Welcome to Dorchester Casterbridge Rotary Club

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Christmas Fundraising 2025

Christmas Fundraising 2025

Thank you to everyone who supported our Christmas 2025 street collections and helped us raise a fantastic amount for Weldmar Hospicecare and Rotary Charities.

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2025-2026 Young Music Competition

2025-2026 Young Music Competition

Well done to Mia Wright, here receiving her certificate as Dorchester Young Rotary Musician of the Year from Rachel Wilson, president.

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Small Grants Scheme 2026

Small Grants Scheme 2026

Our Small Grants scheme launched 02/02/2026 and is open now until 01/03/2026. See here for more details on how you can apply.

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Poundbury and Casterbridge Young Artist Competition 2025/2026

Poundbury and Casterbridge Young Artist Competition 2025/2026

see more at - https://www.facebook.com/poundburyrotaryclub

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2024-2025

2024-2025

Rotarians out supporting community events, helping to clear Himalayan Balsam Weed and litter picking.

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Christmas Draw 2025 Results

Christmas Draw 2025 Results

Thank you to everyone who supported us in 2025, we look forward to doing it all again in 2026!

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About us

Casterbridge Rotary Club members are proud of the work we do to support many local groups and events as well as international projects and wish to thank all of our friends and the local community for your support. You can get a flavour of our activities here on our website, or see recent posts on our facebook page.


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To see images and stories of our recent events, meetings and activities, please follow us on facebook and a big thank you to those who already do.

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Happening soon...

7:00pm Club Social Night -

Tue, Feb 24th 2026 7:00 pm

7:00pm Club Social Night -

Club Social, meal at "Everest-29032" in Fordington, Dorchester, a Nepalese and Indian Restaurant. RSVP to follow.

Young Writer Presentation

Wed, Feb 25th 2026 4:30 pm

Young Writer Presentation

Presenting certificates and prizes at Waterstones Bookshop in Dorchester.

7:30pm No Meeting this week - chance to Break Out

Tue, Mar 3rd 2026 7:30 pm

7:30pm No Meeting this week - chance to Break Out

There is no full club meeting this weeks, as we trial our new Break Out Week. This will happen once per month and gives our members time to meet as needed, to plan/organise future club events and activities.

7:30pm Club Speaker Night - Kings Arms Hotel

Tue, Mar 10th 2026 7:30 pm

7:30pm Club Speaker Night - Kings Arms Hotel

Friend of Janet Hewitt, our guest Jo will be talking about her impressive challenge to swim the Channel.

Club Business / Planning Meeting

Tue, Mar 17th 2026 7:00 pm

Club Business / Planning Meeting

Venue is the Kings Arms Hotel. (No meal is pre-arranged - you can order a bar meal or eat before, but please aim to be ready for the meeting at 7pm).

SCATTER WEEK - We plan to arrange to visit another Rotary Club this week

Tue, Mar 24th 2026 7:00 pm

SCATTER WEEK - We plan to arrange to visit another Rotary Club this week

This is a chance to learn how other clubs run and what they do, spreading goodwill and friendship to our neighbouring Rotarians. We will look at options nearer the time

Meetings & Venue

Where and when:

We meet on Tuesdays at 19.15

(We have a monthly calendar that includes 1) a speaker meeting at Kings Arms Hotel, 2) our business meeting which is face to face but the venue varies and 3) 2 social meetings which vary, e.g. litterpicks walks and trips. See 'future meetings' section.) Kings Arms Hotel
30 High East Street
Dorchester
DT1 1HF  01305 238238
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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.

Rotary serving communities through supporting foodbanks

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