Hello

We are the Rotary Club of Oswestry and Cambrian. We were formed in 2024 by a merger of the Rotary Club of Oswestry and the Rotary Club of Oswestry Cambrian (the former was the oldest club in Oswestry, the latter was the newest).  The town also has a second club, the Rotary Club of Oswestry Borderlands, with which we continue to work.  

Our Club is part of Rotary International - a worldwide organisation and in Great Britain and Ireland we join 50,000 men and women from all walks of life.  We are all volunteers who are working to benefit our local and international communities whilst also coming together for fellowship.

Our organisation has moved a long way from the historical, formal, male style of club.  It should go without saying, but for the avoidance of doubt: we are open to everyone,  and you don’t need to have had any previous role in your community or local business.  We don’t have a formal meal, there is no dress code, and you don’t need to attend every meeting. We fully understand that everyone has a busy life through work, family and other commitments.

A lot of our events raise money for local organisations and recent recipients have included: Music MOB, Shropshire Dyslexia Association, Oswestry Boys & Girls Football team, West Felton magazine, Little Stars Baby Bank, St Martins Youth Club and Shropshire Domestic Abuse.

But not all our projects involve fundraising. For example, we run the Millicent Kaye Art competition in local primary schools and recruit local youngsters to take part in local, national and regional Rotary competitions.  We are also embarking on a major initiative to revive LifeLine. This event ran annually for many years and with the help of the Police, Fire Service, Coastguard, NFU and St John Ambulance as well as many Rotarians and their friends, coached year 6 pupils from local schools to deal with some of the challenges they will increasingly face.  We are actively looking for some additional partners to help us stage this event again from 2026.

Our major fundraising activities consist of

• Ellesmere Regatta in July (new in 2025, where we are joining the Ellesmere club in organising this event)
• Oswald's Trail in August (a sponsored walk around Oswestry)
• The Tree of Light at Christmas
• Santa and his sleigh at Christmas

We meet every Thursday at The Wynnstay in the centre of Oswestry. Some members meet at 6.30pm for a meal, but this is not mandatory, and the meeting proper start at 7.30pm.  Some meetings also use zoom.  If you are a Rotarian visiting the area you will be made welcome at one of our meetings.  Do contact us check whether other members will be present for the meal.