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THE ROTARY CLUB OF FERNDOWN
Derricks Ditherings
Scatter Week
Police Awards
Rotary Slim
Charity Run
Bournemouth Uni
Fete on the Field
News from Dick Bell
Inner Wheel
New Committee’s
Service Report
Signs of the Times
Special points of interest:
Meets at Cobhams Sports and Social Club
Merley Park Road Wimborne
Telephone: 01202 885773
E-Mail: [email protected]
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Derricks Ditherings
April 1st. saw the start of our Scatter Week with George and Maddie Phillips,
Malcolm Day and myself getting off to a flying start by visiting the Rotary
Club of Lymington at their lunchtime meeting. We were made very welcome
and President Terry Connor and his fellow Rotarians looked after us very
well indeed.
But there was a purpose to our scatter to the Lymington Club. George had
discovered that they were going through the detailed planning for their
“Summer Spectacular”, an event that now generates in excess of £10,000 for
the club’s charitable funds. The President and the club organisers of the
event were amazingly generous with regard the information they were pre-
pared to share with us and we came away having made lots of new friends
and armed with very useful information as to how they have become so suc-
cessful with their Summer Spectacular. Hopefully we will be able to emulate
that success (over time) with our next challenge and one that I regard as piv-
otal in our attempts to re-connect with the Ferndown communities, I speak of
course of the ‘Fete in the Field”.
Bill Field’s winning team comprising Norman Hendy, Eileen Bray, Richard
Giles and the great man himself stunned fellow Rotarians with their sheer
audacity when claiming the star prize after venturing un-aided to the No.1
Rotary Club in the UK, the Rotary Club of Glasgow. A one day round trip
arriving in time for lunch (of course) and returning home late. Their presen-
tation was marred only slightly by their inability to operate their computer,
the projector, memory stick or any other electronic device that would have
demonstrated their tremendous feat of endurance.
Derrick’s Dithering’s Continued
Saturday 18th. April was stroke awareness day.
This “Know Your Blood Pressure” campaign helps people to understand the link between high
blood pressure and stroke, other risk factors and what the general public can do to reduce their risk
of having a stroke. The Stroke Association try to get to the ‘heart’ of communities by holding
events across the UK offering free blood pressure testing, stroke prevention information and
friendly advice.
Geoff Richardson was responsible for organising the day on behalf of the Rotary Club of Ferndown
and duly arranged the venue at the Barrington together with a full quota of Rotarians to man the
hall and a team of rotarians to approach passers-by to encourage them to take advantage of the op-
portunity to have their blood pressure checked. Good responses from the public during the morning
and early afternoon but tailed off later as Ferndown indulged in a late afternoon siesta. Thank you
Geoff for all your hard work and thank you all Rotarians who turned out to help on the day.
Saturday 25th. April. The Rotary Community Police Awards.
At last, after many months of careful preparation we presented the Police Awards evening at the
Meyrick Hall. By any standard it has to be judged as a great success, well supported by Rotary
Clubs from Districts 1110 and 1200, the police led by the Chief Constable, the Police and Crime
Commissioner, the Dorset Police Force and many VIPs including the Lord-Lt. of Dorset, the High
Sheriff and Under Sheriff, The Mayors of Bournemouth, Ferndown and Wareham and of course
local communities from all over Dorset.
A special thank you to all Ferndown Rotarians and their partners who were instrumental in bring-
ing the project to such a successful conclusion.
Sunday 26th. April. The Charity Run.
The timing will not have escaped your notice. The huge team effort required to make the Police
Award project a success was followed by an early start the following morning to ensure the Charity
Run was equally successful.
The weather was kind and our Rotarians turned out in force to support our leader Chris Marshall
who had worked so hard to bring the race to the attention of the many runners out there who enjoy
these events. Unfortunately, we found ourselves competing (unintentionally) with the London
Marathon with it’s 38,000 runners, the Southampton run which attracted 5000 runners, and the
Southborne run, all on the same day. This must have taken a toll on numbers but our original date
of 23rd March also conflicted with three other local runs, which was considered unacceptable,
hence the move to 26th. April.
Numbers were down significantly but thanks to the generosity of the Hendy Group we made a
profit of £620 that will help to fund our Youth Service costs for the coming year.
Like the Police Award project the Charity Run brings out the best in the Ferndown Club with all
available Rotarians turning out to play their part in the community work of the club.
Best Wishes to you all
Be proud - Enjoy Rotary
President Derrick
Scatter Week Reports
THE OTTER CUP
This year we had a decent turnout for Scatter week, though from the
reports perhaps we should rename it “Scatterbrain” week.
John Smith, Les Whittingham and Neville Platt ventured as far as
Poole were they had a very nice welcome by Poole Rotary, John had
a better welcome as the President gave him a kiss, perhaps I should
say that this years President is a lady. The rest of our Committee
could not join us. Tim Lee was working, and Mike Sismey was ma-
rooned at Southampton on a the
Cruise Ship Oriana.
They claimed 120 miles.
Bob Jones, Mike Clampin and Alan Dean ventured as far as our
Mother Club Wimborne. They had a nice day and a good lunch.
Wimborne Club made a presentation to Julia’s House, Cherry Tree
Nursery and The John Thornton Foundation. They had such a good
time they couldn’t remember how many miles they travelled or how
they even got back.
On April 1st Jim Sanders, John Flude, Neil Meldrum and Mike Sismey
made the difficult journey to The Parley Club. There were 15 Parley
Rotarians plus one prospective member. They sat on an open square of
tables and helped themselves to pasta and Bolognese Sauce with Gar-
lic Bread, followed by fresh fruit. All
for the princely sum of £5!!
President Derrick, Malcom Day ,
Maddy and George Phillips did a little bit better and went as far as
Lymington. I don't think much happened there as Derrick’s report
was very brief, which is very unusual for him, but still they claimed
1890 miles, not counting Maddies who went on to Southampton to
work.
Paul Hunter wanted to claim 1000 mile each way to Australia,
Gerry Clark wanted to claim 5000 miles for his trip to Belle France.
Both these claims were not allowed as the rules state you must have
two Rotarians to qualify and as judicators Les Whittingham and I
were in a bad mood so we disqualified them.
Get a “eyeful” of the Eiffel
Gerry taking a “selfie”
Scatter Week Reports Continued
But without a doubt the Winners have to be Bill Field, Richard Giles, Eileen Bray and Norman
Hendy with a magnificent total of miles claimed of 3744. They achieved this by the way of a flight
to Glasgow on Fly Bee. We very nearly disqualified them because the presentation of their epic
journey was a complete shambles and for the enormous carbon footprint they amassed with their
flight there and back, but their still life pictures and the Banner they brought back saved them.
Neville and Les
DORSET ROTARY
POLICE COMMUNITY AWARDS
Meyrick Hall, Bournemouth
The inaugural event of the Police Community Awards held on
the 25th April was a great success, all the hard work by the
organiser Paul Hunter and his cohorts paid off. We had a
most enjoyable evening. It was Chaired by and charmed by
Sarah Farmer of BBC South and we were entertained by the
Dorset Police Male Voice Choir. Our nominee PC Julian
Humphries was the overall winner, but quite frankly all the
nominee’s deserved an award.
Rotary Club of Ferndown’s 2015 Slimathon
18 Started 7 Failed to Finish (Officially)
Club Weight Loss was 50 pounds mostly from the winner
1st Bill Field 15 lbs
2nd Derrick Powell 8 lbs
3rd Bob Jones 7 lbs
John Hill
Fat Controller
Prizes:
West Moors Pharmacy Trophy
Bottle of Fizz
Box of Chocolates
Charity Fun Run
The Start
A big thank you to all those who were able to help on the Charity Run today, especially Bob
Nicholson for providing his trailer and time and effort in helping me collect and taking back all the
equipment to Cobhams, and John Smith then Gordon for organising the course marshals and help-
ing with putting up the signs round the route on Saturday with Tim Lee and myself. It was a good
team effort and you all played your part.
It was not the complete success that I had hoped for given the widespread publicity this time. We
had 17 children in the 2.5k, and 50 adults in the 5k and 10k. However, there were some good com-
ments about the course and the event itself. It is highly probable that the London Marathon, and the
Southborne and Southampton runs all on the same day took their toll on numbers. I hope the course
marshals felt that the calories expended walking to and fro were worthwhile, and helped to alleviate
the excesses of yesterday evening's excellent dinner!!!!!!!!
The runners came from quite a wide area, from Salisbury in the north, to Swanage to Southampton.
One couple came form Lincolnshire, but were staying in their holiday property in St Leonards. We
received some good suggestions from one runner on improving the web-page coverage of the event
next year
Chris Marshall
Vocational Visit to Bournemouth University
Fifteen Rotarians and wives visited Bournemouth University's Talbot cam-
pus on 23rd April. We were welcomed by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor John Vin-
ney. Highlights of his presentation to us were:
· the University has 17,000 students
· it contributes £1 million per day to the local economy
· 92% of graduates are in employment or further study 6 months after graduat-
ing
· 40% of academic staff are undertaking research that is classified as interna-
tionally significant
· every student has the opportunity to undertake a work placement during their
course
· Over £120M is currently being invested in development of the University es-
tate
The group were then taken on a tour of the campus, which included:
· the new Student Centre, with an emphasis on Social Learning Space
· the library with no books!
· the TV studios for Broadcast Journalism students, which are the envy of pro-
fessional broadcasters
· the Computer Animation studios which form part of National Centre for
Computer Animation
· the new academic building which is under construction
Our photos show the new academic building under construction and some members
of the group with Sulley from the Monsters Inc. film. Bournemouth graduates have
won Oscars for their visual effects work with Hollywood and Soho film produc-
tions. The University is partnering with the local councils and other stakeholders in
an initiative called Silicon Beach. The aim is to encourage digital media companies
to move to or set up in this region with the attraction of a ready supply of talent
from the University.
Tim Lee
A Suggestion from our French Correspondent
PP Dick Bell
It is called MSPLA – Mon Sang Pour Les Autres or My Blood For Others.
Normal uptake of blood donors is about 6% of the local population when a “passive” collection is set
up in a town or village hall; the only advertisement being banners around the areas. In 1998, the Ro-
tary Club of Toulouse decided to try a pro-active approach whereby the members directly ap-
proached the public a few weeks before a collection and asked them to promise to give blood at a
collection set up by the Blood Transfusion Service prominently in the town. The idea was to find as
many new donors as possible. The Club put the organisation around the collection. The result was
dramatic; the uptake being about 5 times the normal rate.
The project gradually spread to other clubs and is now nationwide. This year, for the first time, my
Rotary Club decided to organise such a day. The Club printed draw tickets, the person’s name and
mobile telephone number was noted counterfoil. They kept the other part of the ticket detailing
where and when to give blood. They were then entered into a draw for prizes donated by sponsors.
By having their mobile numbers, they could be contacted if they had not arrived by mi-afternoon.
On the day of the collection the Club set up a large marquee in the middle of Royan for the Blood
Transfusion Service. They arrived with 3 receptionists, 4 doctors and 8 phlebotomists. The Club
members acted
1. as welcome and answered questions from the members of the public passing by. It was sur-
prising how many passers-by gave blood.
2. to provided and served the food and drink after the blood donation
An exhibition of old cars was set up outside to further attract the public to the event.
The result was that there were 72 who gave blood for the very first time and another 18 “lapsed” do-
nors. That day, 100 such events took place all over France and blood was collected from 263,000 do-
nors.
This event was a great success and an ideal service event with a high public profile. There is now a
determination to make it an annual event in Royan.
PP Dick Bell
INNER WHEEL NEWS
On April 27th 2015 we welcomed Rotarians and other guests to an excellent dinner followed by an
inspirational speaker. Dame Yvonne Moores, as Chief Nursing Officer in the 1990’s was an advi-
sor to the Prime Minister, setting up NHS Direct and establishing N.I.C.E. Internationally she
served as consultant to the UN, mainly through the World Health Organisation and has pursued a
passionate concern for Nursing and Health Education in the developing world.
Joining the Board of Directors in 2007, she was involved in twinning Poole Hospital with Wau
Hospital in South Sudan. The Poole Africa Link formed in 2009, Sends volunteer teams of health
profeesionals to provide and support medical and nursing education at Wau. Fundraising helps
with travel and accomadation costs and purchase of vital medical equipment( eg. An anaesthetic
machine £3.000 )
Signs of the Times
Sign over a Gynaecologist’s Office “Doctor Jones at you cervix.
In a Podiatrist’s Office “ Time wounds all Heels “
On a septic Tank truck “ Yesterday’s Meals on Wheels”
On a Plummer’s Truck “We repair what your husband fixed “
On the door of a Maternity Ward “ Push Push Push “
In a Funeral Home’s window “ Drive carefully, we’ll wait “
Community Service Report
Donations Distributed 2014/2015
East Dorset Citizens Advice Bureau: £1,000.
Dorset Blind Association: £1,000. Plus additional sponsorship monies from Zip
Wire Challenge.
Alex Boyce: £700. Re Bedroom Improvements.
Youth Service Committee: £500.
Plus Commitments: £1,000 New grants system.
£500. Diverse Abilities.
£500. Mosaic
£500 . Sturts Farm Communnity.
£500. Waggy Tails Charity.
Plus a possible further donation of £750 to Alex Boyce Re vehicle docking system for a wheelchair
John Lewis
Chairs and Committees 2015/6
Administration & Foundation Chairman: Bill Field
Committee Members: Richard Giles, John Bartholomew, Norman Hendy.
Membership Chairman: Paul Hunter
Committee Members: Madelaine Phillips, Martyn James, Helen Chiari, Jim Sanders.
Fellowship & Vocational Chairman: Les Whittingham
Committee Members: Mike Sismey (Programme), Tim Lee (Walks), Howard Lewis (Parties),
John Smith (Sports), John Flude (theatre), Neville Platt (Newsletter).
Service: Chairman: IPP Derrick Powell
Committee Members: Gerry Clarke, Bob Nicholson, Mike Fenner, Julian Daniels,
Paul Bennett, Geoff Richardson, Neil Meldrum, Peter Clarkson, Alan dean, Malcolm Day
Lou Knight, Mike Clampin, Ove Neilson, June Lewis, Gordon Lewis.
International Service Chairman: Chris Marshall,
Bob Jones, Graham Barnett, Chris Loring, John Lewis, Eileen Bray, John Hill.
Would members let me know of any last minute requests for changes?
George Phillips
The Object of Rotary
The object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as
a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and fos-
ter:
1. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service.
2. High ethical standards in business and professions, and the
recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations and the
dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to
serve society.
3. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s
personal, business and community life.
4. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill
and peace through a world fellowship of business and
professional persons united in the ideal of service.
The “Four-Way Test”
First: Is it the truth
Second: Is it fair to all Concerned?
Third: Will it build goodwill and better friend ships
Fourth: Will it be beneficial to all concerned
Business Partners of Ferndown Rotary Club Helping Our Community
Haskins Garden Centres
Henderson’s Opticians
Hendy Group Motor Dealers
Insley & Partners,Solicitors
A.E.Jolliffe & Sons, Funeral Directors
Merlo UK Ltd
Moors Pharmacy
Simon R Puddle, Certified Accountant
Swift Body Repairs
The Practice at Ferndown, Osteopaths
The Roman Group Printers
Wellstead & Wellstead Estate Agents