We are very pleased to announce that the main recipient of our Christmas Appeal this year will be a new charity, Let’s help our Primary Schoolchildren.
Category: Sherborne Castles Club
Historic Vehicle Rally 2025: A Day of Classic Cars and Charity
The popular Historic Vehicle Rally is being held again this year on Sunday 24th August in the lovely historic Courtyard at Sherborne School. Every year we raise money for important local charities, this year it will be Future Roots and…
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Celebrating RYLA Candidates: Youth Leadership Success
Three of the four successful candidiates of the Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA), pictured with President Paul Atkinson. Congratulations to them all. If you would like to read a little more about RYLA and our other youth programmes, please click…
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This year’s Sherborne Historic Vehicle Rally (HVR) is open !
The 48th Sherborne Historic Vehicle Rally is now open for applications. The event will take place this year on Sunday, Aug 24th. Entrants will arrive and register first and then start with a c.35 mile rally around the local countryside…
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Library, solar energy and a computer for Malawi school
School life in the UK is very different to that in Malawi. After much fund-raising, we are delighted that Rotarian David Pearson has been able to construct a library at Khwawa P S School in the far north of Malawi, …
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Christmas tree and nativity scene
That's it for another year! The tree and nativity scene were taken down by Sherborne Rotary and some very willing volunteers. Over £1,400 was raised for local charities, the majority of which will go to Future roots, a charity based…
£3000 Donated to air ambulance
The Historic Vehicle Rally raised £ 4,500, with the principal beneficiaries being The Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance and the Sherborne Food Bank as well as other local charities.
Rotary Youth Leadership Award
Four students from the Gryphon School sponsored by the Rotary Club of Sherborne Castles have just returned from this years Rotary Youth Leadership Award programme held at The Storey Arms adventure centre in the Brecon Beacons. All students have to…
Visit to a private museum
A fantastic evening was had, courtesy of Wolfgang Grulke and his wonderful museum of paleontology. An enorous thank you to Wolfgang.
London Welsh Rugby Choir visit Sherborne
We were blessed to have had this fantastic choir come to Sherborne to entertain us. On Saturday 30th September, the choir performed in the Abbey, to an audience of over 300. The choir give up their own time and pay…
Sherborne Historic Vehicle Rally (HVR)
The 47th Sherborne Historic Vehicle Rally Delights Entrants and Visitors - The event took place on Sunday, Aug 27th, 2023 under glorious blue skies. The 121 entrants started with a 35 mile rally around the local countryside and ended showcasing…
Plant a Crocus and Support World Polio Day
In Aid of Polio+ and World Polio Day, the Rotary Club of Sherborne Castles will be selling Crocus Corms at their stall at the Sherborne Pannier Market at the Parade on Saturday, 23 October from 8.00am to 1.00pm. The Crocus…
Appeal raises over £42,000 for laptops for local children
A campaign by the Rotary Club of Sherborne Castles has raised a staggering £42,881 to fund laptops for local children to assist them with their home learning during lockdown. This has enabled 200 laptops to be purchased and distributed to…
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New Rotary Christmas Crib benefits Sherborne Food Bank
The Rotary Club of Sherborne Castles would like to thank all those who supported the new crib scene in the Conduit this year. The wonderful donation made by Mrs Kathryn Ballisat in memory of her brother, who sadly died earlier…
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A New Look for Rotary’s Christmas Nativity Scene
Thanks to the very generous donation of one local resident the Rotary Club of Sherborne Castles has been able to completely transform the usual Nativity display for a marvellous new one. Mrs Kathryn Ballisat, so appreciated the interest and pleasure…
Rotary Club of Sherborne Castles 