Week 12 – South & West & then on to the Bracing North-East (unseasonably warm actually)!!

Club Visits since July 1                                                         38

Rotary Engagements since July 1                                           89

Official Club Visits with Chicken dinners since July 1                6 !!

 

Had a great Monday lunchtime with RC Wokingham under the guidance of President Lester.  Terrific group of members with a full Rotary service programme and an attractive public image of an active club.  Also capable of doing madcap things, like walking over the O2 of all things.  Actually, if I hadn’t been off to Thatcham and Henley Bridge on Wednesday I’d have loved to have joined them.

Almost had a day off on Tuesday – round of golf in the morning and out to see Watford FC beat Doncaster Rovers 2-1 in the evening with a bit of Rotary catch up during the afternoon.  Nice to do something a bit different – back with a season ticket this year after an absence of 4 seasons.

Wednesday – a great day – RC Thatcham at lunchtime – terrific to see how they’ve taken on new fundraising opportunities that are also a great day out for their community – with the Duck Race a great success bringing in £4,000 and the Santa Run planned for December.  Oh, and a couple of prospective lady members on the horizon too.  Lovely atmosphere under the gentle humour of President Frank.

And then in the evening at RC Henley Bridge – a serious contender for the top fundraiser title both at home and abroad.  Busy evening with their two principal fundraising events coming up in the next month – Henley Half-Marathon (over 2,000 runners expected) and Sue Ryder Fireworks.  Great to see three prospective members there – just have to hope that the DG didn’t put them off.

And Friday off to Scarborough for a visit to another District’s conference.  Rotary International District 1030 covers Tyneside & Wearside predominantly.  District suppported projects in Uganda & Sri Lanka and closer to home with the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation were featured and Geoff Mackey provided his usual brand of intense Rotarianism!!

  

     

Our Friday night entertainment featured, among others, Lonnie Donnigan's son Peter & Scarborough's Tom Townsend band.

 

 

Saturday night's 20's theme saw Joan & I suitably attired!!

Dancing to a great Jazz band!

 

Oh and how good to see our club’s former member and our District’s former Ambassadorial Scholar Lisa Morris again.  Got to love her enthusiasm – came all the way down from Newcastle by train to see us.