The Parish Church of St. Andrew's at Swanwick was the venue for a concert featuring, "Sonara" Ladies Choir, jointly organised by the Inner Wheel Club of Alfreton and the Rotary Club of Alfreton. Gail and I were greeted on arrival by Rotary Club President, Colin Fox and by Inner Wheel President Clair Nightingale.
Neither I nor Gail had heard Sonara before and were really impressed by the range of their repertoire and the impeccable quality of their singing, under the musical direction of Liz Moulder. With Rtn Richard Moulder acting as MC for the evening what could possibly go wrong.
Refreshments at the interval were included in the realistically priced entry fee of just £5.
Gail and I had a really good evening, which was rounded off by an invitation to join Jenny and Phil Harris and several members of the Rotary Club of Amber Valley and their wives. A very pleasant couple of hours was spent eating, drinking and talking about old times.
Our sincere thanks to Presidents Colin and Clair for the excellent concert and to Phil and Jenny for their later hospitality.
Sunday, 7 April 2013
Funeral Service for Rtn Ian Charles, R.C. of Hope Valley 5th April, 2013
The funeral service for Ian was held at the Parish Church of St. Barnabas, Bradwell at 12noon on 5th April. The assembled congregation far outstripped the seating capacity of the church leaving many people standing. Ian was clearly a very popular person . Rtn Jane Weightman gave a very moving tribute to Ian as a Rotarian and several other tributes were paid by family and friends.
Commital was held after the service at Hutcliffe Wood Crematorium.
The Grouse Inn, Longshaw, home of Ian's Rotary Club, played host to a reception for friends and family after the service.
Commital was held after the service at Hutcliffe Wood Crematorium.
The Grouse Inn, Longshaw, home of Ian's Rotary Club, played host to a reception for friends and family after the service.
Friday, 29 March 2013
"Spanker" venue for Assistant Governors' meeting 28th March
During the evening I got together with the Assistant Governors for a meeting at the Spanker public house at nether Heage. We enjoyed a simple meal and discussed a number of issues regarding the District and Clubs within it. It was a very relaxed atmosphere, and with no agenda we managed to get through a lot of subjects - nothing mundane - all important.
My thanks to all the Assistant Governors for attending. All the AG's put in a lot of hours to Rotary every week as an AG, in addition to the roles they each have within their individual Clubs.
My thanks to all the Assistant Governors for attending. All the AG's put in a lot of hours to Rotary every week as an AG, in addition to the roles they each have within their individual Clubs.
Funeral - Rtn Andrew Phillips 28th March 2013
Andrew, a member of the Rotary Club of Bretby, passed away on 15th March 2013 aged just 63 years. He was the President of the Club during the year 2011 - 2012. The funeral service, conducted by Revd. Ian Whitehead, was held at Bretby Crematorium, which was packed with people wishing to pay their last respects to Andrew. The service was very much a celebration of Andrew's life and at his request many mourners wore bright colours.
A sad passing. Andrew will be greatly missed by his family, his Rotary Club and by many other people.
A sad passing. Andrew will be greatly missed by his family, his Rotary Club and by many other people.
Thursday, 28 March 2013
Meetings, meetings, meetings 27th March
Not the most exciting day in my Rotary calendar - somewhat mundane even.
In the morning I had a meeting with RTn Michael Longdon about the Rotary / Inner Wheel Thanksgiving Service schedluled for 2.30pm on 16th June at All Saints Church, Ripley. Just planning the order of service and content etc.
6pm saw me at the Novotel, Long Eaton with the other members of the District Leadership Development and Training Team, making final arrangements for the District Assembly being held at The Clifton Campus of Nottingham Trent University on Saturday, 20th April. Again somewhat mundane but necessary.
Straight after this meeting there followed the District Council meeting. One item of note from this meeting was the election of Rtn Roger Summers, Rotary Club of Amber Valley as the ict Governor for 2015 - 2016. Congratulations to him.
Two very informative presentations were given after the main business part of the meeting. One was by John Pearce of the RC of Sutton in AShfield regarding a community project they instigated in the town which is reaping substantial rewards. The second was by Rtn. Keith Jones, RC of Hope Valley regarding Rotary Friendship Exchanges. He was trying to let the District know that these are a valuable part of Rotary and are aopen to all Rotarians to take part.
In the morning I had a meeting with RTn Michael Longdon about the Rotary / Inner Wheel Thanksgiving Service schedluled for 2.30pm on 16th June at All Saints Church, Ripley. Just planning the order of service and content etc.
6pm saw me at the Novotel, Long Eaton with the other members of the District Leadership Development and Training Team, making final arrangements for the District Assembly being held at The Clifton Campus of Nottingham Trent University on Saturday, 20th April. Again somewhat mundane but necessary.
Straight after this meeting there followed the District Council meeting. One item of note from this meeting was the election of Rtn Roger Summers, Rotary Club of Amber Valley as the ict Governor for 2015 - 2016. Congratulations to him.
Two very informative presentations were given after the main business part of the meeting. One was by John Pearce of the RC of Sutton in AShfield regarding a community project they instigated in the town which is reaping substantial rewards. The second was by Rtn. Keith Jones, RC of Hope Valley regarding Rotary Friendship Exchanges. He was trying to let the District know that these are a valuable part of Rotary and are aopen to all Rotarians to take part.
Wednesday, 27 March 2013
District Quiz Final 26th March
The final of the Annual District Quiz was held at the Horsely Lodge Golf Club, home of the Rotary Club of Heanor who incidentally turned out in force to offer support. A light meal was available before the quiz started for any members who had come straight from work (? ?)
Fifteen teams of four took part in the final with 75 questions to answer. There was a tactical side to the quiz as well as eachj team was allowed to play two joker round when their scores were doubled. Choosing the correct time to play the joker without knowing what was coming up later proved to be the sret to success.
The top five teams, in reverse order, were as follows:-
Ripley 117 points
Sherwood Forest 122 points
West Bridgford 122 points
Newark 123 points
Bretby 124 points
As you can see a close fought contest with Bretby coming out as winners for the third consecutive year. The evening was very enjoyable and Horsely Lodge provided a most suitable room, with a bar allowing contestants to refresh the parts that needed refreshing during the evening.
RTn Mike Storr from the RC of Carlton who had organised the event and acted as Quizmaster was fantastic and deserves a round of applause - not easy on a blog. Many thanks Mike.
Fifteen teams of four took part in the final with 75 questions to answer. There was a tactical side to the quiz as well as eachj team was allowed to play two joker round when their scores were doubled. Choosing the correct time to play the joker without knowing what was coming up later proved to be the sret to success.
The top five teams, in reverse order, were as follows:-
Ripley 117 points
Sherwood Forest 122 points
West Bridgford 122 points
Newark 123 points
Bretby 124 points
As you can see a close fought contest with Bretby coming out as winners for the third consecutive year. The evening was very enjoyable and Horsely Lodge provided a most suitable room, with a bar allowing contestants to refresh the parts that needed refreshing during the evening.
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| A jubilant (!) Bretby Team with trophy |
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| Mike Storr in full flow |
Warsop, Shirebrook & District Charter 25th March
The Hostess Restaurant at Sookholme was the venue for another Rotary Club Charter celebration tonight. This time it was the time of Warsop, Shirebrook and District who in fact hold their regular weekly meetings at this venue. As always - it goes without saying - the quality of the food and the service provided by the Hostess was second to none. As is the norm at The Hostess there was a choice of all four courses with the choice being made at the tables - no confusion - no problem. Other venues - please take note.
They seem to have got the message that when over 100 people arrive within ten minutes of each other - all wanting to get a drink - they need more than one person on the bar. They also recognise the importance of everyone being served their meal efficiently and as a result I counted at least twelve waiters and waitresses serving at tables.
President Roger Wright presided over the evening in his normal relaxed style and was an excellent host. President Elect Andrew Perry, who proposed the toast to Rotary International was pleased when it was over so that his nerves could calm dowm. (He was so nervous he couldn't eat his main course and waited till he had finished before tackling his sweet. Needless to say he need not have worried - he was great.)
The evening went extremely well, with the traditional order of proceedings. As is normal I responded to the toast to Rotary International and proposed the toast to the club. Following the speeches, entertainment was provided by way of an extremely funny man - one Christopher Gee - a comediaen and impressionist. I personally thought he was great - no smutty jokes, just good clean fun - well worth a booking in my opinion.
My driver for this evening was Rtn Peter Shepherd and his partner Sheilagh Harnan. My thanks to them for turning out on a quite attrocious night. My thanks also to everyone who made the evening such a success.
They seem to have got the message that when over 100 people arrive within ten minutes of each other - all wanting to get a drink - they need more than one person on the bar. They also recognise the importance of everyone being served their meal efficiently and as a result I counted at least twelve waiters and waitresses serving at tables.
President Roger Wright presided over the evening in his normal relaxed style and was an excellent host. President Elect Andrew Perry, who proposed the toast to Rotary International was pleased when it was over so that his nerves could calm dowm. (He was so nervous he couldn't eat his main course and waited till he had finished before tackling his sweet. Needless to say he need not have worried - he was great.)
The evening went extremely well, with the traditional order of proceedings. As is normal I responded to the toast to Rotary International and proposed the toast to the club. Following the speeches, entertainment was provided by way of an extremely funny man - one Christopher Gee - a comediaen and impressionist. I personally thought he was great - no smutty jokes, just good clean fun - well worth a booking in my opinion.
My driver for this evening was Rtn Peter Shepherd and his partner Sheilagh Harnan. My thanks to them for turning out on a quite attrocious night. My thanks also to everyone who made the evening such a success.
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