262 Results for author: Douglas Haddow
On a rainy Saturday in November, Troon Town Hall was bristling with eager sellers and traders, all keen to make a profit or at least cover their table space costs. And there in the brightly lit corner, with two excellently located tables was the Rotary Club of Ayr. Our tables were groaning with books of every description ...
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Brian McQuillan, Community Engagement Officer of South Ayrshire Council delivered a presentation on Community Engagement Strategy/Health and Social Care Locality Planning. Using slides to illustrate the structure and objectives of the initiative, he said there is a need to know what individuals in the community think ...
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An experience only dreamt of by her peers, 18 year old Laura delivered an enthralling, clear and visually exciting account of her year with a charity, teaching English in Xinjiang Province one of the poorer provinces in China. After initial training in Beijing she travelled for 6 hours to the far west of China, to the ...
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President Douglas, his wife Eileen with past President Geoff Barber and his wife Jan (Ayr Inner Wheel President) attended the conference this year. Out of the many excellent speakers, the highlight of the conference was Holocaust survivor Iby Knill, who captivated the packed lecture theatre with her harrowing account ...
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President Douglas conducted an extended evening session at Tuesday's meeting, involving all members.
Developing a vibrant, successful Club for the future was the focus, which resulted in several worthwhile suggestions of a broad nature. To maximise on all the contributions and to ensure there is no ...
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The Ayrshire Hospice receives a cheque for £1100 which was raised during the recently held Antiques Road Show at the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum on Saturday 12th September. TR Callan, RBB Museum and the Ayrshire Hospice, all participated with the organisers, the Rotary Club of Ayr and friends, to make it a resoun...
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Taking us on a whistle stop tour of global shipping routes, Gavin excited his audience with his energetic delivery and information packed slides. From the strategic importance of the Panama Canal to the crucial position and power of Turkey’s Istanbul, Gavin presented an abundance of detail on the history and current ...
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We welcomed Craig Russell, Consultant Plastic and Cleft Surgeon at Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow to talk about his work in India with The Northern Cleft Foundation. In some countries, Russell explained, a cleft lip and palate was seen as being touched by God, but in others it ...
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Just before the season kicks off, Ayr Bruins are presented with a cheque for £900 to help buy tops for the club.
He said he will be working hard over the next few weeks to get new coaches in to complement the existing 12’s coaches and putting a strong structure for player development in place. The town deserves a ...
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