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president’s home, at which his wife, June, an accomplished singer, sang songs from musicals. Not stopping there, the club presented
its annual trophy and prize at Hatfield Broad Oak primary school, where it had provided the students an opportunity to improve their drawing and observational skills. This year’s training included the children being given a picture of half a face and having to draw in the other half. The school also gave prizes but the best overall, Sophie Dutton (pictured left) received an award and a book token from the club. n
Children at Hatfield Broad Oak primary school, show off their drawings – District 1240
District 1260 The new club, admitted by the RI Board
on 18 May, adds another location to the Rotary map, which covers more than 200 countries and geographical areas. The club is in District 2450, which includes parts of the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe. RI PP John Kenny said: “The chartering of a new Rotary club is always an occasion for celebration. It means that one more community in our world will benefit from Rotary service.” n
District 1240 S
awbridgeworth & District Rotary Club is a small club but it likes to make things happen by
getting involved with the community. First, it had the idea that a seat was needed in the local supermarket car park for shoppers waiting to catch the local
‘Sawbobus’. This seat, proudly bearing the Rotary
wheel logo, proved a great success in the town, and the club even received a card with fifty signatures from grateful users. However, it quickly became obvious that
the seat would be even better if it had a roof over it. In stepped Rotary again. Club president Jim Barrie designed and
built this bus shelter and the club presented it to the town just before the end of his presidential year. In the same week, the club hosted
a summer garden party and tea for the local day centre for the over 55’s at the
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n historic event took place on the evening of 30th June 2011.
It was with great pride that outgoing
President Roger Talbot inaugurated the first lady President of the Rotary Club of St Albans in its 83-year history, Moira Bryce. Moira had joined the club as its first lady
member in 2009 and is a very popular and energetic member, evidenced by her recent organisation of the club’s first summer concert in St Peter’s Church which raised over £2,000 for the NSPCC, an event which is now bound to become an annual fixture. She had also just instigated and
organised the first club weekend social trip, to Lille. Her first duty as President was to induct
another lady member into the club, Karen Hurford. We wish President Moira an extremely
successful year in office and look forward with great expectation to helping her achieve a great many more ‘firsts’. n
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of their twin Rotary club from Neede, Holland, at the ferry terminal in Hull. This has been an ongoing twinning for
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many years and grows from strength to strength every year, with friendships being made at each meeting. Barnsley Rotary Club pulled out all the
stops by initially taking the visitors around the National Heritage Fishing Museum,
n Thursday 2nd June ,
members of Barnsley Rotary Club welcomed 28 members
Grimsby, and then, after a light lunch, transported them to Barnsley for an official reception at Barnsley Rotary’s President’s home. President Wendy Bell, MBE, had put on a veritable feast, which was welcomed by both the visitors and their hosts. Friday started off with a traditional
golf competition between the two clubs, Barnsley being the victors and retaining the trophy. For those not golfing, a visit to the new, absolutely fabulous Darton School, soon to be an academy, really impressed the visitors and Councillor Linda Burgess was justifiably proud to guide them around this awesome facility. Barnsley Bowl in the afternoon provided
many laughs as none were what might be called experts at the game. After a brief rest it was on to a hog roast in the evening with fellowship, food and drink. A brilliant time was had by all and lasted well into the night. As a footnote to this, there were students who were taking part in their work experience curriculum and it is pleasing to say that they carried out their duties very professionally. Saturday was a recovery day until the
evening when it was cabaret night at the Ardsley House Hotel. The entrance to the hall and the hall itself were decorated on the theme of ‘a hint of the jungle’. Each Rotary club produced a cabaret, themed on that, with ladies dressed as jungle cats, men invariably dressed as big game hunters, orang-utans and gorillas and as a light relief, Barnsley Rotary Club performed their rendition of the Jobcentre queue from the film ‘Full Monty’. Yet again, a brilliant night was had by all with Ardsley House providing an excellent meal. Sunday, the last day sadly, there was
a leaving lunch at the home of Tony and Jackie Hellewell in Woolley, with about 90 Rotarians and guests attending. Once again, there was fellowship in abundance, as well as plenty of food and drink, and we were blessed with excellent weather again. But all good things must come to an end and we all bid our Neede friends a sad farewell. It left us thinking of next year when we will be travelling to Holland when they would be hosting. n
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