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Thu Jun 30th 2011
Handover to new president Michael. Musical entertainment. Dinner jackets and gongs.




 
 

HAND – OVER MEETING

AT MERCURE CHELTENHAM QUEEN'S

 

DATE             30TH June 2011.

TIME              6.00 pm

 6.00 pm     Canapés and Drinks in Hotel Foyer

 6.30 pm     Meal to be served in Regency Room.

                   Two Courses with Coffee and Chocolates

 7.30 pm     Hand–over Ceremony

                   New President to receive Chain of Office.

                   Former President to receive new Regalia.

Senior Vice President to receive Badge of Office.

                   Junior Vice President to receive Badge of Office.

 

8.00 pm     All members and Guests to move to Hotel Lounge.

                   Musical Event will take place.

                   A Soprano with a Piano Accompanist will entertain us.

 

8.30 pm     Estimated Time of Finish.

 

Dress Code        Black Tie please.

                            Rotary Regalia to be worn please.

 

I have introduced a new format for this Hand-over Meeting hoping to make a memorable occasion for all Rotary Members and their Guests.

 

Dear Fellow Rotarians,
 
It was an excellent evening on Thursday and a great start to the new Rotary Year.  Profuse apologies to the members present from Trudy - for reasons best know to himself the Restaurant Manager changed the table numbering creating chaos.  Hopefully everybody found their correct table!
 
44 members and guests attended including Claire and Gavin Charlton, Mike and Gill's daughter and husband, Melissa and Carl Friessner-Day, and Norman Hall a prospective member.
 
Greetings were brought to the Club by Rod Hill who had entertained Charles Streetviser, an American Rotarian from District 7450.  There being no meeting for Cheltenham North that week he took his charge to the Rotary Club of Chipping Campden.
 
Greetings and attendance slips from Shanghai were presented by Michael Stevens on behalf of our fellow member Klaus, who Michael had met coming out of Hotel du Vin!  Sadly Klaus was unable to join us for the Handover meeting.
 
The Handover took place with Richard Purdon handing over to Mike Rouse who became President, John Phillip Senior Vice President and Mike Bone Junior Vice President and we all applauded! 
 
Dates of importance:
 
17th July Strawberry Tea at Geoff and Diane's.  If you haven't signed up the board will be going the rounds on Thursday.  If you aren't attending the meeting please email them direct.
 
21st July Club Assembly.
 
27th July, Jazz and Jalfrezi event in a marquee on the College pitch.  A curry supper will be served.  Please bring your friends.  Details have already been circulated to you.
 
Next Meeting on Thursday 7th July will be a talk by Charles Price, the Managing Director of Graduate Gardeners.  Tony Staite is Duty Rotarian
 
Trevor finished the formal meeting off in his usual manner!
 
And then..................What a Treat!
 
Melissa Friessner Day, daughter of Sherry and Richard Bretherton long time friends of Mike and Gill, sang for us, accompanied by Sarah Harris on the piano.  Melissa had put together a delightful programme for us to enjoy and we certainly did.   It was a great way to end a very happy evening.
 
Rosanne