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When she last visited the Club, in March 2009, Gina Fielding of the Forget Me Not Children's Hospice spoke of the then current plans to establish a purpose built facility to care for children in Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield who had life limiting conditions, together with supporting their parents and families. Visiting again on January 12th, she was able to give an update on progress made so far.

In 2011, the building (Russell House) was completed and work is now ongoing to finish the interior. The Hospice at Home service has already commenced with support being provided by staff, giving specialist advice, medications and providing care. Gina explained that once the hospice was completely finished, the all important Certification would be possible, allowing residential care to commence. She was hopeful that this would happen in the first half of the year.

Thanking her for her presentation, President Roger Parkinson, on behalf of the Rotary Club of Horbury and Ossett Phoenix, handed over a cheque for £1500, wishing her and the Hospice well in the future.

Raffle drawn in the Horbury Co-op on Monday19^th December 2011

Thank you to the people of Horbury who bought tickets which has enabled Horbury & Ossett Phoenix Rotary Club to deliver a Christmas gift to over 150 less fortunate older people in the Horbury, Ossett, Netherton and Middlestown areas.

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Megan Sugden 7 yrs, and Amelia Ward 5 years, of Parklands Drive, Horbury Bridge, who met Santa on Friday evening when he was visiting children in Horbury Bridge and Middlestown areas.

Santa has been visiting Ossett, Horbury and Middlestown over the past week accompanied by members of the Horbury and Ossett Round Table and the Rotary Club of Horbury and Ossett Phoenix who have been raising funds for local charitable purposes.

Santa's Sleigh

The Rotary Club of Horbury and Ossett Phoenix will be helping Santa to visit various places in Ossett, Horbury Bridge, Middlestown and Overton on Thursday 8th and Friday 9th December. Santa will be on his sleigh and be available for children to put in their Christmas stocking requests. Rotary club members will be helping Santa and making a charity collection to help purchase Christmas gifts for the old and needy and bowls of hyacinths for local blind people.

A leaflet drop will be made on Saturday 3rd of December to those home which can expect Santa and his helpers to call.

Route of Santa's Sleigh in Ossett on Thursday 8th December between 5.30pm and 8pm

Haggs Hill Road, Teall Court, Whitley Spring Road, Whitley Spring Crescent; including 3 adjacent cul de sacs, Longlands Road, Tumbling Close, Town Fold, Greatfield Road, Broadacre Road, Athold Street, Broadowler Lane, Athold Drive, Broadgate, Mapplewell, Swincroft, Mapplewell Drive and Mapplewell Crescent, Sunnydale Park.

Route of Santa's Sleigh in Horbury Bridge, Middlestown and Overton on Friday 9th December between 5.30pm and 8pm

Water Lane, taking in cul de sacs on each side of Water Lane, Stonecliffe Drive, Butts Lane, Ramsey Road, Ramsey Crescent, Ridge Road, Ridge Crescent, Wood Mount, Baring Gould Way, Sabine Fold, Parklands.

Horbury and Ossett Round Table will also be helping Santa on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday of the same week and the following week. If we can get details of those routes we will post them here.

Contact: Bill Sutton 01924 279836

At the meeting of the Rotary Club of Horbury and Ossett Phoenix on Thursday 27th October, members were given a presentation by Rachel Exley, Community Fundraiser for the Alzheimer’s Society. Rachel outlined the numerous initiatives which the Wakefield and 5 Towns branch offered to both sufferers and carers. The Alzheimer’s Society provides information and support for people with all kinds of dementia and those who care for them. It runs quality care services, funds research, advises professionals and campaigns for improved health and social care and greater public understanding and awareness of dementia.

At the end of her talk, Rachel was thanked by President Roger Parkinson and presented with a cheque for £1,200 for the Society on behalf of the Rotary Club of Horbury and Ossett Phoenix.

Royal Marines Band Service Lance Corporal Sophie Maynard gave us a fascinating insight into the role of MERT in the rapid and safe evacuation and treatment of wounded soldiers in Afghanistan.

The delivery of medical care to injured soldiers in Afghanistan is considered to be the best ever provided to deployed forces. The number of soldiers that have survived life-threatening injuries is the best in recorded history and testament to the expertise of the medical staff involved.

Before beginning an operation Commanders make plans, including what needs to be done if a soldier becomes unwell or injured. If a soldier is injured, the priority is to make the situation safe. This might mean defeating the enemy or moving the casualty to safety. Once safe, the casualty will receive treatment from a Buddy, Team Medic, CMT or RMO. Initial treatment is to stop bleeding and maintain the airway.

When a helicopter is needed

An assessment of the soldier's condition is made and if additional care is needed a request for assistance is made. The request for assistance is made by giving the casualty's location, nature of injury and priority for treatment. The information is quickly analysed and a response issued. If injuries are life-threatening, a helicopter will be launched. If the casualty is close to the hospital, an ambulance will be sent. If a helicopter is launched it might be necessary to move the casualty so that it can land safely. The helicopter medical team, also called a Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT), will then fly the casualty to the hospital. They use two Chinooks one on call one on standby; these are large enough to allow Advanced Life Support treatment to continue whilst in flight. The MERT will also call the hospital with details of the casualty's injuries so they can prepare.

This Summer has seen the fruition of many months of hard work to transform what once was a very untidy and overgrown area into a sea of flowers within the rock garden adjacent to the Carr Lodge Mansion House.

The Rotary Club of Horbury and Ossett Phoenix worked in collaboration with the local Council and the Probation Services Community Payback Team.

This is a perfect example of what can be achieved by team work.

The Rotary year starts on the 1st of July and at the first club meeting of the Rotary year "The Handover" takes place:

Yes, what a day it was! Hot and sunny, with record crowds throughout the Show. BRILLIANT!

Thank you all for your support. We certainly enjoyed the Show and we hope you did too. Any feed back and suggestions for the Show will be very welcome so may we encourage you to use the "Contact Us" link here or on the Main Menu to do that. All your comments will be given to the Organising Committee and all the Phoenix Rotary Club members.

We look forward to reading your comments. We would particularly like to know if you have any local good causes you would like to suggest for our support. We would like to hear your suggestions for improving the Show. What did you like and what did you not like about the Show? It's your Show so please help us make it better! ALL COMMENTS ARE WELCOME - BE THEY COMPLEMENTARY OR OTHERWISE!

Photos of the show are now posted on this website see menu opposite or click this link: Photos

Thank you again for your attendance and support.

"THE HORBURY SHOW IS ALWAYS THE LAST SUNDAY IN JUNE"

In 2012, the 16th Horbury Show is on Sunday 24th June!

As of the 1 May 2011, over £6000 has been raised and banked through the combined efforts of walkers, donors, and sponsors of the Rotary Navigation Walk. This is a tremendous total and will grow to a bigger sum once our Gift Aid application has been processed through HM Revenue and Customs.
The first of our Presentation Nights took place at The Navigation Inn, Broad Cut Road, Calder Grove, Wakefield, on Thursday 12 May when a cheque for £2000 was handed over to the Wakefield Hospice.
A further presentation evening was held on Friday 20 May at the Navigation Tavern, Mirfield, when cheques for £2000 each were handed over to The Kirkwood Hospice and The West Yorkshire Forget Me Not Trust.

Once all moneys have been received and Gift aid funding has been received from HM Revenue and Customs, further cheques for the balance will be sent to the respective Hospices and our web site will updated.

To all walkers and sponsors of walkers, many thanks for taking part and your contribution.

Bill Sutton

On behalf of the Rotary Navigation Walk Committee.