Our Community Activities
We work in and around the Community in many ways - to help others with their projects and fund raising - some are featured here. We were recently presented with an Award from the Beeches Community Board in recognition of our work in the community.
We meet regularly to raise money, assist the community and make charitable donations.We work with many local organisations including schools, youth groups, charities and Burnham and Farnham Royal Parish Councils.
Some of our recent activities are listed below and more details on specific events can be found by scrolling down the list opposite.
- Burnham Care & Share - food distribution. We are in partnership with Burnham Health Promotion Trust
- Defibrillators - installation in conjunction with Burnham Parish Council
- Annual inter- school football tournament at Dropmore Infant School
- Carol concert at St Peter's Church Burnham
- Assistance with 'Carols on the Green' Farnham Common
- Dictionaries for Life at Burnham and Farnhams' schools
- Fun day at Thorpe Park for disadvantaged children
- Sponsoring an Interact Club at Burnham Grammar School
- Mentoring, mock job interviews, prose and photography awards and achievement awards at local schools
- Funding for students on Leadership courses
- Planning and funding the Farnham Common Community Orchard
- Burnham Beeches Donkey Derby
- Caldicott Music Night
- Burnham Beeches Virtual Charity Run
- Collections at Heathrow Terminal 5
- Helping Marlow clubs with the annual Santa Run
- Annual 'Children in Need' - school visits with Pudsey Bear
Our Community Activities sub-pages:
The Farnhams' Orchard Day
more We held the Farnhams' Orchard Day on Saturday September 28th in the Dell, with children's activities, apple-pressing, beekeeping, games, craft stalls and lots more. After a weeks of heavy rain the day was dry and the sun shone! (1 page below this)
Food Distribution Projects
more We work with several food distribution projects throughout the year to help those in need of support. Our main contribution is to provide food parcels at Christmas for children and families through local schools.
Christmas Community Events
more Some of the events we have organised or supported in the last few years.
Bucks Community Awards 2022
more Burnham Beeches Rotary - Best Community Group Contribution in 2022
Remembrance Day 2022
more Representatives of the Club laid wreaths in Burnham, Farnham Common and Farnham Royal along with other local organisations
Dictionaries for Life presentations
more Over 400 dictionaries were presented to pupils at 7 local schools in June and July.
OK Our Kids
more RCBB helped to establish OK - Our Kids a new charity based in High Wycombe
Defibrillator Presentation October 2016
more Burnham Beeches Rotary donates a defibrillator to the local community
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Dropmore Football Festival
more Each April we organise a Football Festival for local schools at Dropmore Infant School. Pupils from 6/8 schools take part.
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District 1090 Young Writer of the Year
more BGS student wins the District 1090 round of the Young Writer Competition 2015
Dictionaries for Life
more Presentations to pupils at Farnham Common Junior Schools and St Mary's School Farnham Royal
New Interact Club at Burnham Beeches
more An exciting development in the long association between RCBB and Burnham Grammar School
'Kids Out' visit to Thorpe Park
more Rotary provides visits to regional attractions for diadvantaged youngsters