Rotary Club of Burford and Kingham

02/07/2026

This goes to the Rotary Club of Burford and Kingham who very generously donated an incredible £3,500 to help support people with cancer and their loved ones.

Their kindness and commitment to making a difference in their local community will help ensure that Maggie's Oxford can continue to provide free practical, emotional and psychological support to anyone affected by cancer.

We are so grateful for their support and for choosing to stand alongside people facing some of the toughest times in their lives.

Join us in thanking the club for helping us be here for everyone who needs us. 🧡

30/06/2026

During the last two years we have worked very hard to raise money for local and national charities. This has only been possible with the great support from Friends of the Club, our partners and the fantastic support from the local community. As a result, on the 29th of June, we had a lot fun giving away money to charity.
We presented cheques to four of our chosen charities. Past president Richard Howe handed over a cheque for £3,500 to Maggie's Oxford and one for £1,500 to Prostate Cancer UK.
Also very busy was out-going president Ilias Mavrolean who was pleased to donate £1,500 to Debra and £1,500 to Lawrence Nurses, as well as £590 to Shelterbox.
Please take a look at the wonderful work of Maggie's in Oxford: https://www.maggies.org/our-centres/maggies-oxford/
We would like to thank Louise M from Maggie’s Oxford who very kindly visited us to accept the donation. We really appreciated the effort you made to be with us.

16/11/2025

Our annual Bridge Drive, held in Broadwell Village Hall, was a great success again this year. A full house of sixty enjoyed four hours of Bridge with a break for lunch (with wine) and a raffle. Thanks to everyone who attended, the caterers and the volunteers who helped out on the day and provided lovely raffle prizes. The money raised will be donated to DEBRA, which provides patient support for people affected by epidermolysis bullosa (EB) – butterfly skin.
We always welcome help with our events - if you feel you would like to help at our events which support local, national and world-wide charities, please get in touch.

04/11/2025

🎄 CHRISTMAS IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER. PLEASE COME AND JOIN US FOR A LOVELY FESTIVE DINNER AT THE WARWICK HALL, BURFORD 🎅

Our annual Christmas Dinner is on Sat 13th December and everyone is welcome. The evening starts with welcome bubbles at 6:30, followed by a three course meal. Entertainment, including carols, will be provided by singer-guitarist Vo Fletcher and there will be a Christmas raffle.
Please ask your family, friends and work colleagues to join us for a lovely evening – let us know if you would like to book a table for your group.

Menu choices:
Starters
1 Venison and pork terrine with spiced apple chutney toast
2 Twice baked Westcombe Cheddar soufflé with pickled apple, cherry, grapes, walnuts, red currant, port jelly
3 Beetroot cured salmon celeriac remoulade and lovage oil
Main course
1 Roast turkey, all the trimmings, cranberry sauce and gravy
2 Miso glazed cod with pak choi, sweet potato, ginger coriander and soy
3 Harrisa roasted cauliflower with carrots, tender stem broccoli, halloumi, curry dressing, pomegranate, cashew nut milk
Dessert
1 Italian fudge cake with blackberry compote and Chantilly cream
2 Christmas pudding with brandy custard
3 Fruit salad

Ticket price is £45.00. We look forward to your company.

Please call Ros with your menu choices by November 20th on 01608 643844 / 07702 135731. She will be able to take your payment by BACS.

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We are a small friendly club which meets every Monday evening at Warwick Hall, Church Lane, Burford (apart from Bank Holidays and some others).

24/10/2025

Today (October 24th) is World Polio Day. One Day, One Focus: End Polio: https://www.endpolio.org/world-polio-day
For the year to October 2025, there have been a total of 157 confirmed polio cases reported globally. Cases of polio have decreased by 99.9% since vaccination started in the Philippines in 1979. Find out how Rotary has made this possible here: https://www.rotary.org/en/our-causes/ending-polio.
This week we marked World Polio Day by planting 4,000 purple crocuses in the grass verges of Burford High Street. The club has been doing this for several years - we look forward to seeing the crocuses flowering in early spring. Purple is the colour which Rotary uses to highlight its Polio Vaccination programme - hence the purple crocuses, and purple marker is applied to a finger of each child receiving a polio vaccine.
Club members and partners attended the annual dinner in aid of Polio Vaccination hosted by the Rotary Club of Faringdon and District ( https://rcfd.club/ - thank you for a great event, once again!). Funds raised by this lovely event are donated to Rotary's End polio campaign. Find out more here: https://www.rotary.org/en/our-causes/ending-polio

19/08/2025

An inspirational speaker. Such a good Charity to support

On Monday 18th August , we were honoured to have Yanto Evans, the local co-ordinator for the RBL, visit the club meeting to give us a detailed and very informative insight into the Royal British Legion. He gave us an insight into the many and varied ways the charity helps ex-service personnel, as well as his story of service and his more recent varied and full life. The very large cheque represents the Club's donation to the charity - thank you to everyone who came along to our recent Oxford Welsh Male Voice Choir concert to help us make this donation possible.
www.burfordkinghamrotary.club

19/08/2025

On Monday 18th August , we were honoured to have Yanto Evans, the local co-ordinator for the RBL, visit the club meeting to give us a detailed and very informative insight into the Royal British Legion. He gave us an insight into the many and varied ways the charity helps ex-service personnel, as well as his story of service and his more recent varied and full life. The very large cheque represents the Club's donation to the charity - thank you to everyone who came along to our recent Oxford Welsh Male Voice Choir concert to help us make this donation possible.
www.burfordkinghamrotary.club

11/08/2025

On July the 7th, past president Richard handed over the role to Ilias, who is now president of the Club for this Rotary year. Ilias then passed on the vice president's chain to Colin, who will be president for the 2026-2027 Rotary year. Congratulations, and thanks, to them both.

25/06/2025

It is the end of the Rotary Year on June 30th - this is when the president, currently Richard H, announces how much the club is going to donate to the president's chosen charities.
We have had a fantastic 12 months with several very succesful fund-raising events - all while having great fun. Thank you to our families and friends who have helped out over the past few months. And, a big thank you to our event sponsors. We really do have a great time doing what we do!
The next event we will be helping with is the FFF&B Ploughing Match and Show.
Here is the list of charities which will receive substantial funds from our Charity Account. Please see our website for more information.
Prostate Cancer UK
Maggie's
Royal British Legion
The Big Fish Project
https://burfordandkinghamrotary.weebly.com/charities.html
https://www.ploughingmatch.co.uk/

The Fairford, Faringdon, Filkins and Burford Ploughing Championships and Country Show.

07/05/2025

The Oxford Welsh Male Voice Choir concert in Burford Church on Saturday 3rd of May was a great success. It was a sell-out – thank you to everyone who came along to enjoy such a wonderful concert. Your support means that Maggie’s and Prostate Cancer UK will each receive donations. There was also an "exit collection" which was very generously supported by the audience. We will publish more on the amounts raised when the figures have been finalised!
The Club is indebted to our event sponsors (see below) who gave us generous support to enable the concert to go ahead and to be such a great success.
Many people ask “what does Rotary actually do?” Well, fund raising events like this, and our recent Murder Mystery Evening are examples of how Rotary can help those who are less fortunate. We donate to charities and good causes and volunteer our time to help others. Rotary is all about helping others in difficulty.
For a small club with only 13 members, the concert was a “big deal” and is a great example of how we work together to help others – but we could do so much more, with more. If you would like more information on how you can help, please chat with our secretary – you don’t need to join – we welcome volunteers as well!
Sponsors: Koolvent Ltd; Grundon Waste Management Ltd; Michael Lynes Jewellers; Hickman Brothers; Five Alls Pub, Filkins; R & N Insulation; Encon Insulation Ltd.
Club sec: [email protected]
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