Newsletter Sep 24 - Flipbook - Page 11
At the 1989 Council on Legisla�on Rotary
became a dual-gender organisa�on which
altered the outlook of our District considerably.
On 1 July 1991, RI decided no more
renumbering and arbitrarily added “0” to every
District in the world, this permi�ng almost
unlimited subdivision of Districts or crea�on of
new ones and 1090 came into being.
Perhaps the one most life-changing event in
our history was the onset of covid 19 from
March 2020 for twelve months. This vicious
VTT Uganda
virus caused a series of na�onwide lockdowns,
clubs were unable to func�on normally. Face to face mee�ngs were banned
and electronic Zoom mee�ngs took place. It changed the face of Rotary, but
recovery has gradually taken place since 2021 with altera�ons in tradi�onal
Rotary ways including the pa�ern of mee�ng �mes and a�endance rules which
were relaxed. Annually our District has held weekend Conferences in the Spring
un�l the split in 1975 the venue was always Eastbourne and since then,
di昀昀erent venues have been chosen, Bournemouth being the most popular.
Recently shortened Conferences have been held locally and it remains to be
seen if they will con�nue in this format. A succession of District O昀케cers has
ensured the administra�on of the District (including training and regular
mee�ngs) has con�nued competently.
Currently there are some 57 ac�ve clubs with a membership of about 1,400,
but over the past two decades thirteen clubs have closed, mainly because of
failing membership and lack of
O昀케cers. However, through new
ini�a�ves recovery is happening and
the Rotary way of life is con�nuing to
昀氀ourish in 1090
Training in Monrovia
(Sources : Histories of RIBI wri�en
by Roger Levy 1911-1975 and
Norman Proctor 1975-2005 +
Rodney Huggins PDG and PPRIBI)