The Third Week

How do you start Week 3?
Monday, day 15: In my case it involved being driven by Rtn Arthur Freeman to Santo's, Higham Farm Hotel, Higham to meet Presidents Keith, Colin & Herbert and all the

Presidents Colin, Keith & Herbert

Rotary Club of Alfreton

members of the Rotary Club of Alfreton for an excellent lunch.
This is a really lovely venue and I look forward to attending the Club Charters, planned for later in the year when the refurbished building will be all dressed and at its best.



Tuesday: Carol & I were invited to represent Rotary District 1220 at The Inner Wheel District 22 Handover an Induction Rally held at the Mansfield Civic Centre.

Speaking at a Rotary Club is one thing, but bringing greetings to an Inner Wheel meeting is something else! Seeing a sea of lovely Ladies, in their best frocks, is enough to panic even the most hardened mere male!

Carole's Top Table including
special guest, the 'Support Dog"

Chairman Carole and her District Team
 2013-14

The meeting was very well attended. Once the formalities where  concluded the Handover itself was very different and in parts a more formal event compared with our Rotary Handover some 17 days earlier.

President Michael receiving the
Club's Theme Banner

Thursday Carol, Rtn. Joe Bailey and I attended the Rotary Club of Carlton at their Hq. The Vale Social Club, Colwick (Nottingham). Presidents Mick & Ian and the members made us most welcome.

The DGs Presentation was followed by a Q&A (question and answer) session, which brought some interesting and probing questions from the members including one on the reasons for having a District Conference.    

Answer: A District is mandated by Rotary International to hold a Conference, and it should be held over three days. 

Some supplementary questions on the same subject followed including the reasons for not holding our Conference in District and what we were doing to control costs in these times of tight family budgets. Subsequently the questioners were complimentary on the candid way the questions were answered and issues dealt with, saying they had never had a satisfactory explanation before.