Year 2003

Ambassadorial Scholar’s Visit

Racing at Plumpton

Japanese Ambassadorial Scholar Saori Ogawa (24) stands shoulder to shoulder with President Trevor Clapp at the Club meeting at the Bent Arms on 28 January 2003. Saori is studying Liberal Arts on a BA course at Sussex University

The Club has been sponsoring racing at Plumpton since Easter 1993 when Norman England was President.
Here Norman England, accompanied by Maureen, presents one of the prizes at the Easter 2003 meeting.

The 2003 Darts Marathon Competition

The Darts competition for pubs and clubs is now a regular fixture in the Club's annual calendar of fun and fund-raising events.
This year's competition was another great success, with a record amount being raised for local good causes.
The final prize-giving event was held on 23 June at the Royal British Legion Club in Ardingly.
(pictured right) One of the teams firing on all cylinders

Derek Hopkins presents the Ladies' Championship certificate, for the Ladies' team scoring the most points in an hour, to the Royal British Legion team at Ardingly

President Trevor Clapp presents the Charity Championship certificate, for the most money raised by a team, to St Wilfrid's Church Men's Group team

President Trevor Clapp presents a cheque to Jo Hedges, the Head of Court Meadow School Cuckfield

Some of the tourists stop
for a photo opportunity

Sue Sumpter and Ann Buckle
taking care of Jean Angot

Presidents Trevor Clapp and Aude
le Marie take things seriously

The wine hasn't quite run out yet, but
Keith Buckle is watching it carefully

Part of the audience at one of the plenary sessions

Welcome sign at the Brisbane Convention Centre

The District Governor of Liechtenstein
and other distinguished guests of the
Rotary Club of Jimboomba
at the Jimboomba Tavern, Queensland

RI President Bhichai Rattakul presents
the Sir Thomas Brisbane seat,
a gift to the people of Queensland,
in the Roma Street Parkland, Brisbane

Arising from Alan Dearden's contacts with Rotarians from the Novi Sad club in the past year or so, members of the Cuckfield & Lindfield club and wives made the first exchange visit to Novi Sad in June 2003.

Novi Sad is a major city in Serbia, standing on the Danube. The Rotary club was formed in 1995 and has about 40 members. The picture on the right shows President-elect David Wilson responding to the warm welcome given to the Cuckfield & Lindfield party by the Novi Sad president at the club's ladies' evening.

(left) John Gratwick and Cameron Sharp, winners of the District 1250 Bridge Competition at Guildford.

Three Cuckfield & Lindfield teams entered the competion this year and the winners had to get through seven rounds to take the trophy. As captain of the winning team, Cameron will be organising next year's tournament.

The District competion has been won once before by Cuckfield & Lindfield members Alan Hancock and Tom Upfill-Brown.

This is the tenth year the President's Walk has taken place on the last Sunday of every month. These pictures show (left) a few of the leading walkers and (right) the full group – of Rotarians, wives and as usual several large black dogs – during the lunch break at The Green Man in Horsted Keynes for the June 2003 walk led by Alan Hancock

(left) Two members of the GSE team to South Australia return to the Club to tell of their adventures in April down under. Also in the picture: District Governor Jack Bennett, President Trevor Clapp and GSE team leader John Davey.

(right) Dorothy Purdie, Ladies' Captain, and Mike Jacquest, Men's Captain – of the Haywards Heath Golf Club – together with Chris Kinnear, Peter Stevenson and John Sumpter, at the Charity Golf Day on 5 June in aid of St Peter & St James Home & Hospice