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- Cranleigh is located in the county of Surrey, about 11 km south east of
Guildford.
- The Rotary Club of Cranleigh currently has 34 members, all of whom live
in Cranleigh and the surrounding villages.
- Members of the Club have various professions, including solicitors,
accountants, bank managers, shop owners and financial advisors. They
also include a former managing director, a photographer, a
pharmaceutical training specialist, a nuclear physicist, a farmer, a
space writer/consultant and a civil engineer.
- Our Club was founded in 1970, and meets at the Parrot Inn in the nearby
hamlet of Forest Green on Thursday evenings at 7:30 pm for 7:45 pm.
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- Motor Cycle Trial - Oct 2004
- Gala Concert - Nov 2004
- Tsunami Emergency Relief
- Centenary Plaque Unveiled - Feb 2005
- Sallie’s Special Award – 23 Feb. 2005
- Local School Competition - March 2005
- Paul Harris Award for Nick Vrijland - April 2005
- Defibrillator Donation - April 2006
- Cranleigh Street Map - May 2006
- 10 K Race and Kids Out - June 2007
- Open Evening – July 2007
- RYLA 2007
- 2007 Carol Concert
- New Centenary Tree Honours Past President
- Rotary Young Chef, March 2008
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- As part of its celebrations to mark the centenary of Rotary
International, the Rotary Club of Cranleigh challenged Year 8 students
at Glebelands School to turn back the clock 100 years.
- The students were asked to take on the role of journalists in 1905,
writing newspaper reports about the creation of Rotary International by
a small group of Chicago businessmen, alongside stories recounting other
headline-making events of the time.
- After an extremely difficult task of assessing several dozen entries
that included work by well over 100 students, the judges finally awarded
the first prize to Emily Harris, Louise Green and Amanda Bolland.
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- The prestigious Paul Harris Fellowship was awarded to local businessman Nick Vrijland,
who was born in the Netherlands but has lived in Cranleigh since 1967.
- Over the past three decades, Nick has built up a thriving horticultural
business in Cranleigh and elsewhere, geared to supplying major retailers
and other growers. He is also a trustee and an enthusiastic supporter of
the Cranleigh Village Hospital Trust.
- “Nick has helped and supported so much in and around our village,” said
Patrick Leake, President of the Cranleigh Rotary Club. “Our village,
various clubs and organisations, and, indeed, individuals, have
benefited from his generosity and encouragement. He has always put
service above self and the Club is delighted to honour him”.
- To complete the evening, Patrick Leake presented Mr. Vrijland with a
cheque for £3000, the latest substantial donation by the Rotary Club of
Cranleigh to the Village Hospital Appeal. “It is a great honour to be
presented with the Paul Harris award,” said Mr. Vrijland. “I am also
delighted to accept this cheque on behalf of the Village Hospital
Trust.”
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- The Rotary Club of Cranleigh has handed over a new defibrillator, with a
value well in excess of £1,000, to the local branch of St. John’s
Ambulance Brigade.
- The portable machine, chosen to be compatible with those used by the
Surrey Ambulance Service, is the second defibrillator to be provided by
the Cranleigh Rotary Club in the last few weeks.
- The first of these potential life-savers is now operational at the
Cranleigh Leisure Centre, where it is available for use by a team of
trained staff.
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- The Rotarians of Cranleigh were determined to mark the Rotary
International centenary with a number of community initiatives. The
latest of these came to fruition last week when a large, full colour
street map of Cranleigh was installed outside the National Westminster
Bank.
- Present at the unveiling were Brian Cheesman, Vice Chairman of the
Parish Council, Paul Bedford, manager of the local branch of National
Westminster Bank, Brian Arendell, President of the Cranleigh Rotary
Club, and Norman Every, the Club’s centenary coordinator.
- A second, almost identical map, was also presented to the Parish Council
for future installation at the eastern end of the village.
- Meanwhile, Cranleigh Rotarians have also been hard at work at the other
end of the village, renovating the popular notice board which the Club
placed outside the Post Office some years ago.
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- In order to increase awareness of Rotary in the Cranleigh – Ewhurst
area, the Rotary Club invited local business people to an open evening
at the Village Arts Centre.
- District Governor elect, Patricia Evans (right), was on hand to give
a brief introduction to the work
of Rotary International (including RIBI), while Vice President Andy
Kolmar spoke about the local initiatives undertaken by the Club,
including RYLA, Kids Out, the Carol Concert and assistance with reading
in a local school.
- “The meeting generated a great deal of interest in the work of Rotary
and a number of people expressed an interest in learning more about us,”
said Mr. Kolmar.
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- Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is a leadership training programme
for teenagers. Each year, the Rotary Club of Cranleigh seeks two
candidates for sponsorship on the week-long course at Woodrow High
House, near Amersham. This year, the lucky pair were Tom Grundy and
Louise Scott, both from Glebelands School.
- During a presentation to the Club after the event, the young people
explained the value of the course, with its opportunities to meet other
students from many different places, to bond with them and to gain
team-building skills. With no access to TV, radio or newspapers, the
emphasis was on outdoor activities, including an overnight hike.
- However, everyone was given a treat by attending a performance of
“Chicago” in the West End, and the week ended on another high with a
concert put together by all the RYLA attendees.
- “Highly recommended – we learned such a lot,” was the verdict of Tom and
Louise. “It was tiring, but very enjoyable.”
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- The ever-popular Rotary Carol Concert was held in Cranleigh Village Hall
on 12 December. A packed audience was entertained by choirs from three
local junior schools: St Cuthbert Mayne, St Nicolas and Park Mead.
- Among those providing accompaniment for the choirs and carols were a
brass band conducted by Rotarian Norman Every, and Andy Clark, head
teacher of Park Mead Junior School, on the piano.
- Compere for the evening was Rev. Suresh Menon from the Cranleigh Baptist
Church, who explained to the audience that Jesus was our Christmas
present from God, and that we should not forget to accept Him.
- The collection raised about £136 for Rotary charities. The following
week, the Christmas Street Collection raised about £1,200 while the
profits from the January Sale were about £900, both considerably higher
than last year. The Club would like to thank the people of the local
community for their generosity at this busy time of year.
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- Thanks to a very kind donation, the Rotary Club of Cranleigh has
been able to replace the young London Plane tree that was irreparably
damaged recently outside the Alliance Pharmacy in Cranleigh High Street.
The donation was made in memory of Gordon Thomas, a founder member of
the Cranleigh Club, who died in 2007 and who did so much for
Cranleigh over the years.
- The original tree, which was funded by the members of Cranleigh Rotary
Club, was planted to mark the Centenary of Rotary International.
Unfortunately, it was vandalised and broken in November 2007. Other
Centenary projects included a commemorative plaque and a street map in
Stocklund Square, and a school writing competition.
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- This year’s North District Final of the Rotary Young Chef Competition
was hosted by Guildford County School. The competition, which was
organised by Chris Blow, a member of the Guildford Rotary Club, and
Giovanni Fontebasso from Cranleigh Rotary Club, was open to school
students under the age of 16 in the Godalming-Cranleigh-Horsham area.
Nine schools in Surrey and Sussex took part.
- Each competitor had two hours to prepare, cook and serve a three course
meal for two, based on a limited budget.
- The winner was Luke Selby from Steyning Grammar School, and the
runner-up was Katy Gunter from Guildford County School. Luke won over
the judges with his delicious menu of smoked haddock ravioli in a cream
sauce, followed by breast of duck with glazed shallots and a spicy
sauce, and concluding with a dessert of berries and hazelnut shortbread
in layers.
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- Saturday, 26 April was Stroke Awareness Day for Rotary clubs across
the country. Cranleigh Rotarians were out in force in the High Street
during the morning, encouraging as many people as possible to have
their blood pressure checked.
- On hand to provide free blood pressure tests and advice were two
volunteer nurses, Kathryn Charman and Jo Cheslyn-Hall. A total of 80
people took advantage of this opportunity, 14 of whom were recommended
to see their GP to undergo further checks. and many others were given
literature explaining the importance of stroke awareness.
- We are pleased to make available this extremely important service to the
local community," said Rotarian Ken Smith. "This year even
more people than usual have been able to benefit from this free
initiative, receiving checks and advice which may prevent strokes and
even save their lives.
- "Once again, we would like to express our gratitude to the
Alliance Pharmacy in Cranleigh High Street and Cranfold Physical
Therapy Centre for the use of their premises."
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- The Rotary Club of Cranleigh is involved in numerous charitable and
fundraising activities. Here is a selection from 2008.
- The ever popular quiz night attracted 17 teams and raised more than £500
for the Club’s charity fund.
- A cheque for £200 has been sent to Tanzania to support a local school
project.
- A cheque for two Shelter Boxes has been sent. Their destinations can be
checked on Shelterbox.org web site.
- A further donation has been made towards the global eradication of
polio.
- A matching grant application has been sent for the Valliyoor Clean Water
project in India.
- Members of the Club assisted during a recent walk held in support of the
Alzheimer’s Society.
- The Club also monitors activities related to the redevelopment of the
main playground in Cranleigh and the Community Fund, donating funds when
necessary.
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- Michael Frost, a founder member and first President of the Rotary Club
of Cranleigh, was awarded the highest honour Rotary can give – a Paul
Harris Fellowship – on 26 June 2008.
- Michael was first approached by the Rotary Club of Guildford in summer
1969 about creating a new club in Cranleigh – then a fast-growing
village.
- “Three or four of us met at lunch time in the Alfold Barn and each week
we brought along a few potential new members,” wrote Michael. “In the
early days we had a fairly unusual range of professions, including a
mushroom grower, an artist, a publican, the General Secretary of the
Merchant Seamen’s Convalescent Centre and a farmer. After a few months
we had the magic number – 25 – the minimum required to be chartered as a
Rotary Club.
- “On 19 June 1970, we were presented with our charter by the District
Governor, Ernest Winson. Now, 38 years later, there are only two other
founder members, apart from myself, still in the Club.”
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- Each June the Rotary Club of Cranleigh participates in the Village Fair
on The Common by providing a Burger Bar.
- This has traditionally involved beefburgers and hot dogs, with onions,
ketchup and cold drinks. However, in 2009, the Club decided to branch
out by providing additional delicacies in the form of cheese slices and
fried bacon. The extended menu was a extremely popular, with all stocks
of food being sold out by the end of the day (helped no doubt by the
sizzling, sunny weather).
- As a result of this outstanding success, approximately £1,000 was raised
for the Club’s charity funds.
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- The Rotary Club of Cranleigh has a new President. Michael Hart, a former
accountancy manager with US electronics company Teradyne, was
inaugurated on 2 July. Michael took over from Andrew Kolmar and will
serve for the next 12 months.
- A student at Canterbury Road Technical School, Morden, Michael later
trained as a chartered accountant before joining Teradyne in 1978.
Having progressed up the career ladder over the next three decades,
Michael retired as the company’s European Treasury Manager in 2008.
Michael is keen on music and was chairman of the Cranleigh Youth Band
for three years. He joined the Rotary club of Cranleigh six years ago.
- “My focus for the coming Rotary year will be on youth,” said Michael.
“The club has already developed good relations with local schools:
Glebelands, Duke of Kent and Cranleigh School through our Youth Speaks
competition and the Glebelands poetry competition; Park Mead Primary,
where we assist with reading; St. Josephs School, from where we take a
group to Rotary Kids Out at Chessington fun park; Jigsaw, for whom we
provide a drivers’ rota; and the Cuthbert Mayne chess club.
- “We have also provided funds for equipment in the new Cranleigh
Playpark. I want to continue these relationships over the next year and
build on them. There is much more that we can do in this area.”
- During his year in office, the Cranleigh Club expects to open a local
Interact Club - the first in the District to combine two schools.
Interact can be described as a Junior Rotary for ages 13 to 18. As well
as being President, Michael will continue to coordinate the Rotary
District 1250 Youth Speaks competition.
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- The sixth Cranleigh 10 km run, organised by the Rotary Club of Cranleigh
and the Cranleigh Tortoise and Hare Runners, took place in almost ideal
conditions on 5 July. The annual race, now an established part of the
racing calendar, proved to be a tremendous success, raising
approximately £2,400 for Rotary charities.
- A record number of 232 runners set off from Snoxhall Playing Fields. The
winner of the Men’s 10 km race was Will Clark, of Epsom and Ewell
Harriers, who romped home in 33 minutes 55 seconds. The legendary long
distance runner Chris Finill (Harrow AC) finished second in 35 minutes
58 seconds,
- Susanna Harrison (Woking AC) won the Ladies 10 km run yet again in 42
minutes 51 seconds, with Michelle Oldham (Walton on Thames AC) second in
43 minutes 56 seconds and Louise Brooks from Fleet in third place with
44 minutes 34 seconds.
- Eleanor Harrison (Woking AC) emulated her mother by winning the Junior 3
km race in 12 minutes 14 seconds, with Daniel Johnson in second place.
- “The event is becoming more popular each year, and this year the weather
was perfect for the runners,” said Cranleigh Rotarian Brian Vine. “We
are delighted to have raised so much for Rotary charities.”
- A full list of results can be found at: www.cranleighrunners.com
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- For the second year in succession, the Rotary Club of Cranleigh has
donated an illustrated dictionary to each of the children leaving the
village’s three primary schools - Cranleigh Primary, Park Mead and St
Cuthbert Mayne - this summer.
- The dictionary donation is part of Cranleigh Rotary’s ongoing programme
to support schools and promote educational excellence in the local
community. The project was made possible through a collaboration between
Usborne Publishing, which enables Rotary Clubs in the UK to acquire
copies of the Usborne Illustrated Dictionary, specially revised and
updated, for donation to children who are about to move into secondary
education.
- “We are delighted to be able to make available once more these excellent
reference books and it is hoped that this project will have a long term
benefit for the young people’s education,” said Michael Hart, President
of the Cranleigh Rotary Club.
- “As a result of the Rotary link with Usborne, 120 youngsters received a
free dictionary before leaving this term,” he added.
- Photo captions
- (1) John Greenwood, Vice President of the Rotary Club of Cranleigh,
presenting dictionaries to Year 6 students at Cranleigh Primary School.
- (2) Some of the students at Cranleigh Primary School with their
dictionaries.
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- The Rotary Club of Cranleigh has assisted in the construction of a water
system at the Government Higher Secondary School, Eruvadi, India. With
the help of matching grants from Rotary International and working
alongside the Rotary Club of Valliyoor Central, $11,500 were raised to
provide clean drinking water at the school. The project involved
drilling a well (at a location found by a water diviner!), fixing a
motor and constructing a 10,000 litre overhead water tower. This system
will be used to supply toilet and urinal facilities for 1,100 children
and 100 staff at the school.
- The project was completed and officially opened on 15 June 2009. The
opening ceremony was attended by 200 people, including Colin Wagstaff,
Governor of Rotary District 1250, to which the Cranleigh Club belongs.
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- Despite the cancellation of the annual Rotary sale on 16 January, due to
disruption caused by the bad weather, members of the Rotary Club of
Cranleigh had a busy and successful festive season, raising well over
£1,800 for various charities.
- The festivities got under way with the annual carol concert in the
Village Hall on 9 December. A full house of parents and young people
enjoyed listening to the choirs of St. Cuthbert Mayne, Cranleigh Primary
and Park Mead schools, accompanied by members of the
Godalming Band, conducted by Rotarian Norman Every. The event was
led by Edna Bond, a Lay Minister at St Nicolas Church, who also gave a
brief talk about the meaning of Christmas. The collection raised £200
for the Cranleigh Community Fund.
- The next fund-raising activity was an illustrated talk entitled Space:
The Final Frontier, held in the new Akhmedov lecture theatre at
Cranleigh School on 12 December. Given by local author and space expert
Peter Bond, the talk raised about £400 for Rotary’s Thanks for Life -
End Polio Now campaign. This is an international drive to eradicate the
crippling disease of polio from the world.
- The three-day Rotary street collection was also very successful, raising
approximately £1,230, despite the cold weather leading up to Christmas.
The proceeds will be used to support various charities and good causes
during the coming year.
- “We would like to thank all of the generous people who supported us
during the festive season and made this splendid outcome possible,” said
Rotary President, Michael Hart.
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- Rotary Clubs throughout the world are rallying to support the people of
Haiti after the disastrous earthquake in January 2010. The Rotary Club
of Cranleigh is contributing to this monumental effort by raising funds
for vital equipment. The recent street collection raised over £1,200.
Since then, further donations from members of the public and individual
Rotarians have raised the total figure to approximately £1,500.
- "We are delighted with the generous response from the people of
Cranleigh to our collection for Haiti," said Michael Hart,
president of Cranleigh Rotary Club.
- News reports on the television have already shown hundreds of Rotary
Shelter Boxes and other essential supplies, including medical equipment,
being delivered to the disaster area. If members of the public would
like to use Rotary as a means of sending donations, cheques payable to
the Rotary Club of Cranleigh Charity Account may be sent to Michael
Hart. All donations will be used to enable Rotary International to
purchase more Shelter Boxes and other vital equipment.
- Contact: Michael Hart, President of Cranleigh Rotary Club, 24
Nightingales, Cranleigh GU6 8DE. Tel: 01483 273935.
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- The Rotary Club of Cranleigh has again been involved in Youth Speaks.
The preliminary, local round was held at Cranleigh School, where
Cranleigh School, Glebelands and Tranbridge School of Horsham competed
for places in the area finals. The Cranleigh School A team won the
senior competition (14 – 18) and Glebelands won the intermediate
competition (11 – 13).
- The intermediate northern area final was held in the Cranleigh Bandroom
on 6 February. Unfortunately, although five teams were expected to
compete, two of them had to drop out when they lost some of their
speakers, so Glebelands, Reigate Grammar and Salesian College competed
for the two places in the district final. Salesian College won with a
speech entitled, “Has Britain Lost its Sense of Humour?”.
- Five teams took part in the senior northern area final, with two of them
going through to the district final. The successful teams were
Farnborough Hill School for Girls, who gave a presentation entitled
“Curiosity killed the cat”, and Ewell Castle School with “God save the
Queen,” an argument against the monarchy.
- Opposite: Cranleigh School Senior A team (top).
- Glebelands Intermediate team with District Governor, David Hodge.
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- 4 March Isambard Kingdom Brunel
(Duncan Anderson)
- 11 March Business Meeting
- 18 March The Starfish Project (David Blight)
- 25 March Hollycombe Steam Fair (Brian Gooding)
- 1 April Ugandan Water Projects
(Jim Rattray and Tamsy Baker)
- 8 April Business Meeting / AGM
- 15 April Experiences of a Wartime Evacuee (Sally Beecham)
- 22 April Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (Roger Beck)
- 29 April NO MEETING
- 2 May Lunch (venue TBD). Family Roast for All Generations
- 6 May Meeting at Moorcroft
Racehorse Welfare Centre, Slinfold, 6:15.
- 13 May Club Assembly
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