LOOKS EAST. March Birthdays Brian Collings Martin Westlake Ed Nicholls Steve Runnacles Allan Gosling. Business Meeting

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1 CLUB OFFICERS LOOKS EAST The Weekly Newsletter of The Rotary Club of Ipswich East Edition th March 2016 Club website : Orwell Walk Website: FaceBook page: Charity Number: Tuesday 8th March Lunchtime bell rings at 12.55pm Business Meeting Duty Rotarians: Dick Jeffery & John Hutton President: Michelle BevanMargetts President Elect: John Button Vice President: Nigel Farthing Secretary: Tony Baker Asst Secretary: Martin Westlake Treasurer: Neil Hewitt March Birthdays Brian Collings Martin Westlake Ed Nicholls Steve Runnacles Allan Gosling Last Week s Speaker : Mike Southgate The Samaritans is probably one of the most wellknown of our national charities but may also appear to be low profile it is essentially a listening post does not offer advice and does not pass judgement does not keep records of conversations it just listens. It was in 1953 that Chad Varah founder the first Branch in London and ten years later in 1963 that the Ipswich & East Suffolk Branch came into being, initially at St Stephens Church in the Buttermarket, then moving to Coytes Gardens before spending twenty years in the multipurpose building at 19 Tower Street, In 1994 it moved to its current premises at 140, St Helens s Street, Ipswich. Mike Southgate guided us through the purpose and running of the organisation it is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 52 weeks a year. Contact may be made by telephone, text, or personal visit the majority being, as might be expected, by telephone. The local Branch is not in itself always open, but a switching service ensures that all calls are swiftly answered. Apart from a small Head Office staff who are salaried, everyone else are unpaid volunteers and this is a most important aspect. The Ipswich Branch should ideally have around 100 volunteers attached currently it is of the order of between 80 and 85 so if anyone of our Members feel they would like to assist, they would be most welcome. A very comprehensive training programme is followed, over the best part of a year before a volunteer becomes fully competent. Whilst the majority of contacts are genuine, such is our modern day manner that a number of calls can be offensive which can result in the volunteer requiring counselling a sad commentary of such a worthy cause. A very good summary of The Samaritans from a caller is contained in one of their information leaflets Samaritans are there when all your friends are asleep and you re alone in the world. When you re full of thoughts you don t understand, it s good to get them out Mike s address was followed by a large number of questions.sue Hall provided an excellent Vote of Thanks. On this occasion, we were pleased to welcome an unusually high number of Rotarian guests from Ipswich, Ipswich Orwell, Felixstowe and Woodbridge Deben. Lewis J Tyler Orwell Walk, Run & Cycle 2016 Registration Officer John s monthly update. 143 walkers 26 runners 23 cyclists Giving a total of 192 at the end of February 2016 (an increase overall of 64 in February) Lunch menus are in rotation: This week s is in bold red Gammon steak, pineapple & chips Two sausages, mash & peas Beef lasagne & salad Southern Fried Chicken & chips Roast turkey & vegetables Cottage pie & vegetables Ham, Egg and chips Breaded pork escalope with cheese & ham sauce, vegetables Scampi, chips & peas All meals are preordered and cannot be changed on the day.

2 Tuesday Rotary Meeting Programme (lunchtime meetings start 12.55pm) Items changed this week (or which now have additional information) are shown highlighted yellow. Widows of former members are welcome to all evening or additional events. (Duty Rotarians are requested to make their own swaps and inform the Secretary and Newsletter Editor) NEXT WEEK 8th March 15th March 22nd March 29th March 5th April 12th April 19th April 26th April 3rd May 10th May 17th May 24th May FIFTH TUESDAY 31st May Business Meeting (no speaker) Duty Rotarians: Dick Jeffery & John Hutton Sofia Townsend Gryphons Abroad (Sofia is travelling to South Africa to volunteer to deliver lifechanging projects to rural schools in Zulu Natal which aims to develop and deliver an innovative, sustainable programme that inspires and motivates change in young people and communities through sport, education and leadership. (Sofia is Liz Harsant s granddaughter.) Duty Rotarians: Graham Bickers & Mark Harrison The Martlesham Story (Clifford Smith) Duty Rotarians: Sue Hall & Steve Jones Fifth Tuesday Visit : Maharani Restaurant (Norwich Road) for meal 20 per head 7pm for 7.30pm start (Liz Harsant) Note that the planned visit to Ipswich Mosque has had to be postponed to a date yet to be arranged (see page one) Jo Revitt The Papworth Trust (Help us create a world where disabled people are seen for what they can do) Duty Rotarians: Matt Kennington & Satish Khanna Business Meeting (no speaker) Duty Rotarians: David Knights & Andy Lewis Breakfast Meeting : David Chittock the continuing story... Duty Rotarians: Ian Lord & Ross Lunney It s sailing Jim, but not as we know it Andy Beharrell on The Woolverstone Project Duty Rotarians: Stephanie Mackentyre & George McLellan The Fundamentals of Social Media for your Business Edwina Mullins Duty Rotarians: John Moorby & Peter Moss Business Meeting (no speaker) Duty Rotarians: Mark Murphy & Ed Nicholls TBA Duty Rotarians: Bob Parker & Stafford Patient TBA Duty Rotarians: David Pearman & Bill Pipe TBA Duty Rotarians: Richard Porter & Toby Pound Newsletter copy should be sent to Editor Alan Forsdike by the Saturday night preceding publication date. preferred please... alan.forsdike@btinternet.com 2

3 (additions or changes since last week are highlighted) Inner Wheel Events are shown in italic type The name of the lead Rotarian for each event is shown in brackets. Sunday 3rd April Saturday 16th April Wednesday 4th May Tuesday 17th May Tuesday 14th June Wednesday 15th June Sunday 26th June Tuesday 28th June Saturday 2nd to Saturday 9th July 2016 Friday 29th July Inner Wheel : Lunch of Soup and a Parade of Puddings Tuddenham Village Hall (Teresa McLellan) Inner Wheel : Beetle Drive Tuddenham Village Hall (Mandy Cunningham) Rotary Golf Charity Day Felixstowe Ferry Golf Club In aid of Woolverstone Wish Charity & The Al Tazid Family Trust Inner Wheel : Bridge Drive at Playford Village Hall with afternoon tea (Teresa McLellan) Rotary Club Assembly (John Button) BBQ for People with Learning Disabilities 2016 Orwell Walk and Orwell Cycle (John Button) Presidential Handover The Tithe Barn Sproughton Club Twinning visit to Ipswich Massachusetts (Liz Harsant) President s BBQ at Waldringfield Al Tazid Foundation Fundraising Event Wednesday 2nd March raised 1, Thank you to everyone who attended The next fundraiser is at Holbrook Village Hall in Holbrook on Monday 25th of April 7pm10pm. Please let us know if would like to attend Contestants needed for Rotary Mastermind Competition Wednesday 13th July at 7.30pm at St. Raphael Club, Highfield Rd, Ipswich Details from President Michelle Keep scrolling! There is more information to come on the next pages... 3

4 ORWELL WALK FISHPONDS CHECKPOINT The Rotary gazebo we use at Fishponds is showing its age and losing some of its hangars. It takes a long time to erect and if it is windy (nearly every year) we have to tie it to trees to stop it blowing away. The ground down there is also rock hard and tent pegs do not go in very easily if at all. It has been suggested that there will be more runners this year who will arrive at Fishponds earlier than previous walkers, and we have only just been ready for those! Therefore do any Rotarians own or have access to a camper type van, or Transit with side door, which the team could use for storage on the day? Nothing larger could be parked down there as we need to leave room for one car and the supplies vehicle to turn round. The owner would obviously have to be with the vehicle but the transfer window is still open. It may be possible to borrow a folding gazebo as well to link to the vehicle. Any offers or other suggestions greatly appreciated. John Goodship Thank you from East Anglian Sailing Trust Dear Michelle, It was a pleasure to see you and Ross at the EAST Waterside Community Centre on Saturday and to receive the lifejackets. Your support is greatly appreciated. Please convey our thanks to your fellow Rotarians. Kind regards, Geoff Chairman East Anglian Sailing Trust. Thank you from Citizens Advice following recent donation... Photograph below shows Tim Thomas, Trustee and Treasurer, Bill Smith, Trustee, Geoff Dreher, Chairman, Ross Lunney, Rotarian and EAST member, Michelle BevanMargetts, President Ipswich East Rotary Club, Allistair Renton, Trustee, Simon Daws, Trustee. 4

5 Ipswich East Inner Wheel PARADE OF PUDDINGS Delicious soups and rolls followed by a selection of Desserts to Die For! (Including dairy free and gluten free). Tuddenham Village Hall Sunday 3rd April from Tickets 8 all proceeds to ICENI Project. Teresa McLellan if you d like to indulge : teresamclellan@hotmail.co.uk Ipswich East Inner Wheel BEETLE DRIVE (International Committee Event) Saturday 16th April 2016 Dice roll at 7.30pm Tuddenham Village Hall 7.50 per person includes hot supper, raffle, heads & tails Contact Mandy Cunningham at desmond.cunningham1@ntlworld.com Inner Wheel Bridge Drive Inner Wheel District 8 Chairman visits Inner Wheel Club of Ipswich East with Afternoon Tea District 8 Chairman Catherine Forsdike made no less than four official visits last week and one of them was to her own club. Playford Village Hall Tuesday 17th May from 2pm. Tickets 8 (profits will go to MIND) Please Teresa McLellan to book. Here she is seen presenting a framed handstitched commemorative panel to President Teresa McLellan (one of 23 Catherine panels is making to present to each club in the District). teresamclellan@hotmail.co.uk Teresa responded by presenting Catherine with a splendid potted hydrangea. 5

6 Mellissa Day writes: This year, I am kicking off my fundraising to buy a secondhand school bus for Tea Leaf Vision with a Curry & Quiz Night at Seckford Golf Club Saturday 26th March pm, tickets (inc food) each. These nights are a lot of fun (especially with Simon Jay as the host!). This night will help me get closer to my 12,000 goal. To find out about the AMAZING work of Tea Leaf Vision (where my eldest brother just graduated from) check this link out: v=lxpxarivxdq The East Anglian Daily Times followed my story each month throughout 2015, the last piece is on the link below: melissa_day_s_tea_revolution_is_far_fr om_over_1_ Melissa Day Director, Niroshini Cosmetic Acupuncture Mob: +44 (0) Tel: +44 (0) Fund raising evening for Lendwithcare 7pm on Thursday 10th March 2016 at the Orwell Hotel, Felixstowe Two course dinner with coffee, musical entertainment, guest speaker from Lendwithcare Fund raising activities including heads and tails (for a Fred Olsen cruise), raffle and various auction prizes Dress code: lounge suit Ticket 30 per head available by ing either Mark Davis (markr.davis@btinternet.com) or Dave Hedges (david.j.hedges@btopenworld.com) 6

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