More pictures of the Two Castles Run 2001
President Peter Roberts receives the chain of office from past president Colin Wilding.
The District Governor presents his message for the Rotary Year to the Kenilworth Club.
Thursday,August 23rd 2001
The Art Exhibition being prepared:
More Pictures of the Art Exhibition
| Rob Hodgkins (left), the speaker at tonight’s Kenilworth meeting, relaxes afterwards with Rotarians David Rees and Anna Watson. He explained how the government’s crusade to maintain standards can bury a school in bureaucracy and affect teachers’ health. He contrasted the judgemental criticisms of the inspection system with his school’s belief in helping children to develop through discussion and positive encouragement. He suggested that open public criticism leads to individuals rejecting imaginative solutions and concentrating on strategies to avoid censure. He noted current difficulties in recruiting and retaining teachers. He suggested that improvement in the long term is more likely to come through responsible inspection and constructive guidance. |  |
Monday, October 15th, 2001
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My Path to Judgement Rotarians seek to inform themselves about the workings of other professions, inviting speakers to talk to us for a few minutes at our meeting. Our speaker for the evening here is David Owen, who told of his career as a Judge. Each judge specialises in certain areas, David concentrates on judgements in civil cases, arbitrating in professional and family disputes. He is pictured here, after his talk, with President, Peter Roberts. |
Friday, October 26th 2001
President Peter Roberts relaxes at the District Conference.
Friday,November 26th 2001
The Rotary Club of Kenilworth provides a Soup Kitchen and a Fair Organ
for the Ceremony to switch on the town Christmas Lights
More pictures of Rotary activities at the Kenilworth Lights Ceremony
Our trip to Birmingham Symphony Hall to support our President’s Charity: Sargent Cancer Care
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 President Peter counts us aboard All present and correct. |
The Midlands Hospital Choir and the Gemini Brass Ensemble at Symphony Hall for the Sargent Cancer Charity.
Diverted by the police and losing our way on our return, Rotarian Roy Shearing uses local knowledge to get us back.
Even so, Rotarians Howard and David were up early the following morning
for the Coventry Breakfast Club Auction:
Monday 10th December
Three new members:
President Peter (right) inducts new members (from right to left, Mike Lewis proposed by Anna Watson,
Graham Tall proposed by David Tall, Jan Watson, proposed by David Rees).
Monday 17th December
KENILWORTH CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARDS & PAUL HARRIS FELLOWSHIPS:
June Sanday is presented with her Citizen of the Year Award by Rotary President, Peter Roberts and the Mayor of Kenilworth, Felicity Bunker.
Other pictures of the Awards at the Rotary Club of Kenilworth Christmas Meeting
Monday 21st January 2002
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Gill Brearley speaks to the club of her work in England and Poland with children with brain damage, who can hear but are physically disabled and unable to speak. She demonstrated the Bliss symbol system that enabled the children to communicate (perhaps by just raising an eyebrow) to respond to symbols in a book that the carer points at with the child’s responses homing in on what he or she desires to say.
The picture shows her speaking about a little Polish girl, Paula, using an electronic VACA system with a keyboard consisting of visual images to touch to build up a spoken message. The club is keen to help Gill with her work, particularly in Warsaw where one of our own members, Anna Watson, was born and has links with Rotary there. On the table in front of the speaker is the Teddy Bear which Gill uses as a form of communication with the children. Teddy is very helpful with the Bliss Symbol System, which he understands, even though he, too, is unable to speak. |
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