Paella and Pig Racing
It was an usual night at St. Mark’s Church in Farnborough last Saturday when nearly 40 rotarians plus partners and friends turned out for an evening of pig racing and paella. Over 90 eagerly awaited the arrival of the pigs, most of us, I included, thought they might be on imported films from some South American country, where this is a traditional night out and so we would bet on the winner in the films. The organising committee were sworn to secrecy and no-one in the room knew what to...
Read MoreRotarian Mike White receives a Paul Harris Fellowship Award
Today I proudly awarded one of our rotarians Mike White, A Paul Harris Fellowship Award in appreciation of all the hard work Mike has done on behalf of Farnborough Rotary Club and the other clubs that he has belonged to. After National Service Mike worked at the Met Office in Cheltenham for a short period, then moved into Shop management with Woolworths and was “posted” to Buckingham. Ann and he had their first child Linda whilst living in Cheltenham and unbeknown to them she was...
Read MoreInternational Disaster Haiti
Farnborough Rotary club will be organising collections this weekend. We hope to be collecting in Fanborough Town Center and also at the Meadows in Camberley, outside M&S. As I write, we have received the appropriate licenses from Rushmoor Borough Council and Bracknell Forest. We are waiting on an agreement fro Marks and Spencer I will report back how much we raise. All money raised will go towards buying Shelter Boxes, These specially designed boxes are made for disaster areas and are...
Read MoreWorking to Eradicate Polio
‘Thanks for Life’, is a project involving the clubs and members of Rotary International in Great Britain & Ireland, aimed at helping to eradicate polio throughout the world. Thanks For Life is a purpose-built initiative, specifically designed to combine the talents and efforts of every Rotary club in RIBI with these main aims… To raise £1m for Polio Eradication through the Thanks for Life initiative. To maximise public awareness of the Rotary Polio campaign, the Gates...
Read MoreFarnborough has a new clock
Farnborough Rotary Club have unveiled a new clock to commemorate their 50th anniversary at the Princesmead Shopping Centre in Farnborough. The clock was unveiled by the Mayor of Farnborough, Alan Ferrier and the president of Farnborough Rotary Club Mr Bill Cooke. In a speech from the Mayor, he praised the work of the local rotary clubs and Farnborough in particular for its work in the community. Mr Cooke said “Over 50 years the people of Farnborough and the local area have donated in...
Read MoreFarnborough Rotary Chinese Dinner Then Speed Bingo
Farnborough Rotary members got together for a great night out last night at Wings Chinese restaurant Farnborough. Almost 80 people, members along with their wives, girlfriends, family or just friends had a sumptuous 3 course meal followed by a game of bingo, Yes BINGO The evening was arranged by John Grenham a rotarian since 1980. It was a charity event in aid of Rotary’s own charity called Rotary Foundation. There was the usual banter, mickey taking and a fair amount of alcohol....
Read MoreShelterBox sends earthquake team
Courtesy of the BBC The Cornish charity ShelterBox has sent a disaster response team to the scene of an earthquake which struck central Italy earlier. The workers will report back on the level of aid needed. An initial 40 survival boxes containing tents, sleeping bags and cooking equipment are being sent out overnight from the charity’s Helston base. And as many as 50,000 people are feared to have been made homeless in the area around the medieval city of L’Aquila. Toby Ash, from...
Read MoreRotary Australia Bush Fire Appeal
Bushfires appeal set up by RIBI A special emergency fund is being set up by Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland Donations Trust to support victims of the devastating bushfires in Australia. Rotary clubs in Great Britain and Ireland are in a unique position to ensure that funds are received on the ground and distributed where they are needed by liaising with Australian Rotarians. Ian Thomson, President of RIBI said: “Like the rest of the world, Rotarians all over the these...
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Laurie Youngsters to make us all proud.
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David Thompson To David's Family sadly I knew of the fami
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