What we do
Meetings
Our current pattern of meetings includes a monthly networking event at 8:45 a.m. on the 4th Friday morning of each month, currently hosted by Impero Lounge in Portishead High Street. The formal business of the Club is conducted over Zoom at 8:45 am on the first Tuesday of the month, supplemented by other in-person or virtual meetings as required to deliver on projects and organise fundraising and social events.
Fundraising & Support
Each year we select the charities that we sponsor, some we support by giving of our time, experience and expertise, and others through specific fundraising events, donations or by applying for matched-funding grants. Our selected charities for the 2025/2026 Rotary year are Portishead Youth and Community Centre, BookTrust and Educate The Kids
Partnership Working & Networking
Our motto is “Connecting our Community” and we have worked with other local organisations to support various initiatives. Over the last ten years, these have included the local Lions Club, Penny Brohn, Portishead Rotary Club, The RNLI, Contact the Elderly, Kid’s Out, WaterAid, Portishead Pool Trust, several local schools and the local Gym Academy.
Meeting Venues
Formation of Gordano Rotary
How Gordano Rotary began
In 2014, the Portishead Rotary Club, a long-established evening club, decided to explore the idea of setting up a new club which would meet early in the mornings for breakfast. It was felt that this would attract a new group of people who were working full-time. A small group of people began meeting together in the Summer of 2014 with a view to seeting up this club. Drawing on the support of the Portishead Rotary Club (our mother club) and two experienced and dedicated Rotarians from our District, this small group attracted new members over the next nine months and was formally inaugurated as The Gordano Breakfast Rotary Club in March 2015.
