Rotary club

THIS weekend the club held its Charter Night to mark its 68th birthday.The chief guest was Prof Wynne Jones OBE, formerly principal of Harper Adams Agricultural College. He spoke amusingly of his student days in the town sharing ‘digs’ with President John as well as being fellow staff members in the former Welsh Agricultural College.On a more serious note he spoke of the problems in the farming in-dustry where if the UK withdrew from the EU 86 per cent of farms would not be viable.In responding to Wynne’s toast- ‘Rotary-locally and globally’, assistant governor Carol Ramaya of the Lampeter club spoke of the need for increased membership and the forthcoming centenary of the Rotary charity - Rotary Foundation which had done so much to eradicate polio from the world’President John Harries in toasting the guests outlined the club’s activities in the past year. As well as a strong youth and other programmes, charities, both local and international had benefitted to the tune of £12,000.The former assistant director of Social Services, David Harries responded on behalf of the guests. He gave a very appropriate ‘englyn’ composed for the occasion by Gwyn Jenkins of Talybont which deserves further exposure.

The MC for the evening, Derek Whiting was warmly thanked for his efforts. As a result of the evening’s raffle £350 would go the DASH Ceredigion.