ROTARY CLUB OF CHURCH WILNE

Derbyshire, District 1220
Club President 2009-10; Graham Markwell


St. Chads Church, Wilne
Programme of meetings and events
Overview of Rotary worldwide, it's objectives and aims
Where we meet and some details about us
Summary of our support of other local groups or individuals
News about First Responder meetings and activities.
News and details of recent activities, both social and charitable
Details of the annual charity horseride
Inner Wheel Club of Church Wilne
Locations of sources of other relevant information

 


2009-10 Events
 

Speaker at our meeting on Monday 1st March 2010 - The Tricks of Digital Photography

At our meeting on Monday 1st March one of our members, David Smith, gave a most informative talk on Digital Photography.

David demonstrated how to manipulate digitally many photographs and included one of the most common areas being “Red Eye” and in animals “Green Eye”. He then spoke about what can be done to renew old Photos and quite quickly showed the members how to repair and get ride of marks, holes and creases.

Other tips included moving images from one scene to another, improving the smile, retouching and with the magic of digital photography opening eyes that were shut at the time of the picture being taken.

David spoke about Adobe Photo Shop, which is the industry standard, and costs from £400 to £500 but for many Adobe Photo Elements No 8 is available for £40/£50 and will allow you to do all the things David has demonstrated this evening.

The Club's vote of thanks was given by Richard Ransom who thanked David for a most illuminating talk and for the time he had clearly taken to put together his presentation.

The picture below shows President Graham Markwell (right) thanking David Smith.

Induction of new member at our meeting on Monday 8th February 2010

President Graham Markwell welcomed Greg Maskalick, who is the Director of Music at Ockbrook School, to last week's meeting at the Royal Oak in Ockbrook.

The induction of Greg now brings the Club's membership to 50 and he is looking forward to assisting the Club with its many future activities.

President Graham had also received a letter of thanks from St Chad's for the £500 donation to go towards the repairs of the Church Roof.

Also, the Club has 2 teams taking part in the District Quiz at Belper in the near future.

The picture below show Greg (left) being welcomed by President Graham.


Speakers at our meeting on Monday 1st February 2010 - Derbyshire Association for the Blind

At our meeting on the 1st February our speakers were Alan McConville and Mel Austin from the Derbyshire Association for the Blind (DAB).

Alan spoke initially about “DAB” which is a registered charity and supports 4,500 members in Derbyshire and has 40 employees. Its services include: Hospital helpline, resource centre, a community project, VIP information programme, quarterly newsletter, children services and sports and leisure activities. Alan ended his part of the talk with a practical demonstration for which he required two volunteers. The picture below shows Club members Michael Massie and Patrick Bevan making a cup of tea while wearing "white out" glasses. With their normal vision the task had taken 40 seconds but was considerably longer, at over 2 minutes, when their sight was taken away. The point Alan was driving home very forcibly was that if you added together all of the tasks you might carry out from the point of getting out of bed to leaving the house on a morning it could take over 3 times longer for a visually impaired person.

Alan then handed over to his colleague Mel, who is registered blind and is a trustee and volunteer for DAB. Alan spoke about what blindness means and his experiences since he accidentally damaged his optic nerve in the left eye as a 10 year old. His treatment over the years included 8 cornea grafts with the last 2 failing within weeks. Mel then chose to see what life brings in his decent into blindness. He quickly developed his memory to remember such things as his credit card and bank details. His mobility was helped by the use of his “white stick” and also by the many other gadgets that are now available which includes various softwear systems, a talking watch and microwave along with an item that ensures he can dress himself colour coordinated. In summary Mel said that no one wants to loose their sight but there are now many ways to conqueror it.

Rotarian Geoff Smith, on behalf of the Club, thanked Alan & Mel for a most informative talk and he said his cousin had been registered blind at 20 and had regained his independence with great support and help from DAB.

The picture below shows our President Graham presenting a cheque to Mel and Alan.


Speaker at our meeting on Monday 25th January 2010 - Andy Lord on Wainwright Part 2

At the latest meeting of the Church Wilne Rotary Club, Club member Andy Lord gave his second talk on Alfred Wainwright. In Andy's first talk he traced Wainwright to his retirement and also referred back to his various publications and then went over the last 13 years of his life.

Between 1967 & 1970 three books were published. The Fellwalker, Pennine Way Companion and his most famous book Coast to Coast. 1970 was very productive with 22 titles.

He was given an Honorary Degree at Newcastle University.

In 1972 he raised £30k for the Animal Rescue Centre in Cumbria but needed £60k, so he sold the copy write to his Coast to Coast book to the Western Gazette for £40k but retained a 7.5% royalty for life.

Andy spoke about the 7 pictorial books produced with the final one published just after his death on the 20th January 1984. Alfred Wainwright's remains were scatter at Haystacks in the Lake District as requested and he said in one of his books “If dear reader you get a bit of grit in your teeth, treat it with respect, it might be me”

The Club's vote of thanks was Mike Key who in thanking Andy also said he had once met AW without realizing.

The picture below shows Club President Graham thanking Andy for his talk.


Speakers at our meeting on Monday 18th January 2010 - Parkinson's Disease

The Rotary Club of Church Wilne welcomed to its weekly meeting two speakers Jessica Storer and Sheila North from the Parkinson's Disease Society.

Jessica, who is the Fundraiser for the East Midlands, spoke first about this new post within the Charity and updated the Club on its many activities.

They have 33,000 members and are the leading charity supporting all with Parkinson's, their families and carers. It's their 40th year and in that time they have invested over £40 million into research, prevention, treatment and care.

There are now 33 branches in the East Midlands with 7 in Derbyshire and many are run by volunteers.

Sheila then spoke about “living with Parkinson's” as she was diagnosed with Parkinson's 12 years ago. She went on to say it's a progressive, degenerative brain disease, with no diagnostic test or cure. Shelia spoke further about treatment and living with Parkinson's. Her early signs after being diagnosed included :- small handwriting, loss of the power in her speech, loss of sense of smell, shoulder or elbow pain and recurrent falls. She went on to reassure the audience not to worry if they already had some of these as most people do!

Also covered in this most informative talk was what can be done to keep people in work but this may require some adaptations to the workplace. Also Sheila spoke about “Use it or loose it”, Brain Training (Soduku, quizes and crosswords) and others.

Their next major Charity event is the Hardwick Hall Walk on Sunday 25th April which is a nine-mile circular walk at one of Britain's greatest and most complete Elizabethan houses, owned by the National Trust.

The “Clubs Vote of Thanks” was given by Nigel Roberts who thanked the speakers for a most informative talk with a great insight to the disease and he felt the Club members would be very interested in the Charity Walk.

President Graham made a cheque presentation on behalf of the Club at the end of the meeting.

The photo below shows (left to right) – President Graham Markwell, Jessica Storer and Sheila North.


New member induction on Monday 11th January 2010

At our last meeting on Monday 11th January it was very pleasing to see the induction of a new member to our Club. The picture below shows our President Graham welcoming new member Simon Beal.


Pictures from our Christmas Walk on  Sunday 27th December 2009

Our traditional Christmas Walk this year was around Osmaston Park in Ashbourne. 49 people attended along with half a dozen dogs and the 5 mile course started and finished at The Shoulder of Mutton Pub. It was very wet underfoot with some strong winds and a little driving rain. The food and drink on the return to the pub was very welcome and enjoyed by all. Thanks for the organising of the event goes to Stuart Wainwright and Mick White.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Junior Vice President Stephen was gritting his teeth in readiness for the gruelling walk which was to come.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Very early on there was dissention in the ranks with one of the walkers suggesting they were going in the wrong direction!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The course continued uphill ...........

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and over streams .............................

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the pub afterwards Jane was looking intently at the frozen lump at the side of her (well he had just walked 5 miles in the freezing cold and rain). She was also eyeing up his scoop of ice cream!


Pictures from our Christmas Meal with Partners on  14th December 2009

Our traditional Christmas Meal with Partners was once again held at the White House Hotel in Kegworth with a very high turn out of members and their partners.

 

 

Members and their partners mingled between the courses, whilst the table in the forefront wondered if they could afford a penny for Bob Martin's thoughts? They quickly conclude however that even a penny was far too expensive!

 

 

 

 

 

 

The ladies performed two very funny sketches after the meal and were not afraid to make a spectacle of themselves, particularly Susan Stalker.


Pictures from our Christmas meeting on  7th December 2009

Good food and good company marked our Christmas Meal on Monday 7th December 2009.

 

 

 

You can always rely on the Engineers within the Club to work out the intricacies of how the Christmas Cracker Toy works.

President Graham had obviously seen it all before but the Sergeant at Arms thought it was worth recording the solution for reference by all future Rotarians.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bah Humbug from the two Rotarians on the left whilst Rotarian Colin on the right has already starting limbering up for the Carol Concert.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As a mark of gratitude to the staff at The Royal Oak, for the fine service they have given us throughout the year, President Graham presented Head Waitress Miriam with some money from Club funds.


Speaker at our meeting on  30th November 2009 - Our Air Ambulance

At this weeks Club meeting at the Royal Oak Ockbrook, Church Wilne Rotary members were given a pictorial presentation by Dennis Talbot of the Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance. “Our Air Ambulance”

Our Air Ambulance started in April 2008 and was self sufficient within 12 months. It is based at the East Midlands Airport and covers an area of 2,100 square miles from Glossop in the north, down to Market Harborough and over to Peterborough and supports a population of 1.5million people.

The Helicopter is Augusta 109E and has a range of 450 miles, is airborne in 45 seconds and cruises at 180 MPH. The pilot is Captain Ian Welsh and the Air Ambulance also has a full time Doctor, is supported by volunteer doctors and usually 2 paramedics.

Since its formation in April 08 they have had 1,900 life saving missions with 40% road traffic related, on average 12 fallen horse riders per month in remote areas, divers at Stoney Cove, many on Kinder Scout and other areas unreachable by road.

It costs £1.5 million a year to run the Air Ambulance with no Government funding or lottery grants. Every penny comes from Charitable donations.

The Club's Vote of Thanks was given by Derek Sheehy-Smith

Speaker Dennis Talbot (left)  receives a cheque from the President of our club Graham Markwell


Speaker at our meeting on  23rd November 2009 - Bore Holes

The speakers at this weeks meeting were Rotarians Val & Terry Leivers.

Val & Terry updated the members on their visits to India and the 270 Water Bore Holes that had now been completed in the past 2 years, with the support of many Rotary Clubs in District 1220.

On their latest visit to the area they had just 3 days off in 7 weeks and during that time they were present when the other project of the supply of a Water Tanker was made in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Nizamabad. This is for areas where there is no water underground.

48 Rotary Clubs from the District had supported the project and with 4 matching grants from Rotary International the project had raised $450,000.

Also the Club was updated on education, housing, birth control and sanitation within the area.

Val will be visiting the area again in the new year and will be looking at the next project with is Reverse Osmosis Filtration which extracts the harmful elements from dirty water so that it becomes clean drinking water.

The Clubs votes of thanks was given by Ken Austin.

The picture below shows Junior Vice President Stephen Woolley (centre) with Val & Terry Leivers.


Speaker at our meeting on  9th November 2009 - PEACH

At our meeting this week the main speaker was Claire Cotterill who gave a most moving and informative talk on PEACH, which is a parent-led group aiming to encourage, support and inform parents of children with autism.

Claire who is based in Long Eaton covers the Midlands area for PEACH which was formed just 11 years ago. They are based at Ascot and currently employ just 12 in total.

Peach is the fastest growing UK charity in the field of ABA and Autism and helps families start Intensive Behavioural Intervention Programmes.

They have 3 principles:

·         Supporting parents of children with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder to make informed choices for their children's future by: providing information and approaching local and central government.

·         Monitoring standards and quality of services.

·         Promoting ABA through the promotion of information to a wider forum.

The members were given many details including their “Help Line” which has had over 27,000 calls. Fundraising activities, a wish list for future resources, current membership and thanks to Tesco for recently updating their compute system.

There were many questions from the Club which Claire managed to answer with great effect and the Club's vote of thanks was given by PP David Smith.

For more information email info@peach.org.uk


Wreath laying on Remembrance Sunday 8th November 2009

Member of the Rotary Club attended wreath laying ceremonies and Church Services in both Draycott and Borrowash. The picture below shows Rotarians: David Down, Stephen Wooley (Junior Vice President), Mike Coxall, Barry Woodhead (Senior Vice President), Ray Terry, Michael Key and Neil Hall.


Visit of District Governor to our meeting on  2nd November 2009

The Rotary Club of Church Wilne were delighted to receive a visit from District 1220 Governor Tony Stimpson to their weekly meeting at the Royal Oak at Ockbrook on Monday 2nd November.

Tony undated the club on many future National and International activities of Rotary and included some of the following hopes and aspiration.

The Rotary International President John Kenny has said the first priority and main focus is the eradication of Polio. Since 1988 Polio has been eradicated in over 100 countries and is now just in 4 countries. The main problem area being Nigeria. The 3 other countries are India, Pakistan & Afghanistan where tremendous progress has been made despite current problems. There is no cure for Polio and it mainly effects children under 5 and can be prevented by immunization at a cost of just 50p.

Tony also focused on other areas for action:- Water, where still over 1.2 billion people have no access to water, 1.4m children die yearly of diarrhea and 1.6m die from flood related disasters. He covered Rotary's “Health, Hunger and Literacy” programme. Community help and The Rotary Day on 29th May 2010. In 2008, from the Rotary Foundation Charity, $56million had been given to matching grants, $23m on education programmes and $127m to Polio Plus.

In his summary he stressed that Rotary should be FUN to all members and to “open your mind” to the challenges ahead.

President Graham Markwell thanked Tony on behalf of the Club members.


Speaker at our meeting on  26th October 2009 - Derbyshire LINk

Our speaker was Jas Dosanjh who is a Development Worker with Derbyshire LINk. Jas explained that the Derbyshire Local Involvement Network or LINk organisation was set up in 2008 to enable us to have our say on the Health and Social Care services that we use within Derbyshire. As the name suggests they provide a link into the Service Providers and have the authority to hold them to account if needed.

The areas in which they can help us as the recipients of these various services are:

  • Listening to our issues and concerns

  • Identifying examples of good practice and services

  • Raising issues with service providers and getting a response

  • Suggesting improvements to health and social care providers

  • Checking that recommendations for change are carried out

  • Keeping us updated on progress.

Jas explained that they are also asked to carry out surveys on behalf of Service Providers. One survey they are currently working on is on behalf of the Derby Hospital NHS Trust. In 4 key areas the Trust are keen to understand what their 'customers' consider to be the critical aspects which they as a Service Provider should be getting right. Club members were asked to complete this survey and our responses along with the others from across the region will be entered onto the LINk database. The results of the survey when fed back to the Trust will enable them to determine which aspects of their service provision are considered to be most critical and they will introduce a series of Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) to monitor progress in these areas.

Members were also handed a feedback form which Jas said she would be happy to take away and follow up on if any of us had complaints about a particular service provider in the region. The feedback forms can also be used to provide positive comments or to praise good examples of service provision.

She also handed out a Registration Form should any members wish to become more involved as a LINk member.

Subsequent to the meeting Jas provided an address to which feedback or registration forms could be returned:

 

Freepost RSBA-HBBA-ASXC

Derbyshire LINk

Office 1

Market Hall

Chesterfield

S40 1AR

 

The Clubs “Vote of Thanks” was given by Rotarian Martin Dowey.

 

Also at the meeting on Monday 26th October John Astell received the Barry Austin golf trophy for the 2009 year which he won on Wednesday 21st Oct 2009 at the Erewash Valley golf club. Eight members of Church Wilne competed over 18 holes with John scoring 36 Stapleford points and also winning the competition for nearest the pin on the 18th hole. The day was finished with an excellent steak pie and apple crumble washed down with the odd bottle of wine. Thanks were also given to Graham Stalker for arranging the day and Colin Orrick for donation of some of the prizes. John will now have the pleasure of organising the event for 2010. The picture below shows John receiving the trophy from President Graham.


Hinnerup 25th Charter Night held on  24th October 2009 in Denmark

President Graham and his wife Jane represented Church Wilne at the 25th Charter Night of our twinned Club of  Hinnerup in Denmark on Saturday 24th October 2009. Graham commented that it was a wonderful experience although somewhat expansive with the first course started at 7.15pm and the last course at 2.00am. The various courses were interspersed with speeches. To commemorate this significant milestone for our twinned club President Graham presented their President, Thorvald Horup, with a picture of St. Chads Church in Wilne which has been adopted as our Club logo. The picture had been signed by all of the club members.

It is hoped that members of Hinnerup will be able to reciprocate when we hold our 25th Charter Night in April 2010.


Speaker at our meeting on  19th October 2009 - Recycling

Doug Thornton gave the Rotary Club of Church Wilne a fascinating insight into the “pros and cons” of recycling at the Club's weekly meeting at the Royal Oak in Ockbrook.

He spoke about “Why Recycle?”, “What do we recycle?”, “The Greenhouse Gases” and “Truths and Myths”

We recycle to reduce landfill and save natural resources. Also to reduce Greenhouse gases and avoid being fined by Brussels.

We recycle cans, household appliances, packaging but recycling does use energy to collect and clean and process materials when a full life cycle is required. Most materials can not be multi-recycled and some packaging can not be recycled.

Doug spoke about what we as individuals can do to help and suggested be:- energy efficient, consume less, separate household packaging and choose goods with less packaging?

The 2008 wastes figures was 450 million tonnes in the UK with 24% in construction and just 9% household and with 57% still going to Landfill!

Doug explained much about Greenhouse Gases and said that volcanoes produce much more CO2 than humanity and concluded his talk with many interesting “Truths and Myths” on recyling.

He urged the public to continue to challenge many things in connection with recycling.

The Club's Vote of Thanks was given by John Astell who said thank you for bringing much clarity to a very complex subject.

Rotarian Pete Wealthdale (left)  welcomes Doug Thornton


                    Speaker at our meeting on  5th October 2009 - The Tiger Moth
At this weeks meeting at The Royal Oak the members were given a fascinating insight into the Tiger Moth plane by Dr. Mark Edworthy.

The Tiger Moth has spent over 70 years as a working plane, was designed in 1931 and formed the RAF Display Team in 1932. It's main activity was to train pilots for the second world war and in the war was converted into a Bomber in case of an invasion and would have been used to bomb the Germans on our beaches. After the war many were sold off and used in classic films such as Lawrence of Arabia.

Today they are in use for training  and also as part of a presentation day. Dr Edworthy is a pilot for the pleasure flights and went through what happens on the day which is held at Netherthorpe near Sheffield. Modern equipment records the student, who is in the front seat with Mark, as instructor, seated behind. The plane holds 19 gallons of fuel and it is started by swinging the prop. They taxi onto the grass runway and the student follows the instructions and usually takes off around 65 mph. They assume the instructor overrides any problems but this is not the case although if they freeze Mark does then take over. The flight is over Monsal Dale, Chatsworth House and the Derwent Reservoir, which is where the 617 Squadron practiced before their Dambuster mission.

The maximum speed of the plane is 90 mph and whilst it could go up to 13,000 feet its usual maximum height is 8,000 feet. There are probably only 100 Tiger Moth planes in use today, each has a price tag of between £40,000 and £80,000 and they are very costly to maintain.

The clubs vote of thanks was given by Stuart Wainwright.

President Graham Markwell (standing)  and Dr Mark  Edworthy with a model of the Tiger Moth


                    Speaker at our meeting on  14th September 2009 - Beekeeping
The speaker at our weekly meeting at The Royal Oak on Monday 14th September was David Kemp who gave a factual and pictorial presentation on Beekeeping. He started keeping bees in Rainworth Village at the age of 7 and worked for some time at Buckfast Abbey, which is known as the Mecca of Beekeeping.

Bees have been on this earth for 50 million years and every third mouthful of food we eat has been pollinated by bees. the members heard about the mating of the Queen Bee and reproduction including new Queen Bees. Also we currently import many bees from Europe. Bees can fly up to 35 mph and are often up to 5 miles from their hive. David also gave the Rotarians tips on how to deal with bee stings.

The clubs vote of thanks was given by Brian Sargeant.

From left to right; David Down (Club Member), David Kemp (MAFF Regional Bees Inspector) and Brian Sargeant


                    Speaker at our meeting on  24th August 2009 - First Responders
At our meeting on Monday 24th August the speaker was our own Club Member Brian Stokes who gave a most informative and interesting update on the progress of The First Responders Group in our area.

Since its formation in October 2007 by John Gregory and Colin Orrick, when they set up the group with two kits the group now has four kits. Each kit costs around £2,000 and they are hopeful of a fifth kit in the near future. The are many other expenses for the group with a variety of other items required.

The aim is to provide 7 day cover for the Ockbrook, Borrowash, Draycott, Spondon and Elvaston areas and the group bridge the gap, on many occasions, from the initial 999 call to the point when the paramedics arrive. Callout for the group is for category A situations - i.e. life threatening. The golden time to arrive at the home is within 4 minutes and this gives the patient a 50% chance of survival. The target time for an ambulance to arrive is 8 minutes and whilst this is often earlier the first responders in many cases are first on the scene.

All the first responders are volunteers and currently in this group are a storeman, salesmen, clerks and a banker as well as a doctor and paramedic. They are given training which includes a weekend course and 3 x 2 day courses, all run by the St Johns Ambulance organisation.

The roll of the group is to preserve life, promote recovery and to provide continuity of care.

They do not attend Road traffic accidents, fires, factory incidents, alcohol or drug related situations or situations which involve children.

Brian talked about and demonstrated the kit they use and also said they were always looking to welcome and train new member. Brian Stokes can be contacted on 01332 662194 or mobile 07831 278168.

The picture above shows Brian with his medical kit over his shoulder and a defibrillator in his other hand

The club's vote of thanks was given by Colin Orrick and in thanking him Colin said that without the support of Brian the First Responders Group for this area would not be operating today.


                    Speakers at our meeting on  17th August 2009 - D.A.R.E. UK
At our meeting on Monday 17th August the speakers were Richard Goad and Andre Camilleri who gave an inspirational talk on D.A.R.E. UK. They are both members of the Rotary Club of Warsop, Shirebrook & District.

D.A.R.E. stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education.

Currently there are 332,000 drug users in the UK and Class A drug use generates £15.4 Billion in crime and health costs each year, with 24% in the age group 16 to 24.

The mission of D.A.R.E. is to help children and young people to acquire and use knowledge to live healthy and productive lives in a drug free world.

From left to right Richard Goad of DARE UK, our President Graham and Andre Camilleri of DARE UK

The educational Programme starts in years 2 & 3 (i.e 6/7 year olds) with follow ups in years 4,5 & 6.

D.A.R.E. UK started in Mansfield and is now across Nottinghamshire, City of London, the Armed Forces and Falkland Islands. It has just opened up in Leicestershire and South Yorkshire and is pending in both Essex and Oxfordshire.

D.A.R.E. does make a difference with over 90% of teachers and parents reporting positive reaction, motivational and improved decision making skills.

Currently D.A.R.E. has a 3 year development programme. They have partnership opportunities, as they are self funded, and these include:- In-kind support, Business leverage, Finance contributions, sponsorship of officers, events and publicity.

More information is available on www.dare-uk.org

After many very lively questions from the floor the Club's vote of thanks was give by Rotarian John Barrett.


Meet the Presidents Lunch  19th July 2009
On Sunday 19th July 2009 the new Presidents of the Church Wilne Rotary and the Inner Wheel Clubs hosted a gathering in Borrowash. Although rain was conspiring to dampen the proceedings a band of trusty helpers erected suitable cover from the elements and a good time was had by all.

(the photographs below were courtesy of Margaret Stevenson of the Inner Wheel Club)

President Graham of the Rotary Club and President Margaret of the

Inner Wheel Club were our hosts for the afternoon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have Mick White's friends not told him something he should know?

 

 

 

 

 

 

I wonder what Pete Wealthdale was whispering in Freda Smith's ear?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

She's behind you John.

 

 

 

As well as keeping an eye on the ladies Barry Austin likes to keep an eye on the roof in case there are any leaks.

 

Changeover Meeting 6th July 2009
At our Changeover meeting on Monday 6th July our new President Graham (on the right) was inducted by our Immediate Past President (IPP) David.

President Graham then inducted Senior Vice President Barry and Junior Vice President Stephen.

IPP David then received his Past Presidents Jewel from Graham and spoke to the club about his year as President.

David said at times it had been like a roller coaster (fast and furious) with many highs and a few lows. It was very pleasing to report that the club had donated over £12,000 during the year to 15 charities plus, many members within the club had given valuable time and support to assist the smooth running of events across the local community.

Ladies Evening, our Christmas Meal, Charter Night and two musical concerts were most memorable as was the Club's trip to Budapest.

David went on to thank his Committee Chairmen, Club Secretary Mike, Treasurer Andy and of course all his fellow Rotarians for their support throughout the year.

IPP David then wished incoming President Graham a happy and successful Rotary year for 2009/10.

The meeting ended with those members present posing for a Team photograph. A rogues gallery if ever there was one!

 

Presentation of Presidential Citation at recent District Handover

At the recent District Handover Meeting the Club received a Presidential Citation for achieving the targets and goals set by Rotary International during the Rotary year 2008-09. Also we received the Rami Seth District Youth Trophy as the best club in District 1220. This trophy was fitting reward for all the good work put in during the year by Stephen Woolley and his team at Friesland School.
The picture below show IPP David receiving the Rami Seth District Youth Trophy from Immediate Past District Governer Lionel Howard. Also in the picture is Past President Rami Seth.

The picture below shows the Presidential Citation which we received. Again, fitting reward for a year of hard but enjoyable work by the Club.