Welcome to the Dunmow Rotary Web Site. We meet at the Saracens Head Hotel every Thursday at 12.45pm. Members are from a wide area around Dunmow and we always welcome new members.

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Dunmow Rotary Youth Competitions 2025/26

Dunmow Rotary Youth Competitions 2025/26

Dunmow Rotary Youth Competitions 2025/26 Young Artist, Young Chef, Young Environmentalist, Young Musician, Young Photographer and Young Writer.

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Not ONE but TWO Town Criers join club meeting

Not ONE but TWO Town Criers join club meeting

This weeks meeting was joined by the Town Crier of Great Dunmow, Jody Huizar, and the Town Crier Of Bognor Regis, Jane Smith.

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UCAN Walking Buddies initiative

UCAN Walking Buddies initiative

Guest Speaker from UCAN talking about Walking Buddies.

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---- Santa's Sleigh Ride ----  8th - 19th December 2025

---- Santa's Sleigh Ride ---- 8th - 19th December 2025

The Rotary Clubs of Dunmow & Takeley Santa's Sleigh ride through Takeley, Priors Green, Little Canfield & Great Dunmow Grange.

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Young Chef Competition 2025/26

Young Chef Competition 2025/26

Young Chef competition is on
Sunday 18th January 2026,
at Helena Romanes School, Great Dunmow.
Closing date for entries is 2nd January 2026.

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Thank You from Santa - December 2025

Thank You from Santa - December 2025

Thank you to everyone who supported Santa over the last two weeks.

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About us

 

The Rotary Club of Dunmow is part of a global organisation with approximately 1.2 million members across over 200 countries. The strength of a large organisation allows us to support our local communities and participate in global Rotary humanitarian projects.

 

We meet weekly for lunch at 12:45 pm at the Saracens Head Hotel in Dunmow.  This is to discuss community events, projects and simply to catch up.  We also regularly meet at other times for social events with partners, friends and guests.

 

Rotary welcomes anyone aged 18 and above with a passion for helping their local communities. We’re always delighted to welcome new members.

 

To contact the Dunmow club please email: dunmow.rotary@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

There is also a nearby club, the Rotary Club of Takeley.  They meet at an alternative day and time, fortnightly at 8pm on a Wednesday evening in the Little Canfield Village Hall, although the location does change occasionally, so please email to check.

 

To contact the Takeley club email: rotaryintakeley@gmail.com

 

Link to Rotary Club of Takeley website.

 

 

 

 

What projects do we run?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Santa's sleigh rounds in Takeley and Little Canfield and Santa Collections at Tesco and the Co-op.

* The Rotary Rose Bowl Quiz.

* Stroke Awareness campaign.

* Support for local athletes with funds raised at the Sports Personality Dinner.

* The international Polio eradication campaign.

* Metal detection rally.

* Provision of Shelter boxes and Aquaboxes to international disaster areas, working with our Rotarian friends across the world.

      * Litter collections in the community.

      * Food bank collections.

We also offer active support for local events such as the Flitch Trials and annual Carnival and Christmas Fairs.

 

Support for Young People and Schools in Dunmow and surrounding villages  

We organise competitions for young people, with prizes, every year.

Youth Debate Age 11-17 

Young Writer Age 7-17

Young Photographer Age 7-17

Young Artist Age 5-17

Young Environmentalist Age 7-17

Young Chef Age 11-17 

 

Young Musician Age 7-17

 
For information packs and applications forms, please go to the Youth Competition pages for details.

 

 

We also offer support to schools for vocational and enterprise education.

 

 

 

 

 

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Happening soon...

Fri, Jan 9th 2026 7:00 pm

Visit to London for a Chickenshed performance.

Annual visit to see a Chickenshed performance in London. Actual time TBC.

Meetings & Venue

Where and when:

We meet on Thursdays at 12:45pm

The Saracens Head
High St
Great Dunmow
CM6 1AG  01371 873901
W3W:  ///slouched.meals.communal

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