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Issue Sixty three

September, 2013

Issue Sixty three

September, 2013

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Cyclingsaving lives

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ROTARY IN ACTION FOR KENT, EAST SUSSEX AND SOUTH LONDON


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Clubs. We will bewelcoming them to the

Eastbourne Conference in

October to share their

experiences with us in a

celebration of Rotary.

Bookings are going well

for Conference and we have

a great line up of speakers

including some much

appreciated household

names. Entertainment will

be great with the RoyalMarines Band giving a

concert on the Friday

evening all included in the

delegates fee. Some

popular artists will provide

great sounds for our

Banquet and Ball on

Saturday. The online

booking facility via the

District website is working

well so its easy to book to

ensure your registration.Really hope to see you there

for a splendid weekend.

In the meantime all good wishes

for the forthcoming year as we

Engage Rotary and Change Lives.

Chris,

District Governor.

Kent and East sussex

ve had the pleasure ofmeeting Rotarians across

the District at twenty

Club visits already.

You are as varied as the

Clubs but all bound together

with the Rotary ethos of

Service above Self.

On each occasion, Ive been

stunned, inspired and

heartened by the plans for the

forthcoming year. The energy

and enthusiasm displayed inClubs by its Members gives

me every cause for optimism.

Engaging Rotary and

Changing Lives is happening

in Kent, East Sussex and

South London! On all visits,

Ive been made to feel

welcome as has Gloria or my

volunteer driver from my own

Club Dover and on their behalf

and mine, a big thank you.

Its heart warming to hearfrom Presidents and Members

their ambitions for the coming year

and reports from Assistant

Governors on Club Assemblies

make encouraging and interesting

reading.

Optimism

The general tenor of these

reports is one of optimism and an

acceptance in some clubs that

there needs to be a rethink as tohow clubs operate in order to

make them more vibrant and

attractive to potential Members.

Dont forget that a new Service,

Club Visioning should be available

from the autumn to assist those

Clubs who feel they have stalled

and need someone neutral to help

draw up an action plan.

It will only happen if Clubs invite

the small Team of facilitators in and

they will not impose any ideas,simply stimulate conversation.

Contact Zena Belton, Membership

Development Chair if you would

like to know more. Her details are

on the District Directory which you

can access via the District website.

Third week of July it was my

pleasure to join the splendid team

of cyclists from Sittingbourne

Invicta who cycled the Tour de

Kent to raise both money for Polio

eradication and Rotarys profile asthey pedalled around Kent and

East Sussex from Gravesend to

Tunbridge Wells, to Battle, Hythe,

Margate via Canterbury Cathedral

and finally Dover.

Hospitality

I joined them on the last leg to

Dover and was pleased to

welcome them to my Club. Along

their route they have received

warm hospitality and overnightaccommodation from Rotary

Ambitions, enthusiasmand changing lives

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On the pulse Page 12

Welcome

District Diary:19 September District Council

Oakwood House, Maidstone

25 to 27 October District Conference

Eastbourne

2014

23 January District Council

26 April District Assembly

22 May District Council

Deal Martin Porter

Rochester David Carr

Rye and Winchelsea Trevor Colins,Ben Hodgson,

Alan Dickinson

Rotary South East 3

CondolencesWe are sad to report the deaths of PastDistrict Governor and Maidstone andEastbourne Sovereign Rotarian ArthurBasford, Rotarians George Rogers of BexleyClub, Past President David Ramsey ofSittingbourne and Milton Club, Richard Bakerof Folkestone Club, Margaret Legge PHFsupporter of Orpington Crofton Club,

Emily thinks other young musicians should

take the opportunity to enter the competition,

These events give you a chance to play in

front of an audience, she said, This gives

you more confidence and helps develop your

skills as a performer.

Through the competition, Rotary gives this

young talent the exposure that may have

otherwise gone unnoticed for some time.

Emily is a great example for other young

people, and an example of Rotary working in

the community to help promote young talent.

Follow Emilys lead and encourage your

local young people to take part in a Rotary

Youth Competition.As well as Young Musician we have

competitions for Young Chef, Young

Photographer, Young Artist and Youth

Speaks, but please do not feel restricted by

these events. With all the Youth

Competitions, there is a comprehensive set of

rules and organisational guidelines and these

can be accessed from the RIBI website or

contact Rotarians Carol Vizzard

([email protected] 01622-720800) or

Steve Elms ([email protected]

07711-341186) at any time. As the picture

develops we will include all the information

on the District 1120 website.

You will see from the time-table below thatDistrict 1120 will be organising the Region 4

Young Musician and the RIBI National final of

Youth Speaks - more information to follow.

Please put these dates in your diary now. We

will be looking for marshalling support for

each of these competitions.

outh Competitions Nows the time

to start to plan your clubs

competitions. You need to speak to

your local schools, academies and

colleges to promote our District Regional

and RIBI Youth Competitions. There is no

time to waste Youth Competitions start

with the District Young Musician final on

9th November. Full comprehensive dates

and venues are listed in the timetable

below.

Talented young violinist, Emily Burford

from Crowborough entered last years Rotary

Young Musician competition through

sponsorship by the Rotary Club of ThePantiles, Tunbridge Wells. Emily won the

2013 District round, beating competitors from

Kent, East Sussex and South East London in

the Instrumentalist category. Emily went on

to represent District 1120 in the Regional

final, which included competitors from

across, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Greater

London, Middlesex Oxfordshire, Hampshire

and Surrey. All of this when she has only

been playing the violin for five years the

judges at the District & Regional final

remarked on how well she performed. She

has also been learning the piano for eighteen

months.

Emily really enjoys broadening herrepertoire as a pianist, Emily regularly

attends the Lydian Training Orchestra. In

September she will join the Tunbridge Wells

Joint Schools Orchestra where she will have

the opportunity to play with some more

experienced musicians.

Lets build on lastyears success!

EVENT ORGANISER DATE VENUE ENTRIES IN BY

YOUNG CHEF Clubs With Clubs Clusters of Clubs

District 15/02/2014 NLLA Maidstone 01/02/2014

Region 4 08/03/2014 Weybridge ASAP after above

RIBI 26/04/2014 Dundee 10/04/2014

YOUTH SPEAKS Clubs With Clubs Clusters of Clubs

District 01/03/2014 NLLA Maidstone 14/02/2014

Region 4 22/03/2014 Guildford ASAP after above

RIBI 10/05/2014 CW Maidstone 26/04/2014

YOUNG MUSICIAN Clubs With Clubs Clusters of Clubs

District 09/11/2013 MGGS Maidstone 26/10/2014

Region 4 29/03/2014 MGGS Maidstone 12/03/2014

RIBI 03/05/2014 Truro 14/04/2014

YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHER Clubs With Clubs Clusters of Clubs

District 16/04/2014

Region 4 No Regional Final

RIBI Entries to RIBI by 23/04/2014

YOUNG WRITER Clubs With Clubs Clusters of Clubs

District Entries to District 1120 by 26/03/2014

Region 4 No Regional Final

RIBI Entries to RIBI by 22/04/2014

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Future VISIONS

Vocational Training Teamfrom Kent to KwaZulu NatalVocational Training Team

from Kent to KwaZulu Natals one of 100 Rotary International

Districts world-wide to be selected

as a Rotary Future Visions Pilot in

2010, District 1120 was in the privileged

position of being able to select and send a

Vocational Training Team (VTI) to District

9270 KwaZulu Natal (KZN), South Africa

earlier this year.

A VTT is a team of five professionals,including a leader, who spend time working in,usually, a developing country using theircollective expertise to 'make a difference' tothe lives of those with whom they work.

PDG 1120 Euan Eddie (Medway RC) andthe then District Governor Elect 9270, RichardBrooks, met a year earlier and chose the TRF'Area of Focus' of 'Basic Education andLiteracy' as clearly the most pressing need forchildren in KZN.

The need was quite compelling. In schoolsin black townships in KZN, the teachers' andstudents' first language is isiZulu, but thelanguage of examination is English,consequently many students appear to under-achieve. Although many of the finer details ofthe educational need were defined by RotarianBev Garner (Dundee RC), a local EducationDepartment Manager, cultural and professionaldifferences between the two countries andtheir educational practices made it difficult tobe totally clear how the team should address

them, however the primary objective was toimprove teaching and learning skills.The team was Rotarian Sonia Allen

(Medway Sunlight RC), Team Leader and anEducational Manager; Rotarian Pat Unwin(Herne Bay RC), Literacy; Sarah Ford, Musicand Painting; Alex Charlton, English as aSecond Language; Esme Butterworth, Datacollection.

The VTT visit was funded with a GlobalGrant of about US$16,000 (about 9,900) fromthe Rotary Foundation (TRF), supplemented bycash contributions from Medway, MedwaySunlight, Strood and Westerham Clubs, theteam members and the District 1120 TRF

funds. District 9270 and its clubs also madetheir contributions.The VTI underwent two sessions of pre-trip

training before their four weeks based inLivangeli Primary School, near Dundee in KZN a school of about 780 students with classesof between 45 and 50, but with no learningsupport or technology in classrooms.

The team spent the first week observing

extensively, including briefing the local Directorof Education. During their second and thirdweeks they delivered a range of modellessons, supervised teachers, gave all 24individual feedback and provided whole schooltraining on Teaching and Learning styles.

What the team discovered was thatteachers were reluctant to praise their studentsand this approach and other teaching stylesand methods were covered in a day's trainingfor 22 of the staff on a public holiday. The teamalso managed to train 16 Education Advisorswho will influence and inform staff in more thananother 500 schools.

The team worked extremely hard over longhours and by the end of their stay left animpressive legacy of practical advice anddocumentation, of which the following are onlythe major parts:Individual feedback and action plans given to

all teachers

Training for 16 Education Advisors, to roll

out similar practices across 510 schools

over time

Attendance of 20 out of 22 teachers to a full

days training during a public holiday

Model lessons taught and observed by

teachers; team teaching and further

development and coaching of teachers

Lesson planning and differentiation training

English and Maths team training/ team work

IT training for managersCase study reading project with individual

readers on a 1:1 basis

Leadership and management development

of the 5 managers

Coaching and leadership development for

the Principal

Visits to two other comparable primary

schools by VTT

Visit by Advisor team manager who was

extremely impressed and requested the

team to stay...

Perhaps most importantly the five membersof the VTI have established working e-mailpartnerships with each of the five school

managers at Livangeli which will helpDevelopment Plans to be implemented andmonitored, and to achieve the primaryobjective. The team has also compiled data toshow clearly the difference that theirinterventions made.

This VTT was anoutstanding success,and, because, as the

Team said, 'VTI is infectious' it 'made a realdifference' and set standards for all VTIs toaspire to.

Success was achieved because of theteam members' professionalism anddedication and the willingness of Livangeli

teachers and their managers and advisers torespond. Rotarians from both Districtscooperated well in the planning andpreparation of the project and helped to fundit. And finally, the Rotary Foundation made aGlobal Grant available.

The last day for the team at the school waswonderful as we sang if your happy and youknow it in the play ground at break time withabout 200 children swarming us, followed byan attempt to do the Hokey Cokey.

The school staff did a farewell party for uswhich was just incredible and very moving. Itbegan with the teaching team in their nativecostumes chanting as they came across the

field to collect us. They sang and danced forus; they presented us with a gift and dressedus with their national flag being made into arobe for each of us.

In return we presented them withcertificates of attendance on the professionaldevelopment programme and the bestperforming area of Grade R was presentedwith a special award. We had also introduced ateachers reward chart and this was presentedwith a small trophy.

The managers were all presented with thenew laptops and laptop ruck sacks

The VT Team left on a high and then had afurther send off from Dundee Rotary Club as

we left for Durban to attend the Rotary District9270 Annual conference at which wepresented. This got a fabulous response andwe were approached all weekend by manywho wanted to know more.

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Around the CLUBS

Channel club RideThe Star Inn at St Mary in the Marsh

was a sea of colour as 450 cyclists

turned out for the Channel Clubs

annual Charity Bike Ride around

Romney Marsh.

Cyclists of all ages from 2 to 82 and

from all over the South East and as far

away as Ontario, Canada, tackled the

10, 30 and 50 mile circular routes

through the picturesque Marsh

countryside.

Brian McManus, landlord of the Star

Inn was a real star, providing his

paddock and facilities throughout the

day with a refreshing pint and a fine

barbecue to welcome the returning riders.

And there were other historic pubs on the

route to keep the riders refreshed including

the iconic Red Lion at Snargate and the

Bell at Ivychurch as well as en route

refreshments provided by the Channelwives. David Whimble of The Looker local

newspaper did a great job too, handling the

music and microphone for the whole event.

Some of the riders had very personal

reasons for taking part. Some rode in

memory of family and friends who had

been assisted by the Kent Air Ambulance or

cared for by the Pilgrims Hospices. Twelve

firemen from Dover Station were raising

Each year St. Richards Catholic Colleges asks

Bexhill Rotary Club to provide a host of

interviewers for 14 and 15 year old students

to support their business preparation day.Some 50 interviewers arrived at St.

Richards to interview around 200 students to

prepare them for real interviews with

prospective employers when they leave

school. The interviewers were not only Bexhill

Rotarians but also business people known to

Bexhill Rotary and St. Richards, and Rotarians

from other local clubs stretching from

Hastings in the east to Eastbourne in the west.

Doreen Cronin, Principal of St. Richards,

welcomed all the volunteers at the start of the

morning saying how much the college

appreciated their having given up their time

so willingly to help and support the event.

Caroline Adams, Careers Co-ordinator madeit quite clear that the interviewers were to be

very honest with the students and that in

previous years the students had felt that this

event had been a resounding success with

every one of them getting much value.

money in memory of colleague Dave

Brinicombe of Blue Watch who sadly

passed away recently. Sponsor Spire St

Saviours Hospital was represented by some

of their consultants. Not forgetting District

Governor Chris Barnett too!

New Club member Stephane Bounous

filmed the event using two commercial

drones.

Rotarians Colin Tomson and Bill Whitby

echoed the thoughts of our sponsor Spire

St Saviours Hospital. What a magnificent

day. Were optimistic of 10,000 for

Pilgrims Hospices, Air Ambulance and other

local good causes.

Flautist Luce Zurita and her harpist

accompanist Valeria Kurbatova recently

visited Rotary Club of Hastings to charm

their members and with a concert of

Spanish themed music.

Luce and Valeria are both Masters students

at the Royal College of Music in London and

Luce is sponsored by her home town Rotary

Club, Rouen.

Hastings and Rouen Rotary clubs have a

twinning arrangement and through this

connection the concert had been put in place.

Requiring something akin to full scale military

planning the two girls travelled down by train

from London complete with harp, which

appears a lot bigger in the flesh!

The concert at Bannatynes required the

meeting room to be extended to

accommodate all the visitors and guests

which included visiting Rouen Rotarian Jean-

Marie Desjardins who had travelled over

especially for the event. The programme

included pieces by Ravel and Bizet and

concluded with Franz Doppler and Antonio

Zamaras Casilda Fantasie which is written

specifically for flute and harp and showed off

the incredible versatility of the two

instruments.

Our picture shows: Flautist Luce Zurita left

with her harpist accompanist Valeria

Kurbatova.

A second Westerham Rotary Club

member will have completed 50 years

of membership of the world-wideRotary movement in August, following

in the footsteps of Founder Member,

Neville Wells of Limpsfield.

He is Past President Peter John, the

retired Oxted solicitor who joined the Club

at the age of 28. Remarkably, Peter follows

his Welsh father David, an Oxted Rotarian,

in clocking up half a century of

membership. Is this a record?

There was Highway robbery at Keston

Mark in Kent when over 4,000 was

collected from unsuspecting motorists

by a Gang of Comic Characters during

the St Christophers Fun Walk

One eye witness said You can wait all

year then three Santas come along in the

middle of May! Im sure I saw St George

talking to a Clown with Bart and Marge

Simpson lurking in the background

On an idyllic summers evening Senlac

Rotary club were treated to a walk and

very informative talk in Bexhills

Highwoods.

Alan Malpass, of the HighwoodsPreservation Society told us how the woods,

which are owned by Rother District Council,

have been maintained and safeguarded by

the Society and others since the early 1980s.

There are 90acres of woodland and we

learned from Alan that, amongst many other

things, they are home to woodpeckers, bats

and zillions! of spiders.

During the walk Alan showed us where the

picnic table which has been sponsored by the

Rotary Club of Senlac will be sited.

The Rotary Club of Catford were

manning their normal checkpoint with the

help of partners and friends of the club.President John Tomkinson (AKA Homer

Simpson ) would like to thank all the

people, drivers, walkers Club members

and friends of Rotary who helped to

collect.

Two Rotary Clubs want to catch your

ear for music in October.

Maidstone Riverside Club feature the

Kent Police and Thanet Male Voice Choirs

at All Saints Church, Maidstone on

October 12 in aid of the Heart of Kent

Hospice and Demelza.

Hastings Rotary Club is presenting a

Johann Straus Celebrity Concert on

October 27 at the Congress Theatre,

Eastbourne, in aid of Hope and Homes for

Children.

More details are on the District web site

diary www.rotary1120.org

French Connection

Highwoods walk for Senlac

Student interviews



CyclingPOLIO

t approximately 2.30 pm on

Monday 15th July the sound of a

air horn echoed round the

Community Square in Gravesend

starting the Invicta cycling team and

friends (DG Chris Barnett and District

International Chairman Les Hoskins on

this occasion) on our journey to Dover

via as many Rotary clubs and iconic

photo stops as we could fit in.

The talking had stopped and we wereabout to find out if the legs and the lycraand the bikes and the tyres could take thestrain.

Those interested in the official versionshould perhaps look athttp://rotary1120marketing.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/rotarianscycling-so-children-may-walk/

What follows is a highly personal account

of what went on at the back of the pelotonwhere I lurked for most of the time despitethe loan of an all carbon fibre bike by myson-in-law. I had to phone him everyevening to let him know how the bike wasand how I was in that order!

164 miles

For those interested in hard facts wecovered 164 miles, spending 12 hours and50 minutes in the saddle and we climbed4,527 feet (Ben Nevis is lower than that!)and there were ten category 5 climbs. If youneed to know what a category 5 climb lookslike find a friendly cyclist and ask him or her

to point one out near you so you can climbit in your car and imagine what it must seemlike to a 72 year old grandfather on abicycle!

It happens that most of the severe climbsare between Tunbridge Wells and Battle soit did occur to me that should part ofSussex decide to secede from District1120 before we forget what the Tour wasreally like and decide upon another then Ifor one would not be broken hearted.

Just to put the record straight the climbout of Hythe is not for cissies either but the40 miles across the Romney Marsh and thecoastal stretch from Reculver to Margate

were fun and flat!

Exhortations

Other memories include frequentexhortations from George Cole (I have astick but by the way there is no carrot) ourroute master and trainer that Its all downhill from here, chaps and also of our sittingin the North Foreland Golf Club changingrooms facing the prospect of attending theMargate club meeting clad only in bathtowels unless our clothes arrived veryshortly (dont ask).

Our proudest boast is that there was nota single puncture!

The question to be asked now is Havewe achieved our objectives? These were:

1.To put PolioPlus and Rotary in the

public eye

2.To make new Rotary friendships

3.To raise funds

We dont know how big an impact wehave made but we have used social mediaand published articles in local magazinesand newspapers as well as taking part inlocal radio programmes.

Thanks to generous sponsorship fromSaga Holidays and support from many clubsacross the district we managed to organisea raffle for a Saga cruise on a very shorttime scale.

Sponsorship

With personal sponsorship and, again,some generous support from the clubs thatwe visited, the funds raised as we go topress are in excess of 9,600 so we feel thatour target of 10,000 is achievable and areencouraged by the thought that the Bill andMelinda Gates Foundation will turn this into30,000!

HighlightsThe recent outbreak of polio in Somalia

and Kenya highlights the threat posed bypolio unless vaccination levels aremaintained. Rotary was able to make a rapidresponse grant of $500,000 to WHO so thatvaccination rounds in Somalia started withina week of the outbreak being recognised.

John Fisher

Le Tour de Kent

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After a very successful event in Lisbon, the RIConvention moves to the other side of the

world to Sydney, Australia.

Obviously a long way away, it is none the less a

great opportunity to put the International into

Rotary International. 15,000 to 20,000 Rotarians

from all over the world are expected to attend. It

would be great to see a good contingent from

District 1120. Whilst it will be winter, it will be good

for sightseeing for the days that you could include

on your visit. Close by are the Blue Mountains, the

wineries and the famous beaches as well as the

famous sights in Sydney itself the Opera House

and the Harbour Bridge. Many of these attractions can be seen using the free transport which

will be available before, during and after the convention. Further afield are the delights of

Queensland, Tasmania and so on

I have all the necessary registration forms for the Convention, hotels and the local events. All

of these are also available on the RI website. Please contact me if you need any information or

help. Make it a holiday of a lifetime

We have received an invitation for a Rotary Friendship Exchange with District 9570 Queensland

to coincide with the Convention. If this is possible, it will make the event even more memorable-

watch this space!"

PDG Jeremy Voizey 01843 862225 [email protected]

ROTARY INTERNATIONALCONVENTION, SYDNEYAUSTRALIA 1 - 4 JUNE 2014

Gravesend

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Around the CLUBS

8 Rotary South East

Bexhill Rotarians travelled to Marden to

present a cheque for 500 to recognise

the valuable work that the KSS (Kent.

Surrey and Sussex) Ambulance Service

provides in saving lives. The donation

came from the proceeds of Christmass

collections and the Ale & Arty Beer &

Music Festival held in March.

In the KSS welcoming party was Dr.

Richard (Rik) Thomas, son of Bexhill

Rotarys Anthony Thomas who explained

about the function of the KSS Air

Ambulance Service which is a charity and

receives no statutory funding It is funded by

donations and seeks to raise 5 million

each year to keep the helicopters in the

skies every day of the year.

Just as Dr. Thomas and Fundraising

Manager Michelle Woodland were thanking

the Rotarians for their donation there was a

call-out.

Bexhills Immediate Past President Mike

Barton summed up by saying, It was good

to see the helicopter take off and to knowthat our donation is being put to very good

use in the saving of lives on a daily basis.

Our picture shows Mike Barton, Dr. Rik

Thomas, Roger Batey and Anthony Thomas.

President Alan and Rotarian Jack of Crayford Rotary Club release 100 ducks for the

first of six races down the River Cray as part of our Fun Day in the heart of Crayford.

For many years Crayford Rotarians have been organizing the event, giving an opportunity for

any local group or charity to raise funds and publicise themselves. Despite the wind and

occasional shower the club raised 800 for local causes.

Pictured are the young members of the

Rotary Club of Senlac St Marys Interact

Club presenting their cheque for 60

towards the construction of the schools

new adventure play area.

The Interact Club is run at St Marys

school aided by David King of Senlac Rotary

Club. The Interactors raise the funds

themselves through a variety of events they

organise at school and what they achieve is

Donation for

Air Ambulance

Man cake!

Crayford Fun Day duck race

Interactors raisefunds for school

Edenbridge Rotary Club had their

annual Foundation Tea Party, featuringa "best cake competition". For the first

time all cakes were made by male club

members, so a little bit different this

year.

As well as raising 160 for Rotary

Foundation, the tea party produced a new

title - best cake made by a Rotarian. All

fourteen entries were made by male club

members, and winner was

latest member Tim

Roach.

This is a

departure from

previous years

when the cakes

were baked bywives and partners

and has proved so

popular that having

the cakes male

made is set to become

an annual feature.

all the more remarkable as all of them have

severe speech, language communication

difficulties and many also have additional

physical and medical difficulties.

There was great excitement from all when

the play area was opened and the ceremonial

ribbon cut by Mrs Carpenter and her daughter

Caroline, who is a pupil at the school. They

were ably assisted by Jimmy Carroll,

President of the Rotary Club of Senlac.



FELLOWSHIPS

Multi-tasker David Emmett received aPaul Harris Award from PDG StewartGranger for his many contributions tothe District including organising thecrocus fund raising scheme for EndPolio Now.

Ben Finney joined Rotary in 2002 afterretiring from two varied careers, firstlyas a Captain Director of Music in theRoyal Marines Band Service andsecondly in the currency exchange onthe cross channel ferries. Ben waspresented his Paul Harris Fellowshipby Admiral The Lord Boyce, LordWarden of the Cinque Ports.Photo, left to right: Admiral The LordBoyce, Ben Finney, club PresidentPeter Rothschild.

Also at Deal, Bob Joslin received hisfellowship in recognition of his serviceas long-standing International Service

Chairman and his service to thecommunity including Churchwarden,Talking Newspapers and concertmanager.

The Rotary Club of Maidstone hashonoured three members with its topaward - Paul Harris Fellowships. Theyare (from left) incoming President andretired lawyer Colin Trelfer ofBoughton Monchelsea, Past Presidentand chairman of Maidstone's Age UKMrs Pat Thomas of Barming and PastPresident and former Maidstone Areapolice commander Roger Hext ofBearsted. The awards were made byretiring President Doug Baguley

(centre).

During his official visit to the RotaryClub of Eastbourne Sovereign, DistrictGovernor Chris Barnett presented PaulHarris Fellowships to two carers whohave worked for over 20 years withsome of the most traumatised childrenin Sussex. The age range is frombabies to teenagers and on occasionsup to three children can arrive, at anytime of day or night, requiring refuge.DG Chris praised David and Jenniewho he said were shining examples ofpeople who practised Service AboveSelf.

Last year's Mayor of Medway, CllrVaughan Hewett, was awarded a PaulHarris Fellowship by Medway SunlightRotary Club for his great service to

charity and the community. He carriedout hundreds of engagements andraised the profile of manyorganisations. However, he took onbigger challenges than most includingabseiling down buildings and scalingthe twin towers in Chatham Dockside.

Sidcup Rotary club have awardedPaul Harris Fellowships to Barry andMargaret Mizen. Their son Jimmy,aged 16, was tragically murdered inMay 2008 and the Jimmy MizenFoundation was set up as a positiveway of remembering his life. Thereare now a whole network of safehavens, awareness and supportprojects for young people throughoutLondon.

Brian Vizzard waspresented with aPaul Harris

Fellowship by PDGStewart Grainger forhis contribution toparticularly District

youth activitiesthrough supportinghis wife Carol

Vizzard, YouthChairman.

Chief Reporter of the Dover Mercury,Graham Tutthill, received a PaulHarris Fellowship from South ForelandClub for his professionalism, integrityand contributions to the community.Throughout his life Graham has putservice above self in his many anddiverse activities which havebenefitted many people.

Two Past Presidents of SouthForeland Club, Terry Westwater andMike Taylor, already holders of thePaul Harris Fellowship, were awardedthe Paul Harris Sapphire for theircontinued outstanding service toRotary.

A Paul Harris Fellowship is the highest honour that Rotarycan give and in this country is associated with service aboveself, personal commitment to helping others and often many

years given to caring about community and world.Here we have pictures of certificates, medals and badges

being handed over but behind each photograph is a specialstory of achievement which has earned the respect and

thanks of Rotary.


10/16

Around the CLUBS

Youth employmentproject changing lives

10 Rotary South East

n June last year, when considering ourprogramme for the coming Rotary Year,

the Vocational and Youth Opportunities

Committee of Sidcup Rotary Club

decided that the best opportunity we

could give to the youth of our area would

be to improve the prospects of the young

unemployed in getting a job.

Erik Foster, the chair of the Committee,

met with our local Job Centre Plus to explore

areas where we could directly help. He was

welcomed with open arms, something that

has since turned into a very fruitful

relationship with the club.

This initial meeting with JCP rapidly

translated into weekly sessions with smallgroups of unemployed in the 18-24 year age

group, mostly unemployed for more than 13

weeks. The usual numbers of jobseekers

attending are 8-12 with a team of 2 or 3 from

our side. The sessions last between two and

three hours.

These youngsters are recommended by

JCP to attend there is no element of

compulsion. Their backgrounds are from the

whole range you might expect from those

failing at school to those with good degrees.

Their common bond is being unemployed.

The meetings are at the Job Centre, with a

JCP manager always in attendance to give

supplementary guidance from their sidewhere needed, and without any constraints

from JCP whose views do not always

coincide with our own!

Our main credentials, and where we differ

from schools, JCP and the various

recruitment agencies, is that all of our 12

strong group of volunteers are either ex

employers or have been responsible for

groups of employees so 'we know' and are

believed when we say what employers are

looking for. We also set out that we have no

connection with the education system, JCP

or any other part of the Establishment - just

there for the satisfaction of seeing them on

the way to getting a start in their workinglives.

Our target is to send these youngsters out

better prepared, with a greater

understanding, and more enthusiasm than

when they came in and better equipped to

get themselves a job.

One thing we cannot do is to create jobs.

But we can improve their

prospects of getting one by

guidance on focus and

flexibility, creating C/Vs that

will work and improve their

chances of interviews, the

usefulness of work experience

and voluntary work, interviewguidance and tips, the need for

structure and purpose in their

days.

At the end of each session

we have one-to-one prime time

Bexhill Rotary Club President Mike

Barton met Dotty at the De La Warr

Pavilion along with Julie Brett of

Demelza Hospice Care for Children,

Sean Berkeley, Duty General Manager of

the Pavilion, and Lucy Sedgwick who is

the Events Co-ordinator at the Pavilion.

The purpose of the meeting was to

present a cheque for 1,500 to Julie Brett

who was accompanied by Dotty, theDemelza Hospice mascot.

Demelza Hospice Care for Children was

one of the prime beneficiaries of the Ale &

Arty Beer & Music Festival which took place

at the De La Warr Pavilion in March.

Hythe Rotary Challenge features 12

teams of five people from the local

community, this included clubs, pubs and

businesses as well as Rotarians

challenged on Archery, Target Golf, Horse

Shoes, Bat and Trap, Boules and Clay

Pigeon Shooting.

A huge amount of fun was shared by

competitors and spectators alike. Skills

revealed ranged from teenage exuberance to

geriatric tremors; from a youthful team from

Bordeaux to a more mature grouping led by a

ninety-one-year-old. The winning team, led by

Rotarian David Paton, was aptly named The

Odds and Sods. They were closely followed

into second place by the pub team from theThree Mariners, called Five men in a Field.

Third overall came a battling team from the

Royal British Legion under the banner of The

Legionnaires.

A high point of the day was the fantastic

food provided by a team from 1 Royal Gurkha

Rifles.

The event raised 940 for charity, 800 of

which has already been allocated to the

Teenage Cancer Trust, a charity which has

had continuous support from the Rotary Club

of Hythe.

with each of them going through their C/Vs

individually and giving whatever individualguidance and direction we can.

Our local MP, Mr James Brokenshire, is

young, energetic and a good supporter of

what we do - indeed he has attended as part

of the team and has become an honorary

member of our club.

In addition to the above we have been

instrumental in getting our Borough Council

more involved in getting local businesses to

provide work experience opportunities. We

liaise closely with the Borough Volunteers

Office for volunteer jobs that might appeal to

this age group and also with volunteer

opportunities outside our area Inland

Waterways for example have 'dirty weekendsaway' an amusing title and a fun weekend

that gives skills.

JCP have been very enthusiastic

throughout and are pleased with the effect

we have and the results we get. They are

currently sending all of their advisers to sit in

with us at the rate of one a week so we must

be doing something right!

If you feel that your club could be

interested in doing something similar then

please feel free to contact Erik Foster either

by email on [email protected] or

by phone on 0208 300 2091. He is happy to

provide a 'starter pack' containing a script

which forms the core of our delivery plusguidance notes for volunteers.

A small booklet, "Getting a Job", has been

produced by the committee to give to the

young people who attend. This can be

viewed on the Youth Unemployment Project

page of the club website:

www.rotaryclubofsidcup.org

I

Dotty gets a cheque!

Games challenge!


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Rotary South East 11

Around the CLUBS

Peter Braithwaite, of Beckenham Rotary Club, is

participating in an inline skating marathon in

Copenhagen in September to raise money towards

the eradication of polio.

Disaster struck this May when Peter had a nasty fall

whilst training and broke his collarbone in three places as

well as bruising his ribs and suffering several cuts and

abrasions.

On the mend

Despite his injuries Peter still intends to skate at

Copenhagen. He is on the mend but did not expect tp get

back on his skates until mid-July and then only have six

weeks to get fit for it.

I may be slower than I hoped but I still think the

marathon is feasible he says.

Please support Peter in aid of this very special cause.

Help to eradicate polio from every country in the world in

the quickest possible time.

For more information contact Beckenham Rotary Club

at HYPERLINK

"mailto:[email protected]" and also

view the District 1120 website athttp://rotary1120.org/news/beckenham-rotarian-skate-

copenhagen-inline-marathon

Skate on!

Eastbourne Sovereign Rotary Club

President, John Wilton, handed over

his chain of office to his wife Rotarian

Elizabeth Wilton during the District

1120 Handover dinner held at Lympne

Castle.

John was President of the Eastbourne

Sovereign Club for the first time in

2000/2001 and later served as an Assistant

Governor for three years before serving as

District Governor in 2008/9. Elizabeth hasalso served as Club President in 2004/5 and

has just finished three years as an Assistant

Governor before starting her second term

as Club President.

In the family!

Very special

Folkestone Channel Rotary Club has

donated a further 3,000 to Prostate

Cancer UK from its popular, annual Santa

Run through Folkestone.

Together with the 3,000 donation already

made by the Club from its 2012

Romney Marsh Bike Ride and the

contribution from the Folkestone

Rowing Clubs Autumn Beer Festival,

this makes a grand total of 6,000.

Prostate cancer is one of the

biggest causes of male deaths in the

UK and many men in the Shepway

area (including some Club members)

have been treated for it. The moneywas once again received by Rory

McDonnell, a volunteer with Prostate

Cancer UK and his wife Gayle, an

oncology nurse at a University

College Hospital, London.

The Magic of Motown Charity Concert

held by the Canterbury Forest of Blean

Rotary Club was a wonderful success

with a full house at The Marlowe

Theatre, Canterbury and audience

members standing to cheer their

appreciation.

The sum of 6,300 was raised for

Cancer Research UK through ticket and

programme sales and 823 raised for the

clubs own charitable funds by members

collections.

Club President Wim van Vuuren said

The Magic of Motown gave a very

generous contribution by way of discount

and programme sales and of course

provided a fantastic show. Mark Everett

and his team at The Marlowe pulled out all

the stops on our behalf and The Kentish

Gazette provided splendid publicity for the

event.

Bexhill Rotary Club President Mike

Barton dropped in on the regular

training session at 1066 Specials

Disability Football Club to perform two

very pleasant tasks.

One was to present a cheque for 1,000

which was accepted on behalf of the

Specials by Club Chairman Barry Elphick.

Mike Barton said that the Specials andBexhill Rotary have always had a special

relationship with two of its members

currently trustees of the club.

The other task was to present a Rotary

Service Recognition Award to Barry and

Alison Elphick in recognition of their

familys huge contribution to the 1066

Specials.

In congratulating the Elphicks and

thanking Bexhill Rotary for their 1,000

donation, founder and Chairman of Trustees

Harold Lawrence proudly announced that

the 1066 Specials had just been awarded

the Queens Award for Voluntary Service to

recognise how the club had helped todevelop the football skills and self

confidence of disabled young people.

Our pictures shows Mike Barton

presenting the 1,000 cheque to the

Elphicks.

Magic of Motown Concert

Folkestone Santas raise money for Prostate Cancer

Our photograph shows: Chloe Williams

Area Manager for Cancer Research UK,

Wims wife Gemma van Vuuren, Andre

Lejaune the lead artist for the Magic of

Motown and Wim van Vuuren

Our photograph show: Duncan Hopkin

(Channel Club Secretary), Gayle & Rory

McDonnell (Prostate Cancer UK), Hilary &

Mike Vines and Trevor Dawes (Folkestone

Rowing Club) and Peter Godden (Channel

Club President)


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Around the CLUBS

Patrick Mulligan and Grace Baszczak were

funded by Bexhill Rotary Club to go to the

Rotary Youth Leadership Award course

weekend.

Through a power point presentation Patrick

and Grace described the weekend and the

friendships they struck with the other 20 young

people on the course.

RYLA covers a variety of topics through

various challenges including leadership and

communication skills, problem solving andconflict management, building self confidence

and self esteem.

Both Patrick and Grace said how grateful

they were to have been selected to go on the

course which they thoroughly enjoyed and

from which they derived much benefit.

At the end of an action packed weekend,

they both received certificates which will be

extremely helpful additions to their CVs when

they eventually go into the big wide world for

work.

A total of 125 people took advantage of theoffer of free blood pressure tests from theRotary Club of Deal, several were given

recommendations to visit their doctor andone was immediately sent to hospital.

Four of the Rotary clubs based in the

Medway Towns worked together to hold

the Know Your Blood Pressure Day

Chatham, Medway, Medway Sunlight

and Rochester.

There were two venues and at DocksideOutlet Centre there were eight Rotarian

health professionals taking blood pressures

with another 12 Rotarians and Friends

encouraging people to have their blood

pressure taken and distributing leaflets on

blood pressure and about Rotary.

Similarly there were nine people taking

blood pressures with another 15 people

supporting the event at the Pentagon

Shopping Centre.

During the day 352 people had their

blood pressure taken and of those at least

35 were referred to their GP.

Rotarians from the Rotary

Clubs of Eastbourne

Sovereign, Eastbourne AM

and Beachy Headmarshalled the St. Andrew's

Prep annual sponsored walk

and also served

refreshments to the walkers

on their return to the

school.

Over 3,600 was raised,

2,000 of which has been

donated to the Charity Canine

Partners.

A further 1,600 was sent to

the Rotary Club of

Changanacherry, in Kerala,

Southern India who purchased

27 sewing machines which

have been donated to poor

widows and to girls at St.

Anne's Girls School, which

gives quality education to

children many of whom are

from families living below the

poverty line.

Know your BloodPressure Day

The five Rotary Clubs located in Eastbourne, Beachy Head, Eastbourne, Eastbourne

AM, Eastbourne Sovereign and Sovereign Harbour, worked in harmony to decorate an

open top bus, their entry for the Eastbourne Sunshine Carnival Parade.

Their entry was Highly Commended and Rotary was one of the ten charities to receive

a donation, part of the bucket collection on the day.

Sewing machines help the poor in India

Youth leadeship

12 Rotary South East


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Rotary South East 13

Around the CLUBS

Nostalgic tripdown memory lane

President John Cooper accompanied by

Publicity Officer Roger Batey, appeared

on Bexhill FM, a student-led radio station

at Bexhill High School which showcases

the creativity and skill of the young

people organising it and taking part.

After meeting Bexhill FM Station Manager

Richard Harris along with Jas Smith and

Aaron Pape, two of the management team at

the radio station, John Cooper went into the

broadcasting studio where, over a 30 minute

period, he was interviewed by Louis Walker, a

student at Bexhill High on what Bexhill

Rotary and Rotary in general is all about. In

response, President John talked all about the

range of events and initiatives that the Club is

involved in as well as the worldwide nature of

Rotary, in particular the big push to eradicate

polio throughout the world.

Malachi Hawkins of Anne Boleyn Close

in Eastchurch is now the happy owner of

a brand new bike thanks to the Rotary

Club of the Isle of Sheppey .

His mother Charlotte bought some raffle

tickets on the Rotary Club Stand at the

Minster Village Fair.

President of the Club, Howard Gardner,

went to present the bike, a safety helmet

and a bell to lucky Malachi who wasted no

time trying it out in the garden.

ver forty people

from Dover, Deal

and surrounding

areas took part in an

enjoyable and nostalgic

trip down memory lane

during the evening of

the longest day, the

Summer solstice or the

official start of summer.

The star of the evening

was a diamond a sixty

year old double decker

bus formerly of the East

Kent Road Car Company

in its original livery of

burgundy and cream owned and driven by

Adrian Lead of Finglesham. Shepherded by

Bus Conductor Brian Semple, also of

Finglesham, members of the Rotary Club of

South Foreland and guests embarked on a

Mystery Tour beginning in Walmer and Dover

skilfully organised by Adrian and Brian and

their wives, Shirley and Alison, which

included two village pub stops and a fish and

chip supper. During the course of the journey

Brian organised a sweepstake to raise funds

in which everyone participated and which

gave an added interest to the route.

Although not a balmy summer evening the

weather was sufficiently bright and dry, if not

a little cool, to enable the passengers toenjoy a prolonged light evening that enabled

Orpington Rotary Club went to

Poverest Primary School to help plant

a jubilee tree.Mayor of Bromley, Cllr. Ernest Noad also

lent a hand seen here with President, Reg

Vooght. The tree is a cherry tree, which

was a gift from the Woodlands Trust, to

ccommemorate the Queen's Jubilee.

Edenbridge Rotary Club have donated

play equipment and a radio controlled

car altogether worth over 200 to TASC

the after school Club located within

Edenbridge Primary School.

We were able to donate to TASC

because there were surplus funds left from

our annual Town Quiz available which had

yet to be allocated, said Rotarian Brenda

Risdon (extreme right of the picture).

The idea of supporting their club came

to me when I was looking at photographs of

the after school activities displayed at the

school, having finished a session there as a

volunteer reader. The choice of toys wasreally left to the children, under the

supervision of Sharron Garrett (extreme left

of the picture) who runs TASC, and they

chose a radio controlled car and mega Lego

blocks in colours suitable for use by both

boys and girls

Malachi wins a bike!

TASC donation

Rotary on the radio

Cherry tree plantedfor the Jubilee

them to appreciate the beauty of our local

countryside from a rare perspective returning

to Dover as darkness fell.

The bus, reg no FFN 399, is a Guy Arab 3

1951, Engine 8 Litre Gardner Diesel built in

Wolverhampton and bodied by Park Royal. It

was one of 40 ordered by East Kent and was

in service locally between 1953 and 1968.

Originally assigned to the Thanet garage the

bus ended her days in East Kent service at

the Folkestone garage. All FFN Guys were

withdrawn about 1968/9 and FFN 399 is the

only one to survive in its original form. The

FFN Guys were interesting vehicles as they

were the first double deckers that East Kent

had that were 8ft wide, were fitted withheaters and the last to have the open style

radiators and rear platforms.

The bus is maintained by Mr Lead and

used by him for occasional special trips

often with the intention of raising funds for

charitable purposes. With the open rear

platform, sprung cushion seats and original

fare charts showing its service between

Dover, Deal, Aylesham and Canterbury

passengers were taken back to the 1960s

and a past era of bus travel at a sedate

pace. For the younger members of the party

this was a novel experience while for older

members the sound of the engine and gear

changes gave them an opportunity toreminisce about bygone times enjoyed by

them in their youth. Particularly noticeable

was the way in which the seats on the top

deck were occupied first everyone wanted

the best view from the front seats of the

upper deck! The star of a most enjoyable

evening was undoubtedly FFN 399!

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Around the CLUBS

Kids Out at Knockhatch!Hospiceneighbours

Eleven schools

in competition Your food is insafe hands

Dictionaries givento school leavers

June Cave of St Michaels Hospice

thanked Bexhill Rotary members for a

donation of 1,000 and then

proceeded to talk via a power point

presentation about St. Michaels

Hospice Neighbours, a new initiative

which provides support for people with

life limiting illnesses in their ownhomes.

She went on to say that St. Michaels

Hospice in St. Leonards covers Hastings

and Rother, which has a population of

185,000, and is the largest hospice in the

south east. Hospice Neighbours not only

provides expert medical care like the main

hospice but also cares for someones

practical, social, spiritual and emotional

needs, this is done through a team of

trained volunteers.

Members of the Rotary Club of

Rochester participated in the Dickens

Festival in Rochester this summer,

selling bacon or sausages in rolls, hot

and cold drinks and delicious cakes.

At the Christmas Dickens they will serve

hot mulled wine, mince pies and other

seasonal goodies.

Medway Council's Food and Safety Team

aims to ensure that all food offered to the

public is safe to eat and therefore stall

holders providing food at such events are

required to meet the appropriate standards.

Food safety

Members, and Friends, of Rochester

undertook the 'City & Guilds Accredited

Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene in

Catering' course and proudly show their

certificates at their stall.

A hundred and twenty dictionaries have

been presented to school leavers by the

members of the Rotary Club of

Eastbourne Sovereign.

Pupils from Oakwood Junior School,

Pevensey and Westham School and

Laughton School were given the dictionaries

during their final school assemblies.

The funds to pay for the dictionaries had

been raised by Rotarian Allen Oxenham,

who for many years has been Santa at

Drusillas Zoo Park and donated his pay so

that the Year 6 pupils from the three schools

across the county could receive a copy ofthe dictionary to help them with their studies

at senior school.

Our photograph shows pupils from

Pevensey and Westham School with Club

President Elizabeth Wilton

Eastbournes St Andrews Preparatory

School won the Hastings Rotary 1066

Choir Competition which was held at

the White Rock theatre.

Eleven primary school choirs, from all

over East Sussex, took part in the finals

and the Rotary club was commended for

its organisation with amazingly smooth

transitions of the choirs around the

theatre which also included allowing all

the choirs to sit in the auditorium so that

they could enjoy the show.

Both the winner and runner up will

perform on stage with Tenors Unlimited at

their 2013 Christmas concert. Togetherwith the annual shields, the top two choirs

share prize money of 250 and 100 and

they will also be invited to sing at the

Conquest Christmas Carol Concert and the

prestigious Musica Sacra event scheduled

for spring next year

exhill Rotary Club President Mike Barton boarded a coach at Glenleigh Park

Primary Academy along with 21 children ranging from age 5 to 10 who had been

specially selected for their good behaviour and progress in the school, for a day

out at Knockhatch Adventure Park near Hailsham.

Yes it was Kids Out.

Even though the weather was somewhat overcast, the children were undaunted and were

determined to enjoy themselves. The children had great fun playing on non-electronic games,

for a change, and saw lots of animals as well, There were also squeals of delight on the very

bumpy Quadpillar ride, the Demon Drop Slide and the Jumping Pillows.

Mike Barton summed up the trip, which was jointly funded by Bexhill and Senlac Rotary

Clubs, when he said, Every one of the children (and adults!) had a great day out. I was very

impressed with all the children, It was a great pleasure to see them having such a good time.

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A celebration of all things Rotary in

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and given everyone a boost. Unless you

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Money raised by walk

The Rotary Club of Malling, and their

guests, were invited to one of the

largest strawberry farms in Kent toparticipate in a mini Antique Road

Show.

Orchard Place Farm (Borough Green) is

owned by William Pierce who, with his wife

Rosemary, treated his visitors to a

strawberry cream tea and an interesting

tour of the strawberry fields.

The visitors brought along a multitude of

antique items to be assessed by Michael

Roberts, from The Canterbury Auction

Galleries, who during the afternoon,

delighted the visitors with his expert

knowledge and valuation of the antiques.

Yet another successful Bexhill Rotary

Club Annual Charity Golf Tournament

took place at the Cooden Beach Golf

Club with a total of 20 teams

participating, and around 5,100 being

raised for local charities!

First indications are that the

Folkestone 10K race, which this year

had over 650 registrations, has raised

over 20,000 with more expected.

Proceeds go to various projects and to

local Rotary Clubs for distribution to

local causes.

The objectives of the race were to

encourage participation, assist charities,

encouraging visiting to the district and

promote good health.

The Annual Charity Walk organised and run by Bexhill Rotary Club gives local charity

supporters the opportunity to cover two, seven and a half or 15 miles routes out as

far as Battle or Crowhurst.

Every pound raised through sponsorship was for the chosen charity nominated by each

walker. Walk Organiser, Bexhill Rotarian John Meadows, said, Although we are still counting

up all the monies raised, we are hopeful that the walkers have raised around the 10,000 mark

so many congratulations to all those who took part, they must all be pleased with their

efforts.

Wimbledon did not have a monopoly on

strawberries and cream last week. They

were very much on the menu at

Edenbridge WI Hall, where Senior

Citizens were once again invited to tea

by Edenbridge Rotary Club.

Now an annual event, the hall was filled

with more than eighty Seniors from all over

the town. Proceedings started with a glassof sparkling wine, followed by sandwiches,

Strawberry and cream tea

Kent Strawberriesand Antiques.

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cakes and then the ever-popular

strawberries.

Highlight of the afternoon was a concert

by a choir from Edenbridge Primary School.

Our photo shows members of the

Edenbridge Primary School choir together

with ( l-r ) Rotarian Brenda Risdon, pianist

Richard Butler, Teaching Assistant Linda

Brown and Music Co-ordinator AbbieBlackman.


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Members of the Rotary Club of South

Foreland visited the Minor Injuries Unit at

Buckland Hospital, Dover to present over

100 small teddy bears to the staff for use

with young children who visit the unit.

This presentation followed a request from

the nurse practitioners for help in providing

a soft toy which could be given to young

children as a comfort aid. The Club organised

collections over the Christmas period and

raised sufficient funds to get the bears all

sporting a white T shirt with the Rotarywheel and the clubs name on it.

The teddy bears were received by Sarah

Floyd, nurse practitioner in charge, together

with Caroline Taylor nurse practitioner and

Amy Shilson receptionist. A competition had

been organised to identify a name for the

teddy bears and the name drawn was

George!

President Peter Sherred highlighted the

generosity of Morrisons in granting the

collection and the generosity of the public.

This is another example where Rotary

has responded to a local need and met the

clubs maxim of Service above Self.

Here is Rotary District 1120 under sail! The sailing barge Cambria taking part in

the Thames Matches and winning her class. Rotarians are funding weekends

away on board for young carers with most dates gone for this year

and a lot of 2014 booked as well.

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