November 2018

PRESIDENT Ian Watson

SECRETARY Mike McNally

THEBORDERER

November 2018

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

The clocks have changed, the days are shorter, the leaves are littering the garden, the shops are full of Xmas presents, roll on next summer.

At the end of last month Kevin Walsh & Wendy Aldred came to our evening meeting and involved us in an 'interactive presentation' about Dementia, perhaps a subject we would wish to ignore, however it is now a serious subject and the way they ran the presentation made us all aware of the effects not just of the person suffering  from the disease but also of those around that person.

We moved to another serious subject when Rotarian Phil Godfrey came up from Solihull to talk about raising the profile of APS  - Antiphospholipid Syndrome.

Charter Night has been and gone for another year and I think the consensus of those attending was that it had been successful, my thanks to all who helped in making it a success before and during the evening. Secretary Mike, Brian, Nick, Julian, Nicki, Peter T for his splendid Grace, Norman for proposing the toast to RI etc. David for stepping in as photographer and finally to those of you who supported me that evening.

It was disappointing that circumstances prevented both the Mayor & District Governor Mary Bradley from attending, but thank you to Kevin Walsh coming to my rescue. It was a pleasure to award Michael Pearson with a well deserved Paul Harris Fellowship in recognition of his work for the Club and the Community at large. this was duly presented to Michael by The Bishop of Carlisle, who in his following address said that we should not take everything at face value and assume nothing, telling us that in a speech littered with humorous stories.

It was also a pleasure and an honour on behalf of the Club to lay a wreath at  the Town Hall Monument at the Remembrance Service on the occasion of the Armistice Centenary. My words on  the wreath were 'On this day and always we will remember them'.

The previous Saturday evening nine of us joined up with the other three Rotary Clubs at Bitts Park for The Mayors Fireshow to assist with the bucket collecting for the Mayors Charities, the proceeds of which will be split between  the Mayor’s Charities and the Rotary Clubs each club receiving a share on a pro rata basis depending on how many collectors were on duty, At the time  of writing this our reward has not yet been received! The theme of the Fireshow was The Suffragettes and depicted their colours of Purple for Dignity, White for Purity and Green for Hope. Where we were standing with our collection buckets it was difficult to fully see the colours, but I was assured by our Granddaughter they were splendid!

Subject to confirmation we will do our annual collection of Xmas 'presents' for The Carlisle Refuge, the presents should be suitable for families i.e. Mum, Dad & Children but please no money! I would like to have these articles brought to the Club on December 5^th or  12^th. I do not want to deliver them after that date, thank you .

I am sure we were all saddened to hear that John Churchill's wife Kathleen had passed away, and we share with him our condolences.

IAN WATSON

PRESIDENT

REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY

President Ian laid a wreath on behalf of our Club at the Cenotaph in the centre of Carlisle on Sunday 11^th November, 100 years since the guns fell silent in World War1.

The service at the cenotaph was attended by representatives of all the armed services and many of the Carlisle’s organisations.

CHARTER NIGHT

Congratulations to President Ian on a very successful Charter Night. All went extremely well with a good turnout of our own members and seven other clubs represented from around the County.

As usual the ladies of the Shepherds Inn provided excellent service with a menu offering plenty of choice for ourselves and our guests .

The speeches were excellent and all were of a length that kept ones interest.

As usual, President elect Norman kept us amused as he toasted the various Rotary bodies who write the rules and who endeavour to keep stray Clubs like ours on the straight and narrow.

Unfortunately, District Governor Mary Bradley was snarled up in the Friday night traffic on the M6 but past DG Kevin stepped up to the plate and kindly responded to Norman’s toast and subsequently proposed a toast to Carlisle.

President Ian provided his usual eloquent address and before introducing our guest speaker, congratulated our Club on its many successes in recent years but quite rightly warned against complacency. Change was inevitable in order to remain a vibrant Club.

Whenever one has the opportunity to hear an address from the Lord Bishop of Carlisle, James Newcombe, one experiences wise words indeed. He has such a talent of reminding us of who we are and where we are. His theme on this occasion was ‘assumptions’ and our many failings in this respect. How easy it is to get things wrong by assuming the ‘obvious’ is correct !

A wonderful address with occasional humour for us all to enjoy.

A final and very pleasant duty for Bishop James, was to present a Paul Harris Fellowship on behalf of our Club to past president Michael Pearson. Congratulations and well deserved Michael, in recognition of all you have done for the Club and throughout the Community of Carlisle.

Another Charter night to remember, only four to go and we reach our Century!

NICK UTTING
CHARTER NIGHT PICTURES

ROUND BRITAIN RAIL TOUR

CHRISTINE’S LEGACY

Our speaker on 14^th November was Phil Godfrey, a member of the Rotary Club of Solihull.

After a career in the railway industry as a project manager on infrastructure works Phil took early retirement to care for his wife Christine before she died in January 2015 of Antiphospholipid Syndrome – more commonly known as APS or Hughes Syndrome.

APS is an incurable life threatening autoimmune condition that causes the blood to clot too quickly in veins, arteries.  It can cause potentially fatal events such as strokes, heart attacks, blood clots on the lung (pulmonary embolism) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT).

In pregnancy APS is the most important treatable cause of recurrent miscarriage, infertility, and premature births. Currently, it is estimated that 600,000 people have APS in the UK – 1% of the population - which is twice as much as MS and Parkinson’s added together.

On his retirement four years ago Phil joined Rotary and quickly devoted his life to raising awareness of the disease and fundraising for the national charity APS Support UK.  A recent patient survey indicated that 37% of GPs are not even aware of APS.  Early diagnosis is critical to the successful treatment of APS and as the GP’s are on the front line of primary care Phil’s funding is directed towards awareness online training for GPs.

Phil commenced a sponsored walk from the Scilly Isles to the Shetlands giving talks to Rotary and Inner Wheel Clubs en route.  Sadly this had to be curtailed after 300 miles when he severely damaged his knee.  A new plan was needed so, with a ‘lifetime free railway pass’ he received on retirement, he set up his ‘Round Britain Rail Trip’ to promote the work of APS Support UK.

In addition to speaking at club meetings Phil will talk to anyone, anywhere, about APS. He told us stories, from his late wife’s experience to others gathered on his journey.  The trip is almost over and to date he has travelled on over 200 trains (which would have cost over £5,500 without his pass), mentioning in passing that only 18 were late. He has raised over £75,000 for APS Support UK to date, much of which has been used to fund the first ever Royal College of GPs eLearning Training Course to help GPs have a greater understanding of the syndrome.

Next year he plans to do another journey “Inside the Coast”.

Following the vote of thanks President Ian handed Phil a donation to APS Support UK.

BRIAN EDMUNDSON

YOUTH SPEAKS 2018

The winners and the runners up now go on to the District Round of the Youth Speaks competition and we wish them the best of luck.

SENIOR WINNERS – Austin Friars

                                         RUNNERS UP – Trinity School

NEW HOME FOR THE TALKING NEWSPAPER

Austin Friars School have asked the Talking Newspaper to move from the upper floor of the Bungalow at the back of the school as they intend to develop the premises.

On 23^rd November The Talking Newspaper moved to new premises in the CVS Building in Shaddongate postcode CA2 5TY.

It’s over the road from Peter Tyson’s flashy showroom where Thomas Graham’s warehouse was. For some of our readers – it’s where the Border Dairy used to be!!

There is some parking up the lane beside the CVS building otherwise there is overflow parking at Paddy’s Market towards Caldewgate (also arrowed) There is a charge of £1 per hour there until 6.00pm or maybe park for2½ hours at Sainsbury’s

No keys are needed – instructions on getting in or out from David M.

Kevin Walsh, Former District Governor gave us an interesting talk on becoming Dementia Friends, an initiative by the Alzheimer’s Society. Both he and Wendy were now Champions, trained volunteers who encourage others to learn a little bit about dementia.

Alzheimer’s is one of about 100 forms of Dementia. The onset of Alzheimer’s is gradual and usually starts with short term memory loss.

Kevin said that there were five key messages:

• Dementia is not a natural part of ageing

• Dementia is caused by diseases of the brain

• Dementia is not just about losing one’s memory – it can affect thinking, communicating and doing everyday tasks

• It’s possible to live well with dementia

• There is more to a person than the dementia

   

  People with the disease should be referred to as ‘people living with dementia’ rather than ‘dementia sufferers’ – they needed understanding and respect. They should not be treated as children.

   

  Kevin concluded by giving two illustrations. One was going through the steps to boil a kettle, suggesting that it might be helpful to get a whistling kettle as that would rekindle childhood memories. Another was the possibility that a dementia sufferer might hesitate to enter a shop with a black carpet at the entrance as they might feel that there was a dark hole there.

   

  More details could be found at www.dementiafriends.org.uk

   

  DAVID MORTON

   

CARLISLE FIRESHOW

Nine Rotarians from our club joined members of other Rotary Clubs to help with the charity cash collection at Carlisle City Council’s free fireshow which is reputed to be one of the best in the country. Over 20,000 people attended on the night.

We do not yet know the total amount raised which is to be divided between the Mayor’s charities and the various Rotary club’s own charities.
THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY

Saturday 24^th November

A party of eleven Rotarians, partners and friends went to The Buccleuch Centre in Langholm for an brilliant show which chronicled their lives from their beginnings (calling themselves Tom & Jerry!) and singing many of their famous late ‘60ies songs including ‘Bridge over Troubled Waters’ and ‘Mrs Robinson’.

The evening included a very pleasant meal at the theatre beforehand. Our thanks go to Brian Edmundson for organizing an excellent evening enjoyed by all.

DAVID MORTON

A SALUTORY LESSON

Hello,

You are aware I rarely drink alcohol and I thought I’d share with you how this came about as a salutary lesson to you all.

A good few years ago I was out for the evening in Carlisle at a party and had more than several pints of beer coupled with a bottle of rather nice red wine. It was held at a well-known Italian restaurant and although ‘relaxed’ I still had the common sense to know I was slightly over the limit.

That's when I did something I've never done before...I took a taxi home.

On the way home there was a police check down Warwick Road but since it was a taxi they waved it past and I arrived home safely without incident, these checks can be anywhere and I realised how lucky I was to have chosen to take a taxi.

The real surprise to me was I had never driven a taxi before, I don't know where I got it, and now that it's in my garage I don't know what to do with it.

If you want to borrow it, give me a call.

ANON

PLEASE HELP SANTA!!

KNOWEFIELD

Friday 14^th December

Thanks to Elizabeth and John Mallinson we now have our own handbell for Santa to ring on his rounds.

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LOWRY HILL

24^th December

We still need Elves to collect cash on both nights.

Christmas Eve is particularly both heart-warming and lucrative! The amount raised very much depends on the number of elves helping on the night, so please give your names to Michael Pearson. Drinks and mince pies are nearly guaranteed!

THOUGHTS FOR THE MONTH.. “

A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year, and to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen.

 Winston Churchill

If you think you are too small to make a difference try sleeping with a mosquito.

Dalai Lama

When a man opens a car door for his wife it is either a new car or a new wife.

Prince Philip

Light travels faster than sound, that’s why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

Alan Dunder

POETS’     CORNER

My name is Fred Fenakapan

I wander through the town

Sometimes with my trousers up

Sometimes with them down

When they are up, they are up

When they are down, they are down

When they are only halfway up

I get arrested

FOOD BANK COLLECTION ROTA

RESERVES JOE WATT AND JOHN CHURCHILL

WISHING WELL

The current charity is The Foodbank.

Future charities are, Hospice at Home, NSPCC, Life Education, Macmillan Cancer Support, MND Cumbria and Alzheimer’s Awareness.

This takes us to July 2019 and if any member has a suitable charity they would like to nominate please contact me.

MICHAEL PEARSON

RECEPTION DESK FOR CLUB MEETINGS

November 28             HN-W & David Hoggard

December  5              HN-W & David Morton

                12             D Heyes & JV

                19             D Heyes & JV

ROTARY WEBPAGES

Rotary Magazine – current & previous editions

https://issuu.com/rotaryingbi/docs 

EDITOR’S NOTE – The Borderer uses the free version of the same ‘issuu’ website!

Rotary Policies

Rotary GB&I Compliance Statement – 2017/18

Our Club President or Secretary have been asked to confirm that our Club has read and adopted the following Rotary GB&I documents:

 Rotary GB&I Equality and Diversity Policy

 Rotary GB&I Health and Safety Policy

 Rotary GB&I Safeguarding (Children) Policy

 Rotary GB&I Safeguarding (Vulnerable Adults) Policy

 Rotary GB&I Data Protection Policy Statement  

With grateful thanks to the Rotary Club of Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire (a long way from the Brecon Beacons - according to our Welsh Correspondent!)

Rotary Central

https://my.rotary.org/en

To delve into the detailed Rotary statistics you may need a username and password

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

2018

5^th December – Club Ten-Pin Bowling Competition.

14^th December – Santa’s Sleigh – Stanwix and Knowefield

19^th December – Christmas Lunch. 

Two Course Turkey Dinner +  Coffee/Tea and Mince Pies,

With seasonal entertainment by ME & YU, the Bumper Lottery prize and perhaps other surprises.

All for £12.50 per head. Details in the Blue Book.

24^th December – Santa’s Sleigh – Lowry Hill

2019

Sunday 27^th January

The Farmers and Farmers Wives Choir at The Sands.

The Club’s major fundraiser.  With all costs of putting on this spectacular show in the City’s largest venue covered, 100% of every ticket sold will go to the charities selected by the choir and our President Ian.

Make sure you have the date in all diaries at home and tell your friends and associates about this special event.  Why not buy a few tickets as Christmas Presents and come as a party.

8^th February. Whist

John Hannon has agreed to host what will be a nostalgic return to Longlands Road for this event.  Details will be circulated shortly.

13^thMarch - Curling at Lockerbie Ice Rink.

Club Council Meetings

Club Meetings Programme