On Friday June 26th we had our annual President’s Lunch and Handover event. The main purpose of the lunch is to celebrate and thank all those who help us in our endeavours: spouses, partners and friends, who get roped into helping out, or who support Rotarians in less obvious ways. The lunch started with drinks and plenty of conversation on Novotel’s riverside terrace, in searing heat. Ladies sporting racegoing hats added a delightfully formal touch. Following a thought for

This annual event was held on Tuesday 16th June at the beautiful village of Nunnington. As has proved popular in past years there were options for either a 4.5 mile or a shorter 2 mile walk and/or a 1 mile Treasure Trail around the village, all followed by a Cream Tea in the listed village hall. Twenty walkers, ably led by David Fotheringham, gathered at 12.00noon sharp to set off on a circular walk starting from the village hall. Starting by walking gently uphill through t

Steve Burton attended his final Dragon Boat Team meeting on Monday 22nd June before retiring from the Dragon Boat team. Steve was one of the 9 Founder Members of the Dragon Boat Com (including the then Pres and Pres Elect) and has played a major part in the arrangements ever since Having said that it was an inauspicious start as at the first 2 meetings in April and May 2002, he sent his apologies – those were the days when we met in Com Members homes at 9.00am in the morni