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

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

Willie Stewart’s Christnas Quiz

On 17 December 2024, Willie Stewart presented his well-kown style of quiz, having done it for over twenty years. The wide range of questions tripped up most people, but the star of the evening was Brian Hignett. Brian is pictured receiving a fine bottle of wine from President Colin. 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

Willie Stewart’s Christmas Quiz 2023

For many years now Willie Stewart’s Christmas Quiz (or “guessing game” as it should really be entitled) has become a tradition the week before Christmas. So on 19 December 2023, Willie took great delight inflicting his trivia on the company. A close contest resulted in a tie between president Bob Cherry and ... More

District Membership Team Meeting

Report by Hazel McCully On 9th December, our district membership lead Doug Forsyth, came to Ayrshire to give an inspirational talk about Rotary and membership. All 9 clubs from Ayrshire had representatives who attended. Was great to see all Rotarians come together. More

An Evening at the Balgarth

This week the club's business meeting was held at the Balgarth Pines for the first time. The twenty six members gathered appreciatively in the warm and welcoming atmosphere of the function room on what was a bitingly cold and frosty evening. The special general meeting and the follow-on business meeting was run efficien... More

Savio D’Souza on Sports Injuries

On 30 May 2023 Savio D’Souza, a Rotarian in the Barrhead Club, gave us an interesting talk on sports related injuries. Savio is a senior practitioner at a Glasgow clinic and was able to explain how many joints in the body function. He had various models of the knee, hip, shoulder and foot to help demonstrate what happens ... More

Willie Stewart’s Xmas Quiz 2022

It’s that time of year again and it couldn’t be avoided! Willie Stewart’s traditional Christmas Quiz (or “guessing game” as it should really be titled) was as fiendishly difficult as ever and it was evident in his introduction that he took a malevolent delight in inflicting this annual mental torture once ... More

New Paltz Rotary Club, USA

One of Ayr Rotary's new members who has just returned to Ayr after a number of years in USA, helped organise this exciting Zoom meeting on Tuesday evening when we linked up with New Paltz Rotary Club, in the US town of New Paltz, which is about 80 miles north of NYC. In excess of 40 members from both clubs engaged in an ... More