Rotary Church & Oswaldtwistle

About us

The Queen's Award for Voluntary Services, the equivalent of an MBE, was awarded to Church & Oswaldtwistle Rotary on the 2nd June 2022

You don’t have to be a ‘professional’ to be part of Rotary and it is open to anyone over the age of 20. Our membership consists of retired people, full-time workers and students. We are a mixed bunch! All that we ask is that our Members are Community-minded people of good character.

To quote the late Sir Clem Renouf, a past President of Rotary International: “Rotary takes ordinary men and women and gives them extraordinary opportunities to do more with their lives than they ever dreamed possible.”

Feel free to contact me or our Secretary, Ian McTurk, if you would like to discuss this further.

Dawn: 07756 470336 President of Church & Oswaldtwistle Rotary

Ian: Secretary@candorotary.org.uk

Happening soon...

Sun, Mar 30th 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Wed, Dec 31st 2025

Community - ongoing Station Project

Weekly maintenance of our local Railway station, (Sat 09.00 - 11.00, coffee provided) involving painting, weeding, trimming trees, and planting flowers & bulbs, into platform planters. Interested: - please contact the Sec

Sat, Apr 5th 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Wed, Dec 31st 2025

Environment - ongoing Seasonal Woodland project

Environment project; Tinker Brook woodland is being much improved with Balsam bashing, tree planting/thining, litter picking, sowing wildflower seeds, etc.

Wed, Oct 1st 2025 2:50 pm - 4:50 pm Fri, Oct 31st 2025

Bulb planting to highlight (EPN) End Polio Now

A really good period to plant spring flowering bulbs, including all Polio promo plants & bulbs.

Sun, Oct 5th 2025 2:00 pm - 2:00 pm Sun, Oct 26th 2025

WRAP UP LANCASHIRE 5th to 26th October

We are collecting warm serviceable coats for the needy

Thu, Oct 30th 2025 12:30 pm

Rotary Friendship Group - Artist TBC

Artist TBC

Thu, Nov 6th 2025 10:45 am

Lunchtime meeting

More details to follow

Thu, Nov 6th 2025 12:30 pm

Rotary Friendship Group - Bean Bag Fun

More fun with bean bag throwing.

Thu, Nov 13th 2025 6:45 am

Special general Meeting

An important meeting for all; the election of a Pres Elect, Pres Nominee, Hon Secretary, Treasurer, etc.

Thu, Nov 13th 2025 12:30 pm

Rotary Friendship Group - Memory Box launch

Memory box launch

Thu, Nov 20th 2025 12:30 pm

Rotary Friendship Group - Christmas Card making

Marlene shows us how to make our own Christmas cards.

Thu, Nov 20th 2025 6:45 pm

Brainstorming meeting

All are welcome to come along and participate in the discussion about future meetings and projects

Meetings & Venue

Where and when:

We meet on Thursdays at 10:45 am

(10:45 for 11.00 start for morning meetings; first Thurs in the month. 6:45 pm for 7:00 start for Eve Meetings, 2nd & 3rd Thur of the month. (Please check the 'future meetings' page) Please check individual Events for current details, including venue.) Enfield Cricket Club
Dill Hall Lane
Church
Hyndburn
BB5 4DQ

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Rotary News

Be part of a global network of volunteers, trying to make the world a better place. Please also see the 'links & news' page for information from the local district and live feeds from Rotary International and Rotary International in GB&I.

Church & Oswaldtwistle Rotary, is a group of about 30 community-minded people who meet weekly. FRIENDSHIP GROUP - We also organise a weekly friendship group for some of our senior citizens.

Featured pages

Environment - ongoing Seasonal Woodland project

Community - ongoing Station Project

WRAP UP LANCASHIRE 5th to 26th October