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Fellow Rotarian Drew Hughes, provided a vocational presentation on his time as District’s Governor and International Convenor delivering Sand Dams in Africa.
In effect a journey from Govan to Ayr and all places in between.
Drew, raised in Govan, is a pharmacist by profession, joined Rotary 49 years ago in ...
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Members of the Rotary Club were taken back to one of the most turbulent periods in Scottish history when local historian and author Dane Love gave a fascinating talk on the plight of the Covenanters in the 17th century.
Dane, who was born and brought up in Cumnock, has a lifelong interest in Scottish and local ...
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Helen grew up in Ayrshire, just up the coast in Troon, amongst a large extended family of Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, as well as her parents, plus two brothers and one sister (and a dog or two on the way!). The youngest in the family, she followed her siblings through school in Muirhead Primary and Marr College, before ...
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Bingo is not usually a past time game in which Club members would normally excel, however, eagerly grasping this opportunity to be crowned “Bingo’s Best” on the night, all members in attendance cast their “eyes down” and began crossing off numbers shouted by our host Ken Ireland.
Legs eleven and Two Little ...
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Horse racing at Somerset Park
Ayr Rotary held an amazing race night at Somerset Park on Friday night attended by over 100 people. Six races enticed guests to lay their bets and then on occasions collect their winnings while sporting beaming smiles whenever lady luck shone on their choices. At the interval, new comedie...
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The sun stayed behind clouds for the Flower Show, however the rain and showers did not make an appearance.
Ayr Rotary Club welcomed visitors to its impressive display stand at this year's busy Ayr Flower Show. Volunteers manned the exhibit for both Friday and Saturday. Not only do Ayr Rotary continuously raise funds ...
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At a recent Ayr Rotary meeting, Alan Frew delivered a presentation of his journey from ‘RAF Airman and Commissioned Officer to Manager of Air Traffic Control’.
As a local lad educated at Ardeer Primary and Auchenharvie Acadamy, Alan is a highly experienced aviation leader with over 26 years in the RAF u...
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The atmosphere was buzzing when 16 Ayr Rotarians arrived at LA Bowl in Miller Road, Ayr to enjoy a fun night, but with a seriously competitive edge. The thundering roll of bowling balls followed by the explosion of the hard plastic coated maple wood pins at the far end of the alley was heard all over the ...
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Ayr Rotary Club organised the unveiling of a QR plaque at a service in Annbank Church on Sunday 26th July to commemorate the fact that Paul Harris [the founder of Rotary International] used to stay in the Manse when his Brother in Law, John Thomson, was Minister in Annbank back in the 1920’s. He taught Paul about Robert ...
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Terry Wright, provided a presentation on the ‘Battle of the Somme’ in commemoration of the Battle’s 110th Anniversary. He was joined by Helen Slane who is the Anniversary’s Steering Committee’s Chairperson.
Terry, was born and raised in Plymouth, is now lives in Ayr, and very much involved with the ...
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