New Rotary president for Cuckfield and Lindfield

Judith Pratt, the outgoing president, handed over the chain to Andy Harrison, from Cuckfield, who will be president for a year.

The handover took place on Tuesday, June 30 For the first time, the process was carried out online, via a Zoom meeting.

Members were given a bottle of The Wine Society’s rosé, three cheeses from High Weald Dairy in Horsted Keynes, biscuits and participated in a picture quiz.

A spokesman for the club said: “Most of the questions were so hard that scores of five out of thirty were the high exceptions, the reason being that most of the pictures were of members aged in months, rather than in years.

“The laughter would have been heard if we had not all been muted.

“That just shows how desperate we are to begin meeting regularly at the Bent Arms again.

“More seriously how keen we are to get back to our real purpose of service to the community and internationally.

“During the lockdown we were still able to donate more than £30,000 to the hospices and to other local and international causes large and small, but we missed the hands-on aspects.

“If you would like to join in the fun and volunteer, email [email protected] and we’ll be in touch.”