Welcome to the Dartmouth Rotary, started in 1950, based in Dartmouth Devon in the UK.  The club has lunchtime meetings most Thursdays in the George and Dragon pub in the town.   

Beer Festival October 2024 

Held over 3 days in the Flavel Centre Dartmouth we will have a wide range of craft beers and also ciders wine food and some music.   You buy a ticket on the door at the event.    Cost £10 which includes three drinks.

Open Times:  Friday 18th   4pm to 10pm    Saturday 19th  11am to 10pm    Sunday 20th 12 noon to 4pm

This is a charity beer festival and profits from the event will go to local charities including the Flavel itself.  Your entry ticket covers your first three drinks.  We give you three drink tokens when you hand in your ticket on arrival.  Further drink tokens are £2 each purchasable on the day.  Whilst we do have card machines please bring some cash in case of any technical difficulties with the machines.

There will be food available so you could have lunch or supper while at the festival. Local independent caterer ‘The Greedy Table’ will be offering £10 loaded Taco Bowls throughout the Beer Festival. To come with tortilla chips, salads & sides.. Meat or veggie option available, packed full of flavour to compliment you beer, and you can choose your favourite Mexican condiments to personalise to your taste.

There will also be some music at certain times. 

Friday night is Mick and Lucy, an excellent and popular local duo. Covering old favourites alongside current hits,  a virtuoso guitar accompanies two beautifully matched voices. https://www.mickandlucy.co.uk/

This is followed by an exciting Blues Rock trio – Alphi Romeo. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Jrun9pwz28g

On Saturday, we have two sets from All hands on Deck, a local Sea Shanty singers and you are encouraged to sing along, chorus sheets will be provided.  https://www.facebook.com/p/All-Hands-on-Deck-Sea-Shanty-Crew-100076369461900/  

This is followed by The Hairbrush Diva,  Viki Philipps, who loves to sing all the favourite divas from the 1960’s to 1980’s and beyond from Dusty Springfield and Shirley Bassey to Madonna and Adele.   https://www.facebook.com/p/Viki-Philp-The-Ultimate-Hairbrush-Diva-100034951969168/

And on Sunday, a local young lady with acoustic guitar and beautiful voice, who is very well respected in our community.

Coming after Beerfest

Candlelit Dartmouth 2024

We will be helping with reviving Candlelit Dartmouth 29th &  30th November and this website will have further details of that later this year.   Friday 29th is the official turn on of the xmas lights at 5.50pm and at 6pm Father Christmas arrives by boat in the Boatfloat.   Saturday 30th is the lantern procession.   Throughout there will be a shopping village of stalls, mulled wine and entertainments.

Join Rotary?  Help us?

We are always keen to find new rotarians to help keep our work going.   If you have recently moved to Dartmouth and want a way to meet people and do some good then get in touch with us.  You can become a Friend of Rotary, lending us occasional help without becoming a full member of the club.  Or you can become a member of the club.  We welcome enquiries from new people.  We are a friendly bunch.  Currently the club has 26 members (24 men and 2 ladies).

To send us an email contact the president               timfreeman61@googlemail.com