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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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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260720T143000
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
CREATED:20260303T170926Z
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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
LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T092238Z
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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
UID:2809-1780923600-1780929000@rotarywoking.co.uk
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
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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
UID:2643-1780318800-1780324200@rotarywoking.co.uk
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
UID:2555-1779696000-1779728400@rotarywoking.co.uk
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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260511T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260511T143000
DTSTAMP:20260513T175828Z
CREATED:20260213T101242Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260513T175828Z
UID:2637-1778504400-1778509800@rotarywoking.co.uk
SUMMARY:Lunchtime Speaker - Tammy Stacey - Woking Hospice
DESCRIPTION:Waking and Sam Beare Hospice provided excellent care in the ng Notes  This week’s speaker was Tammy Stracey\, who is Clinical Director of Woking & Sam Beare Hospice (WSBH). Tammy has had 25 years experience in nursing. For most of her career she was an intensive care nurse. She was first introduced to the Hospice when her mother-in-law needed its services and she was very impressed by it.  Later she applied for the post of Clinical Director when the position became vacant. She is clearly enjoying her new role. WBSH cares for people with life-limiting and terminal illness. Currently 70% of its patients are cared for in their own homes\, but the Hospice also has 20 in-patient beds situated in individual rooms with en-suite bathrooms. Some patients come into the hospice for treatment and then go home. The emphasis is on living well and palliative care. The Hospice also provides help to families  of patients\, since caring for a person with a terminal illness can present a great many challenges. Bereavement counselling is also offered for a period after a patient has died. The hospice costs about £10m a year to run. Around £2.5m p.a is met by the NHS. The rest must be raised through fund-raising. This includes the shops\, of which there are now 19 plus an e-bay shop\, donations\, the hospice’s own lottery and fundraising events like the Dove Ball. Tammy told us about the project to help people with dysphagia where patients have difficulty in swallowing. The Head Chef recently went on a course at the Gordon Ramsey Institute where he learned about new techniques to deal with it. As a result\, WBSH has launched a project to deal with it. This will cost £8\,000 including training and equipment. The two Woking Rotary clubs are making financial contributions towards the project and additionally  there will be a Rotary Foundation grant. Next Sunday\, there will be PSA blood tests at the Hospice organised by Rotary Club of Woking with the help of the Hospice. The test helps to detect signs of prostate cancer\, which is common in older men. Volunteers are needed. Terry Smith gave the vote of thanks. He paid tribute to the valuable work that the hospice does and thanked Tammy very much for her talk
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/lunchtime-speaker-tammy-stacey-woking-hospice/
LOCATION:Hoebridge Golf Club\, Old Woking Road\, Old Woking\, Woking\, GU22 8JH
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260507T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260509T170000
DTSTAMP:20260213T101400Z
CREATED:20250509T071702Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260213T101400Z
UID:1496-1778140800-1778346000@rotarywoking.co.uk
SUMMARY:Fellowship Weekend- Plessis Robinson visit
DESCRIPTION:Portsmouth and Isle of Wight.
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/fellowship-weekend/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260504T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260504T170000
DTSTAMP:20260108T171839Z
CREATED:20260108T171827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T171839Z
UID:2550-1777881600-1777914000@rotarywoking.co.uk
SUMMARY:May Bank Holiday  -  No meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/may-bank-holiday-no-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260428T123000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260428T143000
DTSTAMP:20260417T173714Z
CREATED:20260417T173714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T173714Z
UID:2750-1777379400-1777386600@rotarywoking.co.uk
SUMMARY:Godalming Rotary Club Invitation for our members
DESCRIPTION:Talk on Ring Pulls and Purple Community Fund\nLunchtime meeting for our members.
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/godalming-rotary-club-invitation-for-our-members/
LOCATION:West Surrey Golf Club\, Enton Green\, \,Station Lanr\, Godalming\, Surrey\, GU8 5AF
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260427T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260427T230000
DTSTAMP:20260213T100956Z
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SUMMARY:Evening Partners and Friends - Beijing Restaurant
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a wonderful Chinese meal i Horsell At the Beijing Restaurant
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/evening-partners-and-friends-beijing-restaurant/
LOCATION:Beijing\, 95-99 High Street\, Horsell\, GU21 4SY
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260420T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260420T143000
DTSTAMP:20260213T100720Z
CREATED:20260212T174602Z
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SUMMARY:Lunchtime Meeting - Street Angels - Barbara Mcmanus
DESCRIPTION:Woking Street Angels are out in Woking Town Contrite every Friday and Saturday night giving care\, support and a listening ear to anyone who has found themselves in need or vulnerable.
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/lunchtime-meeting-street-angels-barbara-mcmanus/
LOCATION:Hoebridge Golf Club\, Old Woking Road\, Old Woking\, Woking\, GU22 8JH
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260419T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260419T170000
DTSTAMP:20260212T174201Z
CREATED:20260212T174201Z
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SUMMARY:Ramble & Picnic Lunch - Bushey Park
DESCRIPTION:Weather permitting
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/ramble-picnic-lunch-bushey-park/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260418T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260418T133000
DTSTAMP:20260324T124437Z
CREATED:20260324T124322Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T124437Z
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SUMMARY:District Assembly & PEPS2
DESCRIPTION:A chance to discover what we're planning for the new Rotary year and how you can help shape it.\nAssembly ends 13.15\nPEPS2 Ends 15.30 ( Inc buffet lunch)
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/district-assembly-peps2/
LOCATION:St Catherines School\, Station Road\, Bramley\, GU5 0DF
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260413T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260419T143000
DTSTAMP:20260414T173517Z
CREATED:20260114T120708Z
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SUMMARY:Lunchtime Speaker - Keith Tatlock - Runnymede.
DESCRIPTION:Birthplace of Modern Democracy\nOur very own Rotarian Member.This week’s speaker was Keith Tatlock\, who gave us a talk about Runnymede. The name is derived from Old\nEnglish runig (meeting place) and mede (a meadow). Anglo-Saxon Kings sometimes used it for meetings of the\nWitan\, comprising noblemen and bishops who advised the King (a forerunner of the House of Lords). In 1215\nRunnymede was the site of the sealing of Magna Carta; it being between Windsor\, with its royal castle\, and\nStaines where the barons were encamped. The original document\, drafted by Archbishop Cardinal Stephen\nLangton was an attempt to broker a peace between the rebellious barons and King John. The 49 clauses in the\ndraft\, which still exists\, were expanded to 63 in the completed document. There were 13 copies of Magna Carta\,\nof which 4 still exist. It was condemned by Pope Innocent III. The peace broke down which led to the First\nBarons War. The barons wanted Louis son of Philip III of France to take the English throne. However\, when\nKing John died in 1216\, he was succeeded by his son Henry III who was 9. The royal government under the\nregent William Marshall reissued the charter as way of drawing support from the rebels. A revised text was\nagreed in 1217. Its most important clauses- that no-one is above the law\, people accused of a crime should be\ntried by their peers (jury trial)\, no imprisonment without just cause (habeas corpus) and no taxation without\nrepresentation- survive to this day and are also enshrined in the US constitution. The Runnymede meadows\nwere acquired and then gifted to the National Trust by Lady Fairhaven in 1929. Further land was gifted in 1963\nby Egham UDC. At the entrances to Runnymede\, at either end\, are memorials to Urban H Broughton\, Lady\nFairhaven’s late husband\, designed by Lutyens. The American Bar Association Memorial was opened in 1957; it\nwas designed by Sir Edwin Maufe. The John F Kennedy Memorial was dedicated in 1965 and opened by the\nQueen Elizabeth II and Jacqueline Kennedy. The Jurors is an array of 12 bronze chairs which was installed in\n2015 to mark the 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta. It symbolises the rule of law.Writ in Water\nwas erected in 2018. It is a building with an interior pond on which is reflected extracts from Magna Carta. The\nAngerwyke Yew\, which could be 2\,500 years old\, is on the north side of the Thames near a ruined medieval\nPriory. The President gave the vote of thanks. She thanked Keith for his interesting and well-researched talk.
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/lunchtime-speaker-keith-tatlock-runnymede/
LOCATION:Hoebridge Golf Club\, Old Woking Road\, Old Woking\, Woking\, GU22 8JH
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260410T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260410T220000
DTSTAMP:20260212T173855Z
CREATED:20260212T173855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T173855Z
UID:2625-1775847600-1775858400@rotarywoking.co.uk
SUMMARY:Woking Youth Theatre - Little Shop of Horrors
DESCRIPTION:A musical about a flower shop with a plant that grows!\nNew Victoria Theatre/ Rhoda Mcgaw
URL:https://rotarywoking.co.uk/club-schedule/woking-youth-theatre-little-shop-of-horrors/
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