Dwindling numbers have forced Corsham Rotary Club to fold at the end of the month, but the annual Corsham 10k run it organises has been saved.

The club, which meets at the Methuen Arms, has been raising funds for good causes in the town for 35 years.

It hosts the Corsham St George’s Day 10k race with Corsham Running Club, which will take on the full-time organisation of the race. This year’s race raised more than £5,000 for a variety of local causes.

Rotary Club vice president Guy Stafford said: “It’s sad because we have raised a lot of money for local charities.

“We did put out a newsletter to try to drum up some new members, but we just didn’t get a response.

“I am sorry to say we are all getting older, and there just don’t seem to be any young ones out there to come in.”

Corsham 10k race organiser Jim Trainor said: “The Rotary’s had 30 years of service to the town of Corsham, but it just can’t recruit new members.

“It was a worry as to what would happen with the Corsham 10k, but I am pleased to say the running club is going to take it on, and more importantly it will carry it on in the same model, involving community groups like the football club and the Windband, and all the proceeds will still go to charity.”

The Rotary Club’s final action will be to present proceeds from last month’s race to the Motor Neurone Disease Association at the Methuen Arms on July 1.

Mr Trainor said: “It will be an informal dinner, which should finish off the year quite nicely.”