President Linda’s Tea

Parties.

n Sunday 21st August and

Sunday 4th

September,

President Linda hosted her Tea

Parties for Club Rotarians and

personal guests.

Merry gatherings assembled at

the WI building in Hill Park,

the home of Linda’s Women’s

Institute branch. for an

afternoon of good company

and good food. This was

provided by Wright’s Caterers,

who put on such a splendid

spread at Stubbington Study

Centre a few weeks ago. A

good selection of sandwiches,

fancy cakes, scones with fresh

cream, washed down with

copious amounts of tea and

coffee.

The first party enjoyed a

lovely sunny afternoon; whilst

the second party was held in

more unsettles weather, which

improved as the afternoon

progressed.

To ensure that we were in the

party spirit, a number of

quizzes were devised, and

really tested our observance of

the local scene, as we tried to

identify the location of various

photographs.

Even more devious were the

cryptic clues provided by Mike

Hurley, which had us working

out common sayings from

drawings – a lot of guess-work

here! Rebecca won the

completion at the first party,

but the second party winner

was a Stubbington victory!

Pam and John Bryant won the

first party Fareham quiz,

whilst the Stubbington lot won

for the second party. Thanks

Linda for a very pleasant

afternoon.

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Rotary Day at

Goodwood.

otary Day at Goodwood

took place this year on

Saturday 10th September

2011, and was organised by

the Rotary Club of Lymington,

and organised by Ivor

Spreadbury. Tickets for the

Richmond Enclosure, usually

costing £27 per person were

available to Rotary at a cost of

£16 with some of the money

being donated back to Rotary

Foundation. This was the 4th

time that Sarah, Terry, Tessa,

and Rebecca have been, whilst

it was Mike Hurley’s 2nd year

in attending the Rotary Day at

Goodwood. The atmosphere is

always very good, with

everyone jolly, cheering all the

races on especially when the

horses are near the finishing

line. There are various bars

and food places throughout the

venue.

There is also the opportunity to

go and watch the horses in the

parade ring prior the race for

those interested.

With a ticket for the Richmond

enclosure you can go into the

other 3 if you want to. If you

like people and clothes/shoes

watching then it’s the place to

go. If you have the opportunity

to go next year try and do so,

it’s always in the 2nd weekend

of September and a week prior

Goodwood Revival. Dress

code - no jeans or trainers.

Despite it being a bit windy

and wet at times this year we

all came away happy - some

more so than others. The main

thing is we all enjoyed it and

took part in the spirit of the

day.

Many thanks to our racing

Correspondent – Rebecca

Traynor.

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Extract from DG

Caroline’s Chronicles. ay and Victoria Burman

thoroughly enjoyed their

visit to Rotary Wessex. It was

great to see so many members

of other Clubs joining

Winchester for the Monday

evening (21 Clubs were

represented) and I know that

Burman’s enthusiastic message

was a great inspiration to

many.

And then there was the abseil

down the Spinnaker Tower!

I’m that black spec about ¼ of

the way down! Was I

apprehensive? Yes, a bit, but I

felt infinitely better than

Burman looked when we were

getting harnessed up at the top

of the tower. I’m not sure he is

ever going to forgive me for

organising this special treat for

them!

I really enjoyed the

experience, would I do it

again? Certainly! We had great

support from Rotarians from a

whole range of Clubs – local

and not so local to Portsmouth,

so thank you to everyone who

came along on the morning;

we were all encouraged by the

cheering and applause and now

have lots of very professional

photographs.

Best of all is that the total

sponsorship going towards

End Polio Now stands at over

£2,500. This amount was

really boosted by the raffle at

the Winchester evening which

raised more than £700 – thank

you to everyone who

sponsored me.

Burman and Victoria were also

delighted to visit Fareham’s

Wheelhouse and unveil a

plaque to its builder, Rtn Ben

Benstead, as well as spending

the evening at the Stubbington

Study Centre with, again,

several other clubs coming

along to join us.

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Response from OZ. I’m sure you all remember the

visit from the President of the

Rotary Club of Karrinyup –

our twin club in Australia. I

regularly receive a copy of

their bulletin

In writing to thank the editor,

John Burt, I mentioned how

pleased we were to see their

President Allan Cerinich, see

below-

From: Dave Barclay

[mailto:dave.barclay@tiscali.co.uk

]

To: 'John Burt'

Subject: RE: karp bull

Many thanks John.

It was my great pleasure to meet

your President Allan at Fareham

last week. Our speaker for the

week was the actor playing the

Tin Man from the ‘Wizard of Oz’

Coincidence to have a Pres from

Oz as well!!

Best regards to all,

Dave.

I received the following in reply:

But he looks more like President

Nasser from Egypt. You now owe

us a few return visits to Oz.

Regards

John Burt

What do you think?

From the Karrinyup Bulletin.

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Our other Oz visitors,

from the Rotary Club of

Scarborough. Thoughts on a visit to UK

MEMORIES

Blue summer skies, some

clouds & some rain

Gardens in colour &

sculptured green trees

Squirrels & rabbits & shy

badgers & foxes

Birds - many types - by

mirrored golf lakes

Ancient castles & palaces &

private estates

Majestic cathedrals & ringing

bells bronze

Magnificent lead lights & pipe

organs grande

Town Halls & squares &

cobblestones rare

Artistic stone works, thatches

& slates

Cosy hideaway inns near

forests & streams

Boats, narrow, restored,

sailboats & ferries

Gourmet red cherries, straw &

blue berries

Full English breakfasts,

marmalades & jams

Valley view picnics, & BBQ’s

- perfect & tasty

Puddings with roasts; &

double cream teas

All friendship hosts made us

most welcome

Same as Rotarians at Rotary

Club meetings

These are a few of the

favourite things …..

Sincere thanks to Rotarians &

partners for their wonderful

hospitality & support of this

excellent Rotary program.

David & June Gaubert – Team

Members

Rotary Club of Scarborough,

Western Australia

And now to South Africa And a very sad story, from

Tony Cove.

hen in Knysna, South

Africa earlier this year

we met with a person which

led to contact with the local

Rotary Club. Knysna is about

500km from Cape Town via

the Garden Route towards

Durban, with a pretty harbour

and recently voted one of the

top 100 locations in the world.

We visited in 2009 and liked it

so much we made a point of

returning this year. I thought it

would be good to exchange

newsletters with the Knysna

Club and thereby get to

understand some of the

differences in working with the

local community and this

morning made the suggestion

to exchange. Little did I expect

to receive within hours a

message that so markedly

illustrates the call upon Rotary

in SA, in this case sadly setting

up food facilities for bereaved

and distressed families from

what they describe as 'one of

our schools'

We have just had a terrible

tragedy in Knysna this

morning – a bus transporting

school children crashed into a

river. It is one of our schools

that we have had many

projects with, so it’s affected

us all. So far there is (sic) 14

children and the bus driver

that have been killed. The Club

will be helping out with food

for all the families that have

been assembled in the school

hall, and I have got permission

to donate some money from

my company. It is just so sad,

far too young for this to

happen to.

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For details of the Rotary Club

of Knysna, here is a link to

their website:

http://www.knysnarotary.co.za/

The new Rotary Wessex Logo

has been announced -

More details on the District

website.

OCTOBERS MENU

6th

Braised Steak,

mashed potato and

vegetables

13th

Grilled salmon,

Hollandaise sauce,

new potatoes and

vegetables

20th

Pork Loin Steak,

Peppercorn sauce,

sauté potatoes,

Grilled tomato and

garden peas

27th Ham, Egg and chips.

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OCTOBER PROGRAMME

6th

Business and

fellowship meeting

13th

Speaker – Richard

Watson – “They both

had the wow factor”

14th

District Conference –

Eastbourne (14th

– 16th

18th

Club Council meeting

20th

RI Theme meeting –

Vocational service

27th

Business and

fellowship meeting

29th President Elect

training session

Wishing Well

4th

August £54.00

25th

August £80.00

15th

September £63.50

Note: 25th Aug includes Family Bargain Store

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A few more pictures from

the President’s Tea Parties.

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Past Presidents’ Night

2011

On 19th

September Past

Presidents met to honour

President Linda and IPP Colin.

This is a tradition that was

started by the late PP Kendal

Ockenden in the 1980’s and

has continued ever since.

The idea was to honour the

incumbent President and to

demonstrate all the Past

President’s support for them in

their year of Office. This

year’s event was unique in

that we had two guests of

honour. We were able to

thank IPP Colin for steering

the Club through his year

despite serious health

problems as well as

demonstrating our support to

President Linda.

Sixteen Past Presidents were

present out of the Club’s 26

surviving holders of that

Office. The Dinner was up to

the Roebuck’s usual high

standard and had been

organised by PP Mike Hurley.

Mike also spoke on behalf of

us in proposing toasts to each

of the guests of Honour. IPP

Colin thanked the Past

Presidents for their support and

practical help that enabled to

complete his year and to enjoy

his Rotary.

President Linda responded to

Mike’s toast emphasising her

theme that we should

“Embrace Humanity – but

have fun”.

She then went on to propose a

toast to all her predecessors

who have held the Office of

President of The Rotary Club

of Fareham. It was an evening

of good food and fine

fellowship. Thanks to Roger

Esnault. More pictures on the

website. Ed.

Rotary supports the

Rainbow centre.

Sunday 18th September 2011

was the Presentation Day for

the people who completed the

"Marathon by Instalments" in

June and July, in aid of the

Rainbow Centre. The event

was held at the Fareham

Football Club ground.

The Rotary Club of Fareham

were partners to the Rainbow

Centre, who receive no Grant

Aid but rely solely on fund

raising activities.

President Linda, Jill, Rebecca,

Mike Hurley and Terry

Dowland attended the

presentation ceremony, where

The Rotary Club of Fareham

had praised heaped upon it for

taking part and for its

attendance and support in the

organisation and management

of the project.

Over 50 participants, 3 under

10 and many over 70, managed

to raise over £4800.

All participants received a

certificate, presented by Peter,

a Triple Gold Medal Disabled

Olympics Swimmer. Peter also

presented a number of special

prizes ( fastest completed, first

lady home, most money

raised) and Pip Traynor was

given 2 new toys for "First

Dog Home" (no mention of

Mike who had to drag him

round!).

The rainbow centre is a

favoured charity of our

president, and will be a major

recipient of our activities this

coming year.

Thanks to Rebecca – Ed.

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Mobile Library at QA

ver had a long stay in

hospital and been very

bored? Ever longed for a new

book to read? Has a member of

your family needed a book in

hospital? QA hospital has a

library service and the library

trolley is operated by the

Rotary Club of Cosham with

volunteers. However, more

volunteers are needed to keep

the service going. Perhaps

Fareham Rotarians can help,

yourselves or by rustling up

some more volunteers. You

only need to do two hours a

month. If you would like to

contribute to this community

service, you can have a session

with one of the regular helpers

to see how the routine works.

If you go on with the service

you will need simple Health

and Safety and security checks

but, on the up side, you will

get a pass card to many areas

of the hospital and also to the

car park! To volunteer or find

out more, contact Cosham

Secretary, Howard Goldsmith

on 023 9237 6893 or

howann@btopenworld.com

Eileen Davis Following the article on Eileen Davis in last month’s Flyer – Roger sent the following message:

Dear Maureen and Vernon I thought you might like the latest copy of our Club magazine – which included a piece about Eileen Best wishes to you both from Ursula and I. Kind regards Roger Dear Roger Thank you very much for the copy of your club newsletter. We have copied the page and included it with our other memorabilia. Thank you for your clubs kind thoughts at this time. Kind regards Vernon

(Maureen was Dickie and Eileen Davis’ daughter – married to Vernon Clark a PP of Fareham Meon Club).

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Hearing Dogs for the

Deaf

On Thursday 22nd

September,

Rebecca introduced us to Steve

Beale, his wife Christine and

Hearing Dog Yogi. Steve gave us

a fascinating talk on the work of

the Hearing Dogs for Deaf

People, and his own experiences

as a profoundly deaf person. He

told us how having the help of

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Yogi has changed his life, and

given him the confidence to face

the challenges of life - including

speaking to groups like us!

Meanwhile Yogi patrolled the

room, walking under each table in

a search for the odd titbit! Pres.

Linda presented Steve with a

cheque for £365 towards the

training of hearing dogs. The

large cheque was made possible

through the wonderful generosity

of Rebecca, who chose donations

rather than gifts for her 40th

birthday.

Dave

A special report from PHF

Colonel Dr. David Sanders in

Afghanistan

ope that all is well with

you.

Month eleven of

mobilised military service.

Still working as Chief Coalition

Logistics at ISAF Joint Command

(commanding a potting shed) but

now also the OF5 Liaison Officer

with the new 3* Afghan Ground

Forces Command HQ in Kabul

(and covering for the boss while

he is away again); all interesting.

Planes arrive day at night, and if

the sky is clear like tonight, then

the moon bathes the camp and the

airport with an ethereal, ghostly

light. A film of dust and sand

covers everything and it

shimmers silver on the tarmac

and concrete in the dark (a bit like

the black and white tv pictures of

the astronauts walking on the

moon). The place is a functional,

military town built on a patch of

desert just north of Kabul airport

from which NATO orchestrates

the conflict against the Taliban.

Priorities are still:

Protect the Afghan

people

Build the capacity of the

Afghan Security Forces

so they can take lead

responsibility for security

in their own country;

Counter the insurgency

and

Enable the delivery of

stronger governance and

development

Now in a relatively luxurious

double room with an American

Air Force Colonel.

It is still relatively hot but the

evenings are getting cooler as the

autumn approaches and we have

had some rain. So nice that we all

stood out in it. The dust settled

for a while afterwards and as the

haze lifted, we could see

mountains that we hadn't realised

were there.

My life is revolving more around

a gymnasium than it ever has

done before; have lost one and a

half stone. I went to an Abs Class

last week; bit like a tv version of

American Marines at Boot Camp

but indoors. They do like

shouting and singing when they

are exercising. I had copied

timings across from someone's

Outlook Diary and he had it listed

as half an hour long. Twenty

minutes into it, I was dying. But

thought, no worries - we will be

warming down and stretching any

minute. Sadly it was an hour

long. By the end of it, they were

all doing 30 repetitions and I was

only doing five or six. And they

must have looked very

embarrassing. To warm down we

did various planks. I think I

passed out as I don't remember

the end.

Usually relatively quiet in Kabul

but there was a little more

excitement than usual this month.

The other night, just after one of

the Rocket Attack warnings there

was an earthquake. We all

assumed that a rocket had landed

and exploded at first. It was a

magnitude-5.4 earthquake and

rattled all the way through the

Hindu Kush region of

Afghanistan. It was deep

apparently, some 123 miles below

the surface. The epicenter was

about 157 miles northeast of

where we are.

You may have seen some of the

other excitement on TV. We have

had lots of little events this month

but on one occasion, at least 25

people died during a 20-hour-

long attack by insurgents. They

went for the US embassy, NATO

HQ, police buildings and the

airport. Sadly the dead included

11 civilians (including children)

and 10 insurgents. I guess they

are going for suicide missions in

Kabul this month for the

propaganda.

The insurgents planned well that

time and were well supplied and

H

they picked some of the best

spots in Kabul from which to

mount an assault and attack some

high-value targets.

A suicide bomber was heading

for the airport when he was

killed.

Have been reading a little about

Afghanistan and the so-called

"Great Game" in the 19th century.

We and Imperial Russia have a

lot to blame around the world. It

became a Cold War battleground

after that, especially when

thousands of Soviet troops

intervened in 1979 to prop up a

dodgy pro-communist regime.

And of course that eventually led

to a major confrontation that drew

in the US and Afghanistan's

neighbours. Of course we

eventually lost interest after the

withdrawal of the Soviet forces,

meanwhile the country's civil war

just dragged on and on and

eventually turned into this affair.

Youngest kids have started back

at school and appear to be on

good form. They both appear to

be enjoying (and doing well at)

school. Ben has started playing

the keyboard. Heather is doing

the synchronized swimming

routines at competitions. I have

managed to talk to them on Skype

twice (well once I could only type

as the microphone wasn't

working).I will drink a toast of

lemon squash to you all tonight

(it is Mexican Specialty Night in

the Cook House again).

Bye for now.

Yours Aye,

David

Colonel David Sanders | Chief

Coalition Logistics

The new alphabet

A’s for arthritis, B’s the bad

back,

C’s the chest pains - cardiac?

D’s for dental decay and decline.

E’s for eyes that can’t read the

top line.

F is for fissure and fluid

retention,

G’s for the gas – I’d rather not

mention!

H is high blood pressure –I’d

rather it low,

I for incisions with scars you

can’t show.

J is for joints, out of socket –

won’t mend

K is for knees that crack when

they bend.

L is libido – what happened to

sex?

M is for memory – Can’t

remember what’s next.

N for neuralgia, in nerves way

down low

O is for osteo – bones that won’t

grow.

P for prescriptions – I have quite

a few, give me a pill and I feel

just like new!

Q is for queasy, is it fatal or ‘flu?

R is for reflux, one meal turns to

two.

S for the sleepless nights,

counting my fears

T is for tinnitus, those bells in my

ears.

U is for urinary; troubles with

flow

V is for vertigo, that’s dizzy you

know.

W is for worry, now what’s

going round?

X is for X ray, and what might

be found.

Y for another year I’m left here

behind

Z for the zest I still have – in my

mind!!