President's Day 2026
President Heather was delighted to welcome members and guests to her President’s Day held at the Royal Belfast Golf Club, Monday 29 June. Always an exceptional event in the Club calendar, this year's relaxed and convivial evening proved to continue that tradition being greatly enjoyed by the 31 members and guests attending. Sadly the weather was not conducive to sitting on the terrace for the pre-dinner drinks but the rain held off for the 4 golfers who had a most congenial round. After a delicious dinner Hon. Treasurer Tim Brown revealed that Past President Ivan McMinn had won the MacNab Golf Trophy with an excellent 33 points which it was presented to him by President Heather. PP Ivan remarked that they had had an excellent game and that he and PP Campbell Morton (with youth & experience!) had halved the match with Hon. Treasurer Tim and Hon. Secretary David Boyd. He noted that although he is not able to attend regularly he is very proud to be a Past President and part of the Club and he was delighted to "be back home".
IPP Ken paid tribute to President Heather noting she had had a great year making an outstanding contribution and getting all into "action" exemplifying Service Above Self and looked forward to serving with her again. He presented her with the compendium of the year's editions of the Club News.
Thanking him President Heather then noted how immensely she had enjoyed her year as President, loving getting to know Rotary better and, most of all, getting to know the many people she has met along the way. She particularly stressed how enthusiastic she is about friendship, service and being people of action, which she believe lies at the heart of Rotary and thanked everyone for making her year so remarkable. She concluded by noting that as President of The Rotary Club of Belfast, how proud she is to tell people about all the work the Club is involved in and the difference it can make.
Another delightful evening was had at the Linen Lounge, Belfast Metropolitan College Thursday 07 May at which the Club was delighted to welcome members' guests, Michael Lynch JCI and 8 members of the Rotary Club of Lisburn.
The Club was delighted to attend the District Conference held in the Royal Court Hotel Friday-Sunday 26-28 September with 5 members joining President Heather. Extremely well organised by the Ballymoney Club it was well very attended and an excellent weekend of the usual formal and informal gatherings. Excellent speakers covered a most interesting and wide range of topics blending Rotary and non - Rotary themes, humorous and serious.
