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Priory Rotary and its Satellite Club have donated £480 to Baby Basics West Norfolk, helping provide safe sleeping spaces and essential items for newborn babies.

Four teams of food lovers enjoyed an evening of cooking, tasting and friendly competition at Rotary King’s Lynn Priory Satellite’s Charity Cooking Experience with Foodie Friends with Linda Taylor. From Champagne Lemon Slush and Mushroom Risotto to a lively foodie quiz and raffle, the event combined great food and fun while raising funds for Rotary’s local good causes.

Hundreds of swimmers took part in the annual Rotary Swimarathon at Alive pools in King’s Lynn and Hunstanton, covering more than 70 miles in total and raising thousands for local charities.

Rotary King’s Lynn Priory Satellite has revealed that its 2025 Firewalk to Fundraise! raised an outstanding £32,062 for 18 charities, celebrating the result at a special publicity evening.

Priory Rotary’s Satellite Club delivered food for 50 Christmas hampers to the Lynn Foodbank, helping bring festive meals and support to local families facing hardship.

Club Presidents in King's Lynn on Remembrance Sunday

Students from four West Norfolk schools showcased their teamwork and engineering skills at this year’s Rotary Technology Tournament, building battery-powered model vehicles.

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.

Eleven cyclists completed the 120-mile Tour de Tapping ride across West Norfolk, visiting hospice charity shops and raising over £4,500 for Tapping House.

More than 800 people joined Priory Rotary’s Easter Egg Trail at Sandringham Estate, raising around £2,500 for the East Anglian Air Ambulance.

Priory Rotary’s Satellite Club donated £500 to Baby Basics West Norfolk following a successful Christmas Fair fundraiser, helping support vulnerable families with essential items for newborn babies.

Proceeds from a Priory Rotary quiz evening have been donated to the Lavender Hill Mob Theatre Company, supporting its mission to create inclusive original musical theatre.

Priory Rotary has donated £1,000 to the Alzheimer’s Society following a sponsored weight loss challenge by Rotarian Paul Batterham, supporting dementia care and research.

Priory Rotary members spent two hours litter picking at North Wootton, collecting 13 bags of rubbish and helping keep the local area clean.

For the third year running, Priory Rotary Satellite members provided 50 Christmas food hampers to support families using the King’s Lynn Food Bank during the festive season.

Students from four schools competed in Priory Rotary’s Technology Tournament, designing vehicles to cross a suspended cable in a challenging engineering task.

Ninety-six students from five local schools competed in the Rotary Technology Tournament at King’s Lynn Academy, designing and launching model space capsules.

Priory Rotary hosted its annual Harvest Lunch for 80 local elderly residents, continuing a 30-year tradition of bringing good food, entertainment and companionship to the community.

Priory Rotary members raised £6,000 for Children with Cancer UK and Norfolk’s Big C through a series of charity skydives and fundraising efforts.