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On 16 September 2025, Ayr Rotary enjoyed a joint presentation from Frances Brown who runs Recycle AYR and Fiona MvAvoy, headteacher at Newton Primary School. Frances explained the crucial role of Recycle Ayr, who work closely with Newton Primary and indeed use their hall to collect and store items. They have a collection once a […]

Ayr Rotary donated £500 from their Treasure Chest fund to Kincaidston Primary School enabling them to buy a special Lego kit. It is essentially a game to build a little robot, but pupils can build different robotic creations too, and the robot can be programmed using software to perform different tasks. From easy-entry lessons to […]

The cluster of Aerospace companies based around Prestwick airport is hugely important to the economy of Scotland and the job security of over 4,500 people. Allan MacKenzie is the Chair of the Prestwick Aerospace Operational Group. The group is a forum for the companies based around Prestwick Airport. He has also set up the Prestwick […]

New member (Captain) Ken Ireland delivered an exciting and most interesting presentation on his seafaring experiences, He was born and raised in Glasgow, and after leaving school, joined the Merchant Navy in 1975. During his career of over 44 years, he has worked for numerous shipping Companies, rising to the rank of Senior Master with P&O Ferries during the […]

On Tuesday evening Brian Hignett Quiz Master and David McIntyre who was the Compeer for the evening. We had 4 teams of Rotarians with various interesting team names. We were informed that there were to be 5 rounds plus a picture round. The quiz began with the General Knowledge round with 10 questions. All round […]

We delivered a cheque for £250 to Men’s Shed, Ayr today. Using a strict criteria for acceptance, Men’s Shed applied for £250 through the Ayr Rotary Club’s Treasure Chest and were successful, enabling this excellent charity to buy more equipment and suitable office furniture to enhance their premises.

Members of Ayr Rotary Club were delighted to attend the open evening of the impressive Cancer Support Centre in Prestwick Road. Director David McCall provided us with a warm welcome and guided tour of each of the facilities available. Ayr Rotary Club is a regular financial supporter of Ayrshire Cancer Support

Sponsored by Remedy Cafe and Ayr Rotary Club, the Trishaw team enable their onboard passengers to marvel at the amazing Alloway Tunnel

Ayr Rotary Club’s guest speaker, Andrew Hogarth, delivered a talk on the ‘History and Future of the Whisky industry’. Andrew is currently William Grant and Sons’ ‘Operational Readiness Team Leader’, responsible for execution of the company’s operations and business objectives for their three distilleries producing Grain & Malt Whiskies and Gin. He is a former pupil of Belmont Academy, […]

Ayr Rotarian, David Hope’s entry of a stunning hybrid tea rose wooed the judges to win in his category with an amazing beautiful yellow rose.