03/08/08


The ROTARY CLUB of

 WATTON & DISTRICT
Registered Charity No 1046649

email: wattonrotary@aol.com
 

Meetings: Thursdays 7.30pm for 8pm Crown Hotel, Watton
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
IN BRITAIN & IRELAND

WE SELL WHAT OTHERS DISCARD!!
See our R-BAY listings
WE MAY HAVE WHAT YOU WANT?!

JUST JAZZ is again planned to be at the Queens Hall Watton on 31st Oct 08. Details later. Tel: 01953 884224

        

Andrew & Paul with the ShelterBox display at the
 Wayland Show Sunday 3rd August.


 IW/Rotary BBQ 31 July

On 24 July,
Rtn Mark Little
 told us about
 his work in
 Chahalka village, near Delhi, India

At our first meeting of the new Rotary Year (July 3rd), Roy Masters, a retired blacksmith and engineer, demonstrated how the movements of the Earth's magnetic field and rapid changes in the position of the magnetic north pole correlate with long and short term global warming and cooling. A thought-provoking dissertation - perhaps it's not CO2 & 'greenhouse' gasses after all!


12 June:  President Gary presents the 2008 Vocational Award Cups to 864 (Watton) ATC   


and  to
Cheryl Clayton
 

The Watton Rotary Club Vocational Awards are made annually, subject to nominations, to recognise a group and an individual that have given outstanding service to the community.

Rtn Richard Akister            Rtn Richard Crabtree
 introduced the Ceremony                                             read the Citations


From left: Alex Thorpe, Jess Wilkin,
President Gary, Cheryl Clayton and
Fl Lt Mike Edney, OC 864 ATC Sqn.
WATTON CARNIVAL DAY

Sunday 8th June

Glorious Weather

 This wonderful couple,
 shown with Cheryl,
 donated £1,000 to
Rotary's
Shelter Box Trust.
The stall raised well over £200 Bottle Tombola - ready to go Paul mans the Shelter Box display Carnival organiser Cheryl Clayton Wow!

On 5th June we presented prizes to the winner and 2 runners-up in our annual Young Designer competition    

  for Wayland Community High School students. 

The judges were Rtns Rod Riley & Andrew Barwood.

David Ketteringham; Val Wenham - textiles tutor; President Gary; Anna Codling; Ashley Tyne; Sandra Govender - Head of Design & Technology, Wayland Community High School.

Winner:
David Ketteringham

and his
beachwear

Runner-Up
Anna Codling

and her
Russian
peasant
garment

Runner-up
Ashley Tyne

and his
CD/DVD
Display
System

Sandra Govender
receives a
 bouquet from
Rtn Peter Beech

 At our meeting on 28th May, Dr Tim Gilbert, consultant cardiologist at the Norwich & Norfolk University Hospital received a combined cheque from us (2,500), Wymondham (£1,300) and Diss (£1,500) Rotary Clubs for the
 Norfolk Heart Trust balloons4hearts campaign.

Derek signs the cheque for £5,300, held by (l to r):

Tony Wright (President Wymondham Rotary Club), Gary Palmer (President Watton Rotary Club), Dr Tim Gilbert (consultant cardiologist NNUH), Dr Mike Harvey (Watton Rotary Club), Alan Rowe (Vice President Diss Rotary Club)


  
Mill Hill Rotarians visit our Watton Club in force - 22/05/08



Derek at 70 09/05/08

In superb weather on 11th May, our 3rd Annual Tractor Run was highly successful.
 Near left: Assembly.
Next: Andrew BBQing at Longham.
Finally: Charles & Richard survey the scene on completion.
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UNCHRISTMAS DINNER!
Many thanks to the staff and students of Norwich City College for the excellent service and Irish themed food  we experienced at their DEBUT  Restaurant on 18th March

Another successful
 CRUCIAL CREW
exercise, arranged by the Norfolk Fire Service, was conducted at Wayland Community High School during March. We were pleased to help with marshalling.
The ministrations of
Rtn George Wilson in organising the rotas are much appreciated

"balloons4hearts"
  LATEST NEWS
Our Campaign was concluded on 29th Feb. The Grand Draw and the 2 Jazz Evenings raised over £2000.
A Presentation is planned for
 29th May.

 See above for the report.

President Gary with Japanese Ambassadorial Scholars [at the UEA] Akihito Hokiguchi & Kyoko Yoshikawa; and Dave Myers.
31st January 2008

President Gary with Shirley Edwards and some of her staff who serve us so well at the Crown Hotel, Watton.

Christmas Dinner 2007

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