July 2019

People of Action Newsletter of the Rotary Club of Becton & District

Editor– Larry Anthony PHF, [email protected]

Welcome to Becton & District Rotary Club. We are a reformed modern Rotary Club providing potential members with an informal, low cost, flexible and friendly way to be a member of Rotary Inter- national. We strongly believe in Service Above Self and strive to support local, national and international communities where there is a need.

In Your Newsletter This Month.

Time to Join Rotary.

Sport

New Leadership Month

Holiday Bungalow

Jimmy’s Corner.

New Forest Disability Information Service.

Bashley Rydal Cricket Club.

Becton & District Rotary Club.

Eco Project Update.

Invitation to Tea.

Britain in Bloom.

Appletree Careline.

Shelterbox / Rotary Part- nership Extended

RI Polo Grant..

United Nations 75

Roger Darlington's World

Club Diary. Original Artwork courtesy of Evan Burrell.

Becton & District Rotary Club; part of Rotary Wessex D1110

The Neild Shield

Report by Derek Warner.

The Neild Shield competition is an annual event between Christchurch, , and Becton and District ( as was) Rotary Clubs.

The first round took place on a very wet and blustery day at Walhampton Golf Course on Thurs- day 13th June, with10 players in all taking part.

The Becton team was Derek Warner, ably assisted by ex NM members Terry Smith and John Willson.

We had the course to ourselves as as the rain and wind battered the players, but everyone man- aged to get round in one piece. Over a coffee or a beer in the clubhouse after the game, the re- sults were collated and announced, and I am happy to report that the Becton team finished first for this round.

Results:

Average stableford score for each team - BECTON 36.3

LYMINGTON 32.7

CHRISTCHURCH 31.5

Considering the weather, individual’s scores were very good with 5 of the 10 players scoring 35 and over. The highest score was 39 points for Derek who is awarded a Superstar

Well done Becton!

The scores roll forward to rounds 2 and 3, so all can and probably will change by the end of the competition. The next round will take place on 18th July at Highcliffe GC.

Boules versus

Past Rotarians.

The 26th June saw us once again girding our loins for a friendly game of Boules against our old friends and sporting adversaries, the Past Rotarians. It was a beautiful summer evening at the Cliff House in and although we lost by four games to one the games were keenly fought. The triples element ended with equal honours at one game each but the Past Rotarians managed to win all three of the doubles matches. A closer indication of the match was the final points score of Past Rotarians 54 to Becton 45.

With scores tallied and trophies awarded it was into the Cliff House for our match supper of Fish and Chips.

As always with these matches the real winners are the fellowship and fun that we have. Its the start of a new Rotary year and we are pleased to advise that the follow- ing have been elected to the positions shown-

President- Terry Conner.

Senior Vice President- Jean Bell

Treasurer- Keith Williams

Assistant Treasurer- Debbie Nottage

Secretary- Larry Anthony

Jimmy’s Corner:

Holiday Bungalow Update: June saw 4 families enjoying the Becton Rotary holiday bungalow Although the weather was changeable, they were able to enjoy all the facili- ties that Hoburne offer including the indoor swimming pool .

This is such an exciting place with lots go- Our thanks go to Rotary Clubs Southamp- ing on – I’ve met Lucy and Bella (Mary T’s ton ,Southampton Magna ,Hythe and Waterside lovely Cairns) and lots more friends at the and Basingstoke for sponsoring the families who training club – silly thing is that Debbie from the comments in the visitor’s book were wants me to sit and go down, heel, recall really appreciative of their break. which I will do for lots of treats and I think I’m top of the class at the moment! Went Our Special thanks also go to our colleagues back to my breeder (Nana FeeFee) and from Rotary who carried out the host- she put me in a very scary bath, dried me ing duties during June. This was a tremendous under a massive hair dryer and then pro- help and very much appreciated. ceeded to clip my face (although I’m used to that now) and I now sport an adult hair If you would like further details on the Becton style! To Dave’s and Debbie’s delight I’ve and District Rotary Club bungalow or would like started losing my puppy teeth but still have to offer help please contact Rtn Mary Pye by those lovely canines, oh the squeal they email [email protected] can produce! Here’s a photo of me relax- ing with Debbie – chat next month. Report courtesy of Keith Williams

Image courtesy of Dave Nottage Jimmy was assisted in this report by Debbie Nottage Banner Art courtesy of Clker.com Disability Informa- tion Service:

Grand Opening of their Refurbished Premises.

Thanks to the generosity of our former Club, the Rotary Club of New Milton, New Forest Disability Information Service (NFDIS) were able to have constructed a new entrance porch and access to the office area of the premises. NFDIS have long been struggling to cope with the increasing demand for their services but their ability to expand was constrained by the residential use of the upper part of the building.

When the tenants left, the Service made a bold deci- sion to take on the upstairs as part of the service area. This required the installation of a lift to enable volun- teers and service users with mobility impairment to transit from one floor to the next. What followed was an urgent need to raise funds to enable the work to com- mence

The Rotary Club of New Milton heeded the call and do- nated a sum of £2,500 providing the major part of the cost of the access porch. With the refurbishment finally completed June 4th was selected for the grand open- Images: ing attended by Cllr. Barry Hickman, Leader of NFDC; Cllr Keith Craze, Deputy Mayor of New Milton Town Top left– Cllr Barry Hickman cutting Council; Cllr Anne Corbridge, Mayor of Lymington & the tape. Pennington Town Council and members of Becton & District Rotary Club, Bransgore Rotary Club and New Top Right– Recognition plaque in the Forest Rotary Club. porch.

Several references were made to the generosity of Ro- Above– Rtn Larry Anthony of Becton tary particularly the RC of New Milton. & District with the new porch. Bashley Rydal Cricket Club: Images courtesy of Bashley (Rydal) Cricket Club.

A further example of the generosity of our predecessors, the Rotary Club of New Milton, is the brand new covers provided for the Cricket Club by a Rotary Club donation of £1000. Fans of cricket may be interested in the note below from Richard King.

I have finally got the new cricket covers sorted and had the Rotary details printed on them to rec- ognise your support. If you are a "cricket man" then you are welcome to come along anytime to watch and see the finished article (a couple of pictures attached).

Alternatively we are hosting a T20 match between and Dorset on Wed 17th July so that could be a good opportunity.

Regards

Richard

Richard King Treasurer Bashley (Rydal) Cricket Club Becton & District Rotary Club: We are pleased to be able to continue maintaining a Rotary presence in the wider New Milton area and carry on the good work previously provided by the Ro- tary Club of New Milton. Our new Club takes advantage of changes to modernise Rotary and now offers potential members a low cost, flexible and work / family friendly method of membership that puts more emphasis on service in the community rather than fundraising. We also invite interested individuals who may not wish to be full members to become Rotary Friends or in the case of businesses ,Business Friends. These schemes enable those involved to be part of our great Rotary family but better able to select what activities they wish to support.

Whilst it is sometimes difficult to shed an image, however inappropriate that image may be, Ro- tary is not a Club for elderly males but is an all-inclusive organisation that does a lot of good in the world, Recent research by the Johns Hopkins University concluded that world wide last year Rotarians provided 45 Million volunteer hours with a value of $850million ( £699million) and has also been a driving force as we strive to rid the world of the Polio disease. If you feel you would like to participate in any of our activities as a member or friend or want further details then please contact us via our Secretary , [email protected] Eco Greenhouse– Update. Report courtesy of Mary Turner, Images cour- tesy of Larry Anthony Since our last Newsletter we were scheduled to continue phase two of the eco greenhouse. This consisted of transplanting the seedlings the children had planted to the prepared raised beds in the courtyard. On the day, it started with heavy rain and we had doubts as to whether we would be able to work. However at 1”oclock – the appointed time- the sun came out and it was glorious. Jacob, Freyer, Autumn and Albert were able to plant Petunias, Geraniums, Mari- golds, carrots and Tomatoes that they had grown from seed together with Busy Lizzies, Sal- vias and Begonias donated by Larry and Cheryl Anthony. By far the most enjoyable part, as far as the children were concerned, was using the hose to water all the plants and themselves at the end!

Above: Some of the beds as they were before the project and Below see how they are improved as a result of the work done.

Above: Inside the Greenhouse with the rap- idly growing planting.

Below: Jacob, Freyer, Autumn and Albert showing off their planting skills with Mary Turner. The Planting continued: Images Courtesy of Larry Anthony.

An Extremely Worthwhile Project. An Invitation to Tea: During our last visit to the school President Terry and Secretary Larry were delighted to receive the below invitation for members of the Club to attend a Thank You Tea Party. This was a to- tally unexpected gesture by the School and perhaps serves to demonstrate how well our help is being received.

Britain in Bloom: Huge congratulations to New Milton Town Council on the Towns achievement by getting to the finals of Britain in Bloom; Mark Jeffries and his team are working hard preparing the Town for the two anticipated visits by the Britain in bloom judging panel.

Closer to home we are thrilled that our efforts in support of New Milton Infant School are being included in the Towns submission to the judges who are expected to visit the school to view the Eco Greenhouse and the involvement of the children in the planting.

We live and work in a pleasant Town and it is gratifying to have this recognised by organisations such as Britain in Bloom.

Shelterbox & Rotary An Ongoing Partnership:

Do you know about Appletree Careline?

Appletree Careline provide a 24 hour /365 days a year monitoring service to people living in and around the district of the New Forest who wish to have the security and reassurance of an im- mediate response in times of crisis or emer- gency, to person or property.

Following the activation of a community alarm or ID wristband emergency call, Appletree Careline staff will mobilise the help required by contacting family members, friends or the emergency services. ShelterBox and Rotary are celebrating an- other three years of Partnership. ShelterBox If you feel you could benefit yourself, or you has been Rotary's Project Partner in Disas- have a friend or relative who could benefit from ter Relief since 2012, but the relationship an Appletree Careline alarm, please call us to had been long-standing. discuss your needs. For almost 20 years, this unique humanitarian Call 02380 285523 or email Apple- alliance has supported families with a place to [email protected] call home after disaster. What began as a local connection with one Cornish Rotary Club has ‘Helping People to remain independent for led to an international movement that’s raised as long as possible’. over £54 million for ShelterBox to date.

Reprinted as a Community Notice on behalf of But the partnership extends far beyond finan- Council. cial support. Around 1,000 Rotary members are involved in ShelterBox as volunteers, staff or response team members. Rotary clubs world- wide offer valuable, practical assistance to help ShelterBox reach more families fleeing Rotary an- disaster or conflict. nounces Image courtesy of RIBI News US$100 million Report source data– Shelterbox. to eradicate polio

EVANSTON, Ill. (June 10, 2019) — Rotary is  Chad ($102,395) giving US$100 million in grants to support  Democratic Republic of the Congo ($9.5 the global effort to end polio, a vaccine- million) preventable disease that once paralysed  Ethiopia ($2.6 million) hundreds of thousands of children each  Iraq ($6 million) year.  Kenya ($6.3 million)  Mali ($1.2 million) To support polio eradication efforts in endemic  Somalia ($1.4 million) countries, Rotary is allocating half the funds it  South Sudan ($1.2 million) announced today to: Afghanistan ($16.3 mil-  Syria ($1.7 million) lion), Nigeria ($10.2 million), and Pakistan  Yemen ($2.1 million) ($25.2million). Additional funding will support Source: Audrey Carl, Rotary International. efforts to keep vulnerable countries polio-free: Rotary to Mark 75th Anniversary of United Nations:

Rotary was at the heart of the establishment of the United Nations in 1945. As it marks its 75 anniversary next year, a series of key events will be staged around the world.

Incoming Rotary International President, Mark Maloney, has announced that Rotary will be stag- ing five events around the world during the next 12 months to mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations.

Rotary was instrumental in establishing the United Nations following the Second World War.

From April to June 1945, delegations from 50 nations attended the United Nations Conference on international organisation in San Francisco, with the task of writing a charter which was accept- able to all of them. Rotary International was one of 42 organisations asked to serve as consult- ants.

The UN officially came into existence on October 24th, 1945, and today, Rotary holds the highest consultative status offered to a non-governmental organisation by the UN’s Economic and Social Council, which oversees many specialised UN agencies.

To mark the anniversary, Rotary International will be staging a United Nations Day in New York, three presidential conferences in Paris, Santiago and Rome, with a final celebration just before the convention in Hawaii next June.

Speaking at the Rotary International convention in Hamburg, Mark Maloney, who takes over as President in July, told Rotarians: “Rotary was there at the beginning of the United Nations. We were there when the world pulled itself from the brink of destruction and rebuilt.”

Extracted from RIBI News- Rotary Marks 75th Anniversary of the United Nations by Dave King.

For full article go to- https://www.rotarygbi.org/rotary-to-mark-75th-anniversary-united-nations/ The United Nations Head- quarters has been based in New York City since 1952, with the complex including the seats of the UN Gen- eral Assembly and the Se- curity Council.

Rotary Day at the United Nations each year cele- brates the organizations’ shared vision for peace and highlights the critical humanitarian activities that Rotary and the United Na- tions lead around the world. Roger Darlington’s World: In place of our previous Laughter Lines page I am pleased to introduce you to Roger Darlington’s World. In this and future editions I will be extracting a mixture of humorous and inspirational items of interest from Roger’s webpage. www.rogerdarlington.me.uk

Lessons from my mother and father My grateful thanks go to Roger for his 1. My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB kind permission to WELL DONE. use the selected ma- Roger Darlington "If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just terial. finished cleaning." The traffic warden 2. My mother taught me RELIGION. "You better pray that will come out of the carpet." As the coffin was being lowered into the ground at a traffic warden's funeral, a 3. My father taught me about TIME TRAVEL. voice from the inside screams "I'm not "If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you dead, I'm not dead. Let me out!" into the middle of next week!" The vicar smiles, leans forward, sucking 4. My father taught me LOGIC. air through his teeth, and mutters "Too "Because I said so, that's why." late pal, I've already done the paper- work." 5. My mother taught me MORE LOGIC. "If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me." “No one is too small to make a difference.” 6. My mother taught me FORESIGHT. "Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg you're in an accident."

7. My father taught me IRONY. "Keep crying and I'll give you something to cry about."

8. My mother taught me about the science of OSMO- SIS. "Shut your mouth and eat your supper."

9. My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM. "Just you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!"

10. My mother taught me about STAMINA. Particularly relevant to our Club..Ed "You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone."

A little mouse joke:

A mouse goes into a music store and asks for a mouse organ. The owner says "Funny, you're the second mouse today who's been in to ask for a mouse organ."

"Ah" said the mouse "that would be our Monica". Club Diary: Our next club meeting is on Wednesday 17th July at 19:00hrs in the Blue Room of the Forest Arts Centre in New Milton.

Further meetings may be added at short notice to meet project requirements.

Other Events: 1st July- District Boules vs RC of Bournemouth July 10th– New Milton Remembers. Jul 13th & 14th New Milton Pedal Car Grand Prix. Thank you to the Managers of The Forest Jul 18th- Golf, Nield Shield, Highcliffe G C Arts Centre and South Lawn Hotel for their 21st July. Homestart Fundraiser, Open Air generous provision of a venue for our meet- Shakespeare at Bucklers Hard. ings. 22nd Sept, Walk for Parkinsons New Forest. 28th Sept– Assistance at Bransgore Beer Festival 27th Nov. Friendly skittles match against Past Rotarians.

Dates Around the District: Source D1110 Website.

 16 Nov 2019- District Council  14 March 2020- District Council  27 - 29 March 2020—District Conference– The Pavilion, Weymouth.  16 May 2020- District Assembly

INFORMATION ALERT: The information contained in these Newsletters is creating inter- est in Rotary which if left unsatisfied increases the risk of those concerned developing regret. Symptoms of regret can be the per- son suffers from excessive use of the phrases “I wish I .....” and “If only.....”

If this is you then Becton Rotary can help you. We are looking for people to be- come Friends of Rotary. As a Rotary Friend you will have the opportunity to support the Club by participating in any of the Club’s activities you choose, in turn satisfying the interest that may arise from hearing of our wide range of ac- tivities.

It's absolutely free to be a friend of the RC of Becton & District and all that we ask is your occasional help with our activities and your help to spread the word what a friendly and welcoming Club we are. Give it a try, you wont regret it. Email the Secretary for more details ([email protected] )

Articles & Events for Future Editions: If you have an article that you wish to submit for inclusion in a future edition of this Newsletter or wish to publicise an event that might be of interest to our members then please feel free to e-mail them to the Editor, [email protected]