Community projects

What We Do to help and support our local Community

The Community team of Twickenham upon Thames Rotary (TuT Rotary) engages with Charities and projects within the local area to see what we can do to help. We get in touch with all the local charities and offer our support, often with financial support for special projects, but also sometimes with physical help, local knowledge or advice.

It may be about supplying some wheelchairs, a laptop or a gazebo. Or we could be helping with transport, gardening or sourcing some much needed equipment. You can see a few stories of projects and Charities we have supported over the years. The relationships we have developed over the years with local Charities and charitable projects are an important asset to us, allowing us to find opportunities to make a real difference to people living in the local area.

Speakers from local Charities and charitable projects are often invited to a TuT Rotary meeting to give us an update on their progress and successes or to inform us of their future plans.

If you would like us to visit your project, Charity or charitable venture or you would like to speak at a TuT Rotary meeting, please contact us by clicking Contact at the top of the website and select Community Service from the drop down.

Community projects sub-pages:

TuT Rotary Bridge Tournament for Princess Alice Hospice

more In 2019 Twickenham upon Thames Rotary (TuT Rotary) moved to a new location at Cobham Rugby Club

Golden Day Out 2017

more Our annual trip for local residents took in a river trip from Walton to Staines and back. Chugging gently along the river past narrow boats, barges and swans, we enjoyed a nice cup of tea and a good chat.

Golden Day Out 2014 – Denbies Estate Dorking

more Annual trip for elderly and disabled in our area

Some of the charities and causes we have supported

more The Community Service committee provides help to a number of local charities and causes

The Summer Barbecue in the garden. So lucky with the sunshine

Vineyard Community Centre

more Twickenham upon Thames Rotary (TuT Rotary) is very pleased to help and support the Vineyard Centre in Richmond, which offers a wonderful sanctuary and support network for many local people

Rotary KidsOut National Day Out

more Every June, Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland together with KidsOut take over 25,000 disadvantaged children on a fun day out. This year’s Kids Out takes place on 13th June 2018.

Grace Gibbs,Secretary of TuT Rotary Club taking the blood pressure of the Mayor in 2016

Stroke Awareness Day at Squires Garden Centre

more Every year, members of Rotary and qualified medical practitioners are at Squires Garden Centre for the Annual Stroke Awareness Day. Do venture along and have your blood pressure checked.

The Golden Day Out 2016

more This year's annual Golden Day Out was on the Watercress Line

Richmond Furniture Scheme 2013

more We have supported Richmond Furniture Scheme several times over the years with various projects

President Mike at Twickenham Sea Scouts Headquarters

We helped to buy a boat! October 2010

more On 31 October 2010, the President Kike Wilkinson and several club members went to see in action the boat we had helped the Twickenham Sea Scouts Corps to purchase

Purple crocuses in bloom 2011

more The 7500 crocus bulbs planted in local primary schools last October are in bloom now in the Spring - reminding pupils of the Polio Plus campaign and the purple fingers of immunised children

President Bill Stevenson presents Anne Wallace with a Family and Community Service Award for her oustanding and ongoing work as director of the Centre.
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Community Award to Anne Wallace 2011

more On 29 November Anne Wallace updated the club on the work of the the Crossway Pregnancy Crisis Centre. It is a free and confidential service, formed to help women facing an unplanned pregnancy, or dealing with an abortion or miscarriage.

The club is gratful to Rotary District 1140 which provided a Simplified Grant to raise the money donated by the club up to the £2,000 required for the purchase.

Benches for Teddington Memorial Hospital gardens 4 August 2010

more Rotary club members donated four durable hard-wood benches to the hospital on on 4 August 2010.

Daniel and his teacher display an example of the repair and renovation work of the project, supported by club members

Clarendon School Bicycle Project 2011

Home Link's new kitchen

more During the 2008-2009 Rotary year the club presented Home Link respite care centre with £2000 to purchase a new commericial grade cooker for their kitchen at their centre next to St Augustine's Church.