The History of
Whitchurch Rotary Club
1938 - 2008

Visitors Welcome

We meet in the Dodington Lodge Hotel every 1st & 3rd Tuesday evening at 6:30pm for Dinner, every 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 12:45pm for lunch, and if there's a 5th Tuesday, we meet at 7:00am for Breakfast. Visitors are welcome.

Presidents of Whitchurch Rotary Club

PRESIDENT 1987/88
DEREK EDWARD BENNION

Educated at Hanmer VP and Penley Schools. Read Social Sciences at Sheffield University. Qualified BA(Econ) 1970.
On an Israeli Kibbutz until 1971.
— Attended School of Law and converted qualification to BA Law. Entered into articles with Mr. CH Goude of Lucas Butter Williams & Goude (now Lucas Butter Rushton), Solicitors, Whitchurch, in September 1972, and qualified as a Solicitor in June, 1976. Now a partner in the firm.
In 1977 was part of a Rotary Group Study Exchange team which visited Australia.

Joined Rotary 9/6/1981. Died 7/4/2007. His late wife Pamela was President Inner Wheel 2003/4, Secretary 1998 - 2001