A NEW president of Wimborne Rotary has been appointed.

Graham West received his chain of office from outgoing president Ron Franks at a special handover meeting of club members at Wimborne Town Football Club.

Addressing members, Broadstone resident Graham outlined his aims for his year in office.

He said: “I want us to give a strong focus to supporting local young people – not only because they are our future but, who knows, their parents could end up joining us in Rotary.

“Any youth organisation in the local area which is looking for support for a project they want to complete should contact us to explore whether we can help them.

“Wimborne Rotary has a first-class venue for its fortnightly regular meetings, and we would welcome any enquiries from potential new members who are keen to get involved in our support of the local community,” he added.

Youth organisations should initially make contact via the YOUTH section of the Wimborne Rotary website, at www.wimbornerotary.org.

Anyone interested in finding out more about Rotary should make contact via the FRIENDS page on the site.