THE ROTARY CLUB OF FERNDOWN

Derricks Ditherings

Scatter Week

Police Awards

Rotary Slim

Charity Run

Bournemouth Uni

Fete on the Field

News from Dick Bell

Inner Wheel

New Committee’s

Service Report

Signs of the Times

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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Derricks Ditherings

April 1st. saw the start of our Scatter Week with George and Maddie Phillips,

Malcolm Day and myself getting off to a flying start by visiting the Rotary

Club of Lymington at their lunchtime meeting. We were made very welcome

and President Terry Connor and his fellow Rotarians looked after us very

well indeed.

But there was a purpose to our scatter to the Lymington Club. George had

discovered that they were going through the detailed planning for their

“Summer Spectacular”, an event that now generates in excess of £10,000 for

the club’s charitable funds. The President and the club organisers of the

event were amazingly generous with regard the information they were pre-

pared to share with us and we came away having made lots of new friends

and armed with very useful information as to how they have become so suc-

cessful with their Summer Spectacular. Hopefully we will be able to emulate

that success (over time) with our next challenge and one that I regard as piv-

otal in our attempts to re-connect with the Ferndown communities, I speak of

course of the ‘Fete in the Field”.

Bill Field’s winning team comprising Norman Hendy, Eileen Bray, Richard

Giles and the great man himself stunned fellow Rotarians with their sheer

audacity when claiming the star prize after venturing un-aided to the No.1

Rotary Club in the UK, the Rotary Club of Glasgow. A one day round trip

arriving in time for lunch (of course) and returning home late. Their presen-

tation was marred only slightly by their inability to operate their computer,

the projector, memory stick or any other electronic device that would have

demonstrated their tremendous feat of endurance.

Derrick’s Dithering’s Continued

Saturday 18th. April was stroke awareness day.

This “Know Your Blood Pressure” campaign helps people to understand the link between high

blood pressure and stroke, other risk factors and what the general public can do to reduce their risk

of having a stroke. The Stroke Association try to get to the ‘heart’ of communities by holding

events across the UK offering free blood pressure testing, stroke prevention information and

friendly advice.

Geoff Richardson was responsible for organising the day on behalf of the Rotary Club of Ferndown

and duly arranged the venue at the Barrington together with a full quota of Rotarians to man the

hall and a team of rotarians to approach passers-by to encourage them to take advantage of the op-

portunity to have their blood pressure checked. Good responses from the public during the morning

and early afternoon but tailed off later as Ferndown indulged in a late afternoon siesta. Thank you

Geoff for all your hard work and thank you all Rotarians who turned out to help on the day.

Saturday 25th. April. The Rotary Community Police Awards.

At last, after many months of careful preparation we presented the Police Awards evening at the

Meyrick Hall. By any standard it has to be judged as a great success, well supported by Rotary

Clubs from Districts 1110 and 1200, the police led by the Chief Constable, the Police and Crime

Commissioner, the Dorset Police Force and many VIPs including the Lord-Lt. of Dorset, the High

Sheriff and Under Sheriff, The Mayors of Bournemouth, Ferndown and Wareham and of course

local communities from all over Dorset.

A special thank you to all Ferndown Rotarians and their partners who were instrumental in bring-

ing the project to such a successful conclusion.

Sunday 26th. April. The Charity Run.

The timing will not have escaped your notice. The huge team effort required to make the Police

Award project a success was followed by an early start the following morning to ensure the Charity

Run was equally successful.

The weather was kind and our Rotarians turned out in force to support our leader Chris Marshall

who had worked so hard to bring the race to the attention of the many runners out there who enjoy

these events. Unfortunately, we found ourselves competing (unintentionally) with the London

Marathon with it’s 38,000 runners, the Southampton run which attracted 5000 runners, and the

Southborne run, all on the same day. This must have taken a toll on numbers but our original date

of 23rd March also conflicted with three other local runs, which was considered unacceptable,

hence the move to 26th. April.

Numbers were down significantly but thanks to the generosity of the Hendy Group we made a

profit of £620 that will help to fund our Youth Service costs for the coming year.

Like the Police Award project the Charity Run brings out the best in the Ferndown Club with all

available Rotarians turning out to play their part in the community work of the club.

Best Wishes to you all

Be proud - Enjoy Rotary

President Derrick

Scatter Week Reports

THE OTTER CUP

This year we had a decent turnout for Scatter week, though from the

reports perhaps we should rename it “Scatterbrain” week.

John Smith, Les Whittingham and Neville Platt ventured as far as

Poole were they had a very nice welcome by Poole Rotary, John had

a better welcome as the President gave him a kiss, perhaps I should

say that this years President is a lady. The rest of our Committee

could not join us. Tim Lee was working, and Mike Sismey was ma-

rooned at Southampton on a the

Cruise Ship Oriana.

They claimed 120 miles.

Bob Jones, Mike Clampin and Alan Dean ventured as far as our

Mother Club Wimborne. They had a nice day and a good lunch.

Wimborne Club made a presentation to Julia’s House, Cherry Tree

Nursery and The John Thornton Foundation. They had such a good

time they couldn’t remember how many miles they travelled or how

they even got back.

On April 1st Jim Sanders, John Flude, Neil Meldrum and Mike Sismey

made the difficult journey to The Parley Club. There were 15 Parley

Rotarians plus one prospective member. They sat on an open square of

tables and helped themselves to pasta and Bolognese Sauce with Gar-

lic Bread, followed by fresh fruit. All

for the princely sum of £5!!

President Derrick, Malcom Day ,

Maddy and George Phillips did a little bit better and went as far as

Lymington. I don't think much happened there as Derrick’s report

was very brief, which is very unusual for him, but still they claimed

1890 miles, not counting Maddies who went on to Southampton to

work.

Paul Hunter wanted to claim 1000 mile each way to Australia,

Gerry Clark wanted to claim 5000 miles for his trip to Belle France.

Both these claims were not allowed as the rules state you must have

two Rotarians to qualify and as judicators Les Whittingham and I

were in a bad mood so we disqualified them.

Get a “eyeful” of the Eiffel

Gerry taking a “selfie”

Scatter Week Reports Continued

But without a doubt the Winners have to be Bill Field, Richard Giles, Eileen Bray and Norman

Hendy with a magnificent total of miles claimed of 3744. They achieved this by the way of a flight

to Glasgow on Fly Bee. We very nearly disqualified them because the presentation of their epic

journey was a complete shambles and for the enormous carbon footprint they amassed with their

flight there and back, but their still life pictures and the Banner they brought back saved them.

Neville and Les

DORSET ROTARY

POLICE COMMUNITY AWARDS

Meyrick Hall, Bournemouth

The inaugural event of the Police Community Awards held on

the 25th April was a great success, all the hard work by the

organiser Paul Hunter and his cohorts paid off. We had a

most enjoyable evening. It was Chaired by and charmed by

Sarah Farmer of BBC South and we were entertained by the

Dorset Police Male Voice Choir. Our nominee PC Julian

Humphries was the overall winner, but quite frankly all the

nominee’s deserved an award.

Rotary Club of Ferndown’s 2015 Slimathon

18 Started 7 Failed to Finish (Officially)

Club Weight Loss was 50 pounds mostly from the winner

1st Bill Field 15 lbs

2nd Derrick Powell 8 lbs

3rd Bob Jones 7 lbs

John Hill

Fat Controller

Prizes:

West Moors Pharmacy Trophy

Bottle of Fizz

Box of Chocolates

Charity Fun Run

The Start

A big thank you to all those who were able to help on the Charity Run today, especially Bob

Nicholson for providing his trailer and time and effort in helping me collect and taking back all the

equipment to Cobhams, and John Smith then Gordon for organising the course marshals and help-

ing with putting up the signs round the route on Saturday with Tim Lee and myself. It was a good

team effort and you all played your part.

It was not the complete success that I had hoped for given the widespread publicity this time. We

had 17 children in the 2.5k, and 50 adults in the 5k and 10k. However, there were some good com-

ments about the course and the event itself. It is highly probable that the London Marathon, and the

Southborne and Southampton runs all on the same day took their toll on numbers. I hope the course

marshals felt that the calories expended walking to and fro were worthwhile, and helped to alleviate

the excesses of yesterday evening's excellent dinner!!!!!!!!

The runners came from quite a wide area, from Salisbury in the north, to Swanage to Southampton.

One couple came form Lincolnshire, but were staying in their holiday property in St Leonards. We

received some good suggestions from one runner on improving the web-page coverage of the event

next year

Chris Marshall

Vocational Visit to Bournemouth University

Fifteen Rotarians and wives visited Bournemouth University's Talbot cam-

pus on 23rd April. We were welcomed by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor John Vin-

ney. Highlights of his presentation to us were:

· the University has 17,000 students

· it contributes £1 million per day to the local economy

· 92% of graduates are in employment or further study 6 months after graduat-

ing

· 40% of academic staff are undertaking research that is classified as interna-

tionally significant

· every student has the opportunity to undertake a work placement during their

course

· Over £120M is currently being invested in development of the University es-

tate

The group were then taken on a tour of the campus, which included:

· the new Student Centre, with an emphasis on Social Learning Space

· the library with no books!

· the TV studios for Broadcast Journalism students, which are the envy of pro-

fessional broadcasters

· the Computer Animation studios which form part of National Centre for

Computer Animation

· the new academic building which is under construction

Our photos show the new academic building under construction and some members

of the group with Sulley from the Monsters Inc. film. Bournemouth graduates have

won Oscars for their visual effects work with Hollywood and Soho film produc-

tions. The University is partnering with the local councils and other stakeholders in

an initiative called Silicon Beach. The aim is to encourage digital media companies

to move to or set up in this region with the attraction of a ready supply of talent

from the University.

Tim Lee

A Suggestion from our French Correspondent

PP Dick Bell

It is called MSPLA – Mon Sang Pour Les Autres or My Blood For Others.

Normal uptake of blood donors is about 6% of the local population when a “passive” collection is set

up in a town or village hall; the only advertisement being banners around the areas. In 1998, the Ro-

tary Club of Toulouse decided to try a pro-active approach whereby the members directly ap-

proached the public a few weeks before a collection and asked them to promise to give blood at a

collection set up by the Blood Transfusion Service prominently in the town. The idea was to find as

many new donors as possible. The Club put the organisation around the collection. The result was

dramatic; the uptake being about 5 times the normal rate.

The project gradually spread to other clubs and is now nationwide. This year, for the first time, my

Rotary Club decided to organise such a day. The Club printed draw tickets, the person’s name and

mobile telephone number was noted counterfoil. They kept the other part of the ticket detailing

where and when to give blood. They were then entered into a draw for prizes donated by sponsors.

By having their mobile numbers, they could be contacted if they had not arrived by mi-afternoon.

On the day of the collection the Club set up a large marquee in the middle of Royan for the Blood

Transfusion Service. They arrived with 3 receptionists, 4 doctors and 8 phlebotomists. The Club

members acted

1. as welcome and answered questions from the members of the public passing by. It was sur-

prising how many passers-by gave blood.

2. to provided and served the food and drink after the blood donation

An exhibition of old cars was set up outside to further attract the public to the event.

The result was that there were 72 who gave blood for the very first time and another 18 “lapsed” do-

nors. That day, 100 such events took place all over France and blood was collected from 263,000 do-

nors.

This event was a great success and an ideal service event with a high public profile. There is now a

determination to make it an annual event in Royan.

PP Dick Bell

INNER WHEEL NEWS

On April 27th 2015 we welcomed Rotarians and other guests to an excellent dinner followed by an

inspirational speaker. Dame Yvonne Moores, as Chief Nursing Officer in the 1990’s was an advi-

sor to the Prime Minister, setting up NHS Direct and establishing N.I.C.E. Internationally she

served as consultant to the UN, mainly through the World Health Organisation and has pursued a

passionate concern for Nursing and Health Education in the developing world.

Joining the Board of Directors in 2007, she was involved in twinning Poole Hospital with Wau

Hospital in South Sudan. The Poole Africa Link formed in 2009, Sends volunteer teams of health

profeesionals to provide and support medical and nursing education at Wau. Fundraising helps

with travel and accomadation costs and purchase of vital medical equipment( eg. An anaesthetic

machine £3.000 )

Signs of the Times

Sign over a Gynaecologist’s Office “Doctor Jones at you cervix.

In a Podiatrist’s Office “ Time wounds all Heels “

On a septic Tank truck “ Yesterday’s Meals on Wheels”

On a Plummer’s Truck “We repair what your husband fixed “

On the door of a Maternity Ward “ Push Push Push “

In a Funeral Home’s window “ Drive carefully, we’ll wait “

Community Service Report

Donations Distributed 2014/2015

East Dorset Citizens Advice Bureau: £1,000.

Dorset Blind Association: £1,000. Plus additional sponsorship monies from Zip

Wire Challenge.

Alex Boyce: £700. Re Bedroom Improvements.

Youth Service Committee: £500.

Plus Commitments: £1,000 New grants system.

£500. Diverse Abilities.

£500. Mosaic

£500 . Sturts Farm Communnity.

£500. Waggy Tails Charity.

Plus a possible further donation of £750 to Alex Boyce Re vehicle docking system for a wheelchair

John Lewis

Chairs and Committees 2015/6

Administration & Foundation Chairman: Bill Field

Committee Members: Richard Giles, John Bartholomew, Norman Hendy.

Membership Chairman: Paul Hunter

Committee Members: Madelaine Phillips, Martyn James, Helen Chiari, Jim Sanders.

Fellowship & Vocational Chairman: Les Whittingham

Committee Members: Mike Sismey (Programme), Tim Lee (Walks), Howard Lewis (Parties),

John Smith (Sports), John Flude (theatre), Neville Platt (Newsletter).

Service: Chairman: IPP Derrick Powell

Committee Members: Gerry Clarke, Bob Nicholson, Mike Fenner, Julian Daniels,

Paul Bennett, Geoff Richardson, Neil Meldrum, Peter Clarkson, Alan dean, Malcolm Day

Lou Knight, Mike Clampin, Ove Neilson, June Lewis, Gordon Lewis.

International Service Chairman: Chris Marshall,

Bob Jones, Graham Barnett, Chris Loring, John Lewis, Eileen Bray, John Hill.

Would members let me know of any last minute requests for changes?

George Phillips

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

Wellstead & Wellstead Estate Agents