Bulletin for August 2022

                                                     Rotary Club of Cheltenham

                                                          August 2022 Bulletin

From The President Janet Keenan

My year has started quietly and there is little to report. One pleasing occurrence was the receipt of a letter from Shelterbox, thanking us for the £500 donation we sent towards their work in Ukraine. They currently have a team in Moldova and are coordinating with partners in Poland and Ukraine. I am putting the whole letter onto the website for everyone to read.

At our last meeting we had an excellent talk from Janet Ropner on U3A. The local branch in Cheltenham is very active and there are a great many groups. If you have some spare time it would be well worth looking on the website to see if there is anything that interests you – and the topics are so varied that there is bound to be.

Our next talk is from Angela Lamond and is on ‘Women’s Refuge’. Following this, on August 18th, Air Marshall Sir Rob Wright, is talking to us on ’40 years in the same job’. In between these two meetings we have our visit to Woodchester Valley Vineyard on August 11th. If the weather remains as it has been recently we should have a very enjoyable trip with a guided tour and a table supper. I look forward to seeing many of you then.

Obituary Ian Pym Bill Macleod

Ian was born in Manchester where he worked in the Insurance business for many years he then moved to Cheltenham to set up a Newsagents business in Charlton Kings he eventually sold the business and moved to West Sussex for a short while before returning to Cheltenham to live in a flat in Queens road I have been a friend of Ian for over 30 years we first met at the Lillybrook Golf Club and played every Sunday with two other friends With his wife Angela we spent many pleasant evenings together having meals and going on a number of holidays including cruises which Ian enjoyed Ian was a real gentleman always courteous and concerned with other peoples’ well-being and made point of speaking to all of the people he knew at the various venues he was attending Ian was a member of Rotary for many years and was always willing to put his name down when asked to volunteer Ian was also a member of a number Clubs in the town including The New Club where he met Anne they enjoyed each other’s company by their joint interest in The New Club and going together on various holidays I will miss Ian’s cheery outlook as he was always

so positive about things and his famous phrase was it was always “Superb” what ever he did.

Theatre Trip Eric Labrum

Eric is arranging a trip to the production of 'The Lavender Hill Mob' at the Everyman theatre on Tuesday October18. At the moment there is a two for one ticket deal so please let Eric know asap if you wish to come.

Start 7.30pm. Prices vary £35.00/£37.50 per person for a seat in the stalls based upon a minimum group of ten.

Would those members interested please contact me direct.

Wine Festival Steve Wood

Saturday 29 October 2022 at the Pittville Pump Room.

Tickets have been on sale since 1 April and, following a buoyant start, sales have dried up a little lately. I would ask all members to promote the event and to encourage ticket sales to their family and friends. Tickets can be purchased from the Cheltenham Wine Festival web site, which can be accessed either directly or via the Club website. The price per ticket is £25, but you and your friends and family can secure a £5 discount by entering the code ROTARY22 in the promo code box on the page where you enter your name, email and address. The box appears just above the space for entering your name.

We are hoping for another successful Wine Festival. Requests for help on the day will be sent out much nearer the date which is approaching rapidly.

Boules Nigel Gilhead

We all need to congratulate our boules squad, they have played the three matches in our division, winning against North Cotswolds 2-4 and Pershore 6-0, but losing 2-4 against Winchcombe. The games were all in the evening and were usually followed with a pub supper along with members of the other team, making for a very sociable event. Not having seen people since covid, it was surprising at the number of friends who had transferred to other Clubs, so this was an opportunity to catch up on the news.

School in a Bag Rosanne Cole

45 BAGS TO GO!

Ross and I will be making a ‘run’ to Stroud Auctions

in the not too distant future, possibly next week.

If you have any further items you wish to donate to

School in a Bag please let me know.

We have two Lots awaiting the Hammer and further

possible items for inclusion in appropriate sales.

Coffee is always available at Chateau Cole, and cake on a good day!

We look forward to seeing you.

Future Programme Clive O’Gorman

Thu, Aug 4th 2022 at 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Club Meeting with Guest Speaker at the New Club

Club Meeting with Guest Speaker at the New Club The Guest Speaker is Angela Lamond from "Womens Refuge" Host Gwynne Tucker Brown.

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Thu, Aug 11th 2022 at 6:15 pm - 8:15 pm

Visit to Woodchester Valley Vineyard

A group of Cheltenham North Rotarians are visiting The Woodchester Valley Vineyard. See website for details

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Thu, Aug 18th 2022 at 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Club Meeting with Guest Speaker at the New Club

Club Meeting at the New Club plus a Guest Speaker Air Marshal Sir Rob Wright KBE,AFC. who will give a talk on "Forty Year's in the same job" Host David Rees

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Tue, Aug 23rd 2022 at 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

District Forum via Zoom

There will be a District 1100 Forum held via Zoom. details to follow.

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Sat, Aug 27th 2022 at 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Tea Cruise with the Willow Trust

It is proposed to support the Willow Trust at an afternoon Tea Cruise ___________________________________________________________________________

Thu, Sep 1st 2022 at 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Club Meeting with Guest Speaker at the New Club

Club Meeting with Guest Speaker at the New Club Speaker TBA Host Michael Rouse

Rotary Conference – Saturday October 15th 2022

This will be in Bristol and is being organised by Richard Purdon and will be the last one of its kind. Please sign up now.