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October 24, 2025

The Lord Mayor Welcomed

Councillor Tracy Kelly Lord Mayor of Belfast, who is an Honorary Member during her term of office, gave an overview of the current and future plans for the city in her well received address Monday 29 September. She noted that Belfast is a very changing city particularly over the last 30 years and the Council's Belfast Agenda, building on current strengths, sets out their clear ambitious but realistic vision for the city by 2035. She pointed out that Belfast is a city of talent, industry and innovation, the leading centre for professional services in cyber and technology and the universities…
October 24, 2025

Nearly There...

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October 24, 2025

Nearly There...

Today is World Polio Day when every year Rotary highlights its commitment to ending one of humanity’s longest-running public health efforts by eradicating polio - once and for all. This year it comes at a pivotal moment with shifting geopolitical realities and significant cuts in global health funding. On this World Polio Day Rotary: - celebrates what has been achieved – since Rotary pioneered the global fight to end polio in 1985, cases have fallen by 99.9%, saving more than 20 million children from paralysis, and it is endemic now in only 2 countries honours the tireless contributions of those…
October 22, 2025

Recent Speakers October 2025

Past President Ivan McMinn in his well-received passionate address 22 September covered Pancreatic Cancer, the Charity NIPAC and an exciting new treatment being developed. He particularly stressed it is essential that everyone familiarises themselves with the symptoms for if people understand the symptoms and catch the disease early the chances of surviving it improve greatly; symptoms are vague but if you get 2 or 3 together go and see your doctor. Bob Grundy, Director of Innovation and Partnerships at Catalyst, in his well-received address to the club Monday 13 October noted his role in Catalyst is to drive innovation partnerships…
October 20, 2025

Recent Visitors Welcomed

Since the Club reconvened after the summer break President Heather was delighted to welcome many visitors to Club meetings: Rosanna Patrì, Florence Rotary Club, an English teacher in Tuscany, who was in Belfast for a week's training course and brought little biscuits to the meeting which were greatly enjoyed by those there.Graham Stewart, RC Campbell River, British Columbia, Club Membership Director as well as a District Assistant Governor responsible for 4 clubs. who advised Campbell River is located on the eastern shore of Vancouver Island, it is a very big fishing area and is known as the Salmon capital of…
September 30, 2025

Club Walk

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September 30, 2025

Club Walk

The 1st Club Walk was held on Wednesday 24 September and was greatly enjoyed by 17 including President Heather with her mother Margaret and brother Raymond, Derek & Jenny Baxter, Maurice & Hilary Brooks, Brian & Rosie Clements, Trevor & Judy Hinds, CT Hogg, Marnette Lyons and Alan Rundle with his sister Jane. All enjoyed gently walking along the really smooth (and unexpectedly spongy!) track - though not everyone walked or walked the same route and the chat was so good they lost count how many times they went around it! President Heather was also delighted to welcome Moira Wright, Lisburn RC. The…
September 29, 2025

District Conference 2025

The Club was delighted to attend the District Conference held in the Royal Court Hotel Friday-Sunday 26-28 September with 5 members joining President Heather. Extremely well organised by the Ballymoney Club it was well very attended and an excellent weekend of the usual formal and informal gatherings. Excellent speakers covered a most interesting and wide range of topics blending Rotary and non - Rotary themes, humorous and serious. The Club was particularly honoured to receive the Cecil Whaley Award for District Outstanding Community Project - Seeds of Hope and the District Governor Citation Certificate for achieving 10 of his 12 targets for 2024-25. which were…
September 29, 2025

The Lord Mayor Welcomed

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September 29, 2025

The Lord Mayor Welcomed

Councillor Tracy Kelly Lord Mayor of Belfast, who is an Honorary Member during her term of office, gave an overview of the current and future plans for the city in her well received address Monday 29 September. She noted that Belfast is a very changing city particularly over the last 30 years and the Council's Belfast Agenda, building on current strengths, sets out their clear ambitious but realistic vision for the city by 2035. She pointed out that Belfast is a city of talent, industry and innovation, the leading centre for professional services in cyber and technology and the universities…
September 18, 2025

District Governor Visits the Club

The Club was delighted to host Rotary Ireland District Governor Michael Fleming to the Club meeting Monday 15 September. Having been welcomed by President Heather they exchanged gifts and he gave the Club members an uplifting address. He highlighted that he believes the Essence of Rotary is that each Club is different and unique, but each Club is Rotary and the core of Rotary revolves around Membership, Foundation and Projects stressing that fundamental to all is Fellowship.

T1920 tspWelcome to the website of

The Rotary Club of Belfast.

 

Please explore it and get a flavour of how volunteer Rotarians use our skills and vocations throughout our various projects to Make a Difference to people less fortunate than ourselves at home and abroad and the fun and fellowship we enjoy being members of the family of Rotary. 

The Rotary Club of Belfast is a vibrant club, welcoming and friendly
and we welcome visitors from the World of Rotary at any time.

 To visit please contact the Club in advance here.

 

 

Pres Steven

I am honoured to take on the role of President of Belfast Rotary Club for the year 2025-26 and grateful for the chance to work with people who are dedicated to service and community with integrity, whose aim locally and globally is to create meaningful change.

Our projects, which range broadly through education, health, peace and reconciliation and disaster relief, can be seen in detail throughout this website and our weekly meetings, which welcome all current and prospective Rotarians, feature engaging speakers. However, we are looking to broaden our meetup options and enhance our activities to foster greater community engagement in both practical and enjoyable ways and we warmly welcome anyone interested to join us in making a positive change around the world.

This year’s Rotary message is Unite for Good.
We welcome you to join us on this positive journey! 

Heather Shiell, President 2025/26

Join Us

Membership of the Club is an incredibly rewarding and enjoyable experience and we are actively looking for new people to invite to join and breathe new vibrancy and ideas into the Club and take Rotary into its second century in Belfast.

If you think Rotary may be for you, or for further information, please contact us.

Getting involved with Rotary could be the most important thing you ever do.

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