Joint Chairmen

Ray Munden Noel Cooper

 

 

Whilst Rotary is an international organisation each individual club is committed to helping out in the local community.  The Rotary Club of Royston take this commitment very seriously and have a long list of supportive activities that it provides for Royston and the surrounding villages, some of which are listed below.

 Regular events include putting up Christmas decorations at local care homes and helping Father Christmas to tour homes in and around Royston and to meet children at a local garden centre.  We also support the Christmas party for the Royston Action on Disability by providing tins of biscuits.

 The club also organises a Swimathon, inviting the local community to join in and raise money for their favourite charity, many of which are local.  Details of the Swimathon are provided elsewhere on this web site.

 The biggest event that the club organises is the Kite Festival, which provides superb entertainment for several thousand people and also raises several thousand pounds for charity.  Two historic vehicle shows are organised each year by the club for the benefit of the community, one at the May Day Fayre in the town hall car park and one at the Open Secrets event in June on Therfield Heath, both attracting many vehicles and a very large number of admirers.  The Kite Festival and vehicle show also feature in more detail elsewhere on this web site.

The club is also very active in raising funds for the Garden House Hospice, which provides help and respite to the seriously ill and their families in and around Royston.

 Each year we also help out with charity collections and events, providing manpower to hold the collection tins and by marshalling car parking for Royston in Blue.

 The club has in the past provided the flag pole in the Priory Memorial Gardens and a waymarker on Therfield Heath.