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Induction of our President for 2011/12

terrymayho — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 10:48:11 +0000

Chris Forkan was installed as our new President on the 6 July for the Rotary year of 2011/2012. He is a founder member, has a Paul Harris Fellow which was awarded to him in 2009 for his outstanding work within and without the club and is greatly respected by the members. Below is a short report on his achievements.

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

terrymayho — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 15:40:25 +0000

Nonsuch Rotary’s annual Swimathon will be held on Saturday 5th November 2010 at Epsom College , who have offered for the third year the use of its superb 25 metre pool on the Epsom College Campus in College Road Epsom. (Follow the Epsom College link above for directions).

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:

Application Form

Sponsorship Form

Disclaimer Form and How to get there

Mayors Fund Raising at Nonsuch

terrymayho — Mon, 16 May 2011 17:01:34 +0000

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

terrymayho — Thu, 12 May 2011 08:52:29 +0000

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

Biz Quiz 2011

terrymayho — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:07:20 +0000

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

terrymayho — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 13:54:21 +0000

‘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.

Youth Speaks 2010

terrymayho — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:53:59 +0000

Wallington County High School convincingly won through to the next round of the annual national Rotary ‘Youth Speaks’ competition, senior section, with their proposition that, “The British are Anglo-Saxons; Fighting and Drinking are what we do.”

: President Mick presenting the Trophy

Joshua Heath argued their case, Rosa-Johan Uddoh was in the Chair and Gabriel Nicklin proposed the Vote of Thanks. Joshua proved that practice makes perfect when he was seen before the event walking up and down in Reception for half an hour while practising his speech!

Ten teams competed during the evening, which was organised by David Riley for Nonsuch Rotary Club, with another team from Wallington High also winning the intermediate section.

Gabriel, Rosa and Joshua are shown in the photo above with Nonsuch Rotary’s President Mick Martin presenting the senior shield

Rememberance Sunday 2010

terrymayho — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 09:59:45 +0000

Michael Martin stepping forward to lay the Club wreath

: Nonsuch Rotary President in silent remberance after laying ceremony

‘Nonsuch Rotary Club was represented by its President, Michael Martin, at Sunday’s Rememberance Day wreath-laying ceremony in Sutton, a fitting tribute following separate visits to the Battlefields and War Graves in Flanders and Normandy by Club members during the last 18 months.

Christmas Collections 2010

terrymayho — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 11:22:25 +0000

The Nonsuch Rotary Club Christmas Collection this year will commence on Monday 6 December and go through to Sunday 19 December.

Santa will be on his sleigh bringing joy and Christmas music to many homes in the Cheam, North Cheam and Worcester Park areas.

Evening Routes

Unfortunately due to adverse conditions some routes were cancelled or shortened

Monday 6 December – Woodlands Avenue area, Worcester Park – Cancelled
Tuesday 7th – Sparrow Farm Road, North Cheam including Stoneleigh Avenue area, Worcester Park - Cancelled

Thursday 9th – Langley Avenue area, North Cheam including Buckland Way
Friday 10th – Lumley Road area Cheam Village including Church Hill Road
Monday 13th – Palmer Avenue area, North Cheam including Priory Crescent.
Tuesday 14th – Esher Road area, North Cheam including Hamilton Avenue.
Thursday 16th – Green Lane area, Worcester Park including Browning Avenue. - Shortened

He will also be seen outside Sainsburys in North Cheam on Saturday and Sunday 11/12 December and outside Tesco on the Sutton by-pass on Friday, Saturday and Sunday 17/18/19 December.

Swimathon 2010 – A Result

terrymayho — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:12:01 +0000

Some 100 swimmers each spent 30 minutes over a period of 4 hours swimming a total of 3449 lengths of Epsom College’s 25m pool for charity at Nonsuch Rotary’s annual Swimathon last Saturday [6 Nov].

: Some of the girls from Rosebery School for Girls

Most came from either Rosebery School, Epsom or Nonsuch School, Cheam.

: A group of girls from Nonsuch High School after their swim

‘It was great!’ was their general reaction.

Afterwards everyone received a certificate from Nonsuch Rotary Club’s President, Mick Martin, recording their participation.

President Mick presenting Certificates

As Mick said later, ‘For a few of the swimmers this was the fifth year in a row they had taken part. We must be doing something right!’ Nonsuch Rotary Club has held a Swimathon every year since 1998 and in that time thousands of pounds have been raised for charities. This year’s swimmers will now be collecting their pledges with half the money raised going to their own nominated charities and the other half to Rotary charities.