Chris’sChatter

After the heat wave comes the cooler showery weather to take us into Au-

tumn. August saw us helping at the Ellingham show, and thanks to Trevor,

Norman and Mike Fenner for masterminding our attendance. Thanks also to

all who participated. We also had a very nice evening of fellowship with a

walk and dinner at the Alice Lisle pub thanks to Malcolm.

Our programme of club and outside speakers seems to be working well.

Thanks to Julian for explaining about the fantastic workings of the pleasure

park in France. We also heard from the two RYLA attendees about their ex-

periences. The one thing that they seemed to agree on is that it contributed to

a newfound confidence in themselves.

As to current events, you will all have seen from my e mail that we are look-

ing again at dress code. I will let you know the overall result of the survey

and Council’s decision on the way ahead.

We need to address the issue of finding new members to replace those who

have left and are leaving. Therefore I ask you all to renew your efforts to look

around you to try and identify potential members and to make contact with

them and invite them along. We must make the effort if we are to survive as a

club. We welcome Helen Chiari this month as an associate member.

I have been busy with a major garden project of rotivating my apology of a

lawn, raking it over, spreading new topsoil and raking it over. The turf has

now been laid and I am now bedding in 200 or so bricks to form a mowing

strip around the edges. So, Diana and I are now able to look out on to ‘green’

rather than dead and brown moss. I think I need to go back to full time work

for a rest!!!. Speak again next month.

Chris

THE ROTARY CLUB OF FERNDOWN

Chris’s Chatter

On Being President

Lewis– Manning Thank you

Letter

District Conference

RYLA Presentation

Organ Donor Register

Paul Harris Awards

RIBI Environmental News

Answers?

Evening Walk

Fireside Chats

Aptanagrams

British Penny

Club Golf Day

Recruitment

Special points of interest:

Meets at Cobhams Sports and Social Club

Merley Park Road Wimborne

Telephone: 01202 885773

E-Mail: cobhamsport@btconnect..com

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On being President

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Immediate Past President Ann Banks

You have climbed up the ladder, received guidance and training from R.I. and District as well as

discussed your plans with your chairmen but somehow the first six months up to Christmas

seemed to pass quite slowly, as you find your feet and discover what works for you and the club as

a whole. In contrast, the last six months just seemed to whizz by.

Representing the club at non-Rotary events such the Ferndown Mayor's Church Service and the

visit to Portfield School proved an ideal opportunity for talking to other local voluntary or service

organisations and hopefully spreading the word about Ferndown Rotary. I was also able to attend

Wimborne's Christmas Party and President's Night but had to miss Parley's Charter Night as I was

still away on holiday.

I realised we were aiming high when asking the other clubs in the Group 1 Southern Cluster for

support for our Lewis Manning project but our gamble paid off. It gave me a great deal of pleas-

ure to present the cheque to the hospice in July following the generous donations from all five

clubs and from John Slow from Wimborne.

Club agreement to support Ringwood allowed me to visit the new Tools for Self Reliance work-

shop and learn more about the work they do and to chat to some other local Rotarians.

Although personally not a fan of charter nights, I was pleased that the combination of charter and

president's night worked on the night and proved to be enjoyable for the many members able to be

with Alan and I that night. It was also a great opportunity to celebrate with our mother and

daughter clubs.

What can I say about Bill's Caribbean Evening. It was a lovely way to bring my year to a close but

I must admit that part of it passed in a blur following the shock announcement of the Paul Harris

award. All credit must surely go to Bill for his hard work in getting twinning off the ground and to

Gerry for running with the joint environmental project.

Do I feel that I achieved everything I personally set out to achieve? No, not quite, but with a per-

fectionist streak, I'm not likely to say anything different.

Not all plans came to fruition, either through lack of time or changing circumstances. I must, how-

ever, emphasise that again it was a busy year with the committees working very hard to meet their

commitments and by and large they more than achieved what they had set out to achieve.

What I learnt was that, although the figurehead for the club, a president can only operate with any

degree of success with the support and backing of the club as well as with wise counsel from more

senior members. I was lucky enough to receive all three.

Thank you.

Ann

Thank you Letter from Lewis-Manning Hospice

To the Five Rotary Clubs

Marjorie Lewis-Manning

And Husband

Marjorie Lewis-Manning

And Husband

District Conference Plymouth 2013

11th—13th October

A conference to ....

Motivate

Enthuse

Inspire

Friday 11th October

2.00p.m. Civic Welcome

Peter Neyroud – Policing in the modern society

Sandy Dunn – Wheelybin Dentist

Paul Gelders - Representative of Rotary International

3..30p.m. Tea Interval

4.10p.m. Geri Parlby – Rotarians Easing Problems of Dementia

Tom Yendell – 'Flat Spaces' - holiday homes for the disabled

5.00p.m. Session Closes

9.00p.m. Musical entertainment with a West Country Flavour

Saturday 12th October

9.30a.m. David Sutton – Basic Medical Response

Judy Emms – District Inner Wheel

Julian English - Presentation on Membership followed by panel discussion led by Peter Davey

10.55a.m. Coffee

11.35a.m. District Governor John Eade gives the RIBI message

Jes Alcock – Barnardos in the 21st Century District Rotaract Representative Guy Boocock introduces Amy

and Lynette Davies – Homelessness in our communities Adam Knott – Goalballing in the Paralympics

12.50p.m. Session Closes

6.45p.m. DG's Reception Plymouth Pavilions( by invitation)

7.30p.m. Gala Dinner Plymouth Pavilions followed by Cabaret from 9.00pm

Sunday 13th October

9.30a.m. Keith Woodward – The work of Street Pastors

Adam Smith – District Young Musician winner

Our District Group Study Exchange Team tell us about their experiences in the

Philippines

10.30a.m. Coffee

11.00a.m. Jos Garbett – Wells for India

Paul Gelders - Rotary International’s Representative

DGE Mike Jackson – Conference 2014

Jack Russell – Rounding of the Confence in a humorous and motivational way

12.45p.m. Conference Closes

1.30p.m. Post Conference Luncheon at The Duke of Cornwall Hotel.

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards

On Wednesday 28th August, Phoebe Graham and Alice Hobby, sixth form students at Ferndown

Upper School, gave the Club a brief presentation on their experiences on the RYLA course that

they attended at Avon Tyrell in the New Forest from 19 - 21 July 2013.

When they arrived at the venue, they were placed in separate teams for the duration of the week-

end. During that time they were able to make friends, indulge in all sorts of activities including

climbing, canoeing, exploring, map reading and other physical activities, besides problem solving

and getting to know other members of their respective teams.

One of the principal aims of the weekend is to develop leadership skills and confidence, and I can

honestly say that the difference between the first time that I met two very shy girls at Ferndown

Upper School and their outgoing personalities when they did their presentation to the Club was

truly amazing.

Mike Clampin

Organ donation.

The gift of life.

Become an Organ Donor

Give the gift of life

Lucy Roberts

“The National Transplant Register”

Leave the gift of life today.

is important that everyone makes their own decision.

Even if you already carry a donor

card you should join the NHS

Organ Donor Register to ensure

your wishes are recorded.

Discuss your decision with those

closest to you so they know your

wishes should the time ever

come.

By joining the register you are

giving your agreement to your

organs and tissue being used for

transplantation to save or

enhance the lives of others after

your death.

Adding your name to the register

will only take a few minutes of

your time. But it could save

someone else’s life. .

Transplants are one of the

most miraculous

achievements of modern

medicine. But they depend

entirely on the generosity of

donors and their families who

are willing to make this lifesaving

gift to others.

One donor can give life to

several people and restore the

sight of two more.

There is a critical shortage of

organs and the gap between the

number of organs donated and

the number of people waiting for

a transplant is increasing. Right

now, more than 10,000 people in

the UK need an organ transplant

and every year around 1,000

people die while waiting.

The need for donors has never

been greater. So why not sign up

to life now?

Paul

Giving the

Vote of Thanks

Another one from Paul Hunter

Paul Harris Awards

It has been suggested that it might be instructive if members were reminded or

informed about Rotary’s Paul Harris Fellow Recognition scheme. Members will no

doubt have noticed the list of Ferndown Rotary’s Paul Harris Fellows in our Club

Directory. This award is regarded as one of the highest honours to be received in Ro-

tary.

Awards are usually made in recognition of outstanding or exceptional service to

Rotary or the community and may be made to non-Rotarians as well as Rotarians.

Any Club member may nominate someone they consider worthy of such an Award

and this will be considered by the Club’s Paul Harris Fellows Committee, which is

made up of all the Ferndown Club’s Paul Harris Fellows.

The actual award consists of a Certificate, a Medallion and a button-hole

Badge (pin). The cost is covered by our contributions to the Rotary Foundation. A

$1000 contribution entitles us to one Paul Harris Fellow Award. A “Certificate of

Appreciation” may be awarded to a business or other organisation when they receive

a Certificate and Diploma cover since Paul Harris Fellow recognition can only be

given to individuals.

Our first non-Rotary recipient of a P.H.F.award was Liz Morris, a mother of

two autistic children who founded the childrens charity “Chaos” in Parley. John Iles,

an honorary life member, sponsored our Charity Golf Day for several years and gen-

erally has been a great supporter of the Club and Janet Day also an honorary life

member for her considerable services to Inner Wheel including being International

President.

John Smith

Chairman,P.H.F.Awards Committee,

Club Golf Day

At

Canford Magna Golf Club

The sun was shining as Nine Golfers set out to try and be the Club Champion for 2013, well

I use the word Golfers loosely , wood be golfers would be more accurate, would like to be

golfers would be even more correct. Anyway we all had a great time. The course was in ex-

cellent condition, the weather was perfect and the food was as usual very good.

Les, Bill and Martin Trevor, Neville and John Mike, Jim and Keith

Before the off John Smith having a drink Trevor Having a smoke

Jim Sanders with a magnificent score of 34 points became Club

Champion of 2013 and last years champion Mike Fenner who de-

cided to play wearing glasses for the first time won the Booby Prize

for coming last ( He definitely should not have gone to Specsavers)

This was a bit of a surprise as we all thought that this honour would

go to either Keith or Trevor, golf’s a funny old game, well it is the we

play it. We finished the evening off with a two course meal before

Neville presented the prizes. Jim as the winner, Bill won the best score for the back nine and

I won the best score for the front nine. Martin won nearest the pin on

the fifth hole and nobody managed to get their tee shot on to the

eighth green, and as I said before , Mike won the Booby Prize, which

was fitting as he donated it any way.

Bill receiving his Prize Jin receiving his prize

Neville giving himself his prize

RIBI ENVIRONMENTAL

SUSTAINABILITY GROUP

NEWSLETTER FOR CLUBS & DISTRICTS

SEPTEMBER 2013

CHILDREN IN NEED – 16 NOVEMBER

A GREAT, RECESSION-BUSTING WAY FOR ROTARY CLUBS, SCHOOLS, BUSI-

NESSES AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR BBC CHILDREN IN

NEED. WHAT IT IS:

An easy way to raise funds is by collecting unwanted mobile phones and exchanging them for do-

nations to BBC Children in Need.

HOW IT WORKS

Simply go to www.Mobiles4Pudsey.co.uk and select ‘Set up a group collection’. Register your

school, business or Rotary Club, upload your logo, download some of the materials to help you

collect phones, and you’re ready to go.

You can copy the link provided and paste it onto your website or send it to friends. When they do-

nate their phone via your Mobiles4Pudsey website, your group gets the credit for the donation.

You can also request a collection container (free of charge) where you can store the phones you

have collected. When the container is full or you have finished your collection, simply call the

CONTACT WITH SCHOOLS September sees the start of another School

Year. This is an ideal time to make contact with the schools in your area. I send the

50 schools in my area a newsletter by e-mail telling them of all the opportunities

there are for working together. These include ECO-SCHOOLS, the CLIMATE

WEEK CHALLENGE FOR SCHOOLS, WOODLAND TRUST, BICYCLE

COLLECTIONS and many more. The Eco-School programme is an international

one, and you can see whether any of your schools already participate by going to the

Eco Schools web site. By putting in your locality, it will tell you the schools in your

area that have registered, and what stage they have reached and when (bronze, silver or green flag).

The Climate Week Challenge takes place in early March but schools

need to register by mid-February to

participate. The Woodland Trust offer

free trees for community groups, and

unwanted bicycles are in urgent need

for sending abroad (see leaflet).

Bicycle Recycling does not cost anything to do providing you can obtain some temporary storage.

The Margaret Carey Foundation are desperate for more bicycles in any

condition, and will come and collect providing there are enough to collect to

make it worth their while. This is a great project to do with schools and with

a lot more emphasis on encouraging young people (and adults) to take to two

wheels instead of four, many are upgrading their bikes and do not know what

to do with their old ones.

? ANSWERS

Private Investigators

The Games Afoot

Our Private Investigators weren’t a bit like TV Cops in fact they broke off from their hunt for

three of Dorset’s Most Wanted Criminals ( See wanted poster above) to give the Club an insight of

their work. They were quite surprised to find they were dubious members of a certain Club. The

Investigators from ?Answers explained that they resolve corporate issues, marital concerns and

legal matters. With 15 years experience they know to expect the unexpected. They said that there’s

a solution to every problem and they will work with you to find the right way to get there. They

don’t use illegal practices such as the phone hacking that have been used by some firms in the

news lately, legitimate skills - computer forensics, surveillance etc - will find the solution. Their

Detectives are innovative. Surveillance, computer forensics, database research and undercover

operations are supported by in-house fingerprinting, an eye in the sky and covert cameras.

With Offices over all of Southern England they can provide the answers to most problems. Andy

and Nigel (AKA Starsky and Hutch ) gave us an entertaining talk and helped to change some of

the perceptions members had about Private Detectives.

Magnum PI Collumbo

Inspector Morse Kojak

Evening Walk

Moyles Court to Alice Lisle

Led by Malcolm Day

21 Members and Guests set out for a pleasant evening stroll from Moyles Court to build up an

appetite for supper at The Alice Lisle Public House as 25 people sat down for a meal they must

have picked up a few stragglers along the way. Over all it was a great success and I have know

doubt that further Evening or Weekend walks will be arranged. Well done Malcolm.

Star attractions of the evening were Pauls motor bike and Derrick Powells knees.

Fireside Chats

Wednesday 2nd October

Hosts: Chris & Diana Marshall; Phil & Diane Holt; George & Maddy Phillips;

Derrick & Pam Powell and Mike & Jill Clampin, and Richard Giles.

Guests: Ann Banks; Mike Barrett; Paul Bennett; Malcolm & Janet Day; Alan dean;

Mike Fenner; Bill Field; Martin James; Bob Jones; Gordon Lewis; Neil Meldrum

Howard & June Lewis; Bob Nicholson; Neville Platt; Geoff Richardson;

Jim Sanders John Smith; Les Whittingham.

Topics to be discussed:

1. How can we make Rotary attractive to younger people?

and if time,

2. What would make it more attractive for you to attend District conferences?

APTANAGRAMS

Anagrams are a staple of all crossword setters. But how many of us have heard of aptanagrams?

These are anagrams that can be rearranged to form a particularly apt word, phrase or sentence.

A sentence of death — Faces one at the end George W Bush —- He grew bogus

A shoplifter — Has to pilfer Draught Guinness —- Naughtiness drug

A telephone girl —- Repeating hello Margaret Thatcher —- That great charmer

Asteroid threats —- Disaster to Earth Mother-in-law —- Women Hitler

Astronomers —- Moon starers Osama Bin Laden —- A bad man (no lies)

Christmas —- Trims cash Clint Eastwood —- Old action western

Debit Card —- Bad credit

President Bush of the USA —- A fresh one, but he’s stupid

President Clinton of the USA —- To copulate he finds interns

The British Penny

EU Directive No. 456179

In order to meet the conditions for joining the Single European currency, all citi-

zens of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland must be made

aware that the phrase 'Spending a Penny' is not to be used after 31st December

2013.

From this date, the correct terminology will be: 'Euronating'.

Thank you for your attention.

Another one from Trevor Longcroft

Sunburnt, paunchy and with wet hait exposing his bald patch, the Prime Minister’s appearance on

a beach in Cornwall achieved his ultimate ambition: finally, Dave looked like one of us. Not so

much a Tory Toff, just a middle-aged dad wriggling into his speedo’s with a Mickey Mouse

towel wrapped around him to protect his dignity. He was spotted carrying a copy of Churchill’s

First World War, perhaps it should have been The Battle of the Bulge.

Recruitment Don't just take a back seat

- be part of it!

The future of your club

is in your hands!

Share your passion for Rotary &

invite someone to become a member.

You can download a "Join Rotary" leaflet

on the RIBI website

(go to New Member Toolkit)

- give our website address.

Don't leave it to someone else -

Reach one, keep one

The Object of Rotary

The object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as

a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and fos-

ter:

1. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service.

2. High ethical standards in business and professions, and the

recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations and the

dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to

serve society.

3. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s

personal, business and community life.

4. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill

and peace through a world fellowship of business and

professional persons united in the ideal of service.

The “Four-Way Test”

First: Is it the truth

Second: Is it fair to all Concerned?

Third: Will it build goodwill and better friend ships

Fourth: Will it be beneficial to all concerned

Business Partners of Ferndown Rotary Club Helping Our Community

Haskins Garden Centres

Henderson’s Opticians

Hendy Group Motor Dealers

Insley & Partners,Solicitors

A.E.Jolliffe & Sons, Funeral Directors

Merlo UK Ltd

Moors Pharmacy

Simon R Puddle, Certified Accountant

Swift Body Repairs

The Practice at Ferndown, Osteopaths

The Roman Group Printers