Great Britain & Ireland CONFERENCE HANDBOOK 2018 rotarygbi.org 5 12 10 18 16 CONTENTS Chris Tarrant 9 | Welcome 4 | Keynote Speakers 9 | Speakers 16 | Young Citizen Awards 22 | Programme 24 | Rotary Speakers 26 | International Projects 31 | Workshops 32 | Floor Plans 33 | Exhibitor List 36 | Concert 38 | Foundation Lunch 39 | Beach Party 40 | General Information 42 | Awards and Trophies 44 | Committee and Staff 46 rotarygbi.org #RotaryConf2018 3 | Welcome Welcome | Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal We are honoured that Her Royal Highness, Denis Spiller The Princess Royal will be in attendance President of Rotary in Great Britain & Ireland 2017/18 during the afternoon of Saturday 7th April. Her Royal Highness, is an Honorary Penny and I are delighted to welcome you to Technology Tournament is featured with an member of the Rotary club of Elgin and Torquay, the first Rotary Conference in the on-stage demonstration. 2017/18 has seen the Honorary member of the International west country since 1924 and hope that you second half of the centenary of The Rotary Yachting Fellowship of Rotarians. really have a great and maybe different to Foundation, and there are three Foundation The Princess Royal will visit the Rotary usual time. lunch events, but we also celebrate one Showcase Exhibition and meet Rotarians from We have inspirational and entertaining hundred years of Rotary in Wales with a special all over Great Britain & Ireland. We are sure speakers and our very special guest, Her tribute on Friday evening. you will all give her a warm Rotary welcome. Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, who will We are on the brink of a historic milestone The Rotary Conference Committee would be with us on Saturday. I am so pleased to in our campaign for a polio-free world and we like to wish Her Royal Highness a very pleasant welcome our special Rotary guest, RI President shall hear the latest from the World Health visit to the 93rd annual conference in Torquay! Ian Riseley and his wife Juliet. Do take the Organization and our own campaigns. opportunity to talk with them. Please take the opportunity to visit Once again, we shall be celebrating the the Rotary Community Showcase. We Rotary Young Citizen Awards with live coverage have a magnificent display of projects and by the BBC News Channel. In addition, the opportunities for your clubs to support. Ian Riseley President of Rotary International 2017/18 Ian Riseley is a chartered accountant and (Seoul) Convention Committee. principal of Ian Riseley and Co., a firm he Ian’s honours include the AusAID established in 1976. Prior to starting his own Peacebuilder Award from the Australian firm, he worked in the audit and management government in recognition of his work in East consulting divisions of large accounting firms Timor, the Medal of the Order of Australia for and corporations. services to the Australian community, and the A Rotarian since 1978, Ian is a charter Regional Service Award for a Polio-Free World member of the Rotary Club of Sandringham, from The Rotary Foundation. Victoria, Australia. He has served RI as Ian is married to Juliet. They are Major treasurer, director and as member and chair Donors and Bequest Society members of The of numerous RI and Foundation committees. Rotary Foundation. They have two children and Most recently, he served as a Trustee of The four grandchildren. Rotary Foundation and co-chair of the 2016 4 #RotaryConf2018 rotarygbi.org rotarygbi.org #RotaryConf2018 5 | Welcome Jeremy Voizey Conference Chair 2018 Jeremy has been a Rotarian since 1980 and to entertain and inspire you. The team hope is currently a member of the Rotary Club you will enjoy the weekend as you renew old of Margate. He is delighted to welcome acquaintances and make new friends. We delegates back to Torquay after 94 years! The have been promised 'Riviera' weather so those Conference team with the help of local clubs of you who have time, will be able to visit the have arranged a full and varied programme many attractions in and around Torquay. which should suit all tastes with their aim George Eamer Host District Governor, D1175 As District Governor for Devon, Cornwall to enjoy what we have to offer. Retiring in 2008 and the Isles of Scilly I would like to extend a after 18 years with the Dartmoor National Park West Country welcome to all those attending Authority I came late to Rotary joining in 2010. this National Conference. I have been lucky Since then I have been able to serve Rotary as enough to have spent most of my life living and a Club President, an Assistant District Governor working in this beautiful part of the Country and now District Governor. My hope is that I and can highly recommend that, as well as may continue to play an active part in Rotary enjoying the Conference, you take a little time for many more years to come. 6 #RotaryConf2018 rotarygbi.org rotarygbi.org #RotaryConf2018 7 | Welcome Keynote Speakers | Chris Tarrant TV Presenter Gordon Oliver TV & radio broadcaster Chris Tarrant first came 2014 saw the publication of Chris’ book Elected Mayor of Torbay to our TV screens in the seventies with the about his father’s war exploits, entitled ‘Dad’s legendary Saturday morning show ‘TISWAS’ - War’, which went straight into The Sunday Gordon Oliver was elected as Mayor of Torbay unitary authority in 2007. Saturday was TISWAS day! Times Top Ten Bestsellers List. in May 2011 and re-elected to office in May Gordon has held non-executive On radio, Chris presented his number one Chris is just preparing to start filming 2015. He is one of 23 directly elected Mayors appointments on several bodies including Breakfast Show on 95.8 Capital FM for 17 years. another series of his award-winning show in the UK and the only one in the South West Devon and Cornwall Police Authority, South He regularly attracted a weekly audience of ‘Extreme Railways’ for Channel 5. Locations for region. West Regional Health Authority and the West over two million listeners! He won numerous this year included Morocco, Jordan and Israel Gordon was raised in Torbay before Country Tourist Board. He also served on the awards and accolades along the way, including and next year may include Iran. His book on entering into employment with a bank. He Assembly of European Regions from 1987 the Radio Academy’s ‘Outstanding Contribution the behind the scenes making of the Extreme spent more than 40 years as an estate agent, to 1998. to Music Radio’ award. He hung up his Railways programmes was a best seller last the last 15 years as proprietor of a countywide He has been involved in several business headphones for the last time in 2004. Christmas. estate agency and property management and tourism-related organisations, and his On TV, Chris is best known for hosting the Away from the cameras and microphones, business. interests include classic cars, antiques, local award-winning quiz show ‘Who Chris is patron of and actively involved with He entered into local government in 1969 history and maritime events. Wants To Be A Millionaire?’ numerous charities (mainly children’s) and The when he was elected as a councillor on the which finished at the end Stroke Association. In 2005, Her Majesty Queen former Torbay Borough Council, and for 24 of 2013, after enjoying Elizabeth II presented him with an OBE for his years he also served on Devon County Council, phenomenal services to charity and to broadcasting. being elected back on to the Torbay Council Speaking at 14.45 - Friday 6 April success In his spare time (when he’s not fishing!), worldwide for Chris loves to write, anything from fishing 15 years. articles and travel pieces to books, including Tarrant Off the Record, Millionaire Moments, Tarrant on Top of the World, Extreme Railways and of course Dad’s War which he says is the one thing he’s proudest of. John Slater President of the Rotary Club of Torquay John is a pharmacist, originally from to own Holiday Flats, and finally to run the in- "Away from the cameras and Derbyshire but who moved to Torquay in 1978 house pharmacy at a local Private Hospital for microphones, Chris is patron of and when he bought a pharmacy. He was invited another ten years. to join the Babbacombe and St. Marychurch He is also Chairman of The International actively involved with numerous Rotary Club soon after arrival and he was Wine & Food Society - Devon branch, and has charities (mainly children’s) and The President of this Club twice. several other interests. Stroke Association" Ten years ago he joined the Rotary Club of Torquay, and due to a rash comment at lunch one day, became President! He has retired from Pharmacy twice - once Speaking at 14.40 - Friday 6 April Speaking at 11.15 - Sunday 8 April 8 #RotaryConf2018 rotarygbi.org rotarygbi.org #RotaryConf2018 9 | Keynote Speakers Angela Rippon CBE TV Presenter Angela was a founder member of the commercial breakfast service TV-am in 1982 and in 1984 moved to America to work for CBS in Boston. There she won an Emmy for her work in Arts and Entertainment to add to her Sony award for work on Radio 4, three Newsreader of the Year Awards from TRIC and several other national and international awards for work on radio and television, including a Lifetime Achievement Award from Women in Radio and Television in 2015. She currently presents Rip Off Britain, Health – Truth or Scare and is a regular contributor to The One Show. She has presented six highly acclaimed documentaries in the series How To Stay Young and the BAFTA nominated The Truth About Dementia.