We recently received a heartwarming letter from a trustee of the Banbury SocialEyes charity group, part of MyVision Oxfordshire, to thank us for the generous contributions we made to them this year, and to wish all members a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Attached is their annual report, highlighting what they have been doing this year and the impact of MyVision in this area. You may spot Steve Baker in one of the photos.
Members of SocialEyes would welcome the opportunity to tell you more about living with visual impairment and what the local group means to them. Also, members of Rotary would be welcome to join one of their monthly coffee and chats at the Mill so that the group could personally thank you for your support.
You are thanked for Club's work in raising funds and generosity to Banbury SocialEyes.
🇬🇧 Banbury Rotary Club at Remembrance Sunday 2025 🇬🇧
Where does Rotary fit in?
It's World Polio Day.
John Davies told us about how his involvement in stamp collecting when his children became interested got a bit out of hand and ended up with him having a collection exhibited at several international exhibitions!
Alan Wolstencroft is a member of Banbury Rotary Club, and he is undertaking a 20 mile bike ride in order to raise funds for his latest "Alans Africa" project, to totally refurbish a 3-classroom block at Kono Town Primary School.
Thanks to Alex for some high quality training on the CPR and the use of defibillators.
In a cardiac emergency, time is life. Immediate CPR and defibrillator use can double—or even triple—a person’s chance of survival. Yet too few of us are trained.
Members can download duty Rotas from here but you'll need to be logged in.
The dates for the next Contact meeting are 14-17 May 2026.
Summer holidays saw a smaller than usual number of members at the Friday meeting.
You can see some of the photos from our 2025 exchange by visiting the
A tradition has evolved of club members not giving Christmas Cards to each other but - instead - making a payment into The Rotary Foundation Fund.
The last club meeting at the Freemasons' Hall took place at the Christmas Lunch on13th December 2024. 
For members only - the 2025 internal lottery offers you a year of regular (weakly!) excitement for a mere £10/annum.
These events are all in the list of upcoming events but mixed up with a large number of Service Activities such as supermarket collections and other fund-raising or community service events.
Visit planned by John Bennett to the Bugatti museum located at Prescott Hillclimb on Wednesday 16th October followed by optional pub lunch.
Nigel R has emailed members alerting them to the likelihood of the Clubrunner app becoming the main vehicle of club communicationand has asked for members who are not yet able to use the app to get in touch with him.
