109 Results for author: Charlie Steele

Women of Ayrshire who should never be forgotten

An intriguing title for Simon Glendinning’s talk at the club on 30 September 2025. As it turned out, few of those present had ever heard of these three women that Simon introduced. Nevertheless, his easy presentation style held the audience throughout. Simon is a passionate historian and founder member and chair of ... More

STEM Students – Help is right here!

Ayr Rotary can help all sections of the community In a new initiative, Ayr Rotary has collated all recent exam questions in Higher Mathematics and Physics, grouped them all by course section and topic, and linked each question to a PDF and (where available) a video of its solution. Just the job for STEM students ... More

Recycle, Reuse, Repurpose

On 16 September 2025, Ayr Rotary enjoyed a joint presentation from Frances Brown who runs Recycle AYR and Fiona MvAvoy, headteacher at Newton Primary School. Frances explained the crucial role of Recycle Ayr, who work closely with Newton Primary and indeed use their hall to collect and store items. They have a ... More

VE 80 Celebrations

Ayr Rotary were privileged to sponsor a figure on Wellington Square,  and consequently  were invited to the "Shared Moment of Celebration" at the Town Hall on Thursday 8 May 2025. Mary- Helen Shakespear, Ronnie Wilson and Howard Stevenson represented the club and  enjoyed "A Musical Stroll Through Key Events of ... More

2025 Rotary and Ayrshire Coastal Path Beach Clean

THE RESULT Well, the rain stayed away for most of us and we all apparently enjoyed the fun and friendship as usual. This year’s big beach clean attracted more than 150 environmentally-conscious folk to tackle 19 beaches between Girvan in the south and Irvine in the north, thus helping to brush-up our spectacular ... More

Careers Fair 2025

15 May 2025 in Ayr Town Hall             Within Ayr Rotary we support a number of initiatives, working with schools, which have really shown how the lives of children from very disadvantaged backgrounds can be helped - eg the Newton School Hub support and the Skate ... More

The 17th Annual Big Beach Clean

  The big annual beach clean takes place over up to twenty beaches on the Ayrshire Coast. Most of these are managed and led by Ayr Rotary Club/Ayrshire Coastal Path but other beaches are organised by the Rotary Club of Alloway, and a diverse range of other community groups, farmers and landowners who all give ... More

Youth Speaks Final 22 Feb 2025

Report by Howard Stevenson The team sponsored by Ayr Rotary, was Kyle Academy this year.  The final was held in Glasgow and Kyle Academy won the competition with an excellent presentation. A huge thanks to Mary Helen who has helped reach this stage in the competition, with significant challenges... including ... More

17th Annual Big Beach Clean

The Annual Big Beach Clean is a joint venture between Rotary and Ayrshire Coastal Path (ACP). The Rotary clubs of Ayr, Prestwick and Alloway, together with the help of South and North Ayrshire Councils, ACP Pathminders, farmers, private businesses and numerous community groups, organisations, and individuals hope to be ... More

Tree of Remembrance 2024

Fantastic total of £26400 The Rotary Tree of Remembrance project in December 2024,  over the festive period, raised a fantastic £6600 for charity this year. The tree initiative on the town’s High Street is organised by the Rotary Club of Ayr, and has been running for the past four years. We have raised a total of ... More