President
Lizzie Bulmer
President’s Charity
Blue Cross
rehoming centres for animals
Trustees
Chair Brian Grant
Chris Bradley, Lizzie Bulmer, Mike Greensmith, Liz Jack, Lynn Kennedy, Mary Maynard, David Rankin, Pam Stewart-Panting & Richard Young
OFFICERS
Secretary Ridley Whitfield
Assistant David Hills
Treasurer Richard Young
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Health, Safety & Safeguarding Officer
Ridley Whitfield
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER
Mike Hanlon
EVENTS
22 July 2026 Classics on the Common
4 Sept 2026 11th Anniversary of RiH
Oct/Nov 2026 Friendship Boxes
between 10 & 20 Nov 2026 Mock Interviews
25 Nov 2026 Technology Tournament
27 Nov & 11 Dec 2026 Youth Speaks
9 Dec 2026 Schools’ Carol Concert
12 Mar 2027 Quiz of Quizzes
5 May 2027 Young Citizens Award
June 2027 Dragons’ Den
28 July 2027 Classics on the Common
Trustees’ Meetings
2026 – 29 July, 21 Oct
2027 – 20 Jan, 21 April
AGM
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RI Presidential Message
COMMITTEES
Classics on the Common Liz Jack
Brian Grant (Treasurer), Mike Greensmith, John Jones, Lynn Kennedy, John Murray, David Nye & Richard Young
Additional support Geoff Beale (St Albans Verulamium) & Matt Reef
Communications & PR David Rankin
Kelvin Goodson, Geoff Kelly (web master) & Suheil Shahryar (Data Privacy Officer)
Community Mary Maynard
Orlando Fantin (Food Bank), Paul Gardiner, David Nye & Susanne Woods
International John Hopkins
Chris Bradley, Jim Davies, Keith Eaton (associate), John Hopkins & John Jones
Friendship Boxes Lizzie Bulmer
Vocational & Youth Pam Stewart-Panting
David Hills, Hugh Lawrence & Ken Scott
Dragon’s Den Colin Robinson, David Hills & Jay Sharma
Mock Interviews Lynn Kennedy
Technology Tournament Colin Robinson
Young Citizen Pam Stewart-Panting
Young Photographer Kelvin Goodson
Youth Speaks Hugh Lawrence & Colin Robinson
Quiz of Quizzes Claire Reef, Liz Jack &
Lynn Kennedy
Schools’ Carol Concert Ridley Whitfield & John Lowe
Committee leaders should invite new RiH members to at least one of their meetings for their introduction to Rotary and us.
Past Chairs of the Trustees
Colin Robinson 2015 – 2019
Val Beale 2019 – 2021
John Murray 2021 – 2024
Brian Grant 2024 –
Past Treasurers to the Trustees
Brian Grant 2015 – 17
Cedric Kennedy 2017 – 18
Brian Grant 2018 – 23
Richard Young 2023 –
Past Secretaries to the Trustees
Ridley Whitfield 2015 – 20, 2023 –
David Hills 2020 – 23
Past Leaders of Classics on the Common
David Law 2009 – 10
Jim Davies 2011 – 12
Richard Bellingham 2013 – 14
Liz Jack 2015 – 16 / 2020 –
Richard Young 2017 – 19
Service Above Self