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| Monday 27th June Rachel Boswell Blokes on Board |
Rachel Boswell, head of
literacy at Grange School Long Eaton was our guest at Monday lunch. Rachel outlined her role at school and also thanked us for our support for the "Blokes on Board" scheme, reading standards, for boys needs to be improved and rotarians giving time to listen to youngsters reading in school has encouraged the children to improve. A vote of thanks was given by George Mounsey.  Pictured - Rtn George Mounsey, Rachael Boswell and SVP Jonathan Toon
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| Thursday 16th June
Kids Out Day
Holme Pierrepont |
Kids Out Day with Brackenfield
School pupils at the Holme Pierrepont water sports centre. A great day out organised by Rotarian Andrew Stokes.
For some more pics - click here
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| Monday 13th June Sharon Stansfield Long Eaton Silver Prize Band Club |
Our speaker today was Sharon
Stansfield, Musical Director of Long Eaton Silver Prize Band. Sharon briefly outlined the
history of the band which was formed in 1906 with an amalgamation of two bands from Sawley
and Long Eaton. Bands at this time were very popular and there were several bands in the
area, most of which disbanded in the period up to 1945. Competition was keen and the band prospered winning many prizes. In 1928 the band purchased their present club house on Salisbury Street and the local populace were able to join and enjoy the clubs amenities. In the post war years the band were again very successful, winning many accalades at local and national level. Currently the band has over 100 active playing members playing in the Junior, Training or The Silver Prize band. The vote of thanks was given by Rotarian Paul Hopkins, who presented a cheque from the Rotary Club for £150  Pictured - Rtn Paul Hopkins, Sharon Stansfield and President Martin
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| Saturday 11th June
Showcase for Rotary Old Market Square, Nottingham |
Rotary took over the Old Market
Square today to present a 'Showcase' of their activities and to encourage the people of
Nottingham to discover more about Rotary and the good works that it promotes. There were 10 gazebo tents, each featuring a different Rotary activity including Aquabox, Shelterbox, Rororact and Interact. On a stage area visitors were entertained by a succession of contestants mainly from the Long Eaton’s Got Talent competition run by Long Eaton Dawnbreakers Rotary Club. Our Club featured Rotary's involvement with youth, the Eco-Interact club based at Long Eaton School and the good works they promote. Next door was the Rotary’s Young Chef area, winners were demonstrating their skills and visitors were able to sample their quality food. The weather was kind too and the event was very well supported.
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| Wednesday 8th June Golf Day Erewash Valley Golf Club |
Our 9th annual Golf Day was
held at Erewash Valley GC and 21 teams took part. The weather, even with two showers,
was kinder than last year and the winners, by a close margin, were The Lockers.
Dinner followed in the clubhouse. Thanks to all those who played, those who assisted on the day and to all our generous sponsors
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| Monday 6th June June Birkin Cacti |
Today the Club welcomed June
Birkin, Secretary of the Long Eaton & District Horticultural Society. The Society,
founded in 1919 is affiliated to many national societies including the RHS and currently
has 297 members. June brought along four cacti to pass around, all about to flower and none watered more than once every three months. Cacti come mainly from Mexico and South America and are either succulent or spiny, sometimes both. Though mainly sun-loving, some do prefer shade. Propagation is best via cuttings, seeds can take years! They flower after a long period of drought. Rotarian Tony Gregory gave the vote of thanks, remembering the days when the summer show was held in their packing sheds, with mayor, band, ram and dog.  Pictured - Rtn Tony Gregory, June Birkin and President Martin
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| Monday 23rd May Gait Walker Outlook Day Centre |
President Martin and club
members attended the Outlook Day Centre at Briar Gate to see the new Gait Walker in use.
The Walker is used by several of the clients on a daily basis and was
purchased with funds raised by Long Eaton Rotarians, our Eco-Interact group, and a
grant from District 1220 . The Walker is a simple wheeled machine, but provides mobility combined with a secure platform to those who are unable to walk unaided, unfortunately these simple machines are expensive and the NHS are often not able to supply these machines. The Outlook Centre is a day centre for adults with learning disabilities, funded by Social Services and The NHS  Pictured -Eco Interactors Rachael and Katie, Rotarians Barbara, Graham and President Martin,Senior Physiotherapists Laura and Beccy with Katherine on the Gait Walker
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| Monday 23rd May Mark Atherton Trading Standards Office |
The Club were entertained with
an extended talk from Mark Atherton of Derbyshire County Council Trading Standards office
who briefly outlined the history of the office starting with ancient corn measures to
present day policing of many aspects of modern life. On business premises they have the same authority as the police and have the power to close down and fine miscreants who try to fleece the public. Work is often outside the office checking anything from petrol pumps to a measure of spirits in one of Derbyshires pubs, and often requires working outside office hours. Mark then gave some examples of counterfeit goods and out of date products that are sometimes found on sale in stores and even car boots that are immediately confiscated and the vendors taken to court. He closed by advising, "never buy at the door" and always look for the "Trusted Trader" logo, which is a scheme run by Derbyshire to provide a list of competent and safe traders, if in doubt always seek advice from The Trading Standards Department. A vote of thanks was given by rotarian Andrew Stokes.  Pictured - Mark Atherton and his colleague Julie with President Martin and Andrew
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| Monday 16th May Sarah Mack & Caroline Kew Cystic Fibrosis Unit at Nottingham City Hospital |
Sarah Mack and Caroline Kew of
Nottingham University Hospitals visited the club to enlist our support for the new 20
bedded CF unit planned on the City Hospital site at a projected cost of £2.5 million.
Sarah told us that CF is incurable and average life expectancy is just 34 years, which is
a great improvement on earlier years, however this also means more patients and a bigger
demand on bed space. Patients are unable to meet, or come into contact, as there is a serious risk of infection passing from one to another. At present there are only 4 beds available for the treatment of 130 patients in this area and as treatment, or a lung transplant can take many months to operate, there is a high demand for more beds. The new unit will provide "studio rooms" with cooking facilities, video conferencing, to talk to other patients and, a gym as it is important that patients are encouraged to excercise. Each room will cost around £60,000 to equip, about £1 million has been pledged and fund raising schemes are to be supported by many Rotary clubs. Geoff Birkin thanked the speakers and hoped that the club could provide help in the future.
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| Monday 18th April Greg Woolley Macmillan Cancer Support |
Our lunch speaker today was
Greg Woolley from Macmillan cancer support who gave us a short introduction to what
Macmillan is all about. This year they celebrate their 100th birthday and Greg outlined
how the group has expanded to give not only specialist care to cancer
patients, from Macmillan nurses, but they provide support for all the
surrounding family, if necessary, or as required. There are just 70 Macmillan nurses in Nottinghamshire, funded initially by fund raising and legacies. Thanks given by Ian Viles who also presented a cheque for £250.00 to the charity.  Pictured - President Martin Cain, Craig Woolley and Rtn. Ian Viles
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| Monday 4th April Barbara James 'My Job Talk' |
Barbara James, our Club's
newest member gave the club an outline of her career and many interests, including 24
years as Burser of Long Eaton School and chair of many local organisations. Rtn Graham
Pidcock gave the Vote of Thanks.
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| Monday 28th March Kirsty Youngs Erewash Groundwork Trust |
Kirsty Youngs, daughter of
member Barbara James, gave an illustrated presentation on the work of the Erewash
Groundwork Trust. Over the past 22 years the organisation has developed a wide remit of
activities. Not only renovating derelict areas of ground, but maintaining them, together
with all the borough's nature reserves. Awareness of green issues in planning
applications, recycling, environmental education for childrens' groups, training for the
long-term younger unemployed, walking and biking for health groups - even bike repair and
maintenance courses. Even the skateboard area in West Park is due for remedial attention.
Barbara gave the Vote of Thanks on behalf of the Club.
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| Monday 14th March
Jonathan Croft
Wilsthorpe School |
The Rotary Club of Long Eaton
were guests of Wilsthorpe School on Monday evening and enjoyed an excellent meal prepared
by students wih a little help from tutors Mrs Moir and Mrs Pyne. The evening concluded with an inspirational presentation from Head, Jonathan Croft which illustrated how Wilsthorpe had come back from a very low rating to become one of the top 5 schools in the Midlands. Thanks were given by Geoff Birkin for an excellent evening.
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| Monday 7th March
John Jameson
North Midlands Police Helicopter Unit |
John Jameson of North Midlands
Police Helicopter Unit is pictured with President Martin and Alec Percy following an
interesting presentation of the work carried out by this unit.
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| Friday 4th March
Charter Night |
Our 84th Charter Anniversary
Dinner was held at the Novotel. Presided by Martin Cain, Rotary International was
represented by District Governor Val Leivers. Lisa Mills, winner of the Long Eaton Musician of the Year competition 2000, played jazz clarinet before the dinner and after, her group Cantata entertained with songs from the shows in aid of Rainbows Hospice and our local Air Ambulance Service. The Roll Call was given by Geoff Birkin who had organised the evening. Jonathan Toon proposed Rotary International and DG Val Leivers replied and toasted our Club. President Martin replied and toasted our Guests. Barry Woodhead, President of Church Wilne replied. Linda Brown was honoured with our 'Citizen of the Year' Award and Rtn Alec Persey was made a Paul Harris Fellow.
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| Monday 21st February
Brian Ordish
Crimestoppers |
Brian Ordish from the
Crimestoppers organisation joined us for lunch today, this is a charity established in
1988 and run from a central call centre. The organisation exists to take telephone calls from members of the public who wish to give information anonymously on illegal activities,this information is passed on to the appropiate authority who will act upon it. From its inception Crimestoppers have provided information leading to over 100,000 arrests and are currently running at nearly 20 arrests per day. Crimestoppers is a charity and is not part of the policing system. The free telephone number to call is 0800 555111 Rotarian George Mounsey gave the vote of thanks.
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| Monday 14th February
Sarah Harper
Womankind Worldwide |
Sarah Harper representing
Womankind Worldwide was our speaker today, a charitable organisation committed to helping
women by means of partner organisations throughout the world. Although modern laws have gradually changed to provide more protection for women, there are still many countries with large remote areas that are often without law, and there is little protection for abused women. The charity has three main aims: 1 to eliminate violence and abuse, 2 to give self empowerment to women, 3 to educate women Patron of the charity is Sandi Toksvig and more information is easily available at www.womankind.org.uk Rtn Clive Atkins gave the Vote of Thanks, then Janet Budden looked for help for a local child with Ceberal palsy.
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| Monday 7th February
Andrew Dodson
Historical Archaeological Surveys |
Our speaker today was Andrew
Dodson (son of member Brian) from The Greenhatch Group. Andrew specialises in mapping and
recording historical buildings and much of his work is for English Heritage. By using
digital and sonic equipment he is able to produce accurate and detailed images which may
be used for archive records, or the first step in preparing surveys for repairs and
conservation. So well regarded is Andrews work that he has just been awarded the contract to map and record Stone Henge. The Vote of Thanks was given by Rtn. Nigel Kirk
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| Friday 4th February
Race Nite
Charity Fundraising |
Race Nite at Trent Lock Golf
Centre with an eight race programme. The evening was organised by Alan Wiggins, MC'd by
Tony Gregory and with tote master Roger Alton, ably assisted by five members of the
Eco-Interact Club based at Long Eaton School. The evening was a great success, the 100 or so attending also enjoying a bangers & mash dinner. Around £1,000 was raised for the club's Charity Fund, thanks to those attending and to the sponsors of the horses and races.
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| Monday 31st January
Burns Night
Derbyshire Mental Health Association |
About 85 members and
guests attended an excellent Burns night dinner at Cleve Lodge, the Haggis was piped in by
piper Bruce Liddle from Beeston Rotary club, and ceremonially addressed by Jimmy Willan. President Martin introduced our guest, Laura Warnock, from Derbyshire Mental Health Association, to whom we donated the raffle proceeds of £385. The evening concluded with "a wee dram " and entertainment from Jimmy Willan.
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| Monday 24th January
Kevin Curtis
Canaan Trust |
Kevin Curtis, Chief
Executive of The Canaan Trust joined us for lunch and briefly outlined the work of the
trust in Long Eaton with homeless males. While we associate homelessness with big cities, much to our surprise, it is alive and well in towns like Long Eaton. In our modern society many families are close to losing the family home due to various circumstances, and once the home is lost ,events quickly spiral down out of control and people maybe forced to sleep rough. The trust at present has facilities to support 12 men aged between 16 and 54, at two residential properties in the Town. The aim of the trust is to provide temporary accommodation for individuals whilst also giving them life and social skills to improve their self esteem and confidence so that they may move on to independent living in confidencei n the community As ever Canaan Trust seeks funds for operating costs and Kevin introduced us to "Keys for the Homeless", a new collection scheme which aims to collect old keys, most people have old disused keys which with the present high value of scrap metal can be turned into money ifcollected in sufficient quantity. Collection barrels may obtained from the Canaan trust email info@canaan-trust.co.ukand Rotary has already ordered 2 collection barrels. The vote of thanks was given by Geoff Birkin.
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| Monday 17th January
Stuart Watson
Prostate Cancer |
Our speaker today was
Stuart Watson of The Prostate Cancer Charity. On the "most depressing day of the
year" he informed us that 35,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in the UK
each year and prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the U K. Nevertheless, he clearly explained the likely symptons and urged anybody with those symptons, particularily the over 60 age group, to visit their GP. The charity is fighting the disease on every front but the simple message is - don`t ignore it, take advice and consult your GP, early intervention is the most effective action. David Britton gave the vote of thanks to a most interesting - and perhaps life-saving talk.
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| Monday 6th December Anna Kerr & Holly Mason Blood Transfusion Services |
Anna Kerr and Holly Mason
were our guests today. They gave a presentation on The National Blood Service, who are a
part of the NHS and responsible for blood, organs and plasma in England and Wales. Long Eaton and district donated 2400 units of blood last year and they are keen to publicise the service as blood is continually required on a daily basis. Paul Hopkins thanked Anna and Holly for the presentation.
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| Monday 29th November Pauline Jenkinson Fire & Emergency |
Today the Club welcomed
Pauline Jenkinson who came to talk about the work of the British Red Cross Fire and
Emergency Support Service. Run by volunteers and staff of the Derbyshire branch of the Red
Cross, based at Ascot Drive in Derby, they aim to be at the incident within 60 minutes of
call out to provide both practical and emotiional support to anyone affected by the
incident. The support is additional to that provided by the stautory services and is free
of charge thus relies upon the generousity of the public. Keith Randall gave the vote of thanks.
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| Monday 22nd November Sgt Beth Liddington Smith- Young Scholar |
Long Eaton Rotary Club
welcomed Sergeant Beth Liddington from the Derbyshire Cadet Force , Mercian Regiment. Beth
was accompanied by Major Gary Newbury and brought along some wonderful pictures of her
trip to the Everest base camp earlier this year. Beth is this years Smith Young awardee and was part of the 20 day expedition to Kathmandu, although bad weather delayed their trek Beth finally made it to the base camp despite suffering from altitude sickness as the base camp lies at over 16,000 feet.
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| Monday 8th November Nick Batelle St John Ambulance update |
Our speaker guest today was
Nick Battelle from St John Ambulance Brigade and he outlined plans to restructure the Long
Eaton Division. Currently the premises at St John street have undergone a major revamp to bring them up to date and fit for purpose, he now seeks a leader for the division and stressed the importance of the Brigade to a town of Long Eaton's size. Many public events require, by law, medically trained staff to be in attendance and without their support most events could not take place. St John are also responsible for training up to 1/2 a million people a year in basic first aid plus providing support for many disabled groups , all provided by volunteers. None of the volunteers are paid, but all of these many facets have to be funded. With the cost of one fully equipped ambulance being around £75000 - £/80000 the Brigade rely heavily upon publc support to continue. Jonathan Toon gave the vote of thanks on behalf of the club.
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| Monday 1st November Yuko Homma Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar |
Yuko Homma, from Osaka, Japan,
is studying at Nottingham University for a year, furthering her career as an English
teacher. Her new counsellor is our own Tony Gregory, who welcomed her to our meeting today
as guest of the club.
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| Monday 1st November Ian Emm Volunteer Work in Uganda |
Ian gave the club an insight into his recent experience as a volunteer on projects in Mexico and Uganda. Ian has travelled extensively and decided to combine his love of travel and adventure to provide some practical work in Uganda working on school construction with "the Original Volunteer Organisation". Ian is due to return shortly to Uganda and is busy drumming up support for the provision of malaria nets for the children in the project area. Russell Thomas, in giving the vote of thanks on behalf of the club noted that volunteers were very special people. For further information www.UgandaLodge.com
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| October
Twinning Visit to Settsu
David Britton and Satoko |
There were many
friends from the Rotary Clubs of Namdaemun, South Korea, and Aars, Denmark, that I
remembered as Satoko and I attended the 40th Charter celebrations of the Rotary
Club of Settsu in Japan. As always the hospitality and friendship offered by the Rotary
Club of Settsu was super. President Tsujii, his Members and their families made us most
welcome.
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| Monday 25th October Eileen Bagguley Kidney Research (UK)
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Eileen Bagguley spoke to
Rotarians at Trent College about the local branch of the charity which collects for
British Kidney Research. Nationwide, £100 million per year is needed, but currently only
one in five projects can be satisfied. The fund- raising team is reaching out to
interested people to raise funds from a variety of individuals and groups who will enjoy
such projects as marathons,the Great North swim, family events and hill or mountain
climbing-even an attempt on Mount Kilimanjaro, and any new ideas which can be thought of. The research investigates the wide range of causes of kidney disease such as genetic, diabetic, high blood pressure, ethnic variations in incidence, age, tumours of the kidneys and ureters, and stones. The incidence of Renal Dialysis is high while the hospital waiting list for kidney transplant is 7912, showing the need for patient advice and welfare while undergoing the long wait for necessary treatment, Aims for the future are magnificent with the local fund raising group hoping for increasing support
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| Saturday 16th October Crocus Planting for Polio Eradication Canal bank, Long Eaton |
The Long Eaton School
students ‘Focus on a Crocus’ Rotary project Students and staff of The Long Eaton School, working in partnership with the Rotary Club of Long Eaton, have planted over 2,000 purple crocus bulbs along the canal bank between school and Tamworth Road, Long Eaton. The ‘Focus on a Crocus’ project has been part of Rotary’s aim to eradicate Polio throughout the world. Students, including members of ECO-Interact Committee, Year 10 Public Service and sixth form students have been busy selling the bulbs at 20p each, the cost of vaccine for one person. Groundwork Derby & Derbyshire prepared the ground for planting and Woodland’s Landscaping cleared the canal bank to ensure people walking along Tamworth Road will be able to see the crocuses when they flower next spring.  Photo Rotary Club of Long Eaton President Martin Cain, Barbara James and students.
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| Monday 11th October
John Jameson
Street Pastor in Derby |
John Jameson, one of 60
volunteers, representing 28 churches in the Derby area gave a presentation on the Derby
Street Pastor Scheme. He started by showing a clip from BBC One Show where the TV
programme featured the Derby Scheme. Street Pastors, working in teams of four, patrol the city centre on Friday and Saturday nights between 10 pm and 4 am assisting people to get home safely; keep out of trouble; and attend anyone who are injured, drunk or distressed. The ethos is not to preach at people but to care, listen and help. The Street Pastors work closely with the police, door staff, taxi marshals and the City Centre Camera Operator. They have radio contact with these partners and respond to incidents, dealing with the drunk and injured so as to release the police and door staff to get on with their other duties. Over a 12 months period there had been 3,210 hours of voluntary patrol by Street
Pastors; they handed out 12,050 spikeys (plastic inserts into bottles to prevent drinks
being spiked); wrapped up 211 people in space blankets who were suffering from the cold;
distributed 1,405 pairs of flip-flops to females walking in bare feet; given out 593
bottles of water where people were dehydrating; picked up and disposed of 4,688 discarded
bottles, glasses and broken glass on the streets; attended to 239 injured casualties;
looked after 531 drunks and 192 people in distress; and attempted to calm 903 people to
walk away from hostile situations, of which only 53 refused advice and were arrested.
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| Friday 1st Oct to Sunday 3rd Oct.
District Conference
Southport |
A group of ten members and their partners attended the conference
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| Monday 27th September
Chris Bailey
Fun & Games at M & S |
Our speaker today was
Rotarian Chris Bailey of Derby Mercia who entertained us with
light-hearted tales of his 36 years with Marks and Spencer. Rotarian Tony
Gregory gave the Vote of Thanks on behalf of the club. Pictured - Rotarian Tony Gregory, Rtn. Chris Bailey and President Martin Cain.
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| Monday 20th September
James Sheard
The Maternity and Child Health Advocacy International |
James Sheard of The Maternity
and Child Health Advocacy International talked to members of Long Eaton Rotary Club about
the work of the charity. Formed in1995 to provide help to mothers and seriously ill babies
in difficult conditions abroad. They are currently operating in Bosnia, Gambia, Pakistan
and Cameroon. Trained medical help is available and their wider remit is to provide or set
up emergency transport to get patients from distant areas to medical help. In the future
they hope to provide training in resucitation procedures for new-born babies . Geoff Birkin proposed the vote of thanks.  Pictured - Rotarian Geoff Birkin, James Sheard and President Martin Cain.
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| Monday 13th September
Bethany Bramley & Chloe Johnson
Norway Environment Conference |
Young Agenda Conference The Rotary Club of Long Eaton were pleased to welcome 2 students from Long Eaton school at the lunch meeting today. Chloe Johnson and Bethany Bramley gave a presentation on their visit to the worldwide Young Agenda Conference held last June in Stavanger Norway. The conference addressed various energy and poverty issues, and their impact on the
younger generation . At the conclusion of the conference all the young delegates
celebrated World Enviroment Day by flying their national flag and wearing their national
dress. Rotarian Graham Pidcock thanked the youngsters for their able and informative
presentation.
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| Monday 6th September
Club Photo |
 Pictured - Club Members.
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| Monday 23rd August
Dean Hyde
Afghanistan Visit |
Dean Hyde, an employer of
Reservists, spoke of his visit to Afganistan. He flew out of Castle Donington in January, (Brize Norton was snowed in) and had to endure a 'Tactical Landing' into Kandahar - a very steep decent into airport to avoid rocket fire. He flew on to Camp Bastion by RAF Hercules and stayed in portacabin type buildings with a/c. Camp Bastion covers 33sq.km. He met Reservists working on the front line with regular soldiers and he was asssured that all their equipment is excellent. He then flew on to Kabul and met Afghan soldiers being trained by Reservists and also discussed with them on their thoughts on returning to uk to own jobs. Most of the Medics on the front line were Reservists too, learning new tecniques which would be very useful on their return home. Since our troops went into Afganistan the infant mortality has fallen, access to healthcare had increased by 70%, children going to school had gone up from 1 million to 6 million and the number of schools had increased from 1000 to 9000. Rtn. Tony Gregory thanked Dean on behalf of the Club, admiring his courage in untertaking the experience
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| Monday 23rd August
Dr Bibek Pradhan
Nepal Project |
Our new Rotarian Barbara James
presented a cheque for Nepal Project to Dr Bibek Pradhan. The £1,038.93p was raised this
summer by the Eco-Interact club based at Long Eaton School.
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| Monday 23rd August
Barbara James
Induction |
President Martin Cain inducted
Barbara James to full membership today. Sponsored by Martin, with Rotarian Graham Pidcock
acting as Mentor, Barbara was warmly welcomed by club members to their number.
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| Monday 9th August
Laura Warnock
Pronestander |
Laura Warnock, a
physiotherapist with Erewash Borough Council who works at Long Eaton's Outlook Centre
providing help to seriously disabled people 18+ came to say thank-you for he pronestander
equipment we had recently provided. (See below 8th July) She said how good posture was important for health, providing better breathing, digestion, improves muscle tone and reduces pressure sores; standing also provides psychological advantages. Whilst she has five people using the device, regular usage was more beneficial and there was scope to use a second similar device. Rtn Bill McMorran, giving the vote of thanks, said how delighted he was that the Club had been able to provide such a vital piece of equipment so quickly and to see the immediate benefits that it provided its users.
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| Monday 26th July
Beth Liddington
Smith-Young Scholar |
Beth Liddington, a cadet
sergeant with the Long Eaton Army Cadet Force was presented with a cheque today for £500
from our Smith-Young fund, which provides an annual scholarship to a local person, 16-26
to further their ambitions. Beth is shortly to embark on a 22 day expedition to Everest
base camp, climing peak Kala Pattar (5545m) and assisting in a charity project at a
Kathmandu school and orphanage. She will relate the outcome after her return. She was
accompanied for her visit by Major Gary Newbury, Area Commander of C Company. We wish her
well.
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| Monday 26th July
Liz Thornton
Alzheimers Society |
Liz Thornton, Regional
co-ordinator for the Alzheimers Society gave the club an update on their work. 750,000
people in the UK suffer from dementia of one sort or another, Alzheimers accounting for
the majority. Two thirds still live in the community, most cared for by relatives who need
support and respite. Dementia is a disease which is currently not curable, but they are
seeking cures and ways of reduction. We were asked to draw a 1p piece (both sides). Out of 10 points the normal average is only 2.5. Luckily our club score was not announced but it illustrated how much of our memory we take for granted. Dr Joe Rudin proposed the Vote of Thanks.
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| Monday 19th July
DG Val Leivers
District Governor Official Visit |
District Governor Val Leivers
made a flying start to her year by visiting 9 clubs in her first three weeks and Long
Eaton was pleased to welcome her to lunch today. Val spoke about her wish to fulfill the
RIBI 2010/11 theme, Building Communities,Bridging Continents by helping young and
vulnerable people here, and by building a village in Andra Parnesh in India to provide
decent homes.
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| Monday 12th July
Ellie Brennan
World Challenge Expedition |
 Pictured - Shaun Brennan, Ellie Brennan and President Martin Cain.
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| Thursday 8th July
Our Club presents a Pronestander
to Long Eaton Outlook Day Centre |
Two months ago our Club learned
that the Long Eaton Outlook Day Centre, having trialled a Pronestander device for their
disabled clients with great success, were very sad to have to return it. Its purchase was
beyond the NHS remit. Our Club stepped in and purchased one for them at a cost of almost £1,000. It has now arrived and was officially handed over today by President Martin Cain to the senior physiotherapist, Laura Warnock.
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| Monday 5th July
Induction of Officers for 2010-11 |
The induction of the new team
took place at lunch today. IPP Peter was presented with an engraved tankard in recognition
of his second year as President.
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