.

Duncan Colin- Jones collects the

Swinburne Cup on behalf of John

Rowlinson

IPP Colin presents Roger Esnault

with the President’s Salver.

Mike Hurley entertained us with a

musical quiz.

President’s table

A very enjoyable evening was

had by all at the annual

Changeover Night on 30th June.

Around 80 Rotarians and guests

assembled at Cams for a Carvery

supper and for the Changeover

ceremony. George Cantrill acted

as temporary Sergeant at Arms,

and was an excellent compere for

the evening.

Prior to the changeover ceremony

PDG Mike Swinburne presented

the Swinburne Cup to John

Rowlinson, for his involvement in

so many Club activities, and for

organising some great fund

raising events. John was

unfortunately unable to attend,

and so the Cup was received on

John’s behalf by Duncan Colin –

Jones.

The President’s Salver, awarded

to the Rotarian the President

considers to have been worthy of

special recognition over the past

year was awarded to our

Secretary Roger Esnault.

Following the induction of Rtn

Duncan Colin-Jones as President

Elect, and of Rtn Pam Bryant as

Vice President, the evening

progressed to it’s final stage.

PP Mike Hurley provided a

musical quiz, in which we were

invited to name the title of a song,

and the group/artist who made it

famous. The only clue was the

lyrics of the first line! This was a

real memory tester. Mike

provided the answers, many of

which were accompanied by his

melodious tones!!

A most enjoyabe evening, well

organised by Colin Frampton,

Tony Cove, Roger Esnault and

Geroge Cantrill. Many thanks to

them and any others whom I have

failed to mention!

Where I Live.

Southwick Village.

he village has been an

ancient settlement since

before Roman times, in

fact I have found two neolithic

hand axes on the surrounding

farm lands. A Roman road passes

through the village.

I believe that the major reason for

the occupation of the village site

was as a result of the spring of

fresh water at Offwell Farm,

which has supplied the village for

hundreds of years, and indeed

still supplies some of the older

houses, including our own, via

gravity. When the Priory was

founded c.1148, the Offwell

spring was mentioned as the

supply of drinking water.

Until the Dissolusion of the

Monastories by Henry V111, the

priory had owned vast areas of

Hampshire,although the Black

Priors of Southwich only

numbered 12 persons! (One of the

last Priors was a Robert Cove –

any relation Tony?)

Thomas Wriothesley, later Earl of

Southampton became the owner

of much of the land in South

Hampshire, and Southwick was

sold by him to one John White,

(probably for a pittance to keep

him sweet!).

In about 1600, Southwick passed

to the Nortons, relations of the

White family, and then through

further relations to the

Thistlethwaite family, and has

remained in that family from

1705 to the present day.

The present squire, Robin, owns

about 7500 acres of farms and

woodland, and virtually the whole

village, including a shop and two

pubs!

Robin inherited the estate

unexpectedly, being the youngest

of four brothers, but he was

chosen by the previous owner to

inherit, probably as he was a

family man, and also because he

was, by profession, a land agent -

( Not good for us tenant farmers!)

This has worked very well, as the

squire continues the tradition of

low rents, some rent-free houses

for retired Estate workers, and

preferential sales to family of

existing tenants – a useful

‘stepping stone’ onto the property

market.

One interesting fact is that the

village, although within the

diocese of Portsmouth, is not a

parish, but a ‘Peculiar’ – the

parson being appointed and paid

by the Squire. Similarly the

churches of St James without the

Priory Gates at Southwick, and St

Nicholas at South Boarhunt are

owned and kept in good repair at

the Squire’s expense.

A friendly relationship exists with

the Bishop, who visits – by

invitation!

There is a very good feeling of

neighbourliness and co-operation

within the village population. In

deed, we were practicing the

ideals of the ‘Big Society’ before

it was invented!

Doreen and I are so happy to be

living in the village, having

farmed estate farms for 50 years,

and now having been nearly nine

years at The Rose Cottage.

This feature, very kindly prepared

by Michael Bazeley, is the second

in the occasional series ‘Where I

live’. If you would like to feature

your area, let me know. – Ed.

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Rebecca’s 40th

unday 17th July was a very

special occasion for

Rebecca Traynor, as on

this day she celebrated her 40th

birthday. A special party was held

in La Orient Chinese restaurant,

where a gathering of Rebecca’s

family and friends, including

many of her fellow Rotarians,

joined in the happy day.

Here’s a little of the life of

Rebecca Mary Jean Traynor. A

true ‘Pomponian’, Rebecca was

born in St Mary’s Hospital at 7am

on 17/7/71, weighing in at less

than a bag of sugar!

Educated at Meoncross School ,

Stubbington, and Cams Hill

senior school in Fareham,

Rebecca progressed to Highbury

College and Fareham College,

learning a diverse range of skills,

from an RSA Diploma in

Reception, to Health & Safety

with Horses to Fundamentals of

Food Hygiene.

Rebecca’s first job was with the

Payroll Dept of Hampshire Police

HQ at Winchester, followed by

moves to other stations in

Hampshire. Then followed a

transfer to the NHS Payroll

Department. During this time

Rebecca also acted as part time

Community Correspondent for

the News (a useful contact for

Rotary!).Rebecca has finally

settled into retail where she

excels in providing Traditional

Fish & Chips from her own shop

in Fareham.

Many thanks Rebecca for inviting

us to such a splendid party,

during which over £350 was

collected for ‘Hearing Dogs for

the Deaf’. This was Rebecca’s

wish in lieu of birthday presents.

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An old woman was sipping a

glass of wine, whilst sitting on

the patio with her husband, and

she says, “I love you so much, I

don’t know if I could ever live

without you”….Her husband asks,

“Is that you or the wine talking?”

She replies, “It’s me…talking to

the wine!”

CLUB DIARY-AUGUST 4TH Speaker – Chris Thomas

9th RIBI President’s visit

11th No Meeting this Thursday

12th Cowes Fireworks Night – Wheelhouse.

16th Club Council meeting

18th

Speaker – Rebecca Traynor

21st President’s Tea Party (1)

25th Business & fellowship.

AUGUST’S BIRTHDAYS

15TH

Bob Marshall

20th

Christine White

28th

Richard Watson

29th

Maureen Bell

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Attention all members!! Would members please inform

John Coghlan, giving plenty of

notice, if they are unable to attend

a Thursday lunch-time meeting.

Recently Cam staff have had to

ditch as many as 6 lunches, which

is both wasteful and expensive!

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AUGUST MENUs 4th Roast Chicken Breast and

trimmings, roast potatoes & veg

11th No meeting today

18th Steak & Mushroom Pie, Saute potatoes, Veg

25th Breaded plaice, Chips & peas

1st SEPT

Lasagne, Garlic Bread, Salad

S

Derek Woodward

Derek would love to see any of

his old friends from Fareham

Rotary, especially if they bring

his favourite chocolate-

Toblerone .

Derek’s address is:

Glen Rosa, Mount Drive

Catisfield Fareham PO15 5NU

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The Greetings Box

Results:

The end of the Rotary year brings

a close to the Greetings Box score

sheet with a clear result.

Whiteley had presented the box

once, then sent a single member

to snatch it back in order to take it

with them on an official visit

elsewhere. This triple manoeuver

gained a staggering 39 points -

their nearest rival was Fareham

Meon who had been presented

with it twice, and just pushed it

over the line last evening

gathering 28 points.

So well done Whiteley and well

done Fareham Meon!

In three months the box had

visited 9 clubs and was carried by

a total of 36 visitors - which

seems to be a result.

The Greetings-box starts this year

at Gosport, who got it last night.

All scores are zero and all visit

history expunged. This time the

box has a full 12 months to

encourage informal visiting

within the Group. One could hope

that you will see it often, but

never for too long.

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History of the Club –

continued: 1958 –Club territory reduced to

UDC of Fareham, plus Shedfield,

Wickham & Boarhunt –

Curdridge moves to Bitterne &

Woolston Club.

1962- BBQ at Beach Hut> Ken

Riley represents the Club on

television.

1964 – First Club District Officer.

EC Rogers appointed Youth

Exchange Officer.

1965-66 – To commemorate

Diamond Jubilee of Rotary, a

kitchen was equipped for

Abbeyfield Home.

1967 – RC Fareham assistance to

‘Guide dogs for the Blind’

reaches £7000. (28 dogs worth!)

1973 –Birth of daughter club –

RC Locks Heath.

1979 – Link established with RC

Del Amo.

1980 – PP Mike Swinburne

appointed District Governor, our

first and only!

1981 – Wheelhouse completely

refurbished.

1982- Club bulletin started by

Mike Swinburne,, who continued

to edit it for the next 22 years.

(Don’t know if I’ll last that long!

Ed.

Birth of another daughter club –

Fareham Meon.

1991 – Wheelhouse replaced with

a purpose built brick building.

1994 – Twinning with Cabourg

begins.

2003 – Defibrillators provided at

Ferneham Hall, leisure centre and

shopping centre, in memory of

JVP Pat Newby.

Birth of a grand-daughter - RC

Whiteley, sponsored by RC

Fareham Meon

2004 – First lady member

welcomed to the Club – PP Jill

Newby.

2005 – Town clock restored and

re-sited.

Rotary clubs of Fareham Joint

Rotary Centenary Ball.

250th edition of Club bulletin

issued.

2007-RC Fareham reaches its 60th

birthday. Joint dinner with

daughter RC Fareham Meon

(25yrs) and grand-daughter RC

Fareham Whiteley (5yrs).

Rtn Roger Esnault presented with

Rotary’s highest honour – the

‘Service above Self’ award.

2008 – Three electric buggies

presented to Fareham Town

Mobility Scheme.

First lady President, Jill Newby

takes office.

2009 – RC Fareham pledges to

raise £4000 towards the Bill

Gates Polio Plus Scheme. Club

website www.farehamrotary.com

launched.

RTNs Tony Cove, Geoff Hillam

and Colin Frampton visit India

and our ‘matching grant’ school

project.

Rtn Tony Cove becomes District

Organiser for KidsOut.

2010 – Wheelhouse fitted with

new kitchen, windows and

shutters in a major refurbishment

organised by PP Chris Thomas.

2011 – Visit by RIBI President

Ray Burnam, and District

Governor Caroline Millman at

Wheelhouse and Stubbington

Study Centre.

And so the story continues!!

Australian Visitors ere are some photos of

the Australians from

Perth W. Australia at our

meeting who attended our

meeting on 21st July.

They were Rotarian David

Gaubert and his wife June (RC

Scarborough), Rotarians June

Varian and Robin Russell -

partners - (RC Hilarys).

The Gauberts stayed with us and

the other couple stayed with Tony

Cove.

The link goes back to the half a

million pound, International

Rotary Tsunami Project 2005 -

2009. David was a member of

the W Australia Steering

Committee, I was the coordinator

of the UK Steering group and we

partnered with RC Colombo to

rebuild a village, supply fishing

boats and equipment to get the

local economy going again, Bikes

for nurses and teachers to get

round the survivors camps,

computer suite for a school etc

etc .

In about 2007 Ursula and I visited

Perth and met up with David

Gaubert

on our way to Papua New

Guinea. Jim accompanied us and

we were the hit of their District

Christmas in July meeting -

devoted to the Tsunami.

I was the speaker and Jim was

appointed Sergeant at Arms for

the evening. Later Tony Cove

visited Perth and was entertained

by the Gauberts. Club members

have visited Perth over a number

of years including Geoff Hillam

and the late Brian Evans. A past

member, Bernard Joyce lives

there - and his wife Hilda a

former Mayor of Fareham.

Article by Roger Esnault

'SUNBURN TREATMENT

While visiting Hawaii, a man fell

asleep on the beach for several

hours and got a terrible sunburn,

specifically to his upper legs. He

went to the hospital, and was

promptly admitted after being

diagnosed with second-degree

burns.

With his skin already starting to

blister, and the severe pain he was

in, the doctor prescribed

continuous intravenous feeding

with saline, electrolytes, a

sedative, and a Viagra pill every

four hours. The nurse, who was

rather astounded, asked,

'What good will Viagra do for

him, Doctor’? The doctor replied,

'It won't do anything for his

condition, but it’ll keep the sheets

off his legs

Ads you won’t see again!

Thanks Gary – you’ll get me

lynched!

That’s all folks!! – Dave

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