John Dunlop’s Legacy

Report by Ron Ireland, December 2025.   The Rotary Christmas Tree in the High Street is proving as popular as ever this year with the public giving generously to the three nominated local charities. We think it is appropriate at this time to remember John Dunlop, a former fellow Rotarian, who ... More

Ayr Rotary Collects for Poppy Day

Twenty Ayr Rotary volunteers collected all day on Saturday 25th October and Saturday 8th November at ASDA. We were overwhelmed by the generosity of Ayrshire folk who made generous donations to the Light Up Red Scottish Poppy Appeal. Money raised during the Scottish Poppy Appeal is used to provide vital life-ch... More

Charity Golf Day May 2025

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 ... More

Tree of Remembrance 2024

3 December 2024 Not long to go till our Tree of Remembrance collection starts. But you can see the tree already at our new location, next to the Grain Exchange on the High Street. Over the last three years, the Rotary Tree of Remembrance has raised just under £20000, shared between Ayrshire Hospice, Ayrshire Cancer ... 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

Coylton Primary School, Penny Playground Project

Taken at Coylton Primary School in December, the photographs show activities during Ayr Rotary's Aquabox presentation. Each child was asked to bring a "penny" which was then placed on the playground in a large circle to demonstrate miles which  children have to walk in some countries, just to fetch water. The ... More

Ayr Rotary Club 2023 Annual Charity Golf Day at Belleisle

A shotgun start at 9.30am on Friday 5th May saw eighteen 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 £9400 for local charities. The principal beneficiaries this year are the local ... More

Boswell Book Festival in partnership with Ayr Rotary

   Fundraising event for Ukraine, in partnership with Rotary Club of Ayr  Catherine Czerkawska & Lyudmila Proniakina Time and date to be confimred. Ayrshire writer Catherine Czerkawska’s father Julian was the son of a Polish lancer born in 1926 near Lviv in Ukraine, the former Polish city of Lwow, whose ... More

Trolley Dash in Morrisons Supermarket

The amazingly generous people of Ayrshire donated a total of £650 by buying £1.00 tickets to enter the Morrisons Trolley Dash. All proceeds raised by Ayr Rotary Club are going to the local Salvation Army Food Bank. The winner, Stephen Drummond, a chef from Ayr and father of three, planned his dash with precision. ... More

Tree of Remembrance update

The dust has now settled after a hectic few weeks for Jim Nelson and his team. With the go-ahead being given in November,  there was a great deal to be done, to be ready for opening day on 10 December 2021. South Ayrshire Council have been very supportive, giving us a grant to cover setup costs, and providing and ... More