In his quest to walk a minimum of 1,000 miles in his presidential year at Bexhill Rotary, Southeast England under the title âThe Long Roadâ, Perry Puddefoot in his very first month has already hit 151 miles.
During his travels, he got himself across the channel into France passing close to the Belgium border, then through Armentieres and on to Lille whistling on his merry way.
Perry Puddefoot on his latest route
Further events will follow on 24th September, and 29th October â look out for more dates and locations when they are announced by checking the website.
Wylde Green Rotary President, Ken Hawkings together with around 13,500 local people came forward to volunteer with this yearâs Commonwealth Games.
At his recent meeting, Ken explained his Commonwealth Games uniform to his club. He volunteered in Sutton Park and on Cannock Chase.
The hat is in the Peaky Blinders style. The orange in the clothing is representative of Balti Birmingham. Grey in the clothing signifies the cityâs industrial heritage.
The pattern of circles is taken from the central library. Zips are in the shape of jewels for the Jewellery Quarter. Volunteers were also given a bag containing a water bottle from Severn Trent that could be topped up whilst on duty.
Ken Hawking in his Commonwealth Games attire
A group of Young Carers were treated to a fun day out by the four local Rotary clubs (Channel, Folkestone, Hythe and Romney Marsh).
The fun day consisted of a trip to an Alpaca experience in Hagueland Village in Kent, South-East England, followed by a picnic.
Most of the young people have never seen an alpaca and were delighted to participate in the activities organised by the Rotary clubs.
Tina, a member of Imago, the organisation engaged by KCC to provide support in the Folkestone and Hythe District for young people who have special responsibility for family members, thanked Rotary for arranging the outing.
She was thrilled at the positive feedback from the Young Carers, summed up by one of them who said, âI was so worried about coming along but I am so glad I didâ.
The young carers enjoying their day out
Folkstone Channel Rotary have also been busy organising their annual golf tournament and raising ÂŁ7000 for their local charities, in particular, Age UK and Dementia Services.
The event, as usual, was generously supported by Sene Valley Golf Club, who closed the course for the day and allowed 42 Teams comprising 168 players to participate.
Unfortunately, the weather was not good and torrential rain flooded the course by lunchtime, beyond the best efforts of the greens staff the difficult decision to abandon the tournament was made.
Thanks to the generosity of Sene Valley GC, it was decided to try again. A new date was set and Team Captains were invited to re-enter, and over half were able to do so.
Those unable to do so were offered a complimentary round of golf at Sene Valley Golf Club.
The winning male team
The tournament was rescheduled and went ahead another day. To everyoneâs relief all entrants enjoyed the course in wonderful conditions under clear skies, resulting in some terrific scores.
The winning team consisted of Chris Clark, Oliver Brooks, George Calver, and Tom Harling. Individual Menâs winner was Oliver Brooks with Sue Timmins winning the Lady’s prize.
