294 Results for author: Douglas Haddow
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, Flavia. She had the ability to transform bland, white painted arches into a historical journey, a musky smelling office into a beating heart of a once ...
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The mental-health charity, ‘Megan’s Space’, of which Rob Copeland is a founder member was the topic at Tuesday evening’s meeting.
After leaving school, Rob initially experienced active service in the Army, serving in the 1st Gulf War and Northern Ireland, also spending time in America, Germany and ...
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Founded in 2014, the Dalrymple Ukulele Orchestra (D.U.O) is an all female ukulele extravaganza.
Based in Ayrshire they provide entertainment for a variety of functions. Since then, the orchestra has been invited to play at various festivals, concerts, and events, even playing a bride down the aisle.
Their uplifting ...
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We had a great golf match on 2nd May with twelve teams entering for the day and a good number of sponsors, including a principal sponsor and a non-playing donor. The sun was shining, the Belleisle golf course staff, including the fabulous caterers and golf professional, were brilliant, and some club members ...
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An open letter of thanks to Ayr Rotary Club
Harbour Ayrshire express our most sincere thanks to Ayr Rotary Club, for your most generous support through the treasure chest, it has helped to continue providing invaluable support to the most vulnerable people in the most deprived areas affected by drug and alcohol ...
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At a recent meeting, Ayr Rotary Club's long serving Treasurer Ronnie Wilson was awarded the prestigious Paul Harris Fellowship award for his unstinting dedication to ensure the Club adheres to and produces accurate financial records not only for the Club members but also OSCR (Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator)
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"The hill roads of South Carrick make up the ultimate road cyclist’s playground. Popularly referred to as ‘the Ayrshire Alps’, the landscape offers fantastic scenery, cycle friendly roads, and a tough cycling challenge.
This exciting new sportive launched with great success in 2022, with a choice of the long 80 ...
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Brian Hignett was recently inducted as the newest member of the Rotary Club of Ayr. Brian is a retired veterinary surgeon, who spent most of his working life doing farm work in Devon. Brian was born in Kent, but his family moved to Glasgow when he was four years old, he went to school at Hillhead High School in ...
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Lesslie joined Epilepsy Scotland’s training department in 2006 and was appointed Chief Executive in January 2009. Her passion for improving the life of people with epilepsy comes from personal experience. She has a daughter who has epilepsy and learning disabilities so she knows how a diagnosis of epilepsy impacts the ...
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The return of our guest speaker George Ballinger, to present his talk on the Design and Construction of the Kelpies, a sequel to his previous talk in February on the Millennium link canals and the Falkirk wheel.
George is a Chartered Structural Engineer, having graduated from Strathclyde University in Structural ...
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