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dito
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mag
azin
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the
2012
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tary
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b o
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AL
NW
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DO
TE
S -
Sp
rin
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SHEL
TERB
OX
Ro
tary
In
tern
ati
on
al
sig
ns
pro
jec
t
pa
rtn
ers
hip
wit
h S
he
lte
rBo
x
In M
arch
Rot
ary
Inte
rnat
iona
l sig
ned
an a
gree
men
t w
ith
the
inte
rnat
iona
l di
sast
er
relie
f ch
arity
, Sh
elte
rBox
, w
hich
will
inc
reas
e th
eir
join
t ca
paci
ty
to h
elp
fam
ilies
aro
und
the
wor
ld d
ispl
aced
by
disa
ster
. T
he a
gree
men
t for
mal
ises
the
twel
ve-y
ear
bond
bet
wee
n th
e tw
o or
gani
satio
ns a
nd c
emen
ts
the
plac
e of
Rot
aria
ns a
roun
d th
e w
orld
at t
he h
eart
of
She
lterB
ox a
ctiv
ities
. It
is t
he fi
rst
time
that
any
or
gani
satio
n ha
s be
com
e an
offi
cial
ly r
ecog
nise
d ‘P
roje
ct P
artn
er’ o
f Rot
ary
Inte
rnat
iona
l.
Shel
terB
ox w
as fo
unde
d by
Rot
aria
n To
m H
ende
rson
O
BE in
200
0 as
a R
otar
y Cl
ub M
illen
nium
Pro
ject
of
the
Rota
ry C
lub
of H
elst
on-L
izar
d. It
has
sinc
e be
com
e on
e of
the
wor
ld’s
lead
ing
hum
anita
rian
aid
char
ities
pr
ovid
ing
emer
genc
y sh
elte
r an
d su
pplie
s to
ove
r 10
7,00
0 fa
mili
es w
orld
wid
e fo
llow
ing
disa
ster
.
Rota
ry c
lubs
acr
oss
Gre
at B
ritai
n an
d Ire
land
rai
se
arou
nd £
1.5
mill
ion
each
yea
r fo
r th
e ch
arity
and
so
me
Rota
rians
ar
e Sh
elte
rBox
Re
spon
se
Team
m
embe
rs w
ho g
o ou
t to
dis
aste
r ar
eas
and
prov
ide
hand
s-on
hel
p du
ring
times
of n
eed.
The
se d
isas
ters
ca
n be
any
thin
g fr
om d
ealin
g w
ith t
he a
fter
mat
h of
ts
unam
is
to
help
ing
refu
gees
fr
om
war
-tor
n co
untr
ies
who
hav
e fl e
d co
nfl ic
t.
Tom
Hen
ders
on O
BE, S
helte
rBox
Fou
nder
and
CEO
, sa
id:
‘Rot
ary
and
Rota
rians
hav
e be
en i
nteg
ral
in
the
oper
atio
nal
deve
lopm
ent
of t
he o
rgan
isat
ion,
fr
om b
eing
eye
s an
d ea
rs o
n th
e gr
ound
dur
ing
depl
oym
ents
, to
prov
idin
g lo
gist
ics,
acco
mm
odat
ion
and
tran
slat
ion
serv
ices
, rig
ht t
o as
sist
ing
with
the
pi
tchi
ng o
f ten
ts. M
any
of o
ur g
loba
l Res
pons
e Te
am
volu
ntee
rs a
re R
otar
ians
. O
ther
s ha
ve j
oine
d th
e Ro
tary
fam
ily h
avin
g se
en th
e di
ff ere
nce
that
Rot
ary
and
Shel
terB
ox m
ake
on t
he g
roun
d. T
hey
have
al
way
s he
lped
us
in e
ndle
ss w
ays.’
Rota
ry In
tern
atio
nal i
n G
reat
Brit
ain
& Ir
elan
d (R
IBI)
Pres
iden
t Ra
y Bu
rman
sai
d: ‘T
his
form
al a
gree
men
t is
gre
at n
ews
not o
nly
for S
helte
rBox
and
Rot
ary
but
also
for t
he m
any
thou
sand
s of p
eopl
e w
e jo
intly
hel
p ev
ery
year
. Ro
tary
is
abou
t sa
ving
and
im
prov
ing
lives
whe
reve
r in
the
wor
ld o
ur h
elp
is n
eede
d. W
e ha
ve a
lway
s ha
d a
grea
t rel
atio
nshi
p w
ith S
helte
rBox
an
d ou
r ne
twor
k of
34,
000
Rota
ry c
lubs
acr
oss
the
wor
ld m
eans
tha
t th
ese
boxe
s, an
d ot
her
disa
ster
re
lief
supp
lies,
can
quic
kly
get
to p
lace
s so
me
aid
agen
cies
str
uggl
e to
reac
h.
‘Rot
aria
ns ra
ise
fund
s bu
t we
also
pro
vide
han
ds-o
n he
lp. W
e gi
ve o
ur t
ime
and
our
skill
s to
hel
p ot
hers
. W
ith t
his
new
agr
eem
ent,
Rota
rians
will
be
able
to
resp
ond
even
qui
cker
to
calls
for
ass
ista
nce.
I ur
ge
the
publ
ic to
con
tinue
sup
port
ing
Rota
ry c
ause
s an
d he
lp to
mak
e a
wor
ld o
f a d
iff er
ence
.’
Co
ver
pic
ture
- S
wim
ara
tho
n b
an
ner
at
Will
ow
bu
rn
Sprin
g 20
12Th
e m
agaz
ine
of th
e R
ota
ry C
lub
of
Aln
wic
k
AL
NW
ICK
DO
TE
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1
that
any
ret
ort
that
was
ful
ly c
arbo
nise
d w
as t
o be
dr
awn
and
refi l
led
usin
g th
e be
st c
oal i
n or
der t
o tr
y to
bet
ter
our
prod
uctio
n. (
The
stok
ers
on t
he s
hift
re
ceiv
ed a
bon
us f
or t
he e
xtra
wor
k.) T
his
did
help
to
an
exte
nt, b
ut o
ur h
olde
rs w
ere
gett
ing
low
er a
nd
low
er.
In th
e m
eter
hou
se I
notic
ed th
at th
e 8”
line
pre
ssur
e w
as b
ack
up t
o 30
psi
g. T
here
was
obv
ious
ly g
as
pass
ing
a le
akin
g va
lve
in N
ewca
stle
,and
15
mile
s of
8”
mai
n at
30p
sig
cont
aine
d a
lot
of g
as. D
espe
rate
ne
eds
requ
ire d
espe
rate
dee
ds,
so I
sai
d to
the
fo
rem
an w
e w
ill h
ave
to ta
ke g
as in
to st
ock
or w
e w
ill
empt
y ou
r hol
ders
and
not
be
able
to a
supp
ly to
the
tow
n an
d w
ith d
isas
trou
s co
nseq
uenc
es.
Our
Ark
on in
take
rec
orde
r ch
art
had
to b
e se
nt t
o N
ewca
stle
Pro
duct
ion
Offi
ce e
ach
mor
ning
sho
win
g ou
r int
ake
for t
he d
ay.
We
also
cal
cula
ted
the
fi gur
e,
so I
lift
ed t
he i
nk p
en o
ff th
e re
volv
ing
char
t, an
d sl
owly
ope
ned
the
valv
e w
hich
let
gas
int
o ou
r ho
lder
s. W
hat
a re
lief i
t w
as t
o se
e th
at t
he h
olde
rs
wer
e no
t go
ing
dow
n an
d w
ere
hold
ing
thei
r le
vel.
One
hol
der,
the
colu
mn
guid
ed w
as d
own
to o
ne
foot
and
gro
unde
d, a
nd t
he s
pira
l hol
der w
as d
own
to tw
o fe
et fr
om g
roun
ding
. Th
is w
as a
t 2.3
0pm
and
th
e cr
isis
was
ove
r. Tw
o ve
ry re
lieve
d m
en !
As
I sa
id,
the
inta
ke r
ecor
ding
cha
rt h
ad t
o go
to
New
cast
le th
e ne
xt m
orni
ng, s
o I s
et th
e re
cord
er p
en
back
on
the
char
t to
whe
re it
had
bee
n ea
rlier
take
n off
an
d th
en s
low
ly t
urne
d th
e ch
art
to t
he c
orre
ct
time
whi
ch s
how
ed n
o ga
s ha
d be
en ta
ken
in d
urin
g th
e pr
ohib
ited
perio
d, a
nd n
o on
e in
New
cast
le h
ad
notic
ed th
e dr
op in
line
pre
ssur
e. I f
elt v
ery
guilt
y, b
ut
we
had
save
d th
e da
y.
Our
New
cast
le e
ngin
eer
cong
ratu
late
d us
the
nex
t da
y on
kee
ping
thi
ngs
goin
g at
Mor
peth
as
they
ha
d do
ne in
New
cast
le,a
nd I
neve
r tol
d w
hat w
e ha
s do
ne b
ut li
ttle
did
he
know
how
clo
se w
e w
ere
to a
di
sast
er if
we
had
not s
tole
n so
me
of h
is g
as. T
he “
NEE
D
TO K
NO
W“
of “
Yes
Min
iste
r”
fam
e di
d no
t ar
ise,
and
tha
t Ch
ristm
as D
ay t
he f
orem
an
and
I w
ent
hom
e to
a v
ery
wel
com
e if
late
din
ner.
Den
nis D
alby
Obs
erva
nt
read
ers
may
ha
ve
notic
ed
that
, in
the
pic
ture
on
page
4,
Mic
hael
Har
per
is
wea
ring
his C
hris
tmas
par
ty h
at w
hile
rece
ivin
g hi
s lon
g se
rvic
e aw
ard!
Thi
s is f
ar fr
om th
e le
vel
of d
ecor
um th
at o
ne m
ight
exp
ect f
rom
suc
h a
dist
ingu
ishe
d Ro
tary
Clu
b as
Aln
wic
k, a
nd f
or
such
a d
igni
fi ed
form
al o
ccas
ion.
Whe
n th
e ris
k of
vin
dict
ive
reta
liatio
n is
so
grea
t, it
is r
arel
y w
ise
for
an e
dito
r to
be
too
pick
y. H
owev
er, o
n th
is o
ccas
ion
it do
es s
eem
fa
ir to
poi
nt o
ut th
at th
e re
lief p
hoto
grap
her h
as
faile
d in
his
dut
y to
ens
ure
due
dign
ity fo
r hi
s su
bjec
ts.
It w
ould
onl
y ha
ve ta
ken
a m
omen
t fo
r him
to s
ugge
st th
at R
otar
ian
Har
per s
houl
d em
ulat
e Cl
iff P
ettit
and
rem
ove
the
jaun
ty
head
gear
but
, sad
ly, t
hat
oppo
rtun
ity w
as n
ot
take
n.
Inde
ed, i
t se
ems
that
Mic
hael
Har
per
was
not
th
e on
ly re
cipi
ent t
o be
trea
ted
in th
is c
aval
ier
man
ner.
As e
vide
nce
I pro
ff er t
his p
hoto
grap
h of
ano
ther
long
ser
vice
aw
ard
win
ner,
clea
rly
delig
hted
- ye
t unm
ista
kabl
y be
-hat
ted
.
Nee
d on
e sa
y m
ore?
Fu
rthe
r com
men
t is
sure
ly u
nnec
essa
ry.
Edito
r
DU
E D
IGN
ITY
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NW
ICK
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TE
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GS
& G
EARS
Ne
ws
fro
m I
nn
er
Wh
ee
l
Aln
wic
k In
ner W
heel
Clu
b ce
lebr
ated
its 6
4th b
irthd
ay
with
an
inte
r-cl
ub m
eetin
g at
the
Whi
te S
wan
Hot
el
in F
ebru
ary
2012
. D
istr
ict C
hairm
an S
andr
a Kn
owle
s an
d Pr
esid
ent
Kath
leen
Bat
eman
cut
the
birt
hday
ca
ke w
hich
was
dec
orat
ed w
ith s
now
drop
s w
hich
ha
ve b
ecom
e th
e cl
ub’s
embl
em.
The
spea
ker,
Mr.
And
rew
G
riffi n
pr
esen
ted
a fa
scin
atin
g ta
lk o
n Ad
mira
l Lor
d Co
lling
woo
d an
d hi
s cl
ose
frie
ndsh
ip w
ith A
dmira
l Lor
d N
elso
n, e
spec
ially
in
rel
atio
n to
the
Bat
tle o
f Tr
afal
gar.
The
audi
ence
w
as a
maz
ed a
t th
e m
any
links
and
aff e
ctio
n th
at
Lord
Col
lingw
ood
held
for
Nor
thum
berla
nd.
H
is
hom
e w
as in
Mor
peth
and
he
mad
e re
fere
nces
in
hi
s le
tter
s to
th
e in
vig
ora
tin
g he
alth
-giv
ing
prop
ertie
s of
th
e se
a ai
r an
d ba
thin
g at
N
ewbi
ggin
by
th
e Se
a!
A h
ighl
ight
of
the
birt
hday
w
as
a re
ques
t fr
om
long
se
rvin
g p
ast
-me
mb
er
and
a Pa
st-P
resi
dent
of
th
e cl
ub,
Mrs
Cy
nthi
a Jo
hnso
n, t
o ad
dres
s th
e m
eetin
g.
Cynt
hia,
a f
orm
er H
eadm
istr
ess
of t
he
Duk
e’s
Scho
ol th
anke
d th
e cl
ub fo
r her
invi
tatio
n an
d he
ld th
e au
dien
ce s
pellb
ound
by
her s
peec
h of
ap
prec
iatio
n fo
r th
e fr
iend
ship
and
sup
port
whi
ch
Inne
r Whe
el h
as g
iven
her
ove
r th
e ye
ars.
She
and
he
r la
te h
usba
nd,
Rota
rian
Dr.
John
Joh
nson
, ar
e re
mem
bere
d w
ith
adm
iratio
n by
m
any
char
ity
orga
nisa
tions
in th
e to
wn
in w
hich
they
wer
e ac
tivel
y in
volv
ed a
nd In
ner W
heel
is p
roud
to c
all C
ynth
ia “a
fr
iend
”.
On
16th
Mar
ch in
a jo
int e
vent
with
Rot
ary,
Pre
side
nt
Kath
leen
and
Rot
ary
Pres
iden
t Ja
mes
org
anis
ed a
Be
etle
Driv
e at t
he Po
tter
gate
Cen
tre,
with
the p
roce
eds
shar
ed b
etw
een
the
Gre
at N
orth
Air
Am
bula
nce
and
Hos
pice
Care
Nor
th N
orth
umbe
rland
.
Anne
Sw
aile
s
A C
LOSE
SH
AV
EO
n se
eing
the
fron
t pa
ge o
f Chr
istm
as 1
959
SEG
AS
Jour
nal,
issu
e 69
, of
H
isto
ric
Gas
Ti
mes
I
was
im
med
iate
ly r
emin
ded
of C
hris
tmas
195
2 w
hen
I
was
wor
ks m
anag
er o
f M
orpe
th (
Nor
thum
berla
nd)
gas
wor
ks, p
art o
f the
then
Nor
ther
n G
as B
oard
.
1952
was
not
an
extr
emel
y co
ld C
hris
tmas
, bu
t it
was
not
iced
tha
t ou
r ou
tput
dur
ing
the
wee
k pr
ior
to C
hris
tmas
was
hig
her
than
usu
al,
put
dow
n, I
th
ink,
to th
e gr
owin
g nu
mbe
r of g
as fi
res a
nd c
entr
al
heat
ing.
Ev
en b
efor
e m
y tim
e it
was
cus
tom
at t
he
wor
ks a
lway
s to
keep
in st
ock
a re
serv
e of
coa
l whi
ch
was
con
side
red
to b
e of
bet
ter
qual
ity t
han
that
no
rmal
ly d
eliv
ered
just
bef
ore
the
Chris
tmas
per
iod,
w
hen
the
prod
uctio
n at
the
nea
rby
min
es a
lway
s se
emed
to
prod
uce
coal
of
infe
rior
gas-
mak
ing
qual
ity a
nd c
onta
inin
g a
high
er a
sh c
onte
nt. I
t w
as
norm
al t
o ke
ep s
ampl
es o
f th
ese
poor
er c
oals
to
prov
e ou
r com
plai
nt.
Arr
ivin
g at
th
e w
orks
at
9a
m
on
Chris
tmas
mor
ning
I was
ver
y pl
ease
d to
see
the
nig
ht s
toke
rs h
ad d
one
thei
r jo
b an
d th
e tw
o ga
shol
ders
, one
co
lum
n, a
nd o
ne sp
iral g
uide
d, w
ere
both
fu
ll. O
ur fu
rnac
e m
an h
ad d
one
a go
od jo
b an
d th
e co
mbu
stio
n ch
ambe
rs w
ere
up t
o th
e re
quire
d hi
gh te
mpe
ratu
res.
The
fore
man
an
d I t
houg
ht w
e ha
d no
thin
g to
wor
ry a
bout
an
d w
e co
uld
easi
ly m
eet t
he d
eman
d fo
r gas
.
The
wor
ks w
as c
onne
cted
to N
ewca
stle
-upo
n-Ty
ne
18 m
iles d
ista
nt b
y an
8” m
ain
at a
n av
erag
e pr
essu
re
of 3
0psi
g. B
ecau
se o
ur w
orks
was
a b
ase
load
pla
nt,
we
took
in a
ny e
xtra
gas
we
mig
ht n
eed
from
thi
s m
ain.
At
9.30
am t
he w
orks
pho
ne r
ang
and
the
prod
uctio
n en
gine
er in
form
ed m
e th
at a
s N
ewca
stle
w
ere
expe
ctin
g to
be
pres
sed
to m
eet a
big
dem
and,
un
der
no c
ircum
stan
ces
wer
e w
e to
tak
e an
y ga
s fr
om th
e gr
id s
yste
m.
This
was
not
ver
y go
od n
ews.
As
the
mor
ning
wen
t on
and
the
cook
ing
load
star
ted
it w
as ve
ry n
otic
eabl
e th
at o
ur h
olde
rs w
ere
rapi
dly
losi
ng st
ock.
We
had
six
beds
of e
ight
24”
xl6”
D s
tope
nd re
tort
s ch
arge
d by
a
Mor
ris c
harg
er. T
he re
tort
s w
ere
char
ged
on a
8 h
our
cycl
e, b
ut it
was
dec
ided
und
er t
he c
ircum
stan
ces
o th
e in
vig
ora
tin
g pe
rtie
s of
th
e g
atth
e
dent
rs
Cy
nthi
a es
s th
e m
eetin
g.
r H
eadm
istr
ess
of t
he
ked
the
club
forh
erin
vita
tion
seem
ed t
o qu
ality
and
cno
rmal
to
kepr
ove
our c
om
tco full
and
the
rean
d I t
han
d w
e c
T he R
o t ar y
an
d I
nn
e r W
he e l
C l ub
s o f
Al n
wi c
k
T he
Ro
I nn
e rW
he e l
C l ub
so f
Al n
wi c
k
BEET
LE D
RIVE
E DRDRIRIVIV
EVE M
arc
h, 7
.00
pm
0p
mp
m
Po
tte
rga
te C
en
tre
, Aln
wic
kic
kckIn
aid of
the G
reat N
orth A
ir Ambu
lance
and
rthA
Hosp
iceCa
re No
rth No
rthum
berla
nd
Norort
hrthrthNh NoNo
rorthrthrth
uhum
EEEE
Tic
ke
t N
o:
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ICK
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TE
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rin
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23
Rota
ry In
tern
atio
nal C
EO a
nd G
ener
al S
ecre
tary
John
H
ewko
sai
d th
e ag
reem
ent
will
inc
reas
e ha
nds-
on
serv
ice
oppo
rtun
ities
for
Rot
ary
club
mem
bers
in
disa
ster
-aff e
cted
co
mm
uniti
es
by
prov
idin
g th
e m
eans
for
loc
al m
embe
rs t
o ha
ve a
n im
med
iate
, lif
esav
ing
impa
ct.
John
Hew
ko, R
otar
y In
tern
atio
nal C
EO a
nd G
ener
al
Secr
etar
y, s
aid:
‘For
mor
e th
an t
en y
ears
, She
lterB
ox
has
give
n lig
ht
to
over
on
e hu
ndre
d th
ousa
nd
fam
ilies
wor
ldw
ide
in th
eir d
arke
st h
our.
Thi
s pro
ject
pa
rtne
r ag
reem
ent
repr
esen
ts o
ur m
utua
l go
al o
f he
lpin
g th
ose
in n
eed.
It
give
s Ro
tary
a f
orw
ard-
faci
ng a
ppro
ach
to im
med
iate
dis
aste
r rel
ief.’
Publ
ic d
onat
ions
are
vita
l to
Shel
terB
ox’s
cont
inui
ng w
ork.
To
mak
e a
dona
tion
plea
se ri
ng 0
300
0300
500
or g
o to
w
ww
.shel
terb
ox.o
rg to
don
ate
onlin
e an
d ge
t the
late
st
upda
tes o
n ou
r res
pons
e to
dis
aste
rs a
roun
d th
e w
orld
.
w
ww
.sh
elte
rbo
x.o
rg
PAU
L H
ARR
IS
FELL
OW
SHIP
ST
he
Aw
ard
The
pres
enta
tion
of
Paul
H
arris
Fe
llow
ship
s, sy
mbo
lised
by
the
beau
tiful
med
allio
n on
a b
lue
and
gold
ribb
on, a
long
with
a c
ertifi
cat
e an
d la
pel p
in, i
s an
eve
nt o
f spe
cial
sig
nifi c
ance
in R
otar
y.
The
Fello
wsh
ip
was
es
tabl
ishe
d by
Ro
tary
In
tern
atio
nal
in
1957
, in
itial
ly
as
reco
gniti
on
of
sign
ifi ca
nt c
ontr
ibut
ions
to
the
Rota
ry F
ound
atio
n,
the
regi
ster
ed c
harit
y th
at s
uppo
rts
the
eff o
rts
of
Rota
rians
w
orld
wid
e to
or
gani
se
hum
anita
rian,
ed
ucat
iona
l an
d cu
ltura
l pr
ogra
mm
es.
The
Fello
wsh
ip w
as n
amed
aft
er th
e Ch
icag
o la
wye
r who
fo
unde
d th
e Ro
tary
Int
erna
tiona
l or
gani
satio
n to
geth
er w
ith t
hree
bus
ines
s as
soci
ates
in
1905
.
Th
ree
lo
cal
reci
pie
nts
Thre
e ne
w P
aul H
arris
Fel
low
ship
s ha
ve
rece
ntly
bee
n cr
eate
d by
the
Rota
ry C
lub
of A
lnw
ick.
In
Dec
embe
r w
e ho
nour
ed
two
of o
ur o
wn
mem
bers
, Joy
Pal
mer
-Coo
per
and
Billy
Bel
l fo
r th
eir
hum
anita
rian
and
com
mun
ity
eff o
rts.
On
16th
Feb
ruar
y A
lnw
ick
Rota
ry c
onfe
rred
thi
s ho
nour
on
a no
n-Ro
taria
n, M
rs D
oree
n Co
lem
an.
The
Fello
wsh
ip
was
pr
esen
ted
to
Mrs
Co
lem
an
in
reco
gniti
on
of
her
wor
k fo
r m
any
volu
ntar
y or
gani
satio
ns in
the
tow
n, p
artic
ular
ly h
er u
nstin
ting
supp
ort a
nd m
any
hour
s of w
ork,
beh
ind
the
scen
es,
for t
he A
lnw
ick
Inte
rnat
iona
l Mus
ic F
estiv
al.
Pres
entin
g th
e aw
ard,
Pre
side
nt J
ames
Bat
eman
sa
id,
“We
than
k yo
u fo
r yo
ur
com
mitm
ent
to
hum
anita
rian
serv
ice
in k
eepi
ng w
ith t
he
Rota
rian
idea
ls o
f ser
vice
abo
ve s
elf.”
Gra
ham
Sm
ith
Joy,
Jam
es
a
nd B
illly
Joy,
Jam
es
a
nd B
illly
Dor
een
and
Jam
esD
oree
n a
nd Ja
mes
AL
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ICK
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TE
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rin
g 2
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IN A
ND
ARO
UN
DTH
E C
HRI
STM
AS
LUN
CH
15
/12
/11
At o
ur la
st m
eetin
g of
201
1 th
e tr
aditi
onal
“Chr
istm
as
Mes
sage
” was
giv
en b
y Re
v G
ordo
n Tu
rner
, a fo
rmer
vi
car
of
the
Aln
wic
k Ba
ptis
t Ch
urch
. E
nte
rta
inm
en
t w
as
prov
ided
by
a f
estiv
ely
dre
ss
ed
ch
oi
r fr
om
th
e
Du
che
ss’s
H
igh
Scho
ol, a
ll to
the
ver
y hi
gh s
tand
ard
that
we
have
com
e to
exp
ect
from
that
sch
ool.
Lo
ng
Se
rvic
e A
wa
rds
Long
Se
rvic
e Aw
ards
w
ere
give
n to
m
embe
rs
who
had
clo
cked
up
sign
ifi ca
nt y
ears
of
serv
ice
in
Rota
ry. P
ictu
red
belo
w w
ith th
e Pr
esid
ent a
re R
itchi
e W
adde
ll (4
5 yr
s.), I
an W
alke
r (2
5 yr
s.), B
illy
Bell
(35
yrs.)
, Car
negi
e Br
own
(25
yrs.)
, Ala
n Jo
nes
(35
yrs.)
,
and
Den
nis
Dal
by (
45 y
rs.)
and
then
, in
ind
ivid
ual
phot
ogra
phs,
Mic
hael
Har
per (
50 y
rs.)
and
Cliff
Pet
tit
(45
yrs.)
.
TORC
H A
ND A
WA
RDS
05
/01
/12
Fe
stiv
al
of
Aln
wic
k
In
our
fi rst
m
eetin
g of
th
e ne
w y
ear
we
look
ed
forw
ard
to
sum
mer
w
hen
Aln
wic
k To
wn
Coun
cil
Cler
k, B
ill B
atey
, ca
me
alon
g to
giv
e us
a
fore
tast
e of
the
Fest
ival
of
Aln
wic
k be
ing
plan
ned
to
coin
cide
with
the
Oly
mpi
c To
rch
com
ing
thro
ugh
Aln
wic
k in
June
.
Th
e C
oq
ue
t T
rail
Year
s of
exp
erie
nce
trai
l-fi n
ding
in
the
jung
les
of
Born
eo a
nd B
razi
l tu
rned
out
to
be t
he p
erfe
ct
prep
arat
ion
for t
he S
mith
s w
ho e
mer
ged
as w
inne
rs
of t
he C
lub’
s ca
r tr
easu
re h
unt
held
last
Sep
tem
ber.
In J
anua
ry D
iane
Pea
rson
, org
anis
er o
f th
e “C
oque
t
Trai
l”, p
rese
nted
the
Sm
iths
with
the
ir tr
ophy
- a
Co
quet
cob
ble,
com
plet
e w
ith b
espo
ke g
raffi
ti.
•
Bti
tCh
h
h’
Bapt
ist
Chur
ch.
En
tert
ain
me
nt
was
prov
ided
by a
fes
tivel
y d
res
se
dc
ho
ir
fro
m
the
Bill
Bill
Bear
D
iane
El
aine
Be
ar
Dia
ne
Elai
ne
Gry
lls
Pear
son
Smith
Gry
lls
Pear
son
Smith
AL
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rin
g 2
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29
The
perf
orm
ance
is
sche
dule
d fo
r W
edne
sday
, 9t
h M
ay a
nd p
rom
ises
to
be a
rar
e op
port
unity
for
the
pe
ople
of
Aln
wic
k to
enj
oy a
pro
gram
me
of w
orld
cl
ass
mus
ic.
ww
w.a
nd
rea
ba
ker.o
rg
ww
w.s
ain
sbu
rys.
co.u
k
BA
G P
AC
KIN
G
14
/04
/12
Yet
agai
n an
othe
r ex
celle
nt e
ff ort
by
all c
once
rned
re
sulte
d in
a
succ
essf
ul
day’
s ba
g-pa
ckin
g at
M
orris
on’s
on S
atur
day
14th
Apr
il. A
t th
e en
d of
a
hard
day
’s pa
ckin
g an
d co
llect
ing
we
wer
e ab
le t
o de
posi
t ove
r £75
0 in
our
cha
rity
acco
unt.
Tha
nk y
ou
so m
uch
to a
ll co
ncer
ned.
ww
w.m
orr
iso
ns.
co.u
k
Mar
ion
Long
MEM
BER
SHIP
NEW
MEM
BER
S
We
exte
nd a
war
m w
elco
me
to o
ur
new
Rot
aria
ns, M
ary
Gra
ham
(Aln
wic
k)an
d St
an J
ohns
tone
(How
ick)
and
als
o to
Wen
dy P
atte
rson
(D
enw
ick)
, Ja
ckie
&
Pau
l Bla
ck
(Shi
lbot
tle)
and
Lyn
and
Sim
on W
ebb
(Bou
lmer
), al
l f
rom
our
Sa
telli
te C
lub.
IT’S
UP
TO Y
OU
A p
ers
on
al
me
ssa
ge
fo
r lo
cal
Ro
tari
an
s
The
Dis
tric
t G
over
nor
said
rec
ently
tha
t if
we
wer
e lo
okin
g fo
r on
e w
ord
to d
escr
ibe
wha
t Ro
tary
is
abou
t, th
at w
ord
wou
ld b
e “c
omm
unity
”. W
heth
er
it be
com
mun
ity a
t ho
me
or a
broa
d, R
otar
y is
in
volv
ed.
M
ost
Rota
rians
are
als
o m
embe
rs o
f cl
ubs,
asso
ciat
ions
, chu
rch
grou
ps, t
rust
s or
cha
ritie
s, be
caus
e th
at is
the
type
of p
eopl
e w
e ar
e –
we
care
. A
nd th
ose
are
the
plac
es o
ur fu
ture
Rot
aria
ns c
an b
e fo
und.
The
y on
ly n
eed
to b
e as
ked
alon
g –
and
who
be
tter
to d
o it
than
you
?
It is
the
pers
onal
con
tact
that
mat
ters
. M
y sp
onso
rs
wer
e Ca
rneg
ie B
row
n an
d th
e la
te I
an R
ober
tson
an
d (w
hich
is a
lso
impo
rtan
t) t
hey
cont
inue
d th
eir
inte
rest
in m
e af
ter I
had
join
ed A
lnw
ick
Rota
ry C
lub.
In 2
002
our
num
bers
wer
e do
wn
to 2
8 an
d it
was
th
en t
hat
we
prod
uced
a l
eafl e
t (O
n ye
llow
pap
er,
rem
embe
r?)
that
we
put
arou
nd t
he t
own
and
thro
ugh
lett
erbo
xes
of n
ew h
ouse
s. I
n 20
05 w
e pr
oduc
ed a
noth
er l
eafl e
t w
ith m
ore
info
rmat
ion
abou
t Aln
wic
k Ro
tary
Clu
b, th
is ti
me
with
pic
ture
s of
ou
r act
iviti
es.
Our
sec
reta
ry, I
an W
alke
r ha
s pr
ovid
ed a
fou
r pa
ge
leafl
et,
prim
arily
fo
r th
e us
e of
ne
w
mem
bers
, w
hich
is a
vaila
ble
at o
ur n
orm
al m
eetin
gs.
I w
ould
re
com
men
d w
e al
l re
ad i
t to
rem
ind
ours
elve
s of
w
hat R
otar
y off
ers
.
Last
yea
r ou
r m
embe
rshi
p hi
t th
e di
zzy
heig
hts
of
46 b
ut it
was
n’t
the
leafl
ets
tha
t fo
und
the
extr
a 18
m
embe
rs: it
was
you!
The
leafl
ets
wer
e on
ly a
rem
inde
r to
m
embe
rs
of
the
need
to
seek
ou
t lik
e-m
inde
d pe
ople
, w
heth
er
they
be
quiz
zers
, go
lfers
, br
idge
-pl
ayer
s or
bee
tle-
driv
ers,
as
long
as
th
ey
care
fo
r th
e co
mm
unity
. Th
eir
mem
bers
hip
of R
otar
y is
up
to
you!
Geo
rge
Stok
oe
Sim
on, L
yn, J
acki
e, W
endy
and
Pau
lSi
mon
, Lyn
, Jac
kie,
Wen
dy a
nd P
aul
AL
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ICK
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MO
CK T
RIA
LS C
OM
PETI
TIO
N
10
/03
/12
In o
rder
to
publ
icis
e th
e w
ork
of H
M C
ourt
s an
d Tr
ibun
als
Serv
ice,
lo
cal
mag
istr
ates
or
gani
se
an
annu
al
moc
k tr
ials
co
mpe
titio
n fo
r lo
cal
scho
olch
ildre
n at
th
e M
agis
trat
es’
Cour
ts
in
Bedl
ingt
on.
The
even
t, he
ld
in
early
M
arch
, is
su
ppor
ted
by l
ocal
gov
ernm
ent
and
loca
l Ro
tary
cl
ubs,
and
also
by
Gre
ggs t
he B
aker
s who
gen
erou
sly
supp
ly lu
nche
s for
spon
sors
and
con
test
ants
. Sev
eral
m
agis
trat
es g
ave
up t
heir
Satu
rday
to
help
and
th
is y
ear
the
audi
ence
inc
lude
d th
e H
igh
Sher
iff of
Nor
thum
berla
nd,
the
Rev.
Fio
na S
ampl
e, w
ho
pres
ente
d th
e pr
ize
to th
e w
inni
ng te
am.
Ther
e ar
e m
ore
entr
ants
eve
ry y
ear.
Thi
s ye
ar s
even
N
orth
umbe
rland
sch
ools
com
pete
d fo
r th
e co
vete
d cu
p an
d a
priz
e of
£25
0 fo
r the
ir sc
hool
fund
. Ba
sed
on a
n ac
tual
cas
e, t
he s
choo
ls e
ach
take
a t
urn
at
defe
ndin
g an
d pr
osec
utin
g, w
atch
ed c
aref
ully
by
a te
am o
f ex
perie
nced
jud
ges
who
aw
ard
poin
ts
acco
rdin
g to
a p
revi
ousl
y ag
reed
sch
eme.
The
fi na
l re
sults
wer
e cl
ose,
but
a c
lear
win
ner e
mer
ged
– th
e D
uke’
s M
iddl
e Sc
hool
from
Aln
wic
k!
The
win
ning
te
am
is
show
n ab
ove
cele
brat
ing
behi
nd a
mag
istr
ates
’ ben
ch in
one
of t
he B
edlin
gton
co
urtr
oom
s. W
e al
l wis
h th
em lu
ck in
the
reg
iona
l fi n
als
in S
unde
rland
.
Gra
ham
Sm
ith
FEEL
TH
E SP
IRIT
15
/03
/12
In t
he s
prin
g of
201
1 th
e Ro
tary
Clu
b of
Aln
wic
k or
gani
sed
a co
ncer
t of
ope
ra m
usic
hos
ted
by t
he
inte
rnat
iona
lly r
enow
ned
mez
zo s
opra
no,
And
rea
Bake
r, w
ho i
s he
rsel
f an
hon
orar
y m
embe
r of
the
cl
ub. T
he e
veni
ng ra
ised
ove
r £1,
000
for a
loca
l you
th
char
ity, t
he G
alle
ry P
roje
ct.
In t
he a
udie
nce
was
a
grou
p of
pup
ils fr
om th
e D
uche
ss’s
Hig
h Sc
hool
who
w
ere
so e
nthr
alle
d by
the
perf
orm
ance
that
And
rea
agre
ed to
run
a se
ries o
f mus
ical
wor
ksho
ps w
ith th
e sc
hool
.
Her
pro
gres
s w
ith t
he D
uche
ss’s
Scho
ol c
hoirs
led
A
ndre
a to
sug
gest
tha
t th
e Ro
tary
Clu
b sh
ould
or
gani
se a
con
cert
of o
pera
and
gos
pel m
usic
to b
e ca
lled
“Fe
el
the
Sp
irit
”. I
t will
be
held
at t
he A
lnw
ick
Play
hous
e in
ear
ly s
umm
er w
hen
she
will
per
form
w
ith t
he p
upils
.
With
typ
ical
gen
eros
ity s
he h
as
insi
sted
tha
t an
y pr
ofi ts
(w
hich
will
be
mat
ched
by
a gr
ant
from
the
Rot
ary
Foun
datio
n) w
ill g
o ba
ck
to t
he m
usic
dep
artm
ent
of t
he s
choo
l to
purc
hase
m
uch
need
ed m
usic
al in
stru
men
ts.
Whe
n M
ick
Lock
, an
ex-t
each
er w
ho h
elps
man
age
the
choi
r, ap
proa
ched
Sai
nsbu
ry’s
with
this
pro
posa
l, th
e m
anag
emen
t of
the
loc
al s
tore
was
eag
er t
o he
lp w
ith s
pons
orsh
ip.
Th
e ph
otog
raph
sho
ws
Vick
y Jo
hnso
n a
nd A
ndy
Find
lay
of
Sain
sbur
y’s
hand
ing
over
a c
hequ
e fo
r £4
00.0
0 to
Nia
mh
Calla
nan
of t
he S
choo
l mus
ic
depa
rtm
ent w
hile
Mic
k Lo
ck lo
oks
on.
AL
NW
ICK
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TE
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rin
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BU
RNS
LUN
CH
26
/01
/12
Our
reg
ular
Bur
ns L
unch
in J
anua
ry f
eatu
red,
in n
o pa
rtic
ular
ord
er:
Gor
don
Inks
ter
on
Burn
s;
And
y G
rant
on
pipe
s;
Hag
gis,
neep
s an
d ta
ttie
s on
th
e pl
ate,
an
d...
Whi
sky
in th
e gl
ass.
All
in
all,
an
idea
l pr
epar
atio
n fo
r G
ordo
n’s
spiri
ted
rend
ition
of
“Tam
O
’ Sha
nter
”.
BA
ILIF
FGA
TE M
USE
UM
1
5/0
1/1
2
We
wer
e ve
ry p
leas
ed to
wel
com
e to
our
mee
ting
on t
he 1
5 M
arch
tw
o w
omen
who
giv
e m
uch
of t
heir
tim
e as
vol
unte
ers
at t
he B
ailif
fgat
e M
useu
m i
n Al
nwic
k. F
ranc
is B
leza
rd a
nd J
ane
Man
n to
ld u
s of
the
hist
ory
of th
e m
useu
m a
nd
its p
rogr
ess
over
the
year
s, an
d its
vis
ion
for
the
futu
re.
Jane
Man
n ki
ndly
wro
te t
he f
ollo
win
g pi
ece
for A
lnw
ickD
otes
.
This
yea
r see
s Ba
iliff g
ate
Mus
eum
cel
ebra
te it
s te
nth
anni
vers
ary.
Nes
tling
in
the
hear
t of
the
anc
ient
m
arke
t tow
n, it
off e
rs a
vie
w o
f the
pas
t diff
eren
t fro
m
that
of o
ur la
rger
, and
mor
e w
ell k
now
n ne
ighb
our,
Aln
wic
k Ca
stle
. Whi
le th
e ca
stle
cel
ebra
tes
the
Perc
y fa
mily
and
exh
ibits
som
e of
the
mos
t ex
pens
ive
wor
ks o
f art
in t
he w
orld
, our
her
itage
is t
hat
of t
he
com
mon
men
and
wom
en w
ho w
orke
d th
e la
nd,
here
in th
e m
ost n
orth
erly
of E
nglis
h co
untie
s, fi s
hed
the
seas
, dug
for
coal
and
rai
sed
thei
r fa
mili
es. O
ur
posi
tion,
so
clos
e to
the
Sco
ttis
h bo
rder
, m
eans
w
e al
so a
dd t
he B
orde
r Re
iver
s an
d m
ajor
, blo
ody
batt
les
with
the
Sco
ts, t
o en
rich
the
stor
y w
e te
ll. In
ev
ery
way
we
see
ours
elve
s as
a P
eopl
e’s
Mus
eum
.
Ever
y ye
ar, i
n ad
ditio
n to
wel
com
ing
the
publ
ic t
o se
e ou
r pe
rman
ent
colle
ctio
n, w
e al
so s
tage
a n
on-
stop
pro
gram
me
of e
xhib
ition
s, ev
ents
and
act
iviti
es
for a
ll. T
his
year
we
host
art
, pho
togr
aphy
and
text
ile
exhi
bitio
ns, e
xhib
ition
s on
His
toric
Aln
wic
k an
d th
e m
ariti
me
herit
age
of A
lnm
outh
, to
nam
e a
few
. We
have
run
Nor
thum
bria
n m
usic
eve
ning
s, ra
g-ru
ggin
g da
ys a
nd w
illow
-wea
ving
wee
kend
s. Fa
mili
es c
an
spen
d ho
urs
in
our
child
-frie
ndly
m
useu
m,
not
only
are
we
free
for c
hild
ren,
but
als
o ha
ve a
hos
t of
gam
es a
nd a
ctiv
ities
to
keep
the
m, a
nd m
um a
nd
dad,
occ
upie
d.
Wha
t pr
obab
ly s
urpr
ises
, lo
cals
and
tour
ists
alik
e, is
th
e fa
ct t
hat
Baili
ff gat
e is
ru
n en
tirel
y by
vol
unte
ers.
The
mus
eum
al
so
has
to r
aise
eve
ry p
enny
to
keep
op
en
thro
ugho
ut
the
year
. To
ens
ure
that
th
e m
useu
m m
aint
ains
its
prog
ram
me
of
outr
each
w
ork
in t
he c
omm
unity
and
mod
erni
ses
the
way
its
colle
ctio
n is
sho
wn,
the
vol
unte
ers
have
em
bark
ed
on a
maj
or a
pplic
atio
n to
obt
ain
a la
rge
Her
itage
G
rant
fro
m t
he H
erita
ge L
otte
ry F
und.
If s
ucce
ssfu
l, an
d w
e sh
all
know
by
Sept
embe
r 20
12,
we
are
cert
ain
that
the
next
ten
year
s w
ill b
e as
goo
d, if
not
be
tter
, tha
n ou
r fi rs
t dec
ade.
The
Her
itage
Gra
nt w
ould
mea
n w
e ca
n di
gitis
e ou
r gr
owin
g ph
otog
raph
col
lect
ion,
run
pro
ject
s to
cap
ture
the
mem
orie
s of
the
old
er g
ener
atio
n,
take
the
mus
eum
out
to
the
villa
ges
we
serv
e an
d ge
nera
lly m
oder
nise
our
inte
rior.
We
have
am
bitio
us
and
exci
ting
plan
s, an
d if
succ
essf
ul, w
e w
ill b
e ab
le
to tr
uly
real
ise
our m
issi
on to
be
a Pe
ople
’s M
useu
m.
Do
com
e an
d vi
sit u
s if y
ou e
ver p
ay a
vis
it to
Aln
wic
k!
You
won
’t be
dis
appo
inte
d.
ww
w.b
aili
ff g
ate
mu
seu
m.c
o.u
k
Jane
Man
n
Gor
don
Gor
don
Fran
ces
and
Jane
Fran
ces
and
Jane
, s s . s o t t s
AL
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ICK
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TE
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rin
g 2
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FARE
EN
OU
GH
22
/03
/12
On
22 M
arch
, due
to
the
abse
nce
on s
ick
leav
e of
th
e in
tend
ed s
peak
er R
ev. R
ache
l Squ
ires,
we
wer
e tr
eate
d to
a t
alk
from
Jim
Cal
lagh
an a
bout
his
ear
ly
care
er w
ith B
ritis
h Ra
il (S
hipp
ing
and
Cont
inen
tal).
He
took
us
back
to
the
early
six
ties
whe
n as
a
stud
ent
he s
pent
his
sum
mer
s bo
okin
g jo
urne
ys
on t
he b
oat
trai
ns f
rom
Dov
er M
arin
e St
atio
n to
de
stin
atio
ns a
cros
s Eu
rope
. Aft
er q
ualif
ying
in 1
967
with
a d
egre
e in
Mat
hs, h
e be
cam
e a
full
time
BR
empl
oyee
ca
lcul
atin
g fa
res
usin
g th
e di
stan
ces
trav
elle
d th
roug
h di
ff ere
nt c
ount
ries.
Jim
reg
aled
us
with
am
usin
g st
orie
s ab
out
conf
used
tra
velle
rs
and
gene
ral
mis
unde
rsta
ndin
gs,
incl
udin
g on
e pa
ssen
ger w
antin
g to
vis
it Ita
ly w
ho e
nded
up
in th
e m
iddl
e of
the
Sim
plon
tunn
el u
nder
the
Alp
s.
Bill
rem
inde
d us
of t
he d
eval
uatio
n in
196
7, w
hen
he
was
hea
vily
invo
lved
in t
he r
ecal
cula
tions
of
all t
he
fare
s acr
oss E
urop
e. H
e w
ent o
n to
des
crib
e ho
w o
ne
of t
he b
enefi
ts o
f w
orki
ng f
or B
R w
as t
he f
ree
pass
sy
stem
, whi
ch a
llow
ed o
ne fr
ee tr
ip p
er y
ear t
o tr
avel
th
roug
hout
Eur
ope.
One
suc
h tr
ip in
volv
ed c
ross
ing
the
Bosp
orus
, whe
re a
hig
hlig
ht in
clud
ed s
harin
g a
com
part
men
t with
a fr
iend
ly g
entle
man
, his
chi
ldre
n an
d hi
s th
ree
wiv
es!
MO
UN
TAIN
RES
CU
E 2
9/0
3/1
2
In A
pril
the
Rota
ry C
lub
of A
lnw
ick
lear
ned
abou
t the
N
orth
umbe
rland
Mou
ntai
n Re
scue
Tea
m i
n a
talk
fr
om B
rand
y W
ilson
and
his
end
earin
g co
mpa
nion
Jo
ck, a
Bor
der
Colli
e.
The
team
was
est
ablis
hed
in
the
1960
s an
d pr
ovid
e an
irre
plac
eabl
e se
rvic
e th
at
now
ex
tend
s to
ur
ban
area
s s
up
po
rtin
g th
e po
lice
in
the
sear
ch
for
mis
sing
v
uln
era
ble
pe
rson
s.
The
serv
ice
they
pr
ovid
e is
in
va
lua
ble
, pa
rtic
ular
ly
to
the
hill-
wal
ker
and
clim
ber
but
also
to th
e w
ider
co
mm
unity
.
Curr
ently
the
team
com
pris
es s
ome
fort
y vo
lunt
eers
tr
aine
d to
dea
l with
a v
arie
ty o
f em
erge
ncy
situ
atio
ns
from
fl o
ods
to a
erop
lane
cra
shes
, an
d at
any
one
tim
e th
ere
are
abou
t th
irty
fi ve
peop
le w
ith p
ager
s av
aila
ble
for
call-
out.
Bran
dy e
xpla
ined
how
eac
h vo
lunt
eer
had
a sp
ecia
lity:
nav
igat
ion,
fi rs
t ai
d, t
he
abili
ty to
coo
rdin
ate
oper
atio
ns w
ith R
AF
helic
opte
rs
and
othe
rs.
Ther
e ar
e si
x do
gs a
nd h
andl
ers
in t
he T
eam
, an
d Br
andy
de
scrib
ed
how
, in
a
sear
ch
and
resc
ue
situ
atio
n, o
ne w
ell-t
rain
ed d
og c
an d
o th
e w
ork
of t
wen
ty p
eopl
e. M
ost
call-
outs
are
for
peo
ple
beco
min
g lo
st o
r su
ff erin
g in
jurie
s w
hile
wal
king
in
the
Nat
iona
l Par
k. T
he h
andl
ers
have
to
pay
all t
he
expe
nses
for t
heir
dogs
, but
are
hel
ped
cons
ider
ably
by
the
loca
l vet
s. A
lso
the
orga
nisa
tion
rais
es m
oney
w
ith s
pons
ored
wal
ks a
nd o
ther
act
iviti
es b
ecau
se
the
Team
cos
ts a
bout
£20
,000
per
yea
r, ex
clud
ing
the
expe
nses
of t
he v
olun
teer
s.
Gra
ham
Sm
ith
OU
T A
ND
AB
OU
TSR
I LA
NK
A
10
/01
/12
Whi
le v
isiti
ng S
ri La
nka
in Ja
nuar
y I h
ad a
n ex
trem
ely
plea
sant
lun
chtim
e m
eetin
g w
ith t
he R
otar
y Cl
ub
of C
olom
bo N
orth
, whi
ch is
the
link
Clu
b w
ith t
he
Jaff n
a Sc
hool
whe
re t
he f
urni
ture
whi
ch w
e se
nt
from
the
Del
aval
sch
ool i
s no
w in
use
. The
Rot
aria
ns
wer
e de
light
ed t
o re
ceiv
e th
e ol
d sc
hool
silv
er c
up.
Bran
dyBr
andy
Jock
Jock
AL
NW
ICK
DO
TE
S -
Sp
rin
g 2
01
27
They
will
eng
rave
it
with
our
Clu
b na
me
at t
heir
own
expe
nse
and
then
tak
e it
on t
o Ku
dath
than
ai
Kara
iyor
Sch
ool.
One
day
I w
ill g
o an
d se
e it
in Ja
ff na!
The
cup
can
be se
en in
the
phot
ogra
ph a
bove
, alo
ng
with
mem
bers
of
the
Club
. T
he s
choo
l ar
chite
ct
(a v
ery
dist
ingu
ishe
d Sr
i La
nkan
arc
hite
ct)
is t
he
gent
lem
an s
ittin
g fr
ont r
ight
and
the
Club
Pre
side
nt
is s
eate
d fr
ont l
eft.
ww
w.r
ota
rycl
ub
colo
mb
on
ort
h.o
rg
Joy
Palm
er-C
oope
r
SWIM
ARA
THO
N
25
/02
/12
In a
id o
f ‘E
nd
Po
lio
No
w’
Gra
ntha
m u
sed
to b
e fa
mou
s as
the
birt
hpla
ce o
f M
arga
ret
That
cher
, but
now
it h
as b
een
put
on t
he
wor
ld m
ap b
y Ro
tary
; th
e G
rant
ham
Rot
ary
Club
ha
d th
e id
ea o
f a
Swim
arat
hon
to r
aise
aw
aren
ess
of R
otar
y’s
‘End
Pol
io N
ow’ c
ampa
ign.
T
he e
vent
en
cour
ages
eve
ryon
e to
joi
n to
geth
er t
o ha
ve f
un
and
rais
e m
oney
.
The
Swim
arat
hon
idea
ha
s no
w ‘g
one
glob
al’ a
nd fo
r th
e fi r
st t
ime
the
Rota
ry C
lub
of
Aln
wic
k jo
ined
man
y ot
hers
in
th
is
wor
thw
hile
pr
ojec
t th
anks
to
th
e W
illow
burn
Le
isur
e Ce
ntre
ge
nero
usly
al
low
ing
us to
use
thei
r sup
erb
faci
litie
s. I
n ad
ditio
n th
e Ro
taki
ds o
rgan
ised
a h
ighl
y eff
ect
ive
publ
icity
cam
paig
n in
volv
ing
fl yer
s, po
ster
s in
sch
ools
and
web
site
not
ices
. W
ithou
t the
ir in
put
the
even
t cou
ld n
ot h
ave
been
so
succ
essf
ul.
The
idea
is th
at R
otar
y cl
ubs a
roun
d th
e w
orld
regi
ster
as
man
y pe
ople
as
poss
ible
to
swim
100
met
res
betw
een
12.0
0 no
on a
nd 1
.00
pm.
Eac
h sw
imm
er
pays
a s
mal
l fee
whi
ch g
oes
to t
he c
ampa
ign,
and
an
att
empt
is m
ade
to c
reat
e a
wor
ld r
ecor
d fo
r th
e nu
mbe
r of p
eopl
e sw
imm
ing
100
met
res
at th
e sa
me
time.
Th
is o
f cou
rse
mea
ns n
ight
tim
e in
Aus
tral
ia,
and
in B
risba
ne it
was
war
m e
noug
h to
sw
im in
the
se
a w
here
the
sw
imm
ers
wer
e jo
ined
by
an e
xcite
d do
g!
Wo
rld
Re
cord
Ho
lde
rs i
n A
lnw
ick
Wor
ldw
ide,
ove
r £3
0,00
0 w
as r
aise
d, e
noug
h to
va
ccin
ate
mor
e th
an 1
50,0
00 c
hild
ren!
In
Aln
wic
k ei
ghty
peo
ple
ente
red,
egg
ed o
n by
a n
oisy
cro
wd
of s
uppo
rter
s. W
e ra
ised
£17
4 fr
om t
he s
wim
mer
s (n
o do
gs w
ere
incl
uded
) plu
s an
ext
ra £
66 w
heed
led
out
of s
pect
ator
s by
Rot
akid
Bai
ley
selli
ng c
rocu
s bu
tton
hole
s.
Man
y ot
hers
sup
port
ed t
he e
vent
: fr
om C
airn
s in
Aust
ralia
to V
anco
uver
in C
anad
a, fr
om
Nai
robi
in
Keny
a to
Sha
ngha
i in
Chi
na,
and
whe
n th
e re
sults
fro
m t
he l
ast
club
(35
sw
imm
ers
from
Ra
wal
pind
i in
Paki
stan
) cam
e in
to th
e G
rant
ham
HQ
a
new
wor
ld re
cord
was
con
fi rm
ed.
The
old
reco
rd
was
2,5
33 a
nd w
e ac
hiev
ed n
early
dou
ble
that
: 5,1
07!
So t
he s
wim
mer
s of
Aln
wic
k ar
e no
w w
orld
rec
ord
hold
ers
and
they
des
erve
a h
uge
“Tha
nk y
ou” f
rom
th
ose
who
hav
e be
en s
aved
from
a te
rrib
le, w
astin
g di
seas
e.
ww
w.r
ota
rysw
ima
rath
on
.org
ww
w.r
ota
ryg
lob
als
wim
ara
tho
n.o
rg
Gra
ham
Sm
ith