President's Message 2010-2011

 

President John Spedding

Message from John Spedding, President 2010-2011

 

I am Clitheroe born and bred, and very proud to be a member of the Rotary Club of Clitheroe, and even more so to be its President in 2010-2011. I will do my utmost to ensure we have a successful year!

Rotary is a service organisation which works across local, national and international communities to advance understanding, goodwill and peace in today's society. We are a very active Club, which helps support local organisations in a variety of ways, and does lots of fund raising for charitable cause both at home and abroad, and yet we also manage to leave time for social events. By combining our skills and resources, members of Rotary are able to make a real contribution to the lives of others.

One of my Charities will be the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society, both locally and nationally - I suffer from MS and these groups do not get any government funding, so they need all the help they can get. As a good example of our activities, we have already held a Golf Day, on the 14th July 2010, in conjunction with The Captain of Mytton Fold Golf Club, which has raised £1500, to be shared equally between the MS Society and Derrian House Children's Hospice. (Photo below). 

I have chosen a great team to help me lead the Club, and hopefully we shall have great year. I would just like to finish with my thanks to my predecessor, Miles Leadbeater - I think he did a great job as President, and if I can do half as well, I will be very pleased. 

If you want any further information about Rotary, and the Rotary Club of Clitheroe in particular, please use the "Contact Form" above.   

 

 

 

      Above: John Spedding and Immediate Past President Miles Leadbeater, and below with District Governor (District 1190) Albert Johnson .  

 

The Golf Day at Mytton Fold

 

L to R: Rotarian Roland Hailwood, President John Spedding, Rotarian Barbara Bryan, 

Carole Maher, & Captain of Mytton Fold Golf Club: Frank Hindle 

In the next 30 days..

09/09/2010  Club Weekly Meeting -  Club Weekly Meeting.  Club Weekly Meeting: Mick Bryan will explain why "It's more than a train set" - Bulletin Editor: Mary Robinson
16/09/2010  Club Weekly Meeting -  Club Weekly Meeting.  Club Weekly Meeting: Roland Hailwood will amuse the Meeting with a talk on a subject still to be decided. Bulletin Editor: David Berryman
23/09/2010  Club Weekly Meeting -  Club Weekly Meeting.  Club Weekly Meeting: Business Meeting & Committee Meetings (as notified to Club at Meeting of 8th July and in Minutes of Council of 7th July. - Bulletin Editor:Barbara Bryan
24/09/2010  Sainsbury's Supermarket Collection Friday 24th & Saturday 25th September 2010.  
30/09/2010  Club Weekly Meeting -  Club Weekly Meeting - Fifth Thursday.  Taste of Lancashire Buffet at Whalley Abbey - 6.45pm for 7.00pm - £14pp (£8 for quarterly payers). Spekaers: "Two Monks".

Last Meeting

02/09/2010 Topic: Club Weekly Meeting
Club Weekly Meeting: Rtn Jenny Barfoot from RC Pendle View will present the Club's plans for the celebration of their 10th Anniversary - Bulletin Editor: Howard Blackburn