Now is your chance to apply for funding from this year's show. Donations made in 2018 ranged from £500 to £10,000 Last year we distributed £42,000 to 18 local charities within a 30 mile radius of Sherborne. This is why…
Read More Week 30 – Apply now for funds from our 2019 Classic and Supercar Show
Being a member of Rotary is more than just being a member of a club. This week i have experienced so many flavours of Rotary and have met many people for whom Rotary is an important part of their lives,…
The Hidden Needs Trust CHARITY Concert Monday MARCH 18th 2019 - 7:30 pm OCTAGON THEATRE, YEOVIL features Just Take That Take That Tribute Band, who have featured on BBC with Graham Norton, will take you on a journey of Take That's, Gary Barlow's…
Read More Week 28 – Our member raising funds for children with special educational needs
We are delighted to be sponsoring two youngsters from the Gryphon School to participate in RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards). The two successful applicants for our 2019 RYLA places are Olivia Godfrey who is in Year 12 and Kieran Bennett…
Happy new year to all our members and to those of you who have not yet discovered Rotary. We have some exciting opportunities this year, could you be part of them? Save the Date - Monday 4th March 2019…
This year instead of sending Xmas cards, I have made a donation to Epilepsy Research UK and to the Daisy Garland charity. In the UK 1 in every 200 children will be diagnosed with epilepsy. For many this is the…
The Christmas crib in the Conduit has been a familiar feature of Christmas in Sherborne for the past 40 years. The original Sherborne Rotary club took the time and trouble to put this up each year and the collection from…
As we head towards Christmas, my thoughts turn towards the future, and the role of Rotary in Sherborne - as well as to mince pies and turkey. Rotary's global network of volunteers has been changing lives for 113 years - 1.2…
Local charities, event organisers, show supporters and Rotarians gathered in glorious sunshine at Sherborne Castle on Monday to distribute funds raised at the 2018 Sherborne Classic and Supercar show. Edward and Maria Wingfield Digby, owners of the Sherborne Castle Estate…
It's a second hand mountain bike donated to a small charity in South Somerset, refurbished and shipped to Africa. Children in Africa have to be really keen to get to school as it often involves an 8-10 kilometre walk -…
In 2018 we have supported a number of projects which have benefited from Rotary's District and Global grants in Sherborne, in Dorchester and in Malawi. In January we presented presented £2,542 to 1st Sherborne Scouts Group towards their project to…
Read More Week 20 – Rotary Grants continue to support our activities
..... as we parade down Half Moon Street. 100 years - a very special moment to be laying a wreath ....... ................ like towns and villages all over the country Sherborne remembers, and it is very humbling to be surrounded…
Our fund raising events are now finished for this year and so we can take some time out to have fun. After all that organising and film watching we needed a week off so we met up for a meal…
I have watched three very different films each of them entertaining and thought provoking, but there is a bit of extra magic. And it is not too late to experience this as the film festival continues today (Sunday) with the last three films being shown at 2.30pm, 4.30pm and 7.30pm.
Last weekend I spent a whole day on planet Rotary. That means I went to the District Conference which is held once a year.
Rotary Club of Sherborne Castles 