Lowestoft East Point Rotary

19/10/2026

30/09/2026

Rotary Club of Lowestoft Club Evening
We were delighted to welcome Jack Bryant to our Club yesterday evening. Jack gave us a very informative talk on Yoga and we practiced some relaxation techniques. He busted some myths that yoga is only for women or that you need to be very flexible to practice it to name just two! You can find our more at wellnesswithlarue.com

30/09/2026

The Rotary Clubs of Lowestoft and Lowestoft East Point have joined forces to donate £1000 to the national charity Coats4Kids to fund brand new winter
coats for children at Westwood Primary School, Lowestoft.
The donation will provide 40 brand new coats, helping children arrive at school warm,
dry and ready to learn through the winter months.
Coats4Kids works exclusively through primary schools. The school decides which children would benefit, and the charity has no contact with children or families. Coats are brand new, carry no charity branding, and families choose the size, style and colour themselves. They are delivered to the family home, packaged like any other online order.
John Hunt, President of the Rotary Club of Lowestoft, said: “A child who
arrives at school cold and uncomfortable is already at a disadvantage before the day has begun. This is a simple, practical thing both Rotary Clubs can do for children in our own town, and we are delighted to be working with Westwood Primary School and with Coats4Kids to do it.”
Lauraine Barnes, Headteacher at Westwood Primary School, said: “I would like to say a huge thank you to the two Rotary Clubs for their very generous donations. By supporting our families to buy new winter coats for their children this year, we can help make sure all our pupils arrive at school warm, dry and ready to learn over the months ahead. It was a pleasure to welcome members of the Rotary Clubs into our school today and we look forward to continuing our work with them in the future”.
Peter Borner, Co-Founder and Chief Executive of Coats4Kids, said: “Coats4Kids began as a
Rotary project, and Rotary clubs remain at the heart of how we reach children. What the two Lowestoft Rotary Clubs havedone here will be felt in classrooms in Lowestoft this winter.”
The Picture shows representatives outside Westwood Primary School, left to right: John Hunt, President of The Rotary Club of Lowestoft; Lauraine Barnes, Headteacher of Westwood Primary School; Andy Deal, Charity Chairman, and Bev Sampson, both of Rotary Club of Lowestoft East Point.

16/09/2026

On Tuesday evening we welcomed Claire Jaqués to East Point Rotary. Claire is from Downham Market Rotary Club and she is the Safeguarding Lead for the District. We enjoyed a very informative training session on safeguarding which led to some interesting and useful discussions afterwards. Many thanks Claire.

24/08/2026

CHARITY HORSE RACING NIGHT
Please come and support our Charity Race Night
in support of LOWESTOFT TOPCATS
At the THE HOTEL VICTORIA
On FRIDAY 16th October @ 7PM

£16 per person including
BBQ Hunters Chicken, Rustic Chips & Coleslaw
or
Roasted Mediterranean Vegetable Lasagne, Salad & Garlic Bread(V)
(vegetarian option to be ordered in advance)

RACE SPONSORS:
Cunningham's Accountants;
DGB Developments;
Finance Shop;
Karpet & Furniture Kingdom
Insurelink; Knights Estates;
Mitchell's Garage;
Norton Peskett Solicitors;
And Oldman Homes;

Book on 07879 602363 or

[email protected] or [email protected]

19/08/2026

On Tuesday we had a talk by Carolyn and Louise from the Fritton Owl Centre. They aim to give a home to as many unwanted captive bred Owls as they can. They are open to the public and based at Fritton Garden Centre. They have a large number of volunteers and currently need funds for building works but always welcome donations. We had the pleasure of also meeting Oak and Winston, a tawny and little owl who were gorgeous. We will be making a donation to the Charity.

22/07/2026

On Tuesday 21st July the Rotary Club of Lowestoft East Point welcomed Anne-Marie and Stuart from the local charity TopCats to the Club. The charity supports children and young people with additional and complex needs (aged from 0-30 years old) 50 weeks of the year! We are delighted to say that funds raised on our Race Night in October will go to TopCats to support their valuable work

01/07/2026

On the 30th June the Rotary Club of Lowestoft held their Handover at the Victoria Hotel in Lowestoft. Our outgoing President Richard Fox handed over the reigns to Tony Cowell and our President Elect for the following year David Bryant. Five of the original members who founded East Point Rotary were in attendance - Alan O’Neill, Lee Pullum, Phil Meaden, Keith Bosanko and Clive Robinson. We were also joined by members from the Rotary Clubs of Lowestoft, Lowestoft South and HR2. At the end of the evening we were treated to some great music by CAM T which encouraged some fine dancing 😂

17/06/2026

On Tuesday evening our Club President Richard Fox was delighted to present Duane Ashworth from Kitchener Hotels with a cheque of £500. This will go towards the restoration fund for the hotel.
Duane then gave the club a talk in the Victoria Cross which his son, James Ashworth, had received posthumously. It was a very moving and informative talk.

22/05/2026

Harris&James Chocolate
On Tuesday 19th May we had a talk from Harris&James Chocolate. We were joined by several guests and partners including Blyth Valley Rotary Club. Needless to say we all enjoyed tasting the delicious chocolate.