West Bridgford

Christmas Fund Raising

Members have been overwhelmed, says PRO Charles Tyrie, by the public’s generosity during the run up to Christmas at the Co-op Superstore in West Bridgford. Customers have donated groceries and money to enable the Club to make up 40 Christmas hampers to distribute to the needy in West Bridgford and the Meadows, through the Friary Drop-in Centre and St Saviours Church. President Jim Silver sent his thanks to everyone who responded and to the Co-op superstore. The Club held a bucket shake at the Queens Drive Park and Ride Site, raising £1140 in aid of Age Concern and other Rotary locally supported charities. Also on the busy Christmas agenda was a house-to-house collection in the Wilford area with Father Christmas and his sleigh, when the Club collected £590 on behalf of Polio Eradication.

Derby

Support for New Nepal Cancer Lab

A new pathology laboratory has been built and equipped at the Bhaktapur cancer care centre near Kathmandu in Nepal with the aid of £2800 provided by the Derby Club. An additional £700 was given by District 1220. The project was a joint one with the Rotary Club of Kantipur in Nepal which supervised and monitored the project’s progress. A matching grant of £3500 was also provided by the Rotary Foundation, bringing the total funding for the project to £7,000. Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world and only recently have cancer treatment facilities become available to many of the country’s cancer sufferers. The director of the clinic says that the laboratory has already been a great help in its work.
At the opening ceremony for the pathology laboratory on 30 October RC of Derby was represented by Dr Bibek Pradhan of the Mansfield Club, which worked with Rotary Clubs in Nepal to provide funds for setting up the Bhaktapur cancer care clinic opened in 1999; a substantial grant was also provided by the Rotary Foundation

Matlock

£4500 for Ashgate Appeal

Club JVP and PRO John Shipman reports that £3000 was raised for the Ashgate Hospice ABC appeal at a charity gala dinner attended by 242 local business and professional people, in the prestigious surroundings of Chatsworth Carriages restaurant in November. Matlock, who are celebrating their 75th year, have contributed over £4500 this year to the Ashgate appeal - from this event, a garden party in June and their annual golf day in September - to raise funds for more beds, an out patient suite and improved day care facilities. Pres Andrew Leadbeater welcomed Lord and Lady Varley as principal guests; Lord Varley is Vice President and Trustee of Ashgate Hospice. Opened in 1988, the Hospice serves the North Derbyshire area, providing specialist palliative care for
people with terminal illnesses through in-patient beds, a day centre, home care and hospital support services.

West Ashfield

Busy-Busy Santa

The two weeks before Christmas saw Santa's sleigh whizzing round the ten communities along the Notts/Derbys border that make up the Club's area of operation: Blackwell, Hilcote, Huthwaite, Morton, Newton, Pinxton, Selston, South Normanton, Stonebroom and Tibshelf. So warm is the welcome from local residents that members say it would be worthwhile even without the collecting boxes! Two weekend sessions each at the Trowell and Tibshelf motorway service stations contributed to the total of nearly £4000 going to the Club's charity account, which will fund projects over the next 12 months, mostly in the local communities. West Ashfield have recently made donations to Chernobyl Children's Lifeline, Selston Youth Football Club and Huthwaite C of E Infants School.

Bulwell and Basford

Shocking!

The Club have had what Pres Chris Ryan describes as "a brilliant shock". Rotn Derek Page, a member of the Salvation

Army, asked his fellow Salvationists to consider - instead of the usual gifts at Harvest Festival - going 'international' and think of filling an Aquabox or two. "Such was the response that we filled 15 Aquaboxes and have enough for another five. They have now been sent off, and our international committee are saving their pennies to buy the remaining boxes. Our thanks to the William Booth Memorial Hall congregation."

Amber Valley

Pedalling Against Polio

The RC of Amber Valley is now able reveal that plans are well advanced for its major fund raiser in aid of the Polio Eradication Campaign, writes John Hall. "Pedalling Against Polio" will principally involve SVP Elect Dave Allen, who has volunteered to complete a solo cycle ride from Amber Valley to Lourdes in the French Pyrenees . With the 100% backing of the Club and the active involvement of a 10-man organising, planning and support team, Dave is already in training for this marathon, scheduled to take place early in May. Although ‘visible’ sponsorship is important and being actively sought, the main fund raising thrust of this ride will take place prior to Dave’s departure and will target the public on the basis of guessing the exact distance he will ride from the Town Hall at Ripley to Lourdes. Maximum media exposure is planned, with targeted publicity at such places as the local M1 service areas and major shopping centres, malls, etc. It is hoped Dave will be seen off by the Mayor of Amber Valley and that he’ll be welcomed by his counterpart in Lourdes. Plans are also in hand to involve, if only briefly, all the Clubs and Districts in RIBI on his way to the Channel and those en route as he continues through France. It’s also hoped that Dave may be able to provide a day by day report of his progress via the Club website and possibly local radio. Any Clubs who would like more information or may wish to offer support in any way may contact Organizing Committee Chairman PP Alan Carter on either (B) 01623 758000, (P) 01773 742798 or e-mail : Alan@carter.fsbusiness.co.uk

{picture} Amber Valley's pedalling SVP Elect, Dave Allen.

Wollaton Park

Simon Weston Honoured

Falklands Veteran, Simon Weston OBE, was honoured by the Rotary Club of Wollaton Park in November, when he was presented with a Paul Harris Fellowship by RIBI President Tony de St Dalmas. This prestigious award recognizes Simon's outstanding personal achievements, his contribution to the Falklands Task Force and his subsequent work for 'The Weston Spirit'. He co-founded the charity and is now its Vice-President. It is a national charity promoting the personal and social development of socially excluded young people between the ages of 14-25. With centres currently in Liverpool, Newcastle, Cardiff, London, Sunderland and Merthyr Tydfil, the charity offers personal development programmes to disadvantaged young people across the UK.

The Paul Harris Fellows programme
was established in memory of the Founder of Rotary to recognise substantial contributions to Rotary Foundation programmes. Notable Paul Harris Fellows include: HRH Prince Charles, HRH The Princess Royal; HRH the Duchess of Kent; Rt Hon Tony Blair MP, Luciano Pavarotti; Sir Anthony Hopkins; Sir Edward Heath MP; Baroness Thatcher; Baroness Chalker; Mary McAleese, Sir Jimmy Savile and Lord Rix.

[Text and photo courtesy of Judith Diment]

Chesterfield Scarsdale

Last Night of the Proms

After the 2001 cancellation due to Foot and Mouth, Chesterfield Scarsdale Club resurrected its famous Last Night of the Proms event with a new venue - Bolsover Castle - courtesy of English Heritage, raising in excess of £4000 for local charities. The venue is one of the finest in the area and 700 visitors enjoyed a most successful evening on one of the best nights of the summer. The music for the evening was provided by the Thoresby Colliery Brass Band; Simon Theobold sang solos with Andrew Marples at the piano. Simon led the finale with everyone singing "Land of Hope and Glory". The event was such a success that English Heritage has invited the Club to repeat the event in 2003 on August 2nd. To book your tickets for this event contact PP Peter Beardsley (Credit card bookings accepted)

Eastwood & District

RIBI President at 50th Charter

Rotn Tony de St Dalmas, President of RIBI, was one of the guests of honour at the Club's 50th charter anniversary. Other special guests were DG John Bendall who proposed the toast to the Club, Cllr Don Rowley, Mayor of Eastwood, and speaker Dr Marcus Cockerill, GP and award-winning amateur comedian.

A major fund–raiser for the Club will be the Sportsmen's Dinner on March 20th at the East Midlands Conference Centre,
when guest speakers will be Tommy Smith (ex Liverpool FC captain) and Peter Osgood (ex Chelsea FC and England). Details from Rotn. Steve Midgeley.
[Report and photo by Peter Rose]

Mapperley

Float Benefits Pediatric Ward

The Club's Christmas float raised almost £5000, reports PRO David Curtis. A donation has already been given to the Mayor of Gedling's nominated charity for the year - the

{picture}Best Night of the Summer at Bolsover Castle

Pediatric Ward at the City Hospital. Meanwhile Linda Siddons, the wife of Club Member Alan, took part in an organised five day trek in Peru in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust - walking for over eleven hours per day. Linda alone raised over £3100 and the whole group itself raised in excess of £450,000 - a magnificent total. During the last two years she herself has raised over £11,000 and the Club have been very pleased to support her and the Teenage Cancer Trust. If anyone would like any further information please contact Alan Siddons.

{picture} The Mayor of Gedling Borough Council, Cllr Mrs. Elaine Goodwin, with Pres Rupert Williams (on her left) and members of the Mapperley Club.

Bretby

Loads-A-Money!

During 2002 the Club has been collecting foreign money, reports John Graves, mostly of countries that have adopted the euro but others as well. Currency weighing 4.5 hundredweights was transferred to the Club's contact company, which returns 75% of the value. Bretby members call this Peter's money, since it was Peter Moralee who suggested the project and found the contact. Street collections over two days have raised £443, adding to the cash attracted by the wishing wells in Burton town centre and at two garden centres. Meanwhile the Club's second Static Bike Ride of the year raised around £1400. Members and wives went on a "Grand Rotary Tour" of Southern France in the summer, including visits to RC of Les Arc Val d'Argens and part-time ex-pats on the Riviera.

Heanor

Quizzed for Polio

Three hundred pounds were raised by a quiz organised by the Club in support of the Rotary polio eradication campaign. A cheque for £1500 was presented to IPD Keith Hammond by Pres John Wood, who earlier in the same day had handed over the quiz prize of a TV set.

{picture} Pres John Wood presents the telly to winner Mr Bernard Ashmore.

Keyworth & Ruddington

Ultrawheelz

After four years and £50,000-plus of fund raising the Ultrawheelz Skatepark at Platt Lane was completed and opened earlier this year. This highly successful community project, which was helped on its way by the Rotary and Inner Wheel Clubs of Keyworth & Ruddington, has been recognised by several awards, the latest one being the highly prestigious national Philip Lawrence Award.
Four of the young skaters (accompanied by two of the Trustees Vandra Stewart and Gill Riley, the head teacher of South Wolds School and other supporters from Keyworth) went to London on 2-3 December to collect their award. It was a fantastic couple of days for them, with a visit to meet Ken Clarke at the House of Commons and watch proceedings from the Speakers' Gallery. This was followed by a trip on the London Eye - up in daylight and down at dusk! On the day of the presentation, the group met the VIPs including Frances Lawrence and Sir Trevor MacDonald and - best of all -received their awards, which included a cheque for £1000.

Thanking the Club for its support,

{picture}The Ultrawheelz Skate Park in action

Rotn Gordon Riddler, Chairman of the Ultrawheelz Trust says: "This is a project which has been well received and has contributed to the local police programme for engaging youth in the community. It has now been nationally acclaimed which reflects well on Rotary and is something of which we can be truly proud."

Beeston

Filial visit

{picture} Rotn Jonathan Portwood, member of the RC of Poona, India, presents a banner to Beeston's Pres John Worsley (r). Jonathan is a missionary and son of Club member Richard Portwood (l), who at the Southport Conference gave a presentation on the two Clubs' matching grant community project in Poona.
[Photo by the late Walter Hayes]

Stapleford & Sandiacre

Happy visit

{picture}The Club's heirarchy – SVP Alan Simpson, JVP Barbara Hadfield and PP Keith Ernshaw look suitably jolly for the visit of DG John Bendall, shoulder to shoulder with Pres Warwick Groves.
[Photo by the late Walter Hayes]

Swadlincote

Trips Down Memory Lane

The Club entertained over 300 pensioners at their annual ''Sounds Christmas'' held at Gresley Old Hall, whose band provided the music. Swadlincote also took a group of senior citizens to Sudbury Hall as part of the Club's "Seniors Out" project. After a tour around the Hall the party enjoyed a trip down memory lane as they visited the Children's Toy Museum where they were able to relive their childhood memories. This was followed by afternoon tea in the restaurant.
[Report by Peter Negus. Photograph by TGP Photographics]

Hope Valley

Life-saving Skills

Hope Valley Rotarians went back to school to learn some essential life-saving skills. Their tutors were youngsters from the Hope Valley Division of St John Ambulance who demonstrated how to perform CPR (the kiss of life), how to place patients in the recovery position and how to deal with severe external bleeding. The St John Ambulance contingent were at the Club's weekly meeting to receive a £250 cheque towards the Challenger Ambulance appeal. The cash was raised
by Rotns Barrie Campbell and Susan Enfield who recently completed the 20- mile Byron Walk in Notts.

{picture}Susan Enfield (centre) presents the cheque to St John Divisional Superintendent Peter Mummery watched by (left to right) Jessica Doyle, Barrie Campbell, Ellie Mummery, Pres Karma Guarino and Joanna Reid. [Report and photo by Ron Eyley]

Bakewell

Pictures Galore

The assiduous correspondents at Bakewell have created an editorial problem – which of the six captioned photos they sent should be used in the ever space-constricted Rotary Review? Answer: one photo and one article – but not necessarily on the same subject!

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The Club has once again dipped into its charity funds to make a significant contribution to a mini ambulance for one of its favourite projects, the Yakkum Rehabilitation Centre for disabled young people in Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia. Bakewell Rotary was asked to join two other Rotary Clubs in Japan and Indonesia to raise US$ 8000 (£5500) to buy a Mini Ambulance for the Centre. These contributions were doubled by a Matching Grant from The Rotary Foundation. At the Centre young people are first given medical treatment to deal with their disability i.e. operations, prostheses or wheelchairs, then given primary education and finally, vocational training to enable them to stand on their own feet in the community. The Centre receives no government funding and has to rely on donations and on the income received from sales of handicrafts made by the young people either in their own homes or in the Centre's workshops. [Story by John Robinson, photo by Derek Harrison]

Carlton

A Busy Winter

Having completed a year in a new venue, writes PRO David Styles, recent successes include two new members. with the

prospect of further recruitment following the Open Evening on 27th February. Santa’s sleigh raised over £9000 for the second year in succession, which should
allow the Club to equal last year’s effort of 35 separate donations to worthy causes and charities. Pres Derek Ringer continues the emphasis on young people with four youngsters sponsored to attend Outward Bound courses, two on Rotary Young Leader’s Award programmes and the presentation of Rotary logo football shirts for two local teams. Efforts continue to establish a Rotaract Club. However, the greatest achievement has been that of Rotn Peter Menhennet who was awarded the MBE in the New Year's honours list for his services over 25 years to the Gedling branch of the Leukaemia Research fund.

Ripley

Presentation Evening

The Club held a presentation evening at the Marehay Miners' Welfare to present cheques to the Prince's Trust and local charities. The money was raised by a walk organised by the Club and covered in its entirety by Pres Peter Lord and his wife Rosie. They were joined at stages throughout the walk by members of local Rotary Clubs. The walk took 14 days, covered a distance of some 225 miles

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and raised £5575. On behalf of the Club the Lord Lieutenant of Derby, Mr John Bather, and his wife made presentations to Ken Trail (Princes' Trust), David Anstead (Mill Hill Schools) and Marie Smith (Shirland Training Band). A donation was also made to the Ripley Saturday Club. Thanks were also extended to the main sponsors of the walk, the Duke of Devonshire and the Derbyshire Building Society. Among those present were DG John Bendall and members of the Rotary Clubs of Bakewell, Belper, Hope Valley, Ilkeston, Keyworth & Ruddington, Melton Mowbray Belvoir, Northampton and Nottingham. Musical entertainment was provided by the Shirland Training Band. Pictured with DG John Bendall are (l to r) are Presidents Tony Stimpson (Keyworth & Ruddington), Peter Lord Ripley) and Richard Holton (Melton Mowbray Belvoir). [Report and photo by Stuart Rice].

Kirkby in Ashfield

A Rewarding Day

Gordon Sugg reports: On November 16th we held a Cheese and Wine Evening at the home of one of our lady members, Frances Stein, and raised £56O for Polio Eradication, which allowed us to present a cheque for £1700 to PDG Keith Hammond as our contribution when he came talk to us. December 6th was the busiest day of the year for the Club with our Annual Christmas Carnival - the l6th year. The day started with 12 members meeting for breakfast at 9am to make last minute arrangements, and finished at 10 pm with a fantastic fireworks display. Streets closed from 6 to 10 pm. Lots of on-street entertainment and fairground rides for the kids. Altogether a very rewarding day. [See back page for more photos –Ed]

On Monday 9th Stephen Foulks gave an organ concert at St Wiltrid's Church Hall for 120 Senior Citizens. With mince pies and tea topped up by a spot of whisky, the evening was very much appreciated by all who attended. After taking Santa Claus round the streets of Kirkby for five evenings, December 21st saw our usual monthly 60s disco and a sell out at the Festival Hall - a big help for our charity account. We also had three new members join us. On Friday December 20th Kirkby-in-Ashfield Light Operatic Society gave a concert. Two of our members, Phil Hurt and Eric Thompson, sang a duet and PP Ray Sayer gave a short talk about polio eradication which was followed by a collection raising £348.

YOU, TOO could see news of your Club’s activities on these pages. Just send typescripts and photographs to me. PLEASE MARK BULLETINS WITH THE ITEM YOU WANT CONSIDERED FOR PUBLICATION. The next edition of Rotary Review will be published on April 29th with the final copy date March 31st - Editor