District Governor Visit 14th July 2015
Our newly appointed District Governor Andy Lees of the Mid Argyll club paid a visit on Tuesday 14th July. The District Governor explained his plans for the forthcoming year encouraging all present to “be a gift to the world”. He also gave an interesting insight into his own background mentioning his time ... MoreNew President Takes Over & Rotarian of the Year Awarded
Douglas Haddow, last year's Rotarian of the year, has been elected to the President of Ayr Rotary. He said it was a great honour to lead the club for the forthcoming year and follow in the footsteps of many distinguished past Presidents who have demonstrated excellent community spirit. Douglas added it is his aim to ... MoreWine tasting for charity 16 June 2015
Ayr Rotary members love having fun, and the evening at Majestic Warehouse Ayr certainly provided that! A fantastic £340 was raised to support the flood victims in Malawi. Not only did the boys from Majestic excel themselves with some excellent wines, including a well-priced champagne, but Jacqui Wilson and her ... MoreAnother Charity Golf Day Triumph
President Neil Beattie of the Rotary Club of Ayr presenting a cheque for £2500 to May Gilchrist of CLIC Sargent. The monies were the proceeds from our recently held charity golf day. MoreTreasure Chest £200 goes to young violinist
Our monthly handout has gone to an up and coming violinist, Sophia Constantinou. Sophia is 13 years old, and has already achieved Grade 8. She attends the Royal Conservatoire in Glasgow, and the money helped her with fees for the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland and the West of Scotland Schools symphony ... MoreBottle packing line 28 April 2015
The things that Rotary members get up to…… Some of our projects simply require man (and lady!) power, and as a large club we are able to mobilise these numbers easily. On 28 April 2015, we packed 2500 bottles in one evening, for the first batch to be distributed in the Message in a Bottle project. The bottle pack ... MoreDo our donations really help?
If you ever wonder whether our fund-raising efforts are worthwhile, read this report from Rotary Club of Limbe, in Malawi. Ayr Rotary sent £500 in February 2015, which was half of the total amount Limbe used to achieve the following. Money goes a long way in Africa… Fellow Rotarians, This is to give you an update ... MoreHistory of Prestwick Airport – Dougal McIntyre 21 April 2015
Dougal McIntyre delivered a very interesting presentation on the history of Prestwick Airport from its inception in the 1930’s to the present day. Dougal’s family has long been associated with the Airport, his father David F McIntyre was involved in the famous flight over Everest in 1933 thereafter he and Lord Clydesdale began the steady development of Prestwick Airport including a flying training school for Tiger Moths opening in 1936 and the “Palace of Engineering” building from the 1938 Empire Exhibition being moved on site in 1940.
Mr McIntyre cleverly interwove his own family’s history in the aviation industry with that of the airport, his father having founded both Scottish Airlines and Scottish Aviation. He described the airport’s history from its early days as a grass runway and flying training school in the pre war years through to its military uses during and after the war....
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