CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

Fundraising in the community

Winchcombe Rotary Trust Fund CIO is a registered charity number 1184913

The Club's Charitable activities involve a wide range of fundraising which in turn allows us to support charities and needy causes with links to the local community. Members also provide non-financial support to local projects and initiatives.

Fundraising

The Club is involved with a variety of fundraising activities throughout the year which includes a 100 Club Lottery and ad hoc fundraising activities including
Santa's Sleigh, Quiz nights, Static Bikeathon etc. Sometimes these events are run for a specific charity.

Our major fundraiser is the Classics at Prescott Hill Climb event. This is held annually at the Bugatti Owners' Club at Prescott, Cheltenham. Classic Car owners have the opportunity to drive the famous hill and have a day socialising with like minded car enthusiasts.

This event, initially run by The Rotary Club of Cheltenham Cleeve Vale, has been in existence for over 20years, with only the 2020 event being missed due to the pandemic. During this time the event has raised over £400,000 for Rotary supported charities. Winchcombe Rotary Club became involved in 2018 and took over the running of the event in 2020.

Community Projects

Members are involved in a variety of Community projects including:

Decorating Winchcombe with Christmas trees
Taking Santa on his Sleigh around the streets of Winchcombe, entertaining the children and raising money for charity
Providing and Planting trees in the new Cemetery
Planting Crocuses as part of Purple4Polio awareness
Maintenance of a floral display in a planter in the centre of the Town.
Food collections and fund raising for the North Cotswold Food Bank
Stewarding vaccination clinics at the Medical Centre, and the annual Remembrance Service.
Supporting Lend with Care

The Rotary Club is working with Winchcombe Town Council to enhance facilities on Winchcombe Park.
The recent completion of the extended and upgraded Petanque Piste and the installation of the bicycle "Pump Track" has further enhanced the facilities incorporated into Winchcombe Park. The Rotary Club made a substantial financial contribution to make these projects happen. The facilities offer additional recreational opportunities to a wide range of residents of varying ages and abilities.

Charitable Donations

The Charitable Funds Advisory Group meets routinely to review any Charitable applications and makes recommendations to the club members who make the final decision on funding.

The policy of the club is to give priority to

Humanitarian needs
Charitable and Public Organisations rather than individuals
Projects where our contribution can make a significant difference
Local and national/international needs with local connection and Rotary Charities.

Applying for funding

The Club will only consider applications fully completed on the application form.

To see the full policy document outlining our approach to charitable funding click here.

To download the application form click here. Completed application forms , together with any relevant supporting documents should be emailed to the Club at winchcomberotaryclub@gmail.com

Recent charitable donations include:

£1085 to Winchcombe Senior School to provide portable radio communications for the school.
£3500 to Winchcombe Abbey school to provide financial support to the school to maintain full attendance on school trips
£500 donation to Jamaica cyclone disaster fund.
£70 to provide socks for the homeless at Open Door Cheltenham.
£8000 to Winchcombe Town Council to upgrade and extend the
Petanque Piste and provision of a picnic table. (Legacy Project)
£1000 to Winchcombe Tourism to sponsor the 'Hedgehog Trail'
£5000 contribution to rebuild the sanitary block in a school in Kenya. (Legacy Project)
£1500 donation to CASS and Friends. (Cotswold Athletes Support Scheme)
£800 donation from Charity Quiz to Open Door homeless charity.
£300 donation from Charity Quiz to Big Space Cancer appeal.
£500 donation to the Myanmar Disaster Emergency Committee following the earthquake.
£1400 donation towards the purchase of a storage container for Winchcombe Town Youth Football Club.
£1500 donation to the North Cotswold Food Bank.
£2000 to Winchcombe Day Care Centre to provide a defibrillator on the outside of the building.
£500 donation to Winchcombe Green Town project to build a Sensory Garden within the school grounds.
£200 to Open Door homeless charity to purchase footwear.
£360 sponsorship of 'Party in the Park' skateboard tuition.
£2600 to Sue Ryder Hospice to fund the purchase of a portable scanner.
£20,000 to Winchcombe Town Council to part fund a cycle "Pump Track" in Winchcombe Park. (Legacy Project)
£150 to Everyman Theatre schools pantomime appeal.
£1000 to Winchcombe School to fund a Motivational Speaker Assembly.
£2000 to the 'Big Space' Cancer Appeal
£739.47 to North Cotswold Food Bank following the Bikeathon and collection outside the Co-op.
£500 donation to "Open Door" to replace the hot water boiler at their facility.
£100 as a contribution to a Young Rotarian who will be sailing solo around the world to promote Rotary International.