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Winchester Rotary Bulletin

December 2012

Service Above Self R.I.2012-13 Logo

Hindi “śānti” Arabic سالم “salāam”

Hebrew שלום “shalom” English “peace”

Including all languages and faiths of the world and those of no particular persuasion.

Filipino “Kapayapaan”

Peace throughout the world

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The Leader’s leader…

Simon Theobalds

Christmas is coming…

It was swiftly folded into long

strips and festooned throughout

the house, faithfully being put up

every year with same paper

lanterns on every corner.

They were extended family

affairs that always involved

charades (as below) which were

embraced by some more readily

than by others.

Robert Louis Stevenson told us that

it was better to travel hopefully than

to arrive. Does this suggest that

anticipation is better than reality?

It’s in the interest of everyone who

can make a swift buck out of

Christmas to start the anticipation as

soon as possible.

I recall seeing a Christmas menu

being promoted in a Berkshire pub

in August.

We shake our heads at Sainsbury’s

filling their shelves with mince pies

in October. But it’s all part of the

inexorable build up to the great day.

I am not leading up to the

suggestion that our celebrations

on 10th and 17th December

should be so licentious. I haven’t

written a pantomime and I don’t

think anyone else has done so. So

rest assured.

We will miss 2012. Despite the

economic gloom, rarely have we

had so much chance to celebrate

and be proud.

The end of year reviews will give

us one last chance to relish the

Diamond Jubilee and the two

great Olympic events.

Christmas lights, the skating rink and

Christmas market increase the

excitement, augmented further by

carol singers and Christmas cards.

They are the buds and green shoots

offering a tantalising promise of

what is to come. Sadly for some the

day – like the summer – or even the

mince pie – can be a bit of an anti-

climax. So enjoy the coming - the

Advent.

The Christmases of my childhood

were unchanging which was part of

their exquisite excitement. We

owed it partly to the Luftwaffe. One

early Winter morning we discovered

reams of silver coated paper spread

across the garden. Known as chaff,

the German bombers dropped it on

Hampshire to confuse the radar and

the fighter squadrons.

A family story recounts how the

Indian nanny was very shocked

to discover the fancy dress to be

worn by a female relation

comprised no more than a fan

and two small glass bowls. And in

case you were wondering…

2013 does not have the same buzz

of anticipation and the

superstitious might fret over the

date.

With clouds of gloom gathering

what bad luck might befall us in

the year ahead?

A century ago it was the eve of

World War One when the reckless

stupidity of three of Victoria’s

grandchildren pitched us into the

bloodiest conflict this planet has

ever known.

It is fitting that we think of Peace

at Christmas and the hope of RI

President Sakuji Tanaka that we

can bring this about through

service.

A Happy Christmas to you all and a

New Year of hope and peace.

They involved much costume

changing into surprisingly risqué

outfits, which were probably

shades of the older generation’s

wild times in India in the Roaring

Twenties.

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Breakfast Meeting

Lunch Meeting

Lunch on November 19 was

notable for at least two reasons.

First the tomato and basil soup

was delicious and second we had a

speaker.

Philip Mills from Hampshire

Trading Standards began by saying

that No Cold Calling Zones were

now very popular and clearly

helped in reducing doorstep

crime.

He circulated a picture of a

“repair” to a window which the

elderly resident thought was

costing him £100. The caller was

no doubt friendly and certainly

very persuasive and a shoddy job

was done.

Further visits by the caller now

with a couple of heavies brought

demands for more payments.

Because he had the cash in the

house, £1000 was paid.

- Put the chain on the door before

opening it if you are not expecting

anyone and cannot see who is

calling.

- If you need to speak say NO very

firmly but do not get involved in

conversation.

- Don’t keep large sums of money

in the house.

Philip left us with a supply of

stickers; leaflets about No Cold

Calling Zones; “Safe and Sound”

booklets which give consumer and

home safety advice; and “Buy with

Confidence” booklets which is

Hampshire’s directory of approved

local businesses.

I for one was left thinking how can

Rotary help spread the word and

help prevent harrowing and heart-

rending fraud?

Simon Theobalds and Philip Mills

Over seven weeks even further

threatening visits were made and a

£30 job eventually cost the poor

man £10,000.

Only 4% of doorstep crime reaches

the police because people are afraid

after being intimidated and they feel

foolish about being conned.

Philip’s message was loud and clear:

- Put a sticker on the door which

states that “We do not buy goods or

services at the door” and point to it.

No Cold Calling Zones

Colin Eames

These monthly meetings start at

7.30 and finish by 8.30 a.m. Jackie

Porter is in the Chair and is seen

below receiving a fabulous cheque

of nearly £10,000 from Jon Pierce

on behalf of the Swimathon

Committee as their Chairman 2012.

Above, left to right, are Rachel

Owen, Colin Cook and Paul

Ratcliffe taking the opportunity

to socialise and network for a

few minutes before a delicious

full English or Continental fare.

Above, left to right, are Simon

Burge, Jackie Porter and Bruce

Royston-Smith, with thoughtful

mirror imaging, sharing the time

after the meeting before their

respective busy working day.

Wednesday 21 November

Left, Norman Murphy with guest

Gloria Vessey (Advocates for

Children Charity) and right is Keith

Myers with guest Christine Davey

(Human Resources Consultant).

Several Members spoke about the

past and present Club projects. Ed.

Monday 19 November

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Remembrance Sunday Monday 11th November

"It is easy to take liberty for

granted when you have never had

it taken from you."

“Whatever your nationality, you

can honour the patriots who died

fighting a war they did not start.”

“Heroes are those who risk their

lives every day to protect our

world and make it a better place.”

"As we express our gratitude, we

must not just think good thoughts,

but live by them."

"Praising what is lost makes the

remembrance dear."

William Shakespeare

"We often take for granted the

very things that most deserve our

gratitude." Cynthia Ozick

President Simon Theobalds (above

left) laid a wreath on behalf of the

Winchester Rotary Club.

Rotarian Cllr. Eileen Berry is picture

above far right.

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Monday 26 November Special General Meeting

Voting delegates for District

Council and RIBI Council:

President, President Elect,

Treasurer and Secretary.

Substitutes: Colin Cook, James

Larcombe, Paul Russell, Denis

Welstead.

Gill Russell has agreed to continue

as secretary for one more year, so

it was proposed and agreed that

Colin Cook attend to ensure four

votes.

Current Director’s reports are

available on the website.

The club accounts for year ending 30

June 2012 were presented by Alan

Beckett and adopted unanimously.

The Trust Fund accounts for year

ending 30 June 2012 were

presented by Hugh McNeill and

adopted unanimously.

Elections for Rotary year 2013-14

President Elect: Gill Russell

(proposed: Nick Bell, seconded:

Robert Parsons)

Treasurer: Roger Sales (proposed:

Alan Beckett, seconded: Paul

Russell)

There were no other nominations

for these positions, so confirmed

unanimously.

There being no nomination for the

post of Trust Fund treasurer, Miles

Lemon continues pro-tem, until a

suitable candidate is identified.

Gill Russell and Nick Bell.

Club Council District Council

Council meets four times a year and

is the governing body of the club. It

is made up of the club officers, the

six directors and two elected

members (a complete list is in the

club directory).

Council minutes and Directors'

reports to Council are placed in a

secure section of the website

following each meeting. Council last

met on Monday 19 November and

will next meet on Monday 4 March

2013. Click on the "Club Council"

tab on the website (when logged in)

for full details.

District Council met on Saturday 17

November in Romsey.

We are delighted to report that

Winchester Rotary received two

awards:

an RI citation for End Polio Now

contributions for 2011-12;

and the District award for the both

the print and online versions of the

club Bulletin (see separate article by

Paul Ratcliffe).

Other items of note were:

Shelterbox: the statement

concerning the dismissal of the CEO

was distributed.

Clubs were encouraged to link via

their local councils with Local

Children's Partnerships (LCPs).

Conference 2013 (Plymouth)

website is now live and accepting

registrations.

Conference 2014 will take place in

Bournemouth.

Avenues of Service awards were

made – on this occasion Winchester

had not entered. The projects

considered were wide and varied –

ranging from “wish fulfilment” to

renovation of a community facility.

Date of next District Council:

Saturday 2 March 2013.

Gill Russell

Distinguished Guests

Pictured left to right to: Miff Kayum,

Julian English, Anne-Hélène Despois

(The Nilgiris R.C. Coonoor, Tamil

Nadu, India), David Pople and

Andrew Parkinson (Guildford

Charteries R.C.)

Anne-Hélène is French and the

Fundraising Director of her Club in

India. She knows David from their

voluntary work with an NGO (Non

Governmental Organization) working

in the area. Rotary brings

professionals together. Ed.

World AIDS Day

Disease prevention and treatment is one of Rotary’s six areas of focus. The Rotarians For Family Health and AIDS

Prevention, a Rotarian Action Group, was formed in 2004, and has been gathering Rotarians together to make a

difference in the lives of many. Further Details on the Rotary International website.

Saturday 1st. December

Gill Russell

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Communications

Peninsular Barracks

The Kings House, centre left, with Winchester

Cathedral in the middle distance, 1838.

“Sophia thoroughly enjoyed

meeting everyone, and even

wanted to help her brother Harvey

with the raffle tickets. The website

shows many video footage and

photographs of Sophia trying

desperately hard in her daily

physiotherapy.”

Sophia’s Footsteps Update

Mon. 12th November

Pictured above from right to left: Simon Theobalds

(President), Ian Bailey (Curator, The Guardroom

Museum, Peninsular Barracks, Winchester) and Col.

John Sweeting, CBE (Foundation Director).

East view of the King’s House as intended to be finished

by Sir Christopher Wren from 1683 for Charles II.

Evening Meeting

Sophia’s family wrote:

“We would like to sincerely thank

the Rotary Winchester for

everything that they have done for

Sophia's Footsteps, and to help

Sophia get to the US for her

operation.

Winning the Goalball raffle prize

was a big thrill for Sophia, but

being invited to a special evening at

the Bengal Sage with Miff and the

Rotary members (and Iain’s limo)

was just a wonderful evening and

memorable experience.

Thank you so much. Miff and his

team made us all feel very

welcome, and we all shared a

wonderful evening of good food

and good company.

Sophia thoroughly enjoyed meeting

everyone, and even wanted to help

her brother Harvey with the raffle

tickets.”

She performs different exercises

and uses different machines, and is

now able to walk around the house

downstairs using her walking

frame!

I spoke on a few occasions to a

lovely Rotary member in St. Louis

who David Farthing had put me in

contact with.

Tim was wonderful and a good

support knowing that someone was

there if we needed them.”

Tim Durbin, President, Clayton-

Ladue Rotary Club, St. Louis,

Missouri wrote:

“I am always amazed at the ways

Rotary can connect people and

families across the world, and I am

so very glad that we have come to

contact each other and the Bangers

as a result of this wonderful story.

Sophia Banger making great progress.

The guest speaker, Ian Bailey, gave an illustrated talk

of the history of the Peninsular Barracks with vivid

illustrations from Roman times to the present day.

John Sweeting gave the vote of thanks.

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Communications

Goalball Update

Both Adam Knott and Mike Reilly

gave a joint presentation which

created much interest (See photo

below

At that conference the District

Governor of the West London

District invited Adam and Mike to

speak at her conference in March.

Many you will know that Adam has

also been invited to speak at our

District Conference in October,

2013.

Keeping the Flame Alive!

Goalball UK need to increase the

number of players, clubs,

competitive opportunities, officials,

volunteers and general awareness

of the sport.

Also they would like to be able to

send two teams to the IBSA

(International Blind Sports

Association) Games in Colorado

Springs 9-15 July next year.

Mike Reilly, the CEO of Goalball UK,

whilst expressing his delight at the

funds we have raised, is hugely

appreciative of the contribution we

have made to raising the profile of

Goalball.

In addition to the very public raffle,

there are the Rotary District

Conferences which are proving a

great success for publicity.

I was pleased to be invited by

District Governor Eve Conway to

attend the London District

Conference.

At a recent Sports Dinner, Tanni

tells us, she needed to use the

bathroom (up some steps). It took

several minutes to find a ramp and

she was asked if she “really needed

to go?” While she was in the

bathroom the ramp was taken

away!

Addressing these issues is part of

“keeping the flame alive”, as

indeed is supporting sport for

disabled people. In this connection,

thanks to all of you, the Goalball

raffle has reached the sum of

£4611.

As well as the initial raffle at the

Diamond Jubilee Joint Presidents

Dinner, other major contributions

came from The Wykeham Arms,

Thornden School, Talking

Newspaper, Littleton Round Table

Party, Inner Wheel, Sainsbury’s and

Waitrose collections and of course

ourselves. London Rotary District

has also promised a donation.

Those of you who were at the

meeting last Monday will have

heard that Adam Knott has just

been announced as winner of The

Association of Colleges (AoC)

Student of the Year Award 2012.

Adam was joint winner with Adam

Gemili from Dagenham, a sprinting

sensation, who reached the

Olympics 100 metres final at the

Olympics, having previously broken

the junior world record at the

World Junior Championships in

Barcelona.

The awards placed particular

emphasis on students whose

academic, vocational and extra-

curricular achievements are truly

remarkable and deserve

recognition on a national stage.

Adam’s achievements are not truly

remarkable, but quite sensational

for a 17 year old with ocular

albinism!

Some of you may have seen the

article by Tanni Grey-Thompson

(below) in the Telegraph on 9th

November entitled “Has London

2012 changed attitudes towards

disabled people? Not in my world”.

Whilst welcoming the new

recognition of Paralympians being

good athletes and also that some

barriers have been knocked down,

Tanni goes on to ask “Will it

become any easier for disabled

people to access society?”

Goalball UK, together with Adam

and David Knott’s, parents are keen

to involve us in deciding how best

the funds we have raised should be

utilised.

Paul Russell has agreed that any

such decision should be deferred

until the results of the next round

of Government funding is

announced on Dec 12th, following

which it will be easier to access the

areas of greatest need.

“Student of the Year” Adam Knott.

David Farthing

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Fireworks Saturday 3rd November

Once again we had a fabulous night,

joining Winchester Round Table

marshalling at the Winchester

Bonfire and Fireworks night.

The Adlam family and friends (above)

admire the firework display.

As we have come to expect, this was

followed by a magnificent firework

display, every bit as spectacular as

any in the area.

The torches in the procession in the

High Street were a flow of light and

excitement.

On a crisp, dry evening 28,000

revellers gathered in the High

Street, before processing behind

the Mayor of Winchester to the

Recreation ground where they

were greeted by the largest

bonfire yet.

After costs, this will provide a profit

of £30,000 - £35,000, all to go to

local Winchester charities. £1,500

will be given to Rotary for

distribution. The most important

result was making a record collection

for the benefit of those who need it.

Generous members of the public

filled the buckets of the many

collectors and in the end, over

£70,000 was counted.

Amongst the 30 plus Rotarians who

helped out were Lesley Loughridge

and Julian English (pictured right)

and Gill Russell with Annie Arkwright

(photo left).

Everyone thanked their lucky stars

that the evening was dry and clear!

The Mayor and Mayoress (above)

led the parade though the city.

Thanks to Anthony Arkwright for

organizing the Winchester Rotary

contingent. He is pictured left with

his wife Annie.

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Winchester Rotary Quiz Friday 30th November

Final thanks to Irene Modzelan

(Queen Bee, above) and her little

helpers for organising a superb

supper. She set the questions and

the whole tone of the evening.

Question Master James Larcombe

(above) just read out the questions!

Appreciation to the scorers:

Simon Applebaum and Anne

Bickley (see above right) plus

Roger Sales (Front of House).

Much gratitude to Carole Steel

and Shelagh Bird (Raffle stars).

Thanks to the trio of barmen: Nick

Bell, Arun Swarup and Jeremy

Ouvry (see above left).

Beaming brightly (below) are

Caroline Rubin and Dominic Hiscock

who was on good guessing form.

The winning team, Dominoes,

(above) with the Hiscocks and

Butchers in evidence, squeaked

home by just the one point.

A string of super intelligent teams

all gained an average of over 85%.

Such is the intellect of the city of

Winchester.

Adrian (left) and JJ (right) were

jokers in their own life time and

reflected the party spirit that

pervaded the bright and attractive

Itchen Abbas Village Hall.

This year the annual Quiz was

organized to raise money for

Winchester Rotary Charities –

Home and Abroad. On the night

the figure was a welcome £1,200.

Paul Russell, Fundraising Director,

(see left) opened the evening with

a welcome and an explanation of

the purpose of the event. 17

tables of eight enjoyed the party.

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Amsterdam to Solihull District Matters

It was a weekend designed not

only to impart knowledge but to

give an opportunity of meeting

one’s European DGE counterparts.

The simultaneous translation in the

Conference Hall was particularly

impressive.

At one stage we all leapt to our

feet as it was announced that the

R.I. President, Mr Sekuji Tanaka,

was joining us. A diminutive

gentleman then appeared

surrounded by aides and

translators walked briskly through

the hall - and we never saw him

again!

Last weekend the 17th November I

spent in the Holiday Inn Solihull

Warwickshire (above) on what is

euphemistically called a District

Governor Elect’s Preparation

weekend. The difference was that

whereas GETS was an RI run

meeting this was done by RIBI and I

was there solely with the other 28

DGEs and their spouses to “bond”

and plan the year ahead. We

discussed District conferences –

ours is the best-the forthcoming

week in San Diego and studied

grants, membership, strategic plans,

club visioning and other riveting

topics. Again pretty intense stuff

from 9-6 with very little break but

the dinners and the social side more

than made up for it

At the end I felt that my brain was

becoming overloaded with facts and

figures but I had a pretty good idea

of what Rotary means in the UK and

in the rest of the world.

I’m now safely back home and

planning PEPS for the coming

weekend so never a dull moment.

The weekend of 7th November saw

Patsy and me boarding the 8am

flight from Southampton to

Amsterdam to stay there for 3 days

as part of the District Governor

Elect’s Training Seminar known to

the initiated as GETS .

This is held in the North Sea Rotary

Institute, an imposing building in

the centre of the city a short walk

from our hotel. The programme

was an intensive study of all

aspects of Rotary covering strategic

planning, public image, new

generations, team building, leading

volunteers, communication, district

conferences, future vision, areas of

focus, district grants to name but a

few!

Each day’s work started at 8 am

with a short lunch break finishing at

6 pm which is gruelling by any

standards. Nevertheless we found

time to have some great meals out,

go on a canal cruise, Patsy visited

Rembrandt’s house and we had

afternoon tea at the best hotel in

Amsterdam –the Krasnopolsky-

quite an experience.

Winchester Rotary won the District

1110 competition for club printed

media (bulletin) and internet

version for 2011-2012. The

Communications Committee are

delighted, delirious and absolutely

discombobulated!

What did I get out of it? Well I like

visiting new places but I guess it

was meeting so many dedicated

Rotarians from so many countries.

It brings it home to you what a

huge cosmopolitan organisation

we belong to.

John Eade (Dist. Gov. 2013-14)

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Winchester Inner Wheel Club News

Sue Nelmes (Club Correspondent)

Two visitors to the Christmas Fayre

November has been a busy month

with an enormous amount of work

being put into the “Christmas Fayre”

at Littleton.

As usual any profits went toward our

Overseas Charities so we were eager

to do our very best.

To raise £1,570 was heart-warming

and thanks to all involved.

This month (November) we were

visited by Wendy Ling, our district

chairman.

She gave us an interesting talk about

her role and commented that the

Winchester Branch always seemed

to be busy.

She reminded us that Inner Wheel is

an organisation with the aims of

friendship and service.

She didn't tell us how many years

it took to get a really good finish -

imaginative and undamaged!

With my total lack of cake making

and decorating skills I think I shall

be buying again this year.

The stalls were varied - Carole Steel

(pictured middle in top photo with

Jill Dromard, right) had lined up

some very attractive commercial

stalls and Inner Wheel looked after

produce, goods from the Knitwits

(see below) and a splendid raffle.

Next was a most enjoyable visit to

the theatre. As usual we joined

Rotary in attending a performance

by the Operatic Society.

A clever set, good lighting and

splendid costumes all enhanced

Tony Ayers' excellent production of

the Merry Widow.

It was obvious to all that friendship

and support is always there for us.

However we were unsure about the

'service' aspect.

After some discussion we realised

that most things we do, and just

take for granted, fell under that

heading.

Have a wonderful Christmas.

The final November meeting was

again arranged with Christmas in

mind.

Now that we've learnt what to drink

with the main meal and what

cheeses to end with - consider

teatime if you can bear to.

Our guest speaker is a fantastic

decorator of cakes. She showed us

how to make biscuits look good, and

individual, and how to ice cakes

without making a mess of it.

Needless to say the offer of coffee

and mince pies (see Sue Hall above!)

went down well and the kitchen

helpers were kept very busy. A

tiring day, but very well worth it.

Above: The Mayor and Mayoress of

Winchester with Brian and Jill Hurst

at the Theatre Royal during the

interval drinks at the Merry Widow.

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Monday 26th November

Merry Widow Winchester Operatic Society

St. Cross Hospital offered the

people of Winchester a guided

tour with a difference. The

tour featured some 20 actors,

both well-known and amateur,

portraying historical figures,

providing an educational and

entertaining tour in a bid to

raise funds.

Fundraisers dress up for their

hospital historical drama.

The tours of the hospital were

run by Clare Dixon (left middle)

and took place on November

29 & 30 in the cold but dry

early evening.

Five stars from Hello Magazine.

St. Cross Hospital drama

Colin Cook (centre) and Richard Chisnell (right)

‘My Life’ Talk

Keith Woodward

It was turn of the

multi-talented Keith

Woodward to give

his ‘My Life’ talk

after the brief SGM.

It was enthralling!

Without the predictable power-point, he described his career from

relatively modest beginnings through to qualifying with a Ph.D.

His interests (in clockwise direction starting top left) include Morris

Dancing, Engineering and Architecture , Street Pastor, Railways,

Lighthouses and City guiding. Derek Davidson gave the vote of

thanks and it was truly a revelation to learn so much about Keith.

Musical Director, Maestro

Derek Beck and former

Ambassadorial Scholar.

Member of the chorus

as an alto vocalist Gill

Russell and Hon. Sec.

Tony Blackshaw (above centre)

played Baron Mirko Zeta, the

Ambassador with conviction and

appropriate grandiloquence.

Fellow Rotarians helped in Front of

House (see right) under the

directorship of Robert Parsons.

Colin Cook and Keith Woodward Richard Chisnell, Robert Parsons & Ed.

Friday 9th November

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Monday 28th. January. Evening Meeting. 7.00 for 7.30 – 10.00 p.m.

Attendance & Reception: David Davis. Properties & Grace: Joe Gould

Menu: Salmon Fillet with a Hollandaise Sauce, Served with Seasonal Vegetables &

New Potatoes. Traditional Apple & Sultana Crumble with Custard.

Speaker: Sally Hake & Norman Murphy “My Life” Talks

Wednesday 23rd. January. Breakfast Meeting. 7.15 for 7.30 – 8.30 a.m.

The Hampshire Room, Winchester Royal Hotel. Contact: Iain Steel/Website.

Monday 21th. January. Lunch Meeting. 12.30 for 1.00 p.m. Buffet.

Attendance, Reception and Properties: Richard Chisnell.

Monday 14th. January. Evening Meeting. 7.00 for 7.30 – 10.00 p.m.

Attendance & Reception: Tony Blackshaw. Properties & Grace: Patricia Abbott.

Menu:Chicken, Ham & Leek Pie, accompanied by Mashed Potatoes

& Seasonal Greens. Chocolate Roulade.

Speaker: Bob Read (College Guide) – “Winchester College ”.

Monday 7th. January. Lunch Meeting. 12.30 for 1.00 p.m. Buffet.

Attendance, Reception and Properties: James Larcombe.

Monday 24th. & 31st. December. No meetings on Christmas Eve or New Year’s Day.

Wednesday 19th. December. Breakfast Meeting. 7.15 for 7.30 – 8.30 a.m.

The Hampshire Room, Winchester Royal Hotel. Contact: Iain Steel/Website.

Monday 17th. December. Lunch Meeting. 12.30 for 1.00 p.m. Former Rotarian Guests.

Attendance, Reception & Properties: Bill Lumsden. Christmas menu at £10.00.

Monday 10th. December. Christmas Party. 7.00 for 7.30 – 10.00 p.m.

Attendance & Reception: David Farthing. Properties & Grace: Geoff Cox.

Menu: Starter plate: Carrot & Corriander Soup, Ham Hock Terrine with tomato

chutney and Smoke Trout & Prawn Tian with lemon mayonnaise.

Main Course: choice of:-

Traditional Roast Turkey with Chestnut Stuffing - chipolata & bacon roll, roast gravy

& cranberry tartlet.

Pan Fried Fillet of Seabass - crushed new potatoes & dill cream sauce.

Winter Vegetable & Chestnut Pithivier - garlic roasted new potatoes & pesto sauce.

Christmas Dessert Plate: Homemade Christmas Pudding with brandy anglaise,

apricot cheesecake & toffee ripple ice cream.

Fresh Filter coffee & tea with mini mince pies. Dress code: Black Tie or Lounge Suit

Monday 3rd December. Lunch Meeting. 12.30 for 1.00 p.m. Buffet.

Attendance & Reception: Ian White. Properties & Grace: Derek Davidson.

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Meetings in December

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Reminiscence Monday 12th November

Penguins

Simon Burge and Sue Falconer (right)

On 12th November Sue Falconer,

Chair of Winchester City

Penguins Swimming Club was

presented with a cheque for

£525 from Simon Burge, Chair of

the Community and Vocational

Committee at the King's School

pool, while a somewhat bemused

group of young swimmers looked

on.

Taking great care not to take a

step backwards, Simon said that

he was delighted that Winchester

Rotary Club was 'able to assist

with the cost of pool hire and

teaching local children who

would not otherwise have the

chance to learn to swim'.

Sadly in previous years three

local schools never entered a

team for this event due to a lack

of competent swimmers.

Sue thanked Simon for the

cheque on behalf of the

Winchester City Penguins and

said how pleased she was that

more children would now be

equipped with the skills needed

for safety in the water, allowing

them to enjoy swimming for

fitness and pleasure.

The donation means that for this

academic year at least there will be

significantly fewer children in

Winchester leaving primary school

unable to swim 25m, and more

schools able to enter a team for

the Winchester City Penguins

Annual Primary Schools Gala.

Simon Burge

There must have been over 20 of

us at November’s reminiscence

session at Sunrise Living, about

two thirds of them being the

dementia sufferers and their

carers, plus the eight of us from

Winchester Rotary in the persons

of Geoff Cox, David Farthing,

Norman Murphy, Simon

Theobalds, Geoff Wickes, Keith

Woodward and Joe Gould &

myself.

Let us hope this can keep on going

and even develop further as we

bring in ever more members!

Thank you Simon Burge and his

Committee for getting this

initiative off the ground about a

year ago now, with the active

encouragement of past President

David Farthing.

Thank you Joe Gould and Sunrise

Living for the use of a lovely big

room, and for providing us with

the coffee and pastries; and thank

you also to Maria and Edwin

Mundy and Jean Stewart for all

they do to get the people there

with all the related admin of

badges and lists and serving coffee

et cetera.

It is so rewarding to hear the buzz

of lively conversation, and to see

people moving from table to table,

and in particular to draw out the

dementia sufferers, and thereby to

enable their carers to chat with

each other and have a break from

their mainly homebound 24 hour

responsibilities.

Julian English

Paraprosdokians

are figures of speech in which the

latter part of a sentence or phrase

is surprising or unexpected;

frequently humorous.

1 Where there's a will,

I want to be in it.

2 Since light travels faster than

sound, some people appear bright

until you hear them speak.

’34 Club Luncheon

Those of a certain age celebrated

their longevity at a lunch at the

Cart and Horses on Thursday

22nd. November. It was much

enjoyed and there is every

intention to repeat the event

next year.

Thank you Glenn Lambert.

Dear Editor, Some of the names of club

members provide some interesting

(?) anagrams and I list a few for

your consideration:

CALM JAMBOREES IN THE AISLE

SPORRAN SORBET RISKY THEME

RICH GARDENER DIESELS WANTED

LARGE WORKER DISCERN HAIRNETS

Answers on request.

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Contact: Lesley Loughridge

Website: www.winchesterswim.co.uk.

St. Swithun’s School Swimming Pool.

Open to all Charities to bring along their team.

23rd. February

Contact: Maggie Hastie Youth Speaks 19th. January Henry Beaufort School.

Friends and family social: 10.00 to noon. The Corner House, Parchment Street.

End of Year Brunch 29th. December

23rd. January

An opportunity to see and hear the

musical stars of the future. Tickets £10,

including glass of wine at the interval.

Classical music concert given by the students

from the Hampshire Specialist Music Course

at Peter Symonds College.

Swimathon

Musical Concert

Contact: Keith Myers Mock Interviews

Tony Trowsdale of Salisbury Rotary is

bringing a complete ShelterBox set. The

Telegraph has made this their 2012

Christmas appeal; check out their website.

Volunteers for 1 hour slots at Sainsbury's,

Badger Farm. For interest and support to

send a ShelterBox to one of the areas of

need in Syria, Niger or Haiti.

5th. December

ShelterBox

16th. January Henry Beaufort School.

This happy event has worked in the past

but we are desperately seeking musicians!

Christmas Carols 13th. December

Venue: The Buttercross. Calling all singers.

Time: One hour during the lunch break tba.

Christmas Party

All booked and organised for a three

course meal with a little seasonal music.

10th. December

Winchester Hotel. 7.30 – 10.00 p.m.

Contact: Robert Parsons.

Cathedral Twilight Tours

The tour ends with a convivial gathering

with mince pies and mulled wine in the

historic Undercroft. 4.15 – 6.00 p.m.

8th. December & 14th. December

See the Bell Chamber, Nave Roof Space,

and a twilight aerial view of the ice rink

and colourful Christmas market.

The Lilacs, West Hill Road North

South Wonston Winchester SO21 3HJ

T/F: 01962 882445 Mob: 07800 617240

E: hugh@mcneill.uk.com

Star Lane House Staple Gardens Winchester SO23 9AD 01962 844544 E-mail: main@shentons.co.uk Website: www.shentons.co.uk

Richard Steel & Partners – Family Owned Funeral Directors Alderman House, 12-14 City Road, Winchester 862333 (24 hours)

Key Events Dec. onwards

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Editorial: A sincere thank-you to all contributors to and advisers for this edition. Especially to our Hon. Sec. Gill Russell,

who sends relevant emails to us all and regularly updates the website; which we need to visit. JML

10th. December

A coffee morning, providing an informal

opportunity for dementia sufferers and

their carers. 10.45 a.m. to 12.00 noon.

Meet and chat in convivial company at

the comfortable Sunrise Senior Living.

Visit the website or Contact: Joe Gould.

Weekend: 9th. – 12th. May 2013

Tripartite Weekend in France

Reminiscence Group