About our Club

rotary The Rotary Club of Castle Donington was chartered in 1974 sponsored by our mother club, The Rotary Club of Melbourne (Derbyshire).

The club originally met at the Donington Manor Hotel with 29 members and the first president was Donald Harper.
Since those early days the club has matured into one of the most progressive and friendly clubs in the district, noted for our good humour and extensive programme of service and social events.As a club we meet once a week on a Thursday evening, enjoying a meal, a few drinks and lots of friendly banter. Formal business is kept to a minimum and consists of committee reports and discussions on current and future Rotary projects and social events. Speakers are frequent and welcome additions to our meetings

Our club currently consists of 28 members including the club officers. As with most service organisations we are constantly looking to expand and we are always ready to enlist interested men and women as new members. There is no age restriction to membership. If you feel that you would like to find out more about our club and Rotary International, contact: info@therotaryclubofcastledonington.co.uk

"Some International Achievements"
  • Sponsored Trek to Everest Base Camp for Polio Plus.
  • Helped in setting up an Eye Camp in India.
  • Donation to setting up school in Nepal.
  • Annual Aqua Box scheme. Shoe box scheme.
  • Hosting and organising Group Study Exchange visits.
  • Visiting Clubs Internationaly.
" Our Local Community Activities"

The Setting up of a First Responder Group. Providing a Senior Citizens Party. Providing and erecting our Village Christmas Tree. Touring the village with our Santas Sleigh. Organising and running our annual Schools Young Musicians Event. Participating in our village May Day Market Organising "Fund raising dinners".
"Our Social Activities include"

District Conferences. Ladies night dances. Folk Nights. Countryside walks. Weekends away.Visits to Parks and Country Houses. Canoeing and Narrowboat trips. Visits to Companies. Beer & Skittle evenings.


Providing donations and support to many local and international groups: Volunteer Bureau, Scouts, Cubs, Brownies, Guides, Stroke Club, Age Concern, Youth sporting clubs, International Shelterbox Scheme...etc


Club Officers 2009

President: Eric Woodward
Senior Vice President: Chris Elston
Emediate Past President: Eddie Russell
Secretary: Patrick Parkes
Treasurer: Paul Bradley

List of members:

Ken Blore
Honorary member, Paul Harris Fellow.

John Davison
Honorary member.

Philip Cordingley
Honorary member.

Bernard Malkinson
Honorary member, Paul Harris Fellow, Past District Governor.

Derek Abbey, Sukh Attwall, Ron Billinge, David Booth, John Bottomley, Paul Bradley, Jim Carty, Paul Carty, Chris Elston, David Greenwood, Paul Glover, Doug Groom, David Horton, Tony Lane, David Mead, Patrick Parkes, Tony Ratcliffe, Eddie Russell, David Spiers, Mike Tokell, Colin Ward, Brian Ward, Eric Woodward, Leonard Birch, Philip Curtis, George Tansley, David Walton.

(c) Copyright 2009, Rotary Club of Castle Donington
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