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We were recently honoured by the guest presence of two members from the Rotary Club of Loudoun. Ian Pollock had come to tell us about the history of lace-making in Ayrshire and he was ably assisted by his demonstrator for the evening, Bill Bryden.
Ian is a proud Ayrshire man, born and raised in Newmilns, and is company ...
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We had a wild time last Friday at the Horizon Hotel for our club’s furst ever McGonnagall supper - the very antithesis to our traditional and reverential Burns suppers. The two national poets could hardly be more different and the same was true of the ...
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The club Treasure Chest fund has made a £250 award to the 1st Coylton Boys Brigade towards expenses incurred in educational trips for the boys.
Hazel McCully and
Ron Ireland attended a normal brigade meeting night to present the cheque to Douglas Wilson, Captain of 1st Coylton Boys’ Brigade company.
Douglas thanked ...
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After her recent, well-received, contribution to our Burns Supper, Tracy Harvey returned to the club to entertain us some more with her tribute to Burns through a selection of her own poems.
Tracy started by explaining that her own interest in Scots poetry and Burns came late and that as an adolescent she was more ...
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Thanks to Alistair Tyre and Bob Gibson, the Pathminders all had a great time last Friday evening with around 40 Pathminders and friends turning out for the party. The warm atmosphere inside the Bracken Bar was a great antidote to the gale and lashing rain outside on the windswept Heads of Ayr.
Greeted with a free glass ...
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Our own Hazel McCully delivered an expertly compiled (by her husband!) illustrated presentation on her experience of a spell living in Seoul in South Korea. In her inimitable style Hazel had her audience fascinated and amused in equal measure.
Hazel is amazingly well travelled and is extremely adaptable to different ...
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We are all saddened by the passing of long-time Ayr Rotarian, Willie Watters, who died recently at the age of 83. Willie was admired and liked by everyone, as the tributes from his many friends attest.
A keen, life-long walker and founder member of the Ayrshire Coastal Path, following his ...
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Oral and dental disease is very common in Malawi as evidenced by a recent National Oral Health Survey. However, poor access to care is a major problem for the population of 18 million because of a severe lack of a trained dental workforce. A recent policy brief identified that there were only three dentists in public ...
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The Victoria Cross (VC) was born in the carnage of the Crimean War and is the highest award of the United Kingdom Honours System. It is awarded for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces.
Local man, Alexander Hall, has a keen interest and admiration for the British Armed Forces and ...
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This year’s Safari Supper, ably organised once again by Alex Thomson, was another tremendous success and was attended by some 43 people, mostly Rotarians and partners. A presentation was given to the company by Alex and Ieuan Isaac which gave everyone present an insight into the project and the work involved. A good ...
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