Supporting our community

Projects, collections and other activities to support the community, both locally in Portishead and globally in the UK and overseas

Rotary as an organisation and our club in Portishead are strong supporters of community projects, both locally in the Portishead area, nationally in the UK and internationally through links with other Rotary clubs and organisations

We support a number of local projects in Portishead including our Memory Cafe, and Young Carers projects as well as those we organise for Youth

Additionally we support many other charities through street collections, events, direct donations and direct support such as stewarding for their events

Details of some of these are given in the links on the right of this text

... click here for our Charity Trust Report

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Supporting our community sub-pages:

Supporting the Foodbank with Sainsburys

more Sainsbury’s, Portishead continue to come up trumps in supporting our local community in partnership with Portishead Rotary Club

Charity Donations in 2020-2021

more Details of who we have helped in the period July 2020 to June 2021

Rotary partnership with Carers UK

more Rotary and Carers UK have launched a partnership to support unpaid carers

Charity Castles Cryptic Quiz - Answers

more in aid of British Heart Foundation & Local Charities

Facemasks raise over £500 for Jessie May

more Suzanne Allen seen handing over a cheque for £515 to Roger Harper representing Jessie May Children's Charity.

St Peter's Hospice Appeal raises £955

more This Appeal is now closed - Portishead Rotary Club is helping St Peter's Hospice

BEIRUT Appeal raises £542

more This appeal has now closed. We have raised £542 which has been donated to the Rotary Beirut Cedars Club Just Giving appeal.

Donate to our Charity Trust Fund

more Donate via Give As You Live to our Trust Fund

Christmas Collections raise £1,792

more In the week before Christmas we held collections at Portishead supermarkets raising money for Rotary charities

Sainsbury's Local !

more Six Portishead community groups to benefit from Sainsbury’s 150 years in business in partnership with Portishead Rotary Club

Sainsbury's & Portishead Rotary Partnership

more Sainsbury’s, Portishead have announced 150 days of volunteering in the community in partnership with the Rotary Club of Portishead.

Barn Dance raises over £1,300

more Our Annual Barn Dance raised over £1,300 for the Jessie May Childrens Charity

Louder at Portishead Lido

more Portishead Rotary Club donates £500 to Portishead Pool Community Trust

ShelterBox Appeal for Malawi

more Portishead Rotary Club have donated £1,000 to the ShelterBox appeal

Packed hall for our Barn Dance

more We had a full house for our Annual Barn Dance, led by caller Jill Elliot with live music from the Highly Strung Band

Radio Bristol

more The Rotary Club of Portishead has donated £1,000 to the ALIVE charity in support of the BBC Radio Bristol Appeal

Indonesian Tsunami Appeal

more We will be supporting Shelterbox which has close links with Rotary

Rotary supporting Home Start

more Jane Sleigh from Home Start, North Somerset receiving a cheque from President John Sleight for £100 to support the work that this Charity carries out in offering free confidential support, friendship and practical help to parents in North Somerset.