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Our President Elect, Mary-Helen Shakespeare visited Coylton Primary School on Friday last to collect a cheque for £346.66 which the pupils had collected for Ayr Rotary club's Aquabox Charity. Head Teacher Fiona Donnelly, explained the children had been asked to seek any loose change at home, bring it into school and help ...
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Chief Executive of Cross Roads South Ayrshire, caring for carers, Brian Kelsey was delighted to receive a cheque for £5000 as the main beneficiary from the recent successful Ayr Rotary charity golf day.
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Cornhole (aka Cornball) is one of the simplest games to learn, but difficult to master. Unlike many of the other popular sports, there really are not too many things for you to worry about with rules. That’s what makes it such an fun game for friends and family. Simply chuck a bean bag into a hole in a raised board. But ...
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Seven hardy Ayr Rotarians braved a misty, dreitch morning to experience an excellent, organised tour round the whole Whitelee Windfarm site.
Our Guide, Stuart began our journey explaining that Whitelee is the UK's largest onshore windfarm, located on Eaglesham Moor just 20 minutes from central Glasgow. Its 215 turbines ...
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The annual Ayr Rotary Careers fair in Ayr Town Hall was held on Thursday 14th of May. Here are the numbers. 9 Primary Schools involved and wow 375 children in total attended. 32 displays and what a buzz in the Town Hall. The atmosphere was electric.
From the Army, Ayr United, dentistry, veterinary through to NHS, ...
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On Tuesday evening Andrew Girvan’s gave a presentation on ‘The Carrick Resilience Team’ on Tuesday at the Stravaig. Andrew, is the founder of the organisation. Ken Ireland delivered the Moment of Reflection and VOT whilst hosting Andrew.
Andrew was born and brought up in Girvan, and is a South ...
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Last week’s speaker was local businessman Ken Nairn whose interests are many and varied. He was invited on this occasion to talk to the club about Richard Oswald of Auchincruive, with a particular focus on the influences and implications of slavery and his association with Benjamin Franklin. Benjamin Franklin and Richard ...
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A shotgun start at 9.30am on Friday 8th May saw nineteen teams tee-off to compete in the Ayr Rotary Club Annual Charity Golf Day at Belleisle Park. This event is the main fund-raiser in the club’s calendar, and raised an amazing £9711 for local charities. The principal beneficiaries this year is Crossroads ...
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At a recent Ayr Rotary meeting we were honoured to hear of the work of an Ophthalmologist Consultant and Eye Surgeon, Mr. Srinivasan a consultant corneal surgeon and joint Clinical Director at University Hospital Ayr, and Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, University of Glasgow, Scotland. He completed his Ophthalmology ...
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Was "boycott" a Victorian urchin caught stealing bread? to arresting Bill McLaren outside Murrayfield, only two of the "Truth/Lies" scenarios delivered during a hilarious evening in Stravaig at the recent Ayr Rotary "Can you spot a truth or a lie" evening. Also up for interrogation was a Rotary member from their ...
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