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Winchester Rotary, UK
Bulletin - February 2012
R.I.2011-12 Logo Service above Self
Saturday 18th. Feb. 9.00am - 5.00p.m. St. Swithun’s Pool.
Contact: www.winchesterswim.co.uk or [email protected]
Winchester
Churches
Nightshelter
Winchester
Rotary Help for
Senior Citizens
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Inspirational people The President writes…
David Farthing
It is only right that we spend much
time focussing on the core activities of
Rotary. These include our own great
charity, Rotary Foundation, well
“showcased” last Monday Evening,
Fundraising, the next big event being
the Swimathon now in its third year,
Youth Opportunities in the form of
the highly successful Peter Symond’s
concert and the Schools Youth Music
Festival next week, Senior Citizens
support with the party coming up
soon, to say nothing of our
environmental projects and wide
range of international activities.
Pausing for a moment from this
sometimes frenetic activity, let us
remind ourselves of one of the
“bonuses” we all enjoy, that is the
ability of the club to stage enjoyable,
informative and often inspiring
evening speaker meetings.
We launched the first half of the
Rotary Year with Peter White, BBC
Disability Affairs Correspondent, and
the second half of the Year with Liz
Jackson, (see above) highly successful
business lady and a Channel 4 Secret
Millionaire. (If you missed Liz can tell
you how to access the video of her
talk on the internet!!) Both these
motivational blind speakers can
command significant fees for
appearing and we are privileged in
Winchester Rotary that such
“celebrities” are happy to freely give
of their time for us. These evenings
are occasions that should not be
missed and offer great opportunities
to “showcase” the Club to potential
members.
I was sorry to miss the two “My Life
Talks” by Lesley and Fiona last
Monday. It has almost become a
cliché that some of our best evenings
are those when our own members are
entertaining us and I am assured by
those present that last Monday was
no exception.
I would encourage all those new
members yet to give their talks to
contact Richard Abbott, speaker’s
secretary to book your spot! For those
not so familiar with public speaking,
such occasions offer a perfect
opportunity to “have a go” and speak
in a warm, supportive and friendly
atmosphere.
Most recently we all enjoyed the
Foundation Showcase Evening when
we had two great talks from visiting
speakers, as well as a brief report
from Braham who spoke about how
moved he had been by his visit to
India and being able to see the
projects there at first hand and to
enjoy with Arun’s hospitality at a
number of Rotary Clubs in Kolkata.
Robert Ellis, from Lymington Rotary,
our District Peace Scholar
representative, spoke most
refreshingly about how nervous he
was, as a relatively new member, to
be “thrown in the deep end” in his
role, and but that he is now greatly
inspired by his visits and being able to
appreciate the superb R.I. programme
of Peace Scholars. (Detailed
information is now on our website).
It was great to see Robert talking
getting on so well with Mark Owen
who leads the Centre for Religions
and Peace Studies at Winchester
University. Since they found they live
near each other; the possibility of
Robert inviting Mark to join the
Lymington Club was already being
mooted (Julian, sorry it is not
Winchester!)
Also, that evening we were able to
once again welcome Jessica
Openshaw our very own
Ambassadorial Scholar from
Mississippi, who told us about her life
back home and spoke with her
customary poise and maturity. Her
talk was enjoyed by, amongst others,
Professor Neil Marriott Dean of the
Business School at Winchester
University where Jessica is studying.
Finally, “Coming soon” is Ian
Ventham, a professional speaker and
past CEO of the Lifeboat Institution,
speaking on “Heroes of the Sea” and
then on Feb 27th is one of the
highlights of the year. For the Joint
Meeting with Inner Wheel we are
privileged to welcome as our speaker
Her Excellency Joan Rwabyomere,
High Commissioner for Uganda, (see
below).
The evening will have a strong African
theme and will be attended by all our
Honorary Members, The Lord
Lieutenant, The Mayor, the Dean and
the Vice Chancellor. An evening not to
be missed!
In amongst all our Fellowship and
Service activities we are indeed
fortunate to be able to enjoy such a
wide range of excellent speakers,
always informative, entertaining, and
often inspirational.
Be sure to attend as many meetings
as you can and bring your friends and
family!
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Inspirational causes
1. End Polio
Now
2. Peace Scholars
Colin Cook (District GSE Organiser)
3. G.S.E
Group Study Exchange (one of the
many Educational Programmes run
by The Rotary Foundation).
Next Rotary Year, we will be
welcoming a team of young
professionals from District 3830. It
has 85 clubs and some 3,000
Rotarians and covers the cities of
Makati (the prime business district
in the Philippines), Paranaque,
Taguig, Muntinlupa and Palawan
(where the world-famous
underground river is).
GSE is a unique cultural and
vocational exchange opportunity for
young business and professional
men and women. It offers Rotarians
the opportunity to participate in
sending, receiving, and sharing
educational experiences of study
teams. GSE is designed to develop
professional and leadership skills
among young adults aged between
25 and 39.
We now seek applications from
young professionals from the
Winchester area who would like to
be part of the team of four
members that will be spending a
month in the Philippines from 28
February 2013 whose vocations
cover any one or more of The Rotary
Foundation's six area of focus:
Disease Prevention & Treatment
Economic & Community Development
Education & Literacy
Maternal & Child Health
Peace, Conflict Prevention & Resolution
Water and Sanitation
See website for Application forms.
Application deadline: 30 April 2012.
Do ask for advice or information.
After more than 25 years of hard
work, Rotary and its partners are now
“This Close” to polio eradication, and
a wide array of public figures and
celebrities have signed on to help
Rotary spread the word.
Headlined by Microsoft Corp.
Chairman Bill Gates, this diverse line-
up of influential leaders and
personalities includes Archbishop
Emeritus Desmond Tutu, action movie
star Jackie Chan, conservationist Jane
Goodall, premier violinist Itzhak
Perlman, Grammy Award winners A.R.
Rahman, Angelique Kidjo and Ziggy
Marley, golfing great Jack Nicklaus,
and peace advocate Her Majesty
Queen Noor of Jordan. In a series of
print, broadcast and outdoor public
service advertisements each uses a
simple hand gesture to show Rotary is
“This Close” to wiping out polio
worldwide; (See photo top middle).
Nicklaus, Perlman and Tutu are
themselves survivors of this crippling
disease.
Rotary club members worldwide
have contributed more than $1
billion and countless volunteer
hours to the polio eradication effort,
and have recently pledged to raise
an additional US$200 million to
match $355 million in challenge
grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation. All of the resulting $555
million will be spent in support of
eradication activities.
Great progress has been made, and
the incidence of polio infection has
plunged from about 350,000 cases
in 1988 to fewer than 1,000
reported cases in 2010. More than
two billion children have been
immunized in 122 countries,
preventing five million cases of
paralysis and 250,000 paediatric
deaths.
Source: Rotary International Website
Bill Gates “We are this close to ending Polio”
GSE visited India in 2010
Peace Scholar Richard Wainwright
Rotary Peace Fellows are leaders
promoting national and
international cooperation, peace,
and the successful resolution of
conflict throughout their lives, in
their careers, and through service
activities.
Robert Ellis, spoke of two such
Scholars (see page 8 in Bulletin).
Fellows can earn either a master’s
degree in international relations,
public administration, sustainable
development, peace studies, conflict
resolution, or a related field, or a
professional development
certificate in peace and conflict
resolution.
John Sweeting (Foundation Director)
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Peter Symonds Music Vivaldi, Bach and Glazunov
A sincere thank-you goes to the
Staff and Students of Peter
Symonds Specialist Music Course
for a truly beautiful Concert in the
Milner Hall, Winchester.
It was a moving and memorable
evening of awe-inspiring music.
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Peter Symonds Music Thursday 19 January
Winchester Rotary is delighted
to sponsor the Summer
Lunchtime Concerts in 2012.
Congratulations to the talented
performers and every good
wish to each and every one for
their onward musical career.
Richard Abbott
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Foundation Showcase Evening
Sunday Telegraph 29 January
In January’s Bulletin p.14. we gave a
column to Hannah Warren, (see
pictured below, right) a former
Ambassadorial Scholar from
Rockford, Illinois, USA.
Her Rotary experience inspired her
to become a social entrepreneur.
She founded Jhoole, a non-profit
business that offers impoverished
women in India access to training,
materials, and international markets
for hand-woven goods, enabling
them to earn a living wage.
Her video “Doing Good: Growing
Local Economies: India” is excellent.
http://vimeo.co/33736218
The work of Rotary International is
receiving a wider press than ever
before and our attention was drawn
to this event sent to all Rotarians
from the Public Relations Officer,
Rotary International in Great Britain
and Ireland.
“I have pleasure in sharing
wonderful news regarding the
forthcoming National Immunisation
Day in India next month which many
of our Rotarians are travelling to.
The BBC Medical Correspondent,
Fergus Walsh, will be travelling with
the team and filming the weekend
of the NID. This will then be
broadcast on BBC Breakfast News
on the 20th February, live from
Delhi. This story will also be featured
in the 6 o’clock news and the 10
o’clock news. In addition, the
featured broadcast will be available
to view on the BBC website
permanently which means Rotary
clubs can see the broadcast again.”
Bill Gates (see below) can take a
great deal of the credit for the fact
that not a single case of polio was
recorded in India last year.
Last year, an astonishing milestone
was passed: not a single Indian
contracted polio. A disease that
once ravaged both the developed
and developing world has been
restricted to a handful of countries,
and to hundreds of cases rather than
millions.
Complete eradication will be
difficult, but there is still a strong
chance that polio could soon follow
smallpox into the dustbin of history.
Last year, an astonishing milestone
was passed: not a single Indian
contracted polio. A disease that
once ravaged both the developed
and developing world has been
restricted to a handful of countries,
and to only a few hundred cases.
Complete eradication will be
difficult, but there is still a strong
chance that polio could soon follow
smallpox into the dustbin of history.
For this extraordinary achievement,
Britain can claim some credit.
This time last year, for example,
David Cameron agreed to double our
contribution to the eradication
campaign, and he has also increased
funding for other vaccination
programmes: this nation now
inoculates a child every two seconds
(and saves a life every two minutes).
The lion’s share of the praise,
however, should go to the man who
will be beside Andrew Mitchell, the
Development Secretary, in Davos
today – Bill Gates, the US billionaire.
It is Mr Gates’ foundation
(alongside the charity Rotary
International) that has
turbocharged the global effort,
putting pressure on governments to
support what is, by any standards, a
remarkable achievement in public
health.
Mr Gates brought to bear not just
private sector funding, but private
sector expertise and efficiency.
Such philanthropy is one of
America’s greatest blessings, and it
is bolstered by a tax system that
goes out of its way to encourage it.
Above is the cover page of the
Annual Report 2010-11 of Rotary
International – Rotary Foundation
which was given out on Monday.
Ambassadorial Scholar
Rebecca Warner
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Monday 30th January
Robert Ellis, District Peace Scholar Officer
Jessica Openshaw, Ambassadorial Scholar
Braham Fredman, (below middle)
reported on his visit to the free
Cataract Surgeries organised by the
Hooghly Rotary, West Bengal, India
and through a Foundation
Matching Grant, Winchester
Rotary. Chris Nutt (Below)
gave the vote of thanks in his
Chicago tie!
Guests also included Neil Marriott,
Dean of the Business School,
Winchester University and Dr. Mark
Owen, Centre for Religions and
Peace Reconciliation (see below left
and right respectively). We look for
greater links with our University and
wish Jessica all the best in her M.Sc.
in Marketing.
John Sweeting is pictured above
with Jessica Openshaw and her
English husband Liam. Jessica
comes from Petal Rotary,
Mississippi and District 6840:
Serving Southeast Louisiana &
Southeast Mississippi. The New
Orleans Rotary hosted the R.I.
Conference last summer, 2011.
The Literacy Project which Jessica
mentioned sounded particularly
transferable to our schools.
JJ and Sue Heath-Caldwell
(pictured left) are mentor and
hosts to Jesscica helping her to
visit ten Rotary Clubs in District
1110.
Robert Ellis, District Peace Scholar
Officer (see below with President
David. He explained the stunning
role of the Peace Fellows: Richard
Wainwright (see left on a tank!)
who is working in Afghanistan and
Fay Ballard (see right networking)
who has been in Africa.
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Liz Jackson
But the fact that Liz’s company got
off the ground at all is all the more
impressive because she also had to
deal with the sudden loss of her
sight two months after the launch.
“I don’t remember it being a blow
at all and I don’t remember
thinking I had anything to prove
because I was blind. I’d just met my
husband Ali so I was in love, I’d
started my company and I’m a
Christian and my faith teaches me
to be thankful for what I’ve got as
opposed to thinking about the
things I haven’t got. I found out
about the Access to Work scheme
and recruited a PA to help me read,
but apart from that I don’t
remember feeling emotional about
it or feeling down. I don’t think it
really changed much.”
Her parents fought hard to keep
her in mainstream school against
the wishes of the local authority
who wanted to send her to a
boarding school for disabled
children. Nevertheless, school was
tough. She was “academically
rubbish” and only loved doing
drama which didn’t involve sitting
in a classroom.
Her experience of junior school led
to her subsequently rejecting any
help she could have had because of
her visual impairment, like extra
time for exams.
“I had to have an electric
typewriter in the classroom. I was
nine and typing while everyone
else was writing and the typewriter
was hard to use and it took me
ages to cut out my work and put it
in my book. The funny thing was
that my handwriting wasn’t the
worst in the class!”
She went to college but soon
turned to her careers adviser to
talk about an apprenticeship.
“She set me up with an interview
with a company near Basingstoke
and I got a job as an office junior. I
was doing admin at first which I
was rubbish at. My eye condition
meant I had tunnel vision so I
couldn’t read a whole word at
once. My spelling was atrocious,
especially because I was entering
information into a PC from hand-
written documents.”
Liz never disclosed her sight
problem to her employer, even
when things got so bad that she
feared her job was in jeopardy.
“I was not interested in the idea of
having bad eyesight or support for
it at that time because my
experience of help and support at
junior school had been hideous.”
The first step in her rise from
struggling office junior to
successful telemarketer came
when her boss heard her answering
the phone one day.
“He said ‘you sound good on the
phone why don’t you have a go at
cold-calling?’ To be honest I think I
would have done anything at that
point to keep my job.”
She took to cold-calling straight
away. It gave her the opportunity
to exploit the talent which landed
her an A for GCSE Drama.
“Every single time you pick up the
phone you’ve got to put on a
performance, even if you don’t feel
like it. Also, it’s incredibly
challenging. At 17 I was ringing
managing directors of
manufacturing companies which
was thrilling.
I was making four or five
appointments for my boss a day
and he was going to meetings and
winning clients. Sales then became
a passion and I knew I’d never do
anything else in my life.”
She was promoted to become a
telemarketing manager and
travelled to America when she was
22 to set up a branch there.
It was the support of her boss that
convinced her that she could have
a stab at launching her own
company.
Liz laughs dismissively when I ask
what she is doing in Basingstoke
when she could be living an
opulent lifestyle in London or New
York instead.
“Home is where the heart is and
my heart is in Amasingstoke!
“If you think you can or if you think you can’t - you are absolutely right”
On Monday 9th. January our
visiting speaker Liz Jackson held
her audience spellbound. She is
noted for starting her own
telemarketing company “Great
Guns” and has been featured on
Channel 4 “Secret Millionaire”.
This feature draws on information
from a number of super websites.
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Liz Jackson
Liz Jackson was born on the Isle of
Sheppey, in Southern England. As
a child, she was diagnosed with
retinitis pigmentosa, a severe eye
disorder. Doctors told her family
that she would be blind by the age
of five.
However, she retained some vision
throughout her schooldays. Once
she left school, Liz Jackson was
offered a job as an office junior at
B.C.M.S., a telemarketing
company.
She was gradually promoted to
become sales manager and given
an opportunity to independently
set-up a call centre in Kingsclere, a
village in North Hampshire
England. She even travelled to
Chicago in the U.S. to set up a call
centre there.
Liz Jackson is one of those people
who make you realise that nothing
is impossible. In 1998, with the
support of a small grant and loan
from the Prince's Trust (an
organisation which encourages
and supports young business
minds to start and set up their
own business), she started her
own telemarketing business,
“Great Guns Marketing”. Within
three months she moved from her
front room to a converted garage.
She admits that when she set up
her business, losing her sight was
the last thing she expected. In her
own words, “So when it did, it was
like a bit of a shock but I'd got so
much to do. And to be getting on
with that, I didn't have the choice
to sit around and mope. So I had
to just employ someone to help
me pretty quickly and get on with
life.”
She says she started off by hiring
an accountant first, who would
report to her. Her first employee
was her mother so she had
someone that she could trust in
the organisation. This was really
important.
“The quality of a business
depends on the quality of the
people you are able to recruit”
Today headquartered at the
Beresford Centre in Chineham, Liz
Jackson employs nearly 100 people
at nine branches across U.K. and
Ireland. Her “Great Guns
Marketing” has a solid client base
of 500 companies, including British
Telecom, Wella and Johnson &
Johnson and annual revenues of
nearly two million pounds.
By the age of 30, Elizabeth became
a truly inspiring business visionary.
It is remarkable, that within five
years she set up her business
empire without any advanced
education coupled with the
anxieties of failing eyesight.
Her success earned recognition,
when she won the “U.K. Women
Mean Business Award” in 2003.
The award is designed to recognise
the growing importance of
independent businesswomen to
both the economy and the
community.
The following year, she won the
“Customer Focus Award” in the
National Business Awards. Now in
line for a further accolade, having
been nominated for “Entrepreneur
of the Year” for the Southeast.
Liz Jackson has an extraordinary
story to tell. A story that she tells
in her book Start Up!. The book is
a practical, personal guide to
starting a successful business from
absolutely nothing. She wrote it in
just six months with her father and
fellow Great Guns director, Mick
Spain.
For Elizabeth, loss of sight did not
mean loss of vision. She never
allowed her blindness to dim her
ambition or get in the way of
achieving her personal goals.
She is now sending a wake-up-call
to her rivals –a promise that one
day, Great Guns will be Britain’s
number one telemarketing
company, with centres in every
major city.
Liz Jackson has been running her
company for over eight years now.
Her hard work and a desire to
succeed truly is an inspiration to
all.
Acknowledgements to Michael
Pound
Liz Jackson & Fiona Whitehouse
“Business is only good when you are outside you comfort zone!”
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Saturday 3rd. March Senior Citizens' Party
Itchen Abbas Village Hall2:30pm to 5.00 p.m.
Volunteers: Early team to set up from 12 p.m.
and a late team from 3.00 p.m. Contact: Richard Lacey
Lunch Dinner
8.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m. approx. Contact: Geoff Wickes
Coach trip from Winchester and back.
To be as near as possible to the main venues.
Cost of the journey to under £20 per head, it is hoped.
Blue-badge Guide to take us round.
Arrange your own food: a picnic or pub.
Please show your interest on the Website!
Future Initiatives in March:
Iain Steel showing his consummate
skill at finding a new ‘app’ which
finds Rotary wherever - worldwide.
Jackie Porter making her point as
Chairman of the Breakfast Meeting
on Wednesday 18th. January.
Paul Ratcliffe basking in the glow
of knowing more about ‘apps’
than either Iain or Jackie.
Wednesday 14th. March Visit to Olympic Site in London
Right: Guest: Glenn Taylor,
Winchester Round Table
Fireworks Chair, announced
£1,500 would be coming to
Winchester Rotary for their
support on November 5th last
year. Hosts: Peter Dawes,
right, and Iain Steel, left, look
suitably happy. (9 Jan 2012).
Fortnightly Lunch in the Hampshire Room.
Fortnightly Dinner in the Winton Room.
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Monday 23 My Life Talks
Nick Bell, Presidential Nominee 2013,
ran the evening Meeting on Monday
23rd January (helping out an unwell
President David Farthing) and is seen
with Hon. Secretary Gill Russell.
The speakers were Lesley Loughridge
and Fiona Whitehouse. Many thanks
to them for a super evening.
“PA Anywhere”
15 peaks! Wales for Fiona Iceland for Lesley
Lesley Loughridge (Left)
and Fiona Whitehouse
Landmannahelir!
Lesley “Follow your dreams and aspirations”
Fiona
It is always a privilege to hear the life
stories of new members and it is
hoped it is not too much of an ordeal
for the individuals concerned.
For those who missed it - you will
have to sit next to Lesley or Fiona on
a future occasion, because you
missed a treat .
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Winchester Inner Wheel Club News
On 9th. January, Elizabeth
Walker, District 11 Chairman,
gave an informed and
motivational talk about
increasing Membership.
At the forthcoming International
Convention there will be a vote
on a proposal that it will not be
necessary for new members to
have a direct connection with
Rotary and if, voted through, it
will be up to the discretion the
each Club.
Elizabeth’s motto is “Adapt to
Survive”, which is very relevant
as we look to the future.
Carole Miles-Lovelock with
Elizabeth Walker (see above),
receiving a donation towards her
Charity Arthritis Care.
On 10th. January members
celebrated Inner Wheel Day filling
an Aquabox at Janet and Barry
Richardson’s house. (See right
photo) The Aquabox was donated
by Barbara Reveley and all the
items by the club members. Jo
Gordon Watson exercised her
particular skill with the
challenging packing.
On 19th. January the Club was
well represented at the delightful
concert given by talented Peter
Symond’s music students in the
Milner Hall. Members were
pleased to see Nick and Graham
in their traditional bar tender
roles.
On 21st. January Liz and Geoff
Cox hosted a lunch party for
Helga Wythes’ family and friends
in memory of Helga.
Helga Wythes’ sons David, Lewis
and Robin and her step daughter
Karen kindly provided the
refreshments and gave moving
and interesting insights into
Helga’s life. Note also thanks to
Liz for some delicious puddings.
Liz Cox (pictured right) is in
conversation with David Wythes.
As to the near future: A
team of trim Inner Wheel
members will be disporting itself
in the pool at the Swimathon on
Saturday 18th. February.
Inner Wheel will as usual be
lending experienced hands and
providing food for the Senior
Citizens’ Party on 3rd. March.
A skittles match to decide this
year’s fate of the Funnelle Trophy
is proposed for some as yet
undecided date in March. Inner
Wheel ladies are limbering up
and getting into training.
On 23rd. January guest speaker
paediatrician, Dr. Chris Rowles,
inspired and humbled members
with a talk about his and his GP
wife’s year with VSO in Papua
New Guinea, there to train nurses
to provide much needed health
care for people who, despite their
reduced circumstances and poor
life expectancy, generously share
what little they have to their
visitors.
Although no members intend to
attend the International
Convention in Istanbul two
intrepid member delegates sat
out the District meeting on 28th.
January and voted
for/against/undecided on 41
proposals. Not all chats and jam
making then!
Bridge enthusiasts: a date for your
diaries - President Judith is
arranging a Bridge afternoon,
possibly on 28th. April to boost
her fundraising.
Later in the year the Club
proposes celebrating the Queen’s
Diamond Jubilee with a lunch, and
keeping in with the Royals. There
is the possibility of a visit to
Highgrove in June.
Throughout all this excitement
and activity Betty Wright and the
Knit Wits continue to click out
Eater bunnies and ducks and meet
orders for yet more Nativity sets
from as far and wide as Italy and
France.
As ever, our best wishes to Rotary.
Patsy Eade , Club Correspondent
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Properties & Grace: Graham Topping.
Menu: White Wine Poached Fillet or Salmon Saffron Fondant Potato,
Seasonal Vegetables, Lemon & Herb Cream Sauce.
Lemon & Lime Cheesecake Chantilly Cream, Crushed Raspberries.
Wednesday 22nd. February. Monthly Breakfast Meeting.
7.15 for 7.30 – 8.30 a.m.
The Hampshire Room, Winchester Royal Hotel,
Contact: Iain Steel / Website.
Monday 20h. February Lunch Meeting. 12.30 – 2.00 p.m. Buffet
Attendance & Reception: John Eade.
Properties: Jeremy Ouvry. Contact: Bill Lumsden/Website.
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Interesting and well-researched
holidays at competitive prices
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WINCHESTER ROTARY BULLETIN SPONSORS
33 Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire
SO23 8RY Tel: 01962 869966
E-mail: [email protected]
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Time: 7.30 p.m. Tickets: £25. Concessions £20. Be sure to contact Box Office direct:
01962 840 440
Monday 16th. April. Theatre Royal
The programme will include a brief presentation by
Wessex Dance Academy who work with excluded
students and give them a new skills through dance.
There will be an opportunity to ask questions during
the evening. Ann may well, given half a chance, ask
Alastair her own questions too!
An opportunity to enjoy the consummate, professional newscaster Alastair Stewart interviewing the celebrated
sure-footed politician Ann Widdecombe. Both are freely giving of their time and talent for charities (see below).
International
Disaster Relief
Hampshire & Isle of
Wight Air Ambulance
Rotary Charities: Home & Abroad
Tripartite Weekend
Calling all Rotarians with an interest in promoting international understanding while having a good time!
In the photo above are
members from France and
Germany in 2010.
Your Committee headed by
Nick Bell with John
Wilkinson, Gill Russell and
Richard Abbott would be
pleased to hear of offers of
support.
Our Club is twinned with Oberhausen Antony -
Hutte in Germany and Le Havre Du Grace in France.
Every year we enjoy each other’s company, see
each other’s country and learn about International
Understanding!
This year it is our turn to host for the weekend of
17th -20th May.
We are asking some to host some of our guests in
their homes for a couple of days (they all speak
English!).
We are also looking for others to host a Dinner
party on the Thursday night.
On the Friday our guests will spend the day in
Portsmouth as guests of the Commodore of the
Royal Navy, followed by a BBQ at Littleton Village
Hall.
In the photo above are the
two Presidents from France
and Germany 2011-12.
On Saturday - we are in
Winchester with tours. A
Gala dinner in St. John's
Rooms with entertainment.
On Sunday - a brunch at the
Royal Hotel on the Sunday
morning.
17th -20th May
“An evening with Ann Widdecombe and Alastair Stewart”
9a Jewry Street , Winchester SO23 8RZ
Tel: 01962 842742 EMAIL :
www.carterjonas.co.uk
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South Wonston Winchester SO21 3HJ
T/F: 01962 882445 Mob: 07800 617240
Star Lane House Staple Gardens Winchester SO23 9AD 01962 844544 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.shentons.co.uk
Richard Steel & Partners – Family Owned Funeral Directors Alderman House, 12-14 City Road, Winchester 862333 (24 hours)
Key Events February
WINCHESTER ROTARY BULLETIN SPONSORS
Monday 27 February
Evening Meeting
7.00 for 7.30 – 10.00 p.m.
The Holiday Inn Hotel
Speaker:
Her Excellency Joan Rwabyomere
High Commissioner for Uganda
Contact: John Wilkinson OBE
Details at: www.winchesterrotary.ning.com
Editorial: A heart felt thank-you to all contributors to and advisers for this edition. Especially to our Hon. Sec.
Gillian Russell, who sends relevant emails to us all and regularly updates the website, which we need to visit. JML
Sunday 12 February Club Music Festival
3.00 p.m. The Henry Beaufort School
Environment
“Clean up day”
26 February, from 9.00 am
St. Cross Farm,
Five Bridges Road, St. Cross
Sunday 26 February District Music Festival
2.00 p.m. The Henry Beaufort School
Can you help for a hours or two?
Clearing scrub and rubble, hedge
planting, general maintenance.
Call Dominic Hiscock: 07778 489220
e-mail: [email protected]
See Cover Page Saturday 18 February
