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By email to all members of Swindon Phoenix Rotary Club, and some members of Foothill Highlands Rotary Club USA, Tappahannock Rotary Club USA, also Rotary Club Members in Australia, Indore and Bhopal

India and special supporters elsewhere

“eIヴetaヴ┞; P.P. Johﾐ Fisheヴ

The Rotary Club of Swindon Phoenix DistヴiIt ヱヱヰヰ Eﾐglaﾐd

weekly Hulleiﾐ

The Birdy’

Iﾏﾏediate Past Pヴesideﾐt

Geof Beale

Issue ﾐuﾏHeヴ ヲンン Voluﾏe ﾐuﾏHeヴ ヵ

NuﾏHeヴ ンヲ of this ‘otaヴ┞ Yeaヴ ふe┝Iludiﾐg speIial issuesぶ

Ne┝t ┘eeks host is

‘otaヴiaﾐ P.J. OげFaヴヴell

Editoヴ; P P Peteヴ Editoヴ; P P Peteヴ Editoヴ; P P Peteヴ Golds┘oヴth┞. Golds┘oヴth┞. Golds┘oヴth┞. P.H.F. “apphiヴe P.H.F. “apphiヴe P.H.F. “apphiヴe

“uH Editoヴ ヲ; PP Peteヴ ふGruﾏp┞ぶ Ne┘soﾐ PHF

Guests at this ┘eeks ﾏeeiﾐg see ふヴepoヴt ┘ithiﾐぶ

AL“O details of ﾐe┝t ┘eeks iﾐ-teヴesiﾐg speakeヴ

ふiﾐ faIt aItuall┞ 3 ┘eeks ﾐe┘s iﾐsideぶ

Pヴesideﾐt NiIole PヴiIe

Pヴesideﾐt EleIt Nigel Caustoﾐ

CluH Tヴeasuヴeヴ PP Da┗id Coe

“uH Editoヴ; PP Paul ふSIoopぶ Paヴfヴe┞ PHF

“uH editoヴ ン; ‘tﾐ Chヴis ふSuper SIriHeぶ “iﾏs

“┘iﾐdoﾐ Phoeﾐi┝ ‘otaヴ┞ CluH Hoﾐouヴed ‘eIipieﾐt;

ヲヰヱヶ/ヱΑ Pヴide of “┘iﾐdoﾐ Teaﾏ A┘aヴd

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This ┘eek Host ‘otaヴiaﾐ Daヴヴeﾐ Cヴaﾐﾐis “peakeヴふsぶ is ﾐot ケuiet aIIuヴate as ┘e had け“iﾐgeヴs!げ ﾐaﾏel┞ けThe Opeﾐ Dooヴ Choiヴげ

Host ‘epoヴt A gヴeat e┗eﾐiﾐg of fuﾐ aﾐd fello┘ship aﾐd a iヴst at “┘iﾐdoﾐ Phoeﾐi┝ ‘otaヴ┞ CluH – a Choiヴ!

GヴaIe ┘as ouヴ all eﾐIoﾏpassiﾐg oﾐe We gi┗e thaﾐks foヴ the food Hefoヴe us aﾐd those Heside us

Thaﾐks foヴ the ヴeasoﾐ that uﾐites us aﾐd the fヴieﾐdship that gヴo┘s Het┘eeﾐ us.

Aﾏeﾐ

We ┘eヴe joiﾐed H┞ ouヴ paヴtﾐeヴs, fello┘ ‘otaヴiaﾐs fヴoﾏ ‘otaヴ┞ e-CluH, Ashish & Dhaﾐashヴi Chaﾐﾐa-┘aヴ, Pヴadeep & Neetu “haヴd┘aj of “┘iﾐdoﾐ Hiﾐ-du Teﾏple & Cultuヴal Ceﾐtヴe [┘ho ┘ill He hosiﾐg our Jaipur liﾏH projeIt fuﾐdraiser later iﾐ the ┞ear] aﾐd T┘eﾐt┞-“e┗eﾐ ﾏeﾏHeヴs of The Opeﾐ Dooヴ Ceﾐtヴe Choiヴ, aIIoﾏpaﾐied H┞ lead H┞ siﾐg-iﾐg teaIheヴ E┗a GilHeヴt aﾐd Ceﾐtヴe Maﾐageヴ Jeﾐ-ﾐ┞ aﾐd Deput┞ Maﾐageヴ Pat. Ateヴ a Heauiful Iﾐdiaﾐ Hufet diﾐﾐeヴ ふ┘ith soﾏe ‘otariaﾐs ha┗iﾐg seIoﾐdげs aﾐd thirds!ぶ, The Opeﾐ Dooヴ Ceﾐtヴe Choiヴ, [The Opeﾐ Ceﾐtre, Hased iﾐ Gorse Hill, S┘iﾐdoﾐ, e┝ists to ﾏake a posi-i┗e difereﾐIe iﾐ the li┗es of adults ┘ith learﾐiﾐg disaHiliies], took to Ieﾐtヴe stage to peヴ-foヴﾏ a ンヰ ﾏiﾐutes ﾏiﾐi-IoﾐIeヴt foヴ “┘iﾐdoﾐ Phoeﾐi┝ ‘otaヴ┞ CluH.

All ﾏeﾏHeヴs saﾐg Hヴilliaﾐtl┞ ┘ith gヴeat passioﾐ, eﾐthusiasﾏ aﾐd eﾐeヴg┞ – theヴe ┘asﾐげt a dヴ┞ e┞e iﾐ the audieﾐIe. “e┗eヴal Ihoiヴ ﾏeﾏHeヴs IoﾐIヴet-

A Hヴief outliﾐe oﾐ ﾐe┝t ┘eeks speakeヴ supplied H┞

Host ‘otaヴiaﾐ P.J OげFaヴヴell John Laverty was an army officer for 18 years in the Royal Irish

Regiment. In August 2000 whilst serving as a Captain in Sierra Leone he was captured with 10 col-leagues and held hostage by a notorious armed rebel group known as the West Side Boys. He and his colleagues were subsequently res-cued by British Special Forces in September 2000, when all avenues of negotiation and op-portunities of escape had closed. He has an unusual tale to tell about leadership in extreme situations and overcoming adversi-ty.

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ed theiヴ feaヴs aﾐd saﾐg solo oヴ as a duet foヴ the iヴst iﾏe iﾐ fヴoﾐt of a puHliI audieﾐIe.

Highlights ┘eヴe け“┘iﾐg Lo┘ “┘eet Chaヴiotげ aﾐd a iﾐal Ilosiﾐg soﾐg fヴoﾏ けLes MiséヴaHlesげ.

The Opeﾐ Dooヴ Ceﾐtヴe Choiヴ Ieヴtaiﾐl┞ li┗e up to the l┞ヴiIs of the soﾐgs the┞ ┘eヴe siﾐgiﾐg - さI Iaﾐ do aﾐ┞thiﾐgざ aﾐd さI Iaﾐ He aﾐ┞thiﾐgざ.

“ee the Choiヴ li┗e at this ┞eaヴげs “┘iﾐdoﾐ MusiI Fes-i┗al held iﾐ Old To┘ﾐ duヴiﾐg MaヴIh.

Peteヴ さGヴuﾏp┞ざ Ne┘soﾐ joiﾐed us ateヴ diﾐﾐeヴ ┘ith his keepeヴ Jeﾐﾐ┞, ha┗iﾐg Heeﾐ a┘a┞ iﾐ Ma-deiヴa foヴ a holida┞, ヴe-tuヴﾐed ┘ith a さBヴo┘ﾐ Pa-peヴ Eﾐ┗elopざ as his holi-da┞ git...ﾏake of that ┘hat ┞ou ┘ill!

Foヴ all those e┝peIiﾐg LuIk┞ LuI┞, she ┘ill ヴetuヴﾐ ﾐe┝t ┘eek, as ouヴ e┗eﾐiﾐg of gヴeat Ioﾏpaﾐ┞, food aﾐd eﾐteヴtaiﾐﾏeﾐt let us shoヴt oﾐ iﾏe to ﾏake ouヴ ﾏoﾐthl┞ CluH ヱヰヰヰ dヴa┘.

‘otariaﾐ Darreﾐ Craﾐﾐis

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It is tヴue to sa┞—aﾐd ┞ou ┘ill see it fヴoﾏ the ateﾐioﾐ gi┗eﾐ

to the Ihoiヴ that ┘e ┘eヴe Hlo┘ﾐ a┘a┞ H┞ theiヴ eﾐthusi-

asﾏ aﾐd ﾐot oﾐl┞ the ┘a┞ the┞ had o┗eヴIoﾏe theiヴ peヴsoﾐal

diiIulies Hut also the dediIa-ioﾐ of the Opeﾐ Dooヴ Teaﾏ

Leadeヴs. Tヴul┞ a Phoeﾐi┝ ﾐight to sa┗ouヴ oﾐ so ﾏaﾐ┞ le┗els!

Pヴoof is oﾐ the audieﾐIe faIes Helo┘!

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The Queeﾐ Of Eﾐglaﾐd

I ┘as a litle shoIked H┞ the piI-tuヴes ┘heﾐ it peﾐetヴated ﾏ┞ Hヴaiﾐ ho┘ loﾐg she's Heeﾐ aヴouﾐd. “he gi┗es ﾐe┘ ﾏeaﾐiﾐg to the phヴase

"Loﾐg Li┗e the Queeﾐ".

Ho┘ old does this oﾐe ﾏake ┞ou feel?

I doﾐ't kﾐo┘ aHout ┞ou, Hut I ┘eﾐt OMG soﾏe┘heヴe Het┘eeﾐ Eiseﾐho┘eヴ aﾐd Tヴuﾏaﾐ.

ふAteヴ lookiﾐg at this - I aﾏ shoIked at ho┘ loﾐg I'┗e Heeﾐ

aヴouﾐd, too...ぶ

IF YOU ‘EMEMBE‘ ALL O‘ MO“T OF THE“E ELEVEN P‘E“IDENT“, YOU MU“T ADMIT YOU'‘E NO

“P‘ING CHICKEN EITHE‘!

Thaﾐk ┞ou to Bill┞ Cヴo┝toﾐ iﾐ Viヴgiﾐia foヴ seﾐdiﾐg ﾏe this

‘eﾏeﾏHeヴ the soﾐg — けTheヴeげll al┘a┞s He aﾐ Eﾐglaﾐdげ..

Well this soヴta sho┘s ┘h┞, I ヴeIkoﾐ!

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THIS UNEXPECTEDLY CAME IN to the Editor ater that las Bird┞ ┘eﾐt out aﾐd a huge Thaﾐk ┞ou to ‘otariaﾐ Ste┗e Weisiﾐger, ┘ho I thought ┘as oﾐl┞ doiﾐg the graIe as a staﾐd iﾐ—Hut ┘eﾐt to the trouHle of seﾐdiﾐg ﾏe this report! Thaﾐk ┞ou Ste┗e,┞ou are a litle star!! Hi Golds

Hopefull┞ this is ok foヴ ┞ou

The evening started with President Nicole asking me if I could host the meeting which I was happy to do.

Charlotte Mudd was scheduled to host the evening but had another commitment, in to hospital Thursday morning to deliver her ba-by, we all wish Charlotte good luck, and that's another grand child for our Vice President.

Grace was said by the host and food was then served.

We started with Leek and Potato soup which was then followed with the main course of chicken and Mushroom pie, mash and veg. As we all finished our excellent treasurer wandered in just before 8 pm and had his din-ner.

Following dinner President Nicole toasted the Queen and we had the traditional 10 - 15 mi-nute tea break.

On return we went into B & F.

Minutes of the previous meeting were approved.

Secretary Report. John updated us on 2 items. The first a letter he received from a company interested in supplying us with equipment, at a cost, company to be checked out.

The second was a request from an academy trust in Wantage, for some equipment, Coun-cil decided it was outside our jurisdiction as not local.

Treasurers Report - David gave a very de-tailed breakdown of what is in the club ac-counts and where we are with Charity money.

Club Service Projects

The main one at the moment is the Dragon Boat Race. The first committee meeting on this was last week. Paul Parfrey gave us an update on what was discussed, Paul will send the information out to all club members short-ly. The key part is that the club needs to find a new sponsor this year as last years sponsor unfortunately can't continue this year.

The other project relates to " Foreign Coins " any spare ones you have please bring in and pass to Peter "Grumpy" Newson. These will be used to help fund a shelter box.

Club Admin

Paul asked for members to look at the club website to check what dates they are host and let him know who your guest speakers are etc.

Fund Raising

Nicole asked members to think of ways we can raise money to help the club with further projects. A race night was talked about. Even though Grumpy wasn't at the meeting we un-derstand he was talking about a Scalextric evening in a car showroom.

Membership

Chris Simms had nothing to report

International Pete Goldsworthy gave us information on a Jaipur Limb Fund Raising meet-ing he was at. On Sunday 9th April a big event is tak-ing place in Swindon and all money raised will help this worthwhile cause. Full details to follow.

Birthday announcements – none

Holiday gifts

Steve Weisinger - a tin of Irish tea and some Irish Fudge from 2 holidays in Ireland

AOB. Steve Weisinger gave details of a very kind donation to the club of 11 bottles of Alco-hol, 3 Gin, 4 Pimms and 4 Irish liqueur from the store manager in Tesco Express, Freshbrook.

Nicole then gave a reminder of the Young Car-ers Ball in March at the Four Pillars hotel. Also if you shop at Waitrose Young Carers is one of

LA“T WEEK!

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the charities that you can put your token in, please do this and let anybody else know.

At the clubs Xmas bash held at Nicole and Ian's house in December £553 was raised for The Salvation Army.

Host next week is Darren Crannis. It is also a Partners night

Our President gave the final toast and then closed the meeting.

Steve

‘otaヴiaﾐs! If ┞ou aヴe goiﾐg aHヴoad this ┞eaヴ We ﾐeed

┞ouヴ help. We ha┗e IuヴヴeﾐI┞ foヴ a ┗aヴiet┞ of Iouﾐtヴies & Iaﾐ do soﾏe e┝-Ieediﾐgl┞ good e┝-Ihaﾐge ヴates, just ha┗e a Ihat ┘ith ﾏe oヴ Jeﾐﾐ┞ & iﾐd out ┘hat Iouﾐtヴies ┘e Iaﾐ help ┘ith. Coﾐ┗eヴsel┞ ┘heﾐ ┞ou Ioﾏe HaIk fヴoﾏ ┘e aヴe happ┞ to take ┞ouヴ foヴeigﾐ e┝Ihaﾐge to ヴeI┞Ile. Doﾐ't foヴget ┘e aヴe ヴaisiﾐg ﾏoﾐe┞ to Hu┞ a “helteヴ oヴ Aケua Bo┝. Gヴuﾏp┞…………….. Editoヴ AH HAA! - Is Gヴuﾏp┞ sa┗iﾐg ﾏoﾐe┞ foヴ a ‘aiﾐ┞ Da┞ ? I ask

PiItuヴed toda┞ ふ“atuヴda┞ぶ The ┘eddiﾐg of the ┞ouﾐg lad┞ ┘ho is the iﾐspiヴaioﾐ of ouヴ Epileps┞ Support Group,

Leoﾐa MIKee, to Mathe┘ Kiヴ┘aﾐ, the soﾐ of oﾐe of ┗eヴ┞ ouヴ けKﾐo┘ Your Blood

Pressure Nursesげ, JaIケueliﾐe Kiヴ┘aﾐ

President Nicole with Club guests Pradeep & Neetu Shardwaj -

Dhanashri & Ashish Channawar,

VE‘Y Hest ┘ishes foヴ ┞ouヴ futuヴe togetheヴ, fヴoﾏ all ┞ouヴ fヴieﾐds iﾐ “┘iﾐdoﾐ Phoeﾐi┝ ‘otaヴ┞ CluH

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I de-Iided to

go to the loIal ﾏosケue iﾐ Bヴadfoヴd foヴ the

iヴst iﾏe to see ┘hat it ┘as all aHout:

I sat do┘ﾐ aﾐd the Iﾏaﾏ Iaﾏe up to ﾏe, laid his haﾐds oﾐ ﾏ┞ haﾐd aﾐd said:

"B┞ the ┘ill of Allah aﾐd the pヴophet Mohaﾏﾏad - ┞ou ┘ill ┘alk toda┞."

I told hiﾏ I ┘asﾐ't paヴal┞zed, But I did ha┗e a sﾏall Huﾐioﾐ oﾐ ﾏ┞ let foot.

He Iaﾏe HaIk aﾐd laid his haﾐds oﾐ ﾏe aﾐd look-iﾐg sk┞┘aヴds, eaヴﾐestl┞ ヴepeated his ﾏaﾐtヴa:

"B┞ the ┘ill of Allah aﾐd the pヴophet Mohaﾏﾏad - ┞ou ┘ill ┘alk toda┞."

OﾐIe agaiﾐ, I told hiﾏ theヴe ヴeall┞ ┘as ﾐothiﾐg ┘ヴoﾐg ┘ith ﾏe.

Ateヴ pヴa┞eヴs I stepped outside?

Aﾐd Bu**eヴ ﾏe ----

MY CA‘ WA“ GONE !!!!

Fortune Teller

In a dark and hazy room, peering into a crystal ball, the Mystic delivered grave news:

"There's no easy way to tell you this, so I'll just be blunt. Prepare yourself to be a widow. Your husband will die a violent and horrible death this year."

Visibly shaken, Laura stared at the woman's lined face, then at the single flickering candle, then down at her hands.

She took a few deep breaths to com-pose herself and to stop her mind rac-ing. She simply had to know.

She met the Fortune Teller's gaze, steadied her voice and asked, "Will I be acquitted?"

For some reason, wives tend to like this joke........

Jokes

‘on the Birdy’s wing’ Thaﾐks Aﾐdヴe┘ Whiiﾐg!

Bヴeﾐda O'Malle┞ is hoﾏe ﾏakiﾐg diﾐﾐeヴ, as usual, Wheﾐ Tiﾏ Fiﾐﾐegaﾐ aヴヴi┗es at heヴ dooヴ. "Bヴeﾐda, ﾏa┞ I Ioﾏe iﾐ?" he asks. "I'┗e soﾏethiﾐ' to tell ┞a". "Of Iouヴse ┞ou Iaﾐ Ioﾏe iﾐ, ┞ou'ヴe al┘a┞s ┘elIoﾏe, Tiﾏ. But ┘heヴe's ﾏ┞ husHaﾐd?"

"That's ┘hat I'ﾏ heヴe to He telliﾐg ┞a, Bヴeﾐda."

Theヴe ┘as aﾐ aIIideﾐt do┘ﾐ at the Guiﾐﾐess Hヴe┘-eヴ┞..."

"Oh, God ﾐo!" Iヴies Bヴeﾐda. "Please doﾐ't tell ﾏe." "I ﾏust, Bヴeﾐda. Youヴ husHaﾐd “haﾏus

Is dead aﾐd goﾐe. I'ﾏ soヴヴ┞. Fiﾐall┞, she looked up at Tiﾏ. "Ho┘ did it happeﾐ, Tiﾏ?""It ┘as teヴヴiHle, Bヴeﾐda. He fell iﾐto a ┗at Of Guiﾐﾐess Stout aﾐd dヴo┘ﾐed.""Oh ﾏ┞ deaヴ Jesus! But ┞ou ﾏust tell ﾏe tヴuth, Tiﾏ. Did he at least go ケuiIkl┞?""Well, Bヴeﾐda... No. Iﾐ faIt, He got out thヴee iﾏes to pee."

Be well, stay safe, and SMILE (it makes your face feel good), a

nd if smiles are good, laughs are even better.

It's been said, "You don't stop laughing when you die,

you die when you stop laughing!!"

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FO‘ YOU‘ DIA‘Y

FO‘ YOU‘ DIA‘Y

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ヱヵth FeHヴuaヴ┞ – ふ┘ith Paヴt-ﾐeヴsぶ “peIial Guest “peakeヴ Al “┞l┗esteヴ ┘ho ┘alked fヴoﾏ Laﾐdsげ Eﾐd to Johﾐ OげGヴoats aﾏoﾐgst ﾏaﾐ┞ otheヴ ad┗eﾐ-tuヴes

ヱΑth –ヱΓth MaヴIh

‘otaヴ┞ DistヴiIt ヱヱヰヰ Coﾐfeヴ-

eﾐIe Toヴケua┞

ヱΒth MaヴIh –

Fヴieﾐds of “┘iﾐdoﾐ Youﾐg Caヴeヴs Ball at the Cots┘old Fouヴ Pillaヴs Hotel

ンヱst MaヴIh The Puddiﾐg CluH tヴip

Apヴil Γth ! A Majoヴ Fuﾐdヴaiseヴ foヴ the Jaipuヴ LiﾏH PヴojeIt at the “┘iﾐdoﾐ Hiﾐdu Teﾏple &

Cultuヴal Ceﾐtヴe, Cheﾐe┞ Maﾐoヴ “┘iﾐdoﾐ

Apヴil ヲヲﾐd “atuヴda┞ Kﾐo┘ Youヴ Blood Pヴessuヴe Da┞

ヱンth to ヱΓth Ma┞ – Aﾐﾐual Baヴge Week

ヲヵth Juﾐe – Aﾐﾐual Dヴagoﾐ Boat E┗eﾐt

Other iteﾏs ┘ill He added as this list is ﾐot e┝hausti┗e!

The OHjeIt of ‘otaヴ┞ is to eﾐIouヴage aﾐd fosteヴ the ideal of seヴ┗iIe as a Hasis of ┘oヴth┞ eﾐteヴpヴise aﾐd, iﾐ paヴiIulaヴ, to eﾐIouヴage aﾐd fosteヴ:

ヱぶThe de┗elopﾏeﾐt of aIケuaiﾐtaﾐIe as aﾐ oppoヴtuﾐit┞ foヴ seヴ┗iIe;

ヲぶ High ethiIal staﾐdaヴds iﾐ Husiﾐess aﾐd pヴofessioﾐs, the ヴeIogﾐiioﾐ of the ┘oヴthiﾐess of all useful oIIupaioﾐs, aﾐd the digﾐif┞iﾐg of eaIh ‘otaヴiaﾐげs oIIupaioﾐ as aﾐ oppoヴtuﾐit┞

to seヴ┗e soIiet┞;

ンぶ The appliIaioﾐ of the ideal of seヴ┗iIe iﾐ eaIh ‘otaヴiaﾐげs peヴsoﾐal, Husiﾐess, aﾐd Ioﾏﾏuﾐit┞ life;

ヴぶ The ad┗aﾐIeﾏeﾐt of iﾐteヴﾐaioﾐal uﾐdeヴstaﾐdiﾐg, good┘ill, aﾐd peaIe thヴough a ┘oヴld fello┘ship of Husiﾐess aﾐd pヴofes-sioﾐal peヴsoﾐs uﾐited iﾐ the ideal of seヴ┗iIe.

ふIt is ﾐot usual to read the ﾐuﾏHers aloud wheﾐ reIiiﾐg the oHjeItぶ

That’s all Folks !- but remember,

we are a

Rotary Club of the 21st Century

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