Completed meetings and events 2014-2015

Fri 26th June 2015 District Handover

Will be held at The Park Hotel, Falkirk. Sign up via the District website

Wed 24th June 2015 GUEST EVENING BBQ, NO MEETING AT KINGSKNOWE GOLF CLUB

Details to follow
in aid of Prostate Cancer

Sun 21st June 2015 RIBI Bike Ride

"‹Every Club is asked to consider supporting this excellent event in aid of Prostate Cancer Scotland. It takes place on Fathers' Day, 21st June 2015. Join Clubs across Scotland, and indeed across the UK & Ireland, by organising your own event. read more...

Thu 18th June 2015 - Sun 21st June 2015 Royal Highland Show District Wristband Project

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President Peter (2015-2016) and President Ian (2014-2015)

Wed 17th June 2015 Club Assembly & Handover

Prior to the new Rotary Year (1 July 2015) President Ian Campbell (right) hands over the chain of office to incoming President Peter McGavigan read more...

Wed 10th June 2015 Joint Council Meeting

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Wed 3rd June 2015 'Wine Talk & Tasting', Malcolm Ogilvie

Six sample wines....... read more...
The copyright on this image is owned by Gordon Czeschel and is licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license.

Wed 27th May 2015 'Jute, Jam & Journalism', Rodger Thom

Dundee Law in the distance read more...
Harry Morgan

Wed 20th May 2015 'Stock Market Update', Harry Morgan

Harry Morgan on his 'annual' visit to our Club. read more...
Dame Sue Bruce with Club President Ian Campbell

Wed 13th May 2015 Dame Sue Bruce DBE, Chief Executive, City of Edinburgh Council

City of Edinburgh Chief Executive Dame Sue Bruce was welcomed to our Club read more...

Wed 6th May 2015 Business Meeting & Old / New Committees

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Wed 29th April 2015 GUEST EVENING 'The Big Quiz'

What's that song? Who is that? What's the missing word? How many? When was that?

Wed 22nd April 2015 'Introduction to the District Conference 2017', Hendrik Nahler & Lindsay Craig

Lindsay will be District 1020 Governor in 2017/2018 and has 'recruited' Hendrik as his Conference Convener. The planning process started in early December 2014 with the first meeting of the seven person Steering Group. read more...

Wed 15th April 2015 Freedom From Fistula Foundation, Paul McNeil

Paul McNeil is Director of Operations & HR for the Gloag Foundation read more...

Fri 10th April 2015 - Sun 12th April 2015 RIBI Conference, Belfast

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Wed 8th April 2015 AGM & Business Meeting

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Wed 1st April 2015 'Help for Heroes', Kim Wardner

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Sat 28th March 2015 RIBI Regional Assembly, Edinburgh

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Wed 25th March 2015 'Scenes from My Travels', Doug Marr

The sign adjacent to the beach and airport at St Maarten read more...

Sat 21st March 2015 - Sun 22nd March 2015 Book Fair in aid of Riding for the Disabled Balerno

...at the Gyle Shopping Centre

Wed 18th March 2015 'Alexander Dennis Buses - A Brief History', Andrew Gray, Key Account Manager

The Club meeting will be extended to host a round of the District Quiz against members of Loanhead & Roslin Rotary Club who we welcome for the evening. read more...

Sat 14th March 2015 Childrens Craft Fair

....at the Gyle Shopping Centre

Fri 13th March 2015 Childrens Craft Fair

....at the Gyle Shopping Centre

Wed 11th March 2015 GUEST EVENING 'Caledonian Horticultural Society', Sally Heron MBE

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The Winners of the District Final with District Governor Alistair Marquis

Sun 8th March 2015 Young Musician of the Year 2015 District Final

at Heriot watt University read more...

Thu 5th March 2015 Council Meeting

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Wed 4th March 2015 Stephen Grant, Private Investigator

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Wed 25th February 2015 'The Argyll Car', Peter Cowlishaw

Thanks to Peter Cowlishaw for the image of an Argyll car read more...

Tue 24th February 2015 Rotary Primary Schools Quiz 2015

At Currie Primary School read more...

Fri 20th February 2015 - Sun 22nd February 2015 RIBI Assembly, Birmingham

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Wed 18th February 2015 Young Musician of the Year 2015 Area Final

This event replaces our normal Club meeting.

Wed 11th February 2015 Business Meeting

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Thu 5th February 2015 - Sat 7th February 2015 RIBI President Peter King visiting the District

Venues TBA

Wed 4th February 2015 Speaker - James Beaumont

James Beaumont ia joint owner of last year's Grand National winner read more...

Wed 28th January 2015 GUEST EVENING Our Annual Burns Supper

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Fri 23rd January 2015 Young Musician of the Year 2015 - Club Competition

Held at the Student's Union, Heriot Watt University, 12 noon

Wed 21st January 2015 NO CLUB MEETING - Scatter Week - to publicise YMOY across clubs

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Thu 15th January 2015 Council Meeting

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Wed 14th January 2015 Presentation by Ally Vincent, Rotary Global Grant Scholar

Our photo shows President Ian Campbell exchanging Club banners with Aly read more...

Wed 7th January 2015 'Istanbul or Bust', Robert Menzies

Before our main speaker, members heard a short presentation by Capability Scotland read more...

Sun 4th January 2015 Kirking & New Year Lunch

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Wed 31st December 2014 NO MEETING. HAPPY NEW YEAR - BEST WISHES FOR 2015

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Wed 24th December 2014 NO MEETING. COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON

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Wed 17th December 2014 GUEST EVENING - Christmas Dinner

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Sat 13th December 2014 District AGM

Carluke Lifestyles Centre, 2pm

Wed 10th December 2014 'The Young Musician of the Year Competition, Allan Maclaughlan

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Wed 3rd December 2014 Colin Shedden, Director Scotland BASC (British Association for Shooting & Conservation)

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Wed 26th November 2014 Andrew Cronie, Manager, The Gyle Shopping Centre

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Wed 19th November 2014 Sheriff Robert D M Fife

Robert Fife is a Sheriff for North Strathclyde at Paisley.

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Wed 12th November 2014 Business Meeting & SGM

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Wed 5th November 2014 'Visit to Ghana', Graham Dane, Currie Youth Club

We currently accept, process and ship donated computers to the Turing Trust in Ghana for educational purposes. Graham visited Ghana and witnessed the use of these computers in situ read more...

Wed 29th October 2014 'Scotland's Watersheds', Peter Wright

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Fri 24th October 2014 - Sun 26th October 2014 District Conference

Aviemore

Fri 24th October 2014 GUEST EVENT - Visit to The Kelpies

Details to follow

Wed 22nd October 2014 GUEST EVENING 'Lighting the Kelpies', Reg Gove of Lightfolio.

Later in the week an intrepid party of eight (4 Rotarians and spouses) visited the Kelpies with the speaker who gave us further insight into the workings of the electrics read more...
My First Car !

Wed 15th October 2014 'A Motor Heads Journey into the Future', Ian Clarkson

A light hearted look at cars past and present read more...

Thu 9th October 2014 Council Meeting

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Wed 8th October 2014 Sarah Richardson - Reid School of Music

Sarah will present the history of St Cecilia's Hall - the oldest concert hall in Edinburgh, and we heard and saw some of its instruments being played on a DVD read more...

Fri 3rd October 2014 - Sun 5th October 2014 Challenge Enterprise

Stirling

Wed 1st October 2014 GUEST EVENING 'Jewellery Making', Michael Clarkson

Thanks to Ian Clarkson for the photo on this page read more...

Wed 24th September 2014 Doreen MacKinnon, Head Teacher, Currie High School

Also visiting our Club was Percy Farren, Senior Deputy Head read more...

Wed 17th September 2014 Dr Donald McLeod, former President of the SRU

Visit the SRU website at www.scottishrugby.org/
Image by Joanne and Matt, 2006. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license read more...

Wed 10th September 2014 Business Meeting

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Sun 7th September 2014 District Council Meeting

Peebles Hydro 2pm

Wed 3rd September 2014 'Light Up Rotary', District Governor Alistair Marquis

The District Governor of our RI District 1020 read more...

Wed 27th August 2014 'An Insight into the Work of CHAS (Children's Hospice Association Scotland)', Eileen Gillon

Visit the CHAS website at www.chas.org.uk read more...

Wed 20th August 2014 GUEST EVENING - 'Borders Railway Project', Chris Bone

'Sheep Creeps' and 'Cattle Creeps' - two new concepts.... read more...

Sun 17th August 2014 Past District Governors' Lunch

An annual event

Thu 14th August 2014 Council Meeting

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Wed 13th August 2014 Our Club is host to the District 1020 City Area Meeting

No speaker this evening

Wed 6th August 2014 Quiz

Quiz organised most successfully by Quizmaster Derek Douglas read more...
Yang Guang at Edinburgh Zoo. Thanks to VJW for the photo

Wed 30th July 2014 GUEST EVENING - 'Zoo Conservation - It's Not All Black and White', Marianne Freeman

A very informative meeting.... read more...

Wed 23rd July 2014 'Social Evening'

Organised by Brian Buchanan

Wed 16th July 2014 Welbodi for Mama an Pikin - ' A look at Health Issues for Women and Children in Sierra Leone'

Speakers:
Dr Nad Narrainen-Poulle Consultant Gynaecologist Borders General Hospital and Dr Carolyn Ford Gynaecologist Royal Infirmary Edinburgh
The couple have spent a year on a voluntary basis working at a hospital in Sierra Leone.
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Sat 12th July 2014 RYLA Camp, Ardeonaig

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Wed 9th July 2014 'Random Ramblings on Scotland's Contribution to Munitions, Sporting Firearms & Ammunitions', Sandy Cormack

'...a fascinating and enlightening account...' read more...

Wed 2nd July 2014 'The British Red Cross in the UK and the World', Isobel Thom

This weekly Club meeting was held in the College Lounge, Heriot Watt University read more...
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