Shoebox Packing

A source of lots of news on what is happening within Basingstoke Deane Rotary

Getting our poppy wreath ready for remembrance activities next weekend

A page to celebrate the three Rotary Clubs in Basingstoke and a landing page for potential new members

We collected 857 boxes this year which are now on their way to deserving children in Ukraine, Moldova, Romania and Montenegro.

About Us ~We are members one of the largest Service Organisations in World. Which runs one of the largest Charity's in the World .

We recently made three deserving people Honorary Members of our club. Dan Putty, Mayor of Basingstoke and Deane; Deputy Mayor Colin Phillimore and past member and enthusiastic community volunteer, Annette Meredith.

Do you love volunteering and making a difference in your community ?

One of our best ever concert with the Band of His Majesty's Royal Marines and the Chelsea Pensioners.

Delighted to have sponsored students at Whitchurch Silk Mill for another year.

Providing new equipment

At the end of the last school year we worked with Cranbourne School to promote our Rotary shoebox scheme. Here we see Past President David Knights, Laura Preston and student Bhaswati Murali, Cranbourne's Deputy Head Students and Head of Community.

Club Handover - an evening of handovers, awards and thank-yous

Member, Alan Gibson recently presented local businessman, Mark Lane with a Paul Harris award. Mark has been a long term supporter of Rotary events.

Following our recent donation, we were invited to the Air Ambulance base at Thruxton

Every year we run an exchange with a Rotary Club in our Twin Town of Braine L'Alleud where we stay in each other's houses, visit places of interest and generally have a wonderful time. This year we were in Basingstoke!