294 Results for author: Douglas Haddow
MARY-HELEN SHAKESPEARE was born in Ayr rather a long time ago and attended Ayr Grammar and then progressed onto Ayr Academy. She then went on to study at Strathclyde University in Glasgow where she met her husband Martin. Having moved to the Lake District for 14 years where they had two children and then moved to Peterbo...
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Val Russell was a recent speaker at Ayr Rotary Club. After almost 23 years of service, 11 of which were spent at the helm of the organisation, Val is to stand down as CEO of Ayrshire's Chamber of Commerce this summer.
During her tenure, the chamber has risen to become third-largest in Scotland, with Val's input hailed ...
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At the recent Rotary Curling World Championship in Dumfries, the Ayr Rotary rink comprising Skip Euan Lawrence, lead David McIntyre, second Hugh Parker, third David Hope, reached the final after a grueling week of competitive curling. The obstacle to winning was the formidable on-form Grand Prairie from Alberta, ...
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At our recent Tuesday evening meeting, we were pleased to welcome John Morrison from South Ayrshire Council’s waste management team. The Scottish Government said John, has set a national target to recycle 70% of all waste by 2025. To improve South Ayrshire’s current household recycling rate, which is just ...
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Phil Godfrey from Solihull Rotary Club was our speaker on Tuesday evening on Zoom. His wife passed away in 2015 from APS and he is now a passionate presenter on this relatively unknow but fairly common medical condition.
Phil explained that Antiphospholipid (AN-te-fos-fo-LIP-id) (APS)syndrome occurs when the immune ...
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At our recent meeting we were delighted to welcome Lorna Jarvie to talk about environmental and sustainable issues. She is currently South Ayrshire Council’s Coordinator for Sustainability and Fleet and was I was raised in South Ayrshire and was a former pupil of both Doonfoot Primary School and Belmont Academy. Lorna ...
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In December 1929 the Rev T F Harkness Graham, founder President of Hamilton Rotary Club and then District Governor, wrote to Rev W Phin Gillison, minister at Ayr Auld Kirk, suggesting the formation of a Rotary Club in Ayr. A lunch meeting was subsequently arranged in the Station Hotel between several individuals from ...
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Ayr Rotary welcomed Stuart Cresswell from The Association of British Ports talking about the history, successes and the exciting future for Ayr and Troon harbours
He has also served as Director of the Scottish Shipping Benevolent Association and Director of Ayr Renaissance and is a regular business commentator for ...
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At Ayr Rotary's evening, the guest speaker was Gillian Craig who talked about the ‘Extension of her Walks’, the sequel to her original presentation to the Club 4 years ago in September 2017. Gillian is passionate about the great Scottish outdoors, and thrives on finding new places to explore and inspire others to do ...
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Secretary Colin Vooght delivered a presentation on his time as a member of HM forces Berlin 1971 (The Inner German Border (The Iron Curtain)
Colin regaled us with his exploits as a young British Army private during the early seventies in divided Berlin. He began by explaining that after the Second World War, with ...
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