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The Rotary Club of Arbury

 Chartered 5 December 1978

Registered Charity No 1033087. RIBI Club No 1346.

 

 

 

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 9 are still active members of the Club, including Charter President Brian Morgans.

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 *                   1993-94   David Greenway

1979-80      Jack Randle                        1994-95   Roger Coopey *

1980-81      Mike Grant                           1995-96   John Coles *

1981-82      Edgar Edwards                    1996-97  Malcolm Hastings*

1982-83      Gordon Covill                       1997-98  Keith Read-Bone

1983-84      Wilf Jones                         1998-99  Dick Sharrott*

1984-85      Don Bunney *                      1999-00  Lewis Stevens*

1985-86      Brian Downes                      2000-01  Erode Ganapathi*

1986-87     Dennis Gautrey                    2001-02  Frank Gray*

1987-88   Gerald Penn*                         2002-03  Clive Knight*

1988-89   Daniel Greenway                   2003-04   Nicholas Ward*

1989-90   Alan Robinson *                     2004-05  John Mills*

 1990-91   Ian Blackwell *                     2005-06  Mick Larder*

1991-92   Arthur Wells                          2006-07  Krishna Prasad

 1992-93   David Phillips                        2007-08  Mark Salmon

  *     denotes still member of the Club.
 

PAUL HARRIS FELLOWS

 

Ian Blackwell                    Mike Leake               Diane Coopey (non Rotarian)

Don Bunney                       Brian Morgans           Gillian Robinson (non Rotarian)

Peter Chapman                  Tim Northgate

John Coles                        Gerald Penn

Roger Coopey                   David Phillips 

Frank Gray                      Alan Robinson

David Greenway               Dick Sharrott

 Malcolm Hastings           

THE ROTARY CLUB OF ARBURY

25th CHARTER CELEBRATION DINNER

5th DECEMBER 2003

 

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