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Leighton Linslade
On May 1st the Rotary Club of Leighton Linslade held their annual May Day Fayre. The theme of the day was Leighton by the seaside, assisted by donkey rides, fun fairs, a sandcastle competition and special Leighton sticks of rock. Over 40 local charities, clubs and organisations took the opportunity to meet and greet the public and raise much needed funds. The club raised over £6,000 through the event and every comment received back has been full of praise. We also sponsored a stall for the Hearing Dogs for the Blind and they raised almost £200. The picture shows Rotary member and Chairman of South Beds Council Brian Spurr opening the Fayre. Also in attendance are Club President Dave Bowater, MP Andrew Selous, MEP Tom Wise and Town Mayor Mark Freeman.
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We have now selected our newest Ambassadorial Scholar, Lowri Gott, who will study International Relations at Johns Hopkins University Nanjing Centre for Chinese and American Studies....................more
Mules carrying Shelter Boxes make one of the most
moving among many pictures. ShelterBoxes are making a difference in the
Pakistan disaster.,,,,,,,,,,more
The Rotary Club of Perranzabuloe (D1290 Perranporth Cornwall) has been
awarded a RI Public Relations Grant to help publicise the humanitarian
work of Dr Peter Blackwell-Smyth in Zambia. A GP in St. Austell, Cornwall,
for 30 years, he has been a volunteer in Africa since 1993 helping to
save the lives of mothers and babies.....more
Press comment about collecting and despatch of blankets to earthquake
victims in Pakistan has been a major help in making known efficient co-operation
between Rotary International,Royal Jordanian Airlines, The Duchess of
Wessex and Tesco.......more
ITV are looking for people who have done something interesting "Or
out of the ordinary". And "people who have triumphed over adversity".
These are things which Rotarians are doing routinely and if we could get
a Rotarian onto the program the PR would be brilliant. - says John Mills
of RIBI, enclosing Tessa's letter:
The Centre where dogs are trained for this valuable work
was recently visited by Hoddesdon Rotarians. They heard at first hand
how dogs perform in the homes of those whose hearing is impaired, potentially
saving lives.
If there is a fire, or other cause for alarm, a hearing dog attracts the
attention of the person in danger so that help can be summoned.
.......more
New Resources on the District Web Site
Two new sections have been added under the main Clubs Menu::
Clubs Classified - The Clubs Classified pages (see under the Clubs menu tab above) can now be updated directly by you. You will need to register on the site (instructions on the Classifieds page) and you will then be able to upload your own News, Photographs, Forthcoming club events, etc, etc. Note that the uploads are moderated and there may therefore be a short delay before your new entry appears on the site. Register today ! Be ready for tomorrow !
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| LUTON NORTH - Trail Race | |
| This was the first year of this event, run on Sunday 30th October, when 88 runners took part in the 10.9k race with just 12 participating in the shorter 5.6k fun run. Organisers, the Rotary Club of Luton North, expect this to develop..............More |  |
| WOLVERTON AND STONY STRATFORD | |
| Jump For Mbohomhule - | |
| The date for the sponsored Tandem Parachute jump in aid of Wolverton and Stony Stratford club’s Mbonhomhule School appeal, was chosen back in July. By good fortune October 9th was a stunningly good day for parachuting. The six jumpers ...........More |
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| ROTARY CLUB OF BUCKINGHAM | |
| For the second year running, exhibitors were attracted from six local schools, to show their students’ work which was on show for five days at the University of Buckingham. ....More | |
| THE ROTARY JIGSAW | |
| In April 2005 RIBI produced a Promotional Jigsaw, which is now available from RIBI .....More |
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| SEVEN CLUBS WATER PROJECT | |
| Hatfield, Brookmans Park, Potters Bar, St Albans Priory, Stevenage, Harpenden Village and Berkhamsted Bullbourne, have joined with Rosebank Club, Johannesburg to support a Roundabout Playpump installation in the Hammanskraal area of South Africa. .........More |  |
| PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF | |
| Jade O’Hanlon of International Aid Trust says that Rotary trailer collection points have been set up in various towns in districts 1290/1170/120 0/1210/1260/1240/1280/1190 - they are still receiving calls from other districts that are interested. Jade would llike to thank all the clubs that have been involved in making this initiative a success! IAT are still in need of .....More | |
| CALLING ALL EYE PEOPLE | |
| Do you know any ophthalmologists, optometrists and opticians, ?????? Roger Mewis please (Tring & District) Chairman of District Community & Vocational Service, would like to hear from you ....More | |
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As a precursor to Hallow'een Hitchin Tilehouse held their Hot and Horny Quiz on Friday 28th October 2005 at the Sun Hotel in Sun Street Hitchin
A great
time was had by all in this fancy dress quiz with some devilishly
hard questions. The quiz was won by the "Devils Advocats"
headed by team leader Steve "the headless horseman of the Apocalypse"
Dawson who managed to answer most of the questions on his own with
very little help from the rest of his team!!! |
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The Skvertsov (Eng. Starling) Family
