So much to to report about this Special  Project 

The Rotary Club of Towcester are pleased to support Local, National and International projects, in this case we had the opportunity to, in conjunction with the St Lawrence Church Towcester guided by Steve Challen one of our Honorary Rotarians and his team to donate £6,000 to support this worthwhile cause, enabling us to send this Ambulance to Ukraine. 

Here we see our President , the Town Mayor, Rotary Assistant District Governor, Steve Challen and our MP Sarah Bool, plus members of the assisting team.

Projects like this will be impacted in 2025/26 because of a reduction of support from Local Business.

Please find a Carousel of pictures below on this. Below.

Should any local businesses need the support of the local Rotarians in exchange for donations, of which 100% gets ploughed straight into local, regional and international causes, then please do contact <secretary@towcester-rotary.org.uk> 

Fantastic Project by the Club and what a donation to this worthy cause, this is what Rotary can achieve with help from the community. Many Thanks

This is a what the travel schedule looked like and the locations for each day / evening. however the mid travel stops tend to be 6/7pm arrivals. 

23/3 Depart Towcester 7am

23/3 B&B Hotel Dortmund West, Germany 

24/3 Hotel Diament Gliwice, Poland 

25/3 Cross into Ukraine circa 2pm

25/3 Ovenight Lviv in Oleh’s apartment

26/3 Handover to Tetiana / Meet Lviv Rotary / meet Father Vasyl

26/3 Overnight Oleh’s apartment 

27/3 Bus from Lviv TRO Rzeszow Airport Poland 

27/3 Land Luton airport circa 8pm

WOW! WHAT A NIGHT! - a BIG THANK YOU goes to all who supported the Rotary Club of Towcester's Last Night of the Proms in the Brooklands Suite at #whittleburypark . The suite was packed to hear the #sponneschoolorchestra and #kidlingtonconcertbrass perform their own version of the Proms.

The audience were treated to a wide range of music and choral work culminating in the old favourites Jerusalem and Land of Hope and Glory.

The money raised in ticket sales is split 50/50 with the Sponne School Music dept and Rotary's local charities in Towcester and District. A bucket collection upon exiting, raised £750 for NMPAT, a charity that has a base in Towcester which teaches primary aged children how to play instruments and read music.

Again, thank you to all who supported. The 01st February 2026 has already been booked for the next Towcester Prom.

If you would like to know more about Rotary in Towcester then visit our website site...www.towcester-rotary.org.uk or send an email to secretary@towcester-rotary.org.uk...we would be pleased to hear from you.

PS - You are invited to an OPEN NIGHT on WEDNESDAY, 05th MARCH at THE MILL BREWERY ...7.00pm up

WHAT A NIGHT! The CWMBACH CHOIR gave an outstanding performance to a packed audience at St Lawrence's Church. Many old favourites and some new ones, even singing in Afrikaans, a precursor to their tour of South Africa in 2025.

The choir was supported by two local musicians from the Sponne School, James Woodman and Oliver Parks, who both demonstrated their talents on tenor horn and vocals and a shining example of the excellence in music achieved by the school.

The evening started with the National Anthem and ended with the Welsh National Anthem as a fitting tribute to the talents of this world famous Welsh male voice choir.

The Rotary Club of Towcester thanks them and looks forward to their return in 2026.

This was a charity event with the monies raised going back into the community of Towcester and District. If you would like to know more about what Rotary does in Towcester, then why not come along to one of our meetings. We meet on Thursday evenings at the Saracens Head Hotel. Please send an email to secretary@towcester-rotary.org.uk for further details or visit the club's website www.towcester-rotary.org.uk

Please see a Carousel below of pictures from the event.

Special Project - Working Together.

The Rotary Club of Towcester  & The Rotary Club of Northampton Becket.  

The full cost of the Ambulance was £5800 and Towcester Rotary have supported the project with £2000  plus a commitment to pay for fuel up to £500.

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Rotary Club of Northampton Becket are looking for help in connection with their Ukrainian Ambulance Project.  The Club (with the help of The Rotary Club of Towcester) have purchased  an ambulance which, together with donated community medical equipment and winter clothing, will be driven by Rtns David Smith and Terry Atkinson from the Becket Club Northamptonshire to Ukraine to help the civilians caught up in the conflict.  For details of how you can help visit ;-

August 2024 - Ukrainian Ambulance Appeal

Two members of Rotary Becket have delivered this Ambulance together with equipment and winter clothes to Ukraine

Link to The Rotary Club of Northampton Becket.

Day 4 Wednesday. Driving through the night David & Terry have arrived at the handover point!  If you want to see the presentation at our meeting ask to zoom in at 07.30. For login link email Reception@rotarybecket.org 

Time for a deserved rest and final return to the UK Thursday 08th August.  

Report from David Day 2 (Monday)

"Unfortunately no progress today at there is an engine management fault which meant it went into limp mode. It has now been recovered to a Fiat Commercial dealer who will ring us tomorrow morning about 11am after he has looked at it.  I will update you then"

Update on delivery of the Ambulance to Ukraine.

Our intrepid Becket Rotarians David Smith and Terry Atkinson at 6.30 am today before departing for the Channel delivering the Ambulance and much needed equipment & clothing to Ukraine. More details at https://www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/page.php?PgID=947997... 

Another Fantastic Weekend for Towcester Rotary Club. 4th - 7th July. Silverstone Grand Prix

Every cloud has a Silverstone lining!

Despite a challenging weekend regarding the inconsistent weather, members and friends of The Rotary Club of Towcester have spent the past few days volunteering as heliport drivers and marshals at the Formula 1 British Grand Prix at Silverstone Race Circuit.

Always a bustling yet enjoyable event, this has been our Club’s main yearly fundraiser for several decades, allowing us to provide financial support to worthwhile local, national and international causes.

This year we welcomed new faces into our team, including Rotary District 1070 Governor Chris Knight.

A huge personal thanks to everyone who contributed; your efforts are always much appreciated and we could not achieve what we do without all of you.

Another win for Rotary Towcester (in addition to Sir Lewis Hamilton! )

If you would like to discover more about Rotary Towcester, consider coming to visit us We meet on Thursday evenings, usually at the Saracen’s Head Hotel. Send an email to secretary@towcester-rotary.org.uk, or visit our website www.towcester-rotary.org.uk.

We look forward to welcoming you.