Charities 2026

Thanks to the support of our trade sponsors, classic car participants and visitors, Rotary in Harpenden Classics on the Common has already raised more than £418,000 for charities and worthy causes since Rotary took over its organisation in 2009.

The principal charities being supported for 2026 are:

Harpenden Child Contact Centre

Harpenden Child Contact Centre is a small charity with an income of about £6000 per annum. The charity is self-financing and receives no government grants with the aim of providing a safe, friendly and neutral venue where children of separated families can spend time with one or both parents, and other family members They cater for babies and children up to about eleven years of age The service provided is warmth and comfortable surroundings, impartiality, and staff and volunteers for assistance. Families are encouraged to develop mutual trust. No reports are made unless there is a risk of harm to children

07842 167767 harpendenccc@gmail.com

Find out more by visiting https://harpendenchildcontactcentre.org.uk

Essex & Herts Air Ambulance

Essex & Herts Air Ambulance, unlike NHS emergency services, is a charity. The free life-saving service is provided 24/7 by helicopters and by rapid response vehicles.

Each critical care team consists of a pilot and co-pilot, a pre-hospital care doctor and a critical care paramedic.

They can be rushed to the scene with life-saving support equipment to deliver advanced clinical care, usually only available in the hospital emergency department.

Once stabilised, the patient will be conveyed to the most appropriate hospital by air or land.

Find out more by visiting https://ehaat.org

Mercy Ships

Mercy Ships is a faith-based international development organisation that deploys hospital ships to some of the poorest countries in the world, delivering vital, free healthcare to people in desperate need.

Partnering with host nations

To achieve this, Mercy Ships delivers a customised five-year partnership model with every country it is invited to support. Relationships are built with the national government and ministry of health, so that the needs of each country are met.

In this way, Mercy Ships doesn’t just address the immediate need on the ground, but also works to strengthen the country’s healthcare systems and drive policy change. The aim is to tackle the root causes of the problems rather than just the consequences.

01438 727800 info@mercyships.org.uk

Find out more by visiting https://www.mercyships.org.uk