About Our Club

Ascot is famous for Horse Racing, with one of the best-known meetings in the world held each June - Royal Ascot week.

The Rotary Club of Ascot principally provides support to well known Local Community activities and raises money for both local and some international causes.

We promote such events as a "Youth Speaks" competition and a "Schools Music Concert" for local schools. We also make awards to selected pupils who have given "Service Above Self" and assist schools by undertaking mock interviews with their students.

Major local causes supported in recent years include the Ascot Day Centre, Thames Valley Air Ambulance, Thames Hospicecare, Children with Special Needs Foundation, the North Ascot Community Association, Life Education Centres and Charters Youth & Community Centre. We also support a number of smaller applications and individual cases.

Our club has numerous social events that combine fund raising and fun for Rotarians, families and friends. In recent years these have included "Monte Carlo" evenings, Garden parties, Quiz Nights, Jazz and other Band concerts, a Hollywood Evening, and an Auction of Promises.

We have introduced a very active "Friends" programme, with the objective to facilitate recruitment and to re-establish the position of the Rotary Club of Ascot in the local community.

We have close links with two other European clubs (St Nazaire in France and Gulpen-Waals in Holland) with visits on a reciprocal basis. We also visit other clubs internationally to further good will and fellowship.

The fellowship that is generated is quite exceptional and various members become close friends - one of the reasons for this is that there is a very active 'Inner Wheel' Club which is for the partners of Rotarians – this meets monthly and welcomes new members. It has its own social events and also joint events with our club.

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