The Fareham Flyer Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Fareham D1110 UK

President Duncan Colin-Jones

Service above Self Bulletin No. 355 FEBRUARY 2013

More Good News. After the wonderful Christmas

collections reported in the

Flyer last month, comes more

good news.

The Wishing Well produced

the grand sum of £145.45

during the four week period

over Christmas and the New

Year. During the same period

the good people of Fareham

had contributed another £35.55

via the collection tins in the

99p Store – a grand total of

£181.

It’s amazing to note that the

99p store, through its

collection tins has raised a

total of £328.91 during the past

twelve months. In order to

acknowledge this achievement

a thank you notice has been

placed at each of the collection

points, and President Duncan

will write a letter of thanks.

ALL IN A GOOD CAUSE On a cold and wet January

Saturday afternoon eleven

members of the newly formed

Wykeham House Interact

Group met at the Wheelhouse

to have an afternoon of fun and

friendship as they gathered

round the table to learn and

have assistance in knitting

squares to make a blanket

Dave Barclay had kindly

arrived early to switch on the

heaters, giving a lovely warm

atmosphere as everyone

arrived. President Duncan

arrived with binoculars and

charts hoping to show the girls

parts of the Isle of Wight, but

sadly due to the inclement

weather only a foggy outline

was seen. However our thanks

to our dutiful President for

being brave enough to enter

into the spirit of the afternoon.

There was plenty of lively

chatter as stitches were made

and dropped whilst enjoying

left over boxes of sweets. The

concentration was so intense

the girls barely had time to

stop for refreshments.

However,. When Mr & Mrs

Clarke arrived, the noise levels

did subside for a few

moments! Thanks must go to

Lettice Palmer and Penny

Rowlinson who spent the

afternoon circling the table

with helpful advice and

patience as the girls got off to

a good start with their project.

Thanks to Betty Evans who

kindly kept everyone refreshed

throughout the afternoon with

cups of tea. The blankets will

be donated in due course to the

Fareham Stroke Club who are

regular users of The

wheelhouse.

The afternoon concluded with

a lovely musical song,

accompanied on guitars - the

music sheets kindly held by

Penny, acting as a music stand

but kneeling on the floor.

The photo shows the girls

wearing hats knitted by Pam

and Lettice for the Seafarers.

Story by Pam Bryant,

A Briefing from the Top!

Pres Elect Pam Bryant with Cllr

Sean Woodward

At the lunchtime meeting of

10th

January we were fortunate

to have an update on the ‘State

of the Nation’ with a briefing

from Sean Woodward,

Executive Leader of Fareham

Borough Council.

At the invitation of President

Elect Pam Bryant (who co-

incidentally chaired the

meeting in Pres Duncan’s

absence) Sean gave a talk on

the current situation in

Fareham and in particular the

business area of the town

centre. He said that Fareham

was standing up well during

these difficult economic times,

and although there were

noticeable closures in the retail

trade, Fareham had suffered

only half of the national

average. Additional funds had

been found in order to assist

the smaller independent

traders. Already a large sum

had been expended on the

Western end of the town,

which now looks much

brighter. Central town

independents were to join in a

project for a combined

website, enabling them to

advertise their products and

modernise their business

promotions.

There was time for questions

on completion of the talk. The

‘Solar Farm’ between Fareham

and Stubbington was raised,

and Sean answered by saying

that Council views will depend

on the outcome of the current

planning enquiry. He stressed

that the choice was not

between the solar panels and a

new housing development, but

between panels or no panels,

leaving the ‘Strategic Gap’ in

place.

David Sanders enquired

whether the planned website

and similar technology would

be looking into the future

demands and expectations of

the coming generation. He said

that they expected to do all

their shopping aided by mobile

phone or similar. The device

should be able to identify

retailers locations, their stock

holdings, and the ability to

browse online prior to entering

the premises!

The Speaker was very

impressed by this notion and

promised that it would be

raised at the next Council

meeting.

PP Linda Ingram, past FBC

Solicitor, and colleague of

Sean Woodward gave the vote

of thanks. Dave

_________________________

PAUL HARRIS FELLOWS

LUNCH SUNDAY THE

24TH OF MARCH 2013 You will remember that I sent

you an invitation to the above

some time ago asking you to let

me know if you were coming. So

far of the 22 invitations sent I

have only had one verbal

acknowledgement. Can please let

me have yours. To help you make

your mind up I have had a letter

from the District Co-ordinator

who says they have managed to

get a very good speaker in Cathy

Foster, who will speak about the

Olympic and Para Olympic

Games at which she was a

‘Gamesmaker’ at the last Games.

She represented GB at the 1984

games, having created history by

being the first female

helmswomen in the modern

Olympics. She is heavily

involved in sailing as a

competitor and a coach. Mike

Smith our PHF coordinator has

heard her speak, and says she is

in excellent.

So come on - Let me hear from

you.

Mike Swinburne.

Terry and Terri Eldrid’s

Wedding in South Africa. We were delighted to receive

the following picture of Terry

and Terri’s wedding.

Meanwhile- back in the

UK

Wheelhouse – 18th

January

Three who might be waiting for it

to open!

Quick Quote:

‘Most people see what is, and

never see what can be’ –Albert

Einstein

Thanks to John Gauntlett

REGISTRAR DUTIES. Just a reminder that PP Linda

has taken on the role of

Registrar and has given out the

following notice:

For Apologies there are three

things you can do:

1. For planned absences write

your name in the Book which I

will bring to the meetings,

or

phone me on 01329 230169

and leave a message .

If I am not there you can E-

mail l.ingram1@ntlworld.com

or a combination of any of

those if you want to do belt

and braces

2. Phone or e-mail before

10.30 on the Wednesday

before the meeting - so that I

can give numbers to the Golf

Club

3. If you have been granted a

leave of absence, please also

give me apologies for the dates

you will be away.

4 GUESTS - If you are

expecting to bring a guest or

guests, please also let me know

in the same way as for

Apologies

5 SPEAKERS - ditto for guest

speakers

6 If you have given an apology

for a meeting, please please do

remember to let me know if

you are going to come after all

7 One thing which will

confuse me more than I am

already is if you come up to

me at a meeting and tell me

that you will be away, As I

said at last week's meeting, by

the time I get home it is one

hundred per cent certain that I

will have forgotten - so do

phone or e-mail

Really nothing much has

changed in the routine, but the

telephone number to ring and

the addition of my e-mail

address.

RIBI PRESIDENT

2015/2016

It is with great pleasure that

the Rotary International in

Great Britain & Ireland (RIBI)

President for Rotary year

2015/16 can be revealed. Peter

Davey, Rotary Club of

Monmouth will be leading the

way and encouraging clubs

across these islands to

encourage more people to

discover Rotary whilst helping

communities.

Peter has been a member of

Rotary since 1988 and fulfilled

a number of key roles within

the organisation including

Chair of the Membership

Development and Retention

Committee, District Governor

of D1100 and Training Leader

at two Rotary International

assemblies.

Peter is looking forward to

connecting with clubs and

communities to strengthen

Rotary across Great Britain

and Ireland: "I am keen to

rebuild the membership and

encourage more people to

discover Rotary in their

community. Membership is

something I have always felt

strongly about. This is a great

organisation which has a very

positive impact both at home

and overseas through the time

and skills of its members.

"Rotary has a lot to offer. Our

core values are very relevant in

modern society. To maintain

and develop our work, we need

more people to take on the

challenges of helping others.

There are many vibrant clubs

who are looking for new

members who enjoy

transforming the lives of others

whilst enjoying meeting new

people."

An English Lesson.

No English dictionary has been

able to adequately explain the

difference between COMPLETE

and FINISHED. However, in a

recent linguistic conference held

in London and attended by some

of the best linguists in the world:

Samsundar Balgobin, a

Guyanese, was the clear winner.

His final challenge was this:

‘Some say there is no

difference between the word

‘COMPLETE’ and the word

‘FINISHED’ Please explain

the difference.

Here is his astute answer:-

“When you marry the right

woman, you are COMPLETE.

But when you marry the wrong

woman, you are FINISHED.

And when the right one

catches you with the wrong

one, you are COMLETELY

FINISHED!”

His answer was received with

a standing ovation which

lasted 5 minutes.

A New Government

Initiative.

To help save the economy, the

Government will announce

next month that the

Immigration Department will

start to deport pensioners,

rather than illegals, in order to

lower Social Security and NHS

costs (‘flu jabs, Zimmer

frames, wheelchairs, bus

passes, free prescriptions etc.)

The Government has

established that it is much

easier to catch older people,

and most of them won’t

remember the way home.

I started to cry when I heard

this, maybe I’ll never see you

all again - then it dawned on

me….’See you on the bus!!’

AFTER THE HAGGIS So… We’ve eaten it and that’s

that.

Go on. Give your tums a pat,

For in your hearts you know

it’s right

To have tucked that haggis out

of sight,

Where gastric juices will

defuse

What might have been a

cunning ruse

Cooked up by some accursed

Scot,

Some dastardly cartoon bomb

plot.

Though tasting good and warm

and smelly,

It may yet blow up your belly.

It surely will not make us sick

Unless followed by spotted

dick.

None here would want to upset

This groaning table so nicely

set.

Rather let us thank our loving

hosts

And summon up those lively

ghosts

Who bide within every heart.

But now alas are far apart.

Yet we are still pleased they’re

not here

To share our supper, and drink

our beer.

Pray you forgive this silly

rhyme

Concocted just to pass the time

To let your inner haggis settle

So that you are in finest fettle

For what’s to come in just a

tick.

Just pray it’s not a spotted

dick.

Tony Johns

YOUTH SPEAKS 2013.

Tuesday 23rd

January saw the

Rotary Annual Youth Speaks

competition, held again this

year in the Council Chamber

of Fareham Borough Council

Civic Offices.

The contest this year was to be

between local schools Cams

Hill, West Hill Park,

Wykeham House and Neville

Lovett. Most of the schools

had submitted more than one

team. Teams were placed in

either of two categories,

Intermediate and Senior,

dependent on age.

The panel of judges comprised

Mrs. Heather Carling,

Councillor Dennis Steadman

(The Worshipful the Major of

Fareham) and Rotarian

Graham Lawrence, Past

President of the Rotary Club of

Fareham Meon.

On the Mayor’s arrival, John

Landaw welcomed the

assembly and introduced the

judges, officials and the teams.

He explained the rules of the

competition, and the time

keeping arrangements, and

then assisted with the draw to

determine the order in which

teams would speak.

John is of course an expert on

all matters relating to this

competition, and this year had

the help of an understudy –

Bob Marshall, in training to

carry on the good work in

future years!

Timekeepers Ken and Richard

The competition started with

the Intermediate section,

represented by Cam’s Hill

school, who spoke on the

subject of Body Image, and the

influence played by the media

on the youth of today.

The remainder of the

intermediates then took turns

as follows:

West Hill Park A team -

‘Living in a Plastic World

West Hill park B team -

‘One Night Only’

Wykeham House A team –

‘Dogs should not wear

Clothes’

Wykeham House B team –

‘Parents – Do they Really Set

an Example’

As will be seen, a varied

selection of topics!

Following on were the teams

from the Senior Section.

Neville Lovett Team B –

‘Has our Society become a

Soap Opera of Conflict?’

Wykeham House Team A –

‘Tattoo Taboo

Wykeham House Team B –

‘British Weather’

(Unfortunately Neville Lovett

Team A had withdrawn due to

ill health).

It was then time for welcome

refreshments provided by

Betty Evans, Pam Bryant and

team, whilst the judges

deliberated on the task of

choosing winners for each

section’

After the gathering had

reassembled, the judges took

the stage, and Mrs. Carling

gave a brief speech in which

she praised Rotary for the

concept and function of the

Competition, and in particular

John Landaw for his

organising skills.

She praised the contestants for

their efforts in putting on such

a good performance, which

had made judging a difficult

task.

The results of the contest were

then announced and the

winners were as follows:

Senior Section:

Neville Lovett Team B

Intermediate Section:

West Hill Park Team A

President Duncan Colin-Jones

presented the trophies, and

awarded each contestant with a

certificate. He thanked

everyone for their part in

making the evening such a

success.

John Landaw closed the event,

and wished everyone a safe

journey home

The winning team in Mayor’s

Parlour. (Photo Brian Ray,

with thanks).

AN IRISH STORY Father O'Malley rose from his

bed one morning. It was a fine

spring day in his new parish.

He walked to the window of

his bedroom to get a

deep breath of the beautiful

day outside. He then noticed

there was a donkey lying dead

in the middle of his front lawn.

He promptly called the local

police station. The

conversation went like this:

"Good morning. This is

Sergeant Jones. How might I

help?”

"And the best of the day to

yerself. This is Father

O'Malley at St. Ann's

Catholic Church. There's a

donkey lying dead in me front

lawn and would ye be so kind

as to send a couple o'yer lads

to take care of the

matter?"

Sergeant Jones, considering

himself to be quite a wit and

recognizing the Irish accent,

thought he would have a little

fun with the good father,

replied,

"Well now Father, it was

always my impression that you

people took care of the last

rites!"

There was dead silence on the

line for a moment . . . . . .

Father O'Malley then replied:

"Aye,' tis certainly true; but

we are also obliged to notify

the next of kin first, which is

the reason for me call."

FEBRUARY GRACE LIST

7th

COLIN FRAMPTON

14th

JOHN GAUNTLETT

21st GEOFF HILLAM

28th

MIKE HURLEY

FEBRUARY MEETINGS 7th SPEAKER MEETING

(Mike Eastwood)

14th

CRADLE TO THE

GRAVE

19th

COUNCIL MEETING

21st ROTARY SPEAKER –

Geoff Hillam

24th

ROTARY DAY

28th

BUSINESS MEETING

FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS 6

th KAREN SANDERS

11th

KEITH SOUTHERN

14th

ANN SWINBURNE

14th

RICHARD COGHLAN

27th

HAZEL ELLWOOD

Basics Bank. President Duncan has written an

article for the News, in which he

tells the story of Fareham

Rotary’s charitable work within

the local and international

communities, in particular the

Gosport and Fareham Basics

Bank organisation.

We are of course immensely

grateful for the marvellous work

of Carol Colin-Jones, who has

taken this project under her wing,

organising collections – ensuring

that the right items are being

collected - and finally being

involved with the liaison between

Rotary and Basics Bank and with

the distribution of the collected

goodies. This is a task done out of

the limelight, but has a very

dramatic effect on the less

fortunate in our immediate area.

Thanks from all of us Carol.

And finally – I would appreciate

any stories or

articles that you

think might be

interesting to other

Club members.

Thanks for all the

jokes and funnies

that you send.

FEBRUARY MENU

7TH Braised Steak, Spring Onion Mash

& Vegetables

14th Chicken Fricassee & Rice

21st Baked Gammon & Parsley Sauce,

New Potatoes , Vegetables

28th Lasagne, Garlic Bread, Salad

Rotary Global History

Fellowship