Spilsby Rotary Club is a comparatively small with just over 20 members, so it’s easy to get to know everyone in a friendly atmosphere and new members are always welcome.
We meet most Thursdays at 7pm, usually in the Nelson Butt in Spilsby, to enjoy a meal and hear a wide array of fascinating speakers.
As part of our service to the local community, we play a prominent role in Spilsby Bike Night, Spilsby Firework Night and the children’s carol service at St James’ Church.
The charities we support get every penny of the money raised from the public at our various events. If anyone knows of any deserving causes that we can help with, please do not hesitate in getting in touch with us. Rotary is here to help anyone locally who needs our help.
Spilsby Rotary donated more than £2,500 to worthy causes at home and abroad during 2024 despite the cancellation of Fireworks night in 2023 depleting funds available to distribute in the following year.
All money raised at events organised by Spilsby Rotary is paid into a Community Account and all money in that account is distributed to charities and other organisations voted for by Spilsby Rotarians.
The largest amount was used to sponsor a local young person to participate in the
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA), an intensive leadership experience organized by Rotary clubs and districts to help those aged between 16 and 30 to develop skills as a leader while having fun and making connections. Spilsby sponsored a local young person on a highly rewarding week-long camp.
We sponsored the match ball for one of Spilsby Town football club’s home fixtures on top of financial support for Spilsby Juniors FC. We split money raised from the Light for a Loved One Christmas appeal equally between Spilsby Guides to support their character-building visit to a Guide camp in Switzerland and the local branch of Bro Pro UK, which creates a safe place for men to meet and talk.
As usual, Spilsby Rotary split the cost of the town’s Christmas tree with Spilsby Town Council and arranged for its erection and removal. New lights were provided thanks to the generous sponsorship of Balcon Lighting in Horncastle. Many of the old lights had ceased to function.
We also gave financial support to a project to record the history of Spilsby Union Workhouse in Hundleby to inform present and future generations.
Internationally we continue to contribute to Rotary Foundation, which is leading the fight to eradicate the scourge of polio with considerable success. We have supported projects to feed hungry people in deprived areas of the world and to help them to feed themselves.
Money raised from the highly successful Fireworks Night in 2024, the Christmas raffle and the Bee Gees tribute night in February will be allocated during 2025.