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The environmental merits of Ayr Rotary Club’s Ayrshire Coastal Path have been recognised by the Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere.
Biosphere Reserves, usually referred to as Biospheres, are places with world-class environments that are designated to promote and demonstrate a balanced relationship between ...
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Last Friday, half a dozen or so members turned out to help with a display of Rotary projects at the Voluntary Action South Ayrshire (VASA) Strictly Seniors event at Ayr Town Hall. This annual event was a mix of entertainment and information relevant to senior citizens, with plenty light refreshments throughout the day ...
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Ron Ireland went along to the wonderful new Ayr Academy to make a Treasure Chest presentation of £200 to help support an educational trip to London in February. They were met by geography teacher Stephen Gilmour and four of the fifty pupils who will be going on the trip: Callum Smith, Fergal Holohan, ...
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Douglas Hutchison, South Ayrshire’s Depute Chief Executive and Director – People, and himself a former teacher and educational psychologist, came to talk to the club on the Future of Education in Scotland and how it affects South Ayrshire. He described some of the changes which have taken place in the Scottish Educat...
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Well! What a night we had last week at the Horizon Hotel. Watch out Anton du Beke and Darcy Bussell! Ayr Rotary Club are on the dance floor!
Those of us who had the courage (or audacity) to look out these old dance shoes and take to the floor were rewarded with an evening of performance, passion and (let’s be honest) ...
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Belmont Academy hosted this year’s Rotary-sponsored Youth Speaks competition. Three teams were entered in the “senior” category: Belmont Academy, Ayr Academy and Kyle Academy. The formidable judging panel comprised three former teachers (Eileen Haddow, Lynn McWilliam and Allan McWilliam). Club secretary Craig Wilson ...
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Ayrshire’s rural landscapes contain the remnants of numerous, old, abandoned communities—places where people once lived, worked hard, and brought up families, but which are now scattered heaps of stone, lines of trees, or hidden from view altogether. Local author and historian, Dane Love, came along to the club to ...
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Rotarians come in all guises but this lot were even scarier than usual at their last meeting, which took place the evening before Halloween.
After the usual club preliminaries in came the pumpkins with their owners who, having cut, gouged, skewered and even sawn the soft skin in an attempt to produce a winning ...
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Eileen Alexander went along to the Young Vics training night to present the youngsters’ football club with a cheque for £200 from our Treasure Chest fund.
Vics in the Community is a relatively new Charity which aims to improve and develop activities for Children in North Ayr. North Ayr sits in the top 5% of the ...
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Crossroads Caring Scotland is one of the country's leading voluntary sector providers of support for carers and their families. It is a not-for-profit organisation with over 35 years of experience, providing support for vulnerable people and their carers. Whether the person being cared for is a loved one living with ...
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