Yet another pub crawl in Lewes, organised by John Davey. We’ve done so many that we are in danger of running out of pubs. The evening of 8 August 2017 was mild warm and the landlords welcoming. The evening finished with a selection of tapas which just kept coming and coming.

The evening was cool, but the spirit was hot at the BBQ generously hosted by Alan and Liz Robinson on 19 August 2017. A tasty range of cooked meats and salads was followed by a selection of delicious puddings.

After the meal a strange noise grew louder and eventually became music played on the accordion by René, who had come specially from Montmartre to play for a sing song.

We almost did it, but were pipped at the post by the RC of Horsham on 9 November 2017.

Bob lives in Crawley, but wanted to join the lively bunch at Cuckfield & Lindfield. He runs his own firm, “Agitrend” designing, producing and selling machinery for farming and construction.

A record ten teams participated on 27 November 2017 at Oathall Community College. Despite being a long evening, the variety of subjects chosen and the standard of speaking made the time pass in a flash. A sample of the topics is: “Should teachers be replaced by robots?” “Do we rely too much on technology?” “Why the voting age should be lowered to 16.” “Should laws be the same all round the world?”

The winning teams were: Intermediate – Great Walstead; Senior – Warden Park.

As well as things to eat and drink you could actually send a letter to Santa, and amazingly get a reply. Santa’s assistant Kirsty had her work cut out sending 110 replies. It was a very jolly stall with lots of dressing-up.

Alex Mackenzie organised a wonderful evening out for 48 members and partners on a beautiful evening in May 2017. We warmed up afterwards with a fish and chip supper.

Much jollification was the order of the evening with Andy Christmas in charge. After an excellent roast beef dinner, Andy ran a topical quiz, which Kirsty ran around nicking spectacles off people.

She put on each pair in turn and we had to guess who they belonged to. The evening finished off with some rousing carol singing accompanied by our very own René Noel. 

On Monday 13 Feb 2018, Haywards Heath RC invited the 4-Clubs to send teams to participate in an “Egg Race.”  After a pleasant roast beef and banoffee pie dinner we all retired to the bar where the competition had been set up. There were no eggs in sight – only 20 sticks of spaghetti, a strip of Sellotape, a piece of string and a marshmallow. We had 20 minutes to build the tallest tower with the marshmallow on top.

The RCCL team’s design was by far the most ambitious, but it was let down by the poor quality of the Sellotape, not enough string, and the time insufficient for the superior design to be fine tuned. In the end Jaime tried his magic massage on the rather flimsy legs, but we were missing a sky-hook in order to do a proper job.

Grateful thanks are due, once again to the Cuckfield Players for entertaining us at Wivelfield Green Village Hall on March 9th 2018. No fewer than 16 humorous sketches were presented with panache by a cast of 12 actors, supported by two crew. A useful £1250 was raised for the Charity Fund.

An exciting evening for the Club at Wivelsfield Green Village Hall as punters placed their bets on the tote and owners cheered on their steeds to neck and neck finishes. A fish and chip supper and bar revived the spirits and the real winner was the charity account to the tune of £2,000, with help from sponsor Barclays Bank.

As well as the coconut shy the bouncy castle proved highly popular, especially with the younger children, at the Cuckoo Fair on May 1st and at the Lindifled Village Day on June 3rd. 

A repaint, new furniture and brighter pictures have transformed the reception centre into a warm and welcoming space for people with mental health problems. The upgrade was mostly funded with a cheque from RCCL for £2,000, whilst a sponsored walk by the staff raised the balance.

T’was at the bull, Shermanbury on the eve of 2o February 2017 that ten stalwarts from each Rotary Club met head on, with a delicious buffet at half time. We won 63/63, 71/70 and 75/69. The stars of the show were Steve Minter who scored 11 and Carol Taylor who scored an amazing 16.

Buster Keaton starred as “The Cameraman” on 17 March 2017 at the Queens Hall, Cuckfield. The show was a sell-out and the event raised £1,200 for a research project to investigate childhood tumours.