THE ROTARY CLUB OF KING'S LYNN

  
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 2023-2024 some £8775 was donated to good causes.  The following charities benefited from our donations: Guide Dogs for the Blind, Fairstead Community Shop, Shelterbox, the Royal British Legion, Kids out, Baby Basics, King’s Lynn Night Shelter, King’s Lynn Food Bank, West Norfolk Carers, King’s Lynn Samaritans, Hunstanton RNLI, and Festival Too. 

At Christmas time the Club organised a Christmas Party for 40 Young Carers, took 18 bereaved children linked to the charity Nelson’s Journey to the pantomime at the Corn Exchange 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 two Rotary competitions for pupils in secondary schools: Youth Speaks; and Young Musician.  In addition prizes for Community Service were provided for sixth formers at both King Edward VII Academy and Springwood High School.  

To draw attention to Rotary International’s support for the eradication of polio worldwide some 2000 crocuses were planted at the Lynn bus station and between the railway station and St John’s Church in The Walks.  Over the past 10 years some 40,000 purple crocuses have been planted in various parts of the town.  This year in addition to the crocuses a Cotinus tree, which has purple leaves, was also planted at the bus station.  The Club also organised a litter pick in Hunstanton before the Norfolk in Bloom judging took place.

We believe in supporting our community in many different ways.

If any readers of this page would like to become involved with your 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.

Paul Kunes - President of the Rotary Club of King's Lynn, 2024-25

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