Basildon Round Table

While Basildon Round Table is a social club and we focus on having fun, we also have a conscience and this is reflected through the money that we raise through our public events, and spend in support of charities, community groups and worthy causes in Basildon.

As a registered charity (Basildon Tablers Charitable Trust, registered charity number 252270) we don't pay tax, and as we give our time and labour freely we truly have no overheads. Every penny of profit really is given back to the community.

Below are some examples of recent donations.

Echo Giveaway

We appealed in the Basildon Echo for worthy causes to receive a share of £5000. We received loads of great responses, and finally selected three children's groups to receive the money. Find out more here.

Jingle Bells

In association with Basildon Police, we helped to tackle the problem of pickpocketing in Basildon town centre. Find out more here.

Elderly Victims of Artifice Burglaries

Increasingly common in Basildon, artifice burglaries are where somebody tricks their way into someone else's home in order to steal from them. The victims are frequently elderly, and are inevitably left feeling vulnerable and unsafe in their own homes.

While we cannot prevent the crimes taking place, for the last few years Basildon Round Table has worked in partnership with Basildon Police to install improved security measures in victim's homes, so that they can feel more secure and their families have better peace of mind.

Christmas Gifts to Disadvantaged Children

Every year, Basildon Round Table gives gifts to children in disadvantaged circumstances. The children may be in care, or live in relative poverty, or be disadvantaged in some other way. Our gifts go some way towards showing them the meaning of Christmas.

Chernobyl Kids Visit Basildon

Basildon Round Table has supported visits to Basildon by children from the deprived and disaster-struck region of Chernobyl, where the fallout from the nuclear disaster 20 years ago condemns the kids to poor health and a low life expectancy. Spending just a month here can add more than two years to their lives.

RMHC Parents' Bungalow at Basildon Hospital

Directed by the local McDonald's franchise, RMHC (Ronald McDonald House Charities) set out to raise enough money to build a bungalow adjacent to the children's ward of Basildon Hospital, where parents could stay while their children were in care.

Basildon Round Table gave two substantial donations to the project, which was completed in 2005.

Helping John Bye to talk

John Bye was eleven in 1979 when he suffered a blood clot to his brain after being knocked off his bicycle. After several months and numerous operations he was allowed to return home, but has spent the rest of his life in a wheel chair and unable to speak. John was able to communicate using a light-writer (he would type the words and they would appear on a small screen), but this was old and awkward.

In March 2008, Basildon Round Table (with help from Stanford and Corringham Rotary club) bought John a new Touch Speak system that speaks the words that John types (much like Stephen Hawking's machine, but it sounds a bit more human!). After thirty years, John is once again able to speak! Find out more here.

In addition to these larger projects, we support numerous local charity and voluntary groups, and in some cases individuals such as terminally ill children and the severely disabled.