http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk en-gb langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk 2012-2-7T00:00:00Z langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#112023 Welcome to a very chilly edition of our Blog. Thankfully whilst the weather has been rather cold outside it hasnt stopped us doing things during what is normally a quiet month for the club with most people still paying off ChristmasOne of the highlights of last month was West Berks Rotaracts Blind Auction in Newbury. For those of you who are slightly confused no this isnt an auction for curtains and blinds but an auction where all of the Lots are wrapped so you dont know what youre bidding for until you win and open it Prizes were typically rather random and included a hat and scarf useful socks inevitably a Rastermouse CD which was worryingly appreciated by Eleanor a washing up brush shaped like a punk rocker dont ask Im still trying to work out what to do with it myself and most bizarrely a bag of flour A good time was had by all who went along and I believe it managed to raise around 163250 so well done to them.The Blind Auction wasnt the only charity thing last month with the club ... 2012-2-7 19:17:45 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#109634 Happy New Year EverybodyDespite December traditionally being one of those months were everyones diaries are completely packed we still managed to fit quite a bit in ourselves this month.In attempt to get the month of to as festive a start as possible a group of us went along to help out the Marlow annual Santa Fun Run. What better way to get into the festive spirit than watching several hundred Father Christmasses running through the streets of Marlow.The highlight of the month was probably the clubs Christmas outing which this year was to Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park. With the mulled drinks in full flow along with a generous helping of waffles doughnuts and sausages it was great fun and a good way to get everyone in the mood for Christmas plus a chance to do some last minute Christmas shopping...Other events this month included a trip to the Ostrich Colnbrook for one of their Comedy nights and a Guitar Hero marathon evening which included an attempt at making mulled cider along wit... 2012-1-3 20:42:50 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#108116 Another month another blog update...So how was November Readers of previous blog posts will notice how I tend to describe each month as being busy and to be unoriginal November was no exceptionThe month started with an evening at Bexs house where we tried to introduce the Star Wars to a couple of members who claimed never to have seen any of the films. Im not sure how successful this was to be honest but there you go. The Education theme continued that same week with Eleanor giving a talk to the Rotary club about her job at Windsor Castle. I believe the talk was well received which can probably be backed up by nobody falling asleep during it in spite of the room being incredibly stuffy and everyone having just eaten a massive meal...No November would be complete without a Firework display. This year the Rotary club were putting on a Burger stand at the display in Richings Park which several us went along to help out on. Despite coming away absolutely reeking of burger fat the evening ... 2011-12-4 16:56:14 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#106008 I think there is one word which sums up this month QUINGO Which for the uninitiated is a hybrid between a quiz and bingo and was our first fundraising event of the year. Im pleased to say the event went really well and would like to say a big thank you to everyone who either came along or helped out in some capacity. I think everyone had a great time and nobody moaned about the questions for once but best of all we managed to raise nearly 163250 for our chosen charitiesIts fair to say that organising the Quingo night took up quite a lot of our energies this month however that doesnt mean we didnt get up to anything else...Earlier in the month some of went to help with Thames Hospice Cares attempt at breaking the World Record for planting Tulip bulbs. OK that sounds like a bizarre record but then arent they all Sadly we were unable to get ourselves in the Record books but a fun afternoon was still had by all.A group of us also went along to Camberley Rotaracts annual Barn Dance. It was ... 2011-11-2 19:04:20 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#103813 Another busy month for Langley and Iver arent they all Whilst things were a little bit quiet on the Socials front due to large numbers of the club deciding to go on holiday our services were very much in demand.The month started with us joining forces with the Rotary club in entering a Dragon Boat team at Cookham Regatta. The event was great fun although some people took it far too seriously and will definitely be on the cards for next year For the record we lost the first race but subsequently worked out what we were meant to be doing and won the next few despite some interesting steering during one of the races...The following week one of our members Claire did a fascinating talk to the Rotarians on her job as a medical scientist hope I got that right which I believe was really well received so well done Claire The Socials side of things was then rounded off with a curry night in Windsor.Socials to one side this month was really about the Community with the clubs services very much ... 2011-10-3 20:30:03 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#101717 August was another busy month for Langley and Iver with one particular event dominating proceedings more on that later...The month started with an All you can eat pudding party at Lucs I dont think Ive ever had so much cake in such a short space of time The following week a group of us visited Windsor Racecourse for an evening at the races. Fortunes were mixed with Luc discovering a hidden talent for picking winners whilst Claire sadly went away with nothing. You win some you lose some...Trips to the bowling alley and cinema along with our regular pub quiz outings followed before Augusts main event Banbury Camping Rally. For the uninitiated Banbury is an annual event where Rotaractors from across the country get together in a field in Oxfordshire for a weekend of camping partying games etc. There was a big Langley and Iver presence at Banbury this year as the club had somehow wound up running it which seemed to mostly consistent of buying Tescos out of beer. The theme this year was Sp... 2011-9-3 18:18:19 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#99960 Greetings everybody and welcome to the first blog update of the Rotaract year Id like to start where the last entry finished by thanking Luc for all his hard work over the past 12 months.As is often the case its been another busy month in the world of LampI. The main event during July as with most years was our annual stint helping out at Uxbridge Autoshow. A few members of the group braved the early start and the inclement weather to man the late entries desk. Despite the rain we were still kept busy selling tickets to last minute exhibitors. Thankfully it wasnt all work and we did get a chance to wander around the show afterwards. Check out some of the photos on our gallery.Towards the end of the month we went to see Neil performing in the cheesetastic Eurovision spinoff Eurovisual 2 with CAST. Its fair to say the show accurately demonstrated some of the best and worst of Eurovision with songs performed by amongst others Teletubbies Snow White and the Seven Dwarves Vampires and Pirat... 2011-8-6 21:15:47 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#97708 So the final few months of the Rotaract year have just flown by and what have we been up to April saw the GSE team head off to Argentina on their 4 week vocationalcultural exchange so we headed down to the Holiday Inn in Maidenhead to hear all about it and feel slightly jealous that we werent going Anyone interested in the GSE programme can find out more about it here Having raised all that money for Crossroads it was then time to hand it over so Jackie and Trish came along to our meeting to tell us all about their plans for the future including their new dragon boat. We were able to give them a cheque for 1631200 which they said would go towards their summer programme of activities for young carers. It certainly makes all that hard work worthwhile when you hear how it will benefit those less fortunate. May saw us take a more social path with a curry night yum pub quizzes bowling evening walks now we finally have some sunshine closely followed by sampling of beer at the end of the ... 2011-7-5 13:30:28 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#93126 So its been a busy start to the year for Langley amp Iver with lots happening. We started the month by being robbed at the quiz organised by High Wycombe Rotaract for the record Nelson was NOT pickled in rum and didnt fare much better at the cheese amp wine quiz organised by Wallingford Rotaract although that was partly made up for by the great cryptic clue hide a horse Marscepone get it Burns Night was celebrated in style at LampI Rotary club with a talk on whisky and several samples well it would be rude not to The haggis was piped in and the ode read with proper Gaelic flair an excellent evening all round. February came and weve been bowling out for meals games nights Graham gave an excellent presentation on the audio industry and the making of dead body noises using celery and we bid on unknown items at West Berkshires Blind Auction still not sure what to do with my toy mace... Then it was March the time of pancakes and Moonraker. Members gamely went along to help Rotary wi... 2011-4-4 14:27:50 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#84099 So it turns out I forgot to press Publish your website after adding the last blog apologies to anyone who tried to see what we did in September to November But back to December well what didnt we do We started off the festive season with a good old fashioned panto going to see one of our members Neil and his local amdram group perform Babes in the Wood. No snow was going to put us off from the hes behind you and oh no he isnt and it was a great production. I think my favourite bit was watching Luc get steadily ready as the dame flirted with him This was swiftly followed by the District Christmas social this year held at TGI Fridays in High Wycombe. There were around 50 people from across the district and much food cocktails and fun was had. The balloon waiters were particularly good creating all sorts of interesting hats for people to wear Bright and early the next morning we were up to help marshal Marlows Santa Fun Run nothing prepares you for the sight of 1250 Santas running... 2011-1-7 12:58:26 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#82271 Well yet again it has been a very busy few months for Langley amp Iver so its another combined blog to fill you all in on what weve been up to September is generally our month to get started on the fundraising proper and this we did in grand style with our Traditional Pub Games evening. Think skittles darts shove hapenny and devil among the tailors and youll have an idea of what the evening was like It was a great evening celebrating the best of British traditions including the odd ale and raised a nice amount for our charities for the year so all in all a successful start Another fundraiser for the month was the Eton Community Action Fair and we tried our hand at Hook a Duck this year a popular choice with the children although I think Tim spent more time on it than anyone The main highlight of September though saw us heading up to sunny Cleckheaton and the wedding of one of members. It ws a beautiful day and many congratulations to the happy couple thats one more Rotaract wedding... 2010-12-7 12:48:05 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#75713 August has passed in a blur and its September already So what have LampI been up to in the past month We started the month with an outing to the theatre to see Dreamboats amp Petticoats full of 60s classics and a chance to dance in the aisles a great evening and highly recommended. Continuing the cultural theme we also went to see an open air performance of A Midsummer Nights Dream with all the main roles played by men as Shakespeare would have wanted it. It was another great production only mildly hampered by the proximity to Heathrow Airport Slightly less cultural was the trip to see Inception and August also saw a failed attempt to go to the Windsor Beer amp Jazz festival turns out it was last year so we decided to hold our own heading into Windsor to test out some of the towns hostelries. We joined our Rotary club at one of their meetings to hear Dr David Lewis talking about the history of Windsor and how it survived the Black Death where other towns struggled. It was fascinatin... 2010-9-1 13:43:27 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#71918 So its the end of the first month of the new Rotaract year and what a busy one it has been Our first meeting was a speakers night with Gillian Pearce of Elthorne Hillingdon Rotary talking to us about her experience volunteering in the maternity ward at a hospital in Uganda. It was fascinating to hear of the different ways in which they have adapted to work with their meagre resources and in many ways quite shocking to see the comparison with UK hospitals. Gillian gave examples of the problems faced such as goats running through the wards and intermittent power supply at best and said how one of the biggest problems was malaria. She is now looking into ways in which Rotary can help and we look forward to seeing how we can get involved. This was quickly followed by Wallingford Rotaracts 16th birthday a celebration of 16 years since they chartered. Jon Hoare spoke about the Rotaract Overseas Project Go Gambia awards were given out and memories relived through a slide show of photograph... 2010-8-2 11:45:38 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#70516 Okay so its been a while since the blog was updated but as youll have seen from our calendar its been a busy few months for Langley amp Iver sorry everyone Weve had games nights meals out cinema trips pool nights theatre trips you name it weve done it these past 3 months One of the highlights was Adolf Hitler My Part in his Downfall at the Theatre Royal in Windsor very very funny. Keeping up with the fundraising weve been to no less than 4 quizzes organised by other clubs each raising a great amount for their chosen charities. In addition one of our members took part in fire walking for Womens Aid walking barefoot over red hot embers smouldering at over 1200176F And on the community side some of us turned out to help the Sebastians Action Trust amp The Childrens Trust with their Twilight Walk around Windsor hosted by TV presenter Gail Porter on a rather chilly night in May All of this has helped bring the Rotaract year 200910 to a fantastic close. To celebrate the end of Tims y... 2010-7-16 10:20:32 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#62900 March began with a good oldfashioned games of skittles in the latest round of the RotaractRotary Challenge cup. Despite a valiant effort unfortunately LampI Rotaract were unable to retain the trophy for the 3rd year in a row narrowly losing out to LampI Rotary. We look forward to taking it off them next year though Amongst other socials were bowling at which we fared marginally better than at skittles pancake party because you can never have too many pancakes and a trip down an abandoned Bath Stone Mine a new experience for Eleanor and one definitely to be repeated March also saw members of LampI turn out on a FREEZING cold night for the 2010 Moonraker challenge an overnight orienteering event organised by our sponsoring Rotary club. A mix of participants and helpers it was great to better our links with our Rotarians even if it did mean standing around in a muddy field at 1am It was also World Rotaract Week and members of LampI went along to Maidenheads World Culture Party where we... 2010-4-5 10:32:18 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#60377 The month started on a high by welcoming a new club to the District congratulations to Bourne End amp Cookham on their official chartering Members of LampI along with other clubs went along to their charter night to meet the new club and introduce them to socialising Rotaract style The main event for LampI for February though was our annual fancy dress disco. This year the theme was the jungle and Burnham Resource Centre was transformed for the evening into a lush rainforest complete with parrots elephants and snakes As you can see from this photograph our President Tim got into the theme of the evening appearing as the King of the Jungle himself It was a great evening of music dancing and dressing up and almost 163200 was raised for our charities so thank you very much to those people that came. With that in mind we have therefore been able to raise enough for a Shelterbox and with the tragedy in Haiti it couldnt come at a better time. LampI are very proud to be able to support thi... 2010-3-5 13:06:01 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#60376 Well unfortunately the snow put paid to a lot of the community projects we had planned for December with the Rotary collections fun runs and OAP Christmas parties all sadly having to be called off. One did manage to take place and we were very happy to run the refreshments for the Crossroads Carol Concert especially since they are one of our chosen charities for the year. However that didnt prevent LampI from getting in to the Christmas spirit going to see not one but two pantomimes The first was A Christmas Carol starring our very own Neil as Tiny Tim and taking place at the beginning of December and the second in January was Alice in Wonderland with costumes by our good friends at Windsor St George. With plenty of Hes behind you and booing of baddies it was a great start and end to the festive season. Celebrating continued with the District Christmas social in Reading and the club Christmas Pudding Party which essentially consisted of gorging ourselves on delicious desserts yum ... 2010-2-2 12:49:45 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#54895 November began with the return of the District Bowling Competition and with representatives from nearly every club there was some tough competition. However thanks to Lucs amazing 5 strikes in a row Langley amp Iver were the winning team for the second time in a row The main event for LampI in November though was the District Short Film Competition the first we had organised. With simple rules of producing a film between 46 minutes long on a subject of your choice a number of entries from both Rotary and Rotaract clubs were submitted. These were then screened in a special viewing judged by a panel of expert judges well members of LampI have always loved a good film and the winner announced. With entries varying from a spoof of a wellknown antidrugs campaign to footage of the Maasai Mara it was a very difficult decision to make but in the end the worthy receivers of the trophy were Burnham Rotaract with their take on the Blair Witch Project Congratulations to every club or individual ... 2009-12-5 14:31:07 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#52398 October has been a busy one for LampI with a good mix of events including our first international jaunt for a few years On a social side we started the month at Heathrow Airport Rotarys quiz where our knowledge of the airport sadly let us down but we did make up for it on the underground tube station round This was followed by our long weekend away in Berlin which was bitterly cold but an amazing city. I think we covered most of the sights in the four days we were there and it was particularly poignant being in the city 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall. We took the opportunity to visit several of the sights Checkpoint Charlie surviving bits of the wall and the Jewish Museum which was a great insight into the history of the Jewish people and their relationship with Germany. To lighten things up a bit we found an absolutely amazing chocolate shop we all left with much lighter wallets We also managed to fit in a trip to the zoo the Pergamon museum the Reichstag and after hour... 2009-11-1 14:33:28 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#51201 The month started with a trip to the bowling alley in preparation for round 3 of the District Bowling Competition. Somehow I dont think the other clubs need to worry too much LampI kept up the social round with the weekly pub quiz games nights and cinema trips. September was mostly a month of community action though starting with Iver Carnival which took place midway throught the month. At this we helped Rotary with their guess the name of the teddy competition. In addition we took a stand at the Eton Action Community Fair for the first time taking along a Shelterbox to raise awareness of this fantastic charity and also raising over 163100 with our treasure map game. It was a really good day with hundreds of people attending and is definitely one to do again next year. In amongst all this we also managed to squeeze in a camping trip to Arundel with West Berkshire Rotaract a weekend of castles steam engines BBQs and the sourest sweets known to mankind 2009-10-5 20:13:03 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#48688 August sees the beginning of the Rotaract year and what a beginning we have had It started when Eleanor our past President was surprised with a posh picnic as a thank you for her work last year and as the official club handover to Tim our new President. This was quickly followed by a walk at Virginia Water with a delicious pub lunch to make up for all that exercise We attended Maidenheads Senses quiz guessing what things were by smell taste and touch a great evening even if Eleanors tongue was almost burnt off by the hot pepper sauce We have also been busy planning our activities for this year which will include a short film festival and our usual themed disco in February. But of course the highlight of any August is the Banbury Camping Rally. Held over the bank holiday the theme this year was Around the world in almost 80 hours and saw us celebrate Mardi Gras an Hawaiian Luau and a laid back Australian evening and barbie. LampI won both the pub quiz must be all that practice and th... 2009-9-1 13:54:36 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#46525 July marks the start of the new Rotaract year and we celebrated in style with a Best of British themed District Handover. It was a great evening looking back over the past year and reliving all the things weve got up to in D1090. Awards were given out as well and Langley amp Iver got special mention for our fundraising efforts of the year raising over 1632000 for our chosen charities Taplow Traffic and PolioPlus. July also saw another of our major community events with the Uxbridge Autoshow. LampI again manned the late entries and despite the weather there was a steady flow of entrants in classic and some not so classic cars As well as District Handover we also had club handover and Eleanor passed on the baton of Presidency to Tim. We have selected 2 new charities to support Crossroads Slough and Shelterbox. For more information on each their websites are httpwww.shelterbox.orgindex.asp httpwww.crossroads.org.uk We have great plans for fundraisers for the year so heres to an eve... 2009-8-7 19:26:46 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#44636 June was a busy month for Langley and Iver starting off with the Welcome Home Rally for the Group Study Exchange. Attended by clubs across the district it was a chance to hear how the exchange had gone and the experiences of the team. The highlights were definitely the day spent with the First Nations canoeing and taking part in a sweatlodge ceremony and the rodeo. This was quickly followed by the final fundraising event for the year. A cheese amp wine with quiz evening held in the dungeons of Windsor Castle it was a sold out event attended by both Windsor St George and Langley amp Iver Rotary Clubs plus a few familiar faces from Rotaract. The winning team was aptly named More Cheese Gromit and the evening raised over 163400 bringing the total for the year to 1632000 a fantastic achievement. This achievement was followed by receiving a Presidential Citation an award given out by Rotary International to clubs who have shown outstanding work in achieving the goals of Rotary for that ye... 2009-7-1 22:10:08 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#43140 May saw the national Rotaract conference in 2009 held in Cardiff. With several members of Langley amp Iver on the organising committee it was a great weekend held in a 4 star hotel in the centre of the city. Kicking off with the opening ceremony on Friday there followed 3 days of guest speakers from Go Gambia Barnados Cymru and Aardman Animations to name but a few along with a treasure hunt fancy dress disco and spectacular Gala Dinner. It certainly was a weekend to remember Club President Eleanor spent the month in British Columbia on the Group Study Exchange staying in Rotarians homes and experiencing the real Canada as well as spending time seeing how her profession worked out there. The highlight was definitely the day spent with the First Nations canoeing learning traditional songs and taking part in a sweatlodge ceremony. The club also visited the Hell Fire Caves in West Wycombe picniced in The Brocas continued our efforts in the pub quiz and went to the cinema so another hect... 2009-6-1 19:11:52 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#41017 April saw the 2nd round of the District Bowling Challenge with participants from clubs across the district. It was a hard fought match but Langley and Iver came out on top Now we just need to do as well in round 3 and well be the champions This was quickly followed by the GSE farewell dinner. Club President Eleanor will be spending a month in British Columbia on a vocational exchange program run by Rotary experiencing the culture and life of Canada and seeing how her profession works in another country. Anyone wishing to follow their antics should go to www.gse1090.travellerspoint.com Finally in April we had Caversham and Readings Rotaract Round Reading pub crawl with quiz. It was a great evening with 10 pubs being visited in total indulging in a bit of karaoke and then dancing the night away to great tunes such as Gina G and Dirty Dancing 2009-5-4 18:21:32 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#40240 March has been a busy month for Langley amp Iver starting off with World Rotaract Week. In honour of this Maidenhead held a World Culture Party bringing the food music and pastimes of various countries around the world including deepfried Mars Bars from Scotland and chat up lines to use in Japan. This culminated in a game of pi241ata which ended abruptly when Tim decapitated the poor animal The following evening was Burnhams Beetle Drive and the atmosphere was very intense as everyone prayed that they would roll the number needed to complete their beetle. It is amazing how competitive people get at drawing beetles In the middle of the month was Langley amp Iver Rotarys annual Moonraker event an overnight orienteering challenge held in the Chilterns. LampI Rotaract entered a team and also assisted in manning the posts. The evening was a huge success with 40 teams competing against each other and a huge amount of money raised for charity. Finally the month ended with the Dist... 2009-4-1 13:49:18 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#38360 February has been another busy month for Langley and Iver starting with a cinema trip to see Valkyrie. This was quickly followed by a Rotary quiz hosted by Tim BrookeTaylor of The Goodies which we did not do so well at coming 22 out of 30 although we did beat the other Rotaract team Then taking advantage of the dry weather we went for a leisurely Sunday stroll along Jubilee River followed by a huge lunch at The Pineapple sampling several of its wonderful array of sandwiches. Bond fever hit town with Casino Rotaract the conference fundraiser. People from across the district dressed in their finest glad rags for a night of poker roulette and blackjack and Neil almost won the grand prize narrowly missing out in the final hand. One of our members flew out to Africa for the Rotaract Overseas Project going out with other Rotaractors from across the country to help build wells and a surgery in a remote village in the Gambia. They spent two weeks living and working with the locals to impro... 2009-2-28 21:09:12 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#36216 January has seen a slow easing back into Rotaract life after Christmas all leading up to Round 1 of the District Bowling Challenge. 33 members of District from 7 different clubs descended on Maidenhead Tenpin to see which club had the most bowling talent sadly it wasnt Langley and Iver although I do think we should win something for most individual bowling technique Well definitely have to get in some practice before Round 2 in High Wycombe though. The month ended in style at Heathrow Rotarys Burns Night complete with piper haggis and ample amounts of whisky. Preparations are now very much underway for our Pirate Disco in February with parrots lost treasure and plenty of grog it should be a great evening hope to see you there 2009-1-31 23:08:10 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#36215 Hes behind you Oh no he isnt December began with a good old fashioned trip to the pantomime to see one of members Neil performing in Cinderella. It was a great evening and I for one particularly enjoyed the Ugly Sisters merciless flirting with Matt Martin and Luc The rest of December was also spent building up to Christmas helping Rotary with their annual collections around Iver and Langley Maidenhead Rotaract with refreshments at a Carol Concert in aid of the Alexander Devine Childrens Cancer Trust and Burnham Rotaract with their OAP Christmas Party. Finally there was the Club Christmas meal wonderfully hosted by Martin and the 50p secret Santa was a huge success its amazing what you can get with so little especially when Woolies is closing down 2008-12-31 23:03:07 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#33250 November saw the annual RotaryRotaract Challenge which this year was skittles. The rival sides met at the Greyhound in Eton Wick for the battle which saw Rotary win the prize for the highest score but Rotaract retain the coveted Gauntlet Cup for the 3rd year in a row In addition we helped Maidenhead Rotaract in their RotaryRotaract skittles challenge although that result is still hotly contested Wallingford Rotaract held their Human Board Games evening which saw guests becoming amongst other things human hungry hippos a very inelegant sight Also on the social side the First Time Buyers have continued their winning ways in the pub quiz so far weve been no lower than 3rd place Finally we presented the money raised last year to East Berkshire Womens Aid and Thames Hospicecare with each charity receiving 1631100. It is great to have achieved such an excellent result particularly as these are both local charities helping those in our own community. And were already halfway to raising th... 2008-11-30 15:49:17 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#32977 October started out with some very very hard work planting an area of grass at Thames Valley Adventure Playground. The ground was rock hard requiring pick axes to be used before we could even get the spades in Several blisters and sore shoulders later they now have a nice flat area to be used as a croquet lawn once the grass has grown. This was followed by helping with the Maidenhead Boundary Walk based on the custom of Beating the Bounds. Despite the torrential rain the event was a huge success with many braving the weather in aid of their chosen charities and at least we had some shelter unlike poor Adam and Lisa from Maidenhead Rotaract Social events took place throughout the district starting off with snotubing in Bracknell involving throwing yourself down the side of a hill on a rubber ring. It was also Maidenheads Horsey Hopper evening which saw members of Rotaract racing against each other on space hoppers dressed as horses who comes up with these ideas The evening raised a ... 2008-10-31 17:32:57 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#30427 September saw the annual SADSAD games Slough and District Sports Association for the Disabled and once again Rotaract was helping our Rotary club with the Petanque event a sort of boules played in France. This year was particularly busy despite the weather and the contest was fierce the competitive natures of the teams definitely came out We also held our second fundraiser of the year this time a pub quiz. The event was well supported with teams from 5 different Rotary clubs as well as fellow Rotaracters and 163130 was raised for this years charities Taplow Traffic Charity Trust and Polio Plus. Plans are already underway for our next event so watch this space Our hectic social calendar was maintained with trips to the theatre and cinema and the resurrection of our prize winning pub quiz team the First Time Buyers. Why not join us on Mondays at the Red Lion St Marys Road Langley Hope to see you soon 2008-9-30 18:49:52 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#30426 August sees the highlight of the Rotaract Year Banbury Camping Rally Held over the bank holiday weekend Banbury sees Rotaracters from all over the country coming together for a weekend of fun frolics and fancy dress. It is also a chance to meet new people see old friends and build up relationships with other Rotaract clubs so is a great occasion. The theme this year was Retro Rally with Friday night the 70s Saturday 80s and Sunday the best of the 90s. Highlights of this years Banbury include the valiant efforts of Edinburgh Rotaract to move a full 10 foot paddling pool from one end of the field to the other using a series of rollers ground sheets and Snowys tractor Deben Rotaracts Ghostbusters party piece and of course the catering well half of the crew were Langley and Iver members Cant wait until next year when we can do it all again 2008-8-30 18:38:07 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#30424 July saw the second of our main community events with Uxbridge Autoshow. Organised by Uxbridge Rotary Club and this year celebrating its 25th anniversary the Autoshow is a mix of trade stands vintage and classic car shows and fairground attractions and once again we were manning the late entries. The day saw a succession of classic cars and some that werent necessarily classics just old passing by and a large amount of money raised for Rotary charities so once again a huge success. We also finally managed to have a picnic in Black Park only a year later than originally planned 2008-7-31 18:29:35 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#26719 June is the month for Heathrow Family Day one of our annual community events. Organised by Heathrow Rotary and held at the airport the day consists of stalls and displays by various parts of the airport staff such as the Fire Brigade and Customs music miniature railway petting zoo and of course the coach trips around the airport. Despite the mixup with dates we were able to do our usual manning of the entrance tables and selling tickets for the coach tours not even George W. Bush could stop us despite arriving in Air Force One that dayJune is also the end of the Rotaract year and Matts Presidency. We marked the occasion with dinner in Windsor preceded by a treasure hunt to find the restaurant which eventually and after many were lost phone calls everyone did The end of the year was also celebrated by the District with a glamorous awards ceremony and I have to say I am particularly proud of Langley amp Ivers awards for First on the dance floor for Oops Upside Your Head and Person most... 2008-6-30 22:56:28 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#25086 This May the World was not enough for Rotaract The annual European Rotaract Conference was this year held in London with a James Bond theme. LampI Rotaract would like to extend huge congratulations to Lisa and her team for a fantastic week of conference sessions sight seeing and partying culminating in the Gala Dinner on the Saturday night complete with Aston Martin. It was at the RGBI conference session that Lisa handed over the job of conference coordinator to Ali for next years RGBI conference. This is to be held in Cardiff and with several members of LampI Rotaract on the conference crew its bound to be a good one after such a great week in the English capital lets see what the Welsh one has to offer www.rgbi2009.org.uk May also saw LampI Rotary throw down the gauntlet and we were challenged to a game of lawn bowls. It was a blazing hot day when the two sides met to see whether we were up to the task. Everyone agreed that bowls is a lot harder than it looks but somehow we still ... 2008-5-31 22:56:14 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#23874 This has been a month of community work for LampI starting with decorating at Iver Heath Infant School and Nursery. Although many areas of the school were in need of some attention it had been decided that we would start with the nursery. All materials were provided by the school we just had to turn up and apply the paint to the walls We left it looking much better than it had been and are due to go back and apply the second coat in the summer. A second local school in need of help was Iver Village School and a couple of hours were spent weeding clearing litter and tidying up their playground and field ready for the start of the new term. To keep up with our hectic social calendar we had another of our now famous safari suppers beginning at Matts for starters then on to Tias for mains and ending up at Martins for desserts. The evening was as always a huge success and we are now planning the next one Finally our new look website has been launched a huge thank you to Kathryn for al... 2008-4-30 18:01:34 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#23876 This has been a busy month for Langley and Iver Rotaract starting off with our first fundraiser of the year The Best School Disco In the Worldever More than 60 people turned out to Slough Grammar School with everyone in uniform and really getting into the spirit of things To test our brains there were pop quizzes on History and Geography followed by a disco. We raised over 163500 for our charities Thames Hospicecare and East Berkshire Womens Aid so all in all a very successful evening. Next we celebrated Rotaracts 40th birthday and World Rotaract Week by attending a different event every night for the week from speakers to cinema from bowling to Sunday lunch. And to round off the month we continued the celebrations by enjoying breakfast on a raft We have no plans to slow down next month and have 3 community events lined up including decorating at a local infant school as well as theatre trips and another ever popular safari supper hope to see you there 2008-3-31 18:17:25 http://www.langley-iver-rotaract.org.uk/page5.htm#23877 The month started off with a fantastic night at High Wycombes Burns Night where much haggis neeps and tatties was consumed then we all attempted the ceilidh dancing not a pretty sight Since then weve been busy with preparations for our own fundraiser the first of the year The best School Disco in the worldever to be held on 1st March so put on that old school tie and blazer and come and join us at Slough Grammar School Hopefully itll be as successful as last years 80s night and well raise lots of money for Thames Hospicecare and East Berkshire Womens Aid. In addition we have a new member Neil and are looking to the future with plans to expand and take over the world ok the easternmost reaches of the District. Several community projects are also in the pipeline so its all onwards and upwards for Langley amp Iver. 2008-2-29 18:21:20