On 9 May twelve members of our club set off for London on the 8.12
from Bournemouth although Chris Potter met us there as he travelled by
National Express
After a coffee near
the new pedestrian bridge at the Embankment in the sunshine we made our
way to the Visitors entrance to Westminster Hall and checked in at the
Tour desk at11.30 after passing through airport style security screening
and our tour began on time at noon
Our guide was excellent and we got into the Commons Chamber and the House of Lords chamber as well as the Queens Robing room
At
2pm our Club Honorary member Tobias Ellwood MP and Conor Burns MP who
were our co hosts showed us to our table in the Members Dining room.
We all enjoyed a fine lunch and House of Commons wine and coffee and the conversation flowed until 3.30 pm
After
lunch Tobias and Conor gave us Serjeant at Arms passes for the Public
gallery where we saw two lively debates in the next hour and a half with
Ministers at the despatch box although John Burcow the Speaker stole
the show with his authorative good humour. Keith took some photos of
our happy group under Big Ben as we left
We made our way home on three different trains, the 4.35 the 5.05 and the 5.35
Those of us who had a unique experience and a memorable day were
Chris
Potter David Trenchard Keith Loveless Alan Turle Graham Rogers John
Maddox Mike and Jenny Crockett Richard Wood Lionel Harley Henry Mceown
and David Sidwick were the participants
Alan Turle Comm Voc Tour co ordinator
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moreOn Tuesday 29th August two members of East Cliff Rotary Club built a shelter at the BH1 Project Drop in Center.
moreOn Thursday 1st February we had the pleasure of inducting David Ryan and Bob Lawton as members of our club.
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moreOn Saturday 23rd September Bournemouth East Cliff Rotary Club hosted a concert featuring The Boscombe Salvation Army Band and The Moonlight Swing Band at Christchurch Priory in aid of the BH1 Project. Please click on details to see the review.
moreGiacomo Rastelli is a lecturer in Chiropractic at AECC in Bournemouth and graduated in 2011 from the Welsh Institute of Chiropractic. Welcome Giacomo!
moreOn this page you will find some of the awards, achievements and presentations received by the club and its members and made by the club to other charities, businesses and organisations.
moreHere you will find some letters of thanks from the charity's we support and from our sponsors
moreHere you will find photographs of our social events
moreBelow are some of the articles East Cliff Rotary have had published in the Media
moreA little bit of humour from some of our members
moreThis page contains information about children we sponsor in Ecuador
moreA very interesting and enjoyable assortment of meetings and events
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