New President at Ayr Rotary

Mary-Helen is a native of Ayr, having attended Ayr Grammar and Ayr Academy , then leaving Ayr for Strathclyde University. After getting married in Ayr, she lived for some time in the Lake District and then moved down to Peterborough in Cambridgeshire where she joined Rotary in 1996, being the first woman member in the ... More

The Amazing Alloway Tunnel Project

Ron Ireland, Chairman of the Alloway Tunnel and an Ayr Rotarian, is a founder member of a volunteer group known as South Ayrshire Paths Initiative or SAPI for short. SAPI came together originally as volunteer members with Sustrans, the active-travel charity responsible for creating the national cycle network. SAPI’s ... More

Memory Lane Cafe, Gaiety Theatre

Amanda Nicol and Christine Maxwell, delivered an enthusiastic presentation on ‘The Memory Lane Café’, a volunteer-led, dementia-friendly and community café based at The Gaiety in Ayr. Amanda is the Volunteer Engagement Manager and coordinator of the Café. Christine is the organisation’s lead volunteer for ... More

Cross Roads Charity receives a cheque for £5000

Chief Executive of Cross Roads South Ayrshire, caring for carers, Brian Kelsey was delighted to receive a cheque for £5000 as the main beneficiary from the recent successful Ayr Rotary charity golf day. More

Visit to Whitelee Windfarm

Seven hardy Ayr Rotarians braved a misty, dreitch morning to experience an excellent, organised tour round the whole Whitelee Windfarm site. Our Guide, Stuart began our journey explaining that Whitelee is the UK's largest onshore windfarm, located on Eaglesham Moor just 20 minutes from central Glasgow. Its 215 turbines ... More

The Carrick Resilience Team

On Tuesday evening Andrew Girvan’s gave a presentation on ‘The Carrick Resilience Team’ on Tuesday at the Stravaig.  Andrew, is the founder of the organisation. Ken Ireland  delivered the Moment of Reflection and VOT whilst hosting Andrew.   Andrew was born and brought up in Girvan, and is a South ... More

Professor Sathish Srinivasan

At a recent Ayr Rotary meeting we were honoured to hear of the work of an Ophthalmologist Consultant and Eye Surgeon, Mr. Srinivasan a consultant corneal surgeon and joint Clinical Director at University Hospital Ayr, and Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, University of Glasgow, Scotland. He completed his Ophthalmology ... More

Lies, lies and maybe truth

Was "boycott"  a Victorian urchin caught stealing bread? to arresting Bill McLaren outside Murrayfield, only two of the "Truth/Lies" scenarios delivered during a hilarious evening in Stravaig at the recent Ayr Rotary "Can you spot a truth or a lie" evening. Also up for interrogation was a Rotary member from their ... More

New Member Garry Smith’s Career History

Rotarian Garry Smith spent a career specialising in software tools and services for business advisers, management consultancies and economic development agencies, with applications created for numerous organisations throughout the UK and aboard. Garry, a retired metallurgist, was born and grew up in Stranraer, mov... More

Incredible 2025 Poppy Appeal Results

Wow! Such generosity from the people of Ayrshire. The 2025 Poppy Appeal administered by Ayr Rotary in Ayr generated an amazing £13,796.36. Pleasingly, in these times of austerity, the amount raised was more than we achieved in 2024. A huge thank you to all who contributed and supported to this worthy cause. (Poppy ... More