Hello, thank you for taking the time and interest to learn a little bit more about us. We, that is the members or Rotarians, of Mapperley and Arnold Rotary, all live locally and have a wide variety of career backgrounds, skills and experience of life in general which we try our best to utilise to make a difference in people’s lives, whilst having a good deal of fun along the way!
For over 35 years we have proudly been part of Rotary International - the largest service organisation in the world, which currently comprises 1.2 million members in 35,000 across the globe. We’re keen to have closer links with our local neighbourhoods in Arnold, Redhill, Bestwood Park, Woodthorpe, Mapperley Plains, Calverton and Woodborough.
We meet every Wednesday evening JOIN US, please do come and join us.
We welcome opportunities where we can make a difference, whether by hands-on involvement or perhaps some financial help to give others a start-up with something - be it of a charitable nature or a ‘good cause’.
We try and help schools or community groups in assisting with something to build upon in one’s development/self-esteem/mental health that can benefit individuals’ lives perhaps in education, sporting, employment or citizenship sense; sometimes it may be just helping them to be the best they can be in wherever life takes them.
As an example, we have for many years been offering school students residential trips to the Outward Bound Centre in Aberdovey, Wales and we chat with and entertain our senior citizens in the local Memory Cafés; we also support the Mayor of Gedling’s nominated charity each year.
We are involved in international projects supporting our charity, The Rotary Foundation in the furtherance of its 7 areas of focus. We are pleased to say that our focus on ‘supporting the environment has just been added- a very
We are always keen to welcome new members to Rotary, but fully appreciate that formal membership of a club may not be right for some people at this time. The style of Rotary has changed a little since Captain Sir Tom Moore became a Rotarian, but not as much as it needs to, which the current generation of club members, many of who are now retired, are the first to admit.
One of the few benefits of the pandemic has been a sense of coming together locally in ‘looking out’ for others and perhaps an acknowledgement that we now see a wide range of key workers’ from a different perspective.
We believe Rotary now stands on the cusp of reinventing itself, changing its outlook and presenting an opportunity to a generation who had previously not seen Rotary as an organisation they would want to join.
We remain hopeful that Rotary will remain in Gedling Borough for many years to come, so we particularly welcome interest from those would-be pioneers of a new style of Rotary, perhaps people in their 20’s, 30’s or 40’s who would prefer the freedom to enjoy Rotary, work and socialise with like-minded people but without the traditional elements of weekly meals and formalities. A taster as a ‘friend’ may lead to a new alternative style of Rotary in the neighbourhood!
If you think you could offer us some of your time and support and indeed, expertise if applicable, please click on the Friends tab above!
Mapperley & Arnold Rotary Club activities in photos
Rotary Year Theme
Each Rotary year, Rotarians all over the world offer their services to a common theme. This Rotary year's (2021-2022) theme is to be a Serve to change lives."Through Rotary, we can take these gifts and make a genuine difference in the lives of others and in our world". If this sounds like something you would like to be part of, why do not contact us or come along to one of our events.
