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Winchester Rotary Bulletin “Dramatic, Stimulating and Poignant”

July 2014

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Gill’s Journal

I have been struck though by the

number of times I've been asked

who is responsible for what and

where information is to be found.

The answer, first and foremost,

should be "on the club website" and

we have been working to ensure

that all the information needed is

readily available and as up to date as

possible in time for the New Year.

and the first six months are almost

complete. The speaker at our first

evening meeting of the New Year on

14 July, is Sgt. Simon Harmer of the

Royal Army Medical Corp, who lost

both legs in Afghanistan. Simon is an

inspiring speaker – not to be missed!

On 28 July, we are trying something a

little different – an earlier start of

6:30pm with (weather permitting!) a

barbecue and social in the grounds of

the Royal Hotel. I hope you'll all

enjoy the programme of meetings –

ideas for speakers are still welcome!

There's also breakfast on 23 July to

look forward to – these meetings are

proving are to be a real magnet for

new members. Lunch meetings – on

7 July we will have the Georgia

Scholars as “10 minute” speakers. I

have asked the lunch regulars to

suggest further speakers and the

programme is slowly filling up. We

will also be introducing “lunch

chairmen” - more later!

Although it's summer, there's plenty

to do over the next few weeks:

outdoor theatre on 12 July with The

Three Musketeers at Wolvesey

Palace; Pedal, Paddle, Pace on 20 July

– when we challenge Round Table –

come along and support our

participants!; Fireworks Cruise on 8

August and the Criterium cycle race

on 17 August – talk to Dominic if you

can help out with stewarding.

Looking further ahead, we have the

Marathon and District Conference in

October – and in November a District

Theatre Night in Winchester, which

will combine fun and fundraising!

Please don't hesitate to let me know

if there is anything you are concerned

about – or indeed if you are happy!

Here's to another successful year for

Winchester Rotary.

Gill Russell

The Rotary Wheel has turned full

circle once more and another year

begins - but before I mention

anything else, I want to thank Nick

for his leadership during the year just

past. I'm sure I can say on behalf of

us all that it has indeed been a

memorable year - and as he

promised us, there was a lot of fun -

culminating in a great President's

Night in the glorious setting of the

grounds of St Cross Hospital. We

have ended the year with 90

members – following the inductions

of Carole Miles-Lovelock and Sam

Dhlamini – welcome both! As well as

two new Paul Harris Fellows –

Richard Chisnell and John Sweeting –

both extremely well-deserved -

congratulations!

It is a great honour to lead

Winchester Rotary and I very much

appreciate the trust and

responsibility of the task. I have a

great team to assist me and I hope

that 2014-15 will give us plenty more

opportunities for fun, fellowship and

service. As was set out at Club

Assembly, there is already a great

deal in store - regular events will

continue but there's always room for

more! I hope too that our

relationship with the local

community and its institutions will

continue to evolve and grow.

Congratulations of course to Eileen

Berry on becoming what I think may

be a first – a Rotarian as Mayor of

Winchester! As was explained at the

AGM, for her year in office Eileen is

an Honorary Member.

A few years ago we revised our club

structure, to ease the task of

managing our ever-growing numbers.

Six areas of responsibility are divided

between six Directors, who manage

day-to-day activity.

Gill and Paul Russell

I have also asked each of the

Directors to ensure that they

regularly update "their" sections of

the website. This will be a great help

to our Bulletin Editor, James

Larcombe. While on the subject of

the Bulletin - James' award-winning

production is the envy of many clubs

and we owe him huge thanks for the

long hours he puts in on this each

month. As we move to increased use

of the website for information on

forthcoming meetings and events,

the Bulletin may change in style and

frequency. But don't panic! There

will still be a regular club publication

to keep you up to date.

You'll recall that as planning for our

2014-15 programme got underway I

asked members for speaker

suggestions. I got a message loud

and clear that the "my life" talks are

very much enjoyed and appreciated

as a great way to get to know people.

Karen McCleery continues to do a

great job as Speakers Secretary

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Handover Night

“I would like to give some thanks and

mention some highlights. First, my

most important thanks go to all the

members of Winchester Rotary – you

have been so supportive and

responsive to events and appeals this

year which has made my life so much

easier!

Secondly, in particular I would like to

thank the Officers and Directors-some

of whom I have sat here with me

today who have all worked tirelessly

to ensure that all events run smoothly

and we make as much money in our

Fund Raising as possible. Council

Meetings and committee Meetings

have been a joy to take.

Thirdly, we have made a great deal of

money this year – Fund Raising =£30k

+ and, while not the be all and end all,

has enabled us to help even more

people in the community and

internationally. We have also done a

great deal in the community. Fourthly,

several people have asked me if I have

enjoyed my year as President and

after thinking about it I have said –yes

in broad terms I have but maybe that

word does not capture all it has been

–I prefer words, “sense of satisfaction”

–“being pleased with what Winchester

Rotary achieved” and I hope you have

certainly had fun – so the answer

really is yes – otherwise there is no

point in doing it!

Fifthly, Others have asked what have

been the highs and lows. The highs:

a) “They Did Their Bit” – for what it

was: Established Rotary in the Civic

Community. This brought together

several different organisations:

Rotary, Geriactors, Inner Wheel,

University, schools, Barber Shop.

Raised awareness of Winchester’s

history. It raised large sums of money

for To Honour a Promise, Gift of Sight,

Tools For Self-Reliance and SAFFA. I

made the right career choice as a

solicitor rather than actor!

b) Charter of Rotaract Club - so

happy achieved this year with

Rotaract holding such a special place

President Gill Russell and Immediate

Past President Nick Bell.

Hopefully this leaves Winchester

Rotary in good shape for you Gill and

I wish you every success in moving

Winchester Rotary forward into the

future.” Nick Bell

“First of all – enormous thanks to

Nick for his leadership over the past

year – fun and fundraising achieved

in full measure! A great year –

thanks Nick! I feel extremely

honoured to be entrusted with the

leadership of Winchester Rotary for

the next year. I'm looking forward to

high levels of involvement in club

activities – all the while having fun

and providing service both locally

and internationally.

You'll recall from the details set out

at Club Assembly that there will be

opportunities to work on all sorts of

different projects – both ongoing

successes – and new ideas which are

always welcome! I hope that you'll

feel able to approach me with things

you might feel unhappy about that

need resolving as well as those that

you are happy about and want to be

more involved in.

Last Saturday afternoon in the long-

established Winchester Rotary

tradition, as incoming President, I

took flowers to the incoming

President of Inner Wheel – Janet

Richardson. I'm looking forward to

continuing the great relationship

between our two clubs. This year I

included the new secretary, Anna

Cox, as she has recently undergone a

stay in hospital, but I'm pleased to

report that she is doing well.

One of the great features of Nick's

year was of course the establishment

of a new Rotaract club at the

University. Chloe Brown will soon

take over from Luke as its next

President (but we won't be losing

him!) - and I'm also looking forward

to meeting Chloe soon. (Gill closed

with mention of future events and

the parting toast.) Gill Russell

heart –a member for 10 years and can

see what can achieve. Special thanks

must go to Luke – fantastic Founding

President and Ambassador for Rotary

generally. The Good start he has given

will enable Rotaract to go from

strength to strength.

c) FUN – I said I wanted Rotary to be

fun and these have been the highlights

of my year – President’s Drinks at The

Trout, Christmas Meal, Cruise with

President. New Members Evening and

President’s Night. None of these

would have been possible without the

fastidious planning and terrific hard

work put in by Fellowship Director,

Robert Parsons, 70 today, propose a

toast, even though he is in America –

“Robert Parsons”.

Finally, I thank Graham, my partner,

for his long suffering patience –he will

with some delight delete the 4,200

Rotary E mails from this year which

remain on the system!

LOWS – Membership loss- 8 members

have left the Club –some for good

practical reasons, others disillusioned

–which is always regrettable , and of

course the sad Loss of Richard Green.

Against this there has been the

induction of 12 members –brings us

up to 90 members.

Monday 30 June

Gill & President Elect Anthony Arkwright

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Breakfast Meeting Wednesday 18 June

Monday 2 June Lunch Meeting

Ian Steel (Meeting Manager) and Paul

Russell.

There is always a lively buzz

Breakfast Meetings. News came

from Nina Kelly about the Front

Runner meeting in the University

(see page 6).

Three Advertisements: “They Did

Their Bit” (June 15) and “Celebration

of Youth” (June 29) and President’s

Night (June 21). Rob Carter gave an

update on the Clarendon Marathon.

Rob Carter chairing the Breakfast Meeting held in the Hampshire

Room at the Royal Hotel, Winchester 7.30 – 8.30 a.m.

Paul Russell, Fiona Whitehouse and Rob

Carter (Meeting Chairman).

Col. Andy King (Worthy

Down) and Joe Bright.

Ian Kemp and Anna O’Brien.

Monday 16 June Lunch Meeting

Julian English and President Nick Bell

President Nick Bell and Miranda Rock

Miranda Rock spelt out the surprising

statistics of the Winchester

Nightshelter, e.g. 79% of ex-

offenders who are homeless are re-

convicted within 1 year.

The Nightshelter provides a vital

lifeline to the homeless is the only

one of its kind in Hampshire, offering

access emergency accommodation. Winchester Night Shelter is an alternative

The rural mode of transport

The current pattern of Lunchtime

meetings is to enjoy a ten minute

talk from either a member of

Winchester Rotary or an invited

speaker.

On this occasion Julian English,

known to all, gave a vivid insight

into the extraordinary world of

Myanmar (formerly Burma).

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James Larcombe (Quiz Master, Lauren

Lewis and Byamukama Dick (Kanjobe).

Thirty students went last year and 24

will go out this summer. They will be

helping on building schemes for

schools and health centres, assisting

with electrical generation projects,

involvement in some teaching and

craft work, helping with micro finance

programmes, animal generation and

with first aid provision. We hope to

have a presentation from them at the

next International showcase, when we

discover the impact on their lives.

John Wilkinson

Uganda Quiz

Winchester Rotary International

Committee is committed to

supporting young people in enabling

them to experience third world

cultures. This is the fourth year that

we have been able to help sponsor

Peter Symond's students in their

ongoing project work with two villages

in south-west Uganda (Kanjobe &

Kamuronko), and have granted £750.

The project, led by Head of

Geography, Lauren Lewis, is aiming to

achieve charity status; we are helping.

The latest meeting of the ’34 Club

took the form of a lunch at Loch Fyne

restaurant on 25th June (see right).

One former and four current Rotary

members and their wives were the

distinguished company who enjoyed

delicious food and Prosecco.

‘What is the ’34 Club?’, I hear you ask.

If you’ve got this far, read on. The

distance between 1934 and 2014 is 80

years, so Jenny Eames & Sheila Wickes

thought something a bit more special

than usual was called for. By June, Eric

Sealy, Colin Eames and Geoff Wickes

have achieved the landmark birthday

while David Davis and Bill Lumsden

reach it in the second half of the year.

Now you know who is to blame for

keeping the average age of Winchester

Rotary higher than is perhaps ideal.

Long may the absence of the regularly

voiced proposal (not in Winchester) for

a compulsory Rotary retirement age

continue. Colin Eames

It would be great if you could also

add a comment as why you have

chosen that recipe and what do you

like about the dish.

Please post or email your recipes to

Fiona Whitehouse –

fiona@pa-anywhere.co.uk

Looking forward to hearing from

you soon. Fiona Whitehouse

One of the Fundraising initiatives

that was mentioned at Club

Assembly was to create a

Winchester Rotary Cook Book.

For those of you, who enjoy

cooking, why not share one or

more of your favourite recipes.

Please do not be modest. All types

of cuisine are encouraged.

Cooking Up…

Currency Conversion

Statistically, most of us have

unwanted foreign currency lurking

unloved at the back of a drawer at

home.

Some even resort to throwing away

low value notes and coins after a

couple of years!

Put them to good use!

Bring it to a Rotary meeting for our

collection box. All currencies

donated will be converted to £UK for

Rotary charities.

For more information read the full

story in the FUNDRAISING section of

NING under the heading “Are you a

Currency Convert?”

Gareth Jones

£1,400 was raised on the Quiz Night at

Peter Symonds College on 26th June.

’34 Club Members: Clockwise from the left:

Bill Lumsden, Colin Eames, David Davis, Eric

Sealey, Geoff Wickes and their partners.

’34 Club

Fiona Whitehouse & Gareth Jones & Box

Thursday 26 June

Wednesday 25 June

Monday 2 June

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Thank you and congratulations to John Eade

On behalf of Winchester Rotary I

would like to offer my sincere

congratulations to our very own

John Eade who has just successfully

completed a year as District

Governor of District 1110.

Winchester Rotary was very

honoured to find that one of its

members had achieved this

prestigious position. We were very

pleased to have been able to assist

John at his District Conference in

Plymouth last October, which went

off extremely well.

I feel John is to be particularly

congratulated for his calm and

professional approach to his

responsibilities and his position

which reflected so well on

Winchester Rotary and I was proud

to have been able to be President

at the same time as he was District

Governor - I thoroughly enjoyed

working with you John!

I also have to say that the way you

managed to combine your District

duties with your very consistent

attendance at Meetings and Events

of Winchester Rotary was quite

amazing and an illustration of your

commitment.

You have no doubt by your hard

work John put Winchester Rotary

fairly and squarely on the map in

District and I hope that some of our

good features will rub off on the

other Clubs!

Wishing you all the best for the

future John - and a well deserved

rest initially!

Immediate Past President Nick Bell

Amsterdam Disrict Governors Seminar

Paul Harris Fellow Awards

Winning Young Musician Isabelle

Lisbon Rotary International Convention

San Diego Rotary International Assembly

Visits to the Channel Islands

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President’s Night Saturday 21 June

Joanna and Jon Pierce entranced

Tricia and Robert Parsons

John Wilkinson, Eileen Berry, John Eade

Shelagh Bird and Craig Newman

George Betterridge, Adam Leemans (USA)

and Lea Koppenhagen (Germany).

As President’s Nights go, this was one

of the best. The beautiful setting of St.

Cross Hospital Gardens on a perfect

summer’s night was just perfect.

Good speeches delivered, fine food

enjoyed and Colombian music to dance

to – what a treat. Thank you to

President Nick & Team Robert Parsons.

Max and Sally Hake

Raffle Queen Irene Modzelan

Nigel Arnott and Gareth Jones

President Nick Bell & Rotaract President

Luke Addison with the Lambert Award.

Anthony (President Elect) and Annie

Arkwright

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May - June

The month began with a well-attended

District Assembly at Mountbatten

School, Romsey on 10 May when DGE

Mike Jackson and his team presented

their plans for the year 2014-15.

Coming to the end of my term I am now

able to accept invitations from Clubs of a

more social nature and was pleased to

attend the Shaftesbury RC President’s

Evening and Ferndown RC Charter Night

in May both of which were hugely

enjoyable. To round off I am planning to

attend Chandlers Ford and Itchen Valley

RC Charter Night and Gosport RC

Installation at the end of this month.

During this year I have been too busy to

take a holiday but at the end of May I

took 4 days off with Patsy to give my

youngest daughter away at her wedding

held in Rome after which I certainly

needed a rest ! Italians really know how

to celebrate! I chaired my final District

Executive meeting at The Potters Heron

at the end of May and I look forward to

attending subsequent ones with the new

Team in the future.

As far as I am concerned the icing on the

cake for my year was Kids Out at

Paultons Park to which I always look

forward About 2800 were there

comprising 1500 children, about 850

helpers and 320 Rotarians who all had a

fabulous day out and for once the

weather could not have been better. I

met a member of the public who had

come along with his family. He was so

impressed with the occasion and when I

explained to him the role of Rotary in

organizing the day he said that it was

exactly the sort of thing that he would

like to be associated with so possibly a

potential member was born.

Traditionally this is the time of year

when we look back on what happened.

District 1110 is one of the strongest and

the best in RIBI. In San Diego January

2012 we as incoming DGs were asked to

set ourselves targets for our year. Apart

from the expected issues of

Membership increase and Foundation

promotion, my aim was to visit every

club in District individually. There is no

obligation to do this but I genuinely

believe that it is the right of each club to

expect such a visit from the DG and that

believe that it is the right of each club to

expect such a visit from the DG and that

this is the only way that I could judge for

myself the atmosphere and state of each

club and the feelings of the members.

Did they consider themselves to be just

individuals in their own little world or

members of a very much larger

organization for instance. We know the

figures - 1.2million in 200 countries-but

membership is declining so our job surely

is to arrest this –to take steps to make

Rotary more attractive so that people say

to themselves “that is something I want

to be involved with”. We are all

volunteers after all.

I travelled over the waters many times

during the year. It was a great pleasure

to join the clubs in their activities and I

shall fondly remember all the friends I

made and look forward to renewing

acquaintances. Any steps we can take to

assist these clubs to be involved in

District Meetings can only be a good

thing.

Behind nearly every DG there is a District

Governor’s partner and it has been a real

pleasure to have Patsy accompany me to

a large proportion of the events that I

attended. I know that she particularly

enjoyed GETS in Amsterdam, District

Conference, trips to the Channel Islands,

RI Convention in Lisbon and RIBI

Conference in Birmingham. In addition,

when her professional duties allowed

Patsy has come with me to Charter

Dinners, President’s Nights and other

events. Thank you to all the clubs who

made us both so welcome.

I now have a greater understanding of

what Rotary Fellowship means. I am

aware of a barrier or lack of

understanding between District and the

Clubs which I have constantly tried to

overcome.

Words are cheap, but by actually being

there and standing up in front of club

members –being seen and being able to

engage with them as individuals –to

listen to their opinions and try to answer

their questions surely that is one of the

ways to dissolve this barrier. In my mind

the most important part of Rotary is the

Rotarians themselves. We in District are

just humble Rotarians like everyone else

working for the common good and

guided by the 4-Way test.

During the year I have sent 120

individual letters of welcome to new

members. Would that it had been more.

I am confident that our clubs have their

own membership strategies well

established. Young people will always be

a focus for us as the increase in Rotaract

clubs and the continued success of

Young Chef, Young Musician, Youth

Speaks, Young Photographer, Young

Technology and so on speaks for itself.

Words are cheap, but by actually being

there and standing up in front of club

members –being seen and being able to

District Newsletter

Now that I have reached the end of my

year one of the things that I am now able

to do is to form a pretty accurate opinion

of the state of a Club within about 5

minutes of entering the meeting. I have

been asked, ‘What is the attraction of

being District Governor?’ and I have to say

it is having personal contact with

individuals who make up Rotary. Give me

a room full of strangers and I am in my

element. During my travels I have made

many friends and acquaintances who will

be with me always.

Transport is a major factor in the DG’s

duties and at this point I must record my

heartfelt thanks to the members of

Winchester Rotary who in order to mark

the occasion of having a DG from the club

decided that they would provide a car and

a driver for every club visit that I

undertook. I enjoyed their company and

they tell me that it has opened their eyes

to the other clubs in District.

The bonus for me was the opportunity to

visit our offshore clubs on the Isle of Wight

and the Channel Islands.

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District Newsletter John Eade

engage with them as individuals – to

listen to their opinions and try to answer

their questions surely that is one of the

ways to dissolve this barrier. In my mind

the most important part of Rotary is the

Rotarians themselves. We in District are

just humble Rotarians like everyone else

working for the common good and

guided by the 4-Way test.

During the year I have sent 120 individual

letters of welcome to new members.

Would that it had been more. I am

confident that our clubs have their own

membership strategies well established.

Young people will always be a focus for

us as the increase in Rotaract clubs and

the continued success of Young Chef,

Young Musician, Youth Speaks, Young

Photographer, Young Technology and so

on speaks for itself.

There has been discussion on how to

increase membership-what age group

should be targeted? I have heard it said

that each of us should aim at bringing in

one friend at least. If we ourselves are of

a certain age then so are our friends! It

has been suggested that we focus on the

55 plus age group who have taken early

retirement, are experienced and have

time to spare to involve themselves in

volunteering. We must look ahead to

the future and not be put off by the “Mr.

Grumpys” who don’t want change at any

price. Change is necessary and inevitable

or we perish.

Foundation is our very own charity. We

owe it our continuing support. It works –

look at the Eradication of Polio and clubs

combining together for Global Grants.

Future Vision when it came out was

designed to make the Grant process

simpler and once the initial teething

troubles had been overcome proved so

to be. It is sad that there are still clubs

out there who do not contribute to

Foundation giving.

It is part of what Rotary is all about and

surely we cannot, as professed Rotarians,

pick and choose what we decide to

support. Foundation is part of the

package we signed up to when we

became Rotarians.

The year prior to taking office is always

taken up with forming and establishing

the Team and so it was with me.

International, Foundation, Community

Service, Vocational Service, Youth

Service, PR and Marketing – you have

dedicated

yourselves to your job and you should

realize that your work is highly

appreciated. Thank you for your

commitment.

Thank you also to the two Davids who so

competently run the posts of Treasurer

and Secretary. Without your help and

guidance my job would have been

impossible and I owe you both a debt of

gratitude impossible to adequately

repay.

Right at the beginning of the DG’s year

comes what is probably the most

important occasion for all of us – I mean

of course the District Conference - which

was held last year in Plymouth. My

sincere thanks to my own Club of

Winchester for providing the manpower

and rising to the challenge with such

wonderful support and dedication.

However, the driving force behind the

success of any Conference is due to the

inspiration, the unfailing commitment

and hard work of the Conference

Chairman. I was very fortunate to have

Past District Governor David Pike in that

position to whom I owe more than I can

express. Thank you David. Without you it

would not have happened.

The advice and help given to me by PDG

Mary, DGE Mike and DGN Tony have

been a great comfort and I thank them

for their support and wish Mike every

success with my heartfelt good wishes

for the year ahead. I am confident that I

leave 1110 in very capable hands and if

Rotarians give as much support to him as

they did to me he has nothing to worry

about.

May I conclude by saying that I

approached my year with some

apprehension being new to the job? –

Who of us knows what lies ahead? But

my thanks to all Rotarians in 1110 – you

were a constant source of inspiration to

me. It was a pleasure and an honour to

be of service to you and I wouldn’t have

missed it for the world.

John Eade

District Governor 2013-14

I was new to the job and tried hard to get

the right people to work with who would

get things done without fuss and bother.

I was looking for experienced Rotarians

who could be left to get on with things

and with hindsight I think I succeeded.

There is nothing worse than asking

someone to take office and then to

spend the rest of the time peering over

their shoulder. I had full confidence in

my team. Thank you all.

I am especially grateful to the Assistant

Governors. I don’t think it is fully realized

just how important the role of the AG is.

They maintain continuing close contact

with the clubs. They encourage them to

work together.

They make themselves aware of all the

problems and issues which inevitably will

arise. Most of these can be resolved “in

house” but occasionally more serious

issues will involve the District Team who

will try and resolve things for the good of

the individual-for the good of the clubs

and for the good of Rotary.

Not an easy task by any means. So thank

you Assistant Governors for your hard

work and dedication. You are the means

by which the DG maintains contact with

the grass roots and speaking for myself I

could not have succeeded without your

help and good will.

The District Committee chairs are vital to

the smooth running of our organization.

They work efficiently with their own

teams. They establish training programs,

they get out and about to the clubs and

give help and guidance if asked. In short

they make Rotary work. It would be

inappropriate to single out individuals but

those who look after Membership,

John and Patsy Eade

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Simon Burge

Service Director

Evening Meeting

Keith Myers

Communications Director

Hugh McNeill Trust

Fund Treasurer

Roger Sales

Club Treasurer

Club Assembly

John Wilkinson

International/Foundation

Director

Fiona Whitehouse

Fundraising Director

Robert Parsons

Fellowship Director

Anthony Arkwright

Membership Director

Thanks “Now that my year as President is at

a complete end I would just like to

take this opportunity to thank all

members of Winchester Rotary for

your very valuable and appreciated

support throughout the year.

I recognise that I was there to assist

Winchester Rotary to achieve more

and run smoothly; however, I could

not have done that without the

support, encouragement and hard

work of the members. You were all

fantastic, a pleasure to work with,

and I most certainly could not have

completed the year without you!

I hope you all have had fun along

the way - which was the intention as

I said at the start of the Year!

We have certainly raised more

money and participated in more

Community Projects than ever

before and kept most of the

members fully engaged throughout

the Year. I wish Gill every success in

moving Winchester Rotary forward

in the year to come.” Nick Bell

Immediate Past President

Shelagh Bird

Honorary Secretary

Gill Russell

President

Monday 9 June

Monday 23 June Evening Meeting

Mention should be made of the arresting talk

given by Vic Laws MBE (see right with

President Nick Bell).

He outlined the extraordinary work done by

The Clink Restaurant at HMP High Down and

elsewhere.

He is picture left with John Eade (former

Prison Dentist) & Chaplain Graham Topping.

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Carole Miles-Lovelock

New Member

I am a Professional Musician, I have

sung all my life, consistently winning

competitions and musical festivals. I

attended The Corona Stage School,

was a finalist in the Dame Maggie

Teyte Singing Competition at the

London Opera Centre and studied at

the Guildhall School of Music with

Margaret Lensky-Rizza. Since early

engagements with the Canal Street

Jazzmen, I have sung as a solo and

lead artist in oratorio, Mendelssohn

'Elijah', Bononcini 'Stabat Mater',

Mozart `Missa Brevis in D', amongst

others. I regularly perform as a solo

artist in venues in the South of

England. In 2010 I gave a recital in

Winchester Cathedral and in 2012, I

sang for 'Music in the City' at the

Southampton Art Gallery and have

been asked to sing again on 27th

September 2014. This is a project run

by the Southampton City Council. I

have also made a recording for Priory

Records, which has made over £4,500

for Cancer Research UK.

I am a member of Equity (Equity

number 70086242 under the name of

Carole Miles-Kingston) which is the

professional union for Actors and

Musicians.

I have 3 sons, Graham, Paul and

Edward, and 7 grandchildren. I am a

Widow. My first husband, William

Miles-Kingston, died in 1999 of

Multiple Myeloma and my second

husband, Philip Lovelock, died in 2008

of Stomach Cancer.

I love to spend time with my family, I

run on a regular basis and very much

enjoy painting, especially in Oils.

Whilst living in Cranleigh I was

Chairman of Save the Children Fund and

2 years later Chairman of Action Aid. I

particularly remember a concert which

we organised in Cranleigh School

featuring the Hertfordshire Chamber

Orchestra and the famous concert

pianist John Ogdon, we raised enough

money for a water container to be

installed in Badhan, a small village in

Africa, it was heart-warming to receive

the letters explaining the difference it

had made to their lives.

I am an active member of the

Winchester Committee for Cancer

Research UK and have helped on a

significant number of fundraising

occasions. I organised and sang at a

Concert at the Chapel of St Cross which

raised nearly £5,000 as well as making

the recording referred to above for

Priory Records.

Carole Miles-Lovelock (centre) with Eileen

Berry (Mayor of Winchester & proposer)

and President Nick Bell on Monday 23 June

I strongly believe in what Rotary does

for the Community, I believe in their

ethics, they believe in high ethical

standards and giving service to the

Community. My late husband and I

had close links for many years with

Rotary and in 19911 was made the

youngest President of the Inner

Wheel Club of Cranleigh and a year

later, William was made President of

the Rotary Club of Cranleigh.

Following William's death, my kind

friends welcomed me to the Inner

Wheel Club of Winchester where I

have enjoyed many years and in 2013

was voted in as President which was

their 75th Anniversary year.

I have a lot of energy and enjoy

organising Events, Concerts and

Speakers and I love to come up with

different ideas. As President of Inner

Wheel last year I arranged a different

event every month, for example their

75th Anniversary Lunch at the

Gurkha Museum in Winchester and a

Fashion Show in the Grade 1 Listed St

John's Rooms. These events were

supported by other members of the

Club. Over the past few years I have

also provided some very

distinguished speakers for the Joint

Rotary and Inner Wheel meetings,

including the actress, Virginia

McKenna and the artist, David

Shepherd. I also sang for The

Diamond Jubilee Celebrations in the

Guildhall, a joint Rotary and Inner

Wheel celebration.

Mayor Making

…after

Before…

Winchester Rotarian Cllr. Eileen Berry was

appointed as the 815th Mayor of

Winchester at a Mayor Making Ceremony

at Winchester Guildhall.

Several of her fellow Rotarians attended

the ceremony and we all wish her every

success in her year of office.

There is a wonderful reflection by Eileen on

the Winchester City Council Website which

to which she will add during 2014-5.

Wednesday 4 June

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Wednesday 11 June Kids Out

Rotaractors with Osborne pupils

Gareth Jones (Organiser), Robert Parsons

and Ann Jones enjoying the sun at lunch.

District Governor John in charge

Hurricane simulator no less!

The jumping bean

Team Osborne School in the Sports Hall before setting out to Paultons

Astroglide

It is always a totally memorable

experience to take pupils from the

constraints of Osborne School and

let them enjoy the unbridled rides

at Paultons Park.

The weather was kind and the day

went with gusto & without a hitch.

Team King’s School with Colin Cook

Checking out the post lunch play

Luke Addison, Beth Davis, Natalie Jones

High Five on the Flying Frog

Ann Jones sailing the Viking ship

Nick Bell (President), Sonia O’Donnell

(Headteacher) and Eileen Berry (Mayor).

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Osborne School “Rubick’s Cube” Band

Celebration of Youth Sunday 29 June

John Eade, Fiona Whitehouse and

Richard Chisnell (Front of House)

Brilliant Compere and magician Ben Hart

Victor Lu (Winchester College)

Florian School of Dance: “Explosive”

Yi Hang (Cherie) Wong (St. Swithun’s)

Orange Lotus Theatre Company

Finale: “Land of Hope and Glory” with balloons

Twyford School Senior Choir

Gloria Vessey, Patricia Chisham,

Maggie Hastie and Jackie Weston

This project happens every three

years when the talent of

Winchester’s young people is

given a stage to show their

brilliance.

Song, music, dance and drama

were all wonderful and over

£1,000 was raised for charity:

“Advocates for Children”

Henry Beaufort School: “Hot Money”

Peter Symonds College: “Zero Degrees”

Florian School of Dance: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

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Perhaps unlike previous years, a

target of 10% net growth in

membership has not been our

primary goal. As Hugh McNeill

explained in last year's report, this

target becomes more difficult each

year with higher numbers and our

focus has moved to target people we

think would bring something new to

Rotary.

This has resulted in the new members

being introduced by a wider range of

current members.

We are fortunate to have a quite

extraordinary range of skills and

experience in the club but there is

always more to be found.

I also believe it is both the work of

Rotary and the diverse range of

members that attracts so many

people to approach us, as well as the

other way around.

I am pleased to say that we have

inducted nine new members so far

this year, all of whom bring yet more

expertise in their fields as well as the

desire to contribute to both the local

and global 2 community.

The nine include an almost even

male/female split of five and four and

equally pleasing is that the average

age of these members is only a touch

over fifty!

However, it is always disappointing to

say goodbye to six friends who have

left us. The reasons for leaving are

similar to those in previous years,

namely other pressures demanding

their time, including work of course,

as well as those leaving the area.

Of particular sadness was the death

of Richard Green, a friend to all for so

many years and whose passing leaves

a gaping hole. We will all miss him.

This leaves us with 89 members as I

write with three applications in the

system and three more regular

visitors on the point of application.

It is essential for all members to

continue to invite friends, neighbours

and colleagues; some of them might

become members, some might

become supporters of Rotary, people

to whom we can turn for help

particular projects.

Some will simply be great one-off

dinner companions. My plea is this:

do not try to judge whether Rotary is

right for people - you will never know

until they see it, and ourselves, for

themselves!

Finally, I thank you all for your

support and to the membership

committee for their help during my

first year, in particular Paul Russell,

without whom I would have been

lost.

Anthony Arkwright

Membership Director 2013-4

From the attached budget (see

separate document) members will

be pleased to see that once again

there is no increase in the annual

subscription even though costs do

increase year on year.

I am budgeting for a small loss again

next year but in view of the

substantial funds on the club

account, this will not cause the

members a problem.

I think all the figures are self-

explanatory but would draw your

attention to a number of them

which are either new or showing a

significant change.

Firstly, I am now projecting a “meal

surplus” because we are tightly

managing the numbers reported to

the hotel and for various reasons

there are frequently “late

apologies”.

Secondly, under expenditure, there

are various increases for inflation,

but also a couple of new charges for

the new Rotaract club.

The total increase under

expenditure is £1,000 but looking

back over recent years we have

always come in under budget and I

see no reason to believe this will not

happen again. Roger Sales

Trust Funds balance of accounts is

available on the Winchester Rotary

website: winchesterrotary.ning.com

and I am happy to answer questions.

Club Treasurer’s Report

Membership Director’s Report AGM

AGM

John Eade (District Governor) presents

the RI Certificate to Anthony Arkwright

(Membership Dir.) & President Nick Bell.

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New Member Sam Dhlamini

I was born Samuel Pachawo Dhlamini,

in Harare, Zimbabwe to a Zulu (father,

101 years) and Shona (mother, 98

years of age). I am the last of nine

siblings.

I am married to Priscilla who is an RGN

and deputy manager at a local nursing

home. We have three daughters,

Thandeka (23), Barbara (21) and

Nyasha (19). Thandeka is studying

International Development and Politics

at Coventry University; Barbara,

Diagnostic Radiography at Portsmouth

University; Nyasha, Psychology at

Greenwich University. My family

migrated to the UK in 2004 after the

Zimbabwean economy collapsed and

the socio-political environment

became toxic. We subsequently

attained British citizenship in 2008. We

made the little town of Whitchurch,

Hampshire and England our new

home.

I attended formative education in the

then Rhodesia, (Zimbabwe) and

Zambia. I trained as a primary school

teacher and taught for 4 years before

receiving a scholarship for further

education. I returned to Zimbabwe in

1990 and for 14 years served in various

lectureship positions up to Head of Art

Education Department in Primary and

Secondary teachers’ colleges as well as

other education institutions including

the Cambridge Overseas Examination

board as an ‘O’Level Art examiner up

until 2004. In the UK I have worked

largely with marginalised and

vulnerable populations and briefly

taught a sculpture course at

Kansenshi Secondary School for

four years (1976 – 1979) at, Ndola,

Zambia; Founder member of Project

Tariro, committed to helping patients

and families living with HIV/AIDs in

poor rural communities around

Mutare, Zimbabwe;

Former member of the Board of

Governors at Testbourne Community

School, Whitchurch, Hampshire;

Volunteer advisor for Simukai street

children charity, Mutare, Zimbabwe;

Supporting 2 orphaned children

through education through school

fees grants; Ambassador and

development advisor of Muwangirwa

primary school in rural eastern

Zimbabwe; Former volunteer teacher

of ESOL to newly arrived refugee and

migrant communities in the Newbury.

I want to join rotary because I have a

passion for supporting a good cause;

particularly disadvantaged and

marginalised populations of our

community. To be a part of an

organisation of likeminded men and

women, who contribute through

professional and other skills to make a

difference to the lives of the needy

and less able in our community. I

think I can bring to rotary my

experience working with the mentally

infirm, disadvantaged and

marginalized communities; and my

teaching skills can help contribute to

the extending of the arms of the

Rotary Club reach out at home and

abroad to populations in need and

other good causes that help to better

the quality of life for one and all.

Basingstoke College of Technology. I

worked with ‘Two Saints’ housing

homeless adults as a Life and Essential

skills Tutor as well as Employment

Facilitator.

I worked with Hampshire County Council

and with the Ethnic Minority & Traveller

Achievement Services as a Peripatetic

Bilingual Teaching Assistant Hampshire.

I worked with the NHS Southampton City

Primary Care Trust, Access to

Communication Department, as a

Cultural Assessor of Mental Health

Patience of minority ethnic background.

Also I have worked for the Royal Mencap

as a Support Worker for the Learning

Disabled and mentally infirm.

I have a Master of Education -

Supervision & Administration (USA); B.Sc

in Art Education (Magna Cum Laude)

(USA); B.Sc (Hons.) – Mental Health

Nursing (UK) and Certificate in Primary

Teacher Education. My Leisure Activities

include: sculpture, drawing,

volunteering, gardening, golf, reading

and travelling. My previous experience of

community service or charitable work

has included: Member, Interact Club,

President Nick Bell, Sam Dhlamini and

Anthony Arkwright (Proposer)

Trinidad and Tobago – Clubs Visited –

When visiting family in Long Island

Derek Davidson (far left) attended

two meetings at Southampton New

York Rotary and here presents their

banner to President Nick Bell.

Dr John Barrat from Trinidad and

Tobago exchanges banners with

President Nick on Monday 30th June.

Southampton, New York

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Richard Chisnell

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Phil Yates, David Harding, Barry Richardson,

Richard Chisnell and Iain Steel

“Saving Theatre Royal”

Winchester man and boy.

Sherborne School education – that

explains it all! He met Maureen at

Cadburys & married in 1967. So, yes,

I speak of Mr. Richard Chisnell. They

went to South Africa in 1967. Back

in England he worked for King Alfred

Motor Services (founded by his

grandfather) and drove the last bus

before they sold the Company he is

now the joint President of the

Society of King Alfred Motor

Services.

He joined “Initial” in 1974. Early

1980s, he sponsored & witnessed

‘Thrust 2’ Richard Noble’s world

land speed record. Richard, with his

huge social conscience, set up the

annual ‘Loo of the Year’ awards in

1987. Richard founded the British

Toilet Association in 1999. It was

based in his family home and staffed

by his wife and two daughters.

After many interviews he came to

public notice in 2007 in the BBC 2

Documentary.

So much for Richard’s remarkable

career, but what of his other

notable features? In the 1970s he

was the Founding Captain of the

Winchester Hockey Wanderers

(Vets). A thespian and singer, a

leading man with the Winchester

Operatic Society for many years.

Theatre Royal Patron Saviour and

featured in the Hampshire Chronicle

last week. Today, a Tenor in the

Twyford Singers.

Chairman of The Friends of St Cross

Hospital Winchester since its

foundation in 2011. In Rotary nearly

20 years and President in 2010-11.

Currently, he conducts the

Christmas Carols Singing at the

Buttercross. International Rotary

has had a global grant scheme called

the 3 ‘H’s: Health, Hunger and

Humanity. Richard Chisnell is a 3 ‘H’

Fellow: Heart, Hero and Humour. It

gives me great pleasure to invite

President Nick to present you with

the Paul Harris Award.

James Larcombe PHF

Richard Chisnell (centre), James

Larcombe and President Nick Bell.

The BTA's campaigned for more and

better public lavatories in the UK. -

top prize – a Golden Loo Seat.

Richard was presented with the

2013 Loo of the Year Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award.

Richard spent nearly forty years

promoting and improving

washrooms and washroom services.

The Founder of Rotary International

was Paul Harris, whose first project

was to refurbish the public loos in

Chicago!

The gang of six created The

Winchester Theatre Fund in 1974

and stopped the theatre from

becoming a supermarket. Known as

the ‘gang of six’, there was no

stopping them then — and now, 40

years on, they are celebrating the

anniversary since saving a

Winchester landmark.

In the same year that the Theatre

Royal Winchester celebrates its

centenary, it also remembers how six

devoted residents battled to stop its

closure as a supermarket giant

planned its redevelopment. The

theatre had been earmarked for an

Iceland, and after months of informal

reunion in the theatre’s Garden

Cafe and reflected on how far it has

come.

Mr Chisnell said the theatre had

grown to become a staple of the

city’s community.

“It’s not just about having fun and

enjoying productions, it has nearly

four hundred children learning

communication skills,” he said.

“Children are our future and it’s

vital to communicate and prepare

them for what lies ahead. To think

in 1974 it was going to be pulled

down — look how much richer

Winchester is now.”

discussions and meetings, The

Winchester Theatre Fund was created

in August 1974. They battled to have

the building listed, and eventually

bought it for £35,000. On Monday,

the remaining members held a

Wednesday 11 June

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Paul Harris Fellowship John Sweeting

John Sweeting (left), President Nick Bell

and David Farthing

Occasionally a member stands up at

a meeting and starts talking in such

a mysterious way that it takes some

time to understand what he or she

is going on about. Well, this is one of

those occasions!

Just over 10 years ago, having just

retired, Janet and I were enjoying

our holiday of a lifetime in New

Zealand and Australia. On the boat

out to the Barrier Reef we found

ourselves sitting next to a delightful

couple, who to our amazement,

came from Winchester. Having

found much to talk about we spent

the next three evenings together

when we discovered we had a

number of mutual friends and

common interests. She had been a

nurse and he, having gained a

degree in Law at Bristol University,

joined The Royal Engineers. Service

in the Army took them around the

world to many interesting places

including Kenya, Gibraltar, Northern

Ireland, Germany where he

commanded his regiment, and

finally, the most exciting of all,

Andover.

Having risen to the rank of a

Colonel, after 24 years of service he

retired and accepted the post of

bursar at Treloar College for

physically disabled students at

Alton, where he was soon appointed

as their first Chief Executive. He

continued in this position for 14

years during which time he was

awarded the CBE for services to

special education. On moving to

Winchester they both quickly

settled in to the community.

He had been licensed as a Church of

England Lay Reader soon after

leaving University, but it wasn’t

until they came to Winchester that

Dealing with the RI minefield of

administration, and Indian and

Ugandan Clubs on extremely steep

learning curves, tested his reserves

of patience and commitment to the

limit.

He also took on the challenging task

of raising the level of our annual

contributions to Foundation. His

now familiar persuasive pleas to us

all have proved so successful that in

2011 the club gained a special

award for the highest contribution,

not only in the District, but in Zone

18A, which covers half of UK.

Although he is retiring as

Foundation Director, don’t think you

can relax. He continues as pledges

officer.

Add in his successful military liaison

work with the Winchester Garrison,

driving for the Stroke Club, and a

host of family commitments, one

wonders if he has any spare time.

Somehow he manages to find the

time to play golf on a regular basis

at Avington, where in 2012 he was

senior’s captain.

As far as family life is concerned, in

1976 he married Mary a widow with

three young children, and a dog. It is

a mark of the man, committed and

caring, that he bravely took on this

ready-made family, including of

course the much loved Labrador. All

three children are now married, and

John is the proud Grandfather of

seven grandchildren, yet more time

consuming responsibilities.

As somebody who has done so

much to encourage and foster the

ideals of service, both within Rotary

and the wider community, it gives

me enormous pleasure to invite the

President to award John Sweeting a

Paul Harris Fellowship.

David Farthing PHF

he was able to find fulfilment in that

role in his local Parish Church of St

Mary’s. For the last 23 years he has

devoted much time to liturgical and

pastoral work in the parish and for

four years served as the Chairman of

Winchester Deanery Readers.

On learning all this on our holiday, I

immediately recognised his

considerable potential as a Rotarian,

but since in our household it is a rule,

instigated by “she who must be

obeyed” that we “take a little rest

from Rotary” while on holiday, I

obediently awaited our return before

inviting him to a meeting or two. The

rest, as they say, is history.

He soon immersed himself in various

Rotary activities and it wasn’t long

before he was asked to serve on

Council as Chair of Foundation, a

position that is now, of course,

termed Foundation Director. To say

that he served in that role with

distinction would be an

understatement.

He navigated his way through the

complexities of setting up and

monitoring the Wells for India

Matching Grant and, more recently,

working alongside John Wilkinson, he

took responsibility for all the

procedural support for our first

application for a Global Grant, the

Books for Schools Project in Uganda.

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Sunday 5 June They Did Their Bit

Winchester Rotary and Inner Wheel

revisited their musical based on the

Transit Camp at Morn Hill during

the First World War.

A further £1,500 was raised this

time for SAAFA (Soldiers', Sailors'

and Airmen's Families Association).

The Discovery Centre was a good

venue and ‘thank you’ to those who

sent messages of appreciation after

each of the three performances.

Goalball bouncing

The squad wearing Winchester Rotary

sponsored kit at Peter Symonds College.

Paralympic brothers Adam and David

Knott have fired a new goalball club to

a sensational trophy haul in their first

season.

The Knotts, who starred for Great

Britain at the 2012 London

Paralympics, formed the club for

blind, partially and fully sighted

athletes in February 2013 with a

taster session.

With support from Winchester

Rotary they hold open training

sessions at Peter Symonds College and

have built the club into a powerhouse

of the sport.

They entered their first tournament in

September last year and have

progressed to win three of 11

tournaments, plus two silver and two

bronze places, before triumphing in

the Elite League and picking up the

National Goalball League.

“It has been an incredible season and

a great reward for all the hard training

and work everyone has put in,” said

Adam, a 19 – year – old Southampton

“The aim has been to progress

players through the levels and

ultimately to have the chance to play

for GB,” said Adam, who was the top

scorer at the recent European C

Championships.

In February 2014, three players were

invited to attend a Youth Talent

Camp, one of who is off to a Junior

International Talent Camp at the

World Goalball Championships in

Finland next month. Adam

continues, “Another highlight of our

year was receiving the London 2012

Legacy Award by Sport Hampshire

and IOW in April 2014.

The success has been brilliant but the

club is also a place for visually

impaired people to meet and share

experiences and have fun together.”

The club is now supported by Peter

Symonds College, Winchester Rotary,

Winchester City Council, VICTA, and

the Big Lottery Fund.

David Farthing

Scout Hut Appeal

University music student from

Chandlers Ford.

“We got so much from playing for GB

at the Paralympics that we wanted to

make sure there was a legacy by

setting up a new club.

It was a slow start, but we’ve had great

support. Winchester Goalball Club

now has 17 registered players and nine

volunteers.”

David, 17, a 6th Form student at Peter

Symonds College, Winchester, added:

“Goalball is a fast, dynamic sport and it

has been fantastic to develop the club

and offer the sport to players from

across Hampshire.”

Press release

Jackie Porter and Ernest Vickers who

was born at Morn Hill in 1920.

The Stroke Club Outing

The younger members of the cast who

won the hearts of the audience

Robert Thomson was a guest on

30th June (Pictured left with Mike

Downie) and spoke about the

forthcoming Scout cart race to raise

funds for the First Winchester Scout

Group (see their website for more).

Brambridge Garden Centre was the

venue for the Stroke Club tea outing

in June (see happy faces right).

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Nearly two million soldiers passed

through the Winchester camps,

destined for the Western Front and

battlefields.

The Morn Hill Camp was the largest

with nearly 50,000 troops on site at

any one time. Winchester at the

time had a population of 22,000. The

exhibition gives more details with

graphic photographs.

Promise honoured

On Monday 23th June the Morn Hill

Memorial was unveiled by HRH The

Duke of Gloucester as part of the

annual Flag Raising Ceremony in the

courtyard of The Great Hall in

Winchester.

The cover which hid the memorial

was made (and uncovered) by

students and staff at Peter Symonds

College, supported by their teachers

Mark Jones and Beki Vale. It was

fitting that the cover was raised by

students, average age 17, which is

the average age of young people

who died fighting in the 14-18 war.

Brig. David Harrison (ret’d.) gave the

address to explain the role of

Winchester in the story and the Duke

came into the Great Hall to view the

exhibition and to meet the Project

Team and many of the key volunteer

team, including Tony Dowland who

originally asked me for ‘something to

be done to commemorate the camp’!

Thanks to all those who have been

involved. Enjoy visiting the website:

www.tohonourapromise.co.uk for

events at the Great Hall during the

exhibition which lasts until the 18th

July. Jackie Porter

Simon Smith, Fiona Whitehouse, Jackie

Porter, Colin Cook and seated 93 year old

Ernest Vickers born at Morn Hill in 1920.

The whole project has been

inspirational to young people and we

have had really practical support from

children from All Saints & Itchen

Abbas Primary School; Kings’ School;

students at Peter Symonds; University

of Winchester and Winchester Rotary.

This exhibition "To Honour a

Promise" in The Great Hall,

Winchester, tells the story of the

part that local people of Winchester

played in WW1, and the permanent

memorial to their life here in this

city.

Jackie Porter and Fiona Whitehouse

have been leading lights on the

Exhibition Committee.

Flag Raising Ceremony

President Nick Bell meets HRH The Duke

of Gloucester in the Great Hall.

Anna O’Brien interviews for the

Winchester Hospital Radio on the day.

Fiona Whitehouse, Brig. David Harrison

(retired) and Jackie Porter (Hon. Sec.)

Graham Topping and Group Captain Paul

O’Neill (Commandant of Worthy Down).

Countess of Portsmouth and Luke

Addison (President of Rotaract)

27 October 2014 - 31 December 2014

Free exhibition at Hampshire Record

Office, Winchester on the First World

War camps at Morn Hill. Mon-Wed, Fri,

9am-5pm, Thur, 9am-7pm and every

1st and 3rd Sat. each month, 9am-4pm.

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Winchester Inner Wheel Monthly Club News

Pam Tilbury & President Janet Richardson

Dr. Philip Alexander and Pam Tilbury

Ronni Davis and President Nick Bell

President Pam Tilbury & Jackie Neylon

Picture story this month shows Jackie

Neylon who spoke about the New

Forest Show and Dr. Philip Alexander

accepting a cheque for “Gift of Sight”.

Five further photos are evidence of

stylish support for Winchester Rotary

President’s Night at St. Cross Hospital.

Last but not least was the successful

re-run of “They Did Their Bit”.

Derek and Rosemary Davidson

Mike and President Pam Tilbury

Richard and Maureen Chisnell

Carole Steel, Conjurer and Ann Jones

Myra and John Wilkinson

Carole Steel

Stop Press: Nursing awards: The Victoria Ward, at RHCH, which specialises in caring for patients with

gastrointestinal and endocrine disorders, won both The Winchester Rotary award and the Maggy Wallace award.

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Beach

Lunch

King Harold

Wednesday 21 August. No Breakfast Meeting in August.

Optimum House, Winnall Valley Road, Winchester, SO23 0LD

'Good old fashioned service'

Email: winchester@bluebirdcare.co.uk Tel: 01962 856 900

'Care in your own home'

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Meetings in July

Meetings in August

Monday 7 July. Lunch Meeting. 12.30 for 1.00p.m. The Royal Hotel.

Buffet. Reception & Attendance: Richard Chisnell. 10 minute ‘Talk’:

Speakers: Georgia Scholars – David Shaw and Anya Griffin.

Monday 14 July. Evening Meeting. 7.00 for 7.30 – 10.00 p.m. The Royal Hotel.

Attendance & Reception: Irene Modzelan. Properties & Grace: Lesley Loughridge.

Menu: Gammon steak, Parsley Sauce, Chive Mash and Seasonal Vegetables.

Summer Fruit Salad with Clotted Cream

Speaker: Sgt. Simon Harmer - Afghanistan veteran “Overcoming Adversity”.

Monday 21 July. Lunch Meeting. 12.30 for 1.00p.m. The Royal Hotel.

Buffet. Reception & Attendance: Colin Eames. 10 minute ‘Talk’: tba

Wednesday 23 July. Breakfast Meeting. 7.15 for 7.30 – 8.30 a.m.

The Hampshire Room, Winchester Royal Hotel. Contact: Iain Steel/Website.

Monday 28 July. Evening Meeting. 6.30 – 9.00 p.m. The Royal Hotel.

Attendance & Reception: Bruce Royston-Smith. Properties & Grace: Keith Myers.

Menu: BBQ Chicken, Sausages and Salmon with Jacket Potatoes and Salad Selection.

Strawberries and Cream

Social Evening with an earlier start than usual at 6.30 p.m.

Lunch

Simon Harmer

BBQ

Monday 4 August. Lunch Meeting. 12.30 for 1.00p.m. The Royal Hotel.

Buffet. Reception & Attendance: Michael Hill. 10 minute ‘Talk’: tba

Monday 11 August. Evening Meeting. 7.00 for 7.30 – 10.00 p.m. The Royal Hotel.

Attendance & Reception: Mike Downie. Properties & Grace: Paul Russell.

Menu: Fish Pie topped with Cheese Mash, Peas and Carrots

Lemon Tart with Raspberry Coulis

Speaker: Michael Turner – “Why the Normans invaded in 1066.”

Monday 18 August. Lunch Meeting. 12.30 for 1.00p.m. The Royal Hotel.

Buffet. Reception & Attendance: Andrew Robinson. 10 minute ‘Talk’: tba

Monday 25 August. Bank holiday and no Evening Meeting.

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Avington Park Golf Arnold Bernfeld Trophy

Rotary at its brilliant international best

Lucky ‘Hole in One’ for JML

Colin Eames’s Silver medal

James and President Nick Bell

Brian Bull last year’s winner

Old Course’s famous bridge on the 18th

Evening light on the 18th and 1st

Rotarians from America, Austria,

Denmark, Holland and Ireland. I also

met John Warner, a member of

Bournemouth Rotary, from which

Duncan Gibson transferred to us; so

that I was able to let him know about

Duncan, and indeed to put them in

touch. For the golfers amongst you, my

points from the first two days totalled

68 to be the ninth and last qualifier for

the team.

Then the ‘surreal’ Wednesday on the

1895 New Course saw me get 39

points to be co-leader for the day,

Hell bunker on the 14th

courtesy of a caddie being worth at

least 10 points. Finally the Thursday

back on the Old Course was more back

to normal with 29 points, despite

caddie, so again a combined 68 points.

There were quite a few blobs from

getting into and not out of too many

bunkers, but 19 pars and 1 birdie

through the four days more than

compensated.

Final result?... no idea, since I had to

get back home on the Thursday

evening, so missed the dinner and

prizegiving. Julian English

The images … wherever … will let you

see where I was privileged to be for a

week of last month, along with 300 plus

fellow Rotarians from all around the

world. This was my fourth time playing

the courses there courtesy of St Andrews

Rotary.

It was the first time however I was

fortunate enough to get into the England

team, and accordingly play all four days,

the second two at no cost, including a

second round on the Old Course.

The groupings always mix the countries

represented, so that I played with fellow

Alan Darlington’s Bronze medal

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New Kids on the block Winchester Rotaract

Well, it has certainly been an exciting

few months for Rotary, Rotaract and

for me personally, as President. It is at

the end of my term now as Rotaract

President, though I am more than

happy to announce that Chloe Brown

will be taking over from me. She will

do fantastic work and is keen to meet

all of you. We have also fully prepared

our whole committee and they are

also very much looking forward to

what will be some of their first Rotary

experiences.

and Sam Charlesworth as

photographers and I will be taking on

the role of International Fellowship

Director.

We are currently preparing for the

Fresher’s Fayre in September, and feel

so much more prepared for this one and

know for definite that we can ‘WOW’ all

the new students and have a great turn

out for the new year.

We are pleased to say that our backpack

project was actually launched last week,

with 3 backpacks going to the

NightShelter and 3 to Trinity, where

service users and staff will review them

and test them out for us and we hope to

be meeting with them soon to discuss

the future and consistency of the

project.

I was lucky enough to go onto the

Rotary exchange earlier in the month

and it was one of the most amazing

experiences I have ever had, not only

were you guys at Winchester such

good company but everyone from the

other two clubs looked after me (and

fed me!) very well indeed.

As you all know I also went on my

Monaco trip, to the PeaceJam

conference. More new of the start -up

of a PeaceJam at Winchester

University will be soon to follow.

Watch this space.

Thank you guys so much for being so

interested, supportive, helpful and

engaged in all that I have done.

Luke Addison, Shelagh Bird & Ieuan Rees

Irina Wickel is our treasurer, Dan Kelly

our Vice President, Ieuan Rees our

secretary, Jack Welch our

communications officer, Chris Stones

The work and progress I have made

in Rotaract is simply a reflection of

you, and how much you all inspired

me, so thank you. Luke Addison

Desmond Tutu & Luke Addison

District Council Saturday 28 June

Anderson, an Aberdeen Mocha Rotarian

who has visited Nepal 12 times, including

fundraising treks for his Rotary project to

create a social enterprise in a village to

support five schools.

Bruce has offered to put Beatrix in touch

with the nearest Rotary Club which is in

Pockhara and also an experienced local

architect. This project has yet to be

discussed by the international

committee.” David Farthing

“On 13th June A number of Rotarians

attended a most interesting and

entertaining Fabric of Life event in the

Great Hall, “An evening of art

performance inspired by Nepal”.

The event was staged by Beatrix Novacs

to raise awareness and seek support for

her ambitious Nepal school project high

in the Himalayas. To help her to move

forward we have tracked down Bruce

The District Team was introduced - and

in particular a presentation by Past DG

Caroline Millman on "Our Children, Our

Future" encouraged us to engage more

with disadvantaged children in our

communities, while continuing to

recognise the benefits of the

traditional Rotary projects such as

Youth Speaks and Young Musician.

Gill Russell

that this year's District Conference,

taking place from 17-19 October 2014

in Bournemouth will be rather

different in style. It is much closer to

home, so day delegates are

encouraged - and also non-Rotarians

are invited to attend and find out what

Rotary is all about. The website is:

rotary1110-districtconference.org.uk

Gill Russell, Anthony Arkwright and

Shelagh Bird represented Winchester

Rotary at the meeting which began

with the handover from retiring District

Governor, our own John Eade, to Mike

Jackson of Fordingbridge Rotary. The

new DG promised a focus on building

closer relationships with the business

community - in particular he told us

Beatrix Novacs in Nepal

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The Three Musketeers

Tickets £13 each. 20 tickets have been

reserved. Contact: Gillian Russell.

The Lilacs, West Hill Road North

South Wonston Winchester SO21 3HJ

T/F: 01962 882445 Mob: 07800 617240

E: hugh@mcneill.uk.com

Star Lane House Staple Gardens Winchester SO23 9AD 01962 844544 E-mail: main@shentons.co.uk Website: www.shentons.co.uk

Richard Steel & Partners – Family Owned Funeral Directors Alderman House, 12-14 City Road, Winchester 862333 (24 hours)

Key Events July onwards

Winchester Rotary Bulletin Sponsors

Details at: winchesterrotary.ning.com

Coffee and chat with dementia sufferers

and their carers. 10.45 a.m. to 12.00 p.m.

Come along and brighten up their day.

14 July in Sunrise Senior Living.

Reminiscence Coffee Morning

Thanks to those who offered to come last

month to the Sunrise Senior Living.

Website or Contact: Norman Murphy.

This marathon is off road, picturesque

and challenging. Along the ancient

Clarendon Way and the full 26.2 miles.

5 October Salisbury to Winchester. Clarendon Marathon

The full or half marathon or relay teams of

four – running or walking. Helpers and

participants contact: JJ Heath-Caldwell.

Acknowledgements:

The grateful Bulletin Editor wishes to thanks all those who have contributed to the monthly issues over the past three

years with articles and photographs, especially Joe Bright. Appreciation to Shelagh Bird for her work with the website.

In August the Bulletin will be half the usual size with an emphasis on directing us all to read and use the website. Ed. JML

The event is for mixed teams of two where

one team member must be a Rotarian.

13 July The Three Tuns Inn, Bransgore.

The cost is £10 per team. A buffet lunch

@ £10 if required. Contact: Giles Peck.

Boule Challenge Trophy

From 10am to 3pm. A popular day, which is

open to all – individuals and teams.

Winchester Rotary is fielding two teams.

20 July Palmers Field, Winchester.

In aid of MacMillan Cancer. Come and

cheer our runners, cyclists and canoeists

Website and Contact: Anthony Arkwright.

Triathlon Day

8 August Cowes, Isle of Wight.

From 6pm to 11.30pm. Leaving from

Ocean Village, Southampton on the very

comfortable Princess Caroline.

Cowes Fireworks Dinner Cruise

Celebrate our first Lady President and to

thank our Past District Governor as well as

meeting friends Contact: Richard Chisnell.

12 July Wolvesey Palace Gardens.

From 6pm to 10pm. Picnic first, followed

by open air drama by The Chesil Theatre.

17 August Winchester city streets.

From 1.30pm to 9pm. Meeting outside

the Guildhall. To provide marshals to

ensure public safety in the event.

We did it last year and found it is not

arduous, but can very exciting to watch

and to help. Contact: Dominic Hiscock.

Winchester Criterium