262 Results for author: Douglas Haddow

Ayr Poppy Appeal organiser bows out after 6 years

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 ... More

Tuesday 23rd February Graham McLachlan on flight 4590 – 25th July 2000

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 ... More

Tuesday 16th February Ieuan Isaac Job Talk

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 ... More

Tuesday 9th February Bill Hicks & Jill Scott on the Glasgow Central Hotel

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. ... More

Glasgow Central Station Tour Thursday 11th February

  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 ... More

Scottish School Athletics in the Emirates Stadium, Glasgow

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 ... More

Heather Dunk OBE Principal of Ayrshire College Tuesday 2nd February

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 ... More

Youth Speaks Competition Sunday 31st January

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 ... More

Tuesday 26th January, Samantha Reilly of CHAS

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 ... More

Jimmy’s ACP Pow Burn Team

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