Rotary in our community

We pride ourselves on our role in the local community


Here Felixstowe Rotary Club funds two further defibrillators on the seafront.

The club provides help and support to a wide range of organisations and individuals within our local community. Over the last twelve months, we have donated more than £20,000 to local causes.


Rotary in our community sub-pages:

Lifesaving Equipment for Felixstowe CFRs

more Felixstowe Rotary Club were delighted to support the Community First Responders (CFRs) by funding the provision of lifesaving equipment for use in and around the Felixstowe area. Just another example of What We Do.

Fence painting at Languard

more They say, though we might be good at events and fundraising, we don’t do much hands-on. But here we are in action fence painting at Languard Nature Reserve Visitors Centre.

Paul Harris Fellowship for Mandy Tyler

more On 16 June, we were pleased to present Mandy Tyler with a Paul Harris Fellow award for her sterling work in organising our annual Boxing Dinner.

RYLA Opportunity (2022)

more The Rotary Club of Felixstowe will again be looking to sponsor two young people to go on a challenging week-long personal development course.

Paul Harris Fellowship

more Our meeting on 24 June provided the first opportunity to mark the award of a “Paul Harris Fellowship” to Rotarian Richard Bugg. The PHF is awarded for service to Rotary and the community. And in this respect Richard’s citation is impressive.

Beach Clean 2021

more Members of Felixstowe Rotary Club and several partners were pleased to be able to get back to their program of beach cleans on the seafront and, in addition, to support the Languard Nature Reserve with a clean on "World Ocean Day".

Supporting local families

more Rotary and Lions join forces to help a local family

Dougie on Porttalk

Looking to the future

more Our president, Dougie Pipe, features on Porttalk

Supporting Foodbanks

more The service foodbanks provide has never been more needed than in current times. Rotary clubs have rallied together to help support these vital services and protect the vulnerable.

Protecting the environment

more Rotary focusing efforts on supporting the environment

Presentation of ECG machine to Felixstowe Minor Injuries Clinic.

ECG machine for Felixstowe

more The Rotary Club of Felixstowe was delighted to present an ECG machine to the town's Minor Injuries Clinic

Community Fund

more Our focus is now to support those in our community who find themselves in particular need in these exceptional times. If you can, please donate to our Community Fund.

Thanks from KidsOut

more Rotary Christmas Toy Box Appeal

Thanks for the dictionaries

more The Felixstowe Rotary Clubs got a really great thank you from the pupils of Trimley St Mary Primary School - see the artwork and some of their messages.

Dictionaries 4 Life

more Once again the two Felixstowe Rotary Clubs are distributing around 350 Illustrated dictionaries to junior schools in the Felixstowe Area

Our environment

more We are now working with the Marine Conservation Society and East Suffolk Council to organise beach cleaning between Bent Hill and the Fludyers.

Meetup Fridays, Cuppa

Meetup Fridays

more Felixstowe Rotary club is supporting Sarah Fitch of the Cuppa café in her project to support the lonely elderly in the Walton area. “Meetup Fridays” provides an opportunity to meet for a cup of tea and a natter every Friday 10am - 12pm.

Felixstowe Rotary Club Supports Felixstowe Park Run

Felixstowe Park Run

more Felixstowe Rotary Club are delighted to have had the opportunity to be a key enabler in establishing both Junior and Senior Park Runs by granting £2,500 towards the set-up costs.

Community Outreach

more Supporting local organisations and initiatives