Bipolar UK Partnership with Rotary GB&I

Although the partnership with Bipolar UK has now ended, clubs within our district are continuing to support Bipolar UK and their Support Groups in Southern Wales. To find out more about the impact Rotary has had ....click More...

District Assembly

Sat 16th May Aberdare Community School, Aberdare

POTENTIAL CLUB PROJECTS and SPEAKER LIST

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Dementia Community Projects

Rotary in Southern Wales has over many years and continues to help with dementia in our communities.

Interact Rally 2026

Interact Rally 2026 at Gilwern Adventure Centre
near Abergavenny

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Cheque presentation at Offa's Dyke Centre

Friday 12th June 2026

RC Knighton & District Cheque presentation at Offa's Dyke Centre

Rotary in Southern Wales (District 1150) has 53 Rotary clubs with over 1,000 members working to support their communities both at home and abroad. The district covers a wide area from the far West up to Aberystwyth across to Knighton and Usk in the East, back around the South East coastline. A map of our district can be found here: Map

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Rotary International President

Francesco Arezzo, a member of the Rotary Club of Ragusa, Italy, has been selected by the Board of Directors to become Rotary International’s president for 2025-26. Arezzo will become president on 1 July.” More...

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INTERACT RALLY 2026

Young people from across Rotary clubs in Southern Wales came together in Gilwern near Abergavenny, for a dynamic and inspiring three-day Interact Rally, focused on developing skills, building connections, and sharing experiences.

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NATIONAL YOUNG CITIZEN'S AWARD

Congratulations to Brynmawr Interact Club who won the Rotary Great Britain and Ireland Young Citizens Award. The club has decided to donate their £250 prize money to Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital for Wales and 4Louis – two charities that have a personal meaning for them. The club found it difficult to choose between the two charities, so they had added a further £250 from their own fund-raising efforts

NATIONAL YOUNG CITIZEN'S PEACEBUILDER AWARD

Congratulations also to Croesceiliog Interact Club who won the Rotary Great Britain and Ireland Young Citizens Peacebuider Award. The club’s projects include supporting the Jackie School in Uganda through literacy and menstrual health. They also have a Book Stop for the local community and are building a Peace Garden at the school.

DISTRICT YOUTH COMPETITIONS

District Youth Competitions for Young Musician, Young Chef, Youth Speaks, Young Photographer, and Young Writer have all been held and attracted some very talented participants....

The District Young Musician competition was held at All Saints Church Porthcawl and won by Javier Gonzalez on the piano (sponsored by Pontypool Rotary) and vocalist Miley Goss (sponsored by Rhondda Rotary).

The District Young Chef competition was hosted by Abergavenny Rotary Club at King Henry VIII School. The winner was Alex Bourne of King Henry VIII School and the runner up was Ryder Frederick of Cowbridge Comprehensive.

The Youth Speaks competition was held at Queen Elizabeth High School, Carmarthen. Queen Elizabeth were winners of both the Senior competition and the Intermediate competition.

In the Young Photographer competition, the junior winner was Tomos with a photo entitled 'Love Birds' (shown). The Intermediate winner was Sofia with photo 'Dog in Flowers'. And the Senior winner was Hattie with photo 'Girl with Cows'. All very impressive!

In the Young Writer competition, the junior winner was Ralph Jones, the intermediate winner was Martha Jones, and the senior winner was Matilda Batten.

For the Young Artist intermediate section, the winner was Esme who described her painting: "This picture links to nature because it represents a hedgehog who has found paint in nature and is rolling in it".

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ROTARY INTERNATIONAL'S HIGHEST HONOUR AWARDED TO PDG GANESH

Many congratulations to PDG Ganesh. The Rotary International Board of Directors selected Ganesh to receive the Service Above Self Award. This award is the highest honour which RI can bestow on a member.

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We at Rotary Southern Wales are very sad and sorry to hear today (Saturday 11th April) of the passing of Past District Governor Ganesh at the wonderful age of 96. A model Rotarian who will be missed by all that knew him.

VISIT OF RI DIRECTOR HARRIETTE VERWEY

District Governor Ian had the great pleasure of hosting RI Director Harriette during her visit to our District between 14th – 17th September. Harriette was very interested in visiting projects where there was collaboration between clubs and with other agencies. We organised a packed itinerary for her

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ROTARY YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARDS

RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership) courses are underway once more at the Storey Arms Outdoor Centre in the Brecon Beacons organised and guided by Rob Fry and Hayley Ridge-Evans. These courses give students the skills to become good leaders and team players whilst enjoying an outward bound experience. Each student gets the opportunity to lead their team in a challenging experience such as caving, orienteering, gorge walking, etc. At the end of the course students get a certificate of qualification. Photos from recent activities can be seen by clicking: Photos. To see a video of participants talking about RYLA, click Video

ROTARY AT THE SENEDD

As a result of the Rotary partnership with Bipolar UK, Carol & Malcolm Hallewell and Maggie Hughes were invited to showcase the work of Rotary in Southern Wales at the Senedd at their recent "Mapping the Gap in Wales" event. More...

PEACE IS POSSIBLE!

Alison Southerland, our Peace Lead and RI Peace Cadre, leads a Peace Chapter meeting from across Europe, including Peter King and Immediate Past Rotary International Director Eve Conway. Discussing how to implement Rotary Positive Peace in all our clubs and projects. The goal? To increase sustainable, good relationships across all our communities, increasing inclusivity and impact. More...

NEWS on our CAMPAIGN TO ERADICATE POLIO