Visit to Rotary Club of Enniskillen and Loughan Open prison

Newtownabbey President Gavin Millar. Enniskillen President Angela McKillen and Bike 1500

President Sam compares racing bike to his new Mercedes

The Rotary Club of Enniskillen welcomed RIBI  President Peter King. D.G Philip Beggs and Jole Rider Directors David Swettenham and Helen King and representatives of other Clubs to a special meeting to mark Bike 1500 for the Gambia.

PP Trevor Stewart (Mr Jole Rider District 1160) lead a party of 10 Rotarians from Lisburn for an excellent lunch with the Enniskillen Club at the Killyhevlin Hotel.

President Angela McKinney chaired the meeting and introduced DG Philip and RIBI President Peter who each gave a short talk.

After lunch most people then travelled to Loughan Open Prison to see at first habnd the great work being done in bringing the many bikes into good condition before their shipping to the UK and then Gambia.

Bike 1500 which will soon be shipped was designated to th Newtownabbey RC.We met the three inmates servicing the bikes and were most impressed by the whole set up.

Having braved the cold and damp weather, we all adjourned for a warming cup  of tea and a short talk from David Swettenham about the final delivery of the bikes to Gambia and the hope of spreading to other African counties such as Sierra Leone.

The Prison Governor and Staff were also very positive about the benefit to the inmates of being involved in a charitable project.

The Lisburn Party returned home by 6.00pm

Bikes ready to go

Lisburn Rotary members