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At a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of Ayr, assembled Rotarians were treated to a highly informative and very thought-provoking talk by Sergeant Jon Mochan, from Police Scotland’s National Motorcycle Unit based in Glasgow. He is originally from Kilwinning in Ayrshire. Sergeant Mochan highlighted the types of incident that he and his colleagues attend […]

Scott took up his current role as Director of Education on a permanent basis in October last year, having held the position of Assistant Director of Education from 2022, and brings extensive experience in educational leadership and improvement. Prior to that, he led South Ayrshire’s Inclusion Service as Quality Improvement Manager and Coordinator. This role […]

Spotty Zebras is a friendly and welcoming group based in Ayrshire for families/carers who have a child with additional support needs. The group runs events and activities throughout the year for children aged from 0 to 18 years and their families. Ciara McDonald and Lynsi Alexander from Spotty Zebras, discussed the challenges they are facing […]

Born in the historic town of Celle in Lower Saxony, Germany. Jens Sauer studied mechanical engineering in Hanover, and met his wife, Jacinta, during a practical semester in England. He produced his dissertation at Westland Helicopters and worked in the British automotive industry until his retirement last year. Working on Jaguar Land Rover, Aston Martin, […]

Raised Local, Stays Local Ayr Rotary members were treated to a powerful presentation by Lauren Cahir, the local corporate fundraising executive for Cash for Kids on the 15th September 2026. Although Lauren said this was her first public presentation for the charity, which she joined in May this year, she carried it off with aplomb, […]

Troon RNLI lifeboat station’s Jim Redmond gave a warm bright welcome to a visiting group from Ayr Rotary Club in contrast to the overcast laden skies on the night.  In 2019, Jim took on the volunteer role of Lifeboat Operations Manager (LOM), amusingly referred to by the team as Lazy Old Man. Former firefighter Jim had been […]

Fellow Rotarian Drew Hughes, provided a vocational presentation on his time as District’s Governor and International Convenor delivering Sand Dams in Africa. In effect a journey from Govan to Ayr and all places in between. Drew, raised in Govan, is a pharmacist by profession, joined Rotary 49 years ago in 1977, and is a veteran Rotarian with decades of service to Rotary International. Prior to […]

  Members of the Rotary Club were taken back to one of the most turbulent periods in Scottish history when local historian and author Dane Love gave a fascinating talk on the plight of the Covenanters in the 17th century. Dane, who was born and brought up in Cumnock, has a lifelong interest in Scottish […]

Helen grew up in Ayrshire, just up the coast in Troon, amongst a large extended family of Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, as well as her parents, plus two brothers and one sister (and a dog or two on the way!).  The youngest in the family, she followed her siblings through school in Muirhead Primary and Marr […]

Bingo is not usually a past time game in which Club members would normally excel, however, eagerly grasping this opportunity to be crowned “Bingo’s Best” on the night, all members in attendance cast their “eyes down” and began crossing off numbers shouted by our host Ken Ireland. Legs eleven and Two Little Ducks” were called […]