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

August 2019

Editor– Larry Anthony PHF, [email protected]

Welcome to Becton & District Rotary Club. We are a reformed mod- ern Rotary Club providing potential members with an informal, low cost, flexible and friendly way to be a member of Rotary International. 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.

Membership Month

Sport

Club Visitor

Ballard Challenge

Parkinsons 2019

District Conference.

Holiday Bungalow

District Conference

New Mayor for New Mil- ton.

Homestart Our fledgling club is steadily gaining it’s wings and is achieving a New Forest Mencap reputation in the wider New Milton area for it’s involvement in commu-

Dictionary for Life nity projects such as-

Thank You Tea Party. Eco Greenhouse project with New Milton Infant School where we

Holiday Bungalow Up- have supplied and built a greenhouse made from unwanted plastic date. bottles on a sustainably sourced wooden frame. Phase 2 of the pro-

New Milton Remembers ject is working with the schoolchildren to plant and maintain flowers & at The Indian Memorial vegetables in raised beds within the school area. and those who lost their lives to enemy bombing Holiday Bungalow continuing the work started by our predecessors, during WW11 New Milton Rotary, we aim to provide a weeks holiday for families

Jimmy’s Corner. who might otherwise not be able to enjoy a holiday. July saw our 500th family enjoy a weeks holiday at the bungalow on the Hoburne Roger Darlington's World Holiday Park. Club Diary. These are worthy projects and if you feel that you could be part of Wogan or Conner. similar schemes that will deliver well-being in the community we would love to hear from you. Contact [email protected]

Becton & District Rotary Club; part of Rotary Wessex D1110 District Boules : The 1st July saw us once again at the Cliff House in Barton on Sea for our first match of the District D1110 Boules Competition. Our competitors on this occasion were the RC of Bourne- mouth.

At the end of the Triples Games honours were even so it was all to play for in the Doubles. Bournemouth were off to a cracking start and soon Becton were lagging behind. Determination, focus and possibly a little telepathic inspiration from Jimmy we managed to claw our way back into the game, finally winning all three of the doubles to win the match by 4 games to 1. and a points score of 54 to 48. Above: Combined Becton and Bournemouth team image. The phrase –’Only a mother could love them’ springs to mind. The Superstar award for the match goes to the A selection of images Bournemouth from the match cour- team for being tesy of Maurice Pat- such good company both terson of RC of during the match and the Bournemouth. post match supper of Gou- jons of Fish, Chips and Peas. It was a surprise that there were no talent scouts from any of the national teams lurking in the vicinity. The second leg of the Nield Shield was held at Highcliffe Castle GC on another fine, dry day. The course was very dry and the firm surface produced some long drives but also some very strange bounces resulting in trouble. Nine players turned out; 4 from Becton, 3 from Christchurch, and 2 from Lymington. You will remember that The Becton team were in the lead at the end of Round 1, and Continued—Golf despite some good play in the second round, the averaging went against us slightly, dropping us to a very close second in the combined results for the two rounds. That does not take anything away from some really good results from the other teams. The top 5 individual scores were:- Derek Warner - 42 (B) Adam Ogilvie - 41 (L) Terry Smith - 35 (B) Paul Moss - 34 (C) John Conway - 33 (L)

Derek topped the chart for a second time but with a very up and down round!!

The average scores for round two worked out at:- Lymington - 37 Christchurch - 32.3 Becton - 32

The average cumulative scores were:- Lymington - 34.85 Becton - 34.15 Christchurch - 31.9

Round 3 will held in August. There is still all to play for in a very close competition!

Visitors To Our Club: Ballard Challenge: At our July meeting we were pleased to Earlier this month Becton Rotary participated in the welcome a visiting Rotarian , John Zeale judging of the Ballard Speech Challenge . The over- of the Rotary Club of Highcliffe. The eve- all challenge lasted for 5 days which concluded with ning was a success and prompted the fol- the pupil's individual speech. The previous days lowing comment from John- consisted of various challenges and experiences to hopefully add purpose and presence to their final “Thank you very much for welcoming me presentations. to your meeting. You may be small in numbers, but you are very proactive in the The pupils were allowed to choose whatever sub- local community. ject they wished which resulted in a great variety of subjects ;e.g. Is there life on other planets; Serial The enthusiasm is contagious. You may Killers and Green Energy. well have discovered one of the ways for- The quality of each presentation varied from excel- ward for Rotary in the 21st Century. lent to a very few being poor .However a most enjoyable and rewarding experience which resulted in All good wishes and thank you for allow- the Judges tucking in to a most wonderful lunch in ing me to be with you the School Canteen. Kind regards John.” Report courtesy of Terry Conner. Parkinsons:

“Parkinson's disease is caused by a loss of nerve cells in part of the brain called the substantia nigra. This leads to a reduction in a chemical called dopamine in the brain. Dopamine plays a vital role in regu- lating the movement of the body. ... Ex- actly what causes the loss of nerve cells is unclear.” NHS

We are pleased to announce that we are once again supporting the New Forest Walk for Parkinsons this year.

If you are thinking of participating I can assure you that the many people involved last year, both walkers and stewards, all said how enjoyable an event it was.

Last year the event raised approximately £16,000 to help fund research into the causes of the condition and hopefully one day a cure.

With your help we can raise even more this year. About the Walk: (Dogs Welcome) No matter who you are, whatever In the heart of the New Forest, Wilverley Inclosure your age, ability or fitness level, and Plain capture the natural beauty and the won- you can join in and Walk for derful peace & quiet of the New Forest. Stroll Parkinson’s in 2019. through the stunning woodland in Wilverley Inclo- sure and then enjoy some of the New Forest di- verse wildlife which inhabit Wilverley Plain. You’ll be uniting with thousands of people across the U.K. and be part of the final 3 Miles– a gentle walk through the woodland of push towards a cure. Wilverley Inclosure following the wide gravel

paths. Does include a few short, steep hills. Thank you for your vital support. Every step will take us closer to a cure. 5 Miles– follows the 3 mile route and then heads out into the more challenging terrain of the Plain. Event Details. Fancy walking with your friends, family or col- Walk Distance— 3 Miles or 5 Miles. leagues? A Team Discount is available.

We suggest that all walkers aim to raise at least Start Time- 10:00 a.m. £50 in sponsorship. Your entry fee goes toward

the cost of organising the walk, but by raising £50 Registration- Adults £12; Children in sponsorship you can make a huge difference. under 16 £5. On the day Registration Adults £15; Register Now- Children £7.50 Parkinsons.org.uk/walknewforest19 [email protected] Cash only on the day. 020 7963 3912 District Conference: At the recent District Conference in Romsey we bade farewell to our outgoing District Gov- ernor Allan Smith of the Rotary Club of Jersey and welcome our District Governor for 2019 to 2020 DG Lawrence Tristram of the RC of Fours and Medstead.

Outgoing DG Allan Smith gave an excellent resume on his year which must be said was very successful .One of his most outra- geous aims was t o r a i s e £100,000 for polio plus. Com- ing to the conference he was D G Lawrence (Tris) Tristram only £3000 short of his am- bition and by the time the conference ended he had achieved his goal . Wonderful!

To our great delight one of Allan’s final acts was to announce the winners of his Gover- nor’s Awards and as the images to the right will show Becton were winners of two of the awards. Our first was for Community Service in recognition of the work we have been doing and continuing to do with our Eco Project at New Milton Infants School. The second was an award that recognised the efforts we have made through the formation of RC of Becton & District to continue a Rotary presence in the wider New Milton area.

Other notes of interest. Closer to Incoming DG , Tris Tristram will change our Home: District label from District 1110 to Wessex and District. This meeting of the Rotary District Tim Mason ( now senior DG elect ) spoke Council was also briefly about his District Conference to be held our own Mary in Portsmouth, Nov. 2020 .His theme will be Pye’s last appear- War on Food Waste .The banquet dinner will ance after 6 years consist of three courses using unwanted food as an Assistant from various outlets !!! Interesting idea but District Governor may be difficult to sell . and as a District Source report courtesy of Terry Conner. Training Officer. Investiture of Cllr Alvin Reid as Mayor of New Milton:

The end of June saw Secretary Larry An- thony and Vice President Jean Bell represent the Club at the investiture of Cllr Al- vin Reid as Mayor of New Milton.

We arrived to the stirring sound of lone piper Martin Nolan, and then spent a short while ‘celeb spotting’ in the audience of the great and the good of local politics.

Following his acceptance of the Chain of Office one of the Mayors first tasks was to present the outgoing mayor Cllr. David Rice-Mundy with his Past Mayors regalia.

In his opening speech Mayor Alvin an- nounced his Mayoral Charity for his year of office will be The Ashley Family Hub a ‘one stop shop for families every Tuesday 9am to 11am during term time at Ashley Above: Vice President Jean & Secretary Larry with Baptist Church. He planted the thought Piper Martin Nolan. that seemingly small expressions of gen- erosity can make a huge difference to small local charities. He mused how instead of becom- ing irritated by the weight of small change in our pockets and wallets we could collect them up and donate them to the Family Hub.

The formal procedures over we were all invited to join him in a hog-roast followed by Strawber- ries and Cream.

Above: Mayor Cllr. Alvin Reid. Image courtesy of New Milton Town Council. Reprinted as a courtesy to New Milton Town Council. Homestart- Following their recent successful Open Air Gateway Club— Shakespeare event, President Terry received Photographic Competi- the following note from their Development Manager tion:

Dear Terry Just a short note to thank you for supporting Some of our members have had past experi- us at the Shakespeare event last night. It was ence of the enthusiasm that exists within the so kind of the Rotary Club of Becton & District Gateway Club for photographic competitions to erect the gazebo and support us during the and when approached for help by Christine evening. We are always appreciative of the Eyles of New Milton Gateway Club at the support of Rotary in our ventures. Whilst the Nedderman Centre we were delighted to be weather was perfect the gazebo did protect able to respond. the raffle prizes and provided a focal point for people to gravitate to to find out more about As we are a brand new club our funds are Home-start Hampshire. very limited, however we have agreed to buy a winners camera from the Praktia range as I do hope you enjoyed the event as well and requested by Christine and In addition we look forward to working with you in the future. would supply and present 3 certificates to

the 1st. 2nd. and 3rd contestants . Kind regards

Christine Chapman We will also be delighted to judge the com- Business Development Manager petition and present the prizes.

Source report courtesy of Terry Conner

D4L, A Remarkable Project Supporting Child Literacy: We are pleased to advise that we will be participating in the excellent Dictionary for Life project during the forth- coming Rotary year. In partnership with a local school we will be providing a dictionary to typically Year 5 pupils for use in their final year in Junior School. The Us- borne Illustrated Dictionary 4 Life comprises 1,000 illus- trations, 10,000 entries and 20,000 definitions printed in full colour and as it’s name implies will provide a great source of information to children and adults alike.

Usborne provide these dictionaries to Rotary for the price of £3.50 each, a significant reduction on the gen- erally available price. Given our current number of www.dictionary4life.com members we are proud to be able to provide funds for 100 of these dictionaries. New Milton Infant School Tea Party: Whilst our US friends were celebrating their independence from Great Britain members of our Club were attending an equally significant celebration at New Milton Infant School. The event, a Tea Party, put on by the School as a Thank You to the volunteers who have made a difference to the life of the School.

Our Eco-Greenhouse was the topic of several conversations and the recently replanted raised beds are responding well to the recent warm weather and will be kept in prime condition as we await word of the judging itinerary for Britain in Bloom.

On arrival we were welcomed by Kate Stanton, Headteacher of NMIS, and invited to help our- selves to Tea / Coffee / Fruit Juice accompanied by Savoury Twists and Scones with Cream & Jam.

We thought our smiles brought on by the Cream Tea could not get any wider when we were intro- duced to entertain- ment provided by the children of Year 2. The session com- menced with a re- corder concert which was quickly followed by songs by the Year 2 Choir. This was in- deed a stunning end to the party as the performers were treated to most enthu- siastic applause as reward for sharing their delightful skills and talent with us all.

Holiday Bungalow Update:

The 13th July saw us welcome to our holiday bungalow our 500th guest family. This is a major milestone for the project started twenty two years ago by our predecessors New Milton Rotary Club. It’s aim is to offer a free one week holiday to families nominated by local Ro- tary Clubs who might otherwise not be able to have a family holiday.

On this special occasion the Elsey family were welcomed to our Holi- day Bungalow at Hoburne Holiday Park by the Park General Manager, Mr Neil Sykes, Rtn Jean Bell and President of Becton & District Rotary Club, Mr Terry Conner. During the welcome the family were also presented with a voucher entitling them to spend £50 at any of the bars and restaurants in the complex. Below– The Elsey Family with Jean Bell, Mr Neil Sykes and President Terry Conner New Milton Remembers: July once again saw a public assembly at the Indian War Memorial to remember the servicemen of the Indian sub continent who fought in the First World War and the establishment at Barton on Sea of a Convalescence Hospital for those wounded during the conflict. The monument in the form of a granite obelisk is a Grade 2 Listed Building.

We should note that this memorial was erected prior to the partition of India and will have a meaningful significance to those from Pakistan and Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and even some Ghurkhas as well as those from what we currently understand to be India.

President Terry and Secretary Larry were honoured to be invited to represent the Rotary Club of Becton & District on this special occasion.

Above Left: President Terry with the Deputy Lord Lieu- tenant of Hampshire and Father George who conducted the blessing. Above: Father George delivers his blessing assisted by Goff Beck. Left: President Terry with Brigadier VMB Krishnan, Mili- tary Advisor to the High Commissioner for India in Lon- don New Milton Remembers- continued:

The service opened with New Milton Mayor Cllr Al- vin Reid welcoming the assembly and reminded all of the valuable contribution made by the Indian Army during our time of need in WW1.

Following the blessing by Father George, Nick Saunders of the Milton Heritage Society gave a short presentation on the history of the Memorial Obelisk. Funded by subscriptions from the staff of the Convalescent Unit / Hospital it was erected in 1917 and believed to be the first of the WW1 me- morials to be erected in Britain. It is now a Grade 2 listed monument.

The service continued with an excellent address by Brigadier VMB Krishnan of the Indian Army who was representing the Indian High Commissioner in London noting that eighteen members of the Indian Army were awarded the Victoria Cross during many of the theatres of war during WW1.

Wreaths were laid by the Brigadier, The Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire and members of the Sikh Council of Hampshire.

An Indian memorial song was then sung by Dr Girija Dabke ( see next page for Hindi and English versions)

Below: Members of the Sikh community in Hampshire along with Brigadier Krishnan, the Deputy Lord Lieutenant and in white Dr Girija Dabke.

Top: Nick Saunders of the Milton Heri- tage Society

Above: Brigadier Krishnan of the Indian Army during his excellent address on behalf of the Indian High Commis- sioner.

New Milton Remembers: - Continued. Report courtesy of NMTC. On Friday 23 August 2019 we will remember the New Milton residents who lost their lives when enemy bombs fell on our town during World War II.

There will be a short service of remembrance starting at 11 am that morning at the Memorial Clock on Station Road when we will assemble for 1-minute silence, a prayer and blessing given by Senior Pastor Tom Rothwell, and the reading out of the names of those killed.

Below for your information are the dates of the bombings and names of the residents who died.

The Memorial Clock in Station Road dedicated to those named below who lost their lives when enemy bombs fell on our town during World War II

23 August 1940 Irene Doris Avery (Age 31) Joan Mabel Bourne (Age 20) Archibald Ernest Bursey (Age 15) Albert Ernest Claydon (Age 60) Erna Dorothea Elizabeth Cooper (Age 24) Maurice Carlyon Cooper (Age 30) Evelyn Davies (Age 26) Ivy Adina Eagle (Age 45) Eliza Sophia Govier (Age 50) Barbara Ena Green (Age 17) Helena Hawkins (Age 42) Mildred Strangways Irwin (Age 55) Louis Frederic Stuart Matthews (Age 29) Dorothy Gladys Pickering (Age 43) William George Pitman (Age 50) Alfred Aaron Charles Probert (Age 30) Hilda Dorothy May Probert (Age 25) Jeanette Margaret Probert (Age 4) Samuel Tosdivine (Age 75) Bertie Edwin Witt (Age 57)

8 August 1942

Gladys Mabel Richardson (Age 52)

22 January 1943

Brian Eric Holloway (Age 6) Evelyn Edith Morin (Age 38) Gabrielle Evelyn Morin (Age 11) Norma Mary Morin (Age 9) Pauline Edith Morin (Age 8)

We Will Remember Them Jimmy’s Corner:

Images courtesy of Dave Nottage Jimmy was assisted in this report by Debbie Nottage

TV advertising is a great source of inspiring ideas for making mischief. To be specific how about the one with the Labrador puppy? Dave and Debbie were having their breakfast when Debbie became very suspi- cious because everything had gone quiet – that’s normally the time I sit with them but not that day! In one of the bathrooms there is a roll of paper situated just above nose height and there was this lovely sheet dangling down- well you have to grab it don’t you? Oh the fun as I ran off and the paper followed me not only the paper but the lovely cardboard bit as well (I enjoy chew- ing those) I bounced up and down and practised ripping and shredding. Unfortunately Deb- bie took all of it from me but I’m now thinking about the advert with the Old English Sheep- dog (I just need to grow a little more coat to make it a lot more effective). How about chat- ting about gardening next month …. 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

My grateful thanks go to Roger for his kind permission to use the selected material. Marriage— Roger Darlington A Fine Institution 10 Phrases Of Wisdom A 75-year-old woman went to the doctor for a check up. The doctor told her 1. If you're too open minded, your brains will fall she needed more cardiovascular activ- out. ity, and recommended that she engage 2. Age is a high price for maturity. in sexual activity three times a week. A 3. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian bit embarrassed, she said to the doctor, any more than going to a garage makes you a "Please tell my husband." The doctor mechanic. went out into the waiting room and told 4. Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stu- the husband that his wife needed sex pidity. three times a week. The 80-year-old 5. My idea of housework is to sweep the room husband replied, "Which days?" The with a glance. doctor answered, "Monday, Wednes- 6. It is easier to get forgiveness than permission. day, and Friday would be ideal. The 7. Bills travel through the post at twice the speed husband said, "I can bring her on Mon- of cheques. day and Wednesday, but on Fridays, 8. A conscience is what hurts when all your other she'll have to take the bus." parts feel so good. 9. No husband has ever been shot while doing the dishes. "Why are married women heavier than 10. Middle age is when broadness of mind and single women?"Because single women narrowness of the waist change places. come home, see what's in the fridge and go to bed while married women come home see what's in the bed and Doctor Will See You Now: go to the fridge. "Doctor, doctor, there's a piece of lettuce sticking out of my belly button." The doctor asks him to drop his trousers and then A man has six children and is very examines him. proud of his achievement. He is so "Is it serious, doctor?" proud of himself, that he starts calling "I'm sorry to tell you, but this is just the tip of the his wife, "Mother of Six" in spite of her iceberg." objections. One night, they go to a party. The man decides that it's time to A doctor says to his patient, "I have bad news and go home and wants to find out if his worse news". wife is ready to leave as well. He "Oh dear, what's the bad news?" shouts at the top of his voice, "Shall we "You only have 24 hours to live." go home, Mother of six?" His wife, irri- "That's terrible," said the patient. "How can the tated by her husband's lack of discre- news possibly be worse?" tion shouts right back, "Anytime you're The doctor replies: "I've been trying to contact you ready, Father of Four!" since yesterday." Club Diary: Our next club meeting is on Wednesday 21st Au- gust at 19:00hrs in the Blue Room of the Forest Arts Centre in New Milton. Thank you to the Managers of The Forest Further club meeting will be held on 18th Sept; Arts Centre for their generous provision of a 16th Oct and 26th Nov. venue for our meetings.

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

Other Events: 23rd Aug- New Milton Remembers at the Memorial Clock in Station Road 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

Wogan or Conner?

He does have a habit of pop- ping up in un- usual places, in this in- stance Presi- dent Terry was snapped whilst doing one of his guest spots at L y m i n g t o n New Forest Hospital Ra- dio.

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]