Glasgow Central Train Station visit

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 ... More

Dalrymple Ukulele Orchestra

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 ... More

Careers Fair 2025

15 May 2025 in Ayr Town Hall             Within Ayr Rotary we support a number of initiatives, working with schools, which have really shown how the lives of children from very disadvantaged backgrounds can be helped - eg the Newton School Hub support and the Skate ... More

Ayrshire Alps Sportif 2024

"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 ... More

Careers Fair

For the second year, Ayr Rotary Club organised the amazing Careers Fair on the 16th of May in Ayr Town Hall for P7 children. 7 schools, and over 220 pupils attended, visiting 32 different careers. The whole day was an endless buzz of excitement, curiosity and wonder for all attending pupils, evidenced by the supporting ... More

Youth Speaks Final

Lucy, Sophie and Emma from Kyle Academy, barely 15, were chosen to represent Scotland in the National final of Youth Speaks which took place in Norwich on Sunday 21st April 2024 at the John Innes Conference Centre. They had already beaten all other teams in Scotland. Their topic was "This house believes AI should be ... More

Intergenerational Event – Belmont Academy

The Age without Limits Action Day, which took place on March 20th, was an event celebrated across the UK, its purpose was to contest the often adverse and stereotyped depiction of older individuals prevalent in our society. The theme for this year? SEE and BE ... More

Perth Annual Rotary Bonspiel

Rink Ayr 1, comprising Bob Cherry, David McIntyre, David Hope and Skip Ewan Lawrence and rink Ayr 2 comprising Ronnie Wilson, Paul Williams, Douglas Haddow and Skip Alex Thomson travelled to Perth on Wednesday 28th February for a 10.30 start; preceded by the obligatory roll with delicious filling and tea/coffee. Throu... More

Rotary Young Technologist at Belmont Academy

The Rotary Young Technologist (RYT) has been running for a number of years now in the old district 1020 and has been generously sponsored by the Institution of Structural Engineers for pretty much all of that time. The sponsorship money is used to purchase the materials used in the task each year and also trophies for the ... More

Kyle and Wellington Triumph at the Youth Speaks Competition

The Rotary Club, Youth Speaks District Final, was held in Glasgow. The quality of performance of the teams overall was said by the judges to have been ‘outstanding’. Wellington School, sponsored by Ayr Rotary  Club, came runners-up in the Intermediate section (11 to 14 years). A very creditable performance. Their team ... More