Environment Week 2021

For World Polio Day 2021 we organised a fund-raising Bingo night with a purple theme

Supporting Ilfracombe Academy, Ilfracombe Interact and local junior schools at ilfracombe and West Down

Our club were delighted to receive the Rotary Citation for presidential year 2019-20, the most significant award a Rotary club can achieve, for our commitment to achieve our goals, helping strengthen Rotary and shape our future.

A recent delivery of essential medical equipment was couriered from North Devon to a remote Hospital in Western Uganda.

Ilfracombe Rotary Club is branching out in offering Corporate Membership to organisations, corporations and Schools, inviting them to participate in giving back to the community through the well-organised systems and structures of Rotary.

Here are the details of the recent Young Chef Area Final at Petroc College, Barnstaple with photographs of the District Final.

Rotarians carried out a beach clean at Hele Bay as part of Environment Week 2021.

This is a brief overview of our club and its history. Please feel free to explore additional pages.

Ilfracombe Rotary hold a 'pop-up' Charity Shop each year to raise money for local good causes.

Short clip of our activities / fund-raising / fun events

So many local community groups have benefited from funds raised by Ilfracombe Rotary

Ilfracombe Rotary joined in the Rotary International Billion Seed Challenge

We raised money to help finance the Kira Farm Training Centre Project in Uganda. Empowerment through Education

St Nicholas Chapel, restored in 1962 by Ilfracombe Rotary and run by volunteers during the season.

The youth committee and club have been supporting Ilfracombe Youth Football with the supply of their new strip.

Rotary Opens Opportunities for All - Help us make a difference in our Community - we welcome anyone from 18-80

Ilfracombe Rotary Club is the sponsor Club to Ilfracombe Academy Interact Club and we act as mentors and guides as they carry out projects

President Pamela Cox taking on the role of President of Ilfracombe Rotary for the second time

Rotarian Paul Williams was invited to represent Ilfracombe Rotary Club at a recent visit by HRH The Duchess of Cornwall to Children's Hospice South West for their 30th Anniversary

Each year we sponsor the Sea Ilfracombe Maritime Festival, and have a fund-raising stall with a tombola or treasure Hunt - Great fun is had by all.

Ilfracombe Rotary Club provided finance to kick start a honey Farm in Swaziland

Disaster aid and Sustainable Projects

The Club is involved with many local community events. This can be in the form of marshalling at the Ilfracombe Jack in the Green procession for May Day, The Carnival in August, Lighting the Lights and other major events.

Organised by Ilfracombe Rotary Clubs, Startrek was an annual orienteering event which raised in excess of £900k, most of which has been donated to North Devon Hospice and Children's Hospice SW

Looking after the welfare of the club

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Ilfracombe would like to hear from other District Clubs on any project they are undertaking and would like partners to help with funds and achieving matching grants