September 2017

PRESIDENT Nicki Quayle

SECRETARY Mike McNally

THEBORDERER

SEPTEMBER 2017

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Recently it was our pleasure to host District Governor Lawrence Branyan or Larry as he likes to be known.  Although a busy man, being not only involved with Rotary but also the Freemasons, he will also join us at our Charter Night.

I was delighted that the Club agreed to the rounding up of the monies raised at our Golf and Ferret Race to £4000 and £6000 respectively, bringing the sum raised from these two events to £10,000. A fantastic amount to be split between Hospice at Home, Life Education, Eden Valley Hospice and the GNAA.  Hopefully we can find a suitable occasion to present cheques to these charities.

We have supported Life Education for many years so it was particularly good that Nick managed to arrange for us to see the new  mobile classroom (along with Harold and Brian the Brain) and for Lorraine Lomax one of the educators explain the work they do.

Big thanks must go to Donald for organising ‘the funky golf’ event.  A very pleasant evening enjoyed by all even if I did try to knock out my partner Brian Edmundson with a  rogue ball!  Thankfully we do have some excellent golfers in our midst who recently won a Rotary inter-club golf competition and I was delighted to accept on the Club’s and their behalf a wonderful silver cup presented by Penrith Rotarian David Brown.    

We being encouraged to embrace social media and  I am told we will soon have our own Facebook page. Plenty of acronyms and emjoi to learn!  That being the case I have to tell you I will be MIA for one of the Club meetings but I will be BBIAB.       

NICKI QUAYLE

PRESIDENT

GOLF CHAMPIONS

It is probably fair to say that Club members are not particularly renowned for their athletic skills: certainly we have those who have completed long walks and continue to stride the fells on a regular basis, but ability in competitive games? Not really!

That is until the Gods smiled kindly on four stalwarts who competed as a team in Penrith Rotary Club's annual golf game when Malcolm Metcalfe, Peter Yates, Joe Watt and David Hoggard were successful in winning the silver Rose Bowl.

And that is not all, for the prize included a day's golf on the tournament standard course at Dalmahoy golf club where, safe to say, the testing course and lovely weather on the day were rather superior to the standard of our golf. But we had a glorious outing and will try to retain the trophy next year.

DAVID HOGGARD

DISTRICT GOVERNOR'S VISIT

 We were pleased to welcome to the Club our District Governor, Larry Branyan . Larry is a cheery and good-humoured individual who was born in New York but is now a British citizen.  He joined Rotary in 2006 and was editor of the district magazine before taking over as DG . He has worked as a professional diver , and looks it , as well as being a Royal Navy officer for 26 years .

 Before introducing him President Nicki , as well prepared as ever , rather stole his thunder by listing the various accomplishments of the Club over the past 12 months – are we really as busy as that?

 We were pleased , however, to get an update from Larry about eradication of polio where the Bill Gates foundation provides two or three dollars for every dollar produced by Rotary.  Polio is now present only in Afghanistan and Nigeria – war zones. However it was good to learn that there have only been nine new cases reported to date this year.

 We learned also about this year's District Conference at the North Lakes , Penrith which will be a single day event and, hopefully, will lead to a greater attendance .

 Larry's chosen charity this year is RNLI .He amused us by mentioning that he never had to call upon their services during his time with the Royal Navy but suggested , with a twinkle in his eye, that perhaps the U.S. Navy might have found them helpful after the recent fiasco where two of their destroyers were holed in collisions with merchant ships . How could this possibly happen with all the electronic radar devices currently available.

 A happy visit and we all enjoyed his company.

DAVID HOGGARD

AUTUMN WALK

SUNDAY 8^th OCTOBER

Meet Allow about 40 minutes for the drive to Langwathby.

The walk starts at Langwathby village green and proceeds over the "temporary” suspension  bridge and follows the River Eden upstream for about 1 mile then changes course to  pass Edenhall village church before passing through Edenhall village and returning to Langwathby.

The walk is about 3 miles in distance over fairly level ground with no rough terrain.Boots not essential but strong shoes advised.

The walk was in times past known As “The Ladies Walk” by the residents of Langwathby when the Musgrave family were the landed family at Edenhall in the area.

There is also an old tale about a drinking vessel known as “The Luck of Edenhall”. The tale was that if ever the cup was broken then bad luck would befall Edenhall.

Lunch has been booked at the Edenhall Hotel, which we pass on the walk, for 12.30pm . A traditional Sunday meal has been booked of roast beef, with a choice of sweet and tea/ coffee.A vegetarian option will be available if so wished.   Please advise me if required.

Anyone not wishing to walk is very welcome to attend the lunch only.    

PETER ATKINSON

“9 hole Pitch and Putt”

Old traditions die hard, and the fact that the Swifts driving range and golf course is out of action, having not recovered from the floods of two years ago, this competition still had to take place. This year it was played at the Eden Golf Course demanding more skills than in the past and the format was changed in order to make the experience less arduous for those competitors who may only play golf occasionally.

This was not a game for the purists as all wayward golf balls were allowed to be retrieved and played from the fairways being placed not nearer the pin.

Players were divided into two groups and players in group A drew a partner from Group B resulting in a mix of high and lower handicaps. The usual excuses about not playing to handicap were made by one or two in an attempt to persuade the handicap adjuster that they had not played to their 28 handicap in months or years!

During the match players played alternative shots, each player being required to take a minimum of three drives.

The holes played were from the 10^th to the 18^th a distance of some 3300 yards which is twice the distance of the Swifts so stamina was required and as it would be dark at 8pm no time to hang about so the two groups of four set off before 5-30pm.They were David & Malcolm, Peter & Tom followed by Brian & Nicki, Joe & Nick. Donald elected to be non-playing rules and handicap adjuster!

Two hours later both groups had returned safely to the Club House where there was time for a drink before sitting down for supper and the announcing of the winners.

This is where it all went wrong for Donald who having collected the money found that he was short of cash and after asking for a second time if everyone had paid found that money he had collected before supper was in his pocket. This oversight was the cause of some mirth amongst the gathering and Donald as a result was required to produce a balance sheet for the event which would in due course be sent to the scrutineers!

Oh! I nearly forgot the winners were Joe and Nick with a gross score of 50 and a net score of 36 leaving the handicap adjuster thinking that he had been hood winked over a certain person’s handicap and his playing skills, you won’t get away with it next time Nick

The magnificent Ellis Amos Nuts and Bolts trophy will be shared for the next twelve months and the bottles of red win consumed by Joe and whoever Nick donates his to!

An evening of Fun, Fellowship and amazing golf!

DONALD EDGAR 

LIFE EDUCATION

Our evening meeting in August gave me an opportunity to thank the Club for your regular and very generous support of Life Education, a charity of which I am Chairman.

I am convinced that our teaching has a great impact upon the future lives of those children who enter our ‘Life Bus’, during the annual visit to their primary school. Hence your support each year and that of a number of Rotary clubs in the area is so important to us, in order that we may continue with our work.

On this occasion, Lorraine Lomax was our speaker, who explained to members and guests her duties as an Educator and the extent of her work, visiting many of Cumbria’s Primary schools with the mobile classroom. Lorraine is passionate about her work and explained how she develops her relationship with the children, using tried and tested techniques developed by the parent organisation, Coram Life Education.

One of our mobile classrooms, in fact the new vehicle partly funded by the Club, had been delivered specially for the evening by volunteer Ronnie Wilkinson. This allowed members to enter and experience firsthand Lorraine’s teaching methods and her use of visual aids. Harold the giraffe is always a hit with children and parents alike.

We hope that our work will continue for many years to come, helping future generations of Cumbrian children make healthy choices throughout their formative years.

My vote of thanks to Lorraine gave me the opportunity to also thank the many volunteers who offer great assistance with the organisation. Our own Club provides  Secretary Robin Macleod, our Treasurer is Elizabeth Hall, wife of Peter and indeed Peter leads an extensive team of volunteer towers who move the classroom from school to school.

My thanks again to the Rotary Club of Carlisle.

NICK UTTING

OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR!!

On Wednesday 13^th September Brian Armstrong gave us another World War1 talk. Discussing the mystery of why the war started, why it continued for four years and why after the German breakthrough in March 1918, it all came to an end in November. The songs of the war were lustily sung my members and led by Secretary Mike

THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH

Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.

Abraham Lincoln

The top 15 funniest jokes from the Edinburgh Fringe

1. "I'm not a fan of the new pound coin, but then again, I hate all change" - Ken Cheng

2. "Trump's nothing like Hitler. There's no way he could write a book" - Frankie Boyle

3. "I've given up asking rhetorical questions. What's the point?" - Alexei Sayle

4. "I'm looking for the girl next door type. I'm just gonna keep moving house till I find her" - Lew Fitz

5. "I like to imagine the guy who invented the umbrella was going to call it the 'brella'. But he hesitated" - Andy Field

6. "Combine Harvesters. And you'll have a really big restaurant" - Mark Simmons

7. "I'm rubbish with names. It's not my fault, it's a condition. There's a name for it..." - Jimeoin

8. "I have two boys, 5 and 6. We're no good at naming things in our house" - Ed Byrne

9. "I wasn't particularly close to my dad before he died... which was lucky, because he trod on a land mine" - Olaf Falafel

10. "Whenever someone says, 'I don't believe in coincidences.' I say, 'Oh my God, me neither!"' - Alasdair Beckett-King

11. "A friend tricked me into going to Wimbledon by telling me it was a men's singles event" - Angela Barnes

12. "As a vegan, I think people who sell meat are disgusting; but apparently people who sell fruit and veg are grocer" - Adele Cliff

13. "For me dying is a lot like going camping. I don't want to do it" - Phil Wang

14. "I wonder how many chameleons snuck onto the Ark" - Adam Hess

15. "I went to a Pretenders gig. It was a tribute act" - Tim Vine

POPPY BOX DISTRIBUTION

Michael Pearson is collecting the cans and poppy boxes during the week commencing 9^th October.

Michael needs volunteers from our club to distribute the boxes on 16^th / 17^th October and collect them from the various venues on Monday 13^th November.

Details of the areas etc are in the Blue Book

WISHING WELL

The Well raised £200 for Motor Neurone Disease, which the Club increased to £250 in memory of Christina Nicholson-Walker.

The current charity is The Samaritans. In November it will be The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal and in December in the lead up to Christmas, the Food Bank.

Membership Challenge

Let’s keep the momentum going !!

This is not an onerous challenge and only requires you to bring one potential member to one meeting in the year.

Jacqui Dankworth & Charlie Wood  

in concert at

The Buccleugh Centre, Langholm –

Saturday 4^th November

Does anyone fancy a trip to Langholm to hear Jacqui Dankworth and Charlie Wood in concert on Saturday, 4^th November?

Jacqui is the daughter of Cleo Laine and the late great (Sir) Johnny Dankworth.  In her own right she has become a much admired jazz singer, here accompanied by her husband Charlie Wood in a concert celebrating the great musical partnerships of the past.

I don’t recall the club ever visiting The Buccleugh Centre before, but think this might be a pleasant and pretty inexpensive night if anyone is interested.  Tickets may go quickly, but I will see what is available and get a small party together.

Names, please, in our Blue Book.

BRIAN EDMUNDSON

Fellowship and Sport Committee

 
ROTARY WEBPAGES

Rotary Magazine – current & previous editions

https://issuu.com/rotaryingbi/docs 

EDITOR’S NOTE – The Borderer uses the free version of the same ‘issuu’ website!

Rotary Policies

Rotary GB&I Compliance Statement – 2017/18

Our Club President or Secretary have been asked to confirm that our Club has read and adopted the following Rotary GB&I documents:

 Rotary GB&I Equality and Diversity Policy

 Rotary GB&I Health and Safety Policy

 Rotary GB&I Safeguarding (Children) Policy

 Rotary GB&I Safeguarding (Vulnerable Adults) Policy

 Rotary GB&I Data Protection Policy Statement  

With grateful thanks to the Rotary Club of Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire (a long way from the Brecon Beacons - according to our Welsh Correspondent!)

Rotary Central

https://my.rotary.org/en

To delve into the detailed Rotary statistics you may need a username and password

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

THEATRE BY THE LAKE

Saturday 30^th September at 7.30pm

Seats are booked at the theatre for ‘Handbagged’ an excellent comedy.

Payment at £30 per head for the theatre to David Morton soon please.

Morrells booked for pre-theatre meal at 5.30pm – please arrive on time and pay for what you eat and drink. There are now two spare tickets  - see David

AUTUMN WALK

Sunday 8^th October

Splendid walk and lunch arranged by Peter Atkinson.  Meet at Langwathby Village Green at 10.15 for a 10.30 start. A reminder that lunches ordered must be paid for unless cancelled by Wednesday 4th October. If the walk is cancelled by bad weather come and enjoy the lunch you have paid for!

YOUTH SPEAKS

Wednesday 18^th October at 6.00pm

An evening meeting but with a difference.  Excellent entertainment as schools take the floor in the annual debating competition.  Buffet supper.

Jacqui Dankworth & Charlie Wood Concert at Buccleugh Centre ,

Saturday 4^th November

Three couples booked so far. There are still a few tickets left at the box office so just let me Brian E know if you are interested. It promises to be a great concert.

CHARTER NIGHT

Wednesday 29^th November

Our main formal night of the year with guest speaker Peter McCall, Cumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner.  More details to come.

CHRISTMAS LUNCH

Wednesday 13^th December at Shepherds Inn

Details to follow.

SANTA SLEIGH

Friday 15^th & Tuesday 19^th December

ALTERNATIVE BURNS SUPPER

Wednesday 31^st January 2018

Watch this space.

DISTRICT CONFERENCE

Saturday 17^st March 2018

North Lakes Gateway. Conference fee £25 includes bacon butties & lunch

ROTARY GOLF COMPETITION

18^th May 2018

LATE NEWS !!

THEATRE BY THE LAKE

Saturday 30^th September

There are now two spare tickets for ‘Handbagged’ – see David Morton for details

RECEPTION DESK FOR CLUB MEETINGS

September 6              David Morton

                13             Ellis Amos

                20             Phil Beadle

                27            

October     4              John Churchill

                11            

                18             Peter Tiplady

                25            

November  1              Ian Watson

                8              John Harris

                15            

                22            

                29            

December  6             

                13            

                20             NOT REQUIRED

Club Council Meetings

Club Meetings Programme