A small delegation of Rotarians and their partners from Rotary Club of Ascot lunched at La Cloche at the Carpenters restaurant in Sunninighill near Ascot, on Friday March 31st.

They were there to honour the two owners, Rachid Noui and Franck Jourdan, by awarding them Honorary Membership of Ascot Rotary Club.

This was in recognition of the tremendous help and support, both financial and physical that Franck and Rachid have given the Rotary Club and indeed the local community generally, over more than 10 years.  Of particular note is their hosting of the Annual New Year’s Day Sunninghill Fancy Dress Wheelbarrow Race presentation ceremony, over that period.

After the meal, President Andrew Vallance presented Franck with plaques containing Certificates commemorating their Honorary Membership.

• Notes for Editors:
• Rotary in the Thames Valley and Surrounding areas comprises some 1900 Rotarians in 60 Clubs stretching from Banbury in the north to Hungerford in the West, then eastwards to the outer suburbs of West London.
• The Rotary Club of Ascot comprises more than 40 business and professional men and women who live or work in the Ascot area. The Club meets each week at Mill Ride Golf Club, and in a typical year raises in the order of £25,000 for local, national and international humanitarian works. See www.rotaryascot.org.
• About Rotary
• Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland (Rotary GBI), part of Rotary International, has 1,800 clubs and some 50,000 members.
• Rotary International was founded in 1905 in Chicago and is one of the world’s largest international service organisations with 1.2 million professional men and women as members. There are 34,000 clubs in 200 countries and geographical areas.
• Rotary clubs are open to men and women who are business, professional or community leaders who want to use their experience for the benefit of others.
• Rotary initiates local and global projects to promote world understanding and peace and improve life conditions for people of all ages and cultures. To find out more, visit www.ribi.org.