The Rotary Club of Tenby extended a warm welcome at their October dinner meeting to Greenhill School's head boy Henry Whittaker, head girl Dani Harries and fellow sixth form students and successful Rotary Young Leader award winners, Beth Gosnold and David Duckworth.

At the meeting, Rotarian Alan Jones, president of the Rotary Club of Tenby, was very pleased to present the Rotary Young Leaders Award certificate to Beth, who had achieved the award earlier in the summer, when she attended a week-long, Rotary Young Leaders (RYLA) course at the Dol-Y-Gaer outward bounds pursuit centre in the Brecon Beacons. Beth was the sponsored candidate of the Rotary Club of Tenby and was accompanied at the meeting by David Duckworth, who had also achieved the award as the successful candidate of the Rotary Club of Saundersfoot (as recently reported in the Observer).

After an enjoyable dinner, Emma and David gave a fascinating talk, recalling their many activities, including mountain climbing, caving and orienteering, which helped them and other young people on the course to undertake new experiences and develop team skills, as well as overcome any perceived fears.

Both were full of praise for their experiences, which they said would stand them in very good stead for the future.

President Alan thanked Beth and David for giving an insight into their week at Dol-Y-Gaer, and warmly congratulated them on behalf of the club, and in turn Greenhill School's head by Henry Whittaker thanked Rotary for their continuing support for the RYLA scheme, and commented that there was now very keen competition amongst students to be selected for the course, and went on to thank the Rotary Club for their continuing support for Greenhill School in general.

The Rotary Club of Tenby will be looking to sponsor a candidate for the annual course for the summer of 2012 and those interested in being considered should write to the club at their headquarters, The Royal Lion Hotel, Tenby. The course is ideally suited for those currently in the lower sixth (although being in school is not a prerequisite).