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Club President 2025 – 2026 - Paul Temple

Paul spent the first 20 years of his life in south London which goes some way to explain his life long support for his local football team Charlton Athletic. Attended Raines Foundation Grammar School  where he developed his love for sport and singing and was Head Boy in his final year.

Having turned down places at university spent the early part of his working career in insurance, followed by a second period working in the packaging industry. Eventually joined Rentokil as a management trainee and became the regional manager of the Manchester area. On a Rentokil   training course he met his future business partner. Took the opportunity to join a startup pest control company and as a result moved to Sherborne St John Basingstoke with his young family, where he lives to this day.

As with many startup businesses, the company eventually ran into cash flow problems and folded after 2 years which prompted Paul and a colleague to take the risk and start a business of their own.

The business grew to be the second largest privately owned pest control company in the UK and was honoured to be awarded a Royal Warrant by the late Queen Elizabeth. 

Away from work, Paul had a daughter with a lifelong love of gymnastics. Rather than just act as a chauffeur he became involved as a coach with Basingstoke Gymnastic Club in a sport of which he had no knowledge. Over 39 years took various roles in the organisation from coach to chief coach, Trustee to Chairman. The club grew from 70 members to 2000 members, moved premises 3 times until it took occupation of its own purpose built Gymnasium in Houndmills and now employs around 60 staff both full and part time.

As a consequence much of the responsibility for supporting 2 football mad sons fell to wife Marilyn who became quite a football fanatic in her own right. Sadly Marilyn died 14 years ago and after a spell of adjustment Paul met Lindy who has become his lifetime partner. Most relationships appear to be made in heaven but this one was largely made in Rotary! 

Paul had joined Rotary in 2010 when he was looking for something more meaningful to do in his retirement. Whilst recruiting speakers for meetings, he invited the Pink Place charity  to come and address the club. Lindy made that presentation and so liked what she saw that evening that she returned several times & eventually became a Rotary member in her own right.

Paul and Lindy have been together for 10 years now and are blessed with 5 wonderful children and 11 bright & lively grandchildren and both remain steadfast supporters of Rotary.

In his Rotary career Paul has had various Club roles. Alongside those he also ran the International Boxing event for 5 years, and facilitated the transfer of the Basingstoke Festival of Transport from the Thornycroft Society to Rotary.

Paul loves the whole Rotary ethos of contributing to his local society and values highly the friends and contacts he has made through his Rotary work. Alongside this, Paul is a member of the Hospital Male Voice Choir & finds time for some golf & cycling whilst also chairing the local Village Hall.

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