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Our
dear friend and fellow Rotarian Brian Betts passed away on Thurs
24 Feb 05. The Club members pass on their condolences to his
wife Jill and family.
All the members have many
impressions of Brian - echoing feelings such as - "one of
life's gentlemen" (George Tyler)... "a great and
lovely gentleman, we will miss him dearly both in the club and
personally very much indeed" (George Rivas).... "In a
very short time I have lost two very dear friends who were very
close both inside and outside of Rotary" (Peter Booth).
Brian's photos here were
taken at Henley Regatta (1998), a club social event which he
supported regularly.
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was a founder member of the Club and its president in
1997-98, immediately after Guru. Guru's impressions include: an
untiring man... non-stop talker on a variety of subjects ... had
plenty of anecdotes...was a young Conservative and very
friendly...grew orchids in his home... very generous and would
treat the entire club at his home with Chili Con Carne...got the
Xmas float going with the trailer ... lent his car even when he
was not around... mechanical engineer who ventured into
importing spring steel, winches etc from Scandinavia ... the
wedding party of Brian and Jill ... enjoyable travel with him to
conferences and District meetings ... enjoyed curry and red wine
...Dr Alan Morris (Guru's current GP) saved Brian's life many
years ago by referring him to the right specialist at the right
time... he and Tony Shaw actually contested for the President's
post ...and so on. On a lighter note, he would bring on a smile
any time the club members recall Tabards or the strong Garden
Gloves that fell of a lorry. [27 Feb 05] |
6 Aug 1938 -
24 Feb 2005 |
Damien Hook (son of
Tricia and our club's Rotarian Peter Hook) gave a talk on Animation. He
explained the techniques involved in planning and production of animated
films with a pre-Xmas TV advertisement for Anchor Whipped Cream. [21 Feb
05]
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insight into how people with partial sight see things, and the
devices that are available to help the affected people.
Maureen Reeves from the Bucks Association of Blind and Partially
Sighted is seen here demonstrating a level indicator that sounds
an alarm at the right time. Their annual budget is around
£500k. More info at www.bucksblind.co.uk
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Songs from the Heart – musical entertainment
in aid of Scanappeal was held at High Wycombe Swan Theatre on the eve of Valentine’s Day,
Sunday 13 Feb 05 at 7:30 pm. Thanks to the efforts of so many
... the event raised nearly £2,700 including the bucket collection at the
end of the evening. Click here for a pictorial
report.
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Club
member Guru Guruswamy gave a talk on Cuba - following a short
tour of the country in summer 2004. [7 Feb 05]
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On behalf of
NSPCC, Jane Harries collected the cheques from President Gavin
Plews. Over £7,000 were raised via sponsored Cycle Ride -
London to John O'Groats. She said, "... you have raised a
phenomenal amount for NSPCC...it will help us do wonders for
local projects...". [31 Jan 05]
Full details of the
cycle ride (20 July to 5 Aug 2004) are on this website. |
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| Geoff
Burnett entertained the Club with stunning photographs of many
local spots. The show was accompanied with music. His labour
of love was clearly evident in the show - and an inspiration for
budding photographers. The twin projectors seen here were part
of the equipment he brought along. [24 Jan 05] |
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Brains of Great
Missenden Club are runners up in the District Quiz on 19 Jan 05. They
simply obeyed Club's strict instructions to avoid winning the
event as the winning club will have to organise next year's quiz!
L to R: John Coats, Steve Gill, Mike Rainford and Alan Maizels.
[Jan 05]
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Standards Officer, Graeme Preston, from Bucks outlined the
current role of his department. They are becoming more
proactive in addition to their enforcement work. He touched on a
wide range of subjects - faulty goods/services, rogue traders,
doorstep sellers, misleading pricing or adverts etc. His office
can be contacted at Aylesbury 01296 383212. They have a website
as well. [17 Jan 2005] |
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Gavin Plews presents Paul
Harris Fellowhip to Alan Maizels. Gavin said, "...to
recognise your contribution to the workings of this club over
many years. I can guess that you've now got fewer hairs on
your head than you had before Christmas, and the words
"music system" spring immediately to mind. But
that's not all. You (were) volunteered to take over the
Treasurary ..., and continue to work slavishly to bring it in
control. Your personal standards are extremely high, as
witnessed in your year as President..." [10 Jan 2005]
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Consultant
radiologist from Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Dr Phil Savage, gave
insights into a range of medical scanners. They included MRI
(magnetic resonance imaging of brain), carotid doppler (to check
arteries in the neck area), echo cardiograms etc. Cardio
vascular ailments cause more deaths than cancer. He also
outlined some typical causes leading to such ailments. The
subject of scanners was topical in view of the club's support
for the scanners over the years and particularly the special
concert organised for 13 Feb 04. He thanked the club for the
support. Scanners have helped at least 1 in 7 people in Bucks.
[10 Jan 2005] |
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Tsunami in SE Asia
struck on the Boxing day [26 Dec 2004]. Quite apart from
any contributions that individual members may have given directly,
the Club has donated £500 towards medicines for victims in Sri
Lanka. The money was channeled through two doctors in Aylesbury,
Jane and Peter Edwards. They were originally scheduled to go but
arrangements are in place to deliver via Rotary Club of Colombo.
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Xmas - Collection at Tesco in
Amersham: Thanks to the generosity of Tesco staff and
customers. The club
members raised £3,543 in front of the stores on a couple of days
before Xmas. We were £200 up on previous year. [Jan 05]
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Xmas Float: For
diary / route of Xmas Float / money raised in each area,
click here. Many thanks to the generosity of the local
people - in
2004, we raised £3,756 (compared to
£3,738 in 2003). [Dec/Jan 05]
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Rather sad news ... David May,
president of our club in 1992-93, passed away on 8 Dec 04. Our
heartfelt condolences go to his wife Rosemary and family. David
left our club when he moved to Wales. It was during his term that
our club applied for a successful matching grant for an ambulance
to India. [Dec 04]
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^ ^^Club members Tony Shaw (left) and
Ian Bampton showing the banners of rotary clubs they visited at
two different ends of the world -one to Nevis and the other to
Taipei [Nov 04]
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^^ Speaker from National Trust
(left) talking to Gavin Plews, the president. As a shepherd of
NT, Howard Horne gave an interesting and amusing account of
his work.They manange 30,000 acres in Chiltern alone.[22 Nov 04]
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Wheel Ale to celebrate 100 years
of Rotary: The club sampled the 'wheel ale' - a Brainchild of
Rtn Frank Taylor of Hatfield Club. Members could order. [8 Nov 04]
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Shoe Boxes - another record
collection: George Rivas
reported that we managed to deliver 1,200 shoe boxes this year.
While the total number is less than usual for our club, it is an
outstanding achievement nationally. The boxes are destined for
Iash, a place that Brian Betts visited with a group of pupils from
Prestwood Lodge a few years ago. [8 Nov 04]
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Wheel Ale to celebrate 100 years
of Rotary: The club sampled the 'wheel ale' - a Brainchild of
Rtn Frank Taylor of Hatfield Club. Members could order. [8 Nov 04]
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Shoe Boxes - another record
collection: George Rivas
reported that we managed to deliver 1,200 shoe boxes this year.
While the total number is less than usual for our club, it is an
outstanding achievement nationally. The boxes are destined for
Iash, a place that Brian Betts visited with a group of pupils from
Prestwood Lodge a few years ago. [8 Nov 04]
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A popular speaker from Russia, L
Selezneva, revisited the club. She gave her impressions of
Britain - and we shouldn't be grumbling about our cold and winter
at all! She made us realise how fortunate we all are living in
Britain. [1 Nov 04] |
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<<-- New member of the club -
John Coates, introduced by Hon. Rotarian Paul Glover. John is
engaged in technical translation and he is ex RAF.
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It
is with deep regret that we record the death of Ted Dracott on 21
Juy 04. He was a dear friend and president of our club during
1987-88.[23 July 04]. Click
here for a brief synopsis by Peter Booth.
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Alan
Maizels finished his term as President on a very successful note.
He received the RI President's citation for well balanced
achievements during the year in several avenues of Rotary. He
thanked all the club members. [July
04] |
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Challoner's School girls visit Mvumi: Marina Leslie-Wujastyk
described her experience at the school and how she and others
helped them in organising the library, gave tips on teaching in
general and in use of computers. Alex Nicholson-Evans is due to go
out there shortly, having hosted a Tanzanian pupil at her home.
Our club is engaged ia Matching Grant programme with support from
other Rotary Clubs in the UK. [2 Feb 04]
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| Climbing Mount
Everest: David Pierce-Jones, son of our Honorary Rtn
Anne-Pierce Jones, gave an account of how he reached the peak in
summer of 2003. It was his child-hood ambition and he became the
39th British person to do it. What an achievement! [19 Jan
04]
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| Expedition to
Ecuador: Will Wood, a pupil of Royal Grammar School, High
Wycombe, shared his experience in that country and outlined how
they helped a local school as well with some sports facilities.
The club had contributed a nominal sum to Will's journey. [12 Jan
04]
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| Xmas in Spain:
Guru Guruswamy, a member of the Club, covered the subject and
provided samples of typical sweets and Cava. [5 Jan 04]
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