Mary Reid

It's not often that I take photos during a speech - especially when I'm the one giving the speech! But that's just what I did here.

These are some of the members of the Rotary Club of New Malden who welcomed me, with due ceremony, as an Honorary Member for the year.

We are fortunate in having three Rotary Clubs in the borough, all of whom do a fantastic amount of community service and charitable giving.

A number of the New Malden members assist children at The Mount School. They also get involved in the Malden Fortnight, and with both Christmas lights and hanging baskets in the High St. And all the local clubs together organise the Kids Out Day to Thorpe Park which I was delighted to attend earlier.

It was a very convivial evening, with a good meal and enjoyable conversation. I was sitting next to the President, Jean Skinley, whom you can see in the final photo, sitting with some of the officers of the club.