Monday 4 April 2011 - Rotary Club of Warsop, Shirebrook & District Charter celebration

President John Fretwell and the members of the Rotary Club of Warsop, Shirebrook & District held their Charter celebration at the Hostess with Billy Bean, a very good quick fire comedian, as the entertainment.



I was delighted to meet Carlo Santana who had a number one hit with Paper Lace .

Sunday 3 April 2011 - Walk for the Burton Scanner Appeal

Local Rotary clubs in the Burton area joined together with members from the Rotary Club of Tamworth Anker to organise a sponsored walk and run in Catton park.
Funds were raised for the Burton upon Trent Hospital Scanner Appeal and I was invited to start the event.
On arrival i discovered that I was walking either 5 or 10 miles!
I did the 5 and it was most enjoyable in the beautiful countryside surrounding the Catton Hall Estate.

Saturday 2 April 2011 - Rotary Club of Retford 60s night.

Presidents Phil Lewis and the members of both Retford Rotary Club and the Inner Wheel club had a riotous 60's night with a number turning up in 60's gear.
The evening was organised by the Youth Committee and many non Rotarians joined in to pack the Clarborough Village Hall.

TimeZone provided great live music. Who says that only the young generation has energy? Just look at the effort that Phil is putting in!

Saturday 2 April 2011 - A rare day off from Rotary

Today it was the World Cup Cricket Final in Mumbai with India playing Sri Lanka.

You can see from the photograph where Terry's loyalties lie and he did not move all day. Many text messages were received and sent to friends in Hyderabad who were watching the game. India was euphoric when they won and the partying lasted for days.

Friday 1 April, Rotary Club of Derby Charter

President Olivia Dean and the Rotary Club of Derby held an excellent Charter celebration at the cricket ground in Derby, another superb venue
It was a most enjoyable evening and John Lound was awarded a well deserved Paul Harris Fellowship by the club.

We enjoyed the company of the Mayor and Mayoress of Derby, exchanging many stories of our experiences in India.

The speak amazed us all! David Crowson's son Howard is a Judge and we were regailed with many amusing anecdotes of life at the Bar!

My congratulations go to all concerned.

Wednesday 30 March 2011 - Assistant Governors meeting

This was the final meeting of the year for me with the Assistant Governors.
Left to right: back row - Peter Moralee, Steve Lawes, Michael Longdon and Roger Summers.
Front row: Noel Harrison and Tony Bethell.

My sincere thanks go to them all for their excellent support and I wish them well in their future endeavours.

Next year peter will become the District Governor Nominee, Steve Lawes will be Extension Officer and Tony Bethell will be his wife Jill's assistant!
The others still have time to serve as Assistant Governors.

Monday 28 March 2011 - 2011 /12 Team meeting

The team for next year met for the first time following the RIBI Assembly which they had all attended at the weekend. The aim was to discuss the details for our own District Assembly and we had a good session.
It does not seem a year since we did it before!