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On 17 March Phoenix Members were addressed by Geoff Driver from the Prostate Cancer Charity. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK and now accounts for nearly a quarter of all new male cancer diagnoses. The Prostate Cancer Charity invests in research into the disease and seeks to raise standards of treatment and of care and support for patients and their families, as well as playing a key role in raising public awareness of the disease and promoting political debate about services and support.
Club President Mike Bradley was delighted following Geoff's address to hand him a donation of
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Another very successful Youth Speaks event was held at Heath Cottage on 27th January. Horbury and Ossett Schools fielded teams to present their views on the topic
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Rosemary and Jim Donnan chair the Emley African Educational Project which has brought a new school to children in Mzambweni in Kenya. Their efforts over the years has enabled the building of 8 new classrooms, a library, headmasters study and teachers room together with improved cooking and recreational facilities. A new toilet block was installed last year and as a continuance of this President Mike of Phoenix Rotary was pleased to make a donation to Jim and Rosemary for the providing of clean running water and the installation of a septic tank.
Clean water and a good education will together enhance the lives of these young children.
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Karen Townend visited Horbury & Ossett Phoenix on a special Ladies Evening organised by club member Mike Robb. Members and guests were surprised by the Chariots of Fire theme tune as Karen entered the room wearing her Olympic Games uniform and carrying the Olympic Torch.
Karen is from a well known Wakefield sporting family and has herself achieved excellence in swimming and netball and is now a keen golfer. Karen has worked in the NHS for many years and is currently a Practice Nurse.
Karen gave a very emotive talk on the lead up to the big day and her experiences as she carried the Olympic Torch through Wakefield towards the Chantry Bridge surrounded by cheering crowds and the well organised Olympic Support Team
Karen will be visiting Phoenix again in November at our Sporting Supper
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For many years Rotary Clubs across the world have been working with the World Health Organisation, the United Nations, and more recently the Bill Gates Foundation in a campaign to eradicate polio. Rotary Clubs have participated by raising money and by members working in those countries where polio is still endemic to vaccinate children against the ravages that polio can cause. Our Rotary Club is proud that we have contributed to the campaign both with money raised through our local events but also by members of the club, at their own expense, taking part in the vaccination programmes in Africa.
In October 2010 we will be joining other Rotary Clubs in Great Britain and Ireland to raise money and heighten awareness of the continuing risk of polio in particular in Nigeria, Afghanistan and Pakistan. To that end we have invited 11 Primary and Junior and Infant Schools in our area to take part by involving their children in planting purple crocus in the schools grounds. The purple crocus is representative of the purple dye which is put on a finger of every child after they have been vaccinated. All the invited schools have accepted the challenge 3000 crocus bulbs were delivered to the schools in the past week. In addition each school has been given access to the RIBI educational pack appropriate to the age of the pupils so they may tell the children about the disease and its terrible effects.
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Congratulations to our webmaster Jonathan Siddall on the award of a Paul Harris Fellowship in recognition of his over 17 years service to his community, Club and Rotary. President Nick Hunter presented the award to Jonathan at the Clubs Ladies Night Dinner and Dance on Friday 14 June 2010, when he said,
Congratulations to our webmaster Jonathan Siddall on the award of a Paul Harris Fellowship in recognition of his over 17 years service to his community, Club and Rotary. President Nick Hunter presented the award to Jonathan at the Clubs Ladies Night Dinner and Dance on Friday 14 June 2010, when he said,
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Karen and Paul Johnson live in Ossett and are parents of three gorgeous little boys, Charlie, Jack and Joe. Charlie and Jack are 5 years old twins and Joe is 3 yrs old. The twins were born prematurely and were only allowed home from hospital after 12 weeks, many of which were spent in intensive care. Both boys were left with a number of development and health problems but with the great support of Mum and Dad, family and friends, they keep winning the battles to live as near a normal life as possible.
They were 4 years old before they were able to take their first independent steps. Charlie\'s walking has shown considerable progress but he gets tired quickly and needs supervision. Jack is trying extremely hard and is being encouraged to walk without his frame but it its very hard for him and he does need a wheelchair for longer distances or days out. Despite all their problems they have started their education at South Parade School in Ossett where they receive one to one support, but mobility continues to be a source of frustration for them. Recently Jack was given the chance to ride a specially designed trike belonging to a disabled friend and according to Mum it was fantastic, he could pedal it himself, gave him independence and allowed him to play with his younger brother. Jack was desperate for a trike of his own, and Karen and Paul could also see the potential benefits for Charlie. Unfortunately as with all special needs equipment they come with a very high price tag and it is especially expensive when buying for two, initially thought to be up to
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12 members of the Horbury and Ossett Phoenix Rotary Club led by club Members Dr David Maynard, Dr Jim Donnan, Dr John Lynagh and Dentist Dai Gifford carried out instant free blood pressure checks for shoppers in Horbury Town Centre on Saturday 18th April, as their contribution to the Stroke Associations, 'Stroke Prevention Week'.
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The Rotary year starts on the 1st of July and at the first club meeting of the Rotary year "The Handover" takes place:
At the Horbury and Ossett Phoenix Rotary meeting of the 4th of July 2013 it was "out with the old and in with the new" with the following outgoing officers handing over to the new incoming officers. A funny old game!
Last year's Vice President Jonathan Siddall (left) handed over to the incoming Vice President Michael Miller (right)
Last year's President Elect David Maynard (right) handed over to the incoming President Elect Jonathan Siddall (left)
Last year's President Mike Gill (left) handed over to the incoming President David Maynard (right)
Good luck to David, Jonathan and Michael for Rotary Year 2013/14
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Organisers of the fourth Rotary Navigation Walk said a big thank you to all 220 of people who walked the Navigation Walk on Sunday and helped raise what will undoubtedly be thousands of pounds for the four hospices. Despite the weather forecast all our walkers returned to their finish points quite dry having enjoyed near ideal walking conditions, even if overnight rain made one or two parts of the route a little slippy underfoot.
President of organising Rotary Club Horbury and Ossett Phoenix David Maynard said, "We had walkers from as far as Boston in Lincolnshire, and New Malden, Surrey, as well as from throughout West Yorkshire and we are very grateful to them all for supporting the event. Once again 16 Rotary Clubs were involved in managing the walk including Horbury and Ossett Phoenix, Ossett Rotary Club, Wakefield, and Wakefield Chantry and others from Kirklees and Calderdale
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The walled garden in Carr Lodge Park is a 50 metres x 50 metres Grade II listed site and whilst originally cultivated to provide food for the occupants of the mansion was converted into a quiet area with Carr Lodge Park prior to being effectively abandoned over the past 20 years or so. During that time its walls had become overcome with ivy and brambles and weeds had grown to 6 feet high. Self seeded trees were left to grow wild and the garden has been used from time to time for illicit drinking and glue sniffing.
After our successful apprenticeship at creating new herbaceous borders and planting up the old rose beds with bedding plants during 2009. We were granted permission to start the first phase of bringing the Carr Lodge Walled Garden back into community use by clearing away the self seeded weeds, brambles and trees which had overgrown the garden over the past 20 years or so.
Gaining permission to start was delayed somewhat because of the need for Wakefield Council to consider the implications of the sale of the mansion house and whether or not the walled garden was to be included. Once the decision was made to exclude the garden from the sale and following representations through Councillor Ripley, the Council Cabinet member responsible for Parks and recreation, Cllr Hudson, gave authority for the work to start. Further consultation with Council officers, Friends of Horbury Park and the Horbury Heritage Group concluded with the Rotary Club undertaking delivery of Phase 1, which will also include putting a gate on the walled garden entrance to facilitate safe working for subsequent stages.
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Mosquito net provision and installation was commenced in 2009 by the school,financed 50% by the Rotary Club of Horbury and Ossett Phoenix, along with a few smaller donations. For background and a description of what we actually did, please see
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Each Rotary year the President names one or more charities to be supported by the Phoenix Rotary Club. One of the charities chosen by this year's President Jim Donnan is the Forget-Me-Not Trust.
The West Yorkshire Forget-Me-Not Trust is a local charitable trust whose aims are to raise funds to build and run a children's respite centre and hospice in West Yorkshire.
At our Club's evening meeting of Thursday 5th March 2009 our guest speaker was Gina Fielding, Community Fund Raiser, for the Forget-Me-Not Trust. She spoke passionately about the local need for specific, purpose built facilities and specialist support for children with terminal illness and for their parents, brothers and sisters too.
Gina brought us up to date with the Trust's progress. Encompassing the acquisition of suitably located land, with sufficient space for the new hospice, respite centre buildings and for the all important gardens. Various problems with planning permission have been successfully overcome but, sensibly, building will not commence until funding is fully raised for both the building work and the the cost of running the facility for the first year after opening.
Previous speakers have mentioned the poor levels of grant funding for running an adult hospice but, apparently, help with funding a children's hospice is even less! Fundraising for the Trust will be a permanent necessity going forward.
The Rotary Club of Horbury and Ossett Phoenix were proud to present Gina with a cheque for
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As an organisation based in the Horbury & Ossett area, Horbury & Ossett Phoenix Rotary Club has a commitment to support and help to build its local community. "The Breakthru Youth Project was founded by Horbury Council of Churches and has been running since 2000. Its aim is to provide youth groups and activities for young people in and around the Horbury area, and to run weekends away for youngsters. The Club has supported the Project financially in the past and welcomed the opportunity to do so again when the Project's Senior Youth Leader Mark Robinson and one of its Trustees John Gallagher visited and addressed the Club on 30 September. Members heard about the range of activities and support offered by the Project to young people in the area, and a cheque for
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