A wonderful afternoon of fun and fellowship was enjoyed by Maidenhead Rotary Club on Sunday at its annual Presidents’ Lunch.
| Nearly 50 members and their partners attended the event, at Stirrups Hotel in Warfield. Usually held for the new president much earlier in the Rotary year, the lunch had been delayed due to Covid-19 restrictions. Current club president Martin Trepte also shared the occasion with his immediate predecessor, Mary Spinks, who had been denied her own lunch in 2020 due to the lockdown.  | Martin said: “I am delighted to share today with Mary. It’s only fair. She led us with great strength, humour and resilience through what must have been the most difficult year in the club’s history – with most activities halted and all meetings consigned to zoom.” Martin spoke of how being in Rotary amplifies the good that members can do in society and said that while Covid meant things may never return to exactly how they used to be, the club needed to look forward. The club has a busy few months ahead with large events being planned including a River Thames clean-up, its Open Gardens weekend, annual Bikeathon, an International Youth project and a ‘Quadrilateral’ weekend when it will host fellow Rotarians from its twin clubs in France, Italy and Germany. Special thanks were paid to Rotarian Tony Lodge for organising the lunch. |