Club and social

We may be best known for our fundraising events in the local community. But it's not all work and no play and we also pride ourselves on our fun and fellowship. No wonder we have a steady stream of new members and some well deserved awards.


Club secretary, Mike Watkin, guitar hero and member of Admiral Bongo at our end of year BBQ event


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2024 Presidential Handover

more At our regular Thursday lunchtime meeting on 27th June, outgoing president Dougie Pipe handed the presidency to first vice president Paul Griffiths.

Welcome Stephen Wattleworth!

more At our meeting on 6 June we were very pleased to welcome Stephen Wattleworth into the Rotary Club of Felixstowe.

Welcome to Malcolm Haskell

more Meeting on 21 March we were very pleased to welcome Malcolm Haskell into the Rotary Club of Felixstowe.

Admiral Bongo aka Rotary Rockers

Admiral Bongo at FFSC

more Not many Rotary Clubs have their own band, but we might claim Admiral Bongo aka Rotary Rockers. Well at least, Andrew Slater on bass, Mike Cassidy on vocals and Mike Watkin on rhythm are all members and we are working on the others.

Welcome to Ole Krebs

more As the second new member in two weeks, we were particularly pleased to welcome Ole Krebs to the Rotary Club of Felixstowe at our meeting on 14 September.

Graham Leopard  joins the Rotary Club of Felixstowe

Welcome to Graham Leopard

more Meeting on 7 September, we were very pleased to welcome another new member when we inducted Graham Leopard into the Rotary Club of Felixstowe.

Visit to Rotary Gouda

more In Rotary there is a well-established tradition of visiting other clubs at home and abroad. Earlier this year it was our neighbours in Harwich and last week the Rotary Club of Gouda.

Honouring Barry Churchman's 50 years of service

Fifty Years of Service

more Meeting on 27 July, our President Dougie Pipe had the pleasure of presenting Rotarian Barry Churchman with a certificate honouring 50 years of service to Rotary, the local community and far beyond.

Bryan Boreham Paul Harris Fellow

Bryan Boreham PHF

more Here we see Celia Page receiving the Paul Harris Fellowship award, given posthumously to her partner Bryan Boreham and presented by our President Andrew Rowdon at the Felixstowe Ferry Sailing Club on 22 June.

Handover to Dougie Pipe

Handover to Dougie Pipe

more With the start of the New Rotary Year, we saw Andrew Rowdon handing over to incoming President Dougie Pipe at our meeting on 29 June. We also welcomed Paul Griffiths as incoming 1st Vice President.

Paul Harris Fellowship

more Our meeting on 24 June (2021) 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.

Paul Harris Fellowship for Mandy Tyler

more On 16 June (2022), we were pleased to present Mandy Tyler with a Paul Harris Fellow award for her sterling work in organising our annual Boxing Dinner.

Vinyl Night at Mrs Simpsons (Fludyers)

more Friday 10 March @ 7 pm. Sounds of the ’60s and ’70s plus quality buffet supper. Members & partners £20 per person. For more details and to make payment contact Graham.

Welcome to Roger Smith

more Meeting on 12 January, we were very pleased to welcome another new member when we inducted Roger Smith into The Rotary Club of Felixstowe.

Welcome to Mike Cassidy

more Meeting on 13 October, we were very pleased to induct Rev Mike Cassidy into The Rotary Club of Felixstowe.

Handover to Andrew Rowdon

more With the start of the New Rotary Year, we saw Bryan Boreham handing over to incoming president Andrew Rowdon at our meeting on 30 June. We also welcomed Dougie Pipe and Bruce Wiltshire as our incoming first and second vice presidents.

Bryan Boreham with Russell Osman and Terry Butcher

2022 Charter Night Celebration

more It was great to get together at the Orwell Hotel on Thursday 21 April for our Charter Night. And how better to celebrate than with Ipswich Town’s Russell Osman and Terry Butcher.

Welcome to David Day

more Meeting on 7 April, we were again pleased to welcome a new member when we inducted David Day into The Rotary Club of Felixstowe.

Charter Night Celebration with ITFC

more Our 94th Charter Night Celebration was held over Zoom on Thursday 29 April. As speakers, we had three Ipswich Town players of the 1970s and 80s: Brian Hamilton, Russell Osman and Terry Butcher. It was a great evening.

Welcome to Rob Keus

more Meeting on 17 February, we were very pleased to induct Rob Keus into The Rotary Club of Felixstowe. Our third new member in recent months.

Welcome to Ian Gray

more On 14 October we met together for the induction of Ian Gray into The Rotary Club of Felixstowe. (That’s the second induction in two weeks.)

Welcome to Nick Barber

more It was great to be back to meeting together in the Orwell Hotel for the induction of Nick Barber into The Rotary Club of Felixstowe on 7 October.

Roys Cup - 2021

more Here we see Mark Davis, the winner of this year's competition.

Handover 2021-22

more It was great to get together under the Felixstowe Golf Club marquee on 24 June to mark the start of the new Rotary year and Bryan Boreham’s presidency, along with the award of a Paul Harris Fellowship to Rotarian Richard Bugg.

Top travel industry award

more Andrew Rowdon travel agent and Rotarian of Rotary Club of Felixstowe has been awarded highly merited awards for his outstanding work for the travel industry.