Completed meetings and events 2018-2019
Fri 28th June 2019 Weekly Club Meeting
Presidential Handover
Wed 26th June 2019 Annual Charity Am Am Golf Tournament
The 29th year of this fundraiser...
Fri 21st June 2019 Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Phil Godfrey - “Raising Awareness of APS: Antiphospholipid Syndrome “ read more...
Fri 14th June 2019 Weekly Club Meeting - Guid Nychburris Principals
Wed 12th June 2019 Rotary Kids Out National Fun Day
The biggest single outing for disadvantaged children in the UK. The National Day Out is run nationally in conjunction with Kids Out 'the fun & happiness" charity and is always on the second Wednesday in June.
Tue 11th June 2019 Monthly Council Meeting
Fri 7th June 2019 Weekly Club Meeting - Club Assembly Meeting
In Rotary a club assembly is when the members get together to discuss the status of the club.The incoming president will offer an insight to the coming year, reveal the new convenors, committees and some of the events/items upcoming for their year.
Fri 31st May 2019 Weekly Club Meeting - Informal
Informal meetings are held every 6 weeks and allow club members to gather in fellowship without a speaker or top table.Members are encouraged to sit in their committees to discuss committee business. Top table Officers will sit among the membership
Mon 27th May 2019 John Kenny District 1020 SW Area Golf Trophy
All District 1020 SW Area clubs are encouraged to raise teams of four and make the competition for the John Kenny Trophy succesful...The competition will be played at Kirkcudbright Golf Club this year...
Fri 24th May 2019 Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: John Gair “Britain’s Worst Railway Disaster - Quintinshill, 22nd May 1915” read more...
Fri 17th May 2019 Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Prof. David Dutton - “Unwelcome Visitor? Sir Oswald Mosley in Dumfries, 1934"read more...
Tue 14th May 2019 Monthly Council Meeting
Fri 10th May 2019 Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Christine Crossley - “Buddies” read more...
Fri 3rd May 2019 Weekly Club Meeting: Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting is led by the club president and they invite the various convenors and club officers to discuss their areas of business for the benefit of the general club membership.
Fri 26th April 2019 Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Tom Aitken, Past President of The Rotary Club of Dumfries - “Memories of the Yangtze Incident 1949” read more...
Fri 19th April 2019 Weekly Club Meeting - Informal with Easter Message
Sun 14th April 2019 Rotary’s Cycle Path Clean Up
The Rotary Club of Dumfries via it's Community & Vocational Committee adopted a mile of Dumfries & Galloway's Cycle Paths a few years ago and have committed to cleaning up this community facility twice a year... read more...
Fri 12th April 2019 Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker - Colin Mitchell - "Moffat Mountain Rescue" read more...
Tue 9th April 2019 Monthly Council Meeting
Fri 5th April 2019 Weekly Club Meeting
Speakers: Kathleen Cronie & John Hill - “Mostly Ghostly” read more...
Fri 29th March 2019 Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Tony McIlwrick - “Full Circle English-style Ringing” read more...
Tue 26th March 2019 Rotary Primary School Quiz - Club Heat
The Club Heat of the Rotary District 1020 Primary Schools Quiz will take place on the26th March 2019, from 4:00pm at Troqueer Primary School. read more...
Fri 22nd March 2019 Weekly Club Meeting
Speakers: The Winners of Rotary’s Primary School Speechmaking Competition
Tue 19th March 2019 The Final of the Rotary's Primary Schools Speechmaking Competition.
The Final of the Primary Schools Speechmaking Competition will take place on Tuesday the 19th March at 6:30pm in St Andrew’s Primary School. read more...
Fri 15th March 2019 Weekly Club Meeting - Informal
Informal meetings are held every 6 weeks and allow club members to gather in fellowship without a speaker or top table.Members are encouraged to sit in their committees to discuss committee business. Top table Officers will sit among the membership
Tue 12th March 2019 Monthly Council Meeting
Fri 8th March 2019 Weekly Club Meeting - Business Meeting
In Rotary a business meeting relates to the business of the club. Generally held twice a year, business meetings are led by the club president who invites the convenors and club officers to discuss their area of business for the benefit of club members.
Wed 6th March 2019 Rotary Burns Night at Ellisland Farm
Classic entertainment and fellowship in the unique setting of Burns' farm. Early booking recommended... maximum 60 places.
Fri 1st March 2019 Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker - Willie Johnston - “My Life in Broadcasting” read more...
Fri 22nd February 2019 The BIG Rotary Quiz
Four Fridays fundraising via a team quiz.
Fri 22nd February 2019 Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Joe Bilous - “Nith Inshore Rescue” read more...
Fri 15th February 2019 The BIG Rotary Quiz
Four Fridays fundraising via a team quiz.
Fri 15th February 2019 Weekly Club Meeting - RotaKids
Thu 14th February 2019 Rotary’s Young Musician Competition. Area Final
Share your gift of song or mastery of a musical instrument in Rotary’s Young Musician Competition read more...
Tue 12th February 2019 Monthly Council Meeting
Fri 8th February 2019 The BIG Rotary Quiz
Four Fridays fundraising via a team quiz
Fri 8th February 2019 Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Gwilym Gibbons, Chief Executive: The Crichton Trust read more...
Fri 1st February 2019 The BIG Rotary Quiz
Four Fridays fundraising via a team quiz.
Fri 1st February 2019 Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Karen Smith, Governor HMP Dumfries - “Your Local Prison” read more...
Fri 25th January 2019 Weekly Club Meeting - Informal
Informal meetings are held every 6 weeks and allow club members to gather in fellowship without a speaker or top table.Members are encouraged to sit in their committees to discuss committee business. Top table Officers will sit among the membership
Tue 22nd January 2019 Rotary's Primary Schools Speechmaking Competition.
This is the first round of the competition... read more...
Fri 18th January 2019 Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: David Reid - “Dumfries & Galloway Aviation Museum - The Story So Far...” read more...
Fri 11th January 2019 Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Jake Anderson - “International Fire and Rescue Association” read more...
Tue 8th January 2019 Monthly Council Meeting
Fri 4th January 2019 Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Frazer Donaldson- “The role of Podiatry” read more...
Fri 21st December 2018 Weekly Club Meeting - Informal with Christmas Message
This meeting is an informal meeting during which a Christmas message will be delivered to the club membership by The Reverend Janice Aiton of St John’s, Dumfries read more...Fri 14th December 2018 Weekly Club Meeting - Christmas Lunch
Tue 11th December 2018 Monthly Council Meeting
Fri 7th December 2018 Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Joe Woollcott, Fundraising Manager for Brain Tumour Research in Scotland. read more...
Tue 4th December 2018 Rotary Kids Out Festive Fun Day
Building on the success of the National Rotary KidsOut Day, a second annual big day out for the same groups. Taking place on the first Tuesday in December each year
Fri 30th November 2018 Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Greg Cameron - “Project Search” read more...
Thu 29th November 2018 Rotary's Young Musician Competition, Dumfries (Local) Heat
Share your gift of song or mastery of a musical instrument in Rotary's Young Musician competition read more...
Sat 24th November 2018 Rotary Christmas Bag Packing Fundraiser
Members of The Rotary Club of Dumfries offer a Bag Packing Service to customers in the Food Hall of M&S Dumfries for a donation... read more...Fri 23rd November 2018 Weekly Club Meeting - Fellowship Lunch
Fellowship Lunch - while volunteering members are involved in Community & Vocational Christmas Bag Packing Fundraiser @ M&S
Fri 23rd November 2018 - Sat 24th November 2018 Rotary Christmas Bag Packing Fundraiser
Members of The Rotary Club of Dumfries offer a Bag Packing Service to customers in the Food Hall of M&S Dumfries for a donation... read more...
Fri 16th November 2018 Weekly Club Meeting - Business Meeting
In Rotary a business meeting relates to the business of the club. Generally held twice a year, business meetings are led by the club president who invites the convenors and club officers to discuss their area of business for the benefit of club members.
Tue 13th November 2018 Monthly Council Meeting
Fri 9th November 2018 Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: David Dutton - “Armistice Day 1918” read more...
Fri 2nd November 2018 Weekly Club Meeting - Informal
Informal meetings are held every 6 weeks and allow club members to gather in fellowship without a speaker or top table.Members are encouraged to sit in their committees to discuss committee business. Top table Officers will sit among the membership
Fri 26th October 2018 Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Michael Cook - “St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital” read more...
Wed 24th October 2018 World Polio Day 2018
One of the biggest dates in the Rotary Calendar. One of the best opportunities to tell the Rotary Polio Story. read more...
Fri 19th October 2018 Weekly Club Meeting
Speakers: Bill Lawson & Bill Meadows - “Cruck Cottage” read more...
Sun 14th October 2018 Cycle Path Clean Up
The Rotary Club of Dumfries via it's Community & Vocational Committee adopted a mile of Dumfries & Galloway's Cycle Paths a few years ago and have committed to cleaning up this community facility twice a year. read more...
Fri 12th October 2018 Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Colin Vooght, President of The Rotary Club of Ayr - “Armed Forces Covenant” read more...
Tue 9th October 2018 Monthly Council Meeting
Fri 5th October 2018 Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Colin Crosbie - “A Return to Auchincruive via Windsor and Wisely” read more...
Fri 28th September 2018 Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: District Governor Agnes Ritchie PHF
Fri 21st September 2018 Weekly Club Meeting - Informal
Informal meetings are held every 6 weeks and allow club members to gather in fellowship without a speaker or top table.Members are encouraged to sit in their committees to discuss committee business. Top table Officers will sit among the membership
Fri 14th September 2018 Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Paul Chisholm - “Youth Beatz” read more...
Tue 11th September 2018 Monthly Council Meeting
Fri 7th September 2018 Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: David Bradbury - "Let's Get Sporty" read more...
Fri 31st August 2018 Weekly Club Meeting
Graham Edwards and Louise Smith give an update on our club’s Website and Facebook pages
Fri 24th August 2018 Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: James Hanson - "Dry Stane Dyking" read more...
Fri 17th August 2018 Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker:Fay Henderson
Dumfries Young Curlers
“My trip to Trillium” read more...
Tue 14th August 2018 Monthly Council Meeting
Fri 10th August 2018 Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Graham Roberts - "Dust to Dust... a Life in the Archives" read more...
Fri 3rd August 2018 Early Start! Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Liam Murray - "Joseph Thomson, the Explorer from Penpont" read more...
Fri 27th July 2018 Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Andy Nicholson "Discovery of the Galloway Hoard" read more...
Fri 20th July 2018 Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Liz McDonnell "Local Parkinsons Group"
Fri 13th July 2018 Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Gordon Mann "Should Galloway become a National Park?"Tue 10th July 2018 Monthly Council Meeting
Fri 6th July 2018 Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker - Megan Gourlay "What a year!"