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District 250 Group Study Exchange Team to England 1973

Craig Smedley, Peter Rumbelow (Campbelltown), Dr Richard Laycock,
John Irwin and David Price (Murray Bridge) at the Murray Bridge presentation

District 250 was the forerunner of D9520 and the GSE team members pictured have been having an annual
reunion ever since. This year they were the guest speakers at the RC Murray Bridge on 23 March.

This group told of their lasting friendships and how it has affected their lives since. The skills they each
developed whilst away and applied since, had affected each of them in a positive way. They were away
for 8 weeks on a study tour to build their vocational knowledge and promote Rotary.

They visited businesses and were hosted by Rotary clubs in the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex,
Cambridgeshire and part of Hertfordshire.

Group Study Exchange is no longer offered as a formal program by Rotary. It was an exchange program
offered every year where teams of 4-6 people aged between 25 and 40 years and a Rotarian leader visited
a Rotary district in another country. In return a team from that district in that country came to our district.
It was funded by the Rotary Foundation. While the program has finished our district has continued to offer
a GSE from time to time funded from its own resources.

The five and their vocations were David Price
Agricultural and Farm Management Consultant from
Murray Bridge, Peter Rumbelow from Victor Harbor
a Banker and ex Norwood Footballer, John Irwin
a partner in a Mildura legal practice, Dr Richard Laycock
Medical Practitioner at Christies Beach, and
Craig Smedley Field Technical Manager for the
Prudential Assurance Company.

The GSE Team in 1973

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