The Rotary Club of Arbury 

NUNEATON SWITCHES ON
4th December 2010

RIBI PRESIDENT'S VISIT
25th November 2010

Jim Moulson the current President of Rotary International in Great Britain & Ireland was the guest of honour at our Club meeting on the 25th November 2010

In the picture Jim is on the left,  Arbury Rotary Club President  Don Bunney in the centre And Rotary District 1060 Governor David Butler on the right.

His visit was part of his whistle stop tour of all 29 Districts in these Islands to spread the word about Rotary projects and objectives.

He himself is a member of the Rotary Club of Paisley Callants

PAINTING WORKSHOP
11th November 2010

John Shirley, the President of Nuneaton Rotary club, gave us a brilliant demonstration of
his artistic talents.

PRESENTATION TO AIR CADETS
21st October 2010

This was an opportunity to present certificates of appreciation to several members of Nuneaton Air Cadets for the help they have given us with preparations for our annual Safety Show.
 

GSE TEAM VISIT
14th October 2010

Rotarians in the Nuneaton area  have been playing hosts for the last week to a Rotary Foundation Group Study Exchange Team from Rotary District 4410 which is in south east Brazil on the Atlantic coast.

The group attended the weekly meeting of the Rotary Club of Arbury and are shown in the photograph.  President Don Bunney welcomes the Team Leader Adauto Ferreira Lemos Filho who is the President of the Rotary Club of Colatina Sāo Silvano and a University Lecturer and Business consultant.

The young executives from left to right are Diego Dorigo Nunes who is a computer and IT Specialist, Sheila Dureles Ribeiro who is a lawyer.  To the right of President Don is Gizela Bosi de Moraes who is an administrator with a large mining company and Marcela Tessarolo Bastos who is a journalist with a large media group.

The Rotary Foundation’s Group Study Exchange (GSE) program is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for business people and professionals between the ages of 25 and 40 who are in the early stages of their careers.

The GSE scheme expands a young professional's career vision, personal goals and global understanding by meeting and working with peers in another country. As a result, young professionals will return energised with new ideas and concepts for their workplace and community.

Young professionals, called Team Members, stay in homes of Rotary International members. The exchange is for four weeks and the Team Members stay with different host families throughout the programme.
 

GSE TEAM VISIT
30th September 2010

 In the photo L-R        Stephen Smith, Fiona Edwards, Team leader - Carolyn Mclaughlin,
Arbury Rotary Club President Don Bunney,  Richard Noyes and RaffaellaTentindo.

It was a great pleasure for us to welcome the District 1060 GSE Team who have recently returned from their exchange with District 9980 in the South Island of New Zealand.

Fiona was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Arbury and her mother and father were also able to join us to hear the Team's presentation on their adventures on the other side of the World.

MORE HONOURS
 FOR ARBURY ROTARY CLUB

NEW CLUB MEMBER
9th September 2010

President Don Bunney welcomes new Club Member Paul Smith.  In the photograph Don is on the left with Paul's sponsor David Clayfield on the right.

WEEKEND CAMPING 
9th July 2010

Ten young people and staff from the Camp Hill Youth Project are seen ready to leave the Camp Hill Education Sports and Social Centre en route to an activities weekend at the Beaudesert Trust in Staffordshire. 

The programme includes the development of leadership and team building skills using a variety of exercises ranging from coracling to crate stacking.

The event has been sponsored by the Rotary Club of Arbury and President Don Bunney is seen handing over the cheque to Zoe Hill, Camp Hill Youth Co-Ordinator.

DISTRICT GOVERNORS VISIT
Thursday 8th July 2010
 

District 1060 Governor David Butler congratulates President Don when visiting the Club during the first week of the new Rotary year

 

Air Cadets Run the Gun
4th July 2010

The annual cadet Field Gun display has been made possible by the Rotary Club of Arbury who presented the Ivan Davys Field Guns to the Sea and Air Cadet units in recognition of the close working relationship between the Rotary Club and the two cadet organisations.

The Cadet Gun Run, which has become an annual event at the 30 Signals regiment open day, is normally a keenly fought challenge between the Air Cadets and the Nuneaton based Sea Cadets. Unfortunately the Sea Cadets weren't able to take part again this year so it was all down to two Gun Teams from the Air Cadets to keep the tradition alive

The Air Cadet display teams provided a demonstration of teamwork and discipline in the main arena as they conducted a Field Gun run using scaled replicas of the equipment traditionally used by the Royal Navy at the Royal Tournament since 1912. Hundreds of spectators were held spellbound as the two teams of 10 cadets disassembled, reassembled and manhandled their replica guns and limbers around a gruelling course.

[Report by Flt Lt Paul Hincks Media Communications Officer 121 (Nuneaton) Squadron]
 

DON TAKES THE REINS
24th June 2010

Outgoing President David Clayfield congratulates Don Bunney on his acceptance of the Presidential Chain for the second time.

Don was previously President in 1984

New Minibus for Sea Cadets

Nuneaton & Bedworth Sea Cadets proudly display their 'new' minibus which they recently acquired with a little help from Arbury Rotary Club.

NEW CLUB MEMBERS
April 29th 2010



President David Clayfield welcomes two new Arbury Rotarians.  In the photograph new members Dr Steven Kitchin and Martin Coles are on the left and their sponsors Nick Ward and Krishna Prasad are on the right.

Lithuanian Rotaractors

"New Generations " Exchange Visit

April 16^th 2010

It was a great pleasure for us to welcome a very lively group of Rotaractors from Lithuania who gave us an insight into life in their country and their experiences during this visit to UK.

Particularly interesting were their thoughts on life in a country which is sandwiched between the Communist Eastern Block and the European Union. 

Rima and Dagne are shown on the left of President David Clayfield and on the right of Vice President Don Bunney are Sandra and Gintautas

Click below to see video of

Lithuanian  Rotaractors  Entertaining

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholars Visit
March 18^th  2010

President David exchanges banners with  Asca Tsushima, Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar,  from Japan

President's Night March 13^th 2010

The principal guests for the evening were Distirict 1060 Governor Lorna Beedham and husband Paul together with Arbury Inner Wheel President Kath Sharrott and her husband Dick
Other guests for the evening included the partners of Arbury Rotarians and the President's of the Rotary Clubs of Nuneaton, Bedworth, Atherstone and Tamworth together with the Mayor and Mayoress of Nuneaton & Bedworth

After dinner entertainment took the form of "Confessions of a Pantomime Dame" and was provided by Richard Westcott

Click below to see video of how

DG Laura helps the quick dress change

PRESIDENT  DAVID  HELPS
at
 POLIO ERADICATION  INITIATIVE
in  Lucknow, Uttah Pradesh, Northern India

February 6/7^th 2010

David linked up with local Rotarians and other volunteers for a Polio awareness Rally and National Immunisation Days on February 6/7^th.  This is in India’s largest state and most crowded with a population of 190 million.  On these days 67 million children can be vaccinated across India.  Because the problem is still so great every child gets the drops 5 times and when the children get vaccinated their fingers are marked with purple colour.

During his stay is in India David will also be visiting Mumbai and Delhi where he will be staying with friends experiencing life in these very crowded Cities for short periods.

HAITI  SHELTERBOX  APPEAL
23rd January 2010

When the news of the Haiti disaster broke the Rotary Club of Arbury provided two shelterboxes to be dispatched immediately.

Upon hearing about this the Mayor of Nuneaton & Bedworth Tom Wilson gave his backing to the project.  He urged the people of Nuneaton to support the Rotary Shelterbox Appeal to help relieve the devastation caused by the recent earthquake in Haiti.

A collection held on Saturday 23 January in the Market Place of Nuneaton town centre was supported most generously and it means two more shelter boxes are now on their way

PRESIDENT  DAVID prepares
 for his POLIO PLUS  mission to India

David is among a party of 34 Rotary volunteers travelling to the historic city of Lucknow in North East India on 2 February to take part in a National Immunisation Day  (NID) in the effort to eradicate polio from the world.

David  says ‘The target is to immunise over two days 157million children aged under five years. As you can imagine an army of volunteers, including local Rotarians and health staff, are required to participate in this massive undertaking. It’s a real community effort requiring a huge publicity campaign beforehand to tell people about the NID.’

‘We live in a global village. What is India’s problem today, could become our problem tomorrow. We must pledge our support to the dedication and commitment of the people involved in eradicating polio.’

NEW CLUB MEMBERS
21st January 2010

President David Clayfield welcomes two new Club members.  In the photograph Judith Ptohopoulos is on the left with her sponsor Don Bunney  and Yunus Khan is on the right together with his sponsor Roger Coopey.

MAYOR'S  VISIT
14th January 2010

The Mayor of Nuneaton and Bedworth Councillor Tom Wilson and his wife Sonja visited the club on 14 January and he spoke about his charitable appeal  and experiences during his mayoral year.