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July 2015
Volume 2, Issue 1

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The winners of the Quentin Jardine books

competition are Margaret Russell wife of
former editor Rod Russell; and also Jim
Robertson of the Peebles Club.
The winner of our Dobbies competition is
Gordon Bolas who is a keen gardener from
Currie.
Congratulations all and look out for further
competitions right across the district.

Brazil have their

Mark of Excellence
It was smiles all round at the 106th
Rotary International Convention in
South America's largest city, So
Paulo where Rotarians and leaders
from all over the world met to
exchange ideas and be inspired to
take action and improve communities
at home and worldwide.
Everyone celebrated the news on
Polio eradication that Nigeria has
now gone one year since their last
reported polio case and with the total
global investment in polio eradication
now standing at $11-billion we
cannot afford to stop short of the
goal.
Among the many great speakers was
RIBIs Young Citizen of the Year
Bella Field aged 10. Bella took it in
her stride when she gave her

DG Alistair and Margaret with

1020 members and partners
and their two for one deal.
speech and received a
standing ovation from the
14,000 strong crowd .
Bella has raised more than
80,000 in honour of her older
sister Molly, who died from a
brain tumour when she was
just eight and after seeing
Bella at the RIBI conference in
Belfast RI President Gary
Huang was so impressed with
the youngster that he invited
her to speak at the convention
in Brazil.
You can see the video of
Bellas presentation HERE

North Berwick shop tops 100k

Rotarians in North Berwick have rung up success raising more than
100k for charities. Members, families and friends helped to take the
club over the magic line in a pop-up shop that the club arrange each
year in the town.
The St Andrew Blackadder Church Hall was packed inside and out
with merchandise with little space to move for the first few hours.
But the steady stream of customers over three days spent their way
through the stock in style!
Outside the intermittent rain showers made it difficult to keep the
furniture on show in the car park dry but several thousand golf balls
were purchased by a local golf club for a planned driving range; and
some people invested in what may be seen as vintage technology
CDs and tapes. Unsold items were passed on to other charities
including the Bike Shed in Edinburgh and the Dirleton Village Fair.

Grand day out for Seniors

Well its about time was the welcome received by Carluke
Rotary when the coach arrived to take the nearly 40
residents of 3 local sheltered Housing groups for the Annual
Seniors day outing.
Once on board the seniors were surprised to find one Carluke
Rotarian prancing up and down between the chairs with two
speakers hanging round his neck blasting out 60s disco music
and this just about set the scene for the day.
The days outing included a visit to a large Garden Centre with
antique section where the seniors reminisced about bygone
days items on display before sitting down for a lovely lunch in
the restaurant. It was then on to Glasgow Art Gallery for a bit
of Glasgow Culture before returning back home for 5pm.

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Want to improve your image?

Contact MPRC Chairman Archie Ralston who
has a range of promotional materials to help
raise awareness of Rotary and promote the
name and image of Rotary. It includes signs,
banners, pull-ups and a District key ring all
to order. Call him today on 01555 770709 or
email archie@protrol.co.uk

X-ray technology trailers could Be a Gift to the World

Your club can help locate
these lifesaving trailer units
to Pakistan and other
countries.

Golf grange...

It all started with a talk last

year at a Rotary awareness
day at Galashiels local
hospital by Doctor Amjad
Gulzar Shaikh a Rotarian
from Pakistan. Amjad spoke
with passion about the work
he undertook for corrective
surgery on children with
Polio in Pakistan . He then
agreed to go along to
Galashiels Rotary Club to
speak again about his work.

Fully equipped

The members were very

humbled by the work he was
doing and Amjad enjoyed
his visit to the club so much
he continued to go along on
a regular basis before going
back full time to Pakistan

Eddies Trail on the map

As fortune would have it,

about 1 year later NHS
Scotland upgraded from
Ready to go
Analogue to Digital mammography x-ray screening technology trailers rendering the 6 Analogue trailer units
redundant. Remembering his various talks with Amjad on his work in Pakistan and
also not one to miss an opportunity District PR coordinator Peter Croan persuaded
NHS Scotland to kindly donate these redundant trailer units to Rotary International
These units can still be used in Pakistan and other parts of the world where analogue
equipment is still in operation. Amjad is keen to utilise the machinery in rural Pakistan
not just for cancer screening but to turn some of the units available into a mobile
theatre that can operate on children who have had polio and need surgery on limbs,
he would also like to use them as a facility for Polio immunisation
Galashiels Rotary need your help and support with the logistics of trying to make
Rotarian Amjad's dream a reality and for these NHS Scotland x-ray screening
technology trailers to Be a Gift to the World.

Polmont funds make big splash

The 2015 Swimarathon organised by
Polmont Rotary Club was no mere drop
in the ocean by raising 8500 over 2
days in February this year. The ripple
effect from this was felt by charities and
organisations who received funding at a
presentation in the Inchyra Grange
Hotel, Polmont.
Around 85 people attended the event
with representatives from schools,
businesses and other organisations
that entered teams.
Many organisations benefited including
Kidney Kids | Carrongrange School |
MacMillan Cancer Care | One to One
Forth Valley NHS | End Polio Now
Maggies Forth Valley | Falkirk
Homeless Project

St Columbas Hospice and ShelterBox

are to the fore in this years AM/AM
charity golf fundraiser by members of
Linlithgow Grange.
Held at Linlithgow Golf Club, on
Monday, August 24, this is widely
noted as a great opportunity to
support these worthwhile causes
while enjoying a good day's golf.
The News at 1020 learns there is also
the added chance of winning the
Magdalene Cup and other individual
and team prizes.
For more information visit
the District 1020 website.

A second Community Defibrillator to be

based in the Inchyra Grange Hotel.
Prizes were also awarded to the
highest fundraising School, which was
Carrongrange, and the highest
fundraising organisation was Lightways
Contractors Ltd. A prize was also
awarded to Braes High School team
who achieved 198 lengths in 55 mins.
The Presentations were made by
President Norman Black. Thanks are
due to our Sponsors, the Macdonald
Inchyra Grange Hotel and Spa, the
organisers, members and partners of
Polmont Rotary Club along with all the
schools, businesses and organisations,
along with Falkirk Community Trust and
staff at Grangemouth Swimming Pool.
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On a clear and dry day the the costal

path that runs from Eyemouth Bantry
to Linkim shore, better known as
Eddies Trail was the route walked by
Eymouth & District Rotary for their
recent sponsored walk.
The monies raised from the walk went
to aid the victims of Ebola and also
the Nepal earthquake disaster.
This popular walk is a Rotary inspired
walk of about 10Km in memory of
Eddie Kelly, a prominent Rotarian in
the local community and past
President of the club.

Flower power Golf

With lots of fun and sun Sixty golfers
from Kirkcudbright Rotary Club enjoyed
a good time as well as raising money for
projects in the local community at the
annual charity golf day at Kirkcudbright
Golf Club on the 25th May.
Many of the prize holes saw some
spectacular golf shots and none better
than the thirty foot putt sunk by Kenny
Murray of Castle Douglas.
Kennys reward for this great putt, what
else? a bouquet of flowers donated by
Willows the Kirkcudbright florist.
The hole in one prize this year went
unclaimed much to the relief of
sponsors Carson and Trotter.
Many thanks are extended to including
Kirkcudbright Golf Club and all local
business who contributed to the
success of the day.

News in brief
Ever thought of having a street named
after Rotary in you town?
Assistant DG Elaine O'Brien applied to
East Lothian Council two and half years
ago and now its happened.
"Rotary Court"
Are there any in your Town ?

Rotary in action Rotary KidsOut day ...

KidsOut Bounce back into action in West

Rotarians from Castle Douglas, Dalbeattie,
Kirkcudbright and Newton Stewart held a
special day out for youngsters with special
needs from schools in the West area.
With almost 60 youngsters with 29 carers
and teachers and 19 Rotarians celebrating
this big day out our correspondent reports
the weather was superb and proved to be
one of Scotlands brightest and best days
of the year so far which helped make the
outdoor activities very popular.
Thanks to the weather and willing helpers
everyone enjoyed the Go Boing, Adventure
Playground, Pond Dipping and Tractor
rides which all proved very popular.
The indoor play areas the Pirate Ship and
Smugglers Warren were also popular and
big attractions with the children.

All this exercise came at a price so when it

came to lunchtime the energy levels were
topped back up in the Burger Barn and the
day was rounded off by everyone enjoying
their special Cream o Galloway ice

cream treat.
Rotary KidsOut is a national event that has
has been supported in our District for many
years while mainly held at Barony College.
Now due to its increased popularity and
continued success the numbers have
grown so much that it was decided to run
separate outings for the east and west
areas of our district.
The organisers say they are most grateful
to everyone who helped to make this such
a success, and of course a special thanks
to the youngsters for being there.

KidsOut gear up BIG in the East

Jottings
from
DG Andy
Many thanks to all Rotarians, friends and
family who attended the Handover
Dinner in the Park Hotel, Falkirk on
Friday 26th June. It was great to see so
many of you there to help get this Rotary
year, 2015/2016, off to such a great start
The first month as your new District
Governor has been a busy one with two
trips to Ardeonaig for the RYLA boys and
girls camps. This is a fantastic project
and makes such a difference to all of the
young people who attend. My thanks to
all of the mentors for volunteering their
time and energy and particularly to Ian
Carrol, our RYLA coordinator, for all of
his hard work.
The first Cultural Youth Exchange Camp
also took place this month in Edinburgh
and was a great success. Students from
as far apart as Israel and Denmark
enjoyed a week packed full of fun and
adventure courtesy of many of our
Districts Rotarians. Again, thanks to
everyone involved in making this a
memorable experience for our visitors
and especially to Alistair MacKintosh for
coordinating the weeks events.
I already have a couple of club visits
under my belt and a full diary in the
next few weeks. I look forward to being
with you and sharing all that is good in
Rotary in District 1020.
Be a Gift to the World.

For the Edinburgh Club

this is probably the major
event of the Rotary Year
and certainly the biggest
Rotary participation event
in Edinburgh and the
Lothians.
This years event was in
the Jack Kane Centre in
Edinburgh where around
236 children from Special
Need Schools in the
surrounding area were
entertained and looked
Some of the Happy Helpers and Organisers
after by 190 teachers and
carers as well as 80 or so
Rotarians from other clubs and 60 plus
raised off the ground means that children
senior pupils from various schools.
could run underneath or be pushed in
This was a truly big event with around 560 wheel chairs from one side to the other.
of us on site.
There were two Bouncy Castles, personnel
Rotarians involved included those from the with their vehicles from the Police, Fire and
Bathgate, Dalkeith, Haddington, Linlithgow Rescue Services and of course the
Grange, Tranent and North Berwick Clubs Coastguard. There was face painting and
as well as those from our Edinburgh Club. interactive music making as well as tropical
This year the sun shone and it was
animals from ZooLab. The children were
probably warmer outside than inside. To
really fascinated by the well behaved stripy
keep the children entertained were an
snake, the cockroach and the lizard. In all
amazing list of activities. These included
there were 27 events for the children (and
the ever popular parachute which when
of course the adults to enjoy.

Andy
DG Andy

News in brief
Would you like to help
The new Biggar & Upper Clydesdale
Museum opened on 28 July 2015 and
contains the combined collections
formerly housed in Moat Park Heritage
Centre and Gladstone Court Museum.
It is an independent museum managed
by Biggar Museum Trust, and is heavily
dependent on the work of its volunteers.
The only staff are the Museum Manager ,
the part-time Curator, and a part-time
Assistant. The Museum is open to
visitors daily except Mondays from April
to October inclusive, and on weekends
from November to March. We need at
least two volunteers for each morning or
afternoon period to staff the reception
desk and carry out front of house duties.
Full training will be offered and no
special skills are needed.

On your Bike for prostate cancer and 500

On Fathers Day North Berwick Rotary

Club got on their bike to join 20,000 riders
from across the UK to take part in the
national fundraising effort and biggest
cycling event of its kind. Over 250 events
took place across Great Britain and
Ireland, including family fun days, rides
along coastal routes and even static rides
at local gyms and sports centres.
Seven members from the club, supported
by a back up crew of three, took part in the
ride from North Berwick to Dunbar, and
helped to raise 500 for Prostate Scotland.
At the same time, a team from Longniddry
Rotary Club rode to North Berwick
where they were welcomed by the North
Berwick club members

Richard Rogers, vice president of North

Berwick Rotary Club explained
It was a great day out for everyone
involved and were delighted for the
support that we received from the County
Hotel in North Berwick and The Volunteer
in Dunbar where the Longniddry and North
Berwick rides finished. Wed like to thank
not only those who took part but also to
everyone who donated money which will
go a long way to help support this
worthwhile cause.
So why did we do it, well thats easy, to
help raise awareness and money for
support and research into the disease.
Thats why

12 Students, 11Countries, 7 days, 1 Aim

Formed as an idea a year
ago in agreement with then
DG Alistair Marquis, the 11th
to 18th of July saw the first
culture camp tin recent years
take place in D1020.
A committee headed by
Youth Exchange coordinator
Alistair Mackintosh compiled
a full programme of events
and destinations which
proved to be a winner for
students and hosts alike.
All students were home
hosted by Rotarians mainly
on a bed and breakfast basis
and the for the majority of the
time the students used public transport.
Needles to say over the course of the week
many highlights were noted the first being
after an introduction of less than 2 hours all
12 Youth Exchange Students under the
guidance of Gordon McGregor and Billy
Marchbanks (Paradventures), worked
together as a team and pulled and pushed
one of Paradventures disabled clients,
Jamie, in a specially adapted wheelchair to
the top of Arthur's Seat. There were many
highlights enjoyed by the students during
their week long stay and these included .
a visit and talk to Ian Gray MSP at the

Scottish Parliament, visit to Britannia; the

1 oclock gun at castle; vist to the Forth
Bridges and a trip to Inchcolm; guided tour
up the Royal mile: Lunch and presentation
at Edinburgh Rotary Club: tour of the City
Chambers Glasgow by members of
Cumbernauld Rotary; Peoples palace and
Kelvingrove galleries: trip on the Falkirk
wheel and then the Kelpies. The week was
finished off that night with a ceilidh and
food supplied by hosts, with a speech by
our new DG Andy Ireland entertainment by
Lanark Rotary and the students, all topped
off with Auld Lang Sang

The Magic Dragon

If you had visited Ocean Terminal or
the Royal Yacht Britannia on the 7th
June you may be excused for thinking
you were at the wrong port or even in
the wrong country and its all thanks to
Leith Rotary club who have been
organising their very successful Dragon
Boat Challenge now for the past 5 year
Around 20 teams competed in the event
this year which was fantastic news for
the club and their official charity partner
Barnardos Scotland who had at least 7
teams raising money for them.
The organisers were invited along to
Black Diamond FM in Midlothian to
have a chat about their Dragon Boat
Challenge and of course Rotary.
Ann Thomson who was taking part in
the Dragon Boat Race this year for the
first time in Team Green Goddess
talked about how she has had fantastic
fun getting her colleagues together to
raise vital funds for Barnardos. So far
they have raised in excess of 700 for
the charity, and are aiming for 1500.
What a final! The winners by 24/100 of
a second were Boats 'n' Oars in a time
of 01.00.24. Runners up are Broughton
Rugby in a time of 01.00.48.
So a big well done to all who took part
and remember that the second part of
the challenge was to raise as much
money as possible for charity.

News in brief
The conservation village of New Lanark
today played host to the third annual
vintage car rally for the Rotary Club of
East Kilbride Kittoch District 1230.
The main aim of the rally is to raise funds
for kids cancer charity and the organisers
were hoping to beat their previous best of
3000.
Being such a popular event ensured a
healthy turnout of 18 cars of various ages
and types including a Teal Bugatti Type
35, MGB's and Jensen Interceptor and
the good weather ensured soft tops down
and a mighty roar up the hill from New
Lanark and onward to their ultimate
destination of Berwick Upon Tweed.
As if proof were needed that Rotary is
international, the event was supported by
the Rotary Club of Appleby and some
other Cumbrian clubs.
One of the main organisers Bill Fraser is
a good friend of Alistair Mackintosh our
Youth Exchange Coordinator and both
were on the Scotland to Canada Curling
Tour 2012 ( small world ).
The News at 1020 is reliably informed
that they both spent quite a time to
reminisce and for Alistair to tease Bill
that he needed our DG's permission to
start this event in our District at
New Lanark.

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Its all in the wrist movement

Area Meetings

North, East , South

and West Rotary
Wristbands are best.

Find out whats Happening

in your Area

When it comes to wristbands

Corstorphine Rotary Club are
Old Hands at it, so it was no
surprise to see them again at
the Royal Highland Show
from 18th to 21st June.
Now in its 5th successive
year the wristband project
has become such an integral
part of the show that many
parents look for the Rotary
marquee when they arrive having used it in
previous years and in exchange for a
donation the children are given a wrist
band where the parents write their mobile
number enabling a rapid reunion in the
event of children and guardian being
separated.
With over 188,000 visitors to the show and
over 6,500 wristbands issued to parents
or guardians with young children this year .

Borders: Area meeting will take place on

Tuesday 18th August in the
Kingsknowes Hotel Galashiels
7pm Start.

The service was featured on the RHS

Facebook page, and quickly brought in
appreciative comments
Last year 3000 was raised and RHS
also donated 1500 to Rotary Foundation
Over the four days Rotarians and friends
from clubs across the district as well as
ladies from the Inner Wheel made up the
100 volunteers who took part .

Rotary on-hand at Air Show

Central: Area meeting will take place on

Wednesday 19th August in the Inchyra
Grange Hotel, Polmont at 8pm. This is
our normal meeting day and all Rotarians
are invited to our meeting which begins at
7pm with a meal (10) and possible
speaker. The Area reps will leave that
meeting at 8pm in order to conduct Area
business
City: Area Meeting will take place on
Tuesday 18th August, hosted by
Corstorphine Rotary Club.
East: Area Meeting will take place on
Wednesday 19th August 7 for 7.15 in the
Town House, Haddington - all members
in the East Area are invited to attend
South West: Area meeting will take
place on Tuesday 18th August in the
Cairndale Hotel Dumfries at 7pm.

Not all eyes were on the skies

at the Scottish National
Airshow when these parents
and youngsters came to the
Rotary marquee for their very
own wristbands.

West: Area Meeting will take place on

Monday 17th August, hosted by the RC
of Carluke following their meeting which
is 6 for 6.30pm and held in the Cartland
Bridge Hotel Lanark ML11 9UE.
The Area Meeting will start around
7.45/8pm for anyone intending to come
along to join us at that point.
The Area meeting will last an hour.

The Museum of Flight in East

Fortune was the venue where
Rotary Clubs of Haddington,
Tranent, North Berwick and
Longniddry & District were
Flying high on the success of
this project in other areas and
operate this very successful
Are you on
scheme on 25th July.
Over 30 people took part in giving out the free wristbands and in turn received donations
Facebook
of several hundred pounds which will go towards projects locally and further afield.
yet
A Rotary funded Shelter box was also displayed showing our commitment to disaster
areas worldwide.
District 1020 are, and the following clubs
also have Facebook pages: Rotary in
Scotland, covering the three Districts;
Rotary Clubs of Carluke, Galashiels;
Selkirk; Tranent; Linlithgow Grange;
Things might have been a
Edinburgh; Edinburgh Breakfast; Clyde
bit overcast outside at the
Valley; Esk Valley; Hawick; Innerleithen,
Borders Union show but for
Walkerburn and Traquair; Currie Balerno;
members of the Borders
Haddington; Kelso; Livingston; Bathgate;
Rotary clubs it was all hands
Castle Douglas; Corstorphine;
to the decks to help issue
Cumbernauld; Dumfries; Dunbar;
wristbands to youngsters
Eyemouth; Hawick, Kilsyth; Leith;
inside the Rotary marquee.
Longniddry; Motherwell and Wishaw;
Musselburgh; Penicuik, South
A Rotary funded Shelter box
Queensferry, Vale of Carron.
tent became a safe and dry
haven from the down pour of
rain that supplied more fresh
If your club isnt mentioned, please let
drinking water than the
us know.
Aquafilter on display.

Storm clouds cant dampen Rotary spirit

All packed up with somewhere to go ...

Carluke High Mill Primary
RotaKids President Lewis
McNab is on the move but
not with all the backpacks
you see here!.
Before moving to the High
School Lewis last official
duty as President was to
make a presentation to
Marys Meals from their
latest project carried out
over the last school year.
The backpack project was
picked at the start of term
and a target set of 20
backpacks. So with help
from head teacher Marion
and Carluke Rotary the
fundraising got under way.
This included, holding their
mascot RotaRabbit to
ransom, a Mini Christmas
Fayre, Cup of Coppers,
Easter raffle for Chocolate
Bunny, and the ever

present Money Spinner

Coin Well (which ended up
swallowing most other kids
lunch money!).
Every classroom helped by
buying and filling at least
one backpack and also in
the fundraising. In the end
the target was exceeded

and 25 backpack had been

filled thanks to great
fundraising another 146.00
in cash raised.
So in front of a packed end
of term school Assembly
President Lewis carried out
his last official duty as a
RotaKid.

Primary School Quiz

After many hard fought battles the Area
Primary School Quiz winners finally
came together for the District Final on
6th June in Carluke Lifestyle Centre.
Each area was represented by a great
bunch of youngsters, everyone a credit
to themselves, their schools and their
families.
The event organiser Jim McPherson
from Selkirk Rotary had everything in
hand and like a well oiled machine Jim
sprang into action .
The atmosphere though tense but fun
filled and in a closely fought final, only
5 points separated the 6 teams after 8
rounds, so well done to all the teams for
their effort and enthusiasm.
But there can be only one winner and
that was Biggar Primary School.
Commiserations to the 5 runners-up and
thanks to the many parents, relatives,
friends and teachers who came along to
support the teams and of course to the
Rotarians who also came along to help
on the day.

from Motherwell & Wishaw and one from

Lockerbie & District), four former RYLA
participants, one global scholar and two
friends of Rotary.
To keep them busy and engaged a varied
programme of outdoor adventure
activities, discussion sessions and guest
speakers had been arranged, and daily
team tasks ensured a great and
meaningful experience for all involved.
It was very encouraging for the mentors
and Ardeonaig staff to see the RYLArians
growing as a team and taking full
advantage of the opportunities presented
to them during the course of their
respective weeks.
Each year the John Mair Award is
presented to the boy and girl who have, in
the opinion of their fellow RYLArians,
gained most in terms of development from
their RYLA experience and this years
very worthy recipients of the awards were
Ryan Ingram, sponsored by the Rotary
Club of Falkirk and Sophie TougherMitchell, sponsored by the Rotary Club of
They came they saw they conquered and As usual two very successful weeks were Motherwell & Wishaw.
all in a week, a week that marked the 25th held at the Abernethy Trust Outdoor and
On the middle Saturday, at the overlap of
anniversary of RYLA in our District.
Adventure Centre, at Ardeonaig on Loch
the boys and girls weeks Abernethy Trust
Tay, starting with the Boys week Sat 11th sponsored a RYLA for Rotarians Day.
They arrived as individuals both Boys and
to Sat 18th July and the Girls week Sat
and eight Rotarians and partners from six
Girls all a bit shaken and unsure of what
18th to Sat 25th July and in all 27 boys and clubs in the District took
lay ahead but by the time they left a week
33 girls attended, sponsored by 30 Rotary advantage of the invitation extended to
later they left as a group and all part of
Clubs all guided and assisted by the
Rotary clubs in June
the RYLA family.
mentor teams of four Rotarians (three

RYLA more than just four letters ...

Our new members of Rotary

Welcome to District 1020

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Pete Dyson
Eyemouth & Dist

Stephen Govenlock
North Berwick