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THE ROTARY CLUB OF FERNDOWN
In this issue
Derrick’s Ditherings
Ice Bucket Challenge
Advice for the President
One for George Phillips
One for Paul Bennett
Mike Fenner Boy Racer
Inner Wheel
Visit from Down Under
Leaf
Rotary Clock
Rotary Walk
One from Julian
100 Mile Walk
Compton Acres
Fireside Chats
Ryder Cup
One from Phil Holt
Special points of interest:
Meets at Cobhams Sports and Social Club
Merley Park Road Wimborne
Telephone: 01202 885773
E-Mail: [email protected]
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Derrick’s Ditherings
It has taken me a little time to adjust to my new and exalted position as Fern-
down Rotary’s President. I still find it to be a demanding role but thanks to all
who are supporting me so well while at the same time keeping me firmly in
my place, I am beginning to enjoy the task.
Looking back over the past month I am reminded of the three very good
speakers that addressed the club. The first speaker, Natasha Jones is the foun-
der of my nominated charity for this year “Leukaemia Educating and Fund-
raising” (Leaf).
During her talk Natasha described how she was diagnosed with Leukaemia
just 3 weeks after giving birth to her second son in 2005. She was immedi-
ately put into isolation where she spent 6 months receiving treatment. It was
during this time that she determined to turn her experience into something
positive by helping other people in the same situation as herself.
‘Leaf’ was founded from her hospital bed in February 2006 and In May 2011
in recognition of her work she was announced the ‘Special Woman’ of 2011
at The Dorset Women in Business Awards while in July 2012 she was given
the honour of running with the Olympic torch! Her talk was well received by
club members and it is hoped that the Club will be able to raise a helpful sum
for her charity during my year.
The following week Gerry Clarke gave us a talk on the gardens of Compton
Acres, its history and development and his own involvement regarding the
recent Arts and Music Festival held in the gardens. The excellent and colour-
ful presentation was enjoyed by all.
Derricks Ditherings Continued
Helen Whittingham’s brother, John Brewer set something of a “first” for himself and his col-
league David Ellis when they set out to explain to the Club how an accidental meeting thirty
years previous resulted in a friendship that grew from their love of football and their support of
Bournemouth Football Club (the Cherries). Their talk was titled “Commenting for the Blind” and
describes their relationship precisely. David is blind and John accompanies him to just about
every match they can get to that involves the Cherries. John provides a running commentary in
such detail that it allows David to follow the game and to experience the atmosphere and excite-
ment of the match.
The two of them describing their experience with humour and enjoyment and with the unre-
hearsed nature of their talk proving to be quite infectious to all at club.
Tim and Pat Lee organized and led a walk on Saturday 27th. that attracted ten walkers. We set off
on a sunny morning from the Rose and Thistle, a beautiful 16th Century thatched pub nestling in
the picture postcard village of Rockbourne on the outskirts of the New Forest. A well planned
circular route allowed us to appreciate some wonderful countryside that also took in a view of the
Whitsbury Manor stables some valuable looking race horses and much more. Seeing the stables
again reminded me of one of my few claims to fame. Many years ago my younger daughter intro-
duced me to the great “Desert Orchid”* who at that time was in retirement at Whitsbury. We had
the briefest of conversations that lasted no longer than it took him to eat the few polo mints I had
for him and to pose for a photo opportunity. The four-mile hike culminated in a splendid lunch at
the pub followed by a great feeling of contentment. Well done Tim and Pat.
Finally, as I complete this ‘dither’ I am reminded that tonight we have our club’s “Fireside
Chats”. Thanks to Neville’s promptings we have a very good turn-out with twenty eight Rotari-
ans taking part. Tonight Pam and I are hosting and so it is to the kitchen I must now go to take
instruction from she who knows.
*Between 1986 and 1990, he won the King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day four
times and the nation, not just racing’s supporters, took him into their hearts.
Best Wishes to you all.
Enjoy Rotary
President Derrick
Jim Sanders throws down the Gauntlet
( or should it be the bucket)
Jim who took the Ice Bucket Challenge for charity
challenged President Derrick. Secretary Bill
Field and Vice-President elect George Phillips to do the same.
Some chances eh!. Watch this space.
Advice for The President
Well Mr President your first three months have gone OK, well sort of.!! So I thought I would
impart a few words of wisdom that were given to me when I was President,
1. Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.
2. Remember it may be your sole purpose in life to serve as a warning to others.
3. Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because you will not have a leg to
stand on.
4. Remember some mistakes are too much fun to only make once. (You do this well)
5. And realise that we could learn a lot from Crayons, some are sharp, some are pretty and
some are rather dull, some have weird names and all are different colours, but they all
live in the same box.
6. So be the kind of President that when your feet hit the floor each morning the Devil says
“ oh crap he’s up)
Best of luck with the next nine months
Neville
One from George Phillips
A cannibal was walking through the jungle and came upon a restaurant operated by a fel-
low cannibal.
Feeling somewhat hungry, he sat down and looked over the menu...
Tourist: $ 5.00
Broiled Missionary: $10.00
Fried Explorer: $15.00
Baked LIBERAL, Grilled CONSERVATIVE or Sauteed NDP: 100.00
The cannibal called the waiter over and asked,
"Why such a high price for the Politicians?" The cook replied,
"Have you ever tried to clean one? They're so full of crap, it takes all morning."
One for Paul Bennett
Have I got this right? A Solicitor in a Courtroom was told off
by the Judge for looking like Hagrid from Harry Potter, this
by a man wearing a white wig with little kiss curls and
dressed like a pantomime dame. The mind boggles.
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Mike Fenner
Boy Racer?
What next? Formula 1
Visits from other Clubs Rotarians Tony and Pauline Stewart from the Rotary Club of Highton Australia who are friends
of Phil and Anne Edwards attended our Club meeting on the 3rd of September. Unfortunately it
was a Business meeting and they were stuck on the Fellowship & Vocational table with myself
and the Chairman Les Whittingham and as there was only the two of us from the committee our
business was soon over and the fellowship started. It shows how small the world is when Pauline
told us she was born in England and lived in Teignmouth in Devon at Venn Farm which was
about Half a mile away from my Nursing Home. Pauline was in charge of Social Media for her
Club and suggested that the way forward for Rotary was by the Internet and Social Media. She
herself had set up a Face Book page for her Club and suggested that our Club should do the same.
President Derrick, who by then had joined our table, said that he would talk to the Club about it.
Tony himself went and joined Maddy Phillips on the Foundation table to try and pick up any
ideas for his Club. A most pleasant evening for us all
Tony on the End Polio Now
Stand
Pauline collecting Bras for
Project Uplift
Inner Wheel September/October
Our activities have been quiet during September. It is the month when a number of members
themselves go on holiday. Some have the mission of recovering from hosting visitors during the
holiday month of August, while others like me, aim to escape from the general migration of the
public during the last month and enjoy a comparatively crowd free holiday at popular resorts!
Those left behind holding the Inner Wheel flag have been planning future events for us all to
participate in. We did have a skittles match within our members, won by the organiser Sheila
Hurdle. Year after year Sheila organises our Skittles team when we play in the District Skittles
league, so it is good that she has her name on our own prestigious trophy!
This October marks the 37th year of receiving our charter and will be celebrated with a lunch at
Canford Magna Golf Club on Sunday 21st October. I know that Rotarians are very welcome and
have already been advised of this event, so look forward to seeing some of you then. We are
holding our Fund Raising Overseas Lunch on November 20th at the Ferndown Guide Hall. Tick-
ets will be available shortly from Eileen Bray so doubtless she will give you further details then.
That’s all from me right now, I have just finished the washing up from the Fireside Chat chez
nous! This Rotary event is such a good idea with small groups meeting to chat and discuss topi-
cal topics. Also an opportunity for the resident Rotarian to cook his Brioche Bread and Butter
pudding, a really scrummy dish! Delia should be proud of him!
Sheila Smith Club Correspondent
37th Anniversary Club Lunch
President Janet would like to invite you to join her and members of Ferndown Inner Wheel
to celebrate their 37th Anniversary of their Club Charter to be held at Canford Magna
Golf Club on Sunday 26th October 2014. The cost will be £21 per person.
Those who are interested please contact Sheila Hurdle on Tel: 01202 884633
Au Revoir, Goodbye for now to the Daniel’s
Julian and Jenny are once more back to La Belle France for the Winter.
Maureen and Neville hosted a meal to wish them Bon Voyage
Starting with Kir Royales and nibbles in Maureen’s new art studio
With fellow guests Jim and Liz Sanders we all enjoyed a Chicken Tagine
using Mary Berry’s recipe.
LEAF
A talk by Natasha Jones
An inspiration to us all
If you want to know the time ask a Rotarian
( or just look at the Clock we have provided )
Rotary Walk - Saturday 27th September
An eclectic mix of 10 Rotarians, wives, partners and a
dog enjoyed a very pleasant walk around the Western
Downlands, taking in the villages of Rockbourne and
Whitsbury, just north of Fordingbridge.
The area is steeped in history - ancient and modern -
including (in chronological order) an Iron Age hillfort, a
medieval manorial farm, a monument to Sir Eyre Coote
(who was Clive's commander in chief in India - even
though they despised one another!), the famous Whits-
bury Manor racehorse training stables and stud farm
(home of Desert Orchid) and the grave of William Hill,
who used his ill gotten gains to set up the said stables.
He also funded the restoration of Whitsbury church -
funding his way to heaven perhaps?
Lunch was taken at the Rose and Thistle in Rockbourne,
famous for its Rat burgers. (Think of the initials of the
pub.) Rat burgers aside, I would recommend the pub
highly.
Our next walk will be in the Spring. Look out for details
nearer the time.
Tim Lee
How the Internet Got Started—According To …..Daniel
(Julian Daniel that is)
In ancient Israel ,it came to pass that a trader by the name of Abraham Com did take unto himself
a healthy young wife by the name of Dorothy.
Dot Com was a comely woman, large of breast, broad of shoulder and long of leg.
Indeed, she was often called Amazon Dot Com.
And she said unto Abraham, her husband, "Why dost thou travel so far from town to town with
thy goods when thou canst trade without ever leaving thy tent?"
Abraham did look at her as though she were several saddle bags short of a camel load, but simply
said, "How, dear?"
Dot replied, "I will place drums in all the towns and drums in between to send messages saying
what you have for sale, and they will reply telling you who hath the best price. The sale can be
made on the drums and delivery made by Uriah's Pony Stable (UPS)."
Abraham thought long and decided he would let Dot have her way with the drums.
The drums rang out and were an immediate success. Abraham sold all the goods he had at the top
price, without ever having to move from his tent.
To prevent neighbouring countries from overhearing what the drums were saying, Dot devised a
system that only she and the drummers knew. It was known as Must Send Drum Over Sound
(MSDOS), and she also developed a language to transmit ideas and pictures - Hebrew To The Peo-
ple (HTTP).
And the young men did take to Dot Com's trading as doth the greedy horsefly take to camel dung.
They were called Nomadic Ecclesiastical Rich Dominican Sybarites, or NERDS.
And lo, the land was so feverish with joy at the new riches and the deafening sound of drums that
no one noticed that the real riches were going to that enterprising drum dealer, Brother William of
Gates, who bought off every drum maker in the land. Indeed he did insist on drums to be made
that would work only with Brother Gates' drum-heads and drum-sticks.
And Dot did say, "Oh, Abraham, what we have started is being taken over by others."
And Abraham looked out over the Bay of Ezekiel , or eBay as it came to be known.
He said, "We need a name that reflects what we are."
And Dot replied, "Young Ambitious Hebrew Owner Operators." "YAHOO," said Abraham. And
because it was Dot's idea, they named it YAHOO Dot Com.
Abraham's cousin, Joshua, being the young Gregarious Energetic Educated Kid (GEEK) that he
was, soon started using Dot's drums to locate things around the countryside.
It soon became known as God's Own Official Guide to Locating Everything (GOOGLE).
That is how it all began.
Julian Daniel
100 Mile Walk Gordon Lewis and members of his old Rotary Club on their Annual Charity Walk, apparently it
took them a week to cover it and they had a lot of fun doing it. In a separate competition Gordon
came first in the Knobbly Knees Competition
Compton Acres Gerry Clark giving his talk about his day job, one of many he seems to have. With a little help
from Gordon Lewis a superb weekend of Music and Artistic Shows were held in the beautiful gar-
dens at Sandbanks. As an ideas man you have to admit he does everything well.
at Parley Sports Club
Ring Jenny or John on 01202 884027
or email [email protected]
to obtain your booking form
£10 per personincluding choice of hot supper
Maximum team size - 6
SATURDAY 24th OCTOBER 7.30 PM
All profits to our chosen charities
The Rotary Club of Parley
presents…
Fireside Chats
Host: Richard Giles
Guests: Bill Field Martyn James Gordon Lewis
Menu: Beef Lasagne , Salad and Chips (mainly for Bill)
Fresh fruit Salad and Ice Cream
Cheese and Biscuits and Coffee
Bill, Gordon and Martyn arrived promptly and we polished off a bottle of red
wine chatting on the decking before sitting down to dinner, Martyn agreed to be
spokesman and will deliver his report to the Club in due course. The Raffle was
won by myself. I asked for donations over and above the price of the meal ( for
which I made no charge) and I am pleased tp rport that in addition to the £4
raffle money for Foundation, some £56.50 will be donated to Polio Plus
Richard
Fireside Chats
Hosts: George and Maddy Phillips
Guests: Neville Platt Mike Sismey Geoff Richardson
Menu: Salmon en Cruite or Piri Piri Chicken with assorted vegetables
Raspberry Trifle or Fruit Crumble or Pecan Tart
Who said Accountants can’t cook Master Chef George gave us his “Finest Meal Yet” giving
everyone a choice of main course and sweet and plenty of wine
Fireside Chats
Hosts: John and Sheila Smith
Guests: John Lewis John Bartholomew Peter Clarkson Malcolm Day
Menu: Aperitifs: Kir Royale
Main Course: Roast leg of Lamb
Roast Potatoes Courgette Mousse
Carrots and Peas
Deserts: Vanilla and Mango Panna Cotta or
Chunky Marmalade Bread & Butter Pudding
Cheese & Biscuits & Coffee
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Fireside Chats
Hosts: Howard and June Lewis
Guests: Bob Jones Les Whittingham Neil Meldrum
Menu: Chicken and Vegetable Soup
Pork and Apricot Casserole
Roast Potatoes, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Carrots
Apple Pie, Sherry Trifle
Cheese and Biscuits
We all had a great evening
Fireside Chats
Hosts: Jim and Liz Sanders
Guests: John Hill Lou Knight Chris Moreton
Menu: Tomato and Mascarpone Soup
Chicken Breast Wrapped in Parma Ham avec Tarragon Sauce
Roast Potatoes, Baby Carrots and Green Beans
Plum and Marzipan Tarte Tatin
Cheese and Biscuits
We had a very good evening the gramophone in the first picture was donated
by Lizzie’s Mum but we couldn't get it to go so the dancing was postponed
Jim
Fireside Chats
Hosts: Derrick and Pam Powell
Guests: Paul Bennett Bob Nicholson Alan Dean
Menu: Tomato & Basil Soup
Beef & Red Wine Casserole
With New Potatoes and Healthy Vegetables
Apricot Tart & Cream / Ice Cream
Coffee & Cheese & Biscuits
Food was good , Company was excellent
A good evening was had by all
Paul will do the report to the Club
Derrick
Triumph at The Ryder Cup After holing the winning put at the 2014 Ryder Cup and defeating the Americans yet again Neville
proudly holds the Ryder Cup aloft before presenting it to the winning team
( if only, we all have a dream don’t we)
BOURNEMOUTH
AIR FESTIVAL
By
Phil Holt
DELICIOUS DINING, STIRRING NOSTALGIA AND THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN
Who would have thought that a Friday “Red Arrows Lunch” nearly twelve years ago would turn into
the incredible 3-day event that now entertains over 470!
We started with an idea simply to have a get together on the annual Red Arrows display over Poole
Bay. Such was the popularity of this first lunch that we began booking the ever-popular Hotel Miramar
each year. Numbers grew from about eighty to the rooms then max capacity of 125. Then in 2008
Bournemouth tourism announced that they were organising an “Air Festival” spread over 4 days!
We had enjoyed an excellent professional relationship with David & Jane Bailey at the Miramar and
were able to make plans to hold an event on 3 days of the Festival. At first, loyal regulars from the Fri-
day lunches (including Ferndown Rotary) made up our guests. As for Bournemouth Tourism, they
couldn’t believe it when the attendance figures topped 750,000 over the four days. Word spread rapidly
and we were full to capacity in 2009. Luckily the Miramar extended the Garden suite and for the last
four years we have filled the room to its 145 maximum on all three and one year, four days! The event
itself has broken its own attendance records frequently and on the Saturday of this year’s Festival the
Town saw a record of more than 800,000.
We never have a problem filling the event, but this year we were inundated with requests. The reason -
it was the 50th anniversary of the Red Arrows. In 2011 we became official Patrons of the Air Festival. It
was to be an incredibly sad year with the deaths of two of our “sons” Flt Lt’s Jon Egging and Sean
Cunningham. We were proud to be involved in the Miramar’s plans to host the Team and guests for the
dedication of their memorial on East Cliff. We have steadily increased our involvement with the
Miramar and this year we helped them with the “Navy Blue” event. Phil was the Master of Ceremonies
introducing no less than Sir George Zambellas, the First Sea Lord – no pressure then!
Planning begins with working our way through the many repeat attendance requests, which will have
flooded in after the previous years event. Often, we are potentially three quarters full before the current
Festival has ended! We do however want to allow new guests to attend, but have to work to a strict
deadline in spring. Table sizes then have to be carefully worked out and allocated to the various groups
and individuals, then tickets issued. Diane is a master at this together with her good friend Jane Met-
tam. Meanwhile we work on ideas for fund raising. The keystone of this is wonderful local artist Rich-
ard Albrow. Richard is the Son in Law of Alan & Jill Reade who many will remember as Alan was a
Club member.
He has produced several sketched artworks to be raffled, mainly concentrating on the Red Arrows. We
have had Team pilots wanting to buy them outright when they see them - but they have to purchase a
raffle ticket just like everyone else! The event is so complex now that we “decamp” to the hotel for
nearly a week to run it! One of the reasons is that Phil has to be careful not to over stretch himself.
However, we enjoy running perhaps one of the best events of the Air Festival and are boosted by the
many great comments we receive from our guests.
NEXT MONTH –
Slices of good food,
thrills & nostalgia as the event gets
underway!
The Object of Rotary
The object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as
a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and fos-
ter:
1. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service.
2. High ethical standards in business and professions, and the
recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations and the
dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to
serve society.
3. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s
personal, business and community life.
4. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill
and peace through a world fellowship of business and
professional persons united in the ideal of service.
The “Four-Way Test”
First: Is it the truth
Second: Is it fair to all Concerned
Third: Will it build goodwill and better friend ships
Fourth: Will it be beneficial to all concerned
Business Partners of Ferndown Rotary Club Helping Our Community
Haskins Garden Centres
Henderson’s Opticians
Hendy Group Motor Dealers
Insley & Partners,Solicitors
A.E.Jolliffe & Sons, Funeral Directors
Merlo UK Ltd
Moors Pharmacy
Simon R Puddle, Certified Accountant
Swift Body Repairs
The Practice at Ferndown, Osteopaths
The Roman Group Printers
Wellstead & Wellstead Estate Agents
