- winter is a quieter time for the club, giving us time to plan for future events. Every year towards the end of January the Rotary Club holds a poetry evening, this year at The Bedford Hotel - this is more fun that it may sound! After an excellent meal, members take turns to recite their favourite poems – ranging from Pam Ayres to Wordsworth. January 12th was Inner Wheel Day and many Rotarians enjoyed a meal at the golf club to celebrate with the Inner Wheel President, Liz Williams, and her members. January also saw the start of the Youth Speaks competition for Junior schools - 14 schools entered with a wide range of topics; the winners of this event represent the area at the district event. Mount Kelly’s headmaster Mark Semmence, a corporate member of the Rotary Club, recently spoke to us about the benefits of Mount Kelly to Tavistock – he will be missed when he moves on to his new school.
As the new year gets underway our thoughts also turn to the new executive officers taking the club forward in 2019/2020. John Hanson will be the new president from June, with David Tout as senior vice president and Nigel Ellis as junior vice president.
To find out more about volunteering with, or joining Tavistock Rotary Club contact our membership chair, Catherine Bailey, on catherinebailey945@gmail.com