May proved to be a busy month for the club with work continuing to finalise arrangements for the sixth annual East Neuk Coastal Path Charity Walk. This takes place on Sunday 7th June with the start and finish points, as usual, in Crail. More information here on our website (see index to the left)
On a serious note and like many others, the club was pleased to be able to help in the relief effort for people suffering so badly as a result of Nepal's earthquakes. Eight ‘Shelter Boxes’ were purchased and these self-contained packs are tailored to each disaster, but typically contain enough for a family - a tent, thermal blankets and groundsheets, water storage and purification, solar lamps, cooking utensils, a basic tool kit, mosquito nets and a children's activity pack. We would like to thank shoppers at the CO-OP in Anstruther for their generosity in supporting our appeal and, especially, Aileen Campbell who organized an enjoyable and very successful fund-raising lunch at her home.
And remaining close to home, club president Ian Brunton with fellow Rotarians looked in at Anstruther Lifeboat Station ahead of a recent exercise to hand over essential training aids in the shape of a complete set of resuscitation manikins. (picture and story below)
The month was drawn to a close in spectacular fashion with a group visit to the Queensferry Crossing. An informative and highly professional presentation at the visitor centre by South Queensferry gave detailed insight to the challenges posed by the sheer scale of this major project. Planning, design, costings, sourcing, build and infrastructure were all covered in impressive fashion. This was complemented by a tour of the office, manufacturing and laboratory site at the north end of the new bridge and then back over the existing road bridge to see the work close-up at the south end. A visit to this huge engineering project cannot be recommended highly enough.
The more routine club activity also continued, with weekly meetings and some very interesting talks. These ranged from a local farmer and ‘The troubles with putting up a windmill’ to the world of advertising and its regulation. Here Tony Kingsbury elaborated on the history of advertising and especially its regulation. We were reminded of how much this has to do with 'taste' and an accepted 'norm'. Some advertisements from the past no longer acceptable - and more modern material that would not so long ago have caused outrage!
