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The Rotary Club of Maidenhead has regular weekly meetings and organises many events and activities.
​The club meeting venue is Desborough Bowling Club, 10 Green Lane, Maidenhead SL6 1XZ.  
​Please check the calendar for up to date information on meetings and events.
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​For further information please contact the club (see bottom of page).

Twelfth Night celebration

Twelfth Night was celebrated with friendship and fellowship as Maidenhead Rotary Club welcomed in the New Year. A great time was had by all with everyone contributing a dish to share and drinks.

​ In what will be a very special Centenary year for the club, the hope is for a healthy, prosperous and peaceful 2026.

Santa visits Cox Green

Members of Maidenhead Rotary Club took part in Maidenhead Round Table’s annual ‘Santa’s Sleigh' event which is held in Bray, Wessex Way and Cox Green.

The event, organised by Rotary Member Peter Graham, was very successful, with parents, young and older children telling Father Christmas about their Christmas presents wish list, and enthusiastically confirming that they’d been ‘very good’.

A great time was had by all, in spite of inclement weather, and it rounded up 2025 nicely for the Rotary Club. Final monies raised are to be confirmed.

Merry Christmas everyone!

​We were delighted to share in a special Maidenhead Rotary Club Christmas meeting, hosted this year for the first time at the Odney Club in Cookham. 

After a delicious traditional Christmas dinner, everyone enjoyed singing Christmas carols with the Maidenhead Salvation Army band. The club was pleased to give a donation towards all the amazing work they do locally and nationally to help those in need over Christmas.

As ever, there was great entertainment and merriment to be had with a few carefully chosen solos, a Christmas Quiz, and the rollover prize draw for the 100 Club! A wonderful start to the Christmas festivities.

We've been busy planting trees!

To celebrate our upcoming Centenary in 2026, our club has donated prunus trees to six local secondary schools!

The first to be planted was at Furze Platt School with Gardening Club students from Year 7 to Sixth Form helping us.

Desborough College were up next with our President Maria Scavetta joining with Allison Salsbury and the Deputy Headmaster Damian Edwards to plant their tree.

Altwood School’s new tree is in the centre of their Quadrant and the hope is that the blossoms brighten the classrooms and offices that look out over it!

Club member Yvonne visited Newlands to plant their tree; Claire’s Court did a splendid job of planting their tree, and the final tree was planted at Cox Green on 15th December.

We’re really proud we’ve been able to donate these trees to our local community as a living legacy for our Centenary next year!
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Furze Platt School Gardening Club

​​Rotarian visitor from Turkey

Nese Gok, President of Izmir Dokuz Eylul Rotary Club in Turkey, visited Maidenhead Rotary Club for their lunchtime meeting.

Nese was welcomed by President Maria Scavetta and club members. She spoke about the wild fires in Izmir and expressed gratitude for the £500 donation by the club as aid.

​President Nese Gok has been a Rotarian for 25 years and started her journey as a Rotary Scholar, then joined her local Rotaract club, and finally became a Rotarian.

She said "It was great meeting you and to be welcomed so warmly by Rotarian friends. Please let me know if you or any club members come to Izmir."

The club enjoyed President Nese’s visit and look forward to staying in touch with a new International friend and colleague.

New member for Maidenhead Rotary Club

The lunchtime meeting at Desborough Bowling Club on Monday 1st December 2025 saw our prospective member, Pat Cardwell, inducted and welcomed as a full club member by President Maria Scavetta.

​The two met some years back when Maria began volunteering at Thames Valley Hospice Home Store, the charity where Pat has been a volunteer for the past 14 years. Before retirement Pat worked as a Personnel Administrator. 

​We wish her a long association with Rotary and welcome her to the club. ​

​Q: When is chocolate not chocolate?

A: When it contains less than 60% cocoa. Everything below that magical number is classified as confectionery as it consists of 80% sugar! 

This enlightening insight in the "History of Chocolate" was delivered on Monday by the eminent Jennipher Marshall-Jenkinson at the Club's evening meeting on 24th November at the Odney Club in Cookham. 

Jennipher, who normally can be found as a guest speaker onboard cruise liners, gave us an entertaining lesson on the importance of cocoa. 

Roman Rebels – and Rotary

​​Guest speaker Graham Barker's great passion is the history of the Rebel Emperors of Britannia, which also happens to be the title of his book.

He introduced with great enthusiasm the Emperors Carausius and Allectus (who reigned for ten years in England) to a very receptive audience at the lunchtime meeting on Monday November 17th.
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​Carausius was a military commander of the Roman Empire who declared himself  Emperor in Britain. He was in power from 286 - 293 AD. 

​Interesting and quite surprising was that the discovery of their problems then weren't dissimilar to today's – high inflation being one them. Sickness like the plague and soldiers not being paid were other stumbling blocks.

Boundary Walk 2025 report

On Sunday 7th October a record breaking 618 walkers participated in the 13-mile Maidenhead Boundary Walk, organised jointly by Rotary in Maidenhead. Our Maidenhead Rotary club provided many of the marshals on the route to keep participants on track, and Past President Matthew Burdett managed to run the entire 13 miles.

Remembrance Sunday 9th November

On Sunday 9th November 2025 President of Maidenhead Rotary Club, Maria Scavetta, placed a wreath at the Maidenhead Memorial on behalf of Maidenhead Rotary Club and its members.

Maria, Mark Loader, President of Maidenhead Thames Rotary Club and Archana Nath, President of Maidenhead Bridge Rotary Club stood united for the parade.
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The wreaths are a token of homage and thanks to the fallen and to the sacrifice of all the brave men and women who fought and died during the wars.
About Rotary
Rotary brings together a global network of volunteer leaders dedicated to tackling the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges. Rotary connects 1.2 million members in more than 35,000 Rotary clubs in over 200 countries and geographical areas. Their work improves the lives at both the local and international levels, from helping families in need in their own communities to working toward a polio-free world.

Our weekly meetings are a great way to keep in touch with what's happening in our local area and further afield and also catch up with friends and contacts. We welcome visitors and new members to our meetings - as a Rotarian you are welcome at any Rotary meeting anywhere in the world.

Rotary’s motto is “Service Above Self” and it inspires members to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards, and promote good will and peace in the world. ​
Helping the local community is one of the primary roles of Rotary and you may have seen Rotarians at work supporting communities without even realising it. 

At the Rotary Club of Maidenhead, we take our community service seriously.  We always strive to give back to the area in which we work and live.
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If you're interested in joining our club, want to find out more information or are looking for support for your charity or event please do get in touch.

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