2022 Rotary Club of Thanet Coastal Walk

UPDATE: We raised £3,100 and have donated £1,000 each to Porchlight, Pilgrims Hospice, and Millmead Centre. All possible through the generosity of Thanet people. Almost £19,000 raised over the past 4 years. Thank you all.

We've done it!! Fantastic two days of walking. We had over 30 walkers and it was a pleasure to have Millmead, one of our intended beneficiaries, join us.The weather on the Saturday was glorious and it was a pleasure to see our coastline between Reculver and Palm Bay so well used by walkers, runners, sailors and wind surfers. Not forgetting the occasional family on the beach settling down for a picnic. The second day from Pegwell Bay was more cloudy but the sun broke through towards the end. How refreshing it to rediscover the simple enjoyments of casual conversation prompted less by the issues of the day than by the sights and nature which surrounds us.

The donations are still rolling in and so you are not too late to make your donation to our three main charities.

Porchlight www.porchlight.org.uk

The Pilgrim Hospice www.pilgrimshospice.org.uk

Millmead Children's Centre www.kentcht.nhs/millmead.uk

and our club's own Cinderella Charity Fund, from which we support these and many other causes throughout the year.

These causes matter.

Porchlight. Geoff's story: 'I slept in a car, on the beach and even in public toilets.' He's gone from Scout to homeless....to Porchlight worker.

Pilgrim Hospice. where people with a terminal illness are supported to live well in every moment - in mind and body.

Millmead. '...information, advice and support to parents as well as integrated childcare and early learning, health services, family support and parental outreach.'

A more detailed description of what can be found along the coastal path Thanet_Coastal_Path_description.pdf

Over the past four years we have raised almost £19,000. This is fantastic.

If you would like to make a donation, please use the 'Donate' button.with Gift Aid if appropriate, or download and complete the Coastal_Walk_Sponsor_Form_2022.pdf

Thank you for your generosity in helping us. Your contribution will be allocated under the guidence of the Council of the Rotary Club of Thanet.

Finally, if you are interested in Rotary, there are five clubs in Thanet, so have look at our web and facebook page links which provide details of the other activities in which we are involved. We would love to hear from you, just click on the Contact link at the top left of this webpage and go to Membership.

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Our sponsored walks

back £1,000 each to Porchlight, Pilgrims Hospice and Millmead Children's Centre from our latest walk! Over the last three years our club has organised a sponsored walk along the Thanet coast to raise charitable funds.

'What We Do' Main Pages:

Charity Fundraising for Ukraine

The Rotary club of Thanet held a fundraising event at 'G' Casino Westwood Cross

Turkey & Syria Earthquake Disaster MARCH 2023 UPDATE

The Rotary Club of Thanet responds to the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria

Venessa Barnes from TESCO presents Jim Nicholson from The Rotary Club of Thanet with the Bookshelf cheque.

Tesco at Westwood allowed us to use their 'Bookshelf' for July and August

Dorothy and John Reid, Frances and David Ward on parade at Viking beach

We were pleased to support Broadstairs Town Team's beach clean in Viking and Stone Bays. And we were at it again, this time helping with the repainting of the jetty in May 2021.

World Book Day was on the 7th March 2024. The Rotary Club of Thanet has been hard at work over the past 24 months buying and distributing books to our local schools.

The Rotary Club of Thanet has raised £636.50 through Graham Channon who was last year’s Master at Arms. At Grahams discretion this amount was donated to The MS Society, a charity close to his and our members hearts.

The Rotary club of Thanet held an International weekend which started on Friday 19th May to Sunday 21st May 2013

The Rotary Club of Thanet once again organise a trip to the Pantomime...Oh yes they have!!!

Our guest of honour Sir Henry Cooper OBE, KSG. Our Enery. Flanked by some notable Rotarians Neal Elliott, David Mirsky, John Reid, Roger Rook (sadly now deceased) and (Hon member of our club) Frank Thornley.

Rotary Club of Thanet, in partnership with Ramsgate Boxing Club, organised hugely successful boxing nights raising almost £450,000. A substantial sum which was deployed to good effect.

The Rotary Club of Thanet's Past President Jim Nicholson admires one of the new Re-cycling points

The Rotary clubs of Thanet have got together to provide Rubbish Re-Cycling collection points for a number of Thanet beaches. Open the link below for more details of this ambitious project.

Our Band Concert was a great success....read on

We play our part

The 40th anniversary of the Rotary Club of Thanet was held on the 7th August 2023

The Rotary Club of Thanet is delighted to announce that our popular Band Concert for 2024, in aid of our Cinderella Fund, will be held this year at: The Auditorium Queen's Road Baptist Church Broadstairs on Sunday 28th April 2024 at 7 pm.

Working in Uganda

The Freda Carr Hospital in Ngora Uganda A hospital restored

It was with great sadness to our club members on hearing of the death of David Mirsky

President Brett Dennis shows off the new Harriers Strip

The Rotary club of Thanet is pleased to support Herne Bay Harriers football team

As well as the many deaths and much suffering, Covid has raised many societal issues which have demanded a response.

Past President Jim Nicholson pins the President Badge to new incoming president John Reid

The club held their handover meeting on the 4th July 2022

Club members, partners and friends at the end of their walk

Social walk the Rotary Club of Thanet.

Jim Nicholson from The Rotary Club of Thanet presents a cheque for £1,000 to Karen Pilgrims from the Pilgrims Hospice

The Rotary Club of Thanet make donation to The Pilgrims Hospice

RIBI and Carers UK Partnership

Caring Rotary

President John Reid greets Janis Buckley from The Cheerful Sparrows charity.

Janis Buckley Chair of The Cheerful Sparrows came to speak to our members on Monday 30th January 2023

President John Reid with Junior Rugby medal

Our club has been busy in the local community

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL

Eye treatments delivered by boat along the Mekon river in Cambodia in collaboration with Rotary Clubs in Phnom Penh, France and Belgium. And now Rotary club of Thanet

The Rotary club of Thanet raises money for International causes.

Rotary Club of Thanet along with Broadstairs Town Team Garden Group plant purple crocus bulbs in support of World Polio Day

President John Reid and his family and guests at the President's Lunch

The Rotary Club of Thanet is please to announce three new Paul Harris Fellowships

Rotary club of Thanet members enjoy private visit to theonetoone collection.

The 'Cinderella Bucket' Rotary Club members with guests and members of the public enjoying the concert.

Our Band Concert held at The Pavilion Broadstairs on the 10th April 2022 was a great success.

2022 Rotary Club of Thanet Coastal Walk

UPDATE: We raised £3,100 and have donated £1,000 each to Porchlight, Pilgrims Hospice, and Millmead Centre. All possible through the generosity of Thanet people. Almost £19,000 raised over the past 4 years. Thank you all.