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John Brewer receiving his Paul Harris Fellow

 
On Thursday 21st May 2015 the whole club was delighted to see Rotarian John Brewer's hard work over many years officially recognised with the award of a Paul Harris - well done John.


Our old christmas trailer, which we have used for many years, had come to the end of its useful life so the club decided it must buy a new one.  Finding the money was one headache but another was how to get all the modifications achieved. At this point Maureen Kilminster offered the services and expertise of Brooklands College, for which we are thankful.
 

The photo shows the new trailer all finished and dressed for the christmas collections.

Our grateful appreciation goes to the staff and students in the motor engineering department of Brooklands College who made and fitted all the necessary modifications so that the tree, sound system and lights are all in place and work as needed.

  

 


Well done Tom!

On Sunday Ewell Rotarian Tom Drake attended Windsor Castle to be presented with his MBE.

The Rotary Club of Ewell is delighted to announce that the hard work of one of our longest serving Rotarians has been recognised by the Queen in the New Year Honours. Tom Drake has been awarded an MBE, further details can be found at: http://www.epsomguardian.co.uk/news/10913384.Committed_fundraiser__thrilled__at_being_made_an_MBE/?ref=erec  


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New President's Induction

The Rotary year starts in July so on June 26th our meeting was all about succession. Overseen by the frightfully scary if somewhat festive Judge Dread, President John Read was assessed for his year at the helm and his able replacement Mike Shone passed the baton.

Judge Dread(ful) entering the room (without a reindeer in sight)

our new team above and Mike's family supporters below

Working Party at the Riding for the Disabled in Epsom

A group of members from our club and the Epsom Rotary and Rotaract Clubs and friends got together one Saturday in May to tackle the vegetation and weeds on the boundary of the RDA'a ground. Once the ground was cleared, a mulch of woodchip was spread to deter further weed growth. It was hard work but everyone enjoyed it and there was a real sense of achievement at the end.

An active trustee of the charity, Gordon Thompson, wrote

"I was at the yard on Monday and saw the amazing further progress that your team made after I left on Saturday. I am staggered by the amount of weed that was cut and covered with woodchip in only one day. It was also great to see such a positive attitude no task too tough approach by the team.

Many many thanks to all involved."

A very giving Thursday

On Thursday 16th January presentations were made to local groups and charities.

A Welch Allyn vital signs monitor was presented to the Royal Marsden Hospital by Rotarian Derek Hockin who had led the fundraising for this equipment.  Janet Tobin received the machine on behalf of the hospital and stated that it would be of great benefit to the Children and Young People's Unit.
The club's President, John Read, then presented cheques to three local organisations who had helped with the club's Christmas tree collections round the streets of Ewell and Stoneleigh where approximately 6,500 families were visited to the delight of the children and parents and a total of over £5,700 was raised for charity thanks to the generosity of the local residents.
The three charities included The Sunnybank Trust based in Epsom which helps adults and young people with learning difficulties.  A cheque was accepted on their behalf by Sheila Moran, their Advocacy Manager.
Doug Simmons of FamilyLine accepted a cheque on their behalf.  The charity is based in Leatherhead and provides help and emotional support to anyone who wishes to talk through a problem.
Finally, Martin Howard-Lawrence accepted a cheque on behalf of the 1st Ruxley Explorers Scout Group, which will be used for the purchase of equipment.

Other News

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Friday 26 April 2013 saw our President Peter at the Epsom and Ewell branch of PHAB where he presented a cheque for 900GBP to Malcolm Rice-Jones.  The money was used to take 50 children and carers to see the musical Matilda.  Ewell Rotary was instrumental in setting up this PHAB branch and has supported it since then.

Membersof the E&E PHAB with Ewell Rotarians

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31 members and friends of Ewell Rotary Club enjoyed a sociable evening playing skittles at The Surrey Oaks in Newdigate recently.

     

Long Service

Derek Hockin has been a good Rotarian for over 25 years and this was recently recognised by the President of Rotary International by way of a personal letter and certificate awarded on 11 April 2013.  Well done Derek.  The photo below shows Derek receiving his recognition from President Peter.

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Rotarian Sharon Rolfe got on her bike.

Sharon says:

Could you please forward on my very grateful thanks to the Ewell Rotary club for sponsoring me. We are currently standing at having raised 2,226.00 and we still have some money to receive from pledges.

The day started off at 6.30am with a nice crisp breeze and a hint of sunshine but by the 15 mile mark the drizzle had started by the time we reached Basingstoke it was pouring with rain and we were all thoroughly soaked through. A few of us took a well-earned rest in the minivan while the tougher and faster cyclists rode on through the hail and rain. The weather cleared a little after Andover so we all jumped back on our bikes and added another 20 miles to our portfolio. At the 100 mile mark we climbed back on our bikes to attempt the next 60 miles but this time were hampered by thick fog, again we jumped in the van and allowed the more experienced and faster riders to navigate this stretch. Despite everything the weather threw at us we succeeded in achieving our goal of riding in relay  the 160 miles down to Exmouth - finally getting to the end around 7.45pm.

Thank you very much

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EWELL ROTARY CLUB FELLOWSHIP WEEKEND

Rotary Club of Ewell have a very active social calendar and recently saw a lot of our members, together with various friends, 45 of us in all, down in Torquay, (home of Basil Fawlty!), at the Frognel Hall Hotel, where a Murder Mystery took place on Saturday evening.

We all arrived on Friday in time for dinner (and of course drinks at the bar) and were given a warm welcome by our hosts. The hotel is in a very pretty part of Torquay, a short walk from the shops and harbour. The food is home cooked and very good, with waitress service included in the extremely reasonable price.

The next day there were various different excursions planned and organised for us, by our Clubs resident tour guide and organiser, Margaret Martin, and a group of us took the Round Robin Trip: the bus to Paignton, from there to Dartmouth on a boat, with commentary on the wildlife and among other interesting sights, Agatha Christies home. In Dartmouth there was time to wander round the shops and quaint streets, and also of course to stop and have a Devon Pasty or fish and chips.

The main attraction of course was the evenings entertainment, which was the Victorian themed Murder Mystery, involving a Lord William and Lady Isabelle (French), a Butler, Scratchit by name, and a rather dubious (but hilarious) flower seller, whose sister had been hit on the head and pushed into the Thames. The poor girl then had a nasty and very long-drawn out death herself after drinking some brandy provided by the butler, (or was it Lady Isabella or Lord William?) It was all very confusing. Lots of the guests wrote copious notes, but only one of them, Wendy Yeates, had the wit to come up with the solution of course I will not spoil it here, in case any of our readers want to repeat the experience but of course there are many different mysteries, all written by the talented cast.

The happy group on Sunday morning

Some got dressed up and some just couldn't be bothered!

Ewell Rotary Club is a growing concern, full of fun as well as helping the community, national and international charities. We organise many fellowship and fundraising events, including bridge drives, race nights, quizzes, our very own detective evenings, starring the N.E.R.D.S (New Ewell Rotary Dramatic Society) and last year, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Borough of Epsom and Ewell, we started, in conjunction with our sister club, Epsom Rotary, organising an annual Fun Day in Epsom, which featured a dog show, parachute jumping and many varied stalls and raised many thousands of pounds for charity. This is planned to take place again on 22nd September this year. Any help would be most welcome of course.

Our Club welcomes new members and if you are new to the area, it is an excellent way to enter the community and make new friends, as we plan many different events and work with schools and local societies. Our club members come from all walks of life, so we have many different skills to bring to our events. If you would like to know more, visit our website, www.ewellrotaryclub.org.



In September last year the Rotary Club of Ewell and the Rotary and  Rotaract Clubs of Epsom organised the very successful Borough Fun Day at the Hook Road Arena and pledged profits to charity.

As a part of that pledge they were able to purchase a cardiac machine at a cost of over 5500 which they presented to the charity CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) on Thursday 21st February 2013.

These Rotary Clubs are very grateful to all those who attended the Fun Day and made it such a success that this presentation became possible.

The photograph shows the Presidents of the Rotary Club of Epsom & the Rotary Club of Ewell (extreme right) with the two representatives from CRY receiving the heart machine, along with Helena Markan the President of the Epsom Rotaract Club (extreme left).

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