European Contact Clubs Annual Gathering 2024

2024 Annual Gathering of the six European Rotary Contact Clubs of Barcelona Diagonal, Lausanne, Lyon, Stuttgart, Torino Doro and Edinburgh in Edinburgh over the weekend of 27 - 29 September.

The eagerly-awaited meeting of the six European Contact Clubs in Edinburgh commenced on Friday 27th September with a golf competition at Bruntsfield Links GS (good weather was requested and duly arrived!), followed by a welcome drinks reception at the Radisson Blu Hotel (where the majority of the 77 visiting Rotarians were staying). Our visitors then travelled to members’ homes by car, taxi or train, and enjoyed drinks, food and fellowship with their Edinburgh Rotarian hosts and co-hosts. On Saturday 28th September, the Europeans were shown Edinburgh Castle, the Royal Mile and the Palace of Holyroodhouse, punctuated by lunch at Dynamic Earth, where they were treated to short talks by Stuart Monro and our Honorary Member, Robert Aldridge, Rt. Hon. Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh. The Business Meeting of the Contact Clubs having been held in the late afternoon, visiting and local Rotarians, together with partners, enjoyed a Gala Dinner in the splendid Merchants’ Hall. Those not heading to the airport enjoyed a visit to the National Museum of Scotland on the morning of Sunday 29th September, before convening once more at the Radisson Blu Hotel for a farewell lunch. Some returned home later that day but others embarked on pre-planned tours of Scotland, hoping that the good weather that they had enjoyed over the weekend would continue. Although not everything went exactly according to the plan conceived by the Planning Committee, our visitors were enthusiastic in their praise of the activities that we had laid on, so that the general feeling was that the weekend had been a great success. Next year, the meeting will be hosted by RC Torino Dora, Italy.

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Coffee Club Outings

Next visit to Four Square Park Cafe, Saughton Park, 1st August 2026, for a short walk and coffee.. More details below.

EXTRAORDINARY OPPORTUNITIES!

HELPING SCHOOLCHILDREN IN MALAWI STUDY AT HOME AFTER NIGHTFALL!

121 YEARS OF ROTARY!

ROTARY EDINBURGH PROMOTING WORLD PEACE - 90 YEARS AGO!

LEARNING ABOUT THE FESTIVAL OF EUROPE!

Planting Pruple Crocus Corms

FUN EVENING MEETING!

Margaret Patrizio of Edinburgh Women’s Aid receiving a cheque for £900 from Gordon Young, President of Edinburgh Rotary.

It was a great pleasure to welcome Margaret Patrizio from Edinburgh Women’s Aid to our meeting and to formally present her with our donation of £900 to their excellent cause!

Robertson Marshall taking about the efforts of charity TEECH to help disadvantaged communities in Eastern Europe.

Very moving talk from Robertson Marshall about the efforts of charity TEECH to help disadvantaged communities in Eastern Europe.

2024 Annual Gathering of the six European Rotary Contact Clubs of Barcelona Diagonal, Lausanne, Lyon, Stuttgart, Torino Doro and Edinburgh in Edinburgh over the weekend of 27 - 29 September.

Presentation of Donation to Edinburgh Young Carers

Rotary Club of Edinburgh KidsOut Day 2024 was held on 18th June.

Thank You from KidsOut

Raising funds to send pupils to RYLA Camps

An Autumn 2022 update on the activities of the Contact Clubs can be found by clicking on the button below.

Thanamalvila, Sri Lanka Project

Maintaining Station Platform Planters

Club Constitution

The Rotary Club of Edinburgh Constitution can be accessed here.

The Club has been supporting the David School in Sierra Leone through visits and funding for several years. The latest Messenger can be downloaded below.

Our International Projects

SMASHING OUR FUNDRAISING TARGET! We were absolutely delighted to be presented, at our last meeting, with this recognition from Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity of our fundraising efforts during the month of May!

I was delighted, at our club meeting in the excellent Scotsman Hotel yesterday, to hand over the chain of office to Prasad Bollina, who becomes the 115th President of the Rotary Club of Edinburgh. Prasad is determined to carry on the fine tradition of h

Twenty-two of us turned up at the 4Square Cafe at Saughton Park at 10.30am on Saturday and enjoyed lovely chatting and fellowship at our monthly Coffee Club! Before that, at 9.45am, eight hardy individuals went for a walk up the Water of Leith!

Yes, we help lots of people through voluntary work and funding (last year we aided 28 different charities and individuals!), but Rotary is all about friendship! Be part of one of the world’s largest membership organisations! Join us!