Hop Skip & Jump - RIBI Visit
The 12th October saw RIBI president Ray Burman visit our district for a whistle stop tour of
one of Bobs top charities - Hop Skip & Jump.
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RIBI President Ray Burman, DG Martin Greaves his wife Anne and DG Elect David Houghton accompanied Helen and I on a visit to Hop Skip and Jump centre where they met the staff, parents and children. |
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I know it's only fuzzy felt but do they know they are stood with their backs to the Kids Dart board? |
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President Ray Burman then gets in on the act in the by checking out the childrens ball pool - If only he'd remembered his cozzie! |
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Later on Ray spoke to a few of the regular users of this much needed service. |
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| In a subsequent letter to our club RIBI President Ray Burman declared "I particularly enjoyed my visit to Hop Skip and Jump project. Your members can be justly proud of your support for this project which supports so many children and families" Praise indeed. |
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The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald ROYAL Wootton Bassett was awash with important visitors last week, including the president of the national branch of the Rotary Club. The event coincided with the week that Princess Anne came to the town to confer its new royal status on behalf of the Queen. On Wednesday the district and town branches of Rotary hosted Ray Burman, the president of the national branch of Great Britain and Ireland, taking him to see the war memorial. "He's an interesting chap," said Richard Ever-itt, president of the district branch. "I was keen that Ray should come and see Royal Wootton Bassett on two points, firstly because the town has become so prominent nationally and also it was fortuitous that it coincided with the royal visit on Sunday." The Rotarians met as usual at The Wiltshire Golf and Country Club for a talk with their president, before heading off on a tour around the town. Mr Everitt said: "Ray gave us a very interesting talk and we went up to the war memorial and spent a few minutes there with the mayor, Paul Heaphy, and town crier Owen Collier. "I think Ray was very pleased to meet the mayor and Owen and interested to hear about Royal Wootton Bassett's new-found fame."
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Following the Hop Skip & Jump visit the RIBI President and his entourage paid a visit to the nearby Royal Wootton Bassett. They met up with members of the Rotary Club of Wootton Bassett and District and with Mayor Paul Heaphy and took the time to pay respects to the fallen Heroes at the war memorial. |
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