Christina's Monthly Review

Happy New Year to all our members.

Hoping that everyone has had a happy and interesting  festive week.

Going into the month of January  brings our attention to vocational month.

This is the month we share our knowledge and guidance in helping others.

I came across the following poem written by a Rotarian who wanted to remain anonymous. The message for your own hopes of a happy new year is quite clear and I can only endorse the sentiments.

Looking forward to meeting up again at our next Rotary meeting, let us share your aspirations and ideas for the future of Rotary in our locality.

Chris (President 2025/26

HAPPY NEW YEAR - ISH
The world is in a mess
We’re all suffering from stress
Every paper you peruse
Is full of awful news.
Since the great pandemic
Bad news has been endemic.
There are queues at A & E
‘Cos you can’t see your GP.
Keir Starmer is a bore
Doing U-turns by the score.
Another rich man leaves
Because of Rachel Reeves.
The shocking price of fuel
Means our winters will be cruel.
The post is getting slower
The pound is slipping lower
Prince Andrew is a rotter,
The planet’s getting hotter,
Zolensky takes the strain
Defending poor Ukraine.
In the White House, Donald Trump
Is behaving like a chump
Cosying up to Putin
When he ought to put the boot in.
There is trouble with Iran
And floods in Pakistan.
Everything’s gone wrong
In Taiwan and in Hong Kong.
The world is on the brink –
Shall we swim or shall we sink?
Faster yet and faster
We are plunging to disaster
From cradle to the tomb
There is unrelenting gloom.
But……
If we really choose
We can do without the news
We can forget the awful things
Each news report still brings
And give a little cheer
FOR A WONDERFUL NEW YEAR.