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Winchester Rotary Bulletin Fantastique - Formidable

May 2013

Service Above Self R.I.2012-13 Logo

Jardin de Monet a Giverny

Photo by Ariane Cauderlier

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The Leader’s leader…

I did a similar tour with the French HQ

of the Berlin Garrison when the wall

was still a novelty. My host was a

marine captain now serving as a staff

intelligence officer. He had been

wounded in the Algerian conflict and

became a good friend. While I was

there I had to command a guard of

honour for a French VIP – none other

than General Jaques Massu (below)

who had been planning to capture me

and the rest of Paris seven years

before.

“An international fellowship in some

200 countries” is a familiar phrase

from the Rotary induction, but a

phrase that has come home to roost

in my final two months.

It started with meeting Rubeena from

Nepal, the courageous journalist and

Peace Scholar from Kathmandu.

This month we are off to Le Havre

returning in time to meet Albert and

Milly from the Rotary club of Kasese

who John Wilkinson met while

Uganda in February and who are

linked in to the Books for Schools

Project. We had to fight the UK

Border Agency who had blocked

Milly’s visa and thanks go to Steve

Brine for rising to the challenge. No

simple matter either to get visas for

the June visit of the party from

Calcutta where bureaucracy rules

supreme.

My final act as your President will be

to represent you in Oberhausen when

our German twin celebrates its fiftieth

anniversary.

I have had an on-going relationship

with France in general and Le Havre in

particular which gives me good

credentials to be leading our party.

When I was just seventeen, I was sent

to work in a meat factory in the Paris

suburbs for three months. The role of

loco parentis was fulfilled by a family

friend stationed at Fontainebleau

which was far too distant to have

meaning. It was in the dying days of

the Fourth Republic.

General Massu was planning to capture

Paris with his Paras and hand it to him.

Drivers constantly hooted three short,

two long blasts - ‘Algerie Francaise.’

Paris was in uproar with heavily armed

police on the street corners. Turning up

late for work I missed a gun battle

outside the factory gates. There were

two chalk outlines on the pavement.

‘Tue’ was written in each.

As a cadet I was parachuted into

Brittany to exercise against our French

opposite numbers. Sandhurst then was

rather like an active public school. In

comparison, Saint-Cyr was like a

Foreign legion boot camp. Conditions

were spartan and an atmosphere of

menace was created by merciless

bullying of the junior intake by their

seniors. One of them had been locked

up for overstepping the mark and

juniors were herded to his cell window

to put on a show of grief. With only

two intakes, when they became

seniors, they would be just as bad, if

not worse.

The next Normandy adventure was the

two week night shoot for The Longest

Day when we were filming our own

Regimental history with the capture of

Pegasus Bridge by glider. Three of our

party had been there for real eighteen

years before. Two years later I stayed

with a French battalion at Verdun,

dominated by the cemeteries of WWI.

Much of the fortifications which went

deep underground were still unsafe.

The officers made no secret of their

dissatisfaction, loudly proclaimed ‘En

bas de Gaulle’ at every opportunity. He

had given Algeria independence and

they would never forgive him.

My French past came back to haunt

me in the 90’s when a journalist

friend asked if I could help him with a

contract he had with the city of Le

Havre. He was working their tourist

department to build bridges with

England and I assisted a delegation

from the City Council to present to a

Southampton audience. Part of their

thank you was inviting Pam and our

four young children over for the

weekend as the city’s guests. A

number of further visits generated

other projects culminating in being

commissioned to produce a taxi tour

of Le Havre for any hapless

Englishman who wanted it. How they

ever got the relevant commentary at

the right location, I’ll never know – or

if it was ever used at all.

So five countries on three continents

has brought International Fellowship

to life – and now I learn that one of

the hosts from our visit last year to

the Emirates will be visiting me in

June. I’m told that Saif Al Badawi is

very fond of salmon.

Simon Theobalds

De Gaulle (above) was being begged

by his old Generals to take the helm.

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Monday 15 April New Incentive

Buffet Dinner

‘Drop in’ lunch

Monday 29 April

In recent years the evening meetings

have been packed with business,

notices and visiting speakers; all of

which have been necessary, engaging

and often uplifting.

However, that has left little time for

Members to get to know one another

over a good time to chat. This

opportunity was well received.

Not a single announcement was

heard; just the happy hubbub of

social intercourse.

Lisa Fletcher of Brendoncare and

Nick Bell (President Elect 2013-4).

Barbara Jeffs, Eileen Berry and Cllr.

Ernie Jeffs (Winchester Deputy Mayor).

Foreground, left to right:. Mike Tilbury,

Ian White and Jeremy Ouvry.

James Larcombe, Julie and Giles Peck

Ann Jones (left), President Simon and

Pam Theobalds wait politely in line.

Robert Parsons and Fiona Whitehouse

the successful Team Meeting Managers.

Arun Swarup, Nigel Dallard & Anna O’Brien. Jim Sawyer, Colin Cook, Marcus Swalwell

Julian English, Keith Myers and Paul

Ratcliffe - diversity of age

Caroline Rubin, Dominic Hiscock and

Irene Modzelan – food for thought.

Professor Alan Murray, Norman

Murphy and Professor Neil Marriott.

New Initiative

The thinking behind making the

lunch Meeting a ‘drop in’ session

is to appeal to busy people.

The visiting speaker Lisa Fletcher

gave an up to date account of the

Brendoncare Homes in Hants.

The Hampshire Room has been

redecorated along with the rest of

The Royal Hotel, Winchester.

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Evening Meeting

Monday 8 April

Annabelle Boyes, Receiver General &

Canon Treasurer of Winchester

Cathedral was the impressive speaker.

Her responsibilities are both extensive

and exciting. Pictured right with

President Simon and David Farthing.

The Winchester Bible

Volunteers

A cheque for £1,500 was received from

John Leeson of Winchester Round Table

(see far left with Anthony Arkwright,

centre) as a result of the help Winchester

Rotary gave on Fireworks Night.

Education

Services

Annabelle covered the A to Z of the

Cathedral and its community. They are

hoping for a £19 million grant and

work has already started making the

treasures of the Cathedral more

accessible to the general public.

“Behind the Scenes at

Winchester Cathedral”

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Monday 22 April Evening Meeting

The Class of 2013 Bradford University

Peace Scholars

John Sweeting (International Dir.),

Rubeena Mahato & Simon Theobalds.

John MacAulay (Host Rotarian) and

Rubeena Mahato.

A freedom fighter (above) from

Nepal who has taken up arms and

who is pitted against her brother

who fights for the Government.

They have written a book called:

“Peace after War” about living with

the legacy of conflict.

A brave author (above) who puts

her life at risk as she seeks the

course of peace through writing.

It was a privilege to meet someone

as educated and as charming as

Rubeena with a vision and strength

of character to achieve so much.

Fiona Whitehouse (right) with Cathy

Foster, a Paralympic Gamesmaker.

Left to right: Jeremy Ouvry, Barbara

Baynes, Sue Ouvry and Ron Baynes.

Rubeena is a journalist. Her areas of

interest are public policy,

international development, security

studies, and media analysis.

She spoke with great clarity,

authority and conviction.

Rubeena plans to contribute to

intra-national co-operation and

policy making in developing

countries.

She worked for the Nepali Times

newspaper in Kathmandu.

A tribute can be found on the web:

“Nepali Times is lucky to have a

columnist like Rubeena Mahato She

has impacted many people’s lives

through her writing and makes the

paper better.

I hope NT will give her all the tools

she needs so that she can continue

making Nepali women proud.”

Peace Scholar Extraordinary

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Communications

Rotary International in Great Britain & Northern Ireland

Conference at Harrogate

There were many other

presentations but space is limited

and I would end by saying that this

was a great weekend and you

should really try and attend such a

RIBI Conference and get to know

just what Rotary is all about.

Next year’s Conference will be held

in Birmingham. Perhaps Winchester

could send a party.

On the weekend of 13th April, Patsy

and I attended RIBI Conference in

Harrogate with Colin and Polly

Cook.

The whole thing was run by RIBI

President John Minhinick and we

were honoured to welcome RI

President Sakuji Tanaka whom I

persuaded to have a photocall with

yours truly.

There was a business session on the

Saturday afternoon which could be

described as necessary but

interminable and you can see the

proposals in Rotary Today with the

outcomes now available on line.

Nothing earth-shaking but RIBI will

now be run by a Board and

overseen by a District Governors’

Forum of which I am a member.

The Conference speakers were

exceptional and I will try to give you

a flavour.

Nick Hewer from “The Apprentice”

gave an excellent after-dinner

address on Friday evening.

A mother living with a son addicted

to heroin spoke movingly about her

situation.

Sir Tim Smit gave an inspirational

account on The Eden Project – a

lesson on how to overcome

seemingly insurmountable

problems and get things done. The

keynote addresses were given by

Simon Weston, the Welsh

Guardsman who was terribly

burned in the Falklands on “Bravery

with Dignity”.

Three ladies spoke on prostate

cancer awareness and how their

husbands were affected-all cured

I’m pleased to say.

The comedienne Helen Lederer

explained WaterAid and gave

anecdotes from her life. Eric

Knowles, The Antiques Road Show,

At this Conference for the first time

the BBC carried out a live broadcast.

This was for the Rotary Young

Citizen Awards and was notable for

the fact that the entire Conference

was completely in the hands of two

camera operators and Presenter

Ellie Crisell, who did a marvellous

job for over 30 minutes. and the sports broadcaster &

comedian Paul Boardman wound up

everything on Sunday morning.

John Eade (Dist. Gov. 2013-14)

Left!: Eric Knowles (Antiques Expert) Helen Lederer (Comedienne)

Simon Weston, OBE

Sir Tim Smit (The Eden Project) Nick Hewer (The Apprentice Judge)

L to r : John Eade and Sakuji Tanaka,

Rotary International President.

R.I. President Sakuji Tanaka

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Revd. John Abery Cranmer M.Phil. 11

th August 1933 – 9

th April 2013

John was a much loved and respected

Member of Winchester Rotary and on the

day news of his death was received by

fellow Members; Richard Green rightly

observed that John’s voice was special.

He went on to quote Alfred Lord

Tennyson:

“O but for the touch of a vanished hand

and the sound of a voice that is still.”

A Service of Thanksgiving for the life of

John was held in St. Mary’s Church,

Crawley on Friday 26 April. The place

where he worked was filled with family,

friends, parishioners and Rotarians.

We thank Richard Cranmer for his tribute

to his father, of which this is a précis:

Born in Chandlers Ford. Scholarship to

Barton Peveril Grammar School. Aged 16

Ordnance Survey in Southampton. At 18

Royal Engineers National Service. Keen

fan of Dad’s Army, Spike Milligan, The

Goons, The Two Ronnies, Morecambe

and Wise and Fawlty Towers. 1954 King

Alfred’s College teacher training.

1956 met Janet and a very special

relationship started. Bishopstoke School

appointment. Married in August 1958 and

on to Netley School (ESN). 1964

Gloucester College Domestic Science

Lecturer. 1971 Head of Education at

Sittingbourne and Principal. Head of

Education at Christ Church College,

Canterbury.

1984 Principal at King Alfred’s College. 8

enjoyable but challenging years preparing

the College for University status. St.

Swithun’s Governor, whose Headmistress,

Lady Joan Appleyard said:

“John was quite simply one of the finest

people I have ever met. He was a perfect

English gentleman, courteous, thoughtful

and kind.”

Sparsholt College Governor. Chairman of

the Historic Churches Trust.

[Should anyone wish to see the full

version of this tribute, please contact the

Bulletin Editor.]

Dad joined Winchester Rotary Club in

1986, and for nearly thirty years was a

well-loved supporter of the Club. His wise

counsel on the various committees on

which he served was always respected

and it was only his full life elsewhere that

prevented him becoming President. Seats

next to him at dinners were always

snapped up as he ensured a fascinating

dialogue and his neighbours' well-being

were always of interest to him. For a

number of years, he acted as the Club

Almoner, reporting back to members on

their colleagues who were not in the best

of health. He had always ensured an up to

date report on their conditions and his

bulletins were keenly awaited for their

accuracy and, as usual, delivered with just

the right balance.

One member, who was recovering for

months after life threatening surgery,

recalls that father actually telephoned

him whilst the convalescent was not in

Winchester : once in the Caribbean, twice

in the Canaries and twice in the UK away

from home. Nothing was too much

trouble for Dad. If he ever disagreed with

a proposal, it was always the proposition

he addressed, not the person. His votes of

thanks to visiting speakers were well-

researched and expressed with his

customary enthusiasm, humour and

sincerity.

1994 Retired from King Alfred’s College

and ordained. Moving to Crawley was a

highlight of their life. Led joyful worship

with children and preached clear

sermons; beautifully crafted and inspiring.

Dad was the ultimate Family man:

Husband, Father and Grandfather.

In closing- we are all here in this lovely

church on this Friday afternoon because

in some way Dad enriched our lives. He

was clearly a man of many skills and

interests and just loved people.

He was an amazing role model and was a

man that I am very proud to have had as

a Father.

Thank you Principal, Rotarian, Governor,

Priest, Friend, Grandfather, Husband........

and Dad.

Debonair, suave and urbane.

The University of Winchester

Spiritual, intelligent and caring.

St. Mary’s Church, Crawley

Richard Cranmer

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Thanks to Tristram of Perrins Catering

for a delicious Indian curry and sweet.

An Indian Evening

JJ Heath-Caldwell gave a well-

illustrated presentation “A History of

the British Indian Partnership.”

Topics covered included:

Interest in the history of India?

Living in Bangladesh 1975-1976.

English ancestors with Indian links.

The early Europeans in India.

The early British men in India.

The gradual British take over.

The British Raj.

Independence in 1947.

Secondly, the evening gave an

opportunity to hear from Barry

Brown a guru of Television films and

celebrities and the Film Series.

This event was to learn more about

the history of India from one who

has lived there in his youth and has

kept an active interest ever since.

The night was also to raise some

resources to fund the visit of Indian

Rotarians in June next month. The

venue: Itchen Abbas Village Hall.

Tricia Parsons, Christine Parsons and

Robert Parsons

Geraldine Martinsen, Colin Cook

and Miff Kayum

Sir James Lancaster (from Basingstoke!) Great Mogul, Jahangir, from Lahore.

Guest Southampton Rotarians Peter Seal, Julian English and Julia Seal

The Quintessential English Gentleman

David Niven – one of many celebrities

whom Barry Brown met and admired.

Nick Bell and Arun Swarup raffling.

Barry Brown and JJ Heath-Caldwell

Thanks to Irene Modzelan, Eileen

Berry and team for a successful raffle.

Clive of India meeting with Mir Jafar

English Memsahibs changed India forever

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Our Indian Connections

When fully operational by 2015, the new

hospital will more than double the

number patients per year for eye

checkups (paid 50,000, free 30,000),

surgery (paid 8,000, free 10,000).

The project's objectives are to -

° arrange for a Perimeter for Glaucoma

analysis treatment, B-Scan for Ultra

Sonography of the Eye and other

necessary equipment for the treatment of

the Posterior Segment of the Eye.

° organize more Free Eye Check-up

Programs for school children and to

identity critical cases for their treatment

in the Primary Schools of Hooghly and its

neighbouring areas.

Rotary International has been a

major contributor to tackling eye

problems in India, not least in

Kolkata where the Rotary has been

actively involved in supporting the

work of the Hooghly Eye Hospital

over the last decade.

Since 2000, 16 Matching Grants

totalling $372,000 have been made

to purchase specialist equipment

which has enabled it to treat some

168,000 outpatients, provide free

surgery to another 18,600, and free

eye check-ups to 45,000 students.

This picture shows Winchester

Rotary members visiting the site for

a new three-storied well designed

building 15,000sq.ft which is now

under construction at a cost of

Rs.155m (£1.8m approximately).

This will provide more advanced

facilities for life-changing surgery

and treatment to the many Indians

in Kolkata afflicted with debilitating

eye conditions.

The ground Floor & 1st floor has

been completed and the second

floor is now under construction.

° organize more Free Cataract

Screening Camps in rural and in

economically backward areas and

do 7000-8000 Free IOL’s / Surgeries

every year.

° make Revenue District Hooghly

Cataract Free by 2016.

Donations totalling Rs.4m (£50,000)

have already been received toward

the Hooghly Eye

Hospital project which Rtn. Binod

Khaitan reports" is achieving good

progress.... They should reach 7500

this Rotary year. The shift into the

new building is planned during the

lean season May/June. I am sure

with the blessing of Clubs like yours

we would be able to achieve

10,000 and aim to reach 15,000

towards the end of the decade."

When completed and fully

operational, all of this will prove

that Rotary really cares for the

needy and underprivileged.

through the provision of quality eye

care services.

Colin Cook

James & Jo Rayner, Sue & JJ Heath-Caldwell,

Julian English, Arun Swarup and Nick Bell.

Wells for India is UK registered

charity and Company Limited by

Guarantee. They have been working

on water-related projects in

Rajasthan in north-west India since

1987.

Working in partnership with local

voluntary organisations, they focus

on the poorest and most

marginalised communities in rural

Rajasthan, irrespective of caste,

religion or ethnic background.

We aim to support rural

communities to source sufficient

clean water for drinking, cooking,

washing, crops and animals. Once

water is available, it then becomes

possible for villagers to pursue

other areas of development, such

as education, health and enhanced

livelihoods. We encourage the

revival of traditional water

management wisdom combined

with up-to-date scientific and

technological innovation.

Winchester Rotary had a matching

grant starting as long ago as 2006

and last year John Sweeting

reported on its final stages.

Their approach is participatory:

priorities are set by villagers

themselves, with their active

involvement and contribution, so

that they "own" projects, and are

able to sustain the benefits after

projects have ended.

Our focus is on water: the provision

of sustainable water, with a strong

emphasis on rainwater harvesting.

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Winchester Rotary New Strategy

The outline Strategy Review was well

received by the Directors on 15th

April but we are still aware that not

everyone in the club has had the

chance to make a contribution.

To this end Marcus will put a quick

Survey on this website – Please take

a few minutes to express your

thoughts and support.

From the research to date, the

following themes are emerging:

1. Make the most of our members

2. Work with partners

3. Do the right things

4. Inspire a new generation of

Rotarians

- and so place Rotary at the heart of

Winchester and become known as

the most effective broad ranging

humanitarian body in the area and

attract support.

These themes, along with insights

from this survey, will guide the more

comprehensive strategy that will be

put to council. Watch this space!

Simon Theobalds (President)

A link to a short survey has been

sent to all members - please take a

few minutes to express your

thoughts. Please bear in mind:

1. This survey is to gather your views

and ideas before the strategy is

ratified by Council in May.

2. all survey input is anonymous but

your comments are very important -

please add your thoughts and ideas

to help us succeed.

3. you can go back and forth adding

or amending your answers before

you finally submit.

4. this survey will close at midnight

Sunday 12 May - please don't delay -

why not just do it now!

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Strategy Review

Group and the Directors, we would

like to ask you to complete a short

survey about the future strategy for

Winchester Rotary.

Your views and comments on the

provisional themes and ambition of

Winchester Rotary will help us get

the balances right before we

propose strategy to Council on May

20th.

Please check the email which was

sent to you on 3 May.

Q. The opportunity to extend our

impact by working with partners

shone through the early strategy

research.

This provisional theme could include

extended collaboration with schools,

universities, companies, councils,

charities and other organisations

that have similar humanitarian

interests / project ideas.

Q. Winchester Rotary is asked to

help in many areas.

We propose that it is important that

we carefully select the right

activities:

a. Choose projects which match our

resources and capability.

b. Coordinate projects that are

initiated and led by our members,

with District, RIBI and Rotary

International at both local and

international level.

Q. This provisional theme extends

the concept of recruiting new club

members to include a more general

drive to inspire a new generation of

Rotarians:

a. Continue to attract like-minded

people with the quality of

programmes that they could

contribute towards.

b. Additionally inspire a new

generation of Rotarians /

humanitarians through programmes

in schools and universities.

With thanks for your support and

attention to this matter.

Marcus Swalwell

Chair Strategy Review Group

These are the statements and

questions:

Response: Agree or disagree?

Q. Overall ambition: To put Rotary at

the heart of Winchester and to

become known as Winchester's

effective Local and International

humanitarian body.

The outstanding strength of

Winchester Rotary is the quality and

range of members.

The first of our provisional strategic

themes is to ensure that we make

the most of our members:

a. Engage all members’ skills,

contacts, experience, interests and

availability.

b. Encourage and recognise all

contributions using meetings and

wider communications to celebrate

effectiveness and encourage

members into new roles.

c. Enable everyone to have shared

purposes, work in effective teams

and maintain a succession of

leadership opportunities.

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Thursday 25 April Arnold Bernfeld Trophy

Three properly qualified golfers

played over 18 holes Stableford in

this competition.

Arnold Bernfeld was a former

Winchester Rotarian who ran the

jewellery shop in the ancient God

Begot House in the High Street.

King Alfred Buses Saturday 27 April

Friends of Kings Alfred Buses marked

the 40th anniversary of the company’s

last journey by recreating it on Saturday

night with the same conductor, David

Shawyer. The original driver Richard

Chisnell took a passenger seat with his

wife Maureen and a full bus at 10.35

p.m. to the Weeke estate and back.

Driver: Bearded Richard Chisnell, 1973 Passengers: Maureen & Richard Chisnell

2013

The family business was operated by R.

Chisnell & Sons Ltd, whose fleet of

green and cream buses, carrying the

symbol of King Alfred's statue, ran from

1920 until 1973.

Team Serious (left to right): Colin

Eames, Jeremy Ouvry, Geoff Wickes

& John Parker.

Team Professional (l to r): John

Wilkinson, Brian Bull & David Farthing.

Team Optimistic (l to r): Richard Chisnell,

John Sweeting (Ref.), Andrew Kennedy,

James Larcombe and John MacAuley.

The eventual winner was Brian Bull,

who thoroughly deserved the spoils

as he was also the Organiser of the

event.

Photo left : John Sweeting (left)

assisted Brian Bull on the day and

presented the trophy to Tiger Brian.

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contributed a prize for the raffle.

With plenty of appetisers and a couple of drinks, the sell-out audience sat back and enjoyed the cavalcade of clothes

to suit all occasions. The setting of St. John’s House for a show such as this was absolutely stunning.

Just about every member of Inner Wheel took part in some way so the success is due to an active and interested

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After a restful Easter and a few days of sunshine we've had

a fairly busy month putting together events for the later

part of the Inner Wheel year.

Speaker, Fiona Heald’s talk was 'Women and the Law'.

First, do write a will and use a lawyer, preferably, to ensure

that it is valid. Then, make sure that you revise it as and

when circumstances change. Also there are ways to ensure

that jointly owned houses need not be sold off to pay for

care if the fitter partner dies first. It was a very informative

evening.

St. John’s House

Fiona Heald and President

Carole Miles-Lovelock at the

Meeting on Monday 22 April

Ronni Davis, Cathy East and

Carole Steel at Joy Reynold’s

80th

Birthday party.

Right: The wonderful canapés

being served to an appreciative

audience.

Left: The team of Dressers who

helped behind the scenes to

create a calm atmosphere.

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Meetings in May

Meetings in June

Monday 6 May. No Meeting. May Bank Holiday.

Saturday 11 May. District Assembly 2012-13. 9.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.

Mountbatten School, Whitenap Lane, Romsey SO51 5SY

John Eade (District Governor 2013-4) will be outlining his year.

Monday 13 May. Evening Meeting. 7.00 for 7.30 – 10.00 p.m.

Attendance & Reception: tba. Properties & Grace: tba.

Menu: Traditional Steak & Ale Pie, Seasonal Greens & Mustard Mash. Profiteroles.

Featuring: Club AGM. Agenda items to be with Hon. Sec. in advance.

Monday 20 May. Lunch Meeting. 12.30 for 1.00p.m.

Buffet. Attendance etc: Julian English.

New drop-in format. Advance bookings are not required.

Expect a 10 minute ‘Talk’.

Wednesday 22 May. Breakfast Meeting. 7.15 for 7.30 – 8.30 a.m.

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

Monday 27th May. No Meeting. May Bank Holiday.

Annual General Meeting

Monday 3 June. Evening Meeting. 7.00 for 7.30 – 10.00 p.m. Royal Hotel.

Attendance & Reception: Arun Swarup. Properties & Grace: John Wilkinson.

Menu: Escalope of Turkey with Seasonal Vegetables and New Potatoes

Warm Treacle Tart with Clotted Cream

Featuring: Club Assembly.

Monday 10 June. Lunch Meeting. 12.30 for 1.00p.m. Royal Hotel.

Buffet. Reception and Attendance etc: Ian White

New drop-in format. Advanced bookings are not required.

Expect a 10 minute ‘Talk’.

Monday 17 June. Evening Meeting. 7.00 for 7.30 – 10.00 p.m. The Guildhall.

Attendance & Reception: tba. Properties & Grace: tba.

Menu: Escalope of Turkey with Seasonal Vegetables and New Potatoes

Warm Treacle Tart with Clotted Cream

Featuring: Indian Guest Speakers

Monday 24 June. Evening Meeting. 7.00 for 7.30 – 10.00 p.m. Royal Hotel.

Attendance & Reception: Mark Butcher. Properties & Grace: Simon Burge.

Menu: Shepherd's Pie, complimented by Seasonal Vegetables.

Chocolate Roulade.

Featuring: Handover Meeting. Nick Bell, Incoming new President.

John Eade

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Reminiscence Groups Monday 15 & Tuesday 30 April

Ron Hedley

Sharing time with a person who has

Alzheimer’s and their carer over a

cup of coffee is much appreciated.

It is about giving someone a sense

of value, importance, belonging,

power and peace.

Thanks to all who joined last month.

Time to Register for the Conference in Plymouth. Details on line: www.rotary1110-districtconference.org.uk

Book for a local visit Enjoy a theatrical evening Join a Gala Dinner and Cabaret

Sadly, Ronald Hedley, a former

Member of Winchester Rotary

passed away in hospital peacefully

on Saturday 27th April after a short

illness at the age of 95!

Colin Eames remembers him with

respect and admiration.

“It would be very difficult for me to

forget the arrival of Ron Hedley

during the 1981-2 Rotary year.

I was Hon. Secretary at the time and

happened to be close to the

Stanmore Hotel door into the

Cromwell Room. I can’t remember

what I was doing but I overheard the

following conversation:

Receptionist Rotarian: “Ah! A visiting

Rotarian. What is your name?”

Visitor: “Ron Hedley”.

Receptionist: “Please sign the

visitors’ book. Which Club are you

from?”

Visitor: “Nottingham”.

Secretary, so surprised:

“There can be only one Ron Hedley

from Nottingham”.

It was indeed the Principal of Trent

Polytechnic which became

Nottingham Trent University. I had

been a Senior Lecturer there.

Ron had been President of the

Nottingham Club and as a

Winchester member did not seek

office. That is not to say he was not

an active member.

He served in turn, albeit briefly, on

the International, Foundation and

Community Service Committees

before settling on the

Vocational Service Committee

which gave us the benefit of his

experience and expertise.

He took on the job of organising

mock interviews for school leavers

which were held for a number of

years. He was also the author of

the “Know Your Rotarians” pages

in the Club Bulletin.

He would speak with members and

then write brilliant and amusing

pieces which were much

appreciated both by readers and

by those about whom he wrote. It

was an honour and a pleasure to

know a gentleman of sharp mind

and wit who has risen to the

summit in Higher Education.

Ron made many friends in his 22

years in Winchester Rotary and will

be fondly remembered.”

Colin Eames

Sunrise Senior Living St Catherine’s View Care Home

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Tea and chat with dementia sufferers and

their carers. 2.00 p.m. to 3.15 p.m.

At comfortable St. Catherine’s View Care

Home. Contact: Geraldine Martisen.

28 May at St. Catherine’s View Care Home.

Reminiscence Tea Party

23 June around Winchester.

From 12 noon to 4.00. The Broadway along

the new Cycle Path to South Park & Ride. The

event will be repeated on Sunday 11 August.

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 May onwards

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Editorial: A sincere thank-you to all contributors to and advisers for this edition. Especially to our Hon. Sec. Gill Russell,

who sends relevant emails to us all and regularly updates the website; which we need to visit. JML

13 May at Sunrise Senior Living.

Coffee and chat with dementia sufferers

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

At comfortable Sunrise Senior Living.

Website or Contact: Norman Murphy.

Weekend: 9 – 12 May 2013

French Tripartite Weekend

Reminiscence Coffee Morning

The hospitality is second to none. A trip to

Giverny and Benedictine liqueur Abbey.

Meet Le Havre de Grâce Rotary and

Germany (Oberhausen Antony-Hütte).

11 May at Mountbatten School, Romsey.

9.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. John Eade will be

chairing the meeting and outlining his year.

District Assembly

Come and support our very own District

Governor and his team at his first event.

17 May at Theatre Royal, Winchester.

For many years theatre goers have enjoyed

an evening together at a ‘WOS’ production.

“Billy” Musical based on Billy Liar

Winchester Operatic Society

Contact website and/or Gill Russell

1 June at St Maurice’s Covert, Winchester.

Join the ShelterBox promotion for an hour or

two by engaging with our local community.

ShelterBox Display & Fundraiser

This conveys work for homeless refugees

from natural disasters & conflicts.

From 8:45 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. with coach travel

provided and a packed lunch at the Park.

12 June at Paulton’s Park, Romsey

16 June at The Bengal Sage, Winchester.

From 7.30 p.m. to 10.00 p.m. Two course

curry meal with wine at £15 per head.

Osborne School Fun Day

Great fun for us & special needs children.

Website info. and Contact: Gareth Jones.

Rotarian Friends Calcutta Dinner

Rotarian Miff Kayum will welcome all

Members, partners and their guests.

Winchester CycleFest

26 June in London

Kensington Palace

All day trip with Rotarian Gloria Vessey as

our qualified guide. After a picnic lunch

the offer of visit to The V & A or Harrods.

Celebrate the success of British cyclists in

2012 - see the local beautiful cycle route.

Our role is to help marshal on the day.

Leaving by coach from South Park and Ride

car park at 8.30a.m. Contact Geoff Wickes.

£20 - £25 per head for coach and tour.