Rotary Hatfield - England

11/10/2026

*Hatfield Rotary Club Supports ShelterBox Trust’s Nepal Floods Appeal*

We are incredibly proud of our community and the generosity they continue to show when people are in need. A huge thank you to everyone who helped us raise funds for the ShelterBox Trust Nepal Floods Appeal. Every contribution helps support families whose lives have been devastated by extreme weather and the growing impacts of climate change.

A few weekends ago, members of Hatfield Rotary Club came together to raise awareness and collect donations for ShelterBox, an organisation that provides emergency shelter and essential supplies to people affected by disasters around the world.

Thanks to the kindness of local residents and the hard work of our volunteers, we raised an amazing £700 towards this important cause.
We would like to thank everyone who donated, our dedicated Rotary team, and Tesco Tesco Hatfield for kindly allowing us to set up our fundraising stall. We are also grateful for the wider support of Rotary Hatfield - England Rotary District 1260 in Beds, Bucks and Herts Shelterbox in Rotary District 1040 ShelterBox Rotary International

Understanding the Nepal Flood Disaster:

The ShelterBox Trust Nepal Floods Appeal was established following severe flash floods and landslides in northern Nepal in late August. These destructive events caused widespread damage to homes, roads, bridges and other essential infrastructure, leaving more than 85,000 people displaced and in urgent need of assistance.
The situation has been particularly challenging for families living in remote, mountainous areas. With roads damaged and bridges destroyed, many communities have become difficult or impossible to reach. As temperatures fall towards the harsh Himalayan winter, providing safe shelter, warmth and access to essential supplies becomes even more urgent.

Natural disasters such as these demonstrate how vulnerable communities can be to extreme weather, particularly when essential infrastructure is damaged and people have limited resources to recover.

How Are Donations Being Used?

Funds raised through the appeal help ShelterBox and its partners deliver practical, life-saving assistance to families who have lost their homes or belongings. This includes both the supplies people need to survive and the complex transportation required to reach isolated communities.

Donations help provide:

Emergency shelter: Family tents, strong tarpaulins and ropes offer displaced families protection from the weather, a place to sleep and some privacy while they work towards rebuilding their lives.

Warmth and winter essentials:Thermal blankets, warm clothing, pillows and sleeping mats help protect people from freezing temperatures, particularly during the approaching winter months.

Everyday household supplies: Kitchen sets enable families to prepare meals, while solar-powered lights provide an essential source of illumination in areas where electricity supplies have been disrupted.

Access to safe drinking water:Portable water filters help families make water safer to drink when flooding has contaminated local water sources, reducing the risks associated with unsafe drinking water.

Emergency transport and delivery:Reaching remote mountain villages can be extremely difficult when roads and bridges have been destroyed. Helicopters and other specialist transport methods may be needed to deliver essential relief supplies to communities cut off from conventional aid routes.

This combination of emergency shelter, essential household items and logistical support helps families meet their immediate needs during an incredibly difficult time.

How You Can Continue to Help:

Although our fundraising event has raised a fantastic £700, the need for emergency assistance does not end when the event is over. Continued support can help disaster-affected families access the shelter and supplies they need to stay safe and begin recovering.
If you would like to learn more about the appeal or make a donation, please visit the official

ShelterBox website:

https://shelterbox.org/where-we-work/nepal-flash-floods-google/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=24248815146&gbraid=0AAAAADOpN81xpzNXZ4Xk2NklAl9-KtNnr

Once again, thank you to everyone who supported our fundraising efforts. Your kindness, generosity and community spirit show how much we can achieve when we come together to help others.

With love and gratitude,

Hatfield Rotary Club

ShelterBox provides emergency shelter to families who have lost their home to disaster, enabling them to rebuild their lives. Join us.

06/06/2026

We can’t wait to see the joy on the children’s faces as farm animals visit Lakeside School for their Children’s Fun Day! 🐑🐐🐇
We are proud to support this wonderful event alongside fellow Rotary clubs and help create special memories for the children.

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04/06/2026

Charity Quiz Night 🧠 🤩

04/06/2026

🎉 What a Night! Hatfield Rotary Club Charity Quiz Night Raises £780 for Charity! 🎉

What happens when you combine a room full of community-minded people, a brilliant quiz host, some BAFTA-worthy acting, healthy competition, plenty of laughter, and a shared desire to make a difference? An unforgettable evening - and £780 raised for local and global charities!

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us at Hatfield Bowls Club for our recent Charity Quiz Night. The atmosphere throughout the evening was fantastic, with a wonderful mix of fun, friendship, community spirit, and just the right amount of competitive determination.

Expertly hosted by the ever-enthusiastic Phil Sergeant, whose passion for quizzes, laughter, and bringing people together shone throughout the evening, teams were put through their paces with a wide range of questions, challenges, and surprises.

As with any great quiz night, there were plenty of lively discussions and friendly debates. One particularly memorable moment involved the question of whether the M11 runs through Hertfordshire or not - a topic that generated passionate arguments, much laughter, and several self-appointed geography experts around the room!

One of the highlights of the evening was our movie challenge, where participants were treated to some truly BAFTA-worthy acting performances and tasked with identifying the films being recreated. The talent, commitment, and entertainment value on display had everyone laughing and cheering along.

A special congratulations goes to our quiz champions of the evening - a remarkable team of just FOUR people who somehow managed to defeat teams of up to EIGHT competitors! Whether it was encyclopaedic knowledge, outstanding teamwork, tactical brilliance, or a secret quiz-night training regime, we'll never know. What we do know is that their victory was thoroughly deserved and achieved against impressive odds!

Events like these remind us of the importance of bringing people together. In a world where many people feel increasingly isolated and where opportunities, activities, and resources for young people can often be limited, community events matter. They create friendships, strengthen connections, encourage belonging, and remind us that we are stronger when we work together.

At Hatfield Rotary Club, we are committed to supporting projects that bring hope, opportunity, and positive change both locally and globally. We want to champion kindness, service, community engagement, and opportunity - not simply react to the challenges of today's world, but actively help build a better future for generations to come.

We would also like to extend our heartfelt thanks to our wonderful sponsors and supporters whose generosity helped make the evening such a success.

Special thanks go to Terranova Italian Restaurant at Stanborough Park for generously donating a prize voucher, as well as The Club at Mill Green, Hatfield Bowls Club, and everyone who contributed raffle prizes, donations, and support. We are incredibly grateful to the many members of our local community whose generosity helped us raise such a fantastic amount.

Community events thrive when local people, businesses, and organisations come together with a shared purpose. Please support the businesses and organisations that support our community - their generosity helps make evenings like this possible and strengthens the community spirit that benefits us all.
The good news? This won't be our last quiz night!

We have more quizzes, fundraisers, and community events planned, so keep an eye on our page for future announcements. If you enjoyed this event, tell your friends. If you missed it, make sure you join us next time!

🌟 Interested in getting involved?
Hatfield Rotary Club is always looking for new members, volunteers, supporters, and people who simply want to make a positive difference in their community.

Why not come along as a guest to one of our meetings? There's absolutely no pressure to join. You're welcome to attend, meet the team, learn about what we do, and decide whether Rotary is right for you. Even if membership isn't for you, we'd still love to welcome you as a volunteer whenever you can.

We meet twice monthly for friendship, fellowship, project planning, and community action. Our members come from all backgrounds, professions, ages, and experiences, united by a common goal: making the world a better place, one project, one event, and one act of service at a time. Whether you can offer your time, skills, ideas, experience, or simply your enthusiasm, there is a place for you here.

📩 To find out more about future events, volunteering opportunities, or membership, contact us on here, and stay tuned.

Together, we can continue creating opportunities, supporting those in need, strengthening our community, and keeping the spirit of service alive.

19/05/2026

This time last week we joined members and guests from Brookmans Park Rotary Club, Potters Bar Rotary Club and WGC Rotary Club to hear an inspiring presentation from two clinicians at Lister Hospital about the Children’s Big Build campaign.
The project is raising vital funds for the new Lister Children’s Centre, helping to create improved facilities and care for children and families across our community.

02/05/2026

We support local charities in and around Hatfield Over recent years we have supported, amongst others • Our local fo...

30/04/2026

Enter the May Day Balloon Race, with Rotary Club Hatfield for a chance to test your balloon designing skills, raise money for charity and for a chance to win prizes!

Race your friends and family, check how your balloon is doing daily and feel the excitement of your creation mid journey!

Starting point: Chicago - where will your balloon end up?
When: Monday 4th May, Noon!

Buying and designing a balloon and watching it travel is great fun as well as raising important funds. The winner will be the balloon that has travelled the furthest at the end of the 7 days of the race. There are great prizes – £100 cash, an Amazon Alexa / Echo Dot 4th Generation!
In addition Hatfield Rotary Club will award a £50 prize for the balloon that is racing specifically for Hatfield Rotary Club and goes the furthest.

Check it out using the link below!👇

We support local charities in and around Hatfield Over recent years we have supported, amongst others • Our local fo...

16/04/2026

Join us this Saturday 18th April for an evening of fun, impact and testing your knowledge! Hope to see you there! ☀️

16/04/2026