How to join
Individual membership
The Club welcomes enquiries from women and men from all walks of life who would like to explore the possibility of becoming members. Joining Rotary is easy.
Usually potential members begin by contacting the Membership Secretary before attending their first evening meeting. Alternatively, a potential member might attend their first meeting as a guest of an existing member.
Our regular meetings are held in Ludlow on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of every month mostly at the Feathers Hotel. Occasionally through out the year there informal social evenings at a local pub or restaurant. For details of each meetings , see Events Calendar.
When we at the Feathers we meet in the bar from 7pm before moving to the meeting at 7.30 pm. The 2nd Tuesday of the month is a business meeting with a one course sit-down meal and the 4th Tuesday of the month is a one course sit-down meal followed by an update on club activities and a guest speaker. We encourage potential members to attend three meetings initially to meet existing members and to get to know a little more about the Club and how it operates.
If, after three meetings, a potential member wishes to proceed with an application, he or she is invited to an informal meeting with the Membership Secretary to run through the objectives and purpose of Rotary and so that they may ask any questions they may have so they are clear about what is involved and the associated costs. Currently members pay an annual fee of £120 plus a charge of £18 for each meeting they attend to cover the cost of the meal. There are also opportunities for members to support Rotary’s own charity ‘Foundation’ financially on an entirely voluntary basis when paying the annual fee.
If the applicant wishes to proceed, existing Club members are formally consulted before an invitation to join is extended. Thereafter, the applicant is formally inducted into Rotary at an evening meeting by the Club President and presented with a scroll and a Rotary lapel pin to mark the start of their membership. (Rotary handbook is now available online at My Rotary.)
Other forms of membership and involvement
The Club also offers other forms of membership and involvement under particular circumstances:
- Rotary Business Membership is available for small to medium size businesses that wish to be associated with the Club, where for one fee up to 4 company employees can join.
- Honorary Membership is offered to members who have made a long contribution to the Club and also to others who have made a significant contribution to the community.
- Rotary Friends provides the opportunity for the Club to encourage individuals to experience at first hand the work and social life of Rotary without the need to become a full member.
- Rotary volunteers , who help at events such as music event, duck race and golf day.
Honary Members, Rotary Friends and Rotary Volunteers are automatically included invitations to social events and fund raisers.
For further information about membership including Rotary Business Membership, please contact the Membership Secretary using the contact form below or email Membership.
Revised as at 15/01/2025 AJT