25th Anniversary & Club Handover at Ravens Ait
31 June 2006


Updated 1 July  2006

On a hot summer evening on the last day of the 2005/5 Rotary year, Club Fellows, their partners, friends and invited guests gathered to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the founding of the Rotary Club of Heston & Isleworth and to hand over the club presidency to Geoff O'Leary. Distinguished guests included the RIBI President, Mike Webb. District 1130 Governor, Robert Morris and President of Hounslow (our parent club) Mukesh Malhotra. We were also delighted to welcome visiting Rotarian Ejvind Christensen from our friendship club in Denmark and West London Area Governor Sue Sands accompanied by the President & Secretary of the RC of Hanwell & Northfields, Alan O'Neill & Joe Lecky. The following photos provide a 'flavour' of a most enjoyable evening.

The gathering starts on Ravens Ait Island in the Thames

Guests arriving from the mainland

President Elect Geoff with Secretary Brian

Ejvind Christensen (left) represented our contact club in Denmark

President Ken with his wife Joyce & RIBI President Mike Webb  

Cocktails before dinner on the terrace

Norman Ashby with our friends from Hanwell & Northfields Club

Dinner is served

President Ken greets Ejvind from the RC of Kongens Lyngby

Entertainment by the magician during dinner

Founder President Bruce Fenn (25 years on!)

RIBI President Mike Webb makes his address

President Ken presents our club banner to Mike

H&I donate £1000 to the Mercy Ships Charity

President Mukesh  of Hounslow (our parent club) presents a silver plate

The handover is complete: Geoff O'Leary is our new President

All the VIP's together
   

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