Christmas Collections 2011
November 17, 2011 by terrymayho
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We will be starting our Christmas Collections this year on December 5. The Charities we are collecting for this year are:
On Monday December 5 Route 1, we shall start at Woodlands Avenue, Worcester Park visiting the following roads: Kinross Ave., Ardrossan Gds., Alsom Ave., Cunliffe Rd., Vale Rd., Fairford Gds., Inveresk Gds., Elmstead Gds.
Unfortunately the above route had to be cancelled due to one of the reindeer being lame. Happily two young men who lived close by helped to ease the reindeer’s lameness to be able to get him back to the stables. This route will now be on the 19 December.
On Tuesday December 6 Route 2, we start at Sparrow Farm Road, North Cheam visiting the following roads: Killester Gds., Tudor Ave., Braemar Rd., Balmoral Rd., Hampton Rd., Windsor Rd., Moreton Rd., Balmoral Rd., Donnington Rd., Lynwood Drive, Stoneleigh Ave., Rosedale Rd., Richlands Ave., Woodstone Ave., Sparrow Farm Rd., Bridgewood Rd., Sandringham Rd., St. Clair Drive.
The Rotary Club of Sutton Nonsuch would like to apologise to the families who live in Tudor Avenue and St. Claire Drive and thank them for their support. Unfortunately another club had been collecting on a previous day who should not have been collecting in those roads. We have to get police permission to collect in all our routes which we had obtained.
On Thursday December 8 Route 6, we start at Langley Avenue, North Cheam visiting the following roads: Andrews Close, Cotswold Way, Langley Ave., Dorchester Rd., Buckland Way, Delcombe Ave., Merrilands Rd., Buckland Way, Dorchester Rd., Boscombe Rd., Conrad Drive, Charminster Rd., Boscombe Rd., Clarkes Ave.
On Monday December 12 Route 5, we start at Palmer Avenue. North Cheam visiting the following roads: Wickham Ave., Wordsworth Drive, Hemingford Rd., D`Arcy Rd., Church Hill Rd., Hilbert Rd., Wrayfield Rd., Hayes Cres., Priory Cres., Priory Ave., Priory Rd., Newbolt Ave.
On Tuesday December 13 Route 4, we start at Esher Avenue. North Cheam visiting the following roads: Marlow Drive, Staines Ave., Egham Cres., Caversham Ave., Gander Green Lane, Warner Ave. Hamilton Ave., Gander Green Lane, Henley Ave., Chertsey Drive, Walton Ave., Windsor Ave., Kew Cres., Kingston Ave., Molesey Drive, St. Margaret`s Ave., Windsor Ave., Brocks Drive, Molesey Drive, Henley Ave.
On Thursday December 15 Route 3, we start at Green Lane, Worcester Park visiting the following roads: Pembury Ave., Caverleigh Way, Pembury Ave., Green Lane, Longfellow Rd., Browning Ave., St. Philips Ave., Brinkley Rd., Washington Rd., Caldbeck Ave., Longfellow Rd.
We shall be at Sainsbury’s, North Cheam on December 9, 10, and 11 during the day.
We shall be at Tesco’s, Sutton By-Pass on December 16, 17, and 18 during the day.
Pudsey at Nonsuch Swimathon 2011
November 12, 2011 by terrymayho
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Pudsey Bear visited the 2011 Nonsuch Rotary Club Swimathon which took place on the 5 November and joined in the fun. The event went very quickly and we are now waiting for the Sponsorship money to be collected and counted.
- President Chris with Pudsey
President Chris with Rosebery School Ladies
Chairman Colin with Nonsuch School Ladies
At lease 50% of the collection will go to ‘Children in Need’ from Nonsuch Rotary, the other half goes to those who took part to use as they wish.
It was a very busy day with more teams than usual taking part. There were 123 swimmers, including our President Chris Forkan, from the age of 10 up to over 70 in 42 teams. They swam 3596 lengths which is 87.4 Kilometres or 53.8 miles. Each swimmer swam an average of 29.24 lengths which is an excellent average.
Some of those who took part:
Breast Strokers – Conservators Club – Feltham 4 + 1 – Nonsuch High School for Girls – Monday Club – Over Fifties – Rosebery High School for Girls and last but not least Cheam Guides.
Pudsey taking a well earned rest
Next years Swimathon will be held on the 3 November 2012.
Induction of our President for 2011/12
July 8, 2011 by terrymayho
Filed under Rotary Events
What has Chris to do with Rotary’s national ‘Young Chef’, ‘Youth Speaks’ and ‘Young Leaders’ initiatives?
For several years Chris has led the Club’s highly successful programme enabling many local young people to benefit enormously from participation in these events.
Past President Mick installing President Chris
Chris, a founder member of the Club 25 years ago, has embarked on leading the whole Club in what he confidently expects will be another highly successful year in succession to Mick Martin. “We pride ourselves on being extremely active in local and community initiatives and having a great time while doing so”.
Non-Rotarians don’t know what they are missing and I urge them to find out by visiting us at Club on a Wednesday evening where they will receive a very warm welcome.
Chris, who began his career as a history teacher, has a wide range of interests including, in recent years, acting as volunteer organiser and guide for his own very popular trips to battlefields in Europe. He is absolutely clear that his year as leader of Nonsuch Rotary Club will be free of any battle fields!
The Members enjoying the occasion
More information and photos on the home page under the heading ‘Borough Commander’s commendation’ .
Swimathon November 5 2011 at Epsom College
June 11, 2011 by terrymayho
Filed under Rotary Events
Our Swimathon helps local organisations and charities to raise funds for their own purposes as well as supporting a Rotary charity, this year it will be ‘BBC’s Children In Need’. We have aways been well supported by local schools such as Rosebery School in Epsom and Nonsuch High School in Cheam but any local group/company interested in raising funds for charity or their own Club is welcome to enter one or more teams.
Chairman Colin with some of the swimmers
- The idea is simple. Teams collect sponsorship from friends, relatives and supporters for a 30 minute sponsored swim. Nonsuch Rotary, under the leadership of Colin Kennedy, who organises the event and the proceeds from sponsorship are split 50/50 between the teams and ‘BBC’s Children In Need’.
- Nonsuch Rotary provides all the documentation including sponsorship and disclaimer forms and a certificate upon completion of the swim. Free refreshments are available to the swimmers following their swim.
Forms are available for download via the links below or contact Colin Kennedy for further information on 01737 243509 or email nonsuchswim@aol.
Download documentation for Swimathon 2011 here:
Disclaimer Form and How to get there
Mayors Fund Raising at Nonsuch
May 16, 2011 by terrymayho
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A project started in 2001 has so far netted tens of thousands of pounds for local carers. A ten-year partnership between Sutton Carers’ Centre and Nonsuch Rotary Club was celebrated at a Mayor of Sutton’s fund-raising dinner at the Club during which Sean Duggan of the Guardian beguiled the guests with a thought-provoking and entertaining talk about developments in the general local newspaper scene.
Eddie Parsons (former Deputy Manager) told the guests, “In 2000 Marian Radford (the then Sutton Carers’ Centre Manager) and I were considering the best way of taking-up Nonsuch Rotary’s offer of hands-on help for the Centre and decided to ask the Club to assist carers in completing the lengthy application forms for attendance allowance and disability living allowance. Marian came up with name, the Carers’ Assistance Team and so, in 2001 after I had trained six volunteers from the Rotary Club, CATs was born”
- Rachael MacLeod of the Carers Centre with Mayor Margaret Court in the background
CATs currently has 13 Nonsuch Rotary volunteers. Rachael MacLeod (the current CEO at the Centre) said that the project had been so successful that, in co-operation with Nonsuch Rotary Club, “We’d now like to extend the project to include all the Rotary Clubs in the Borough of Sutton. I would also be willing to offer my advice to any Rotary Clubs in the adjoining boroughs of Epsom and Banstead who would like to consider setting up something similar”
Sean Duggan, Group Editor of the local Guardians, President Mick on his left and David Hagger organiser of CATS second on his right
The evening concluded with the President of Nonsuch Rotary handing a cheque for £500 to the Mayor, Councillor Margaret Court, for her charity fund in aid of the Carers
Our Club Celebrating 25 Years
May 12, 2011 by terrymayho
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Celebrating 25 Years Serving the Community – and Having Fun!
President Mick Martin led members of the Nonsuch Rotary Club and their families on a long, sunny weekend at Bournemouth in April 2011 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Club receiving its Rotary charter. The sign on the wall behind the picture shows that members have not forgotten how to enjoy themselves! And the Club’s many achievements for local and international communities over the 25 years is evidence of their commitment to the Rotary slogan, ‘Service above Self’, as can be seen from examples elsewhere on this website. Not only has the Club raised tens of thousands of pounds for charities at home and abroad but it has also organised numerous projects for the benefit of children, teenagers, older people and carers, among others, and continues to do so. And it has played its full part in Rotary International’s drive to eliminate polio disease world-wide.
As everyone left, Mick’s parting words were, ‘I hope you all enjoyed the weekend’ , to which the response from all was, ‘It was great – and laying on such beautiful weather was a master stroke’!
- The Party goers before the Dinner Dance with President Mick in the White Tuxedo
Borough Commander’s commendation
March 28, 2011 by terrymayho
Filed under Announcements
Detective Chief Superintendent Guy Ferguson, the Met Police Borough Commander, presented the prestigious Borough Commander’s commendation to the Club for outstanding work in the community over the last 15 years. One of which was “Junior Citizens”
Detective Chief Superintendent Guy Ferguson presenting the Award
Junior Citizens is a skills for life course for children of 11 + years. They are put through a number of ‘scenarios’ lasting about 10 minutes each, which give each child the chance to test their safety skills. How to escape from a smoke filled room, how to put somebody in the recovery position, to be able to identify dangers within the home environment, anti-graffiti/criminal damage scenarios and many more besides. The whole course is very man power intensive which our Rotary Club has largely provided for the last 15 years. We have answered phones, been the casualty, been the stranger, and stepped in at the last minute to run any of the scenarios when the principals have been unable to attend.
Biz Quiz 2011
February 24, 2011 by terrymayho
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Ian Hosking, the Nonsuch Rotarian who last month found himself catapulted from car park attendant to Judge of a National Rotary Young Chef competition at Carshalton College, this month was cooking single handed for 100 hungry quizzers. It was the occasion of Nonsuch Rotary Club’s fifth annual Bizz Quizz which raises money for the MacMillan Butterfly Centre and has become so popular with local businesses that, in the words of organiser Diego Alves, ’You probably couldn’t have squeezed one extra person in let alone another team!’
- Time for rest and food.
David Riley’s questions were, as usual, a mixture of the simple, less simple and downright unsimple, but hightly entertaining for all that. In a keenly fought battle, the Stuart Kings (Seeability) and the Sutton Strollers got their noses in front but the real winners were the Butterfly Centre who will benefit by over £700, all the contestants and the amateur Chef whose professionalism with the ingredients sent everyone away from the carpark fully satisfied. Roll on next February.
Young Chef 2011
January 23, 2011 by terrymayho
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‘Look out Jamie and Nigella, the next generation of budding chefs from Sutton are on your tails!
Five finalists, aged 11 – 16, arrived at Carshalton College on a Saturday morning, each determined to win a place at Rotary International’s District Final of the Young Chef competition next month. Each of them brought £15 worth of ingredients in order to produce 3 dishes for two people in 2 hours in front of three expert judges. The finalists came from Carshalton College (2), Carshalton High School for Girls (1) and Cheam High School (2).
Aidan Brett (16) from Carshalton College was the overall winner. His mouth-watering menu consisted of:
Tempera of mussels with an asian dip
Rack of lamb and vegetables
Poached pears stuffed with Roquefort cheese.
Organised by the Rotary Club of Sutton Nonsuch and hosted by Carshalton College, the morning was hailed as a great success with all competitors reaching a high standard in their preparation, cooking and presentation. In the words of the judges, “Everyone was a winner”.
Experienced amateur chef Rotarian Ian Hosking arrived to act as car parking attendant but was pressed to join the two professionals on the judging panel. “I loved it”, he said afterwards. “The tasting was sublime. Congratulations to Aidan and everyone who took part as well as their parents and teachers.”
The photo shows the five Sutton finalists, left to right, Alexandra Ampofo (Carshalton High School for Girls), Daisy Daly and Aidan Brett (Carshalton College), Daniel Day and Lloyd Atkins (Cheam High School).
Aidan will compete at the District Final at Merton College on 12 February in the hope of reaching the British Isles Rotary Final which will be held on 30 April at Stratford on Avon College. The overall winner will receive £250, a day’s cooking tuition with Phil Thompson at Auberge du Lac and a trip to the Filippo Berio olive groves in Tuscany.
Snow-storm Stops Santa!
December 15, 2010 by terrymayho
Filed under Seasonal Activities
A warm thank you to residents of Cheam, North Cheam, Stoneleigh, Sutton and Worcester Park who gave so generously to the Nonsuch Rotary Club’s collection for local charities in the snow just before Christmas. Thank you too Kendall Cars Ltd, for providing us with a fortnight’s transport for our sleigh, Sainsury’s North Cheam and Tesco Extra Cheam Park, for allowing us to collect at your respective supermarkets, and to generous shoppers at your stores.
- Are you really Father Christmas
Ho, Ho, Ho
As a result, at Nonsuch Rotary’s first meeting of 2011 I was delighted to present cheques to representatives of four charities, MERU, The MS Society (Sutton), T.R.E.E.S. (helping people with learning difficulties) and The Vine Project. I congratulated them all on their wonderful work, adding, “We always enjoy seeing the happy faces of children – and adults – at their doors as we go round with Father Christmas collecting but we also gain enormous satisfaction from distributing the money to voluntary sector bodies like those above who do such wonderful work for the local community throughout the year”.
President Mick with the Charity representatives
Ironically, icy pavements forced the cancellation of two runs and a shortening of some supermarket collections and so we have to apologise to some residents of Stoneleigh and Worcester Park for our non-appearance this year.
Who ever heard of a headline, ‘Snow Storm Stopped Santa’ but unfortunately in this case it’s true!
