262 Results for author: Douglas Haddow
Area Organiser Geoff Barber has retired from the role after six years of tireless dedication to the Poppy Appeal and is succeeded by Rotarian Paul Williams who has been heavily involved in the appeal as a volunteer throughout the past five years and so is no stranger to the work. Geoff will still continue to help with ...
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An expert on aviation, Graham took us on a memorable and frightening journey, leading to a disaster. It is an indelible image, heavy with symbolism: the photograph taken on 25 July at the moment Concorde became a technological Icarus. The great white bird reared up over runway 26 at Charles de Gaulle, immediately after ...
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Using awe inspiring photographs of projects from around the world in
which he has had a major decision making role, Ieuan confidently delivered a chronological walk through his business life, from his early schooling in
Maesteg, Llnfyi Valley South Wales to his active "retirement" lecturing in the Universities of ...
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Accomplished journalists Bill Hicks and Jill Scott, presented an entertaining summary of their recently published 160 page, glossy book entitled Glasgow's Grand Central Hotel. They took turns at delivering highlights of their book, which included stories of the good and the great who have graced the rooms of the hotel. ...
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Trains, tunnels, tracks and tributes to troops were all part of the rich tapestry of our tour through the bowels of Glasgow Central Station hosted by our erudite guide, Paul Lyons. He had the ability to transform bland, white painted arches into a historical journey, proclaiming the crucial role that the ...
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President Douglas and Muir Austin represented Ayr Rotary at the Scottish School Athletics in the Emirates Stadium, Glasgow on Wednesday 3rd February which was sponsored by all three Scottish Rotary Districts 1010, 1020 & 1230. A stimulating, adrenaline fueled atmosphere was palpable in the stadium, with ...
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Staggering statistics started the stimulating story from Ayrshire College Principal Heather Dunk OBE, at Ayr Rotary’s Tuesday evening meeting. With over 14,000 students covering three campuses in Ayr, Kilmarnock and Kilwinning. having been formed as a result of the merger between Ayr College, Kilmarnock College and ...
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At the Pollockshields Burgh Hall on a stormy Sunday afternoon, the Rotary Youth Speaks intermediate competition was contested by nine teams from as far away as Oban. Our sponsored team of Wellington School, Ayr comprising of Isla Novak, (who was 14 years of age on the day) Sophie Craig and Emma Stevenson, delivered ...
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CHAS (Children's Hospice Association Scotland) is the only charity in Scotland that provides vital hospice services for children and young people with life-shortening conditions. At the Rotary Club of Ayr meeting on Tuesday, Fundraiser, Samantha Reilly delivered a riveting, no notes presentation on the history and good ...
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