Highlights include Andrew Davis, Festival of Music in the Castle, The Battle of the Bands, Old Tme Music Hall, War of the Worlds, Romany Pie, Author Wolfren Riverstick, Whose Line is it Any Way?, Mercia FM, Music of Jacques Brel, American Singer/Songwriter Jan Close, New Orleans Jazz Band, Art Exhibition, Magic Workshop, Harmonica Workshop and ...
a range of free activities, including a day of fun in Abbey Fields on Sunday. Enjoy The Sedan Chair Race, Rowing Competition, Golf Net, Face Painting, Netball Challenge, Children’s Sports, Egg & Spoon race, Tug of War, Penalty Competition, Crepes Display stall, Pig Roast.
Book early for the popular events!
District Governor Peter Smith attends the club on July 7th to speak of the challenges for Rotary in the new Rotary Year July 2008-2009, in which President of Rotary International, D K Lee, from Korea, focuses attention on the needs of children. President Lee’s address is here.
Peter brings his message focused on supporting children through his support of Barnardo's and President of RI’s theme of making children's dreams real.
Presenting Rotarian David Sims with his 35 year membership award for long service to Rotary.
Presenting Rotarian Tony Wareing with his 25 year membership award.
Kenilworth Rotarian Bernard Beadle (right) visits the Rotary Club of Newton Stewart with President Vic Pitcher
Rotary Club of Castle Douglas with President Ken Gouge and ADG Gordon Neilson of District 1020 in Scotland.
Emily Goodacre gives a talk on her visit to Northern India working among Tibetan Refugees. She was supported by a small grant from the Rotary Club of Kenilworth. Emily is a former student of Kenilworth School who will be going off to Oxford in October to read theology. She has been a member of various Guiding groups in Kenilworth and is currently a leader at a Rainbow unit. She is also a musician, playing the cello as a member of Warwickshire’s County Youth Orchestra.
The Kenilworth Festival promoted by the Rotary Club of Kenilworth from Friday 18th July to Sunday 20th July, in conjunction with many other local organisations, had 45 events over three days.
The runners in the Sedan Chair Race dash down the hill in Abbey Fields on Sunday morning of the Festival, led here by the Inner Wheel Club who had a head start. The eventual winners were the Young Farmers, already in hot pursuit. More pictures here.
District Governor of Rotary District 1060, Peter Smith enjoys the concert in the Castle with President Peter Roberts and his party at Kenilworth Castle on Sunday July 20th at the Kenilworth Festival organised by Rotary.
The Orchestra about to play.
Softly awakes my heart!
Click here to enjoy the performance.
On July 28, John Davis speaks on behalf of the Warwickshire Association for the Blind.
Visitors Mary Shirley and Royston Martin present a banner from the Rotary Club of Enfield, Connecticut, USA. More photos here.
New Rotarian Peter Lombardi being welcomed by President Peter Roberts on August 4th 2008.
David Johnson joins Kenilworth Rotary after helping the club in a range of activities for several months,
Rotary and Inner Wheel enjoy fellowship and fun. Here Inner Wheeler Hazel Bridges is one of a group of intrepid adventurers including President Peter who went gliding on August 2nd. More pictures.
The club has a presentation on the Stroke Association.
Immediate President Colin Sallis presents a cheque for £1000 as one of his main charities in his year 2007-8.
Rotarians prepare for the Rotary Art Exhibition at the Stoneleigh Park Country Festival to be held over the Bank Holiday weekend, August 23rd – 25th. Paintings are on sale and a percentage of the profits goes to Rotary Charities.
The Kenilworth Council congratulates the Rotary Club of Kenilworth on its organization of the Keniworth Festival. Full article here.
Sue Powell, Chairman of the Keilworth Chamber of Trade speaks of the success of the Chamber in recent years with its relaunch in April 2005 with 200 members, 50% in retail. After the meeting the Rotary Club decided to join the Chamber as a corporate member.
15th September, Ted Ball visits the club from Canada
and shows his photographic images of North America
(more of Ted’s photos here).
Justine Potts from Kenilworth, who has already spoken to the club on two occasions before as a member of Kenilworth School’s team for the competition ‘Youth Speaks’ returned to the Club on October 6th to speak about her first two years under the Dreaming Spires at Oxford.
Already a blue in Cricket, playing Cambridge at Lords, a blue as captain of the university Taekwondo Team, rowing for her college Balliol and a growing presence in the Oxford Union, Justine drew a rich picture of life in the fast lane at Oxford, partying, having fun and working all night to get that essay ready for her tutorial in her Literae Humaniores Degree. It’s all Greek to me! (and Latin...)
On the weekend Friday 26th - Sunday 28th September, eighty-four young people descended on District 1060, to meet together before beginning their studies as Rotary Ambassadorial Scholrs in UK Univeristies.
The Rotary Club of Kenilworth hosted four students: Lindsay Terrell from USA studying at the University of Edinburgh, Caroline Keicher also from USA studying at De Montfort University Leicester,
Lisa Simon at University College London and Julia at Exeter University.
More Photos here.
President Peter Roberts presents an invited address to the District Conference at Llandudno, 24th-26th October, speaking about Winning Ways in which the club organises events with the cooperation of other organisations in the town in a win-win situation for everyone.
See more pictures of the Club at the District Conference here.
Peter Ormerod (centre), Editor of the Courier and the Kenilworth Weekly News, spoke to the club on Monday November 3rd about his work reporting activities in Kenilworth and District.
Here seen with Bob Kelly, our Press Officer and President Peter Roberts.
The Two Castles Run benefits everyone who takes part. The runners are encouraged to support either the charities chosen for the run, or for their own charities, for which they can receive a top-up from the funds raised in the run itself. Rotary charities benefit too and the local organisations who help the run receive significant donations for their chosen charities. Here, Alan Edwards of the Leamington Cycling and Athletic Club (left) receives a cheque for their support in organisation from Rotarian John Kelley, chairman of the Two Castle Run Committee.
John Reed spoke to the club on November 17th on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission as we commemorated the 90th anniversary of the end of WWI. On the left is the Speaker’s Host, Zig Layton-Henry and on the right is President Peter Roberts. In the background is a picture of the Tyne Cot Cemetery near Ypres on the Western Front.
November Gavin Tristram speaks on Monday November 10th about the Warwickshire Family Information Service, to inform Rotarians of the wide range of facilities available.
At the switch on of the Kenilworth Christmas lights on Friday 21st, Kenilworth Rotary’s Tree of Light formed the centre piece of the Christmas lighting in the town.
To experience the event, click here. For the eighth year running the Rotary Club of Kenilworth are providing the residents of Kenilworth with the opportunity to remember loved ones by sponsoring a bulb on the Tree of Light which will be located in Talisman Square.
This year the money raised will be given to Macmillan Cancer support.
Click here for a form to apply for a light on behalf of a loved one.
The names of those to be remembered will be displayed adjacent to the tree. Additional forms are available from traders around the Square and in the Kenilworth Weekly News.
As usual Kenilworth Rotarians are manning their hot soup stall and providing music with the popular barrel organ in aid of the national Children in Need campaign.
Kenilworth Rotarian Maurice Holden, the Club Treasurer, processing donors cheques for their act of remembrance for lost loved ones,who will be remembered by the illumination of a lamp on the Rotary tree of light in Talisman Square.
Two new members, John Stanton and Paul Seward were inducted into the club on Monday 8th December.
On December 15th, Arthur Mactier, a member of the Inner Magic Circle and the International Brotherhood of Magicians, speaks about ‘humour’.
President Peter welcomes one of our ‘Friends of Rotary’, Martin Belcher, receives a surprise donation to support his run for Alzheimer’s in the London Marathon.
We regret to announce the passing of Past President Bernard Beadle, long-term servant of the club, who drifted away peacefully in his sleep in the morning of 10th December 2008.
Town Mayor Spencer Harrison stands by as President Peter Roberts presents the Citizen of the Year Award for 95-year old Derek Jones, represented here by his son Rod.
More pictures of the event at the Kenilworth Rotary Christmas Celebration on Monday December 21st are here.
ROTARY’S POPULAR BLACKPOOL HOLIDAY ON OFFER ONCE AGAIN for 2009
As part of Rotary’s aim to serve all of the community, Kenilworth Rotary Club is offering seven days in Blackpool for just £149 for this year’s holiday.The holiday is from Thursday 21st May to Thursday 28thth May.
Single room accommodation is available for an additional £25.
This annual bargain holiday for local residents includes Coach Travel to Blackpool and individual door to door transport by local Rotarians to the coach and home again on return.
The holidaymakers stay in a small hotel run by caring hoteliers.
The hotel offers bed breakfast and evening meals with menu choices and an evening drink available up to 10.30 pm.
There will be Bingo on two nights and a “night out”.
Excursions are available at discounted prices.
The holiday is aimed at elderly people, single, widowed, or married couples, who would benefit from an affordable holiday.
A week away at the sea side with accommodation, meals, and door to door transport included all for around £21 a day!!
The number of guest who return from year to year indicates a package which pleases.
Anyone interested should contact
Howard Burgess Tel 01926 857835 or write to him at:
8 Mercia Ave
Kenilworth
CV8 1EU
Or Colin Sallis Tel 01926 855337
President Peter attends the Southam 2000 celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the birth of Rabbie Burns, here seated middle left, accompanied by Rotarian and wife Sue (taking the picture) with, seated opposite, President Jim Sleight of Southam 2000 in the foreground next to District Governor Peter Smith and his partner Daphne. More pictures here.
Wendy Harkness (on the right) speaks about the Warwickshire Alzheimer’s Society on Monday 26th January.
Angela Wright, Information and Support Service Manager of the Leamington Spa Branch of the Alzheimer’s Society.
The Annual KenilworthTown Lecture promoted by the Rotary Club of Kenilworth was given at The Holiday Inn on Monday March 19th by George Martin, Chairman of The Sustainable Development Foundation. George spoke about the long-term need to preserve our environment and how to plan for sustainable development. More pictures here.
Dave Pearce, a medical student at Warwick University, spoke to the club on Monday March 16th about his six weeks experience at a hospital in Ghana as part of his medical degree. His trip was supported in part by a grant from the Rotary Club of Kenilworth.
Ben Day of Touch Radio is on his marks in preparation to run in the Two Castles Run in support of Macmillan Cancer Relief on Sunday June 7th. In the picture are Rotarian John Kelley, Chairman of the Two Castle Run Committee giving Ben his instructions to start, with President Peter Roberts and Lindsay Butler representing Macmillan.
The Kenilworth School team sponsored by the Rotary Club of Kenilworth won the District Final of Youth Speaks at Arden School Knowle, beating off a strong challenge from King Henry VIII School Coventry, who were placed second out of nine finalists.
Their chosen subject was ‘The Legacy of This Generation’, chaired magisterially by Abigail Mosley with the eloquent advocacy of main speaker Toby Dudley and a persuasive vote of thanks proferred by Nitisha Bosama.
They now proceed to the Regional Finals in Cardiff on Sunday 29th March.
Well done Abigail, Toby and Nitisha!
The team are pictured here with District Governor Peter Smith.
Rotary promotes Water Aid in Talisman Square (now renamed Talisman by designers with an eye for modernity), supported by Tom Litterick (centre, right-hand picture).
On March 23rd David Swain of the Rotary Club of Royal Leamington Spa gave a brilliant talk on Naval history. He ranged over a fascinating array of topics from the origins of many common phrases of naval origin to the life of Lord Nelson. More pictures here.
The Easter Grocery Grab is round again. Here Rotarian John Stanton and President Peter Roberts sell tickets for the Grocery Grab in Warwick Sainsbury's. Tickets are on sail at Sainsbury's in Kenilworth and Warwick at 50p each to enter a draw for a 2 minute dash to win up to £250 of groceries. Just think of it. You could have 250 chocolate Easter eggs! Second prize is a voucher for £100 and third is £50.
The draw takes place on Monday April 6th and the Grab itself is at 8.30 am at Warwick Sainsbury's on Easter Monday.
The Kenilworth Festival (May 9th - 16th) promoted by the Rotary Club of Kenilworth is announced by Rotary District Governor Peter Smith (2nd left) and President Peter Roberts, flanked by Festival Co-chairmen, Mike Lewis (left) and Roy Shearing (right). Photos & programme.
The winner of the £250 first prize was Mrs Audrey Jones of Kenilworth.
The Grab was performed successfully by her daughter Wendy and grand-daughter Fay on Easter Monday at Warwick Sainsbury’s. More photos here.
On Saturday 18th April, Rotary offers blood pressure checks in Talisman Square. Rotarian Colin Sallis raises his blood pressure with Medieval beauties before checking others.
On April 27th, Lucy Pethick spoke of her experiences in Mexico with partial support from the Rotary Club of Kenilworth. More photos here.
Lucy with Vice President Graham Tall, in the chair for the evening.
On May 7th a group of Kenilworth Rotarians and friends visit Hampton Court. Pictures here.
May 2009 was a unique month in the history of Kenilworth Rotary. In addition to two Bank Holiday Mondays causing cancellation of the club meeting, Monday May 11th was the week of the Kenilworth Festival and the Rotary Meeting was cancelled so that members could attend Festival events. That left Monday May 18th which was postponed to the 19th so that members could spend the evening learning archery organized by Howard Burgess, our blind member who has fired arrows for the blind English team. So the club held no meeting on a club night for the whole month. Here a bevy of members take aim, led by President Peter. The winning archer of the evening was Vice President Graham Tall.
May 21st-28th, Kenilworth Residents have a holiday in Blackpool organized by Rotary.
More photos here.
On June 8th, District Governor Nominee David Butler attends the club to listen to the plans for Rotary year 2009-10 and to present Paul Harris awards to John Dixon and John Kelley. More pictures here.
John Dixon receives his accolade from President Peter.
John Kelley is lauded by DG Nominee David Butler.
President Elect Philip Southwell speaks of his plans for the Rotary Year July 2009-June 2010.
District Governor Nominee David Butler responds.
On June 15th, David Bracegirdle was awarded a Paul Harris Fellowship for his service to Kenilworth Rotary. A working Rotarian, who is the salt of the earth, quietly taking on a wide variety of jobs whenever there is need.
Amanda Cook speaks about Parkinson’s Disease. She was given a vote of thanks by Rotarian Arnold Bolton.
Local Rotarians ’do their bit’ for the 100th Rotary International Convention by ‘meeting and greeting’ delegates at Coventry Station to guide them to their hotels and give them any other required assistance.
Brian Bridges collects 50p from a passer-by who donates the coin in his hot chocolate.
President of Rotary International President Dong Kurn Lee addresses the 100th Rotary International Convention at Birmingham National Exhibition Centre on Sunday June 21st. When he learned that 30,000 children under the age of five die every day from preventable diseases such as pneumonia, measles, and malaria, he made his objective for the 2008-2009 Rotary Year to Make Dreams Real to allieviate the unnecessary suffering of the world’s children, through the provision of heathy drinking water, the ridding of the word of polio and other diseases and fundamental education to enable children to develop themselves. 10 million children die unnecessarily each year and the worlds’ 1.2 million Rotarians can make a difference. The conference was addressed by the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. See excerpts from their speeches on you-tube! More pictures of the convention, as seen by Rotarians Graham and David Tall, are here.
Photographs taken at Kenilworth Castle Hospitality on Monday Night are here for viewing.
Good quality photographs for downloading are here.
The Rotary Club of Kenilworth have donated a dictionary to every Year 6 child in the town for the second year running. This year we have chosen a random selection of thank-you letters from Priors Field Primary School to the President of the Rotary Club. As one appreciative child said: “I know the Rotary Club does a lot of stuff for Kenilworth, but this is special.”
As the last act before handing over the Presidency to President elect Philip, Peter showed the club the presidential citation from RI President D K Lee in recognition of the work of the club ‘for outstanding efforts in reducing child mortality and making dreams real.’
