Welcome to the Rotary Club of Sandwich

Please check our "What we do page" for our latest news.

About Our Club

The Rotary Club of Sandwich is part of District 1120 and was founded on 5th January 1956. Its membership is made up of residents of Sandwich and surrounding villages. Currently there are 40 members and we are always pleased to welcome anyone who wishes to join us.

Whether you are volunteering by helping your local community to set up a foodbank or responding to local or international disasters, there is a project or activity to suit everyone. By volunteering with Rotary you know that you will be changing people's lives for the better. Being part of Rotary is more than just giving back to the community by volunteering. It is also about bringing your skills, experience and enthusiasm to help it thrive whilst making some great friends along the way. Our clubs are friendly places which invite speakers from a wide range of knowledge, increasing your social and cultural understanding. Members also share a common interest in friendship and if you visit any of our clubs around the world you will immediately feel the sense of camaraderie and fun

Our Town

Sandwich is a famous medieval town and has a variety of historic buildings. The picture below depicts the Barbican, one of the two surviving gatehouse protecting the town. The Barbican stands next to the bridge over the River Stour to the north of the town.The other gate house known as Fishergate is some 130 metres away along the Quay. 

Our Meetings and Events

Our meetings are held in the Bell Hotel on Tuesday evening every week.

On Bank Holiday Monday in August the club holds its  Annual  Charity Duck Race on the River Stour. (See the page on What We Do with further information about the Duck Race)

We are an active club with a number of events including our  Golf Day, which is held in the spring.

The main focus of our club is to support local and national charities with financial contributions raised from our events. We have strong connections with local business who contribute significantly to our effort but we would not be able to make the contributions we do without the support of you the public.

We are "twinned" with three contact clubs, Armentiàres in Northern France, Renaix in Belgium and Bocholt in Germany

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Each Rotry Year our President selects three main charities that become the focus of our fundraising effort This year 2025/26 they are:

Hope for Tomorrow a Mobile Cancer Treatment charity

Parkinsons Centre for Integrated Research based at The University of Kent

Sandwich Infant School

You can find more information on our sister website at www.sandwichrotaryclub.co.uk