The Rotary Club of
Cuckfield & Lindfield

Click here for a summary of our activities in the
Rotary year 2000/01
for events in the
second half of 2001,
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Year 2001

More events in 2001

Cameron Sharp took over from Ken Walker as 18th President of the Club on 1 July 2001. Born in Treorchy in the Rhondda Valley, and a resident of Haywards Heath for the past 13 years, Cameron recently retired as Credit Operational & Market Risk Director of Lloyds TSB Bank. A man of wide and varied outside interests, Cameron particularly enjoys a round of golf in his spare time. He joined the Club in 1991 and is married to Carole, who was President of the Inner Wheel Club of Cuckfield & Lindfield in 1998.

President Ken Walker presents a cheque to Ray Mayhew, Group Treasurer of the National Osteoporosis Society, to provide the scanning service at the Princess Royal Hospital for another twelve months. The money was collected in Cuckfield and Lindfield at Christmas. Also pictured (left) Dr Trevor Wheatley, Osteoporosis consultant, and (right) David Brann

Third Grand Darts Marathon

£2,500 raised this year: Presentations at the Bull Inn Newick

This year's winners: The Coach & Horses at Danehill

President Ken Walker with the prize winners at the presentation evening on the conclusion of the event, which this year raised £2,500 for Headway Hurstwood Park at Newick

Past President Derek Hopkins presents the prize he donated to the Royal British Legion Club of Ardingly ladies' team for the highest number of points scored during a competition in one hour

Immediate Past President Ken Walker presents a cheque for £3,000 to Ann Cummings, Chairman, and some of the clients at Headway Hurstwood Park at Newick on 10 July 2001

Kids Out Day 2001 at Chessington World of Adventures

A fun day for children from Court Meadow and Newick Infants schools

Cuckfield & Lindfield members join other Rotarians from clubs throughout the south of England on 13 June 2001 to take local disabled children out for a day of fun and excitement

Brian Hay and Alex Mackenzie with their charges take a break for lunch and momentarily relax in a quiet corner of the World of Adventures at Chessington

Meanwhile David Wilson's had too much excitement, lunch, red wine — or all three. Still, he looks contented, so that's another success for Kids Out Day

For one week in June, Club members hosted and entertained a Group Study Exchange team of farmers from District 9930 in North Island, New Zealand.
The week's programme was co-ordinated by John Davey.

One day was spent in the City, with visits to Smithfield Market, the New Zealand High Commission, and lunch at the hall of the Worshipful Company of Butchers. That's President Ken Walker in the corner seat of the train going up.

The week's programme was packed with opportunities for the team to study the farming business locally and a number of social activities. On their last evening with Club members they were entertained to a barbecue at Park Farm, home of Liz and Alan Robinson.

Presentation of a cheque for £5,000 by President Ken Walker to Mrs Carole Anne Slater of St Peter & St James Home & Hospice at Wivelsfield Green

RI Technology Task Force Award certificate presented to the Cuckfield & Lindfield club at the San Antonio Convention 2001 to recognise "outstanding club web sites"

Award presented by Ted Todd, Chairman of the RI President's Technology Task Force to spearhead use of the Internet and web site development for the promotion of Rotary globally

With another award winner, Jack Schumann of the Tucson Arizona club — buddies after meeting at the Tucson home hospitality evening the day before the Technology Awards ceremony

RI President Frank Devlyn with Webmaster Harriet Schloer, flanked by current and immediate past ROTI Chairmen, at a meeting of Rotarians on the Internet