The speaker at the meeting of Kendal Rotary on 28th October was Tom Macan who is a retired British Diplomatic Service Officer with extensive experience of western and central Europe, the Caribbean, South Asia and the Portuguese-speaking world. His final post was that of Governor of the British Virgin Islands, having previously been Ambassador to Lithuania and Deputy High Commissioner to India. He regaled us with his life in the Service in which he visited and worked in over 37 years. On leaving the service he became a noted speaker on many cruise ships giving lectures to the passengers. He now lives in Kendal