Rotary NoW District 1180

WHAT’S HAPPENING INROTARY DISTRICT 1180

ROTARYNOW

WINTER 2014

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ROTARY NOWStories and events from around Rotary District 1180.65 Rotary Clubs throughout North & Mid Wales,Borderland, Chester, Wirral, Merseyside & West Lancs.

District Governor: Rtn. Les Wilson PHFRotary Club of Maghull & Aughton

The City of Liverpool Rotary Club at the end of Junewas handed a letter that had come to the Districtfrom Sakuji Tanaka, President of R.I in 2012-13 on theachievement of 100 years of Rotary in the city.Liverpool Rotary Club had its own personality andsome of it has been handed over to the City ofLiverpool energetic Rotarians. The merger has workedwell. Those who did not join are kept informed andindeed come together to enjoy the fellowship at leastonce a month. Rotary is now stronger than ever inLiverpool.

All of us agree with Rotarian Sakuji Tanaka when hesays in his letter of congratulations:

‘’It has been many years since I became a chartermember of the Rotary Club of Yashio, Japan. I did notknow at the time what a momentous decision thatwould be ‘’.

How true for each of us in Liverpool today andelsewhere. The famous contemporary Rotarian goeson to say; ‘’ But in the years since, I have always beengrateful to those who decided to form a new RotaryClub in my town, and invited me to join. Because ofthem, my life has been richer ,happier, and morefulfilling in too many ways to count. And because ofthem, Yashio has become a better place as well’’.

I agree wholeheartedly for I should know as I havewritten the history of the Club which was publishedlast year. The beautifully produced book underlinesthe fact that the inhabitants of Liverpool as well asthose who came from other countries to study andwork have befitted greatly from the helping hand ofits members over the last 100 years. This still happensthrough the efforts of these Clubs, LiverpoolExchange ,City of Liverpool, West Derby Club andLiverpool Garston Club, each one with its owndistinctive contribution. We all rejoice in Liverpool inthe certificate that has been sent from Japan.

RI PRESIDENTSALUTESLIVERPOOLBy the Editor

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RIBI President Peter King chose St Asaph Rotary Club as the venuefor one of the first official visits of his year in office. Following avisit to veteran Rotarian artist Ron Organ’s studio to pay tribute tohis fund-raising work, Peter met with incoming Presidents fromDistrict 1180 to outline his vision for the year and to answerquestions from representatives of the clubs present.

Taking ‘Light up Rotary’ as his theme, President Peter addressedhis 50 strong audience, stressing the need for Rotary clubs to benot just active, but visibly active, through the use of all mediaoutlets at a local and national level. He went on to outline howthe district organisation and national RIBI could give detailed helpand advice in this respect, stating that only in this way could wehope to influence those who know little about Rotary to learnmore and, hopefully, consider becoming members of a RotaryClub themselves. He encouraged clubs to forgo an insularapproach and to seek out occasions when clubs could cometogether to promote Rotary actively as the foremost humanitarianorganisation in the world.

Warming to his theme, Peter encouraged Rotarians to return totheir clubs with the message to take a much wider role in thegeneral governance of community affairs, using our professionaland vocational expertise to be ‘at the heart’ of our communities,offering help, guidance, mentoring and thereby exerting a realinfluence.

To the approval of his audience, President Peter not onlymotivated those present with his encouraging words but alsolisted many practical examples of activities, events and planswhich would take place in the coming year, particularly thosewhich would encourage young people to volunteer in a variety ofsituations, capitalizing on the ‘Olympic spirit’ which was soevident and just waiting to be tapped in the youth of today. Hepraised the quality and readiness of his District Governor team to

RIBI PRESIDENT PETER KINGVISITS DISTRICT 1180

assist at all levels in helping individual Rotary clubs to becomestrong and vibrant at the heart of their communities.

The session continued with a question and answer session chairedby St Asaph Rotarian, Vice President David Knights. President Peterexpertly fielded questions ranging from RIBI funding to thetranslation of the Rotary ‘corporate song’ into Welsh!

In giving the vote of thanks, District Governor Les Wilsondescribed President Peter’s speech as “inspirational”, a sentimentechoed by the chairman who felt that he reflected the thoughts ofall present in stating that Peter had brought a message of hopeand dynamism which would be brought back to the clubs ofDistrict 1180.

Both President Peter and District Governor Les thanked The City ofSt Asaph Rotary Club for organising the event so expertly, statingthat they had set a benchmark for other events in the Rotarycalendar. Mementos were then presented by the Club togetherwith floral tributes to Peter’s wife Di and Les’s wife Pat.

All present then enjoyed a delicious buffet lunch while exchangingnews and views with President Peter, District Governor Les andAssistant District Governor Beryl Cotton who had worked tirelesslyto make sure that the event took place.

President Bob Hughes, O.B.E., P.H.F. of the Rotary Club of Prestatyncommented.

“President Peter has inspired us. I am so impressed with his in-depth knowledge of everything Rotary and the fact that heactually takes the time to listen to what others have to say. I shallbe bringing his message back to our club and I am sure thateverybody who has heard his talk today will be doing the same. Ithink that he can make a real difference.”

Alan Duke (Press Officer) Joint Event Co-ordinator

Peter in action

Peter with St Asaph RotaryClub VicePresident DavidKnights

Peter with District1180 Governor Les Wilson

Peter with Reps. of 1180 Clubs


OVERSEASROTARIANSWELCOMED TOWIRRAL

For 30 years Birkenhead Rotarians and members ofThe Rotary Club of Zwolle Ijsselland in theNetherlands have visited each other, mostly everytwo years. This year was the turn of Birkenhead towelcome Rotarians and their guests from Zwolle.

The visits commenced after a 25 year old GroupStudy Exchange student Chris Van Ahee visitedBirkenhead and stayed with Ron and Clare Exley. Thisresulted in a strong friendship between the twoclubs being built with Ron and Clare being invited to

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the formation Charter of the Zwolle Ijsselland RotaryClub in 1984.

A great weekend was enjoyed, including a party onarrival evening, afternoon tea in Port Sunlight, aMersey Ferry trip, restaurant meals, a ShiverpoolGhost Tour and brunch at Thornton Manor. Althoughthe membership of both clubs has changed over theyears, Ron and Clare were delighted to welcomeback Chris Van Ahee and his wife.


YOUTH CLUB SUPPORTED BY ROTARY

ROTARY CLUB OF BIRKENHEAD

Shaftesbury Youth Club’s football teams in Wirral now turn out formatches sporting their new team kit, sponsored by Rotary anddisplaying the Rotary logo.

Over £2,000 was donated to Shaftesbury by the Rotary Club ofBirkenhead and was made up of funds raised by past RotarianKeith Elliott and The Rotary Foundation, following an application byBirkenhead Rotarians for a matched funding grant.

The Under 16’s football team is pictured proudly displaying theirnew kit accompanied by, back row far left fundraiser Keith Elliott,

centre Norman Jones, President of The Rotary Club of Birkenhead2013-14 and far right Barry Eaton, who is chair of BirkenheadRotary’s Foundation Committee.

Rotary Club President Norman Jones commented; “BirkenheadRotary has a very long association of supporting Shaftesbury YouthClub, which provides vital services and activities for young peopleand Rotarians are delighted to see our logo alongside that ofShaftesbury’s SYC.”

PHOTO COMPETITION WINNERWirral’s winning Rotary Young Photographer of the Year, AliceWilliams-McIver is pictured with the then Mayor of theMetropolitan Borough of Wirral, Cllr. Dave Mitchell and BirkenheadRotary President 2013-14 Norman Jones.

This year’s title was “Images of War and Peace in Wirral”. Alice’scomposition included a stunning image of Hilbre Island and theWelsh coastline at sunset, with marching soldiers overlaid. TheMayor warmly welcomed Alice, her family and Rotarians to areception in The Mayor’s Parlour, where she was presented withher prize and certificate.


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ROTARY CLUB OF WEST DERBY LIVERPOOL

RC West Derby Liverpool was recently asked if we would help thelocal charity Try-4-Life (also supported by the Liverpool basedcharity Heartbeat) in a very special challenge. They had decided tocycle through five countries – Scotland, England, Wales, NorthernIreland and Eire, and along the route wanted to meet up withvarious Rotary Clubs.

They started in Liverpool at the Town Hall where the Lord Mayor,Councillor Erica Kemp, welcomed them, wished them good luckand herself was presented with a special ‘globe’ to commemoratethe event.

Along the route, all 45 members on the Tri -4-Life Team (the youngestis only 6 years old) climbed and conquered the four highest peaks inthe UK and Ireland: Snowdon in Wales; Scafell Pike in England; BenNevis in Scotland; and Slieve Donard in Ireland.

From l to r: President Jonathan Hamilton, Club Secretary AlanBirkett, the Rt. Hon. Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Councillor EricaKemp; Club Member (Founder of Liverpool Heartbeat andTry-4-Life Member Robin Baynes, MBE, and DG Les Wilson.

The Junior Tri - 4- Life Team on the Summit of Scafell Pike.


With the help and support of DG Les Wilson, who contacted thedifferent District Governors, as well as Past District Governors GeoffUttley and Sam Reeves, the Rotary Clubs of Holyhead;Llanfairfechan and Penmaenmawr; Keswick; Lochaber; Stranraer;

President MichaelSheppard from RCStranraer exchangingRotary Club Pendants.Bill Hanlon Tri-4-LifeTeam Manager actingon behalf of RC WestDerby.

Robin Baynes, MBE, RC West Derby, exchanging pendants withGraham Thompson, MBE, President Elect of RC Keswick.

Their aim was to reach out a hand of friendship from Merseyside tomany community groups and organisations in different towns andcities, as well as to ten Rotary Clubs along their route, exchangingRC West Derby pendants and delivering a message of friendshipfrom Club to Club.

Belfast; Dublin; Dublin Central; Dublin Viking; Dublin North; andWicklow; were all contacted, welcomed the team and gavewonderful support.

But cycling all the way between five countries and climbing fourpeaks was not enough so, just for good measure, they also swamacross three lakes.

They successfully completed their challenge after 15 days andproudly presented RC West Derby Liverpool with the pendants theyhad collected.

What a wonderful achievement and good opportunity for Rotary tohelp and be involved.


YOUNG WRITER OF THEYEAR COMPETITION 2014

We introduced the “Young Writer of the Year” competition in ourclub last year, aimed at the Junior Schools (Yrs 5 & 6) in our localarea. The topic of the competition last year was “Peace”, being thechosen topic for the RIBI National competition for 2013. Wereceived a total of 49 excellent entries from our local schools,which made the decision of winners extremely difficult, but thewinner was Katie Leyland from St. Michael’s in the Hamlet School.

Due to the success and popularity of the competition, we decidedto run it again in 2014. The theme of the competition was “What adifference that event made to my life”. Entries were to be in theform of a letter written to anyone living, dead or yet to be born andshould start with “Dear”. This year we received 61 excellent entriesfrom students in a number of our local schools. Each of the winnershad their own interpretation of the topic and each letter was readout at our presentation evening, by 3 members of the VocationalCommittee. The winner this year was Emily Gillett from BookerAvenue School.

The winner of the competition receives the “Young Writer of theYear” trophy. All winners receive a framed certificate and a cashprize. The competition will be run again in 2015, so come alongand join us next June for our award ceremony, it is amazing whattalent we have in our Schools!

Rotarian Peter A. WoodsMPRC Chair

The Rotary Club of Liverpool Garston.

ROTARY CLUB OF GARSTON

The three Prize Winners with President Steve Pearseand Rotarian Janet Keefe – Youth Service.

First Prize Winner Emily Gillett,Booker Avenue School.

Second Prize Winner Lillie Walker,Booker Avenue School.

Third Prize Winner Soraya Saunders,St Michaels School.

Rotarians, Parents, Teachers and Guests enjoying the evening.


4. At St Johns Gardens Liverpool.5. At The Pier Head Liverpool.6. At The Port of Liverpool Building.

1. In front of statue of Billy Fury.2. At The Blackie Liverpool.3. At The Albert Dock Liverpool.

On Sunday 11th May 2014 The North West Scouts held aScavenger Hunt in Liverpool to raise awareness of ShelterBox. Thiswas the result of a lot of hard work and planning by the ScoutLeaders who spent many hours wandering the streets of Liverpoollooking for suitable locations and then preparing eighty clues forthe participating Scouts and Explorer Scouts to seek out theanswers to the clues. The event was run from the Black E Centreand ShelterBox tents were erected in St James’ Gardens, St John’sGardens and at the Pier Head where special challenges were alsoset up for the Scouts to solve. Each of these sites was manned byScout Leaders ably assisted by members of the Rotary Clubs ofLiverpool Garston, City of Liverpool, West Derby, LiverpoolExchange, Southport Sunrise and West Wirral. The participation andthe support of Rotarians was very much appreciated and valued bythe Scouts.

At 10.00am on a fine sunny blustery day 30 teams of Scouts set offfrom the Black E each team of up to 6 members carrying an emptyShelterBox following the clues and grid references on speciallyprepared maps. Their tasks completed the weary but cheerfulteams returned to the Black E for the results and awarding ofprizes before heading off home. Teams from Merseyside,Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria took part and had a wonderfuland memorable day in Liverpool. Pam and I had the pleasure ofshowing Zoe Reed and Alex Youlton from Young ShelterBox inHelston, who had travelled up to be with us on the day, around ourcity. Everywhere we went all we saw were happy smiling faces andit was a real pleasure to be out and about in Liverpool that day.

The whole event was judged such an overwhelming success thatpreliminary plans are already in place to hold a similar event inLiverpool in 2015. Although the event was run as an awarenessevent and not as a fundraiser, the donations from the Scout teamswill result in two ShelterBoxes to help families made homeless bydisaster. All in all – a great day for Scouts, ShelterBox and Rotary.

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ROTARY CLUB OF WREXHAM YALE

Sunshine, music and friendship. What more can anyone want?Another sunny July at the 2014 Llangollen International Eisteddfodwhere Rotary International in the presence of our District 1180meets the rest of the world in glorious technicolour.This year one of our first visitors to our stand was a young Rotarianfrom Japan. This was followed by a stream of visitors from all overthe UK and other parts of the world. We had some lovely youngladies call in to see us from Georgia USA who were on anexchange visit hosted by Wrexham Erddig club.A special thanks must go to Chris and Alan Thorpe from District

1150 for bringing up the display on Lifestraws all the way fromSouth Wales. It was so much of a success that we even managedto get television coverage on S4c thanks to the efforts of Robertand Eirian Jones and Peter and Linda Brayshaw from BangorRotary and Inner Wheel Clubs.We had a return visit from a little girl called Glesni from Dubai whobecame our front cover on the Rotary magazine three years agowhen she first visited.Visitors to our stand included the Chairman of Denbigh CountyCouncil, Secretary of State for Wales, David Jones and MP for

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Clwyd South, Susan Elan Jones who has very kindly offeredsupport.On Thursday we had the traditional Rotary lunch hosted byPresident Nigel and the members of the Rotary Club of Llangollenand we were delighted to share the day with our own DistrictGovernor Les Wilson and his wife Pat, and Rotary InternationalBritain & Ireland President Peter King and his wife Di. The Rotary stand was a great success and in no small way due tothe efforts of the volunteers from clubs all around our District inRotary and Inner Wheel. More teachers, children and parents are

now aware of what Rotary can achieve with the help of the greatBritish public. More funds will be raised for projects like End PolioNow, Shelterbox, Aquabox and Lifestraws.All of this is surrounded by singers, dancers and musicians from allover the world taking part in the competitions. The colourfulnational costumes of the competitors and the smiles on all theirfaces all add to the excitement when you hear the music ring out.What a wonderful week. Can we bottle this up and spread itaround the world? ROTARY CAN.

Molly YoudRotary Club of Wrexham Yale

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Twelve months ago Prestatyn Rotary Club purchased a "GroProHero" waterproof video camera for Rhyl RNLI Lifeboat Station. It'sa small camera that can be chest or helmet mounted and hasproved an invaluable tool for capturing rescues at sea. The videosare sometimes used for publicity but are mainly used to reviewprocedures and have become an integral part of their trainingroutines. We were treated to an excellent film show, expertly editedby young lifeboatman Callum Robinson.

Meanwhile continuing the safety theme President Bob andmembers enjoyed an evening visit to Dangerpoint in Talacre. Thisexcellent facility was a joint services initiative jointly funded byGovernment and private companies. It is now a largely self-fundingregistered charity. Dangerpoint exists primarily for young peoplefrom junior school age upwards although there is no upper agelimit for visitors. Tours are led by highly trained Rangers who use amix of teaching techniques to deliver the safety messagesthroughout the Centre. For instance the 2½ hour core programme

for 5 - 11 year olds covers 6 zones: Zone 1: Home – includingkitchen, bedroom, garage and garden, Zone 2: Substance misuse,building site safety and bullying, Zone 3: Transport safety –including bus and train safety, Zone 4: Farm & Countryside -including Flood awareness, Zone 5: Beach/Water & Road Safety,and Zone 6: Digital safety including internet, mobile and shopsafety.

The displays are very realistic and some quite hard-hitting, many ofthem interactive.It was said early on that if only one life is saved,then Dangerpoint will have been worthwhile. Nine years on manythousands of young people have been to Dangerpoint since itopened in 2005 and it has won numerous awards, recognising thecontribution it has made to the lives of children and young people.

President Bob was delighted to present a cheque following ourvery informative visit, photographed by Rotarian John Sharman.

ROTARY CLUB OF PRESTATYN

PRESTATYNROTARY RE-VISIT RHYLR.N.L.I. ANDDANGERPOINT

For many years Prestatyn Rotary Club have vacated their regularvenue for 5 weeks during the summer season as it becamecrowded with holidaymakers and our meeting room was neededfor talent contests and junior disco's. This gave members theopportunity to take part in various "away days" and otheractivities. Although we are now at a new venue, we are keepingwith tradition and on August 11th Rotarian David Mellor led ateam of twelve intrepid Rotarians on the annual "Mellor'sMeander". A circular route starting and finishing at the Eagle &Child Inn in Gwaenysgor had been carefully planned by David,who even carried a pair of secateurs to ensure no Rotariansuffered scrapes from brambles. Although the path was quite inparts, this rewarded us with spectacular views towards the GreatOrme and Anglesey and David was a very leisurely pacemaker atthe front. Ninety minutes later we returned to the pub for anexcellent meal.

Pictured are Chris Porteous, Hugh Irving, Allan G.Jones, ChrisParry, Tony England, David Mellor, Brian Huw Jones, PresidentBob Hughes, Martin Cotgreave, John Carson and Tony Morgan.

PRESTATYN'S SUMMER BREAK


IT'S A WET, WET, WETCARNIVAL DAY FOR PRESTATYN

Rotarian Stewart Johnson has stepped down after twenty sevenyears service as Prestatyn Rotary Club's Honorary Treasurer. At arecent dinner past President Colin Hall thanked him for hiscommitment and presented him with an engraved Rotary medal inrecognition of his long and dedicated service to Prestatyn RotaryClub. Stewart first joined Prestatyn Rotary Club in 1964. Following ashort break he rejoined and was elected Hon. Treasurer in 1987.Stewart is very well known in Prestatyn, where he was senior partnerof Clement Hughes & Co. Solicitors. He has been a keen golfer andsailor and lives in Prestatyn with his wife, Cecilia. Rotarian W.DerrickParry has been elected as the new Treasurer.

Prestatyn Carnival missed out on two lovelysummer days either side of a very damp Saturdayat the end of July. The Carnival Assocation hasasked the Rotary Club if our famous Christmas floatcould take part in the parade. We disguised theChristmassy sides with large banners and off wewent. It started raining just before we started andfinished half an hour after the finish. When it didrain, boy, did it rain and the High Street became asmall river! Still, everyone who took part seemed toenjoy it in a strange way. Once we all got beyonddamp and reached soaked-through the rain didn'tseem to matter anymore and it was quite warm!

LONG SERVICE MEDAL FOR ROTARIAN STEWART

Sue England shelters with ourfriendly PCSO

Rotarian Dan Gibbs says toPresident Bob - "This is another

fine mess you've gotten me into!"

We collected £100 and6 gallons of rainwater

Ready forthe off

A soggydrum band

The goal of universaleducation gives everychild the opportunityto realise their

potential and have the chance of a brighter future. Today 57 million children get no schooling at all. There is a growing global movement to give every childthe chance to go to school and learn, and to cut acrossthe economic, social and cultural barriers that preventchildren getting their chance. Literacy improves both survival chances as well asprospect of improving earnings. One staggering statisticis that for each year that a girl is at schools sheincreases her future earnings by 10-20%. There are many ways to help this movement andRotarians have supported education and literacyprojects in the UK and around the world generously formany years, including Theirworld (especially in the dayswhen the charity went by the name of PiggyBankKids -this may be familiar to some Rotarians attending theconference). We have always been so grateful to our Rotarianfriends and join in common cause in finding ways tofocus and increase humanitarian services, working infellowship, with integrity and committed to core values.Many small acts can add up to make a big difference,and the leadership of Rotarians demonstrates this everyday. You are welcome to show the Girls with Books filmwhich we screened at RIBI's conference at your events.We can send this to you, or you can watch it here. Here are just a few suggestions of organisations Iwould recommend to anyone looking to learn moreabout how to support our movement:Theirworld www.theirworld.org You can support Theirworld directly as the UK charitythat funds projects both around the UK and globally toprovide the most vulnerable children with opportunitiesthat change their outcomes and unlock their potential.This covers the first start in life with safe childbirth,

early years support through after school programmes,mentoring support and enabling small charities toreach their communities more effectively. We arebacking projects for girls with a partnership with HearstMagazines UK (that publishes Good Housekeeping, Elle,House Beautiful and Cosmopolitan among others). A World at School www.aworldatschool.org A World at School is an amazing network of over200,000 people, setup with the support of Theirworld,who are dedicated to campaigning with us to get everychild into school and learning by the end of 2015. Youcan support our programme of Global YouthAmbassadors and help build our digital network. Thismeans we can update everybody with local andinternational actions to keep the drive for educationgoing and make the big changes that reach every child.There is no shortage of enthusiasm for this cause andthe momentum is growing to ensure that no child is leftout. We would welcome the support of individualRotary Clubs in raising funds, joining the campaign andsharing their stories. To donate to the work done by A World at School, youcan send a cheque made payable to ‘A World at School’and send it to Theirworld, The Broadgate Tower, 20Primrose Street, London EC2A 2RS. Alternatively youcan donate online at www.theirworld.org/make-a-donation/ A World at School numbers over 250 charities andNGOs amongst its campaign partners including: Malala Fundwww.malalafund.org Our youth campaigners were the first to join the globalvoices that cried out for Malala Yousafzai after herterrible personal attack by the Taliban for her demandfor girls’ education. Millions joined in support of herpassion for the right for girls in Pakistant to attendschool as she was transported to Birmingham to receivelife saving surgery in the hands of the brilliantsurgeons. Today Malala is studying for her exams inBirmingham, and has also set up The Malala Fund with

her father to support scholarships for girls and tocontinue her own advocacy under her world-famousname.Leonard Cheshire Young Voiceswww.youngvoices.leonardcheshire.org CAMFED - The campaign for female educationwww.camfed.orgMary Meals - provides daily meals to chronicallyhungry children in a place of learning www.marysmeals.org.uk Global March against Child Labor www.globalmarch.org Girls Not Brides www.gorlsnotbrides.org Save the Children Educationwww.savethechildren.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/education UNICEF UK www.unicef.org.uk Comic Reliefwww.comicrelief.com You can see a short film of Sarah Brown visiting schoolsin northern Ghana earlier this year for Sport Relief andmeeting some inspiring young girls and women here. Western Union's Education For Better Fundwww.foundation.westernunion.com This fund aims to match up to $100,000 whichorganisations such as UNICEF can use to devote to theone million+ Syrian refugee children in Lebanon (and intime other surrounding countries). Please do let us know if you want more informationabout ways to help join A World at School's globalmovement to get every girl and boy in school andlearning. Thank you for all that you do. All good wishes,

Sarah Brown President,[email protected]


The Rotary Club of Wrexham Erddig has lost aremarkable Rotarian in the passing of Chris Jones onTuesday, 4 March after a short illness. He was 67.

Chris joined the club in 1981 and was President in1991/92. It is impossible to exaggerate Chris’contribution to the club, and indeed to Rotary ingeneral. He and his wife Eirawen were enthusiasticsupporters of many activities and major contributorsto projects such as the Beaujolais Run and the JubileeWalk. It would be difficult to find areas of activity inthe club in which Chris did not have a significantinput, sometimes in his usual outspoken manner butalso quietly supporting fellow members and clubactivities. He held the club close to his heart and wasnever reluctant to step forward to do what he thoughtwas expected of him. He was awarded a Paul HarrisFellowship in 2003 and Sapphire Jewel in 2014.Maybe unsurprisingly he died in office, having takenon the role of Secretary when it fell vacant last year.

Amongst the many achievements of which he wasjustifiably proud was his development of the MockInterview programme, for which he obtained aMillenium Grant in 2001, and which has beenadopted widely by other clubs. It has been Chris’wish in recent weeks that this work should continueto develop and be actively promoted to meetchanging needs today and in the future.

Chris trained as an engineer and, after a short periodin the family bakery business, spent most of hisworking life in the rapidly expanding computerindustry. He later set up his own publishing business– TRTS (Teaching Reading through Spelling). Hebrought his expertise into Rotary, becoming the club’sfirst Webmaster and involving himself in computingdevelopments both at club and District level.

His interests were many and varied and to them all hebrought an inquiring nature, pursuing them withresolute determination. He was the proud owner of a

canal narrow-boat, ‘Jenny’ which provided manypleasurable holidays as well as ensuring enjoyabledays out for friends and fellow-Rotarians with a shortvoyage followed by lengthy pub lunch. He was afervent supporter of Wrexham Football Club and anenthusiastic member of the Supporters’ Trust .. Whencommitments permitted he would be found in hisextensive and well-tended garden and indulginghimself in his passion of bird-watching. In recent yearshe traveled widely, frequently to exotic places aboutwhich he was always willing to deliver entertainingpresentations for Rotary gatherings.

Chris was a committed Rotarian and a loyal friendwho was unfailingly generous and hospitable. Hispresence will be greatly missed by us all. NightingaleHospice in Wrexham at which Chris spent the last fewdays of his life will have benefited significantly fromfuneral donations which was held on March 17 atPentrebychan.

CHRIS JONES (SECRETARY)O B I T U A R Y

A note from Sarah Brown

A - Ten Questions to do with Wales.1) On what island is Holyhead ?

2) Where was Richard Burton born ?

3) What soldier,author and diplomat was born in Tremadog,near Porthmadoig in 1888 ?

4) Who described the Boat House in Laugharne as this ‘seashaken house on a breakneck of rocks ‘ ?

5) Llanddewi Brefi where,in the sixth century, the ground roseup beneath the Patron Saint of Wales so that his preachingcould be seen and heard by everyone,has found new fame asthe home of which Little Britain character ?

6) Which two major rivers have their source on Plynlimon ?

7) Which James Bond actor was born in Colwyn Bay in 1946 ?

8) Who left for America from Rhos-on-Sea in 1170 and mayhave discovered the New World over 300 years beforeColumbus ?

9) Which play did Noel Coward write while staying atPortmeirion in 1941 ?

10) Lucy Walter,born in Pembrokeshire in 1630,was the mother ofwhich of Charles the Second’s children ?

B - Ten Questions to do with Scotland1) Name the first Minister of Scotland in 2014?

2) Give the date for the Scottish Independence referendum in2014?

3) Margot Tennant, born on her family’s estate of Glen, nearPeebles, in 1864 went on to marry which Prime Minister?:

4) What is Selkirk bannock ?

5) Which African explorer, born in 1771, was the first Europeanto see the River Niger?

6) What is the family name of the Marquess of Zetland?

7) What was the name of the school in Edinburgh that preparedTony Blair for his university studies?

8) Which king was born in Edinburgh Castle in 1566 ?

9) Where in Midlothian would you find the Prentice Pillar?

10) In what BBC television series did Ardverikie Castle star?

C - Ten Questions to do with Cornwall.1) Gryll’s Gate is a landmark on the route of what kind of dance

performed in May?

2) Cornwall has its own language and what is it called?

3) Which novel by Rosamund Pilcher was set in St Ives?

4) What happened in the ‘’lost land of Lyonesse’’, off theCornish coast?

5) What is the name of the open-air theatre near Land’s Endbuilt in the 1930’s by Rowena Cade, almost single-handedly?

6) Michael Chukie (1679-1742), a brilliant sculptor lived in whatvillage in Cornwall?

7) Who was responsible for the statue of Captain GeorgeBettesworth in St Michael Carehays, Cornwall?

8) What was the name of the sculptor who made a bust of JohnFrancis Bassett in 1869 at Illogan, Cornwall?

9) What was the name of the ship wrecked off the Scilly Isles in1967,in the word’s first disaster involving an oil supertanker?

10) Which Cornish port was home to the world’s first Royal MailPacket Station, set up in 1698?

D - Ten Questions to do with England. 1) What was the Sellafield nuclear site formerly known as?

2) Of what Dorset stone is the Cenotaph in London made?

3) Which architect, who designed the clock faces of Big Ben,was buried in Ramsgate in 1852?

4 ) Which Lincolnshire town has the highest church spire inEngland ?

5 ) Who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the world ?

6) Where in London were the first speed bumps introduced in1984?

7) Which was the first Cambridge college?

8) Why did Dr Thomas Creighton who received the first parkingticket in England on his Ford Popular in 1960 outside aLondon hotel get away with it?

9) Which was the first city in Britain to introduce a congestioncharge, in 2002?

10 ) What kind of tree did Alexander Pope introduce intoEngland?

This Quiz is open to all those who read the magazine and we expect a large number of competitors. There will bea prize for the first three competitors who get a total of 80 marks or thereabouts. Each correct question willreceive two marks. Please send your entry to the editor D. Ben Rees, 32 Garth Drive, Liverpool L18 6HW or Email to [email protected] with your name and address.

THE QUIZFOR ROTARIANS AND THEIRFAMILIES AND THEIR FRIENDS



ROTARY SUPPORT FORTHE MAASAI RESCUECENTRE, KENYAIn 2005 Reverend Sheila Hughes, who is now a member of theRotary Club of Ellesmere Port, was part of a mission team workingin Maji Moto, Maasailand, Kenya. In the local school she met ayoung girl, Christine, who, with a classmate, performed a ‘PrayerDance’, pleading with God and the mission team to save themfrom being sold off to local men who ‘impregnate themshamelessly’ – and this can happen to girls as young as 8. Oncethe girls are sold off their education ceases.

But it is not just the threat ofenforced marriage that awaitsthese children because they alsohave to suffer the cruelty of FGM(female genital mutilation) anillegal but common practice inKenya, very crudely carried outoften with rusty blades or knivesand without any anaestheticwhatsoever, the girl’s screamsmuted by a dirty rag or piece ofwood in their mouths. Younggirls are seen by parents merelyas possessions that men desire,and it is usually the father thatwill take them in the middle of

the night and exchange them for three cows, the cows being themost important things to the Maasai. However, before the girlscan be sold they must be circumcised otherwise nobody will marrythem, as they are considered unclean if they are not cut.

If the girls pluck up courageand run away they are oftencaught and beaten. Thepolice or village chiefs, whowork together for the safetyof the girls, often bringsthose who haven’t beencaught to the attention ofPastor David Kereto. He had avision to create a rescuecentre in Narok, which wouldeventually house onehundred and forty four girls.There have been problems,and funding is still needed,but the good news is that thefirst twelve girls moved into Phase 1 of the Rescue Centre at Easter this year.

This is obviously a long- term programme, not only to provide aplace of safety for girls, but also to provide for their education. Thegirls will be in boarding school during term time and within theRescue Centre during school holidays where they will be cared forand given training in various skills. There will be counsellorsavailable to help them through their traumas. The overall visionwould see their parents educated too so that the girls caneventually be reconciled to their parents and a safe family life.

Rotarian Reverend Sheila and the mission team have returned toKenya on many occasions since 2005, but it was Christine’s initial

Josphine - Matron.

Christine's prayer on paper.

Christine Tace.

Girls at the Dormitory.


prayer dance and pleading which hascreated a passion within Sheila tohelp these girls, and hopefully Rotarycan also provide support. Sheilawould love to have the opportunity toanswer any questions Rotarians mayhave and is willing to give a fullpresentation to any club, withinreasonable distance, who would liketo know more about the RescueCentre. Sheila’s contact details are:-

Tel: 0151 339 9777Mob: 07809571540

Email:[email protected]

Girls in front of the bathrooms.

New kitchens. Pastor David Kereto.

Rev. David Kereto & Rev. Ben Koikai with the girls.


NEW MEMBERROTARY CLUB OF DOLGELLAU

For the second time in three months the Club has a new member.Inducting a new member is a big occasion at any time but to havea new lady member makes it very special. On Wednesday evening18th June President Roy Jones inducted Rev. Mary Bolt into thefamily of Rotary. Mary was introduced by Rtn. Richard Withers, whowill be her mentor. Secretary Rtn. Gwilym Evans read the fourobjects of Rotary after which the induction ceremony took place.Mary said she was very proud to have become a Rotarian andjoining her husband, Rev George Bolt, as a member of the RotaryClub of Dolgellau and hoped she would be able to uphold theobjects of Rotary and work hard in the interests of Rotary ingeneral and the Rotary Club of Dolgellau in particular. Mary’scategory will be Minister in Holy Orders.

ROTARYAWARDOnce again on Wednesday 21st May we had the pleasure of thecompany of District Governor Philip Horword. This time to presentPresident Roy with a Rotary Club Central Award 2013-14. Theaward was presented to the Rotary Club of Dolgellau for settingstrategic goals to Engage Rotary Change Lives, this year and inyears to come. The certificate was signed by RI President RonBurton and District Governor Philip Horword.

Secretary Gwilym Evans, President Roy Jones and DistrictGovernor Philip Horword.

Ten Rotarians standing in a line, one disliked the President, andthen there were nine.Nine ambitious members on a project worked late, one forgothis/her commitment, and then there were eight.Eight creative members had ideas as good as heaven, one lostenthusiasm, and then there were seven.Seven loyal Rotarians got in a fix, they quarrelled over projects,and then there were six.Six members remained with spirit and with drive, but one movedaway, and then there were five.Five steadfast members wished there were more, one becameindifferent, and then there were four.Four cheerful members who would never disagree, ‘til onecomplained about the food, and then there were three.Three eager members! What did they do? One got discouraged,and then there were two.

Two lonely members, my rhyme is nearly done. One joined afitness club, so left was only one.One faithful member, feeling rather blue, met with a neighbour,and then there were two.Two earnest members, each one enrolled one more. Doublingtheir number. Then there were four.Four determined members, just wouldn’t wait ‘til each one hadfound another, and then there were eight.Eight excited members, signed up eight more…. in another six verses, there’ll be a thousand and twenty-four!

Can it be really that easy?Christina Spencer

IPP and Marketing OfficerRC West Derby Liverpool

AND THEN THERE WERE...MANY!


President Roy and Rtn Ken Roberts. Rtns. Ken Roberts, Ian Roberts and Richard Withers.

INTERNATIONALCARAVANNINGFELLOWSHIP OFROTARIANS

In 1967 a party of twenty two Rotarians from RIBI led byRobert Sutcliffe took their caravans to the RI Convention inNice, South of France. They enjoyed the fellowship andfriendship so much that on their return, and with RIapproval, they formed ICFR; the International CaravanningFellowship of Rotarians.

Caravanning with Rotarians has grown in popularitythrough the years. Today there are approaching 1200 in theUK and many more in associated fellowships in the USA,Australia, New Zealand, Holland, France and South Africa.

Fellowship and friendship remains the main aim and this isachieved through an extensive programme of rallies heldthroughout the British Isles and overseas tours toContinental Europe, New Zealand, South Africa andUSA/Canada. Rallies are held at every RI and most InnerWheel Conventions in Europe and RIBI, Inner Wheel andDistrict Conferences in the UK. There are ICFR groups inmost RIBI Districts.

District 1180 is no exception and from 10th to 15th JuneRtn. John Hackney ran a rally in Dolgellau in which 23Rotarians and their wives/husbands took part.

Part of the programme consisted of a visit to the RotaryClub of Dolgellau on Wednesday 11th June. Although theClub’s AGM was scheduled for that evening this was nobarrier as ICFR members were quite happy sitting in the barenjoying fellowship until the AGM was over - a total of 14minutes!

The entertainment after the meal was provided by RichardWithers who, together with Rtn. Ian Roberts and Rtn. KenRoberts of the Rotary Club of Porthcawl and Past Presidentof ICFR, gave an impromptu reading from “The mostlamentable comedy and most cruel death of Pyramus andThisbe.” A play within Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’sDream”. This completely unrehearsed reading wasenthusiastically received by the audience.

ICFR’s ethos of fellowship and friendship came to the foreand an enjoyable evening was had by all.

MESSAGE FROM THE DISTRICTMARKETING OFFICERWhat have Samsung and Rotary in common? Well,absolutely nothing but - on a scale of 1 to 1 billionSamsung are in first place and, sadly, Rotary wouldnot be listed at all!

This year Samsung, with $14 billion have justdeclared the largest Marketing budget in History –and Rotary have just decided not to have amarketing budget at all! Sad but true.

We all know that things are easily achieved withlarge budgets; errors and mistakes are equally easilyabsorbed; but how can we without any budgetavailable to us succeed in some (or any) marketing. Itis of course hard but many of our clubs already havesuccess in their own marketing efforts. Albeit on asmall scale, we can actually achieve causingawareness of what we do in our areas.

During the past two months I have come across somereally good and achievable ideas for enhancing ourimage. No supermarket is willing to display charityinformation on their customer noticeboards. But,visiting a local super market, I came across a notice

board prominently displayed in the entrance area ofthe Costa Coffee Shop operating within thesupermarket. It displayed up-to-date Rotary Clubinformation; apparently space is also offered to otherlocal charities for display if it is wanted. Other thanto buy the initial glazed notice board, no other costsare incurred. What a good idea to regularly advertisetheir Rotary Club’s activities etc. locally.

I know some clubs already have general Rotary pull-ups which are displayed whenever suitable, however,many use the standard general Rotary ones. Maybeit would be more effective if, for very little extra cost,Clubs produced an individual pull-up actually givingall relevant information for their local club. Thiswould also be more appropriate to get a club’sindividual message across.

Any other club with other good or similar ideas,please let me know so we can share them.

Christina SpencerDistrict 1180 Marketing Officer

Rotary NoW District 1180

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