Braintree Rivers Rotary Club

24/05/2026

This weekend club members have been busy helping out at Festival In The Gardens 🎶.

It was lovely to see so many people enjoying this fantastic event - and the great weather ☀️.

12/05/2026

🏆Congratulations to Braintree Rivers members, Graham and Sally Everard, winners of the Rotary District 1240 badminton competition!

06/05/2026

Well done Braintree Rivers Rotary!

04/05/2026

Gosfield Lake Golf Course was this year’s venue for our President’s Lunch. The food and company was great. President Howard thanked club members for their hard work and support and then presented membership badges to our two new members, Paul and Wendy.

24/04/2026

Today marks the start of , where we acknowledge the power of safe vaccines in protecting people around the world from deadly diseases.

Since Rotary International launched the campaign to eradicate polio, we have helped vaccinate close to 3 billion children.

Those vaccines have prevented 20 million cases of paralysis, and given people a future they otherwise wouldn't have had.

Prior to vaccines, people who contracted polio were not so lucky. In this article, the World Health Organization (WHO) tells the personal story of Éliane Fuseau, who contracted polio as a young child in 1950s France - before vaccines were widely available. Her experience illustrates how devastating the disease is for individuals and families.

https://www.who.int/europe/news-room/feature-stories/item/polio-altered-their-future--remembering-a-time-before-vaccination

02/04/2026

25/03/2026

It is with deep concern we have heard that the UK government has decided to withdraw its financial support for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI).

We are at a critical stage in the campaign to eradicate polio. Loss of financial support for the eradication campaign could have dire consequences.

Rotary International pioneered the campaign to eradicate polio. Our members have given huge amounts of financial, volunteering and advocacy support to this endeavour, and we remain fully committed to the task of eradicating polio as our organisation’s number one humanitarian goal.

Read our full statement following the UK government’s decision to withdraw financial support to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative: https://www.rotarygbi.org/statement-uk-government-polio-funding/

| End Polio Now | Rotary International

24/03/2026

On Sunday afternoon we headed to the banks of the River Brain for our latest litter pick. Along with the usual haul of bottles—both plastic and glass—tin cans, and even a few footballs, we also came across an old canoe and a child's bike. It was a very productive afternoon, and everyone did a fantastic job. Well done, Braintree Rivers!

If you would like to find out more about us please visit: https://rotary-ribi.org/clubs/homepage.php?ClubID=1867

22/03/2026

A sunny morning helping out at the Wilderness Foundation’s open morning at Mann Wood in Great Leighs.

24/02/2026

🌳Braintree Rivers Rotary were out today checking on the young trees we planted a couple of years ago. It’s important to keep an eye on them so we were staking up straight any leaning ones, removing excess tree guards, and clearing away the brambles in order to facilitate growth. And we had lovely weather in a lovely Essex bridle way!

23/02/2026

We had a full house for our Music Quiz on Saturday night – and what a fantastic evening it was! 🎶

We had some interesting and thought-provoking rounds, plenty of laughs, and a great atmosphere throughout. Well done to our winning team - there was only half a point between them and the runners up.👏

A huge thank you to everyone who attended and supported the event. Thanks to your generosity, we raised just over £500 for our charitable work.

If you’d like to find out more about Braintree Rivers Rotary Club or keep up to date with future events, please follow our page or visit our website:
https://www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/homepage.php?ClubID=1867

Together, we’re making a difference in our community 💙