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ALNWICKDOTES - Spring 2012 12 COMING UP April ● Sat 14 th Bag-packing @ Morrison’s ● Thu 19 th Bill Bland - St George ● Thu 26 th Club Council Neville Wharrier - Neighbourhood Policing May ● Thu 3 rd Business meeting and AGM ● Wed 9 th “Feel the Spirit” Andrea Baker concert, Playhouse ● Thu 10 th John Humphries - Odes and Monologues ● Mon 14 th Talk and Toddle - Pegswood Fire Station ● Thu 17 th Cliff Pettit - 60 Years of Law ● Thu 24 th Alan Jones - Parkhurst Prison ● Thu 31 st Chris Friend - Mighty Oaks June ● Thu 7 th Joint Club Council Brunch - St Michael’s Church Hall Judith Draper - Juicing ● Thu 14 th Charity Golf Day - Foxton Hall ● Thu 21 st Gordon Bacon OBE ● Thu 28 th Club Assembly and Handover Visit by RotaKids ● Fri 29 th District Handover July ● Wed 4 th Chef of the Year - Duchess’s High School - 2.40pm - Awards at approx 4.30pm ● Thu 5 th Club Council Speaker - Cliff Pettit ● Thu 12th Business meeting & Club Assembly Host: Diane Pearson ● Thu 19 th Diane Pearson - Whiz Kids ● Thu 26 th Speaker finder - Terry Long Meetings Every Thursday at 12:30 White Swan Hotel, Bondgate Within ALNWICK, NE66 1TD 01 665 - 602 109 [email protected] Club Website: www.alnwickrotary.org Club No: 18826 District No: 1030 President James Bateman 01 665 - 605 185 [email protected] Secretary Ian Walker 01 665 - 604 375 [email protected] If you want to know more about Alnwick Rotary Club please speak to our Secretary, Ian Walker. C ONTACT I NFO COPY FOR THE NEXT EDITION The next edition of AlnwickDotes is planned for July. Please give your contributions to Graham Smith or to me by the middle of June. Colin Bradford, Editor Spring The magazine of the 2012 Rotary Club of Alnwick Rotary Club of Alnwick World Record World Record Holders in Alnwick Holders in Alnwick
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SHEL
TERB
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Ro
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tern
ati
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sig
ns
pro
jec
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pa
rtn
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hip
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Inte
rnat
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ned
an a
gree
men
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the
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rnat
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sast
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relie
f ch
arity
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elte
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hich
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reas
e th
eir
join
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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
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ts
the
plac
e of
Rot
aria
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roun
d th
e w
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at t
he h
eart
of
She
lterB
ox a
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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
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artn
er’ o
f Rot
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rnat
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unde
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m H
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the
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sinc
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com
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e of
the
wor
ld’s
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aid
char
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pplie
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r 10
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mili
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orld
wid
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llow
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disa
ster
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lubs
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at B
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d Ire
land
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se
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each
yea
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r th
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spon
se
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m
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rs w
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r ar
eas
and
prov
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hand
s-on
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p du
ring
times
of n
eed.
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se d
isas
ters
ca
n be
any
thin
g fr
om d
ealin
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ith t
he a
fter
mat
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ts
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om
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nder
and
CEO
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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
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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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& G
EARS
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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.
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audi
ence
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as a
maz
ed a
t th
e m
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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
g 2
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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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24
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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ICK
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TE
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Sp
rin
g 2
01
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
NW
ICK
DO
TE
S -
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rin
g 2
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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
DO
TE
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Sp
rin
g 2
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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
NW
ICK
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TE
S -
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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
