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President Peter Groves

Welcome

If you are visiting our Club website to find out about us, Rotary membership offers a great opportunity to join with other members in projects to support the local community and offer support on an international platform for major disasters. Most people feel that they should put something back into their local community and this is your opportunity.

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:

FIRST: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;

SECOND: High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society;

THIRD: The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business, and community life;

FOURTH: The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

We all work together with the Four-Way test in mind:

The Four-Way Test is a nonpartisan and non-sectarian ethical guide for Rotarians to use for their personal and professional relationships. Of the things we think, say or do:

Is it the TRUTH?                                              Is it FAIR to all concerned?

Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

We are a friendly club of just under 50 men and women, sharing lots of fun and fellowship.  In the 21st Century the Rotary Club of Burton upon Trent has been awarded the trophy for the best Club in the District (out of then 57 Clubs) on five occasions.

On Mondays we meet at Pirelli Stadium, the home of Burton Albion Football Club.   Usually, after lunch, a speaker presents a topic relevant to our community, our charity work, or to Rotary more widely.

To help those in need - locally, nationally and internationally - we raise funds through the Pirelli Stadium Parade, street collections, concerts and shows, quizzes, suppers, dinners, and anything else that springs to mind!

To read more about our Club and the Rotary movement in general, do explore 'What we do' in the menu top left.   An example of one of our projects can be seen below.

If you would like to put something back into the community while gaining a whole new group of like-minded friends, come and see us in action.   Contact us to arrange a visit to one of our meetings.

Congratulations...to Peter Groves, the new Club President of Rotary Burton upon Trent for 2025 - 2026

After having a very good year as President, David Buchanan has handed over the reins to the new President Peter J Groves.

Peter was born in Glossop Derbyshire. He has travelled widely with his parents for most of his youth. His father was in the RAF and the family even lived in Australia for some years on a posting.

After finishing his education Peter trained as an accountant and worked in private practice for a number of years before joining Rolls-Royce in Derby. Interests outside of work included badminton, tennis and trekking. Trekking has taken him to a number of interesting countries abroad including, South America, South Africa, Middle East.

 Peter joined Rotary in 2004 and moved to The Rotary Club of Burton upon Trent in 2019. Where he has chaired committees and run the club programme.

Peter comments that: 

My Main objectives for the year will include support for educational help for children in the Ukraine. This will be carried out through the newly formed club in Kharkiv. Named The Rotary Club of Ukraine Sunrise. Also continued support for Queen’s Hospital, Cafe, Burton Station Project, Reading Assistance, Lending with Care, End Polio Now. These being just a few of our club projects. Members are encouraged to their say in how the club should be run, also introduce new projects.

Finally, to give the club a future all members are encouraged to publicise, ie raise the profile of Rotary in the community. Also seek out new members for they are the future.

Latest News

Welcome to the Latest News from the Rotary Club of Burton upon Trent

The latest information can be found by accessing the "What we Do" files at the top of the page - please click on this heading.

Topics include:

• Two Rotarians honoured for their work on Club Projects
• Young Chef competes in Regional Final
• District Governor visit
• King Charles III visits Burton upon Trent
• Burton Station Project
• Burton Hospital Project
• Bursary to young hockey player
• Charity plant sale
• Crocus planting for End Polio Now
• Carers + Cafe
• Pirelli Stadium Parade

The Rotary Club of Burton upon Trent Trust Fund is a Registered Charity.
Charity No. 512286