Rotary Club of Cannock welcomes new honorary members
At a special club meeting on 13 August, President Alan Matkin was delighted to welcome honorary members for the Rotary year of 2025/26.
Honorary membership is granted to individuals or organisations, on an annual basis who have demonstrated "meritorious service in the furtherance of Rotary ideals" or who are considered "friends of Rotary" due to their continued support provided to the club.
Honorary members who were able to attend the meeting were Beverley Rickets co-chair of the Books4Home Charity, Hanna & Martin King from the IMAGO charity in Malawi. The MP for Cannock Chase Josh Newbury and Lydia Forester from Seasons Theatre Group. Other people honoured who unfortunately could not attend the meeting are Laura Brown de Rodriguez from Therapies Unite, Chair of Cannock 41 Club Phil Caswell and Peter Dunne Chair Cannock Chase Probus.
President Alan thanked them all for agreeing to be a part of the club, he hoped they would be able to join them not only by supporting club projects, but also attending the club’s social events to enjoy some Rotary fellowship.
On receiving his awards Josh Newbury MP said he was aware of all the great work Cannock Rotary do to help the local community and internationally, he will do whatever he can to support the members of the club with their many interesting projects.
President Alan informed the meeting of a special award of a cash donation of £672 to Lydia Forester Artistic Director for Seasons Theatre Group. Alan said that the club have been supporting Seasons, who are a fully inclusive group with some members who have learning disabilities, autism and Asperger’s, for the past few years. In May this year the group performed a special concert at the Gala Evening at St Georges Park as part of club’s Tripartite weekend, Rotarians from the German and French clubs traditionally make a cash donation to the host club for a project of their choosing. This year they were so impressed with the Seasons group’s performance that they suggested that their donation goes to support Seasons Theatre Group who clearly have a passion for what they do.
In receiving the donation Lydia said they were delighted to be involved in the Tripartite event, which their members really enjoyed, their group really does appreciate the all the support from the members of Cannock Rotary.
The Cannock Club has a very busy year planned involving community projects and social events for more information visit cannockrotary.co.uk
