Hereford Lions Club has paid tribute to its former president Jim Hamilton who has died at his home aged 80.

Mr Hamilton, who died on May 14, was particularly proud of his Scottish ancestry and would wear his kilt and sporran at official Lions functions.

He originally joined the international community service organisation in 1983, later becoming president of Surrey Borders Lions Club before moving to Herefordshire in 1996 and joining Ross-on-Wye Lions Club where he also served as president.

He was briefly a member of Forest of Dean Lions club before a move to the Hereford area seven years ago saw him become a member of the city club.

His president's projects in 2018 devoted £25,000 to Hereford County Hospital towards funding vital new equipment for testing prostate cancer, a bladder scanner together with a large donation to help build a special delivery suite in the maternity department for families whose babies do not survive birth.

A retired computer software consultant , Mr Hamilton was a former chairman of Lions national IT committee and also served as District Governor in 2004/5 in the then Lions 105W district, now part of District 105CW.

He is survived by his wife Louise, three children, James, Nicola and Maria, and two grandchildren Toby and Poppy.