Welcome to Bristol Breakfast Rotary Club

When Bristol Breakfast Rotary Club asked me if I would consider being their President, I did not feel worthy of this most responsible role. It had been only 9 short months of my joining them with the intention to make a difference to those in need by using my skills and resources, and this invitation came as something of a surprise.

A club with a history of long standing members, many of whom have known each other for decades, all united in their quest to make a difference in their city and further afield, so familiar with Rotary that they have forgotten more than I will ever know, I wondered if my acceptance of the role was too much of a risk and beyond my capabilities.

In the time since I accepted this task and the gravity of its responsibility, I have learned so much about the power of Rotary. The members of this incredible club have welcomed me with open arms and without judgement. They have taught me so much and given me a path to integrate into the wonderful City of Bristol that I love so much and that I have come to call my home. For that I am grateful and so it is my turn to pay it forward.

This club makes it’s mark to improve the lives of so many people. From enabling children in the most poverty stricken areas in South Bristol to eat breakfast and encouraging them to believe they can have a successful future though our mentoring initiatives, to investing in electric cooking projects in Nepal, which ensures effective nutrition and prevents life changing injuries. Our reach spreads far and wide.

The message of Rotary International for 2025/26 is ‘Unite For Good’. To me, at this point in time, there is no greater example to illustrate this than how this Club has allowed me to unite with them to help them with the amazing work that they have done long before me, and to help them continue this ambition for many years to come.

As President of Bristol Breakfast Rotary Club, I look forward to sharing our journey over the coming year, telling the stories of the impact that we make for so many and inspiring the minds of the Rotarians of the future.

With best regards,

Elaine Milne

President

Looking Forward to Rotary Young Musician 2026

Heats to be held on 14th,21st and 28th November 2025 at Trinity Henleaze United Reform Church
 
For over twenty years the Rotary Clubs of Bristol and the surrounding counties have run a Young Musician competition for students from the area's schools. Involving pupils from as far afield as Wells, Bath and Cirencester, it has given hundreds of remarkably talented young performers an opportunity - often their first opportunity - to experience the challenge of performing in public, in competition with others.

 

The competition is open to instrument or voice students aged 13 to 17 who can offer a predominantly classical music programme at ABRSM Grade 7 level or higher. Heats take place in Bristol in November, with a Final in January. The winner of the Final is given the opportunity to progress to the regional and national levels of the competition, run by Rotary in Great Britain and Ireland.

Detailed information about the 2026 competition will be sent out to schools and music teachers across the area in late May. The Heats are planned for November 14th, 21st and 28th. at the Trinity Henleaze United Reform Church, 7 Waterford Rd, Henleaze, Bristol BS9 4BT.

The Final will be held on January 23rd 2026 at the Lantern Room of The Beacon, Bristol. 

Last year’s winners were two pupils at Clifton College who won 1st and 2nd place respectively at the prestigious Bristol Rotary Young Musician Competition at the Bristol Beacon in January 2025.

 
 
 

 Highlights of Rotary Year 2024/25

We would like to share highlights from a highly successful year where our club raised an incredible £60,000 for both local and international causes. Among our many initiatives:

  • Supporting Bridge Learning Campus with student breakfasts, a mentoring project for children with special educational needs, and mock interviews

  • Backing an electric cooking project in Nepal working with The Rotary Club of Pokhara Fishtail. Improving health outcomes and environment by replacing wood-burning stoves with electric cooking facilities.

  • Organising a Rotary Technology Tournament a challenging and enjoyable way for young people to enrich their STEM learning (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths).

  • ​Assisting children with hearing difficulties at the Carel du Toit Centre in South Africa
  • Contributing to the Maji Safi project in Kenya, helping to provide clean water through boreholes

  • …and so much more!

Here’s to another inspiring year of service, fellowship, and impact!

 

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