Rotary Club of St Austell

04/11/2026

20/10/2026

Doing our bit for the eradication of Polio and also making the hospice look pretty.

18/10/2026

It's approaching World Polio Day, on October 24th, which commemorates the birthday of Dr Jonas Salk, who led the team which discovered the first polio vaccine. Rotary has long been involved with the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, and was instrumental in establishing the Day to raise awareness of the initiative and to celebrate vaccination efforts. Children, particularly in under developed countries, who are vaccinated are given a purple mark on their finger, and it is now quite a tradition for Rotary clubs to plant purple crocuses in public places to help publicise this work.
Our club has been allocated several thousand crocus corms and has been busy planting them on the lawn by St Austell library, and around the anchors by the Mount Charles roundabout, with more to be planted later at Mount Edgecumbe Hospice. The photos show the team hard at work.

07/10/2026

As part of our drive to increase awareness and recognition of Rotary, and particularly of our club, we are trying out some branded clothing. The photo shows one of our newest members, Celia, looking good modelling the St Austell Rotary Club polo shirt.

23/08/2026

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clylqlkq5e5o

This guy presented to the club recently - thought you would like to see that he completed his challenge.

Bob Brown from Saltash has ridden a non-electric scooter from Perth to Sydney.

19/08/2026

The Merlin Centre is working with the Cornwall Bicycle Project to organise a week of activities for Merlin Bike Week in September.

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19/08/2026

Thanks to the £1000 donation from the Rotary Club of St Austell plus £1000 in matched funding from a Rotary District Foundation grant, more children and young people were able to benefit from Surf Therapy provided by the Wave Project.
The evidence-based Surf Therapy programme combines physical activity, time in nature and trusted relationships in a safe, non-clinical environment. Young people are referred to the programme by teachers, NHS services, social workers and other professionals and are paired 1:1 with trained volunteer Surf Mentors. Through surfing and supportive relationships, they have the opportunity to build confidence, resilience and a stronger sense of belonging.
Th impact of Surf Therapy is clear. The Wave Project's latest national evaluation found that:

94.2% of young people felt more confident
97.8% felt more able to be themselves
90.9% were better able to forget their worries
83.6% improved or maintained their emotional well-being

The programme also delivers significant social value. The 2025 evaluation found that every £1invested in Surf Therapy generates approximately £2 in social well-being value, demonstrating the wider impact of providing early, community-based support for young people.

"Thank you for helping us give more young people the opportunity to grow in confidence, build connections and discover of what they are capable" - Joy Corcec, Marketing Manager, The Wave Project, August 2026

07/08/2026

Yesterday some of our members visited the Merlin Neurotherapy Centre. For a tour of the site and a presentation from service users about the difference therapies have made to their lives. It is a great charity and we all learned a lot about what they do and what we can do to support them.

04/08/2026

Tonight we inducted our new Rotarian Mary. Welcome to Rotary International.

26/07/2026