Foundation and Safeguarding

Our recent guest speaker was Fellow Rotarian John Waddell, District Foundation Officer and Olive Geddes, on Safeguarding and Foundation Issues. John joined Rotary 24 years ago and has been very much involved with youth projects, held many offices, including District Secretary, District Governor, Chair and Area Foundat... More

Coylton Primary School, Penny Playground Project

Taken at Coylton Primary School in December, the photographs show activities during Ayr Rotary's Aquabox presentation. Each child was asked to bring a "penny" which was then placed on the playground in a large circle to demonstrate miles which  children have to walk in some countries, just to fetch water. The ... More

Christmas Party Night

A good time was had by all at the St Nicholas Golf Club Christmas night during December. Bon homme and amusing chatter resounded at all tables. Wellington School Senior musicians entertained us with traditional Christmas tunes. More

Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce

We welcomed our guest speakers Claire Baird and Gillian Longmuir from the Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce, who kindly agreed to provide a talk on the ‘Chamber’s Challenges and Support for Young People in Ayrshire’. Claire is the current CEO of the Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Co-Vice Chair ... More

Rotary Youth Speaks Competition

Seven school teams entered the Rotary Club Youth Speaks competition held at Belmont School recently. Belmont Academy, Kyle Academy, Queen Margaret and Wellington School each represented the seniors category, which is for ages 14 to 17, with Kyle submitting two teams. The other intermediate category, for 11 to 14 years of ... More

The Modern Apprenticeship Framework – Growing Tomorrow’s Engineers

Ged Freel delivered a passionate talk on the benefits of apprenticeships, at our meeting in the Savoy Park Hotel, on 21 November 2023. Ged was brought up in Ayrshire and graduated in Mathematics from Glasgow University in 1989. In 1994, he became a lecturer at Kilmarnock College, lecturing in Maths, Physics, ... More

The Future of Ayr’s Station Hotel

Our guest speaker Mike Newall, South Ayrshire Council’s incoming Chief Executive Officer who kindly agreed to provide a talk on the ‘Future of Ayr’s Station Hotel, which, experienced an unexpected event recently. Also, Hugh Talbot, the Council’s Buildings Standard Co-Ordinator, who accompanied Mike. Mike has ... More

Lyndsay McRoberts on the ‘Future of Education in South Ayrshire’

Lyndsay is currently Head of Education in South Ayrshire, having taken up the post in April 2022. Prior to school leadership roles, she was Principal Teacher of Pupil Support in East Ayrshire, starting her career as a Biology Teacher within Glasgow City Council. In 2014, Lyndsay became Head Teacher of Kyle Academy, and ... More

Aberlour Children’s Charity

"We help Scotland's struggling children and families at Aberlour we know that not all children are born with an equal chance”. Ayr Rotary Club was privileged to have Sarah McNaught as our guest speaker on Aberlour Orphanage & Children’s Charity. As the Charity’s Head of Marketing and Communications with ... More

The Future of Aircraft Maintenance at Prestwick Airport

We welcomed the return of our guest speaker Mike Stewart, who provided a talk on ’The Future of Aircraft Maintenance at Chevron Prestwick’.  Mike is currently Director of Maintenance at Chevron Aircraft Maintenance Ltd based at Prestwick Airport, and has a long history in the aviation industry. He started his aviation ... More