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Suffolk Age UK
At our meeting on 5 September, Lindsay Long gave a talk on the work of Suffolk Age UK. This is a local, independent charity which works to improve the lives of older people across Suffolk.
The organisation provides a range of services including befriending, benefits advice, transport and home help. The club will be pleased to make a donation.
Hope Trust
Paul Taylor gave a talk on the Hope Trust at our meeting on 25 July. This is a local charity working with older people which focuses on the relief of loneliness ...
The club is particularly mindful of the problem of loneliness across our community and was pleased to make a donation.
2018-19 Donations
Over the last financial year, the club has contributed more than £21,000 to local causes with donations of £1000 or more being made to:
- Felixstowe Volunteer Centre
- St Elizabeth Hospice
- Junior and Senior Park Runs
- Level Two mentoring programme
- One For All (supporting children and adults wit special needs)
More Defibrillators for Felixstowe Sea Front
Thanks to the generosity of the Rotary Club of Felixstowe, Felixstowe Town Council has been able to install two further defibrillators along the seafront (outside the leisure centre and beside the car park at the end of Beach Station Road).
The kit is fully automatic and registered with the ambulance service, so emergency callers can be told the code and directed to the nearest one if required.
Photo shows (from left to right): East England Ambulance trainee, Roger Beaton, Mayor of Felixstowe 2015-16 Cllr Doreen Savage, Patrick Wroe, Jon Needle (East England Ambulance Service), Jonny Lowdell (Places for People)
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We helped with the Great British Beach Clean 2024!
more The Rotary Club of Felixstowe team completed a beach clean between the Fludyers hotel and the Spa Theatre as part of the annual Great British Beach Clean (GBBC) coordinated by the Marine Conservation Society (MCS)
Rotary Club Of Felixstowe grant funds 'Avocet Island' at Trimley Marshes Nature Reserve
more As a result at least 5 pairs of avocets have produced chicks for the first time since 2019!
Donating to St Elizabeth Hospice
more The Rotary Club of Felixstowe are proud to have been able to make another donation to St Elizabeth Hospice. Thanks to all those who have made this possible by supporting our fun and fundraising events.
24-hour ECG for the Grove Medical Centre
more Thanks to all those who have supported our fundraising events we raised close on £60,000 over the last twelve months for causes in our community and beyond. As you can see, it will be well spent.
Visit to Landguard Nature Reserve
more Thanks to Leonie Washington, the Landguard Ranger, we had a most enjoyable and informative visit to the reserve on 22 August.
Supporting Landguard Nature Reserve
more Here we see Leonie Washington, Landguard Ranger, and Paul Griffiths, club 1st Vice President, marking the donation of £1,250 towards the education area.
Lifesaving Equipment for Felixstowe CFRs
more Felixstowe Rotary Club were delighted to support the Community First Responders (CFRs) by funding the provision of lifesaving equipment for use in and around the Felixstowe area. Just another example of What We Do.
Fence painting at Languard
more They say, though we might be good at events and fundraising, we don’t do much hands-on. But here we are in action fence painting at Languard Nature Reserve Visitors Centre.
RYLA Opportunity (2022)
more The Rotary Club of Felixstowe will again be looking to sponsor two young people to go on a challenging week-long personal development course.
Beach Clean 2021
more Members of Felixstowe Rotary Club and several partners were pleased to be able to get back to their program of beach cleans on the seafront and, in addition, to support the Languard Nature Reserve with a clean on "World Ocean Day".
Supporting local families
more Rotary and Lions join forces to help a local family
Looking to the future
more Our president, Dougie Pipe, features on Porttalk
Supporting Foodbanks
more The service foodbanks provide has never been more needed than in current times. Rotary clubs have rallied together to help support these vital services and protect the vulnerable.
Protecting the environment
more Rotary focusing efforts on supporting the environment
ECG machine for Felixstowe
more The Rotary Club of Felixstowe was delighted to present an ECG machine to the town's Minor Injuries Clinic
Community Fund
more Our focus is now to support those in our community who find themselves in particular need in these exceptional times. If you can, please donate to our Community Fund.
Thanks from KidsOut
more Rotary Christmas Toy Box Appeal
Thanks for the dictionaries
more The Felixstowe Rotary Clubs got a really great thank you from the pupils of Trimley St Mary Primary School - see the artwork and some of their messages.
Dictionaries 4 Life
more Once again the two Felixstowe Rotary Clubs are distributing around 350 Illustrated dictionaries to junior schools in the Felixstowe Area
Our environment
more We are now working with the Marine Conservation Society and East Suffolk Council to organise beach cleaning between Bent Hill and the Fludyers.
Meetup Fridays
more Felixstowe Rotary club is supporting Sarah Fitch of the Cuppa café in her project to support the lonely elderly in the Walton area. “Meetup Fridays” provides an opportunity to meet for a cup of tea and a natter every Friday 10am - 12pm.
Felixstowe Park Run
more Felixstowe Rotary Club are delighted to have had the opportunity to be a key enabler in establishing both Junior and Senior Park Runs by granting £2,500 towards the set-up costs.
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