Two new presidents have been appointed following a joint meeting between the Kew Gardens and Richmond Rotary Clubs.

Held at the Coach and Horses Hotel in Kew Green, on July 4, Richard Ward and Ruth Trinder were installed into the new positions at the event.

District Governor David Easton, from Chichester, arrived to officiate and gave a talk to 48 Rotarians and guests.

The Rotary Club of Richmond, Surrey was inaugurated in February 1924 while the Rotary Club of Kew Gardens was charted in 1984.