Rotary Wareham helping the community whilst having fun and meeting people.!

We meet twice a month at the Springfield Country Hotel  on Tuesdays from 7-15pm. 

The Rotary Club of Wareham was chartered in 1972 and is very much a fun loving club made up of male and female members, with the common theme of friendship and providing service to the local community and wider support to Rotary International initiatives worldwide, such as Shelter Boxes and the eradication of polio.

We meet at the Springfield Country Hotel in Wareham, where we can catch up with friends, and meet visitors and guests who are always made most welcome by the membership.

Together we can make a difference.

Further information on the club can be found on various pages on this website, but if you wish to contact the club click on "Contact" at the bottom of this page and someone will get back to you as soon as they can.

For further information on Rotary see What is Rotary and 12 Reasons to join Rotary.

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Wareham Rotary Open Gardens 2024

Rotary Open Gardens was held this year on Saturday 15^th June. 

There were 11 gardens open to the public all in Wareham with additional gardens this year.

The event was a great success and raised £1,944. Wareham Rotary club made this up to £2,000 and this will all be donated to Dementia Friendly Purbeck.

To all those who attended the event, thank you for your support and we hope you had a pleasant afternoon.

Rotary Open Gardens 2024 cheque for £2,000 presented to Dementia Friendly Purbeck.

Sara's Rotary Pimms on the Patio 2024 cheque for £540 presented to Dementia Friendly Purbeck.

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Saturday 2nd March 2024 - Daffodil Party for the elderly of Wareham

Wareham Rotary hosted the annual Daffodil Party for the senior citizens of Wareham on Saturday 2nd March in Wareham Parish Hall. The 84 guests enjoyed Bingo, Afternoon Tea and live entertainment with Steve Whale. An enjoyable afternoon was had by all.

Collection for Morocco  Earthquake and Libya Flooding

A big THANK YOU to the people of Wareham who generously donated to the collections for the Morocco earthquake and Libya flooding. A total of £511 was collected and has been added to from Gift Aid. The donations have been forwarded to Wessex Rotary Disasters Appeal who liased with Rotary clubs in Morocco to ensure that the money raised is used in the most appropriate way to help the people most effected by the disaster.

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ShelterBox is a Rotary charity which provides shelter for families in crisis situations.

Each box costs £590 and is tailored for the weather conditions the people are likely to encounter, so each delivery of boxes is unique and meets the needs of up to 10 people, offering a tent for shelter, blankets/ground mats, cooking pots, a water purifier, a solar lamp, tools and even items to keep children occupied.

The tents are sturdy and have been used for years in some parts of the world after previous disasters. Earlier this year shelterboxes were sent to the Rotary Clubs in Turkey and Syria to house those in need in light of the emergency following the series of earthquakes.

To contact the Rotary Club of Wareham (Contact: Ann on  07870 775119)

Wareham Rotary makes reguilar donations to Shelterbox as well as public collections in response to particular disasters (eg. Ukraine war, Morocco earthquake and Libya flooding).
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Race Night was held on 28th October 2023 at Furzebrook Village Hall

The very successful Race Night raised over £2,000. This has been split between Careline Appeal, which provides Careline facilities for those who struggle to afford it, and The Rex Cinema, which is manned by volunteers and provides an excellent facility for the people of Wareham.
Race Night 2024 will be held on Saturday 12th October 2024.

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Calendar of Events

July

2^nd – Pimms on the Patio at Sara’s £10 each in aid of Dementia Friendly Purbeck
9^th- Committees at The Springfield
Sat 13^th – MS Fete on Quay
16^th- Bastille Day (Foxy) at The Springfield
Sunday 21^st Wareham Carnival
23^rd – Croquet at East Dorset Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
30^th – Business Meeting at The Springfield

August

6th – Walk from Rowan’s with fish n chip supper

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