Magic Malky was Magnificent

Ayr Rotary had the pleasure of hosting the local celebrity “Magic Malky” recently. He amazed and engaged his audience with illusions and cheeky banter, at times choosing an unsuspecting person to “help” with his professional, well-honed act. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the fun evening and President Howard ... More

Recycle, Reuse, Repurpose

On 16 September 2025, Ayr Rotary enjoyed a joint presentation from Frances Brown who runs Recycle AYR and Fiona MvAvoy, headteacher at Newton Primary School. Frances explained the crucial role of Recycle Ayr, who work closely with Newton Primary and indeed use their hall to collect and store items. They have a ... More

Ken Ireland’s Career History

New member (Captain) Ken Ireland delivered an exciting and most interesting presentation on his seafaring experiences, He was born and raised in Glasgow, and after leaving school, joined the Merchant Navy in 1975. During his career of over 44 years, he has worked for numerous shipping Companies, rising to the ... More

History & Future of the Whisky Industry

Ayr Rotary Club’s guest speaker, Andrew Hogarth, delivered a talk on the ‘History and Future of the Whisky industry’. Andrew is currently William Grant and Sons’ ‘Operational Readiness Team Leader’, responsible for execution of the company’s operations and business objectives for their three distiller... More

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA)

Julia Callizo and Jack Henson Belmont Academy pupils were chosen as suitable candidates and sponsored by Ayr Rotary Club for Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) which is an intensive leadership experience organised by Rotary clubs and districts where skills as a leader are developed, while having fun and making connect... More

Watt Nicholl

The inimitable, ebullient Watt Nicoll, provided a talk entitled ‘The Dream is much better than the Memory’ with reference to ‘Centre-Stage Kilmarnock. Watt’s formative years were spent in Dundee and Glasgow, when during the 60s and 70s he was mainly known as a songwriter and folksinger recording several LPs and ... More

John Walker on the MacLaurin Trust

Ayr Rotary Club welcomed as guest speaker, John Walker, who kindly agreed to provide a talk entitled ’The Maclaurin - A philanthropic love letter’ in relation to ‘The Maclaurin Trust’, of which John is the Trust’s current Chairman. He is an Ayrshire man, a law graduate of The University of Aberdeen, and now ... More

Megan’s Space

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 ... 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

Heather Malloch – Mission Aviation Fellowship

We were delighted with a recent visit from Heather Malloch, who came to tell us all about an amazing global charity very few of us were even aware of. Heather has worked with Mission Aviation Fellowship for the past 7 years, 5 of those as Head of Aviation Mission Scotland with responsibility for cultivating and developing ... More