meeting, (01457) 862107 or email  to barriepowney@gmail.com




Meetings & Venue

Where and when:

We meet on Wednesdays at 1930

Venue: Windy Harbour Farm Hotel
Woodhead Road
Glossop
SK13 7QE  01457 853107

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