Cowbridge Rotary, formed 60 years ago, has taken great strides into providing for the future benefits of the community.

At its hybrid meeting at the Bear Hotel on the 13th September 2021, the club celebrated the formation and "Chartering" of the E-Rotaract Club of Cowbridge.

The group comprising of young people under the age of 30, links to the Family of Rotary set up by the club, consisting of two Rotakids Clubs, an Interact Club, Youth Interact, Cowbridge Rotary and now E-Rotaract.

The E-Rotaract Club comprises of many members from the Cowbridge Comprehensive School Interactors 2019 cohort, who continue to join in the benefits of the main club.

It has taken time to get the club formed, due to the problems of Covid, however when it was finally agreed, the Charter President Luke Hinkin-Evan's, alongside Rotary Members Andrew Lane, Colin Jones and Carol Whiteley set about the task and brought it to fruition.

The Charter of the club was approved by Rotary International on the 2nd July 2021. This was presented by Rotary Cowbridge President Malcolm Hallewell.

Malcolm stated: "It's a new era for Rotary in the town has been born tonight and am very proud to be leading the Rotary Club at this time.

"Luke too should be proud of the honour in being it's Charter President and for all the hard work, that he had been put in to get this formed".

The club has started with 14 members, who will be mainly based in Universities around the UK, hence why the "E" reference, however it allows all its members to retain links throughout their studies and develop projects for the benefit of the community.

Cowbridge Rotary and Rotaract are members of Rotary International, who have 1.2million members and 219,000 Rotaractors around the globe in over 200 countries and regions.

Our aims are to provide support for communities locally, nationally and internationally by "doing good in the world" with an emphasis on increasing our membership at all times.

Should you feel that the organisation is one that is of interest, please contact us where we will be more than happy to invite you to come and hear what we do.