RIBI and Carers UK Partnership

Caring Rotary

Carers UK provides a range of information and support

for unpaid carers including

● A Helpline and expert support service

● Advice on financial and practical matters related to caring

● A website with a varied range of information about specific aspects of caring

● Up to date COVID-19 guidance for carers

● Online meetup sessions with fellow carers

You can contact their helpline 0808 808 7777 Monday to Friday, 9am – 6pm

or contact Carers UK by email advice@carersuk.org at any time Alternatively you can also find guidance on their website www.carersuk.org/help-and-advice

If you are an unpaid carer or know someone who is

please sign up or encourage the person you know to sign up to be a Carers UK member here: www.carersuk.org/how-you-canhelp/join-us

Membership is free and it will provide a range of

services, including access to the Carers UK Forum, where carers

can ask questions and share their experience with fellow carers.

When signing up, please tick the “Other” box on the

application in response to “Where did you hear about joining

Carers UK?” and enter “Rotary” in the box below it. You will

then receive your membership details which will allow you to log

into the Carers UK Forum.

If you know of local organisations that might help unpaid carers, please email their details to rotarycarersukpartnership@gmail.com

Martin Low

Rotary District 1120 Lead

17th December 2020

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The Rotary club of Thanet President handover

The Rotary Club of Thanet welcomes their new president for the 2024 2025 year

It was with great sadness to our club members on hearing of the death of David Mirsky

RIBI and Carers UK Partnership

Caring Rotary

President Brett Dennis shows off the new Harriers Strip

The Rotary club of Thanet is pleased to support Herne Bay Harriers football team

President John Reid greets Janis Buckley from The Cheerful Sparrows charity.

Janis Buckley Chair of The Cheerful Sparrows came to speak to our members on Monday 30th January 2023

Rotary Club of Thanet support Thanet Scouting parade to celebrate St George's day

The Rotary Club of Thanet welcomed Kirsty McAlister at her induction to the club on Monday 15th July 2024. The picture is of the club President Maria welcoming Kirsty

Eye treatments delivered by boat along the Mekon river in Cambodia in collaboration with Rotary Clubs in Phnom Penh, France and Belgium. And now Rotary club of Thanet

Club members, partners and friends at the end of their walk

Social walk the Rotary Club of Thanet.

Rotary Club of Thanet along with Broadstairs Town Team Garden Group plant purple crocus bulbs in support of World Polio Day

Jim Nicholson from The Rotary Club of Thanet presents a cheque for £1,000 to Karen Pilgrims from the Pilgrims Hospice

The Rotary Club of Thanet make donation to The Pilgrims Hospice

Rotarians and friends enjoy a walk and pub lunch

President John Reid with Junior Rugby medal

Our club has been busy in the local community

The 'Cinderella Bucket' Rotary Club members with guests and members of the public enjoying the concert.

Our Band Concert held at The Pavilion Broadstairs on the 10th April 2022 was a great success.

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL

The Rotary club of Thanet held a fundraising event at 'G' Casino Westwood Cross

The Rotary club of Thanet raises money for International causes.

If you want to find out more about The Rotary Club of Thanet

Dorothy and John Reid, Frances and David Ward on parade at Viking beach

We were pleased to support Broadstairs Town Team's beach clean in Viking and Stone Bays. And we were at it again, this time helping with the repainting of the jetty in May 2021.

The Rotary Club of Thanet has raised £636.50 through Graham Channon who was last year’s Master at Arms. At Grahams discretion this amount was donated to The MS Society, a charity close to his and our members hearts.

President John Reid and his family and guests at the President's Lunch

The Rotary Club of Thanet is please to announce three new Paul Harris Fellowships

Rotary club of Thanet members enjoy private visit to theonetoone collection.

Brett Dennis, President of The Rotary Club of Thanet welcomes Hatice Yarpuz (TJ) as a new member of the club.

Turkey & Syria Earthquake Disaster MARCH 2023 UPDATE

The Rotary Club of Thanet responds to the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria

Our guest of honour Sir Henry Cooper OBE, KSG. Our Enery. Flanked by some notable Rotarians Neal Elliott, David Mirsky, John Reid, Roger Rook (sadly now deceased) and (Hon member of our club) Frank Thornley.

Rotary Club of Thanet, in partnership with Ramsgate Boxing Club, organised hugely successful boxing nights raising almost £450,000. A substantial sum which was deployed to good effect.

Venessa Barnes from TESCO presents Jim Nicholson from The Rotary Club of Thanet with the Bookshelf cheque.

Tesco at Westwood allowed us to use their 'Bookshelf' for July and August

The Rotary Club of Thanet's Past President Jim Nicholson admires one of the new Re-cycling points

The Rotary clubs of Thanet have got together to provide Rubbish Re-Cycling collection points for a number of Thanet beaches. Open the link below for more details of this ambitious project.

World Book Day was on the 7th March 2024. The Rotary Club of Thanet has been hard at work over the past 24 months buying and distributing books to our local schools.

We play our part

Past president Brett Dennis 'hands over' to incoming president Maria Woodward

The club officially handed over to the new president for the 2024 -2025 club year

Working in Uganda

The Freda Carr Hospital in Ngora Uganda A hospital restored

The Rotary club of Thanet held an International weekend which started on Friday 19th May to Sunday 21st May 2013

The Rotary Club of Thanet once again organise a trip to the Pantomime...Oh yes they have!!!

The President of The Rotary Club of Thanet presents medals to all those attending the Primary Schools rugby

Our Band Concert was a great success....read on

As well as the many deaths and much suffering, Covid has raised many societal issues which have demanded a response.

The 40th anniversary of the Rotary Club of Thanet was held on the 7th August 2023

Past President Jim Nicholson pins the President Badge to new incoming president John Reid

The club held their handover meeting on the 4th July 2022

The Rotary Club of Thanet is delighted to announce that our popular Band Concert for 2024, in aid of our Cinderella Fund, will be held this year at: The Auditorium Queen's Road Baptist Church Broadstairs on Sunday 28th April 2024 at 7 pm.