Club News

Ten cyclists, including members of King's Lynn Priory Rotary and King's Lynn Rotary, are preparing to take on the annual Tour de Tapping challenge. Covering 123 miles in a single day, they will visit every Tapping House charity shop across West Norfolk, raising vital funds for Tapping House Hospice. Supporters are encouraged to come along and cheer them on at locations along the route.

A fascinating Falklands War speaker evening at Rotary Club of King's Lynn Priory gave members and guests a rare first-hand insight into Operation Mikado, the highly dangerous proposed SAS and RAF mission to neutralise the Exocet missile threat during the 1982 conflict.

King’s Lynn Priory Rotary members enjoyed an insightful visit to RAF Neatishead Radar Museum, exploring Britain’s radar history from the Battle of Britain to the Cold War.

King’s Lynn Priory Rotary is supporting the launch of Sandringham & District Rotary Club, whose first meeting since Charter marks an exciting step in growing Rotary across West Norfolk.

Teams, sponsors and volunteers came together at North Wootton Village Hall to celebrate the success of the latest Priory Rotary Swimarathon, which raised over £17,000 for 18 charity teams.

Priory Rotary enjoyed a busy week of community service, hosting a Harvest Lunch for local older residents, distributing Dictionaries 4 Life to primary schools and organising a community litter pick.

A fundraising tea, coffee and cake afternoon organised by Priory Rotary member Mari Mourai raised £700 for Macmillan, with support from fellow club members.

Derek Stringer has been appointed President of King’s Lynn Priory Rotary for a second time and will now lead the club through a full programme of community and charity events.

Members of King’s Lynn Priory Rotary and their partners enjoyed a relaxed and sociable afternoon together at Hunstanton Croquet Club.

Priory Rotary continues to grow with the welcome of new members Mari Mourao and Paul Gannon, following several other recent additions to both the main club and Satellite section.

Priory Rotarian Pete Lauder won a bronze medal at the British Rowing Indoor Championships in the static seat category, ahead of his participation in the Invictus Games.

King’s Lynn Priory Rotary has received a ShelterBox Partner Club Bronze Award after raising £2,537.50 to support global disaster relief efforts.

Paul Batterham handing the presidency over to John Leonard.

Members of Priory Rotary Club had an enjoyable afternoon at Hunstanton Croquet Club, with a meal later at the Mariner Arms.

Priory Rotary member Bharti Patel has been named Volunteer of the Year at the West Norfolk Local Hero Awards, recognising her outstanding contribution to the community.

Priory Rotary has welcomed three new members to its Satellite Club, bringing fresh energy and experience to support community activities and local fundraising.

Priory Rotary celebrated its Swimarathon success at a presentation evening, awarding medals and raising over £22,000 for 18 local charities.

At 69, Priory Rotary’s Ken Johnson completed his first tandem skydive, raising over £1,000 for cancer charities and aiming for a £5,000 total.

Tuesday October 25th was World Polio Day, and several members of Priory Rotary, along with friends and partners, joined together in a charity walk as part of the International Rotary campaign aimed at eradicating polio worldwide. Victims of polio frequently suffer paralysis and muscle wasting, requiring them to wear callipers to walk or even confining them to a wheelchair. To show solidarity with polio sufferers, Rotarians across Britain marked World Polio Day in many ways,

Priory Rotary is distributing over 200 illustrated dictionaries to Year 4 pupils across 12 West Norfolk primary schools as part of a national education initiative.