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Recent News


The BIG BAND EVENT hits a high note!
After a year of preparation the BIG BAND event took place in the garden of the Concorde Club on Sunday 30th June. Over 360 paying guests...
Jul 1, 2024


Shoe Box Appeal 2024
We are pleased to confirm that the shoe box appeal for 2025 is now up and running with supplies of the boxes due early July. If you're...
Jun 19, 2024


Big Band Saints Shirt.
The Big Band is now days away and this will also include a 'Silent Auction'. Included in the prizes you can bid for is a signed Saints...
Jun 18, 2024


Easter Gift bags for the Elderly!
The next stage of the ’Thousand Smiles project’ saw the production of Easter Gift Bags for vulnerable and lonely seniors. The project is...
Apr 6, 2024


Supporting Ukrainian Children
Southampton Solent’s ongoing work with the Ukrainian Language Club completed the year by financially supporting their Christmas party....
Jan 9, 2024


A Thousand Smiles
Following a presentation to members at a recent lunch meeting, the club has launched the ‘Thousand Smiles Initiative’ to support the...
Jan 9, 2024


Dictionaries 4 Life
Southampton Solent Rotary have supported the Rotary Dictionary 4 Life Initiative in providing Usborne Picture Dictionaries to local...
May 17, 2023


The Rotary Youth Competitions
Southampton Solent Rotary have been supporting the Rotary Youth Competitions in both Art and Photography. As part of the initiative we...
May 16, 2023


Southampton, 1936
Whilst preparing the old Rotary Club of Southampton's archival records ready to handover to the Southampton City Archive for...
Apr 24, 2023


Visit to the Lord Mayor's Parlour
The Lord Mayor of Southampton, Mrs Jacqui Rayment kindly invited the President and members of the Southampton Solent Rotary to the Lord...
Mar 21, 2023


Rotary Youth Speaks District 1110
This is the fourth successive year that our Club has sponsored the Southampton ‘Youth Speaks’ Competition. The venue has always been St...
Mar 7, 2023


Ukraine Language Club visit Southampton Solent Rotary
At a recent meeting of Southampton Solent Rotary we were pleased to receive a certificate of thanks from the Ukrainian Language Club. We...
Mar 6, 2023


Supporting Community Playlink
With the help of Nigel Riches we were able to obtain a large quantity of children's books that we could us for any current projects....
Mar 6, 2023


Solent Rotary's first Xmas bash!
Our much-anticipated Christmas event on 6th December brought the usual large number of members and friends to banish the winter blues and...
Dec 23, 2022


Christmas Collections
Our Christmas Collections took place this week at TESCO Millbrook - thankfully in warmer weather than the preceeding minus celsius week....
Dec 21, 2022


The Christmas Hamper Project
A great team of Rotarians, a lot of hard work and the packing of 360 Hampers in less than 5 hours. This was an exceptional achievement...
Nov 28, 2022


Rotary supports Ukrainian Language Club for Children living in Southampton
In mid-October Southampton Solent Rotary received an email from one of the Southampton Hosts who, due to the war, has welcomed a...
Nov 17, 2022


Remembrance Sunday 2022
Every year, representatives of the Southampton Rotary Clubs lay a wreath at the Southampton Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday to honour the...
Nov 14, 2022


Rotarians rediscover children's graves.
Twice a month a team of Southampton Solent Rotarians undertake conservation work at Southampton Old Cemetery. Last week, Rotarians Guy...
Sep 11, 2022


Sprucing up Heartbeat House garden!
This week two teams of Rotarians, with help from the Friends of Southampton Old Cemetery (who also kindly provided the gardening tools),...
Aug 23, 2022
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