THE ROTARY CLUB OF BANBRIDGE

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1990 - 10th anniversary of charter (Founder members in italics)

Left to right - President Winston Breen, Norman Johnston, Ken Forbes, George Cocks, Walter Cosgrove, Stanley Eckersall, Jack Dobson, Robert PattersonDavid Wright, Drew Preston, Noble Hamilton, DG Bertie Shields, Ralph Bauer
Founder members not in the photo: James Crozier, Edward Davidson, James Hamilton, Stanley Wedlock, John Adams 


1991 - President Hugh Rice (left) with District Governor Trevor Morrow (right) and Past President Ralph Bauer

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President Hugh Rice with guests on his President's Night

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1992 - Immediate Past President Hugh Rice and Fellow Rotarians welcoming Billy Ferguson to the chair

Back row from left - Dave Moore, Walter Cosgrove, Winston Breen, Stanley Wedlock,
3rd row - Sean Molloy, Nigel Jess, Ken Quinn, Robert Patterson, 
2nd row - Paul Shepherd-Watson, Norman Evans, Sam Hughes, Stanley Eckersall, James Crozier
Front - John Dawson, Ira Milligan, Billy Ferguson, Hugh Rice, Leo Ward (Hon. Member.), Bobby Niblock

Presidential Citation for achieving a well balanced programme in all Four Avenues of Service

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1993 - District Governor Edwin Dunlop (left) congratulates President Ira Milligan

Also present (from left) Billy Ferguson, David Wishart and Robert Patterson


1994 - President Bobby Niblock with his guests and wives on his President's Night - from left: Paul Murray (Newry), Frank Arnold (Banbridge), Bobby Niblock, Ken Quinn (Banbridge) and Jerry Brown

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1994 - President Bobby Niblock giving a memento to Past President Dave Moore who was leaving for another life in England. Bobby's wife Margaret (left) presents a bouquet to Lillian. Centre of picture: Past President Robert Patterson


1995 - President Ken Quinn takes over from Immediate Past President Bobby Niblock. Also pictured from left: Jack Dobson, Ira Milligan, Billy Ferguson, Noel Gordon, Frank Arnold and Frank McQuaid

1996 - Two new Paul Harris Fellows on the occasion of Ken Quinn's President's Night
From left: President Ken Quinn presenting to Leo Ward and Past president Hugh Rice receiving his from District Governor Ray Mullan

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Present on the same evening were a further four Paul Harris Fellows.
From left: Past Presidents Hugh Rice, Ralph Bauer, Rotarian Stanley Eckersall, Past President Walter Cosgrove, Leo ward, Past President Robert Patterson

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1996
Seated (from left) Sheila McQuaid, Aideen Rice, Vera Ward, Deirdre Anderson
Standing: Rotarian Frank McQuaid, Past President Hugh Rice, District Governor Ray Mullan, Leo Ward, Connor Anderson (Rotary Club of Dublin Fingal)

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1996 - President Frank Arnold admires the Rotary Trophy with (from left) Paul Shepherd-Watson, Eddie Carr and Hugh Rice


1997 - President Paul Shepherd-Watson


1998 - President John Dawson with visiting Presidents

Back row from left: Bob Smyth (Newcastle Probus), Gregory Butler (Armagh), The Late Alf Buchanan (Donaghadee), Michael Eustace (Dublin Fingal), Brian Burke (Lisburn)
Front row from left: Gabriel Byrne (Newry), Leslie Anderson (Lurgan), John Dawson (Banbridge), Danny Faye (District Governor's Representative), Clive Henning (Portadown)


1998-99:  Presidential Citation for outstanding club participation in the Four Avenues of Service

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1999 - Immediate Past President John Dawson congratulates incoming President Frank McQuaid. Vice President Victor Jennett is in the centre.


1999 - President Frank McQuaid welcomes District Governor Earnest Lawson. Also pictured (from left) Past Presidents Ken Forbes, Frank Arnold and Rotarians Dennis Livingstone, Stanley Wedlock and Brian Minnis.

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1999 - President Frank McQuaid presents Joanne Mawhinney of Banbridge Academy the Youth Leadership Award. Joanne won her local and area finals plus a place in the Euroscala programme (a study tour of Strasbourg, Luxembourg and the European Parliament.
Also pictured are: Past Presidents Frank Arnold, Ira Milligan, Rotarians Raymond Pollock, Trevor Robinson and Dennis Livingstone plus the local winners Andrew Adams (Dromore High School), Andrea Magowan (Rathfriland High School) and Lorraine McKnight (Banbridge High School).

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1999-2000:  Presidential Citation awarded to the Rotary Club of Banbridge in recognition of its commitment and participation in the Presidential Citation Program

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2000's