President Linda’s Tea
Parties.
n Sunday 21st August and
Sunday 4th
September,
President Linda hosted her Tea
Parties for Club Rotarians and
personal guests.
Merry gatherings assembled at
the WI building in Hill Park,
the home of Linda’s Women’s
Institute branch. for an
afternoon of good company
and good food. This was
provided by Wright’s Caterers,
who put on such a splendid
spread at Stubbington Study
Centre a few weeks ago. A
good selection of sandwiches,
fancy cakes, scones with fresh
cream, washed down with
copious amounts of tea and
coffee.
The first party enjoyed a
lovely sunny afternoon; whilst
the second party was held in
more unsettles weather, which
improved as the afternoon
progressed.
To ensure that we were in the
party spirit, a number of
quizzes were devised, and
really tested our observance of
the local scene, as we tried to
identify the location of various
photographs.
Even more devious were the
cryptic clues provided by Mike
Hurley, which had us working
out common sayings from
drawings – a lot of guess-work
here! Rebecca won the
completion at the first party,
but the second party winner
was a Stubbington victory!
Pam and John Bryant won the
first party Fareham quiz,
whilst the Stubbington lot won
for the second party. Thanks
Linda for a very pleasant
afternoon.
O
Rotary Day at
Goodwood.
otary Day at Goodwood
took place this year on
Saturday 10th September
2011, and was organised by
the Rotary Club of Lymington,
and organised by Ivor
Spreadbury. Tickets for the
Richmond Enclosure, usually
costing £27 per person were
available to Rotary at a cost of
£16 with some of the money
being donated back to Rotary
Foundation. This was the 4th
time that Sarah, Terry, Tessa,
and Rebecca have been, whilst
it was Mike Hurley’s 2nd year
in attending the Rotary Day at
Goodwood. The atmosphere is
always very good, with
everyone jolly, cheering all the
races on especially when the
horses are near the finishing
line. There are various bars
and food places throughout the
venue.
There is also the opportunity to
go and watch the horses in the
parade ring prior the race for
those interested.
With a ticket for the Richmond
enclosure you can go into the
other 3 if you want to. If you
like people and clothes/shoes
watching then it’s the place to
go. If you have the opportunity
to go next year try and do so,
it’s always in the 2nd weekend
of September and a week prior
Goodwood Revival. Dress
code - no jeans or trainers.
Despite it being a bit windy
and wet at times this year we
all came away happy - some
more so than others. The main
thing is we all enjoyed it and
took part in the spirit of the
day.
Many thanks to our racing
Correspondent – Rebecca
Traynor.
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Extract from DG
Caroline’s Chronicles. ay and Victoria Burman
thoroughly enjoyed their
visit to Rotary Wessex. It was
great to see so many members
of other Clubs joining
Winchester for the Monday
evening (21 Clubs were
represented) and I know that
Burman’s enthusiastic message
was a great inspiration to
many.
And then there was the abseil
down the Spinnaker Tower!
I’m that black spec about ¼ of
the way down! Was I
apprehensive? Yes, a bit, but I
felt infinitely better than
Burman looked when we were
getting harnessed up at the top
of the tower. I’m not sure he is
ever going to forgive me for
organising this special treat for
them!
I really enjoyed the
experience, would I do it
again? Certainly! We had great
support from Rotarians from a
whole range of Clubs – local
and not so local to Portsmouth,
so thank you to everyone who
came along on the morning;
we were all encouraged by the
cheering and applause and now
have lots of very professional
photographs.
Best of all is that the total
sponsorship going towards
End Polio Now stands at over
£2,500. This amount was
really boosted by the raffle at
the Winchester evening which
raised more than £700 – thank
you to everyone who
sponsored me.
Burman and Victoria were also
delighted to visit Fareham’s
Wheelhouse and unveil a
plaque to its builder, Rtn Ben
Benstead, as well as spending
the evening at the Stubbington
Study Centre with, again,
several other clubs coming
along to join us.
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Response from OZ. I’m sure you all remember the
visit from the President of the
Rotary Club of Karrinyup –
our twin club in Australia. I
regularly receive a copy of
their bulletin
In writing to thank the editor,
John Burt, I mentioned how
pleased we were to see their
President Allan Cerinich, see
below-
From: Dave Barclay
[mailto:[email protected]
]
To: 'John Burt'
Subject: RE: karp bull
Many thanks John.
It was my great pleasure to meet
your President Allan at Fareham
last week. Our speaker for the
week was the actor playing the
Tin Man from the ‘Wizard of Oz’
Coincidence to have a Pres from
Oz as well!!
Best regards to all,
Dave.
I received the following in reply:
But he looks more like President
Nasser from Egypt. You now owe
us a few return visits to Oz.
Regards
John Burt
What do you think?
From the Karrinyup Bulletin.
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Our other Oz visitors,
from the Rotary Club of
Scarborough. Thoughts on a visit to UK
MEMORIES
Blue summer skies, some
clouds & some rain
Gardens in colour &
sculptured green trees
Squirrels & rabbits & shy
badgers & foxes
Birds - many types - by
mirrored golf lakes
Ancient castles & palaces &
private estates
Majestic cathedrals & ringing
bells bronze
Magnificent lead lights & pipe
organs grande
Town Halls & squares &
cobblestones rare
Artistic stone works, thatches
& slates
Cosy hideaway inns near
forests & streams
Boats, narrow, restored,
sailboats & ferries
Gourmet red cherries, straw &
blue berries
Full English breakfasts,
marmalades & jams
Valley view picnics, & BBQ’s
- perfect & tasty
Puddings with roasts; &
double cream teas
All friendship hosts made us
most welcome
Same as Rotarians at Rotary
Club meetings
These are a few of the
favourite things …..
Sincere thanks to Rotarians &
partners for their wonderful
hospitality & support of this
excellent Rotary program.
David & June Gaubert – Team
Members
Rotary Club of Scarborough,
Western Australia
And now to South Africa And a very sad story, from
Tony Cove.
hen in Knysna, South
Africa earlier this year
we met with a person which
led to contact with the local
Rotary Club. Knysna is about
500km from Cape Town via
the Garden Route towards
Durban, with a pretty harbour
and recently voted one of the
top 100 locations in the world.
We visited in 2009 and liked it
so much we made a point of
returning this year. I thought it
would be good to exchange
newsletters with the Knysna
Club and thereby get to
understand some of the
differences in working with the
local community and this
morning made the suggestion
to exchange. Little did I expect
to receive within hours a
message that so markedly
illustrates the call upon Rotary
in SA, in this case sadly setting
up food facilities for bereaved
and distressed families from
what they describe as 'one of
our schools'
We have just had a terrible
tragedy in Knysna this
morning – a bus transporting
school children crashed into a
river. It is one of our schools
that we have had many
projects with, so it’s affected
us all. So far there is (sic) 14
children and the bus driver
that have been killed. The Club
will be helping out with food
for all the families that have
been assembled in the school
hall, and I have got permission
to donate some money from
my company. It is just so sad,
far too young for this to
happen to.
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For details of the Rotary Club
of Knysna, here is a link to
their website:
http://www.knysnarotary.co.za/
The new Rotary Wessex Logo
has been announced -
More details on the District
website.
OCTOBERS MENU
6th
Braised Steak,
mashed potato and
vegetables
13th
Grilled salmon,
Hollandaise sauce,
new potatoes and
vegetables
20th
Pork Loin Steak,
Peppercorn sauce,
sauté potatoes,
Grilled tomato and
garden peas
27th Ham, Egg and chips.
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OCTOBER PROGRAMME
6th
Business and
fellowship meeting
13th
Speaker – Richard
Watson – “They both
had the wow factor”
14th
District Conference –
Eastbourne (14th
– 16th
18th
Club Council meeting
20th
RI Theme meeting –
Vocational service
27th
Business and
fellowship meeting
29th President Elect
training session
Wishing Well
4th
August £54.00
25th
August £80.00
15th
September £63.50
Note: 25th Aug includes Family Bargain Store
W
A few more pictures from
the President’s Tea Parties.
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Past Presidents’ Night
2011
On 19th
September Past
Presidents met to honour
President Linda and IPP Colin.
This is a tradition that was
started by the late PP Kendal
Ockenden in the 1980’s and
has continued ever since.
The idea was to honour the
incumbent President and to
demonstrate all the Past
President’s support for them in
their year of Office. This
year’s event was unique in
that we had two guests of
honour. We were able to
thank IPP Colin for steering
the Club through his year
despite serious health
problems as well as
demonstrating our support to
President Linda.
Sixteen Past Presidents were
present out of the Club’s 26
surviving holders of that
Office. The Dinner was up to
the Roebuck’s usual high
standard and had been
organised by PP Mike Hurley.
Mike also spoke on behalf of
us in proposing toasts to each
of the guests of Honour. IPP
Colin thanked the Past
Presidents for their support and
practical help that enabled to
complete his year and to enjoy
his Rotary.
President Linda responded to
Mike’s toast emphasising her
theme that we should
“Embrace Humanity – but
have fun”.
She then went on to propose a
toast to all her predecessors
who have held the Office of
President of The Rotary Club
of Fareham. It was an evening
of good food and fine
fellowship. Thanks to Roger
Esnault. More pictures on the
website. Ed.
Rotary supports the
Rainbow centre.
Sunday 18th September 2011
was the Presentation Day for
the people who completed the
"Marathon by Instalments" in
June and July, in aid of the
Rainbow Centre. The event
was held at the Fareham
Football Club ground.
The Rotary Club of Fareham
were partners to the Rainbow
Centre, who receive no Grant
Aid but rely solely on fund
raising activities.
President Linda, Jill, Rebecca,
Mike Hurley and Terry
Dowland attended the
presentation ceremony, where
The Rotary Club of Fareham
had praised heaped upon it for
taking part and for its
attendance and support in the
organisation and management
of the project.
Over 50 participants, 3 under
10 and many over 70, managed
to raise over £4800.
All participants received a
certificate, presented by Peter,
a Triple Gold Medal Disabled
Olympics Swimmer. Peter also
presented a number of special
prizes ( fastest completed, first
lady home, most money
raised) and Pip Traynor was
given 2 new toys for "First
Dog Home" (no mention of
Mike who had to drag him
round!).
The rainbow centre is a
favoured charity of our
president, and will be a major
recipient of our activities this
coming year.
Thanks to Rebecca – Ed.
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Mobile Library at QA
ver had a long stay in
hospital and been very
bored? Ever longed for a new
book to read? Has a member of
your family needed a book in
hospital? QA hospital has a
library service and the library
trolley is operated by the
Rotary Club of Cosham with
volunteers. However, more
volunteers are needed to keep
the service going. Perhaps
Fareham Rotarians can help,
yourselves or by rustling up
some more volunteers. You
only need to do two hours a
month. If you would like to
contribute to this community
service, you can have a session
with one of the regular helpers
to see how the routine works.
If you go on with the service
you will need simple Health
and Safety and security checks
but, on the up side, you will
get a pass card to many areas
of the hospital and also to the
car park! To volunteer or find
out more, contact Cosham
Secretary, Howard Goldsmith
on 023 9237 6893 or
Eileen Davis Following the article on Eileen Davis in last month’s Flyer – Roger sent the following message:
Dear Maureen and Vernon I thought you might like the latest copy of our Club magazine – which included a piece about Eileen Best wishes to you both from Ursula and I. Kind regards Roger Dear Roger Thank you very much for the copy of your club newsletter. We have copied the page and included it with our other memorabilia. Thank you for your clubs kind thoughts at this time. Kind regards Vernon
(Maureen was Dickie and Eileen Davis’ daughter – married to Vernon Clark a PP of Fareham Meon Club).
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Hearing Dogs for the
Deaf
On Thursday 22nd
September,
Rebecca introduced us to Steve
Beale, his wife Christine and
Hearing Dog Yogi. Steve gave us
a fascinating talk on the work of
the Hearing Dogs for Deaf
People, and his own experiences
as a profoundly deaf person. He
told us how having the help of
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Yogi has changed his life, and
given him the confidence to face
the challenges of life - including
speaking to groups like us!
Meanwhile Yogi patrolled the
room, walking under each table in
a search for the odd titbit! Pres.
Linda presented Steve with a
cheque for £365 towards the
training of hearing dogs. The
large cheque was made possible
through the wonderful generosity
of Rebecca, who chose donations
rather than gifts for her 40th
birthday.
Dave
A special report from PHF
Colonel Dr. David Sanders in
Afghanistan
ope that all is well with
you.
Month eleven of
mobilised military service.
Still working as Chief Coalition
Logistics at ISAF Joint Command
(commanding a potting shed) but
now also the OF5 Liaison Officer
with the new 3* Afghan Ground
Forces Command HQ in Kabul
(and covering for the boss while
he is away again); all interesting.
Planes arrive day at night, and if
the sky is clear like tonight, then
the moon bathes the camp and the
airport with an ethereal, ghostly
light. A film of dust and sand
covers everything and it
shimmers silver on the tarmac
and concrete in the dark (a bit like
the black and white tv pictures of
the astronauts walking on the
moon). The place is a functional,
military town built on a patch of
desert just north of Kabul airport
from which NATO orchestrates
the conflict against the Taliban.
Priorities are still:
Protect the Afghan
people
Build the capacity of the
Afghan Security Forces
so they can take lead
responsibility for security
in their own country;
Counter the insurgency
and
Enable the delivery of
stronger governance and
development
Now in a relatively luxurious
double room with an American
Air Force Colonel.
It is still relatively hot but the
evenings are getting cooler as the
autumn approaches and we have
had some rain. So nice that we all
stood out in it. The dust settled
for a while afterwards and as the
haze lifted, we could see
mountains that we hadn't realised
were there.
My life is revolving more around
a gymnasium than it ever has
done before; have lost one and a
half stone. I went to an Abs Class
last week; bit like a tv version of
American Marines at Boot Camp
but indoors. They do like
shouting and singing when they
are exercising. I had copied
timings across from someone's
Outlook Diary and he had it listed
as half an hour long. Twenty
minutes into it, I was dying. But
thought, no worries - we will be
warming down and stretching any
minute. Sadly it was an hour
long. By the end of it, they were
all doing 30 repetitions and I was
only doing five or six. And they
must have looked very
embarrassing. To warm down we
did various planks. I think I
passed out as I don't remember
the end.
Usually relatively quiet in Kabul
but there was a little more
excitement than usual this month.
The other night, just after one of
the Rocket Attack warnings there
was an earthquake. We all
assumed that a rocket had landed
and exploded at first. It was a
magnitude-5.4 earthquake and
rattled all the way through the
Hindu Kush region of
Afghanistan. It was deep
apparently, some 123 miles below
the surface. The epicenter was
about 157 miles northeast of
where we are.
You may have seen some of the
other excitement on TV. We have
had lots of little events this month
but on one occasion, at least 25
people died during a 20-hour-
long attack by insurgents. They
went for the US embassy, NATO
HQ, police buildings and the
airport. Sadly the dead included
11 civilians (including children)
and 10 insurgents. I guess they
are going for suicide missions in
Kabul this month for the
propaganda.
The insurgents planned well that
time and were well supplied and
H
they picked some of the best
spots in Kabul from which to
mount an assault and attack some
high-value targets.
A suicide bomber was heading
for the airport when he was
killed.
Have been reading a little about
Afghanistan and the so-called
"Great Game" in the 19th century.
We and Imperial Russia have a
lot to blame around the world. It
became a Cold War battleground
after that, especially when
thousands of Soviet troops
intervened in 1979 to prop up a
dodgy pro-communist regime.
And of course that eventually led
to a major confrontation that drew
in the US and Afghanistan's
neighbours. Of course we
eventually lost interest after the
withdrawal of the Soviet forces,
meanwhile the country's civil war
just dragged on and on and
eventually turned into this affair.
Youngest kids have started back
at school and appear to be on
good form. They both appear to
be enjoying (and doing well at)
school. Ben has started playing
the keyboard. Heather is doing
the synchronized swimming
routines at competitions. I have
managed to talk to them on Skype
twice (well once I could only type
as the microphone wasn't
working).I will drink a toast of
lemon squash to you all tonight
(it is Mexican Specialty Night in
the Cook House again).
Bye for now.
Yours Aye,
David
Colonel David Sanders | Chief
Coalition Logistics
The new alphabet
A’s for arthritis, B’s the bad
back,
C’s the chest pains - cardiac?
D’s for dental decay and decline.
E’s for eyes that can’t read the
top line.
F is for fissure and fluid
retention,
G’s for the gas – I’d rather not
mention!
H is high blood pressure –I’d
rather it low,
I for incisions with scars you
can’t show.
J is for joints, out of socket –
won’t mend
K is for knees that crack when
they bend.
L is libido – what happened to
sex?
M is for memory – Can’t
remember what’s next.
N for neuralgia, in nerves way
down low
O is for osteo – bones that won’t
grow.
P for prescriptions – I have quite
a few, give me a pill and I feel
just like new!
Q is for queasy, is it fatal or ‘flu?
R is for reflux, one meal turns to
two.
S for the sleepless nights,
counting my fears
T is for tinnitus, those bells in my
ears.
U is for urinary; troubles with
flow
V is for vertigo, that’s dizzy you
know.
W is for worry, now what’s
going round?
X is for X ray, and what might
be found.
Y for another year I’m left here
behind
Z for the zest I still have – in my
mind!!