The Rotary Club of Arbury 

 President
Don Bunney

 

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Club Chartered
5 December 1978

Registered Charity
No
1033087.

 RIBI Club No1346

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Club Officers
President  Don Bunney
President Elect    Frank Holloway
Vice President John Parkinson
Immediate Past President David Clayfield
Secretary John Parkinson
Treasurer Dick Sharrott

Committee Chairmen
 
Club Administration Frank Holloway
Community Service Tony Newman
Foundation and International Pamela Miller
Membership John Mills
Vocational Frank Bazeley

  

Co-opted Members of Council
Protection Officer John Coles
Club Newsletter Editor Gerry Penn
Webmaster & Publicity Alan Robinson

            

Other Club Officials  
Fellowship Ian Blackwell
Attendance  Officer   Tony Newman
Sales and Archivist  Jim Hood
Sergeant at Arms Erode Ganapathi
Honorary Auditor Clive Knight
Speaker Co-ordinator Roger Coopey
   

                                                                             

Club History

There were in the Borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth in the 1970's two Rotary Clubs, not surprisingly named The Rotary Club of Nuneaton and The Rotary Club of  Bedworth. Both were active lunchtime Clubs and the Nuneaton Club was approaching its optimum size. There was an urgent need for a new Rotary Club and in the changing business and social scene of the time, an evening Club was envisaged.

Eighteen interested men met with local senior Rotarians on April 6th 1978 and a new Rotary Club was conceived.  The Inaugural Dinner of the Rotary Club of Arbury took place on Sept. 7th 1978, at The Chase Hotel, in Nuneaton and the new Club was Chartered on Dec. 5th 1978. The name Arbury comes from the local Arbury Hall, known as the Gothic Gem of the Midlands, and the home of the Newdegate family for centuries. The Elizabethan mansion was gothicised by Sir Roger Newdegate in the 18th century.

The Arbury Club operates across the whole of Nuneaton and is well known as an active Club, initiating many schemes locally and participating at District, National and International levels.  There were 30 Charter Members, of whom 8 are still active members of the Club.

 

FOUNDER MEMBERS

Ian Blackwell * John Garner Clive Mills
Bernard Brown Dennis Gautrey Brian Morgans
Don Bunney *  Mike Grant Gerald Penn *
Maurice Cole Daniel Greenway   Jack Randle
Roger Coopey * Malcolm Hastings   Jack Rowley
Gordon Covill Roy Jones*  Roy Shropshire
John Craddock   Wilf Jones Jim Smith
Peter Deans Norman Lambert  Arthur Taylor
Brian Downes Mike Leake *  John White
Edgar Edwards Hector Macleod Rex Wilson

PAST PRESIDENTS

1978-79   Brian Morgans 1989-90 Alan Robinson * 2000-01  Erode Ganapathi*
1979-80   Jack Randle 1990-91 Ian Blackwell * 2001-02  Frank Gray
1980-81   Mike Grant 1991-92 Arthur Wells 2002-03  Clive Knight*
1981-82   Edgar Edwards 1992-93 David Phillips 2003-04  Nicholas Ward*
1982-83   Gordon Covill 1993-94 David Greenway 2004-05  John Mills*
1983-84   Wilf Jones 1994-95 Roger Coopey * 2005-06  Mick Larder
1984-85   Don Bunney * 1995-96 John Coles * 2006-07  Krishna Prasad*
1985-86   Brian Downes 1996-97 Malcolm Hastings 2007-08  Mark Salmon
1986-87   Dennis Gautrey 1997-98 Keith Read-Bone 2008-09  Dick Sharrott*
1987-88   Gerald Penn* 1998-99 Dick Sharrott* 2009-10 David Clayfield
1988-89   Daniel Greenway 1999-00 Lewis Stevens*

      denotes still member of the Club.

PAUL HARRIS FELLOWS

Ian Blackwell David Greenway Gerald Penn
Don Bunney Malcolm Hastings David Phillips
Peter Chapman Clive Knight Alan Robinson
John Coles Mike Leake Gillian Robinson
Diane Coopey John Mills Dick Sharrott
Roger Coopey Brian Morgans
Frank Gray Tim Norgate

 

THE ROTARY CLUB OF ARBURY

25th CHARTER CELEBRATION DINNER

5th DECEMBER 2003

                                   

 

 

Last modified: 13-07-2010