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SUMMARY:Lunchtime Speaker - Leo the participant in RYLA
DESCRIPTION:Rotary Young Leaders Award.  Leo was sponsored by legacy in Eric Whitaker's name.his week our speaker was Leonardo Cardillo (Leo) who gave a presentation on RYLA (Rotary Youth\nLeadership Awards). The Club sponsored Leo to go on the scheme. When our member Eric Whittaker died\,\nthe Club set up a special fund in his memory to help and encourage young people. Some of the money came\nfrom this fund. Sheila Whittaker visited High Ashurst with Carol and was also a guest at our lunch. She said that\nshe was very impressed with the course and the range of activities that the young people were carrying out.\nLeo was accompanied by his mother and his brother and also by Mr James Hamshar the Head Teacher of St\nJohn the Baptist School\, where Leo is a pupil. He is now in the sixth form. The residential course was held at\nHigh Ashurst which is near Dorking\, Surrey in early August. Rotary South District’s RYLA scheme concentrates\non young people of secondary school age. It aims to develop their leadership potential through activities and\nworkshops covering a wide range of topics and takes the form of a five-day camp. This year’s intake were aged\n14-18 and split 50/50% between male and female. Their average age was 15/16. The participants were split\ninto 6 teams who compete with one another. The activities included high ropes\, archery\, canoeing\, climbing up\na climbing tower\, designing and building a raft and public speaking. On the last day each student did a\npresentation. The eclipse of the sun took place during the course and the students were able to watch it using\nspecial glasses. They also had a visit from Moving Theatre\, a touring theatre company\, which put on a\nproduction of Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare. Leonardo thoroughly enjoyed the course. When\nhe arrived\, he didn’t know anyone\, but quickly made lots of new friends amongst his fellow course participants.\nThis has continued after the course. He said that the course has enabled him to overcome his fears of water\, of\nheights and of public speaking and developed his leadership skills. Leo enjoyed working with his team and they\ndid particularly well in the raft-building project. He said the course was one of the most enjoyable and\nrewarding things that he had done and that it had greatly boosted his self-confidence. He spoke very well and\nmembers were very impressed with his presentation. Carol congratulated Leo on his participation in the scheme\nand on his presentation. She presented him with a certificate (see the photo on the next page).
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/lunchtime-speaker-leo-the-participant-in-ryla/
LOCATION:Hoebridge Golf Club\, Old Woking Road\, Old Woking\, Woking\, GU22 8JH
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260824T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260824T143000
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SUMMARY:Lunchtime Speaker - Claire - Your Sanctuary
DESCRIPTION:A charity that help abused and women that suffer domestic violence.\nA few years ago Rotay help refurbish their garden and provided a play area for the children
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/lunchtime-speaker-claire-your-sanctuary/
LOCATION:Hoebridge Golf Club\, Old Woking Road\, Old Woking\, Woking\, GU22 8JH
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260817T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260817T143000
DTSTAMP:20260818T171343Z
CREATED:20260722T185326Z
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SUMMARY:Lunchtime Speaker - Mercy Ships - Dr Gareth  Holsgrave
DESCRIPTION:his week our speaker was Dr Gareth Holsgrove who told us about Mercy Ships. Mercy Ships is a Rotary-\nsponsored charity founded in 1978 by Don and Deyon Stephens. Since then it has worked in more than 55\ncountries\, providing services valued at more than £1.3 bn. In the countries that it serves\, which are mainly in\nsub-Saharan Africa\, access to safe\, affordable and timely surgery is extremely limited and people suffer and die\nfrom from the diseases of poverty that can easily be cured. By improving healthcare delivery\, it works to\neradicate these diseases. Mercy Ships has two fully equipped hospital ships that provide surgical\, dental and\nother medical services. They provide accessible free surgery and medical care aboard the ships\, thereby\nreducing the surgical backlog. They also create a sustainable legacy by mentoring and training local healthcare\nprofessionals and also by renovating local healthcare facilties and infrastructure such as operating theatres. The\nfirst ship Africa Mercy a converted car ferry at 16\,572 gross tons has 5 operating theatres and a crew of 450.\nThe second ship\, Global Mercy\, was the world’s first purpose-built charity hospital ship and was commissioned in\n2022. It is over twice as big as the first ship at 37\,000 gross tons. Its hospital contains supply services\, 6\noperating theaters\, 7 ICU beds\, 102 acute care beds\, and 90 self-care beds. It features classroom spaces and\nsimulator labs with state-of-the-art technology for training of local medical professionals including a lecture\ntheatre which can accommodate 682 people It can accommodate 641 people and has an academy for the\nchildren of the crew. The two ships have crew and medical and professional volunteers of over 3\,500 annually.\nAround 30% are locals who are paid and receive training. The ships visit different countries for a period of up to\n10 months co-operating with national governments to nominate patients for free surgical and dental care.\nExamples of surgical interventions dealt with include the removal of a neck tumour\, treatment of cleft lips and\ncleft palates\, treatment of burns which are very common in West Africa\, obstetric fistulas\, bone deformity and\ntreatment for cataracts. Cataracts can be treated very quickly and cheaply and can make an enormous\ndifference to the patients. The surgical team can carry out 60 operations per day. Keith Tatlock paid tribute to\nthe impressive work that Mercy Ships does and thanked Gareth for his very interesting and inspirational talk.
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/lunchtime-speaker-mercy-ships-dr-gareth-holsgrove/
LOCATION:Hoebridge Golf Club\, Old Woking Road\, Old Woking\, Woking\, GU22 8JH
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260814T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260814T150000
DTSTAMP:20260718T123046Z
CREATED:20260718T122704Z
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SUMMARY:Ben Flude Funeral
DESCRIPTION:Funeral will take place at\nSt John's Church\nChurch Rad\nWoking\nGU21 7QN
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/bens-flude-funeral/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260810T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260810T233000
DTSTAMP:20260213T103718Z
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SUMMARY:Evening meeting Partners and Friends - The Gosling
DESCRIPTION:So popular last time.  Cost per head £40
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/evening-meeting-partners-and-friends-the-gosling/
LOCATION:The Gosling\, Chertsey Road\, Woking\, GU21 5NL
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260806T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260806T150000
DTSTAMP:20260718T122329Z
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SUMMARY:Ken Fosters Funeral
DESCRIPTION:Guildford Crematorium\nAfterwards\nThe Withies\nWithies Lane\nCompton\nGU3 1JA\nPlease inform Sue if you intend to go.
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/ken-fosters-funeral/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260806T083000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260806T170000
DTSTAMP:20260718T122521Z
CREATED:20260718T122414Z
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SUMMARY:Rotary Event - Knaphill
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/rotary-event-knaphill/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260803T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260803T143000
DTSTAMP:20260727T204349Z
CREATED:20260722T184438Z
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SUMMARY:Lunchtime Speaker - Chris Scott - Purple Community Fund
DESCRIPTION:Solar Lights for Manila\, Philippines.
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/lunchtime-speaker/
LOCATION:Hoebridge Golf Club\, Old Woking Road\, Old Woking\, Woking\, GU22 8JH
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260802T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260802T153000
DTSTAMP:20260511T081056Z
CREATED:20260511T081056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T081056Z
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SUMMARY:BROOKWOOD WAR GRAVES GUIDED TOUR TO INCLUDE THE LAST POST
DESCRIPTION:Downey Hill GU14 0JB turn into Brookwood Cemetery\nTIME 1.20 p.m for a prompt start 1.30 p.m.\nLast Post sounded at 3 p.m.\nNumbers are limited
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/brookwood-war-graves-guided-tour-to-include-the-last-post/
LOCATION:Brookwood Cemetery\, Downey Hill\, Brookwood\, GU14 0JB
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260727T143000
DTSTAMP:20260729T084905Z
CREATED:20260505T152057Z
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SUMMARY:Lunchtime Speaker - Linkable - Sue Stockman & Steve Herbert
DESCRIPTION:This week our speaker was Sue Stockman who is CEO of Linkable. She was accompanied by Steve Herbert\,\na colleague. Linkable supports children\, teens and adults with autistic spectrum conditions\, developmental\ndelay\, Down's Syndrome and speech and language difficulties\, along with a wide range of other disabilities.\nMany of the people it supports also have additional needs\, like epilepsy or diabetes. Services for children and\nteens are mainly provided at The Link and services for adults at The Maybury Centre. It is also developing an\nallotment and woodland space. Linkable supports 300 people per year. It provides after-school clubs 3 days per\nweek at Freemantles and Pond Meadow schools. In the school holidaysit provides a number of holiday schemes\nas well as short breaks for disabled children financed by SCC. In 2024/25\, Linkable had income of £972\,000\nand spent £847\,000. About one-third of its income came from payments by charges for its services by users. Its\ncharges are aimed to be affordable. Payments for contractual services provided to Surrey County Council raised\nanother third and the remaining third came from donations from grant-giving charities\, legacies and from\nfundraising. Linkable employed around 52 staff in 2024/25 some of whom were either part-time or employed\non short-term seasonal contracts. It also has 16 volunteers plus 7 unpaid trustees. The reorganisation of local\ngovernment in Surrey is likely to present it with some problems. Contractual income from SCC’s successor\nauthorities\, mainly West Surrey in its case\, is expected to decline. Linkable’s strategy is to try to reduce its\nreliance on this source of income and and also on grant funding. It also expects to save money through digital\ntransformation. Sue also spoke about LivAbility which is Linkable’s new post-16 transition service for young\nadults who are preparing for work\, volunteering\, or independent living. It will be delivered in groups of up to\nten people\, with space for 1-1 sessions where needed. It will cover practical life skills\, digital skills\, financial\nknow-how and work experience in an encouraging and supportive environment. It aims to provide 5 hours of\ntuition spread over 3 days every week. Linkable wants to raise £4\,500 to finance the start-up costs of this\nworthwhile project. Richard gave the vote of thanks. He complimented Sue on her excellent presentation and\nthe work that Linkable does. He wished it well in the challenges that lie ahead.
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/lunchtime-speaker-niamh-looby-linkable/
LOCATION:Hoebridge Golf Club\, Old Woking Road\, Old Woking\, Woking\, GU22 8JH
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260725T103000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260725T170000
DTSTAMP:20260213T103514Z
CREATED:20260213T103514Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260213T103514Z
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SUMMARY:Horsell Village Show at Woking High School
DESCRIPTION:Teas and Cake stall & Tools.  Volunteers needed
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/horsell-village-show-at-woking-high-school/
LOCATION:Woking High School\, Morton Road\, Horsell\, GU21 4TJ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260720T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260720T143000
DTSTAMP:20260725T085906Z
CREATED:20260514T180040Z
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SUMMARY:Lunchtime Speaker - Nicola Whate - Grey Matters
DESCRIPTION:This week our speaker was Nicola Whate from Grey Matters. Grey Matters is a consultancy that helps\npeople apply for the Attendance Allowance disability benefit and other benefits\, such as Personal Indepedence\nPayments\, and also for Blue Badges. Attendance Allowance is designed for those people over State Pension age\nwho need help with personal care or supervision or have difficulty with tasks such as: washing\, dressing\, or\nbathing using the toilet\, taking medication or managing treatments\, getting in or out of bed\, or moving around\nsafely at home or outside\, including using a walking stick\, frame\, or other mobility aid\, communicating\,\nunderstanding information\, or staying safe\, particularly if they are at risk of falls\, confusion\, or disorientation.\nEligible complaints include Chronic Arthritis\, Parkinsons\, Heart Disease\, Alzheimers\, MS\, kidney disease and any\nlife limiting diseases where the claimant has 12 months or less to live. Their disability must last or be expected\nto last for 6 months or more. People claiming it must not be in receipt of any other disabilty benefits. The\nbenefit is not taxed nor means-tested. It can be paid to people who are resident in care homes. There are two\nlevels of benefit. The lower level is paid to those who need either day or night care and is currently £76.70 per\nweek. The higher level of £114.60 per week is paid to those who need both day and night care. The forms are\nvery complex and difficult to complete. Thus using a paid consultant to fill them in can speed the process up\nand also make the chances of success greater\, which can make it economically worthwhile. Grey Matters\ncharges £390 which is payable in two instalments\, half upfront and the remainder if and when successful.\nPenny Kramer gave the vote of thanks. She thanked Nicola for her interesting talk.\nLast week David Hughes and Terry Smith gave a review and analysis of last year’s Swimathon with a focus\non increasing donations. Last year the event raised £18\,000\, which was a new record. David believes that the\nSwimathon has the potential to eventually reach £36\,000. The most effective groups in terms of funds raised\nper swimmer were in order: (a) groups of friends\, (b) charities\, (c) businesses and (d) schools. The Club will be\nseeking to build on last year’s success.
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/lunchtime-speaker-nicola-whate-grey-matters/
LOCATION:Hoebridge Golf Club\, Old Woking Road\, Old Woking\, Woking\, GU22 8JH
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260713T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260713T143000
DTSTAMP:20260514T175847Z
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SUMMARY:Lunchtime Speakers - David Hughes & Terry Smith - Swimathon
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/lunchtime-speakers-david-hughes-terry-smith-swimathon/
LOCATION:Hoebridge Golf Club\, Old Woking Road\, Old Woking\, Woking\, GU22 8JH
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260712T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260712T170000
DTSTAMP:20260213T103240Z
CREATED:20260213T103240Z
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SUMMARY:Presidents BBQ & Garden Party
DESCRIPTION:Fingers crossed for fine weather.  Enjoy Carols Garden at its best
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/presidents-bbq-garden-party/
LOCATION:Birch House\, Birch House\, Horsell Birch\, Horsell\, GU21 4XD
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260711T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260711T170000
DTSTAMP:20260213T103046Z
CREATED:20260213T103046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260213T103046Z
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SUMMARY:Pyrford and Wisley Village Show - Stall & Tools with WSBH
DESCRIPTION:An English Country Garden
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/pyrford-and-wisley-village-show-stall-tools-with-wsbh/
LOCATION:Pyrford & Wisley Flower Show\, Pyrford Cricket Ground\, Pyrford Cricket Ground
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260706T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260706T143000
DTSTAMP:20260708T083128Z
CREATED:20260514T175702Z
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SUMMARY:Lunchtime Speaker - Dr Gareth Holsgrove & Anica plus Guide dog Maisie
DESCRIPTION:This week our speaker was Dr Gareth Holsgrave from Guide Dogs for the Blind. Professor Anica Zeyen\nand her guide dog Maisie could not attend due to family issues. However\, Hayley Zie from Woking High School\ndid attend the lunch and gave us an update on her braille signage for accessible toilets project. Gareth told us\nabout his experience as a volunteer puppy raiser. Applying to be a puppy raiser is lengthy and rigorous process\nincluding an interview\, a home visit and a DBS check. Once accepted\, the puppy raiser has to sign a legal\nagreement that they will train the dog and return it at the end of the training. Both Gareth and his wife applied\nwere approved and put on a waiting list. They got a black Labrador puppy called May\, who was one of a litter of\nnine. Guide Dogs breed their own dogs. The rules of puppy training are called PREP (Puppy Raising for\nExcellent Partnership)\, which uses reward and encouragement rather than scolding to train the puppy. The\nbasic training includes visits to puppy raising classes at which puppy raisers will swap puppies. The puppies are\ntrained to be safe with children and other adults\, to learn how to travel in cars\, on public transport and planes\,\nto cross roads safely\, to take directions to places where their owner wants to go. Most importantly\, a guide dog\nshould be able to recognise and obey commands by their owner. Toilet training on command is very important.\nThe basic training takes 14 months after which dogs are given more intensive training at a training centre. This\nlasts for at least 20 weeks. Assuming that a dog successfully passes its training\, it is then matched with an\nowner. The potential guide dog owner is given training and assessed to see if they can work with a dog. They\nare then matched with a canine partner after assessing whether the dog and owner are a good match. Guide\nDogs works with the owner to design a training programme to build a trusting partnership beween them and\nthe dog. Normally a guide dog has a working life of 8-10 years\, after which they retire and are usually rehomed.\nAlthough some can be retrained into less intensive roles\, or stay with their owner. Each guide dog costs the\ncharity an average of £77\,000 including training\, food\, insurance and vets bills over its working life Guide Dogs\nraises money through legacies\, individual and corporate donations and fundraising. Brian Nett
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/lunchtime-speaker-dr-gareth-holsgrove-anica-plus-guide-dog-maisie/
LOCATION:Hoebridge Golf Club\, Old Woking Road\, Old Woking\, Woking\, GU22 8JH
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260704T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260704T170000
DTSTAMP:20260324T123706Z
CREATED:20260324T123706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T123706Z
UID:2713-1783171800-1783184400@rotarywoking.co.uk
SUMMARY:New Members Summer BBQ
DESCRIPTION:Join Rotarians from District 1145 for a relaxed summer BBQ filled with great food\, friendly faces\, games\, showcase of Club Projects\, inspiring conversations\, etc.  Open to all District 1145 members.  New Members since July 2024\, along with their partners and children\, enjoy free admission.  Spaces are limited - register now to be part of it.\nhttps;//pci.jotform.com/form/260192406483355
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/new-members-summer-bbq/
LOCATION:Dorking Rugby Club\, Kiln Lane\, Brockham\, Betchworth\, Surrey\, RH3 7LZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260629T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260629T143000
DTSTAMP:20260706T091342Z
CREATED:20260114T121045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260706T091342Z
UID:2602-1782738000-1782743400@rotarywoking.co.uk
SUMMARY:Handover Meeting- Hayley from Woking High School
DESCRIPTION:This week was the Handover Meeting. Normally the outgoing President hands over to the incoming President.\nHowever\, this year Carol Cheesman is continuing for another year. We also had a speaker Hayley Xie\, a pupil\nat Woking High School aged 15. Hayley was accompanied by her parents and teachers and staff from the\nschool\, which now has a dedicated unit for pupils who are blind or visually impaired. Hayley has been visually\nimpaired since the age of six. She told us about the challenges of living with visual impairment and in particular\nhow difficult it is for blind and partially sighted people to navigate disabled toilets. For example\, a partially\nsighted friend accidentally pulled the emergency cord in one. Hayley’s proposed solution is for public venues\,\nsuch as schools\, supermarkets\, shopping centres\, libraries\, community centres\, transport hubs and public toilets\nto install tactile maps on the doors or walls of disabled toilets. Using raised symbols and textures\, the maps\nwould show: Layout: Position of the toilet\, sink\, and hand dryer; Controls: Locations of the flush\, soap\, and\ntoilet paper; and Safety: A clear distinction between the light switch and the emergency cord. Before entering\nthe toilet\, a blind or visually impaired person should then easily understand the layout of the space. Hayley says\nthat this would be a small\, low-cost change which could create a huge difference by making “accessible” toilets\nbecome truly accessible for all. She has launched a petition on change.org which you can sign. Just search for\n“Installing Tactile Maps in Accessible Bathrooms for Blind and Visually Impaired People”. Keith Tatlock proposed\nthe vote of thanks to Hayley thanking her for her excellent and well-argued presentation. Keith also gave the\nvote of thanks to Carol for her year as President. He said that this would normally be given by the new\nPresident. Keith said that Carol has been very energetic in her role as President in the past year. Thanks to her\nand to other members of the Woking Rotary Club team\, the Club has recruited a number of new individual and\ncorporate members\, strengthened links with Clamart\, Le Plessis Robinson & Vélizy Rotary Club in France\, who\nvisited the UK this year\, and organised a number of fundraising and social events such as the Swimathon and\nthe Summer Ball raising £27\,000 for local charities. We have also had a Club Ramble in Bushey Park and visit to\na Woking Youth Theatre production of the Little Shop Of Horrors and a visit to the pantomime in Pyrford.
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/handover-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Hoebridge Golf Club\, Old Woking Road\, Old Woking\, Woking\, GU22 8JH
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260627T123000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260627T160000
DTSTAMP:20260518T174055Z
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SUMMARY:WEST HALL CARE HOME - Summer Festival
DESCRIPTION:The theme is High School Musical. With a children's magician.  This event supports Woking Rotary Club
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/west-hall-care-home-summer-festival/
LOCATION:West Hall Care Home\, Off Parvis Road\, West Byfleet\, KT14 6EY
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260622T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260622T143000
DTSTAMP:20260114T120911Z
CREATED:20260114T120904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T120911Z
UID:2600-1782133200-1782138600@rotarywoking.co.uk
SUMMARY:Club Assembly
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/club-assembly-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260622T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260622T170000
DTSTAMP:20260622T080325Z
CREATED:20260622T080325Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T080325Z
UID:2849-1782115200-1782147600@rotarywoking.co.uk
SUMMARY:Mizens Kids Day Out
DESCRIPTION:Mizens
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/mizens-kids-day-out-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260615T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260615T143000
DTSTAMP:20260706T091104Z
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SUMMARY:Lunchtime Speaker - GASP - Alex Thompson
DESCRIPTION:Our speaker this week was Alex Thompson who is CEO of The GASP Motor Project. It was set up in 2005\nas a diversionary evening activity for young people who were showing anti-social behaviour in the villages of\nGomshall\, Albury\, Shere and Peaslake -hence GASP. Originally part of the Lychgate Youth Trust\, GASP worked\nwith the local police officer to identify young people who would benefit from positive interventions and hands-\non vocational learning. The success of the sessions became widely accepted somewher for young people who\nstruggled in mainstream education to access high quality\, hands-on vocational learning. With demand\noutstripping supply\, the charity began delivering day-time sessions partnering with Surrey County Council\, the\nYouth Justice Team and Pupil Referral Units. Since then it has grown greatly. In 2025/26 it taught motor\nmechanics and motor engineering to 670 young people in the 12-16 age group and provided 1\,663 teaching\nsessions (+12%) and awarded 1984 AQA unit awards\, which was up 41% on the previous year. AQA is an exam\nboard that holds examinations in GCSEs and A-Levels and in vocational qualifications. Most of GASP’s students\nhave been excluded or suspended from mainstream education. It works closely with a number of local schools\nlike Bishop David Brown\, who pay the charity to provide courses for their pupils. The charity is based at its\nworkshop in Albury\, which is being expanded by 25%\, and also has mobile workshops. This year it will be\nproviding a 39 week bespoke curriculum leading to an AQA certificate which is IMI (Institute of the Motor\nIndustry) accredited. Successful students will be in a very good position to obtain apprenticeships and jobs in\nthe motor industry. The vacancy rates in the industry are higher than average at 2.7%. Also\, students of the\nGASP courses have much improved social skills\, when they have finished their course. In addition to fee income\nfrom schools\, GASP obtains funding from grant-giving charities like Byfleet United Charities\, Heathrow\nCommunity Fund and the Garfield Weston Foundation\, from its own fundraising and from donations from\norganisations such as Woking Rotary Club. Richard Sanderson congratulated Alex on her interesting and\ninspiring presentation and on the great progress that GASP is making. The President presented Alex with a\ndonation from the Club.
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/lunchtime-speaker-gasp-alex-thompson/
LOCATION:Hoebridge Golf Club\, Old Woking Road\, Old Woking\, Woking\, GU22 8JH
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260610T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260610T170000
DTSTAMP:20250922T092238Z
CREATED:20250909T082339Z
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SUMMARY:Charity Day - Aldershot
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/charity-day/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260608T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260608T143000
DTSTAMP:20260514T180803Z
CREATED:20260513T180009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T180803Z
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SUMMARY:Lunchtime Speaker - David Clayfield Woking District- Rotary World Conventions
DESCRIPTION:Barcelona 26-30July 2027
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/lunchtime-speaker-david-clayfield-woking-district-international-conferences/
LOCATION:Hoebridge Golf Club\, Old Woking Road\, Old Woking\, Woking\, GU22 8JH
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260604T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260604T230000
DTSTAMP:20260405T155950Z
CREATED:20250509T073411Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260405T155950Z
UID:1510-1780599600-1780614000@rotarywoking.co.uk
SUMMARY:Presidents Evening Dinner Dance - Gorse Hill
DESCRIPTION:Evening of friendship\, good food and dancing. Cost is £65 per head\nIn the elegant Hook Heath Suite\, enjoy a delicious three-course dinner as dusk settles across the gardens\, then dance the night away with Goldsworth Gerry - one of South East's most sought-after live bands - playing irresistible favourites and floor-filling classics.\nThere will be a silence auction and raffle.  Proceeds will support Woking and Sam Beare Hospice.
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/presidents-evening-dinner-dance/
LOCATION:Gorse Hill Hotel\, Hook Heath Road\, Woking\, Surrey\, GU22 0QF
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260601T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260601T143000
DTSTAMP:20260213T102028Z
CREATED:20260213T102028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260213T102028Z
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SUMMARY:Lunchtime Speaker - Jane Felton - Oakleaf
DESCRIPTION:Oakleaf offer a wide range of services to their clients to empower them to gain the skills\, support and confidence needed to manage their mental health and achieve their goals.
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/lunchtime-speaker-jane-felton-oakleaf/
LOCATION:Hoebridge Golf Club\, Old Woking Road\, Old Woking\, Woking\, GU22 8JH
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260525T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260525T170000
DTSTAMP:20260108T172114Z
CREATED:20260108T172114Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T172114Z
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SUMMARY:Bank Holiday  - No meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/bank-holiday-no-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260518T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260518T143000
DTSTAMP:20260519T143220Z
CREATED:20260213T101646Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T143220Z
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SUMMARY:Lunchtime Speaker -Note Change of Venue
DESCRIPTION:There was no speaker this week but we had a delicious lunch at West Hall Care Home. Some of us were\nalso able to visit our friend\, fellow Rotarian Ben Flude\, who is staying there.\nOn Sunday 17th May the Club held a PSA testing session at Woking & Sam Beare Hospice. 126 men\nattended for blood tests. Carol and some of the other Rotarians who were there visited the kitchen at the\nHospice to see the new equipment for the treatment of dysphagia. This was jointly financed by the Rotary\nClub of Woking and Rotary Club of Woking District\, with the help of Foundation and District grants.\nThe Club will be sponsoring a Woking High School student to go on the RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership\nAwards) youth leadership scheme which will take place this August. The cost of £460 will be financed\nfrom the fund set up in memory of Eric Whittaker.\nFuture events this year include a dinner to commemorate Rotary Club of Woking District’s 50th anniversary\nwhich will be held on Saturday 17th October at Chobham Golf Club. The Rotary South District\nConference will be held on Saturday 10th October from 9.30am to 5pm and will be followed by a\ndinner from 5.45pm to 9pm. Carol will be attending the conference and would like to make up a table at\nthe dinner.\nA reminder about the President’s Dinner Dance at Gorse Hill. We would like more guests if possible. Please\nlet Teresa know your menu choices. Payment for the dinner can be made by BACs and should be done in\nadvance. Please see Teresa’s email.
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/lunchtime-speaker-terry-smith-david-hughes-swimathon-briefing/
LOCATION:West Hall Care Home\, Off Parvis Road\, West Byfleet\, KT14 6EY
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260517T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260517T220000
DTSTAMP:20260517T165800Z
CREATED:20260517T165800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260517T165800Z
UID:2826-1779044400-1779055200@rotarywoking.co.uk
SUMMARY:CURRY CLUB - Curry Supper in Lightwater
DESCRIPTION:Cancer Testing Services are holding a Curry Evening cost £28
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/curry-club-curry-supper-in-lightwater/
LOCATION:The Cinnamon Palace\, 67 Guildford Road\, Lightwater\, GU18 5SB
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260517T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260517T170000
DTSTAMP:20260204T122400Z
CREATED:20260204T122238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T122400Z
UID:2607-1779004800-1779037200@rotarywoking.co.uk
SUMMARY:Prostate Cancer Screening
DESCRIPTION:Woking and San Beare Hospice will provide the venue.\nPlease book a time slot on line
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/prostate-cancer-screening/
LOCATION:Woking San Beare Hospice\, Goldsworth Park Centre\, Woking\, GU21 3LG
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