Wellington School win Prestigious Rotary Award

The Rotary Cub of Ayr silver platter for public speaking in the senior category of its Youth Speaks competition, has been won by Wellington School. The event was held recently at Belmont Academy where Belmont Academy, Kyle Academy and Queen Margaret Academy and Wellington School vied for the prestigious award. In the ... More

Jimmy Begg wins the infamous Willie Stewart Quiz

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Ayr Businessman Gus Iannotti Wins Rotary’s Highest Award

Dr Jimmy Begg paid tribute to this year's recipient of the coveted Paul Harris Fellowship award by the Rotary Club of Ayr. Gus Iannotti was praised for his unassuming modesty, hiding an unstinting generosity. Jimmy added there are some in Ayr Rotary Club who prefer to remain almost anonymous, who shy away from votes of ... More

Troon Community Sale

On a rainy Saturday in November, Troon Town Hall was bristling with eager sellers and traders, all keen to make a profit or at least cover their table space costs. And there in the brightly lit corner, with two excellently located tables was the Rotary Club of Ayr. Our tables were groaning with books of every description ... More

Scottish Stammering Network

James visited the club on 10th November and gave a fascinating presentation on the charity he helped to found the Scottish Stammering Network.  James gave an interesting insight into his own issues with a stammer from his time at Millport Primary through Largs Academy to Strathclyde University from where he graduated. ... More

Safer Communities – PC Jamie Dunlop

PC Jamie Dunlop, the Safer Communities Officer attended the club on 3rd November and gave a highly informative talk on crime prevention. He noted that the South Ayrshire Council area has an above average level of elderly people living at home who may be more susceptible to bogus callers, rogue traders and other such ... More

SMART Planning for a Better Club

President Douglas conducted an extended evening session at Tuesday's meeting, involving all members.   Developing a vibrant, successful Club for the future was the focus, which resulted in several worthwhile suggestions of a broad nature. To maximise on all the contributions and to ensure there is no ... More

Director Of Education addresses the club

Our speaker on 4th August 2015 was Douglas Hutchison, Director of Educational Services at South Ayrshire Council. Interestingly Douglas was familiar with Rotary having been a group study exchange student in 1990 enjoying a trip to Australia sponsored by the Rotary Club of Kilwinning. He was a teacher and after some ... More

Malky Was Magic !

Busy should be Magic Malky’s middle name! Malky gave us an “entertaining tour” through his life as a Children’s Entertainer, Comedian, Magician & Actor and combined this with a couple of mystifying Card tricks along the way.  Starting out in a Pub in Coalhall as a teenager help at a Disco, Malky went on to be ... More

Genealogy – a family hobby

George English gave the club an insight into the world of Genealogy on 8th September, to illustrate the information readily available his guinea pig for the evening was Harry Peters who bravely allowed him to delve into his  past. George was able to go back several generations and helped form part of the Peters family ... More