284 May 2018 - Gryffe Advertizer

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the advertizer
Want to start a business but not sure where to turn or how to do it?
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New Members at GVRC
The club is delighted to welcome two new
members to Rotary bringing the membership up
to 42, including representatives of the Corporate
members! Derek Porter is moving from Kilbarchan
to Houston and Hugh Kerr moved to Houston a
few years ago. Both are keen sportsmen (tennis and
kayaking respectively) and keen to support the community whilst
enjoying participating in club events and meeting old and new friends.
Prepare for the General Data
Protection Regulation
(GDPR) will apply from 25 May 2018.
Many of the GDPR’s main concepts and principles are much the
same as those in the current Data Protection Act (DPA), so if you are
complying properly with the current law then most of your approach to
compliance will remain valid under the GDPR and can be the starting
point to build from. However, there are new elements and significant
enhancements, so you will have to do some things for the first time and
some things differently.
The GDPR places greater emphasis on the documentation that data
controllers must keep to demonstrate their accountability. Compliance
with all the areas listed in this document will require organisations
to review their approach to governance and how they manage data
protection as a corporate issue. One aspect of this might be to review
the contracts and other arrangements you have in place when sharing
data with other organisations.
Some parts of the GDPR will have more of an impact on some
organisations than on others (for
example, the provisions relating to
profi ling or children’s data), so it
would be useful to map out which
parts of the GDPR will have the
greatest impact on your business
model and give those areas due
prominence in your planning
process.
For full details visit ico.org.uk
Are you prepared for the
General Data Protection
Regulation (GDPR)
which will apply from 25
May 2018?
SPEAKER MEETINGS AT THE RIVER INN
Wednesday 14th March - Nigel Willis, “The Darien Company”
Nigel Willis, introduced by Ross Anderson, had started his career at
Scott’s Shipyard and had later worked in transport and oil services. He
was known to Ross through his leadership of the fight against windfarms
in Muirshiel Country Park. His talk entitled “The Darien Company”
recounted the ills and poverty afflicting Scotland in the1600’s. Poor
harvests, famine and loss of trade with France and Holland which
resulted in the rash incorporation of that Company and the investment
of £400K, up to a third of Scotland’s wealth. The venture to establish
a trading company in Panama was ill-conceived and poorly planned
and was a complete disaster with the loss of hundreds of lives through
fever and hostilities with Spain. It resulted in the near bankruptcy of
Scotland which brought about the Act of Union with England in 1707.
After many questions Chairman Andrew thanked Nigel for a most
informative and knowledgeable talk.
Wednesday 28th March - Jim Carruth, “Glasgow’s Poet Laureate”
Introduced by Bob Armstrong, Jim Carruth grew up on the family farm
in Kilbarchan, studied geology and now works in the NHS. He began
writing poetry in his thirties and has had several books published,
the most recent being “Black Cart”. In 2014 he was appointed Poet
Laureate of Glasgow and is regularly commissioned to write poems
about matters of the day. Much of Jim’s work is intimately concerned
with the landscapes, histories and changing agricultural practices of
rural Renfrewshire, starting with his earliest memories of the milking
shed as his parents worked. He is a passionate supporter of the
farming community.
The audience thoroughly enjoyed Jim’s brilliant readings and engaged
in lively discussion recalling fond memories of Archie Stewart - Jim’s
deceased father-in-law (who many knew).
Wednesday 11th April - Andrew Macleman “A Quiz”
President- elect Andrew stepped in to fill a gap in the programme and
tested the brainpower of the members with a quiz!
Dinner meetings are held in The River Inn, Crosslee at 7.00pm for
7.30. If you are interested in Rotary and would to like to attend or help
at any of our events please contact the club via the “contact” button on
the website www.gryffevalley-rotary.org.uk.
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