Would you like to use your spare time and get to know people locally? Would you like to get involved in raising money for charity? Then how about giving Rotary a try? The Rotary Satellite Group meets just once a fortnight on Tuesday evenings for 1 hour, and we are looking for new members. Rotary is simply about using friendship to give back to your community and act as a force for good in the world. But strangely, it is sometimes misunderstood, so we want to dispel a few myths.

Myth: Rotary is a ‘secret society’ with secret signs to identify fellow members.

We are all very open about our membership of Rotary and far from being secret, anyone can come to our meetings or read the minutes published on our website.

Myth: Rotary is an exclusive organization just for the selected few.

Rotary is open to adults of all ages and backgrounds. No need to be invited to join, just come along to one of our meetings to see what we’re about and how you could get involved.

Myth: Men only.

About half of the members of the Rotary Satellite Group are women. And they don’t just make the tea (in fact, Jon, our Chairman, does that). They are fully involved in every bit of Rotary Satellite Group activity.

Myth: Rotary has a political agenda.

There is no political talk at Rotary. Sometimes, during the informal part of our meetings, we chat about football, the weather, potholes, or fancy dress costumes. The only thing we omit is party-political talk.

Myth: Rotary has a religious agenda.

Not at all. Rotary is a secular organisation. All faiths, and none, are welcomed.

As you can see, Rotary is for everyone. If you’d like to know how you could get involved, just contact us at wymsatelliterotary@gmail.com, or visit our Facebook Page.