We call you 'Friends of Rotary'. Volunteers welcome to help Rotarians in their tasks about town. Helpers at our Fund Raising events, such as our Saturday Car Park, Santa Fun Run & other community tasks.
This competition is designed to encourage young people to develop their creative and presentation skills essential to the art of public speaking.
DetailsOur President for the coming year, Mark Stewart-Clarke MPHF, took over on 1st July 2025.
DetailsThe Rotary Young Photographer competition gives participants the chance to express themselves through photography, whilst interpreting the competition’s annual theme in an imaginative way
DetailsRotary - Busting the Myths!
It is common that many people don't always fully understand what we do and who we are in Rotary. So herewith some answers to the TOP 9 myths out there in the community.
How to apply for help for your local Club, charity or organisation. For Youth grants see under What We Do - Youth Opportunities.
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Skipton Rotary - RI District 1040
For nearly one hundred years, Rotary in Skipton has been involved in local, national and international community projects, volunteering and fundraising while at the same time having fun and socialising as a group. Like most Rotary Clubs, we meet once a week. For further details about our meeting venue, when we meet and how to find us, please see the information in the side panel. You can also follow us @skiptonrotary on Facebook and Instagram.

Fun & Friendship
Skipton Rotary is a friendly club where we have as much fun as possible working together to make a positive difference to people’s lives within the community. We hope that the lives of the volunteers who join us will be enriched as they take part in a range of fundraising, formal and informal social events, visits and even foreign travel, forming friendships, by volunteering their expertise and often discovering new talents and interests.
Fundraising & Volunteering
We undertake a variety of fundraising events including weekend and bank holiday car parking at Skipton Building Society, quizzes, concerts, bicycle recycling auction, the Skipton Rotary Great Santa Fun Run, Christmas Market stalls, as well as many other fundraising events.
Get Involved
Our members volunteer their time and skills to plan fundraising and social events while enjoying each other’s company and friendship. There are several ways you can help us to ensure everything runs smoothly and to make the most of opportunities to raise money for the various charities we support.
You can learn all about Rotary's own charity - The Rotary Foundation - administerd and funded by Rotarians to support Rotary's efforts throughout the world. This works all over the world funding disaster recovery plans, community development projects, youth schemes, End Polio Now and Rotary Peace Scholars.
Join Skipton Rotary
If you enjoy helping others, connecting with Rotary will give you the chance to do something positive and worthwhile. Rotary has over 35,000 clubs with 1.2 million members worldwide. As a Rotarian, while travelling at home and abroad for work or leisure, you can join a local meeting and engage with Rotarians the world over. Interested and want to find out more? You are very welcome to join one of our meetings. Please contact using the form below or via our membership page.
Help us to be the kind of group you are looking for and get to know a friendly bunch of volunteers helping the community.
Come to a Meeting
If you would like to come along and see what we do then you are welcome to join one of our regular meetings without having to join Rotary first. Just let us know you are interested and we will do the rest.
Become a Member and join Skipton Rotary
When you have been to one or two of our meetings you may well decide you would like to join Rotary in Skipton and become a full member of Skipton Rotary Club. This means you can attend all our meetings and be fully involved with all our club’s activities. You will experience the friendship and enthusiasm of all our members while at the same time making a positive contribution to the local, national and international community.
If you enjoy helping others, connecting with Rotary will give you the chance to do something positive and worthwhile. Rotary has over 35,000 clubs with 1.2 million members worldwide. As a Rotarian, while travelling at home and abroad for work or leisure, you can join a local meeting and engage with Rotarians the world over. Interested and want to find out more? You are very welcome to join one of our meetings. Please contact using the form below or via our membership page.
Become a 'Friend of Rotary' or a Corporate Member
If you feel now is not the right time to become a full member but would like to be kept informed of what we are doing, we will add you to our mailing list. We hope you can be involved in club events and keep up to date with everything we do. Help us to be the kind of group you are looking for and get to know a friendly bunch of volunteers helping the community.
Sometimes we need an extra pair of hands when running our various events. If you can help, please get in touch. You could be asked to do anything from stewarding an event, help run our weekly charity car park in town, helping to erect a marquee to planting crocus bulbs to promote the campaign for polio eradication. Whatever you can do we would like to hear from you!
Sat, Nov 15th 2025 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Sun, Nov 16th 2025
This year's 'Crafts in the Pen' takes place on 15th & 16th November at Skipton Auction Mart. The event has grown into a wonderful crafts market the whole family can enjoy. Parking for visitors is at the auction mart .
detailsTue, Nov 18th 2025 6:30 pm
OYT report at SCRC on the 18th November for those who may be interested.
Book in with Craven for meal.
Wed, Nov 19th 2025 5:30 pm
This meeting will be held at Wharfedale Rugby Club as the Tempest is not available.
Our speaker will be John Spencer. Meal arrangements - the meal will be £18 and run under the same format as at the Tempest with the usual timings. Partners welcome.
Wed, Nov 26th 2025 5:30 pm
Team Talks. Format as last month with hopefully a better attendance. Meal arrangements as normal.
Sun, Nov 30th 2025 11:00 am -
The Great Skipton Santa Fun Run is a charity run and walk organised by Rotary in Skipton (Skipton Craven Rotary & Skipton Rotary). Register now at https://skiptonsantafunrun.com
detailsWed, Dec 3rd 2025 5:30 pm
Panna - Rotary Peace Fellow - will talk about her experiences.
Sun, Dec 7th 2025 10:00 am -
The annual extravaganza returns. May the mulled wine stall excel.
We meet on Wednesdays at 17.30 for 18.00
(5th Wed's are usually elsewhere with partners. See 'Meetings & Events' calendar above. Please mail all apologies and details of guests to - apologiesandguests@skiptonrotary.org This address will contact both Secretary and Attendance Officer. ) Tempest ArmsBe 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.
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