District forum

Wed, Apr 15th 2026 at 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

All clubs need to nominate at least 2 voting delegates to represent their clubs interests n interactive Online zom meeting for District 1260 clubs to share ideas, tackle challenges, access , and collaborate on local and global projects.

AGENDA of the district forum

Upcoming: District 1260 Rotary Forum (Online)

Join us for the next District 1260 Rotary Forum on Wednesday, 15th April 2026 at 19:30 hrs. This is a vital session for all members to stay informed about our district’s governance, strategy, and financial planning for the upcoming year.

The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom, and your participation is crucial—especially for the items requiring a formal vote.


Event Details

  • Date: Wednesday, 15 April 2026

  • Time: 19:30 hrs (7:30 PM)

  • Location: Online via Zoom

  • Registration:  


Meeting Agenda

The forum will cover eight key areas, led by our District leaders:

  1. Welcome and Apologies – Jeremy Wyman

  2. Governance: Minutes of the last meeting & matters arising – Jeremy Wyman

  3. Strategy: Dashboard 2026 – Jeremy Wyman

  4. Governance (VOTE): District & Robert Foundation Accounts 2024/25 – Robert Ward

  5. Governance (VOTE): District Standing Orders – Jane Mordue

  6. Strategy: Action Plan 2026/27 – Kendal Pitt

  7. Governance (VOTE): District budget to 30 June 2027 – Caroline Ellis

  8. Future Planning: Announcement of next meeting dates (Aug '26, Nov '26, April '27)


How to Prepare

To ensure you are fully informed and ready to participate in the voting process, please refer to the "Rotary View" email sent out to all members by Jane Mordue.

The email contains:

  • Official joining instructions.

  • The full meeting agenda and minutes from the previous session.

  • Detailed financial documents and strategy papers.

Note: Please review these documents thoroughly before the meeting to help the voting process run smoothly.

We look forward to seeing a strong representation from all clubs across Beds, Bucks & Herts!

'What We Do' Main Pages:

Prize presentation.

Congratulations to Georgina for winning the Ampthill Rotary Easter Bunny Competition. Can you believe there were 436 eggs. Georgina guessed 300 which was the nearest answer. Pictured are Rotarians Roy Tebbutt and Hazel Cannon who organised the competitio

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President of Inner Wheel Sandy Hines, with Graham Anker, President of A&DC Rotary club along with his wife.

A PHF was awarded to Inner Wheel Pr evident Sandy Hines in recognition of of her Charity work in and around Ampthill.

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Book token presentation at Lucky Hare Book Shop.

Winners of Young Writer being presented with their prizes. The event was hosted by the Lucky Hare book shop of Ampthill who generously gave the Rotary Club their support.

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A cheque for £200 was handed to Club President Graham Anker and other club members. Our grateful thanks go to Richmond Manor.

Richmond Manor Ampthill hosted a Cheese & Wine event recently to raise funds and awareness for Polio Irradiation

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Abracadabra!!!

Club members were treated to Magic Shows at the Magic Circle Headquarters in London.

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President Phil and othe club members at the Alameda Cenotaph on 13 November 2020

The Club is involved in many events that take place in Ampthill and its surrounding district. These include supporting other organisations and events such as the Ampthill Fireworks, the Christmas Lights Switch On, the Fire Station and Ampthill Gala.

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President Graham with Barry Tomlinson.

Barry came to speak to club about the RAE’s contribution to the design of Concorde.

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The working party.

Members of Ampthill Rotary Club were hard at work putting up lamp post rounders around the town in preparation for the Jubilee celebrations.

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President Bob King and President Elect Phil Hines.

We’re back! After months of Zoom meetings, Ampthill Rotary Club finally returned to face to face meetings this week. Here President Bob King welcomes President Elect Phil Hines, and looks forward to a fantastic year ahead.

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President Philip Hines and guests

District Governor, Barbara Middleton joined us for our lunchtime meeting on Valentines Day.

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President Graham Anker and High Sheriff Bav Shah.

Bav Shah, the High Sheriff of Bedfordshire gave an informative presentation to club on 5th March 2025.

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Ready to go.

Congratulations to everyone who took part in our charity walk on 6th September

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Handover Day

On the 10th July President Phil Hines handed the chain of office to President Elect Graham Anker.

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Past President Phil Hines who chose Wheelpower as his charity for his 2 presidential years.

Presentation to Wheelpower at Stoke Mandeville, following the purchase of Resistance Bands with money raised by Club and the help of a District Grant.

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The race winners.

Pictures from our 2023 Race night.

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Presidents night at Cicchetti’s Ampthill.

Presidents Night in aid of the charity Mind.

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We offer the opportunity to make a wish or thank someone through our Tree of Light in December

The Club is involved in many projects within the community. We run a Burger Bar at local events including the Christmas lights switch on in Ampthill. We take part in the Children in Need day by collecting at Tesco in Flitwick and Waitrose in Ampthill.

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