Our Club
Rotary International, one of the largest humanitarian organisations in the world, with over 1.2 million members, brings together people of action to use their skills, expertise, and passion to create positive lasting change in their local community.
By connecting businesses, charities, CICs, councils, schools and community groups across North Somerset, Gordano Rotary Portishead is able to identify projects to improve the lives of people across the region and harness the resources to deliver them.
Our membership more than doubled in 2025, with new members running businesses in Portishead, Clevedon, Nailsea, Yatton & Axbridge joining the Club.
Networking with Purpose
The basis for our growth is our monthly event hosted by one of our Business Members, Venga in Portishead High Street.
- ● 4th Friday: 8:45 AM In-person Networking at Venga.
- ● 2nd Tuesday: 8:45 AM Formal Business via Zoom.
- ● Midweek: "Fun, Friendship & Fundraising" evenings at Venga.
Our People
The Heart of our Club
Business, CIC & Council Members
Charities & Community Groups
Club Life & Projects
Rotary Club of Gordano Portishead
1 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 Venga in Portishead High Street.
The formal business of the Club is conducted over Zoom at 8:45 am on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, supplemented by other in-person or virtual meetings as required to deliver on projects and organise fundraising and social events.
2 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.
Portishead Youth and Community Centre
BookTrust
Educate The Kids
Selected Charities for 2025/2026
3 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.
How Gordano Rotary Portishead began
Formation of Gordano Rotary Portishead
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 setting up this club.
Drawing on the support of the Portishead Rotary Club (our mother club) and dedicated Rotarians from our District, we were formally inaugurated as The Gordano Rotary Portishead Club in March 2015.