Message from your Editor T


he Rotary Year moves on relentlessly and I


find myself, as one should as an enthusiastic ‗young‘ Rotarian, being involved in more and more projects and meetings. Much of our work


so far this year has been about the focus on the crocus, the purple pinkie and the eradication of polio. The planting of said croci corms, the publicity surrounding the events and the support given to us by Street Care was all very exciting and hands on and at the time we were looking forward to seeing the rewards of our efforts in the Spring of 2011. The weather in the latter part of November and through December occupied most our thoughts and energy as we devised ways to outwit the wintry conditions just to get on with our normal day to day living. With transport disrupted, schools closed and many functions cancelled, the run up to Christmas was very difficult. However de- spite all this many Rotarians managed to put ‗service above self‘ by braving the condition and getting on, with some difficulties, with our annual collections. Well done to you all and the organising committees of these events, you must be very pleased with the fruits of your labour.


T


he festivities over and with 2011 underway we seemed to be once again


focussing the P word again. Purple pinkies, Polio and Purple croci. At the time of writing we are seeing said rewards of our labours and the articles featuring the various croci sites are testament to those long ago days of digging. Once again well done to all involved, I think the brains behind the Focus on the Crocus and the Purple Pinkie campaigns are to be congratulated.


O


ur biggest and most successful event has to be the Indian Meal. This venture,


organised by the Inter Club Group and the three Havering clubs was a great success and one which we may be able to repeat in the future. My involvement with the PR group has been an eye-opener and I have been impressed by the energy and enthusiasm of this small band of workers.


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e have lots of events* to look forward to in the remaining quarter of the


year , such as the Quiz, the Jazz Night, the Stroke awareness day, the Royal wedding, all the bank holidays, Kids Out and most important of all The President‘s lunch. The importance of supporting the President and attending the final event was impressed upon me, when I became a member, and I trust that all our members, if physically able will remember this and make an effort to attend John‘s lunch at Orsett Hall on the 8th May. At this point I should like to congratulate John on the success of his Presidential year and remind him that at the time of writing this, he still has a couple of months to do.


T


he sad part of the year for me has been the resignations of three members of our


club due to business and work pressures. I should like to say a big thank you to Colin Freeman for bringing me into the club, thank you to Margareta Hamilton for being an inspirational and successful ‗First‘ Lady President and finally to Daphne Hawkins, a fellow musician and friend, who was inducted on the same day as myself and Mahbub. I wish you good luck for the future and look forward to the day, when circumstances change to seeing you again in Rotary. I hope you will continue to attend our functions.


T T


hanks also go to my colleagues who produce this load of old Bull. Colin, who


is forever seeking ways to improve and move forward and Jim, whose ‗eagle eye‘ gets better with each article he edits for me.


he next time I write this article I hope to do so as the proud President of a happy


and successful Club. The Rotary Club of


Hornchurch and Upminster. (Wish me Luck!)


Apologies if I have overlooked any of the events you have organised.


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