Seaford Rotary

Seaford Rotary is 75 years Young

Towards the end of 1946 a group of Seaford businessmen met for lunch in a small upstairs room at Granny’s Tea Shop in Clinton Place, now Olliver’s Restaurant. Amongst them was Stanley Blomfield, a past member of Hove Rotary Club and two Rotarians from the Brighton Club, Alfred Gardner and Harry Symes. Their meeting was to discuss the possibility of forming a Rotary Club in Seaford. These informal lunches continued each week until numbers had increased to 24, when it was decided that things should be taken a step further.

As a result, 75 years ago, on 7th February 1947 the inaugural meeting of Rotary Club of Seaford was held at the Dorothy Café in High Street. The first meeting of the Council of the Interim Rotary Club of Seaford followed four days later.

Now 75 years on Seaford Rotary is still going strong with 38 members supported by over 100 Friends,

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Business Partners and volunteers; Santa’s sleigh in December and Boot, Craft and Produce Fairs on Martello Fields on the first Sunday of the summer months raising money for charitable causes; donating to charitable organisations and those who are less fortunate; carrying out community work such as supporting Seahaven Foodbank; helping young persons in the town with donations for school and club activities and equipment, and all the time supporting the fight to eradicate Polio. Long may Seaford Rotary continue to support Seaford.

donation to Guide dogs for the Blind

Last March whilst the country was in lockdown due to the COVID pandemic, a talk was given remotely via Zoom to Seaford Rotary by Mick Etheridge and Pam Byrne from The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, known under its working title as Guide Dogs.

After the presentation, it was agreed that the club would make a donation to support this charity, and that this should be done in person once the lockdown was over, and it was possible to meet again face to face. Thus, on 12th January, both Mick Etheridge accompanied by his guide dog Onyx and Pam Byrne accompanied by her guide dog Poppy attended the lunchtime meeting when the donation was formerly handed to them. Their two guide dogs sat obediently whilst lunch was served. After lunch the donation cheque was presented by Vice President Ann Reed. Seaford Rotary welcomes new members and new Friends of Seaford Rotary. For more information contact us on www.seafordrotary.org.uk.

Images from top: Vice President Ann Reed presenting the donation cheque to Mick Etheridge with Onyx and Pam Byrne with Poppy; Dorothy Café – location of the First Meeting of Rotary Club of Seaford.