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Our Village

On 13^th October 2025 we are having a Vocational Visit to Our Village. We would like to take in a Donation of items to assist them is providing much needed resources to families in need

The items we thought we would try and take are: - new socks and underpants – sizes 1- 16

• Toiletries – suitable for children through to adults
• Nappies and wipes
• If your grandchildren have grown out of clean and non-stained clothing these would also be appreciated
• Single bed bedding

Torquay Food Aid 

I have been for a tour around Torquay Food Aid and now have a list of items that we could donate to them when we complete our collection by the middle of December. At the present time they are spending between $200 and $500 per week just to have enough supplies for those who come in requiring food. The more we can help the better. Maybe put one extra item in your trolley each week and you may not notice that on your weekly shop.

What we can donate to help.

• Food Items – Canned Soup, canned Spaghetti and baked beans, small cans of fruit, canned corn and tomatoes, tomato sauce, Long Life Fruit juices and milks, canned Christmas Hams, and Biscuits – both savoury and sweet
• Toiletries, toothbrushes and toothpaste, washing detergent and soaps
• Thinking of Christmas – chocolate and chocolate biscuits; lollies, soft drink, and maybe bon-bons

If anyone likes knitting and doesn’t have anything to knit – Our Village will always accept knitted children’s clothing. Baby clothing is always needed

We will also try to make more blankets for delivery in May 2026, just before winter. People can make squares (Cast on 45 stitches – 8ply yarn and size 4 needles, knit until a square is achieved) or you can continue to knit on 45 stitches until 190cms is reached. Cast off.

Morimondo Abbey (in italian Abbazia di Morimondo) is located in the municipality of the same name, near Abbiategrasso, in the Ticino Park (province of Milan). Founded in 1134 by Cistercian monks from Burgundy, it is one of the oldest abbeys in Lombardy.

The building, constructed in the Romanesque-Gothic Cistercian style, stands out for its simplicity and essentiality, typical of the order: the church has a Latin cross plan with three naves, semicircular apses, and ogival cross vaults. The spaces of monastic life developed around the cloister: the chapter house, refectory, dormitory, and work rooms.

Over the centuries, the abbey has suffered damage and undergone restoration, but today it is largely open to visitors. In addition to the church and cloister, there is a museum trail illustrating the life of the monks, medieval agriculture, and the history of the abbey

Use this link to find out more about Morimondo Abbey (you may have to select ‘translate’!)

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Thank you to all members and partners who came along and supported the first information session for the Satellite Club of Music.  The small committee working on establishing this new club really appreciates your interest and support.

We had over 20 interested people come along to hear about the club.  our focus was the vision for the club and why a community club - a Rotary Club - focussed on music.  thank you to Trevor Pickles, Erika Turner and Bruce Turner for excellent presentations and for then fielding lots of questions from the floor. We now have a group of 18 people who have said they are interested in attending a second session where we will get into a lot more detail abut how the club might work and projects it might focus on.

For a feel of what we talked about, here a links to some of the videos we played:

Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

Collated music clubs from across the world

Power of Music on the brain

The second session is being planned for the first week of October.  More detail to come

Lesley Shedden

Member birthdays for December:

Lesley Shedden   5th Dec

Michael Reed       18th Dec

Christopher Sims 20th Dec

JJ Walia                   27th Dec

Date joined Rotary

Trevor Brown     1989  36 years

Bruce Turner      2019   6 years

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