THE WISHING WELL HAS

MOVED! As planned, the Wishing Well

has now moved from its

draughty corridor near the

doors to the Fareham Shopping

Centre. It now occupies a

prime spot much nearer to the

central hub, where it will bene-

fit from a heavier footfall.

The move actually made it into

the News, in the form of an

article written and submitted

by George Cantrill.

Our chosen charity for the next

few months is ‘Hearing Dogs

for Deaf People’ and this mes-

sage

is displayed on the banner

above the well.

A small ceremony was held to

inaugurate the new siting of

the Well, attended by Centre

Manager Pam Marsden, Presi-

dent Linda, President Elect

Duncan Colin-Jones, together

with representatives of the

Hearing Dogs for the Deaf

charity. Our principle liaison

officer for the project was

George Cantrill, who, despite

having had a recent operation

on his foot, managed to hobble

around and ‘get things organ-

ised for the event.

Incidentally Gary and I emp-

tied the Well last week, and

banked £137.30.

George Cantrill, Pam Marsden, Pres Linda Ingram, PE Duncan, Chris Sew-

ard, Diana Rogers of Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, with trainee puppy

Jamie.

OUR CONGRATULATIONS

TO ERNIE AND ENID.

On 24th

April 2012 PP Ernie

Crouch and Enid celebrated

their 64th

wedding anniversary.

What a marvellous achieve-

ment.

The wedding ceremony took

place in Trincomalee, Ceylon,

(Sri Lanka) in 1938, far from

their family and relations. So

the Navy came to the rescue

and assisted in many ways.

Ernie says-

‘Neither of us had family any-

where handy for a wedding in

Ceylon, but the Navy did us

proud. That's the Captain and

his wife of HMS Highflyer, the

Surgeon Captain and the Ma-

tron of RNH Trincomalee and

the VAD Commandant. She

was "Mum" for the occasion,

laying on the wedding 'break-

fast' and a three tier cake. I was

C in C's staff but the Admiral

only sent his Flag Lieutenant.

He provided all the transport

and lent his staff car for the

bride.’

Certainly the Navy seem to

have done a very good, and a

permanent job! A model cou-

ple, Ernie & Enid have been

great grand-parents for the past

nineteen years!

________________________ Ernie tells me that a marriage

licence in Ceylon in 1948 cost

him 5 rupees – I reckon he

got a good bargain!

Here’s wishing them both

many more happy years to-

gether. Dave

________________

The Rotary Club of Fare-

ham sends Loyal Greet-

ings to Her Majesty.

On behalf of us all at the Rota-

ry Club of Fareham, President

Linda sent a letter to the Pal-

ace, expressing our congratula-

tions and best wishes on the

occasion of Her Majesty’s Di-

amond Jubilee.

President Linda wrote:

President Linda was most sur-

prised to receive the following

reply from Buckingham Pal-

ace.

Fareham celebrates Are you aware of the

celebrations planned by

Fareham Borough

Council? Details can be

found at:

https://www.fareham.go

v.uk/farehams_communi

ty/fareham_2012/diamo

ndjubilee.aspx

____________________

Don’t forget also the

events planned by our

Soberton members, which are

advertised on the back pages

of this Flyer. The ‘Soberton

Mafia’ need our help and sup-

port!

Diamond Quotes: A fine quotation is a dia-

mond in the hand of a man

of wit, and a pebble in the

hand of a fool. - Joseph

Roux

Adversity is the diamond

dust Heaven polishes its

jewels with. - Thomas Car-

lyle.

Better a diamond with a

flaw than a pebble without.

- Confucius

Better to be a strong man

with a weak point, than to

be a weak man without a

strong point. A diamond

with a flaw is more valua-

ble that a brick without a

flaw. - William J. H.

Boetcker.

The only carrots that inter-

est me are the number you

get in a diamond. - Mae

West

Your Majesty

I write on behalf of the Rotary Club of Fare-

ham with congratulations on this the occasion

of your Diamond Jubilee, a very special occa-

sion indeed.

We thank you for all you have contributed to

our country and to the Commonwealth.

May we wish both you and Prince Philip con-

tinued good health and happiness

Yours sincerely

Linda Ingram

President

The Rotary Club of Fareham

The Rainbow Centre.

At Club meeting on 12th

April,

President Linda presented

Clare Acklam, the Fundraising

Manager of The Rainbow Cen-

tre with a cheque for £1200.

The centre is one of President

Linda’s declared charities dur-

ing her year in office.

President Linda presents the cheque to

Clare Acklam.

Clare kindly wrote the follow-

ing:

Dear Linda,

I was delighted to receive your

wonderful cheque for £1200 in

support of the Rainbow Centre.

It is a very substantial amount

and will make a significant

difference to us. Fareham Ro-

tary’s support over the years is

highly valued; your members

have watched the organisation

grow over 21 years from help-

ing just a handful of children

to supporting nearly 90 fami-

lies, both adults and children. I

would like to thank you for giv-

ing me the opportunity to speak

to your members and wish you

well in the future.

Thank you so much for choos-

ing us for your support.

With best wishes

Clare Acklam

Fundraising Manager

Our New Team

CLUB STRUCTURE FOR THE ROTARY CLUB OF FAREHAM 2012/13 Officers President Duncan Colin-Jones

President-elect Pamela Bryant

Vice-President John Rowlinson

Core posts Secretary Roger Esnault Asst secretary Dave Barclay

Treasurer Gary Willcocks Asst Treasurer Lyndon Palmer Editor Dave Barclay Asst Editor Roger Esnault Collections Licences Colin Frampton Liaison Tony Cove Displays Mike Hurley Club Administration Chairman Pamela Bryant Club Protection Officer Murray Bell Asst Club Protection Officer Betty Evans Health and Safety George Cantrill Speakers Gerry Ayres Stewards Mike Bazeley Meals & Menus Jean Tuck Asst Meals and Menus Pamela Bryant Registrar John Coghlan Sergeant at Arms John Rowlinson Asst Sergeant at Arms Jim Burrell Weekly Draw John Gauntlett Almoner Jill Newby Archivist Mike Hurley Fareham BC Liaison Pam Bryant Membership and Fellowship Chairman Bob Mussellwhite Fellowship Lead Bob Mussellwhite Asst Fellowship lead

Tony Cove Membership Lead Tom Churchill Asst Membership lead/panel Tony Cove David Spencer Bob Marshall Sports Officer Chris Courtney Asst Sports Officer Ken Trowbridge Reviewer of events Mike Swinburne Club Visits Mike Hurley Support Allan Bowden Ernie Crouch Terry Eldred Betty Evans Keith Southern Rebecca Traynor Richard Watson Mike Swinburne Service Projects Resource Group Chairman George Cantrill Community and Vocational Lead George Cantrill Asst. Community and Voca-tional Lead Norman Chapman New Generations/Youth ex-change Lead Mike Hurley Foundation Lead Geoff Hillam Asst Foundations Lead Sam Das International Lead John Rowlinson Asst International Lead Bob Marshall Kids Out Tony Cove Youth Speaks John Landaw Support Murray Bell Richard Coghlan

Mike Eastwood David Spencer David Sanders Jean Tuck Colin White Wheelhouse Resource Group

Chairman Chris Thomas Dave Barclay Bob Mussellwhite Murray Bell Lyndon Palmer Betty Evans Gary Willcocks Charitable Trust Trustees Lyndon Palmer Gary Willcocks Chris Thomas Dave Barclay Murray Bell Jim Burrell

BIRTHDAYS IN MAY

Programme for MAY.

3rd Speaker meeting – Jim Burrell

10th Speaker meeting – George Cantrill

12th District Assembly 15th Club Council meeting 16th Group 7 meeting 17th Official visit by the

Mayor of Fareham 24th Business & Fellowship

meeting 31st Club Assembly – Evening

meeting

Menu for MAY

3rd Chicken Chasseur with mashed potatoes and veg.

10th Steak and Ale pie with sauté potatoes and veg.

17th Lasagne, with garlic bread and side salad

24th Gammon Steak with pine-apple chips and peas

31st (Evening meeting). Ham salad with Jacket Pota-toes.

The ‘Bathtub Test’ During a visit to my doctor, I

asked him, how do you deter-

mine whether or not an older

person should be put in an old

age home?"

"Well,” he said, "We fill up a

bathtub, then we offer a tea-

spoon, a teacup or a bucket to

the person, to empty the bath-

tub."

"Oh, I understand," I said. "A

normal person would use the

bucket, because it is bigger

than the spoon or the teacup."

"No," he said. "A normal per-

son would pull the plug. Do

you want a bed near the win-

dow?"

Thanks to Chris Thomas.

10th Ken Trowbridge

10th Kay Barclay 12th Maureen Bowden 15th John Coghlan 17th Hazel Stannard 17th Pam Bryant 18th Mike Swinburne 31st Gary Willcocks

You know it’s time….. to hang up your car keys when

your dog has this look on his

face!

Snippets from Council

Final arrangements for

Wheelhouse open day: 20th

May.

Times: 10:30 to 1700.

Three members from both

Fareham and Fareham Meon

Clubs are required to fill time

slots throughout the day.

Details will be advertised

through local media and post-

ers.

Computer will be set up to

give rolling Rotary DVD dis-

play.

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New hand dryer and hot water

now installed in the Wheel-

house.

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Next charity supported by

Wishing Well collections will

be the Fareham and Gosport

Basics Bank.

A busy year for the Rotary Club of Salt Lake City (Central)

SOBERTON GALA WEEKEND Come along and make this a special day out. Soberton needs our

help, and we can promote the cause of Rotary.

Car park assistants required.

Rotarians required in the marquee to provide hospitality

Remember the Madding Crowd, and Call my Bluff evenings pro-

vided by the Soberton Crew? Well, it’s pay-back time! Let’s show

what we can all do to help Soberton and its charitable causes.

(See posters for details.)

Have a laugh with these

Classified Ads….

FREE YORKSHIRE TER-

RIER 8 years old, hateful little

bugger -

Bites!............................

WEDDING DRESS FOR

SALE.

Worn once by mistake

Call Stephanie……………….

Life is good! (This is from Julie Andrews, and

sung to the tune of ‘My Favourite

Things’) – try it!

Botox and nose drops and needles

for knitting

Walkers and handrails and new

dental fittings

Bundles of magazines tied up

with string

These are a few of my favour-

ite things.

Cadillacs and cataracts, hearing

aids and glasses,

Polident and Fixodent and false

teeth and glasses

Pacemakers, golf carts and porch-

es with swings

These are a few of my favourite

things

When the pipes leak, when the

bones creak

When the knees go bad

I simply remember my favourite

things

And then I don’t feel so bad.

Hot tea and crumpets and corn

pads for bunions,

No spicy hot food or food cooked

with onions!

Bathrobes and heating pads and

hot meals they bring

These are a few of my favourite

things………..

Back pain, confused brain and no

need for sinnin’

Thin bones and fractures and hair

that is thinning

And we won’t mention our short

shrunken frames

When we remember our favourite

things………………..

When the joints ache, when the

hips break

When the eyes grow dim

Then I remember the great life

I’ve had

And then things don’t feel so bad.

(Ms Andrews received a 4 minute

standing ovation and repeated

encores, when she performed this

in Manhattan).

That’s all folks - Dave