President Noel said this was his last lunch as President

1. Boards were circulated for the Handover lunch on 24^th June, lunch on 8^th July when the RI European Director Dr. Harriet Verway will be visiting our club and Paul and Maria’s barbecue.

1. Our speaker was Trevor Johnson who went through the 7 areas of Focus

1. Peacebuilding and conflict prevention:
2. Disease prevention and treatment:
3. Water, sanitation, and hygiene:
4. Maternal and child health:
5. Basic education and literacy:
6. Community economic development:
7. Environment: Grass.

He gave examples of how our club was contributing to all areas of Focus.

1. Barbara said the club handbook would soon be printed but would not be ready for the handover

1. Some members commented that they did not receive bullet points or District Notices

1. Brian is looking for hosts for fellowship dinners, every member will have had an email, please respond to Brian

1. We were reminded that we were welcome to join Richard for his late birthday celebration, donations to Mary’s meals

1. Shal explained Whiskers fundraising activity of Make a Cake

1. There were 21 members and 1 guest

• Apologies from Secretary Christine and Jean Kibblewhite. Barbara was standing in for Christine.

• President Noel opened the meeting by welcoming two guests Antonia Buck from Kinder Essex and Jeanette Marks.

• Amy Hodgson and Harry Marks were inducted.

• Boards went round for the Presidents Handover lunch on the 24th June and lunch on 8th July when we will host the Rotary European Director Dr. Harriet Verway.

• President Noel said that North Weald Rotary Club was organizing a day trip to Southend for people with dementia and their carers on Friday 27th June. Epping Rotary is sponsoring the coach and there are eight places left if anyone wishes to join them. Meet at 10.30 at the Bowls club in North Weald.

• Sal introduced a Bake a Cake fundraising activity being organized by Whiskers to Raise money for St. Clares Hospice. More information from Sal.

• Members were informed of a decision made at the last District Business Meeting: The number of club members needed to be quorate when making important decisions in a club meeting is now 25% of the paid-up members.

Advance notice of the discussion (and potential vote) should be sent to all members in advance of the meeting.

• District Handover is on 6th July. Tickets are available on the RI Website.

• New members were encouraged to attend a Reception for Presidents and new members July 15th at 6.30 in London. Details on the District notices.

• A date for diaries – District Conference 25th & 26th October 2025.

• Maria and Paul are holding a Barbecue on 5th July at 3.00. Flyer attached. Several members said how much they enjoyed it last year.

• We are looking for someone to organize the Rotary Stall for the Town Show. If nobody comes forward in the next few days, the decision will be made not to be present at this year’s show.

• Barbara is preparing some pages of the 2025-26 Club Handbook and asked members, particularly new members, to let her know if they wish to be on a service committee.

• Mary’s Meal mug £17.50 collected

– Apologies: Manjusha and Rajesh Gupta, Maria Sanchez,Barbara Scruton,Graham Hayden, Jeff Pritchett.

– Visitors: Harry and Jeanette Marks

President Noel welcomed 15 members and our guests.

– £163.98 was raised at the Mari Curie Street collection. A Thank You letter has been received.
– The Handover Lunch will be on 24th June at 12.30. Wildwoods.
– District Handover Lunch 12.30 6th July at Porters Park Golf Club Post code WD77AZ
Member Announcements:
Trevor :
We have been asked to host the European Director, Dr Harriet Verway to lunch on 8th July during her visit to District 1130.
Although there isn’t much time Trevor has arrange a meal deal with Wildwoods SEE MENU AT END OF BULLET POINTS

Visits:
It has been suggested that we have a trip to Paris! Not just a daytrip but a 4 day trip staying aboard a 4star cruiser! In November, all inclusive, £800.
More details in a separate email to follow.

Mike Agombar reminded Fellow Rotarians that there are some outstanding subsciptions to be paid – as soon as possible please.

the Battery for the First Responders has been bought. More details from Mike available.

Keith :
Raz has left a card from Haven House thanking Rotary for their continued support 2024/2025. if we want a rundown of how the money was used then Sarah Harris can advise us.

Peter Hellman is home but rather weak at the moment, we all wish him well.

The need for a new microphone was discussed. Watch this space!

Mary’s Mug: £48.58

EXTRA DETAILS
Menu for Tuesday 8th July
Salmon & Smoked Haddock Fishcake or Tomato & Pesto Bruschetta
Margarita Pizza or Vegetarian Pasta
Cost £12.00 to be paid on the day to Wildwoods.
Please book via email to : PDG Trevor Johnson by 30th June at the latest . teenjay79@gmail.com 07990 532 034

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–  Apologies

–  President Noel, Jeff Pritchard, Graham Hayden

– Visitors:

– Harry Marks

–  Honorary Members:

–

16 Members Present

Bullet Points:

– President Elect Pravin was in the chair.

– He had attended  the Presidents’s Zoom Meeting and Chigwell Fair which was very good.

– Pravin thanked everyone for their help.

– The Club Council commenced with Pravin giving a very detailed account of actions and ideas for his coming Presidential season.

Member Announcements:

Richard Hunt mentioned that he was having a party and would send details later. He would be raising funds for Marys’ Mug.

– Mike Agomber stated that some funds would be kept back for next for next year’s general fund.

– A reminder that subs are now due!

– Keith and Christine are attending a Chamber of Commerce meeting with a view concentrating on Corporate Membership as well as individual membership helping to grow our club!

– Emails were  received from Loughton School and Voluntary Action  EFDC ACE Activities to thank our club for our part in obtaining tickets for the circus from Barkingside Club.

– Brian Dadd will be sending a list for Fellowship Dinners.

– Brian’s wife Mary has invited us to a talk she has arranged at Budworth Hall in Ongar. 28/05/2025 This will be about Stay Safe, Stay Smart. With an amazing line-up of speakers  including Roger Hirst, this is something to attend if you can.

Mary’s Mug: £40.75

Next meeting 3rd June

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Apologises

– Sue Harris

– Annie Sydenham

– Graham Hayden

– Barbara Scruton

– Trevor Johnson

Visitors:

– Adrian Faiers

– Shirley Faiers

– Agata Rumbelow (Fosket Marr)

– Lauren Oakley (Fosket Marr)

– Andy Stevens (RAF Cadets)

–  Honorary Members:

– Barrie Hucks

–

24 Members Present

Bullet Points:

Welcome from Noel

today Agata and Lauren were inducted as  Associate Corporate Members,for Foskett Marr,welcome to you both.

Flight Officer Andy Stevens gave a very interesting talk about the Epping Air Cadets;  he explained how the youngsters  learn real life skills and develop into valuable citizens through disipline and  mutual respect. He told us how the squadron is not able to transport the cadets easily, their minibus finally ‘died’ last year and

the members and crew have been fundraising ever since to buy a replacement. This will enable them to enjoy  full curriculum again. So far with their combined efforts they have raised about £7000 but really need to raise double that to ensure they can buy a decent vehicle that will last  for a good few years. Andy is very passionate about the youngsters in his care .

A vote of thanks was given by Brian Dadd who said he was very moved by Andy’s talk.

Member Announcements:

There were lots of comments from members  from both Epping Rotary Clubs who were able to join our friends from Sinsheim on a visit to The Houses of Parliament with luncheon by kind invitation of Dr.Neil Hudson, our local MP.

The following day another dining experience was had when members went to Down Hall at Hatfield Heath, again joining with Rotary from Sinsheim, a great weekend arranged by Rotary Clubs of Epping, Epping Forest, and Sinsheim.

Upcoming events

-Tuesday 20th May

–  Club Council 12.15pm

–  Chamber of Commerce EFDC 6.30pm

-Thursday 22nd May

–    Sports Fellowship Dinner    Danubis Hotel, Regents Park,

–    Payments £65.00 p.p.

–    Rotary  Club of Epping                                                                      International account

–     20-29-86

60769320

Tuesday 27th May

NO MEETING

Mary’s Mug: £39.73

EXTRA DETAILS

Details of the Governer’s Handover and District Conference are now available on the Rotary Website

24th June

Handover Lunch

6th July

District Handover

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–  Apologises:

– Trevor Johnson

– Mike Agombar

– Visitors:

– Amy Hudson

– Irene Duffy

27 Members Present and 2 Guests

Peter Hellman is out of hospital and progressing well.

​Noel recently suffered a TIA and is now receiving treatment.

Member Announcements:

The club AGM was held today, there will be a separate report issued.

Bullet Points:

– Upcoming events:

– SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE DUE NOW!

– Please pay into the following account, 20.29.86 60769320 Ref Subs and your name.

– Visitors from Sindheim are due to arrive next week,

– and the Parliamentary Visit and Lunch with our MP is on Friday 9th May, followed by a Gala dinner at Down Hall on Saturday with both Epping Clubs hosting our German friends.

Visits:

The Sports dinner is to be held on 22nd May at Danubis Hotel, Regents Park. The deadline to book is 13th May (our next meeting)and the cost is £58.00. Pay into The Rotary Club of Epping – 20.29.86 60769320. Ref Sports and your name

As Graham said in his email, our club won the event last year and will hopefully win this year.

Come and support your team!

– Upcoming events:

– SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE DUE NOW!

– Please pay into the following account, 20.29.86 60769320 Ref Subs and your name.

– 20th May – Club Assembly

– 27th May – No Meeting

Upcoming Talks:

-13th May – FO Andy Stevens Officer Commanding 414 RAFAC

Induction of new members.

Mary’s Mug:

It was a bumper week for Mary’s Mug this week!

Raz donated his Rotary Jacket, raising £25.00, Vincent won the “Guess the Number of Eggs” competition and helped Shalina raise £86.50,

Egg donations and normal contributions added £101-00

a wonderful total of £212.64!

Well done and thank you to all who help raise funds for this very worthy cause.

CJB

NO MEETING NEXT WEEK

17 members and 1 visitor present.

–  Apologises

– Manjusha and Rajesh Gupta

– Annie Sydenham

– Trevor Johnson

– Mike Agomber

– Vincent Fox

– Sue Harris

– Brian Dadd

– Jeff Pritchett

– Visitors:

– Harry Marks

President Noel welcomed members, visitor and our Speaker for today.

Speaker: Vic Knope a

Vic has been involved with the Copped Hall Trust for 20 years, and has been active in every area of the project.

He proceeded to give an illustrated talk about the history of Copped Hall, and how it evolved through time. He also told us how the Trust was formed to buy the near derelict property and how the Hall is now being renovated.

Keith thanked Vic for a most interesting and informative insight into Copped Hall.

– Member Announcements:

– Graham Hayden:

– Announced The District Sports Fellowship Cup dinner on Thursday 22/05 at Danubis Hotel Regents Park.

– Richard Hunt reported that Peter Hellman is still in hospital and is quite poorly. He was asked to convey our best wishes to Peter.

– Dennis Chasney sent his regards and hopes to visit us soon.

Upcoming Events:

– Classic Car Show committee after meeting – all are welcome

24/04  District Assembly Dinner at 6:30 pm.

– 29/04 Club AGM

– 06/05 NO MEETING.

– 13/05 Induction of Lauren Oakley – Associate Corporate Member – and Agata Runblelow – Associate Corporate Member – both as full members

– Talk by Andy about local RAF cadets. –

– 20/05. Club Assembly   Come and support Pravin and hear his ideas and aims for his Presidency.

– 22/05 Sports Fellowship Dinner

– 27/05 NO MEETING

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Rotary:

President Noel welcomed members and visitors.

–  Apologies:

– Graham Hayden

– Visitors:

– Harry Marks (former Rotarian)

– Amy Hodgson (Whiskers)

– Father Martin (Catholic Church)

–  Honorary Members:

– Mike Wright

22 Members Present

BULLET POINTS:

– Trevor gave us a quick outline of Rotary who we are and what we do and how we help our community.

– Father Martin explained how he got the nickname of The Running Priest of Bolivia. For a diagnosis he had to run around town, after which he was sent to Boston to have a heart procedure.  After a short but very interesting and amusing talk, including how he was influenced by  his early life in Woodford Green, Father Martin was given a vote of thanks from Vincent.

– President Noel

There was a very poor showing for our annual litter pick.

Member Announcements:

– Sue and Barbara were thanked for their on-going hard work in formatting the new club handbook. It is your responsibility to make sure your details are correct in the present handbook. If changes are needed you must contact either Barbara or Sue. Please check as soon as possible.

Visits:

District Assembley

Thursday 24th April 18.30 The Memoir Club Bloomsbury   £50.00

District Quiz

Sunday 27th April 14.00 – 17.00 Lancaster Hall Hotel.

Fellowship Sports Dinner

Thursday 22th May Danubis Hall Regents Park

£65.00

Next Year:

– In the new Presidential Year it is proposed to have an evening meeting on the forth Tuesday of each month. More details later.

Upcoming Talks:

-Next meeting 15th April

Vic Knope from Copped Hall.

Mary’s Mug- £34.41

Urgent response needed!

The District Quiz is on Sunday 27th April .Only  four people are needed for the team .

Who will join me to represent Epping Rotary Club?

We have managed teams for several sports so far – surely we can manage a team for this last fun game?

We must confirm our entry by Wednesday 16th April. Please join me!

NO MEETING ON THE 22/04/2025
NEXT MEETING 29/04/2025 CLUB AGM

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Rotary:

–  Apologies

– Mike Agombar

– Sue Harris

– Rajesh Gupta

– Manjusha Gupta

– Keith Hibbard

– Graham Haden

– Annie Sydnham

– Brian Dadd

– Visitors:

– Michelle Henderson

17 Members Present and 1 Guest

BULLET POINTS:

– Michelle gave us a talk about Parkinson’s UK, a charity supporting people with Parkinson’s disease, there are about 40 different types of the disease. It is the only charity to fund research into Parkinson’s in the UK, but it joins with other association across the world. Advice is always available locally.

Fundraising Events this year include:

– 11th of April: Parkinson’s Awareness

– 5th of July: Walk for Parkinson’s in Hatfield Forest. They would like very much for us to support them.

A vote of thanks was give by Barbra Scruton

Noel said we would be giving them a donation later on.

President’s Announcements:

– As Maurice Jones is not organising a coach trip for Alzheimer’s sufferers to Southend, from the care home. Noel is now organising this instead to take place on Friday 27th of June.

Member Announcements:

– Shal brought along a large glass jar full of differently sized Easter Eggs. Make a donation and guess how many eggs there are, winner gets the jar of eggs.

Thank you Shal for this fund raiser!

– Christine has been asked if any Rotarians would like to become members of the Civilian Committee for the RAF Cadets Squadron in Epping.

Sports:

– Trevor and Maurice are through to the District Cribbage final against RC Putney .

– Domino’s will be on the 8th at Trevor’s house.

Upcoming Talks:

– There will be a talk on the 8th of April by Father Martin from the Catholic Church.

– There will be a speaker from Copped Hall on the 15th of April.

There is a Rotary Council Meeting after we have finished next week.

Mary’s Mug:£23.81

EXTRA DETAILS

No meeting on the 22nd of April

Apologies 

Graham Hayden, Mike Perry, Rita Green, Barry Lazarus John Worby, Gerry Smith, Duncan Whitehouse, Maria Sanchez, Paul Samuelle

President Noel welcomed 17 Rotarians, and 5 guests, Lauren Oakley and Agatha Rumbelow from Foskett  Marr, and two members of Noel’s own family, his wife Mary and daughter Emily.

• Noel gave a fascinating talk about his time in the Met Police Force and Georgi Markov, who lived in Epping for a while and who was assassinated on Westminster Bridge by the KGB. Details of Georgi’s life and the way Police investigated the case and discovered how Ricin was discovered to be the poison used, kept Noel’s audience enthralled, it was a most interesting talk and of course most of us remembered the actual case!
• Fellowship Cup 2025
• Graham Hayden came 3rd in Backgammon Singles last Sunday. Well done Graham!
• The Fellowship Cup District Sports Dinner is on Thursday 22/05 at Danubis Hotel, Regent’s Park.
• Birthdays

Trevor Johnson was 80 on Monday and Peter Hellman turns 92 on Friday.  Warm wishes to you both!

• Mary’s Mug. £39.00.

A meeting of the Classic Car Show will be  held after this meeting. Anyone who has any input will be welcome to attend.

Speaker for 01/04 will be telling us about Parkinson’s Disease.

Litterpick 8th April. Bell Common, corner of Hemnall Street and High Street  at 10.30 am.

Dominoes at Trevor’s.  06/04 10.00

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Christine J Burgess

NOEL welcomed 19 members and one guest.

APOLOGIES:

– Vincent Fox

– Annie Sydenham

– Vince Marsh

– Rita Green

– Maurice Jones

– Yvonne O’Sullivan.

– Graham Hayden

GUESTS:

– Mia Bagot from 39D IT services.

Today’s speaker RICHARD  HUNT gave a very enlightening speech about his ancestors and family history. He was brought up in the farming community of Epping and worked on the family farm from the age of 17.  He was a member of the Young Farmer’s Club and met his first wife at a club meeting. More to be revealed next time!

Pravin thanked Richard for a very entertaining and informative talk. It was good to learn about local history.

NOEL

Christine and Noel collected £164.58 for Marie Curie over a two and a half hour period on Saturday. The money has been banked with Marie Curie

FELLOWSHIP CUP

Maurice was the runner up this year playing chess.

Trevor and Maurice have reached the next round in cribbage after beating RC Barnet.

Keith just missed out on winning the Snooker.

Well done all of you!

NOEL and PETER went to St.Johns School to meet with the Head Teacher and the head of Performing Arts and talk about Carols on the Green and distribution of funds. At the moment money goes into a fund to be used for a deserving student for music lessons etc. It was suggested that Rotary targets Junior schools to nurture and inspire younger pupils in Performing Arts.

MIKE AGOMBAR:

Jean Kibblewhite and Andrew Pirie have retired as Trustees of the Rotary club of Epping Benevolent Fund after many years of service .

In addition Jean, Duncan Whitehouse and John Conroy have retired as signatories of all our bank accounts, again, after many years of service. .

We all thanked them for their contributions.

Graham Hayden has been approved by Council to act as a Trustee and Bank signatory.

This was agreed unanimously by the members present.

The Trustees and Bank signatories are now Mike Agombar, Vince Marsh and Graham Hayden.

Anyone wishing to be a Trustee please contact Mike Agombar.

KEITH

Due to a slight mixup the Rotary Club has arranged with RC Barking to provide a number of tickets for SEND people and carers to the Annual Circus event. As one school has pulled out Keith will return a number of tickets to RC Barking.

MARY’S MUG: £20.35

DATES

5th April- Litter Pick Bell Common 10.30 am.

24th April- District Assembly.

Place: The Memoir Club 12 Upper Woburn Place WC1H 0HX

2 Cours meal – buffet style. £50.

27th April – District Quiz. Lancaster Hall Hotel

NOTES:

The funeral of Derek King will be on 9th April at Bentley Crematorium (CM15 9RZ) at 10.30 am.

If you intend to go please contact Jean Kibblewhite on 01992 573 828 or 07759 668 285

jebk@hotmail.co.uk

There will be a meeting of the Classic Car committee after the meeting next week.

Please note that the District Assembly Dinner is a very important date in our district calendar.  Come and support Pravin as he begins the countdown to his year as President.

Apologies.

Maurice Jones,

Graham Hayden,

Rita Green.

President Noel welcomed 20 Rotarians.

A minute’s silence was held for Derek King who passed last week.

Gerry Smith told us of his memories of Derek, who was his business partner of many years.

Shalini Subherwal ( known as Shal ) was inducted as our latest member by President Noel. Trevor explained the history of Rotary, Vincent Fox read the Fourway Test which was explained by Keith.

Noel reminded us of the Annual Daffodil collection on Saturday for Marie Curie. Volunteers needed.

A Litter Pick is scheduled for 5th April at 10.30am. Meet on the corner of Hemnall Street and Bell Common.

Jean Kibblewhite spoke of her memories of Derek King.

Mike Perry spoke about St Patrick and the story of the Shamrock and how it represents The Holy Trinity.

Mary’s Mug – £22.47.

Speaker for next week – Richard Hunt.

St Patrick’s Day is on Tuesday.

Christine’s Challenge – wear something green!

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Rotary:
President Noel welcomed 18 members and 2 guests.
Apologies :
–  Pravin Vadher
– Graham Hayden
– Mike Agomber
– Sue Harris
– Keith Hibberd
– Maria Sanchez
– Paul Samouelle
Visitors:
– Sarah, Jean Kibblewhite’s daughter
– Shal Shabbir, Gerry Smith’s assistant

Honorary Members:
–  Michael Wright

Shal talked to us about her childhood and upbringing in Ireland and her life at University. She now works with Gerry as a Family Solicitor. She really enjoys working with families, sorting their problems and has great empathy with them.
After an extremely interesting and amusing talk Shal was thanked by Barbara Scruton.
BULLET POINTS:
– several boxes of reading spectacles were donated to the Zambian appeal. A big ‘thank you’ to our Corporate Member, Aves Opticians
for their support.
– Trevor is on the District Conference committee and he updated on the preparations so far. The date has been set for October 25th and  26th, 2 days only, with no evening meal but entertainment at 8.00pm. Book at early at The View Hotel for the overnight stay. More details to follow later.
– Noel and Peter will be visiting St Johns School with the certificates from Carols on The Green and they hope to find out about starting a bursary for an individual scholar.

Member Announcements:
– Mike Perry spoke about Shrove Tuesday – it used to be called Shrive Tuesday and was  the start of the preparations for Lent. People used up their staples of flour, eggs, milk so that there was less temptation to break their fast.
– Duncan spoke about his time as a choirboy and pumping the bellows for the organ.
– Altogether a very pleasant meeting!
– Next week is another very important meeting! Shal is going to be inducted as our newest member. Please try and attend to welcome her to our club.

Mary’s Mug:  £17.40
EXTRA DETAILS

11/03 Last day to  donate reading glasses.
15/03 Marie Curie Collection High Street.
05/04 Litterpick Bell Common.
08/04 Rotary Council Meeting after lunch.

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Rotary:

–  Apologises
– Sue Harris
– Graham Haden
– Keith Hibberd
– Pravin Valder
– Visitors:
– Marcier Shabbir
– Shal Shabbir
–  Honorary Members:
–
17 Members Present
2 Guests

BULLET POINTS:

– Noel reminded everybody about the appeal for old reading glasses to collect for the Rotary Club in Zambia.
– Boards sent round for volunteers for Marie Curie Collection on 15^th of March. Outside M&S for 1 hour each.
– Litter collection Saturday 5^thApril @ 10 AM at Junction of Hemnall Street and High road near Bell Common. Wear wellingtons/walking shoes. Bring own picker if you have one.
– Brian Dadd gave a short on his life as a Surveyor, in which he was involved in the big market move from Covent Garden to Nine Elms.
– Trevor, Mike, and Isabel played Singles and Doubles Table Tennis on Sunday and earned a well deserved four point towards the Sports Cup.
– Payments are Due for [[House Of Commons trip]] and [[Down Hall]] to pay in full to [[Bank Details]]

Member Announcements:
– Duncan has had another fall and is in hospital, he hopes to return home soon.

[[Mary’s Mug]]:£29.00
EXTRA DETAILS
[[Website Link]]
Subs due soon

Rotary:
–  Apologies:
– Barrie Hucks, Terry Vanderweele, Vincent Fox, Graham Hayden.
– Guests:
– Mia Bagot – Matthew Southgate
– Sue Fishpool – Matthew Southgate
– Mathew Burgess – Christine Burgess
Members present 17.

**Bullet Points:**

Matthew introduced Sue from Acuro, a local charity supporting people of all ages with a disability, providing respite care, independence and fulfilment. Trained volunteers provide complete personal respite care for attendees, thus allowing parents and carers with a little time for themselves, knowing their loved ones are safe and making friends outside of their home and learning to communicate with each other.
Adult groups and a holiday club are arranged in school holidays. The charity also takes children out to places parents may not be able to access easily.
Answering various questions Sue revealed that they rely heavily on volunteers but core staff are especially trained.  When asked about funding Sue said they received some from local councils but desperately needed help from donations.
A vote of thanks for a very inspiring talk was given by Sue Harris.

– Noel and Trevor were both attending the District meeting in the evening and hoped to find out the location of the District Conference in October.
– Father Martin from the Catholic Church sent a message thanking us for all the items collected for the Mary’s Mug Appeal. He was delighted with the variety and amount of things donated.

**Members Announcements**:

Barbara Scruton praised Mia for working so very hard on the website.
Members can go to the members only section, login and see the latest bullet points, agendas and reports for Council meetings,AGMs etc.
This will be updated regularly.
Have a look, press the appropriate menu, and find out what’s happening.
You can even make comments to the President!
Trevor (who will not here next week) said we need one more person for table tennis to complete a team  _Please help if you can_!

**More Sports Results**:
Scrabble. The Doubles Team came second
Snooker.   Lost semi finals.
Still to come:
23rd February Table Tennis – help needed.
06th April Dominoes

Website link: https://www.rotaryclubofepping.org

Upcoming Talks:
Next week, 18th February, P.C. Karen West is going to talk to us about Internet Scams and How to protect ourselves

Mary’s Mug: £24.60
If you have any little green boxes please return them.
Christine.

 Apologies:

– Keith Hibberd
– Graham Hayden
– Rita Green
– Mike Agombar
– Sue Harris

Visitors:

– Shal – Guest Of Gerry Smith
– Zachary – Guest Of Matthew Southgate

Honorary Members:

– Mike Wight

19 Members Present
BULLET POINTS:

– Gerry Smith gave a talk detailing how he managed the Rotary Christmas Collection.
Starts by working out the routes.
– A van must be hired and dressed
– Drivers must be recruited who must be able to drive van
– Health and Safety must be carried out and understood by all involved.
– Raised £4600 and brought goodwill and cheer to local communities.
– Shal played a large part in the advertising and media press
– Paul Parker thanked Gerry for the very interesting talk.
– Trevor Johnson reminded us of the following Sports Dates:
– Table Tennis – Sun 23rd Feb 2025 @ Redbrige Sports Centre – 1 person still
needed
– Dominoes – Sun 6th April 2025 @ Trevors’ House 10 AM
Donations for Mary’s Mug. The Catholic Church has arranged collections of IT related
items, old jewellery, watches and old broken cameras, etc. People have been bringing
items to Aves. And Noel is taking them to the Church to add the collections.
Sondheim Visit:
– Money is required for the House Of Commons trip
Cost:
£125
Included:
Transport
Meal
Visit
– Money is required for the Banquet at Down Hall
Cost:
£85
Next Year:
Rotary Club of Epping is sponsoring a Global Scholar – Scholars help with Projects such
as Water Aid and Women’s health – Raz was involved in implementing this.
Upcoming Talks:
– 25th Feb – Police Talk by Natali Taylor about Fraud and how to protect yourself
– 25th March – Copped Hall Trust
John Conroy – 90th Birthday over the weekend, he had a big family gathering but was
rushed to hospital after collapsing but has thankfully returned home but is unable to attend
in person but was here by Video Call and we sung him Happy Birthday which included a
verse written by Duncan Whitehouse and we wished him a speedy recovery.
Bank Details:
Barclays
20-29-86
NO.- 60769320
Ref – DH (For Down Hall) or HP (House of Commons Trip) + Your Name
Marys’ Mug
Collected: £ 28.01

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

Present: Today was a fellowship meeting attended by, 13 Rotarians and 1 guest,

Mathew,

Welcomed by Noel.

Apologies: G Hayden, Keith Hibberd, Mike Agombar, Terry Vanderweele and Rita Green.

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 21^st January were taken as read.

It was a very pleasant meeting, albeit we missed some of our friends who were unable to attend.

Christine came a commendable 2nd in the Singles Scrabble tournament!  (well, 2nd out of 2 competitors!!!)

Our next sports event: Sunday 26th January. Tenpin bowling.

Events: If you are going to join our friends from Germany for the visit to The House of Commons, May 9th 2025, please note that we are now collecting payments for this. The cost is £125.00 per person. This includes coach travel to and from, a meal and a meeting with our MP, and hopefully a tour of the building.

Also, payment is required for the dinner at Down Hall. This is £85.00 per person.

Payments can be made to the following account for both of these events: 

Barclays Bank Code 20-29-86

Acc.no. 60769320

Reference DH or HP plus your name.

Date of next meeting: 28th January.

Unfortunately, Christine can’t be there next week so she wishes you all a very happy meeting!

Christine J Burgess

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

The playground at Ivy Chimneys School was filled with excitement and cheer on the 10th of December, as Santa made a grand entrance on his motorised sleigh. Greeted by enthusiastic children jumping up and down with joy, Santa managed to complete four full circuits of the playground, much to everyone’s delight.

After his festive laps, Santa joined the school year groups in the assembly hall for a lively and heartwarming Q&A session. As always, the children eagerly responded to Santa’s classic questions:

1. “Are you pleased to see me?” (Cue Santa’s cheeky, “Sorry, I can’t hear you…!”)
2. “Have you sent your Christmas present list to Santa yet?”
3. “Have you been good this year?”

The interactions were completely unscripted, making for plenty of laughter and unforgettable moments.

A fantastic time was had by one and all, leaving everyone in high spirits for the festive season.

Yours in Rotary Service,
Epping Rotary Club

This year, the Epping Rotary Club proudly participated in the annual St. John’s Christmas Tree Festival, bringing a touch of magic to the festive celebrations with our decorated tree.

The theme for our tree was “The Magic of Rotary”, and it beautifully captured the spirit of service, community, and collaboration that defines our club. Despite being a last-minute task, our incoming corporate members from Aves, Isobel Scrafton and Johanna Koivistoi, stepped up to the challenge with creativity and enthusiasm.

Their efforts resulted in a stunning and heartfelt display that symbolizes the Rotary’s commitment to making a difference while spreading joy and goodwill during this festive season.

We extend our heartfelt thanks to Isobel and Johanna for their dedication and ingenuity in bringing our vision to life. Their work highlights the value of teamwork and the shared passion for service that all Rotarians hold dear.

Be sure to visit the St. John’s Christmas Tree Festival to see “The Magic of Rotary” tree and many other wonderful displays. It’s a perfect way to celebrate the season and support our local community.

From all of us at the Epping Rotary Club, we wish you a joyful and magical Christmas!

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

With Santa visiting the local area in 2024 here is a list of where you can spot him. Santa will be visiting between 5:45pm – 8:00pm in each area below.

Monday 9th  Dec

North Epping Tidy’s Lane Lindsey Street Beaconsfield Rd

Click here for route

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

On a crisp, sunny day in Theydon Grove, the Epping Rotary Club, Epping In Bloom, and local residents came together for an inspiring day of community action and gardening. This collaboration not only aimed to beautify the area but also to foster a deeper sense of community, a goal close to the hearts of all involved.

Epping Rotary and Epping In Bloom Join Forces

The Epping Rotary Club, known for its dedication to community service, partnered with Epping In Bloom to bring a burst of color to Theydon Grove. Members of both organizations, joined by enthusiastic local residents, gathered their gardening tools and set to work planting, weeding, and tidying up the communal spaces. Epping In Bloom, an organization dedicated to enhancing the area’s green spaces, shared their expertise, providing beautiful seasonal plants and hands-on guidance.

Resident Involvement: A Strong Community Connection

The residents of Theydon Grove didn’t just watch from the sidelines—they rolled up their sleeves and got involved. From planting flowers to spreading mulch, they played an active role in transforming their neighborhood. This hands-on approach made the day not only productive but also a wonderful opportunity for residents to meet, connect, and share a common purpose.

The Impact: More Than Just Flowers

Beyond the physical beauty that now brightens Theydon Grove, the day left a lasting impact. By working together, residents and community organizations strengthened ties and built new friendships. The newly planted greenery and vibrant blooms are a daily reminder of what can be achieved when people come together with a shared goal.

Looking Ahead: The Future of Theydon Grove

As the plants grow and flourish, so will the connections made on this day. The Epping Rotary Club and Epping In Bloom plan to make this an ongoing project, ensuring that Theydon Grove continues to thrive as a beautiful and welcoming environment. For all involved, this is just the beginning of an ongoing commitment to the community.

Thank You to All Who Participated

A huge thank you to the members of Epping Rotary, Epping In Bloom, and every Theydon Grove resident who participated. This project wouldn’t have been possible without your hard work, generosity, and dedication. We look forward to more opportunities to work together and continue making a positive impact in our community.

Dear Noel,

Re: Epping Rotary Donation to Equal Ability Radio

I am writing to extend my deepest thanks and appreciation for the very kind and generous donation to our charity, Equal Ability Radio.

It was a lovely unexpected surprise and a huge lift for us following my, most enjoyable, but less productive attendance to the Eastbourne Conference.

Rotary Epping have been extremely supportive in my efforts to build our broadcast platform and our growth has definitely been strengthened by your backing.

Listener numbers, and reach are growing all the time, as is our team, it really is gratifying to look back and see how far we have come.

We can’t provide our radio station service, support the interests of the disabled or disadvantaged, without funding so, once again, my deepest thanks for getting behind us and helping to keep us on track.

If we can ever help you in return by way of appreciation, please just ask.

Very best wishes

Trevor

Trevor C. Krueger
C.E.O. & Founder
Equal Ability Radio
Registered Charity No: 1201126
www.bigearradio.com
Registered Contributor to the World Indie Music Charts
Big Ear Radio – The Station That Listens To You

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

Polio Day

Held in Epping High Street was a great success, bringing awareness to people about this dreadful disease. We managed to raise over £260 together with highlighting Rotary as a great charity. We also had three membershiop enquiries.

Eastbourne:

The Rotary conference was attended by over 250 delegates from Districts 1120 & 1130. They included Epping: President Noel Holland, Keith Hibberd, Trevor Johnson, Christine Burgess, Mike Agombar and their partners. It was a full weekend with interesting and informative presentations and celebrity speakers.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

On July 7rd, the Rotary Club of Epping Despite the rain, the Epping Town Show, hosted by the Epping Rotary Club, was a delightful success.

Undeterred by the weather, the community gathered with umbrellas and raincoats, showcasing incredible resilience and spirit.

The event featured lively performances, delicious food stalls, and engaging activities for all ages.

The wet conditions couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm, as laughter and camaraderie filled the air. The Epping Rotary Club extends heartfelt thanks to everyone who attended and supported the event. Your participation made this rainy day a memorable celebration of community togetherness. Here’s to brighter, sunnier shows in the future!

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

On June 23rd, the Rotary Club of Epping brought smiles and laughter to ten children from Alderton Junior School, Loughton, with an unforgettable KidsOut day out. These children, who are SEND (Special Education Needs & Disabilities) pupils, enjoyed a day filled with fun and adventure, thanks to the meticulous planning and heartfelt effort of many dedicated individuals.

Lianne Adams, the lead teacher, played a pivotal role in ensuring the day was a success. Alongside her, a group of supportive parents and carers were on hand, contributing their time and energy to make sure everything ran smoothly. Their dedication was evident in every detail, creating an environment where the children felt safe, supported, and ready to enjoy all the activities.

The weather couldn’t have been better. With clear skies and warm sunshine, it was the perfect backdrop for a day of outdoor fun. The children engaged in various activities, from playful games to explorative adventures, all designed to cater to their unique needs and abilities. The laughter was contagious, and the smiles were endless.

This special day out was more than just an event; it was a testament to the power of community and the impact of thoughtful organization. The Rotary Club of Epping, with their commitment to service and community support, once again demonstrated how small acts of kindness can create lasting memories.

As the day came to a close, it was clear that everyone had a fantastic time. The children returned home with new stories to share and cherished memories to hold onto. For the parents, carers, and organizers, the success of the day was a rewarding reminder of the joy that comes from giving back.

Thank you to everyone who made this day possible, especially the Rotary Club of Epping, Lianne Adams, and the dedicated parents and carers. Here’s to more days filled with sunshine, laughter, and community spirit!

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

Friday 23rd February is World Rotary Day 2024, and we are celebrating 119 years of Rotary, an institution of individuals united throughout the world to provide humanitarian assistance, transforming peoples lives and bringing people together to make a difference to our communities.

Rotary is working with the World Health organization to eradicate Polio. Thousands of purple crocuses have been planted by Epping Rotary throughout the Town as a symbol of Rotary’s efforts to end polio.

23rd February is a day of celebration for Rotary but it also marks two years of war in Ukraine. Epping Rotary provides support to Ukraine and other disasters through donations to Shelter Box, one of our global partners that provide emergency shelter and other items to families who have lost their homes.

Epping Rotary members are focused on making a difference, by working with charitable organisations to create Hope in the World and serving their community by supporting local charities and organisations such as St. Clare’s Hospice, Age Concern and St. John’s School to name but a few.

If you would like to know more about Rotary and how you can be involved either as a member or as a Friend of Rotary, please get in touch.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

Here is the 2023 Schedule

Monday 11th December:  EPPING: Fairfield Rd, Granville Rd, Parkside, Tidy’s Lane,Palmers Hill, Maltings Lane, Lindsey Street, Lynceley Grange, Beulah Rd, Woodberry Down, Campions Rd, Frampton Rd, James St., Beaconfield Rd, Beaconfield Ave, Beaconfield Way.

Tuesday, 12th December: THEYDON BOIS. Thrifts Mead,Poplar Row, Green Glade, Pakes Way, Theydon Park Rd, Hill Rd, Blackacre Rd, The Green,Woburn Ave, Hornbeam Rd, Greylands, Loughton Rd,

Wednesday 13th December. EPPING: Theydon Grove,Hemnall St, Hartland Rd, The Drummonds ,Kendal Ave, Ravensmere, Ambleside,Station Rd, Centre Drive, AmesburyRd, Tahn Rd, Nicholl Rd, Lower Bury Lane, Bury Rd.

Thursday, 14th December, NORTH WEALD: Emberson Way, High Road, Queens Rd, Oak Piece, School Green Lane, Beamish Close, Thornhill, Higham View. COOPERSALE: Coopersale Common, Institute Rd, Laburnum Rd, Garnon Bushes.

Monday 18th December, THEYDON BOIS: Orchard Drive, Morgan Crescent, Woodland Way, Harewood Hill, Dukes Ave, Purlieu Way, Baldocks Drive, Barn Mead, Forest Drive, Buxton Rd, Heath Drive, The Weind, Elizabeth Drive.

Tuesday, 19th December: NORTH WEALD: Blenheim Way, York Rd, Wellington Rd, Hampden Close, Beaufort Close, Lancaster Rd, George Avey Croft,  Church Lane, Station Rd, Tempest Mead, High Rd, Kiln Rd, Waterman’s Way, Park Close, Pike Way, Hawks Hill.

Wednesday, 20th December       : EPPING: Bower Hill, The Orchards, Charles St, Allnutts Rd, Crossing Rd, Brook Rd, Sunnyside, Springfield, Western Ave, Centre Drive, Bridge Hill.

Thursday, 21st December  EPPING: Arboretum, Tower Rd, Lower Swaines,Cross Rd, Oak Rd, St. John’s Rd, Ashlyns Rd, Chapel Rd, Bodley Close, Bakers Lane, Albany Court, Lincolns Field, Coronation Hill

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.

President Noel welcomed 13 members, apologies received from Terry Vanderweele, Mike Agombar, Graham Hayden, Richard Hunt, Christine  and Pravin.

Mary’s meals is one of our main Charities and President Noel explained that on the weekend of 8^th and 9^th February the Catholic church will be collecting items for recycling to support the Charity.  There will be a Mary’s Meal Recycling Box at lunch on Tuesday 4^th for collection of unwanted items listed below.  Please bring as many as you can as these items will be recycled and turned into cash to feed children with one good meal every day.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES in any material even if damaged or broken.

ELECTRONICS: Mobile phones, iPads, Tablets, SAT-Naves, MP3 players, Games consoles.

CAMERARS: Old film, digital, video.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Our speaker was our newest corporate member from Aves, Jo who gave a very interesting talk on how she was born in Sweden and came to London to study and has lived here since 1996.  She is a Senior Optical Consultant at Aves. Her interests are History and Children’s Theatre.  She explained that she would be working with the public image committee with responsibility for Social Media.  Her plan is to use Instagram and put out two posts each week, and to do this, Jo needs members to send pictures of activities past and present with a few words describing the activity. Her email is jo.koivisto@hakimgroup.co.uk   Keith has already sent one of Ten pin bowling on Sunday.

Graham Hayden, Christine, Trevor, Barbara, and Keith took part in the District Ten Pin Bowling competition on Sunday. A very enjoyable morning but I think the expression is ‘could do better’

Trevor will be hosting the District dominoes competition

Trevor reported that he had attended the Rotary Club of Putney Centenary Dinner and had the pleasure of sitting next to President Habib Saba from the RC of Beirut Cosmopolitan.  We were reminded of the Explosion in Port of Beirut in 2020 and Trevor explained how Habib Saba and President Louise Mc/Cance -Price from RC of Putney had worked tirelessly on a UK/Beirut disaster appeal during Covid and had globally raised over $400k for two pediatric wards and to re-equip their pediatric and neonatal surgical theatre. This included the largest global grant from our district 1130.  Over 150 Rotary clubs were involved (116 in the UK) .  This demonstrates how clubs working together can make a real difference.

£18.53 collected for Mary’s Meals today.