The Rotary Club of Portishead

25/10/2026

Thanks to Sainsburys customers generosity we raised £324 yesterday at their Portishead supermarket for World Polio Day.
Thanks to Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation they will match every £1 with £2 raised which results in £972 overall. With each drop costing 20p to immunise means that 4860 children will be immunised against this terrible disease . Thank you from all of us at Portishead Rotary Club

22/10/2026

Please see us at Sainsbury's Portishead on Saturday for World Polio Day. Rotary International in1989 launched an appeal to rid the world of Polio. Rotary clubs world wide have responded with support from the WHO and Bill & Melida Gates Foundation with cases of Polio reducing 99.9% . It only cost 20p to immunise a child and we need to keep immunising children each year in countries susceptible to the disease . We will be collecting donations at Sainsbury's where every £1 donated is matched £2 from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

28/09/2026

As one of the beneficiaries from this years Swimathon, we have received this lovely letter from Jessie May . We are pleased in a small way that our annual Swimathon can make a difference.

24/09/2026

Past President David Grant on Tuesday made a presentation to his three chosen charities from this years 2026 Swimathon. Thanks to the generosity of family & friends supporting swimmers through sponsorship - £6000 was able to be donated equally to Nicola Cook of Changing Lives and Amy Lewis fund raiser for The Jessie May Children's Charity accompanied by Roger Harper, Ambassador for the charity
Luke Robson from MND was unable to make the presentation but forwarded a certificate in appreciation .
This year the Swimathon since it started in 1989 has now raised £303,000 . Next years Swimathon is on Saturday 20th March 2027

16/08/2026

Portishead Rotary Club members and friends enjoyed a lovely evening playing their annual putting competition at Bristol & Clifton Golf Club. The evening was organised by President Shonaugh Evans where pairs played as a team. The winners were Sue Simons and Paul Clist. Young Monaghan ( pictured) was partnered with Assistant Professional Scott Bridgeman and came a credible third. The other youngster Cameron was partnered with Shonaugh and came second. Greg Van Laun had the overall lowest individual score. We are always looking for new members and please message if you would like further details.

09/07/2026

Crockerne School children enjoyed golf lessons from Josh, Assistant Pro at Bristol & Clifton Golf Club . Teacher Andrew Creton accompanying the group expressed his thanks commenting " It was such a well-designed session with the children being fully engaged”. President Shonaugh Evans thanked Josh for organising the golf lesson and also to Greg Van Laun from Astron Fire & Security for sponsoring the event. Crockerne Primary School

02/07/2026

Please help a young mother to have a life saving operation.

https://www.justgiving.com/page/the-rotary-club-of-portishead-trust-fund-4?utm_source=CL&utm_medium=DT

Help support our fundraising campaign in collaboration with Dr Paul Walker from the Kanamai Development Trust.

Dr Walker is a Consultant Cardiologist at Southmead Hospital and is hoping to raise enough money to enable a young mother in Kenya to receive a life saving heart operation.

25/06/2026

Members of Portishead Rotary Club celebrating raising over £300,000 since the first Swimathon in 1989. Since 1997 the Swimathon has been held at Parish Wharf Leisure Centre Portishead. The recent Swimathon on 21st March had 440 swimmers of all ages and abilities taking part in a single day. The funds raised by swimmers sponsorships are distributed to Schools, Youth and Adult groups plus the Presidents chosen charities this year being Jessie May, MND Association and Changing Lives .It was fitting that the late Mollie Young's daughter Kathryn was holding number 3. Mollie ran the Swimathon for the club over many years .

05/06/2026

05/06/2026

We are now outside Waitrose Portishead collecting money to fit out a further ambulance for Ukraine. Our first donation was from Yana Hanich and Anna from Kharkiv who were so pleased to support.
We are at Waitrose with the Ambulance until 4pm