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- International
- 6 March 2013 - Mike Lee talks about 'Doing business in China'
- 9 February 2013 - Charity Quiz Night raises over £1,100
- 13 February 2013 - Rtn Frank Taylor tells of a water project in Nigeria
- 16 January 2013 - Norma Boultwood on "The Precious Sisters Charity"
- 25 April 2012 - Red Neale talks about his
- 12 April 2012 - Cape Town charity receives 14 syringe drivers thanks to Club initiative
- 4 April 2012 - Tamsin Lillie talks of her time at a missionary hospital in Malawi
- Rotarians Light Up the World
- 23 February 2012 - Rotary Day, and Club members collect for Polio Eradication
- 11 February 2012 - Quiz raises £1,000 for charities
- 20 January 2012 - Amersham members invade the Rotary Club of Claremont, Cape Town
- 13 December 2011 - our man in Australia presents our club banner to an Adelaide club.
- 22 October 2011 - a wonderful evening with Laurie Holloway and friends in concert
- 19 October 2011 - Rotarian Frank Taylor talks about water and sanitation in Zambia
- 16 October 2011 - Feeding Children on the Garden Route
- 31 August 2011 - Ambassadorial Scholar Lindi bids us farewell
- 3 August 2011 - Antoinette Ferraro talks about the Belarusian Children's Hospice
- 18 May 2011 - Peter Tall tells the story of LabAid
- 26 January 2011 - Club's Workaid container leaves for Kenya
- 2 February 2011 - Bryony Pritchard talks about Oxfam's worldwide operations
- 5 February 2011 - our annual charity quiz: the winners
- 5 January 2011 - Dr Bryn Neal talks about his son's work in Uganda
- 19 November 2010 - Club presents cheque for £3,000 to Workaid
- 8 November 2010 - Club helps feed hungry kids in South Africa
- 13 October 2010 - Harry Vialou Clark talks about his Kenyan charities
- 22 September 2010 - Ambassadorial Scholar Lindi's first visit to club
- 23 August 2010 - Club visit to 2012 Olympic site
- Community & Vocational
- 15 May 2013 - Nick Buhler modestly explains the success of Big Green Smile
- 1 May 2013 - Robin Thompson explains 'Benefits in hard times'
- 13 March 2013 - Liz Wright talks about the work of Chiltern Citizens' Advice Bureau
- 24 February 2013 - Variety Show for elderly is huge success
- 6 February 2013 - David Ouvray and Helen Petty talk about Dial-a-Ride
- 30 January 2013 - Jenny Muncaster talks about The Colour Factory
- 9 January 2013 - Luke Bedford on “My Grandfather and the 1936 Olympics”
- 15 and 22 December 2012 - John Stephenson hosts Club's programmes on Radio Christmas
- 12 December 2012 - Elaine Feast talks about The Pepper Foundation
- 5 December 2012 - Ben Sharpe receives Club's donation to the Neuroblastoma Society
- 21 November 2012 - Ruth Dunkin accepts Club's donation to Stroke Association
- 11 November 2012 - The Club remembers
- 13 May 2012 - members pick up challenge of cleaning up Amersham
- 2 May 2012 - Margaret Howard talks about Chiltern Child Contact Centre
- 21 March 2010 - Rosie Axon explains the work of Chiltern Music Therapy
- 14 March 2012 - over £1,000 from sale of calendars presented to Iain Rennie Hospice at Home
- 7 March 2012 - Ben Sharpe tells of "Alex's Journey"
- 15 February 2012 - Sandra Dibling talks about Macmillan Cancer Support
- 8 February 2012 - Tom Isaacs, co-founder of The Cure Parkinson's Trust
- 21 January 2012 - another great Variety Show for Senior Citizens
- 18 January 2012 - Captain Jennifer Agnew talks about 'My life in the British Army'
- 4 January 2012 - Club presents £3,000 to S Bucks Hospice
- 4 January 2012 - Laura Nicholas on 'Thames Valley & Chilterns Air Ambulance Trust'
- 11 January 2012 - Peter Schweiger on 'Hand-made shoes - from first to last'
- 7 December 2011 - Club donates £3,000 to Scannappeal
- 5 October 2011 - Rotarian Bruno Kilshaw tells of his life and career
- 21 September 2011 - our speaker is Trudi Scrivener, Area Manager of Hightown Praetorian & Churches Housing Association
- 14 September 2011 - Richard Pushman foresees "The future of Healthcare in Bucks"
- 17 August 2011 - Barbara Poole talks about People's Voices
- 10 August 2011 - Councillor Ros Aitken talks about Amersham in Bloom
- 17 July 2011 - Club sponsors Inaugural Amersham in Bloom 'Outstanding Achievment' Trophy
- 9 July 2011- Amersham Carnival, What's in the Sock Competition, Answers and Winners
- 14 May 2011 - ‘What’s in the Sock’ competition at Hyde Heath Fete. The winners and answers.
- 11 June 2011 - Little Chalfont Village Day - 'What's in the Sock' Competition Winners and Answers
- 1 May 2011 - Club win's Mayor's Special Award for service to the community
- 11 May 2011 - Keith Hoffmeister advises members to "Beware the HS2"
- 13 April 2011 - Rebecca McMurray talks about RNID
- 9 April 2011 - Club hosts Know Your Blood Pressure event
- 26 March 2011 - Choir concert boosts Club's charity funds
- 22 & 25 February 2011 - Bric-a-brac stall takes nearly £400 for charity
- 16 February 2011 - Richard Lambert & Tim Millward talk about Careers Springboard
- 11 February 2011 - Chilterns Calendar raises over £1,000 for Help the Heroes
- 9 February 2011 - Johanna Dodd talks about 'William's Fund'
- 22 January 2011 - Variety Show is a hit with senior citizens
- 23 December 2010 - we take to the air in Radio Christmas. HEAR THE PODCAST.
- 13 December 2010 - Shop Window Competition winners and answers
- 11 December 2010 - MP and Mayor visit Christmas Parcel Scheme packing session
- 6 December 2010 - Club members and Amersham Round Table collect with the Christmas float
- 11 November 2010 - Club visit to the College of Arms
- 18 November 2010 - we donate £3,000 to Stony Dean School's Polytunnel Project
- 1 December 2010 - Big Band Concert raises £5,000 for charities
- 10 November 2010 - talk by Stephen Archibald, CEO of Carers Bucks
- 29 October 2010 - Keep Clear Jazz Band entertains at Club's Jazz Evening
- 4 August 2010 - Tony Hardware & Fiona Turner talk about South Bucks Hospice
- Amersham in Bloom "Design a Flower Bed" Competition - winning entries
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- 17 April 2013 - we welcome the GSE team from Auckland, New Zealand to our evening meeting
- 17 April 2013 - Group Study Exchange Welcome Rally
- GSE Team from Auckland, New Zealand. Biographies.
- 3 April 2013 - Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Jomain McKenzie speaks to Club
- 13 June 2012 - an inspiring talk by Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Mayuko Hirai
- 18 May 2012 - Big send-off for GSE Team from Sydney
- 16 May 2012 - Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Oli Pattenden talks about his year in South Africa
- 15 May 2012 - Sydney GSE Team visit Channel 4 - and meet Jon Snow
- 16 November 2011 - Mervyn Edwards talks about Rotary's own charity, Foundation
- 30 August 2011- Club Ambassadorial Scholar Lindi presents her sponsor club banner to Rotary Club of Welwyn Garden City
- 1 July 2011 - Paul Harris Fellowship awarded to Mr Tony Weedon
- 4 May 2011 - Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Benny Manser talks about his work in Thailand and Burma
- 9 April 2011 - Street collection raises £294 towards a new ShelterBox
- 18 March 2011 - our Ambassadorial Scholar Lindi goes on air
- Lindi's Photo Diary
- 29 March 2011 - work starts on Kenyan school's toilet block
- 11 March 2011 - Autumn-planted purple crocuses are putting on a show
- 2 March 2011 - Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Lindi van Niekerk talks about healthcare in South Africa
- 6 February 2011 - Ambassadorial Scholar Lindi visits The Brickhills Rotary Club
- New Generations
- 24 March 2013 - Regional Final of Rotary Young Musician enthralls Amersham audience
- 10 April 2013 - Matthew Talks outlines the work of Chiltern Youth Projects
- 10 March 2013 - Amersham hosts Rotary Young Musician District Final
- 14 March 2013 - Stony Dean School students plant trees in Jubilee Wood
- 24 February 2013 - singers from Jackie Palmer Stage School win Club's bursary
- 23 February 2013 - Rotary Young Chef Competition - the District Final
- 7 February 2013 - Christmas Story Competition winners receive their prizes
- 26 January 2013 - Nathan wins local Rotary Young Chef Competition
- 25 January 2013 - Alfriston School student wins Kids Out Picture Competition
- 24 July 2012 - children sail to success
- 18 July 2012 - Catherine Sanders:
- 5 and 11 July 2012 - Club presents dictionaries to infant school leavers
- 13 June 2012 - Club members join Rotary 'Kid's Out' day at Whipsnade
- 25-31 May 2012 - The 4 winning flowerbed designs are planted
- 13 April 2012 - Louisa is runner-up in RIBI Young Musician Competition
- 10 March 2012 - Louisa through to National Final of Young Musician competition
- 4 March 2012 - Louisa is top vocalist in District Young Muscician Finals
- 2 March 2012 - Rotary Technology Tournament - the winners
- 2 February 2012 - budding writers pick up their prizes in Christmas Story Competition
- 1 February 2012 - presentation at St Mary's School, Old Amersham
- 20 January 2012 - Flowerbed design awards presented at Chestnut Lane School
- 4 January 2012 - Flowerbed Competition winners are chosen
- 2 December 2011 - start of Christmas parcel collection with Lions
- Enter our YOUNG CHEF Competition
- 9 November 2011 - Paul Brewster on "Life in the Prep School World"
- 8 November 2011 - Club presents another local school with an Usborne Dictionary
- 21 July 2011 - Club presents 35 St George's School leavers with dictionaries
- 12 July 2011 - Hyde Heath Infants School gives £150 to our Polio Appeal
- 13 July 2011 - Club present Usborne Dictionaries to leavers at Chestnut Lane School
- 17 July 2011 - Club presents awards to Amersham Young Environmental Photographer of the Year winners
- 23 June 2011 - Darren Warwick Wins 'Service Above Self Award'
- 27 May 2011 - Alfie and Mayor plant out Signature Flowerbed
- 14 May 2011 - Louisa performs at Rotary Young Musician National Final
- 28 March 2011 - school's autumn-planted daffs start to bloom
- 19 March 2011 - Louisa wins place in Young Musician National Final
- 3 March 2011 - Bursary cheque presented to Choir Competition winners
- 8 March 2011 - Louisa goes through to Young Musician Regional Final
- 4 March 2011 - 92 local-school youngsters take part in Rotary Technology Tournament
- 18 February 2011 - 'Purple Pinkie' Assembly at Woodside School
- 17 February 2011 - Pipers Corner School group wins Choir Competition
- 2-7 February 2011 - Town Council Signature Flower Bed Design Competition awards presented
- 27 January 2011 - Christmas Story Competition winners receive their prizes
- 15 January 2011 - Jemma Wenman wins local heat of Rotary Young Chef Competition
- 8 November 2010 - local school donates over £150 to Club's Polio Fund
- 5 November 2010 - daffodil planting at St Mary's School
- 12-20 October 2010 - local schools plant bulbs for Rotary's 'Focus on the Crocus'
- Young Environmental Photographer Competitioin 2010 - the winning entries.
- Christmas Story Competition
- PR & Communications
- 13 February 2013 - we welcome 6 past members
- 7 December 2011 - Robert Bewell tells of his part in "Saving Ian Paisley"
- 2 November 2011 - Mike Capers looks into the electron microscope
- 12 October 2011 - Roger Johnson investigates 'The Real Sherlock Holmes'.
- 6 July 2011 - Chalmers Cursley -The RI Convention 2011 - New Orleans
- 6 April 2011 - Ric Russell relates the story of the Falkirk Wheel
- Membership Services
- 20 March 2013 - visit of RIBI President John Minhinick
- 27 March 2013 - Charles Hogbin is welcomed into Club membership
- 20 February 2013 - Frugal Lunch. Amanda Watkin envisages A Future for Rotary
- 20 February 2013 - Club welcomes another new member
- 19 December 2012 - Club's Christmas lunch is a happy occasion
- 5 December 2012 - Emily Toettcher talks about Amersham Museum and the town's history
- 26 November 2012 - a wonderful evening with Val Doonican
- 21 November 2012 - Nick Webb:
- 14 November 2012 - Michael Gahagan talks about "Housing for England"
- 7 November 2012 - Visit of District Governor Debbie Hodge
- 2 November 2012 - outing to Swingle Singers concert
- 31 October 2012 - Wine tasting with John Ducker
- 17 October 2012 - Bernie Knill: 'Secret wartime activities at Hughenden Manor'
- 10 October 2012 - Cllr Mimi Harker OBE talks about being Town Mayor
- 3 October 2012 - Olympics Games Makers Roger & Bruno recall their experiences
- 19 September 2012 - Rtn Mac Purcell reveals some great British Rotarians
- 12 September 2012 - Richard Glyn-Jones: ‘Seeing is Believing – the Intelligent Picture’
- 14 September 2012 - purrfect evening at the Black Cat
- 5 September 2012 - Rtn Pauline Camm:
- 29 August 2012 - John Beardsmore:
- 15 August 2012 - Peter Oakden relates
- 8 August 2012 - Ruth Dunkin outlines work of Stroke Association
- 1 August 2012 - Lucy Goldsman asks:
- 11 July 2012 - Brian Weild asks
- 4 July 2012 - Richard Langley's 'Life and Times'
- 4 July 2012 - New Club President is inducted
- 29 June 2012 - President's Night at Chartridge Conference Centre
- 27 June 2012 - Derek Brown recalls his trip to the Canadian Rockies
- 20 June 2012 - Sir Parry Hughes-Morgan tells
- 30 May 2012 - Brian Gofton tells of 'Antarctica - the last unspoilt Continent'
- 11 April 2012 - Rtn Chalmers Cursley explains the importance of social media to Rotary
- 2 April 2012 - Roger wins Archie Ferguson Darts Competition
- 2 April 2012 - Members mourn the loss of a dear friend
- 14 March 2012 - Tim Hunts talks about the island of St Helena
- 14 March 2012 - we welcome nine old friends to our Past Members' Lunch
- 29 February 2012 - judges lead debate on 'The Law is an Ass'
- 1 February 2012 - Professor John Whiteman explains the role of 'Mathematics in the Modern World'
- 1 February 2012 - two Club members become Paul Harris Fellows
- 14 December 2011 - members and their spouses enjoy the club's Christmas lunch
- 30 November 2011 - renowned harpist Clair Jones treats us to a memorable recital and talk
- 7 September 2011 - Bryan Long shows videos of Chess Valley Male Voice Choir trip to Vienna
- 24 August 2011 - Club member Stan Fraser talks about his life and times
- 20 July 2011 - Rotarian Ray Norris talks about his life and career
- 6 July 2011 - Induction of Bruno Kilshaw by President George Boyle
- 17 April 2011 - Amersham's is largest delegation at RIBI Conference in Dublin
- 20 April 2011 - Richard Palmer's enigmatically-titled talk 'Educating Dicky'
- 6 April 2011 - Club welcomes another new member
- 30 March 2011 - Tony Eaton tells of "The Curious Disappearance of Glenn Miller"
- 16 March 2011 - Arthur Moore tells the history of Duck Decoys
- 9 March 2011 - Bryan Heeps tells of 'Daytona - an Inside Track'
- 28 February 2011 - members enjoy a great evening at Pizza Express
- 23 February 2011 - Rotary Day - we toast our Paul Harris Fellows and welcome a new member
- 19 January 2011 - Richard Neale reveals the secrets of pigeon racing
- 12 January 2011 - Patrick Hudgell talks about his Photo Master Classes
- 15 December 2010 - Club Choir leads carol singing at our Christmas Lunch
- 8 December 2010 - 'Professor' David Warner tells the history of Punch & Judy
- 1 December 2010 - Club's charity fund boosted by £500 donation
- 1 December 2010 - Club says a fond farewell to Leonilda Mowlam
- 1 December 2010 - Lionel Elton on 'The Play's the Thing'
- 22 November 2010 - Club Golf Society (ROAGS) Dinner at Oaklands Park Golf Club
- 3 November 2010 - Janet Wheeler talks about her work as Town Clerk
- 6 October 2010 - Peter Clark tells of his life and career
- 24 September 2010 - Club visit to Chilterns Crematorium
- 1 September 2010 - visit of Rotary Club of Barnet
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- 2013 Chiltern Charity Golf Classic details
- 5 November 2012 - Chris is ROAGS trophy winner
- 6 September 2012 - another great Chiltern Charity Golf Classic
- 3 July 2012 - Club Golf Society - tournament winners receive their prizes
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- 16 April 2012 - Bernice wins Club's golf trophy
- 5 July 2011 - ROAGS Golf Tournament Winner - Vic French
- 2nd July 2011 - RC Amersham v RC Bensheim-Heppenheim Golf Tournament
- 24 February 2011 - Club team win second match in District Darts Tournament
- 9 February 2011 - Darts team off to a winning start
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Home | PR & Communications | 7 December 2011 - Robert Bewell tells of his part in "Saving Ian Paisley"
Wed Dec 7th 2011
On 7th December, Rotarian Robert Newell recounted the story “Saving Ian Paisley”
Robert is currently President of Hitchin Tilehouse Rotary Club.
Born in Quetta in 1936, he joined the Army in 1958 and during a 24 year career did 2 tours of duty in Northern Ireland with the Gloucestershire Regiment.
He described the relationship between the Army and the local population at the time, and how they had three main methods of crowd control: baton rounds, plastic rounds and the more effective CS Gas rounds.
Robert finished his talk by recounting the time when, as Major commanding the garrison based behind the Royal Victoria Hospital, he received a visit by the Reverend Ian Paisley, seeking sanctuary.
The garrison was able to conceal him before a hostile crowd assembled and convince them that he was not in the compound. Having persuaded the crowd to disperse the Reverend gentleman was able to leave unharmed.