110 Results for author: Charlie Steele

Rotary & the Environment

Rotary International is committed to supporting activities that strengthen the conservation and protection of natural resources, advance ecological sustainability, and foster harmony between communities and the environment. Rotary strives to empower communities to access grants and other resources, embrace local solutions, ... More

Tree of Remembrance 2022

We are back! After the success of our first Tree of Remembrance last year, our Rotary Tree is back at The Fishcross, opposite Marks & Spencer in Ayr High Street. This is your opportunity to post a short message about a loved one, on a label, which we tie to the tree. We ask for a small donation, all proceeds go ... More

Wheels in Motion visit 16 June 2022

The Ayr Rotary Charity Golf Day in May was a great success, thanks to players, sponsors and prize donors. But the real prize is using the proceeds to help people who really need it. One of the main beneficiaries this year was Wheels in Motion, a Christian organisation which provides hot drinks and food to anyone who turns ... More

Ayr Walks for Water – 8 May 2022

On Sunday 8th May the charity walk in aid of Aquabox took place along the promenade on Ayr sea front. The weather could not have been better as the sun shone for the whole of the event. A lot of hard work and effort by the organising committee took place before the event and we were well supported by South Ayrshire ... More

Charity Golf Day – 6 May 2022

After missing out for two years, owing to the pandemic, we held our Annual Charity Golf Day at Belleisle on Friday 6 May 2022. And what a day! Fortified by their bacon rolls and coffee, the teams made their way to their starting hole in pouring rain. It did ease off before the end of the round, but despite the weather, ... More

Charity Golf Day 2022

Our popular Ayr Rotary Charity Golf Day is back for 2022! Having missed 2 years owing to the pandemic, we are looking for a bumper event thsi year, on Friday 6 May 2022, at Belleisle. It is a shotgun start at 9.30am with bacon rolls beforehand, and a buffet afterwards. Teams of four players, best two stableford ... More

2022 Rotary & Ayrshire Coastal Path Beach Clean

    The annual Big Beach Clean is now a joint venture between Rotary and Ayrshire Coastal Path. The Rotary clubs of Ayr, Prestwick and Alloway, together with the help of South and North Ayrshire Councils and numerous community groups, hope to be able to cover more than a dozen beaches in this year's 14th ... More

Poppy Appeal 2022

  As usual, Ayr Rotary organised the Poppy Appeal for Ayr and raised an amazing £21,537.11 Paul Williams has been the organiser for a number of years and expressed his thanks to all who assisted, particularly Ayr & Prestwick Lions and  the Boys Brigade. Paul is now retiring from the post, and had appealed ... More

Tree of Remembrance update

The dust has now settled after a hectic few weeks for Jim Nelson and his team. With the go-ahead being given in November,  there was a great deal to be done, to be ready for opening day on 10 December 2021. South Ayrshire Council have been very supportive, giving us a grant to cover setup costs, and providing and ... More

Tree of Remembrance

Ayr Rotary, jointly with Alloway and Prestwick Rotary, will launch the Remembrance Tree in Ayr High Street, opposite M & S at the Fish Cross from 10th to 24th December 2021.   People are invited to remember their loved ones in a simple yet poignant way in the midst of the Christmas rush, by writing their ... More