Completed meetings and events 2023-2024
Thu 28th March 2024 Club Meeting
Business Meeting / AGM,Raffle – Jim McCulloch,
Reception – President Neil McKinlay,
IT – N/A.
Thu 21st March 2024 Club Meeting
Speaker: James Carmichael, Polio and Me,Raffle – President Neil McKinlay,
Reception – Alistair Rarity / Tamsin Gee,
IT – Jim McCulloch,
Picture courtesy of RIBI.
Tue 19th March 2024 Club Council
Meeting of the Club Council
Thu 14th March 2024 Club Meeting
Fun & Fellowship Evening,Raffle – Tamsin Gee,
Reception – N/A,
IT – N/A.
Wed 13th March 2024 Administration Committee
Meeting of the Club Administration Committee
Thu 7th March 2024 Club Meeting
Quiz Evening – Honorary Member Gerald Smith,Raffle – Brian Johnson,
Reception – President Neil McKinlay/Jim McCulloch,
IT – Craig Mackenzie,
Picture courtesy of David Bruce.
Thu 29th February 2024 Club Meeting
Speaker: Yoko Shibata, Global Scholar. Personal Introduction + Japan and Scotland reflections,Raffle – Beatrice Thompson,
Reception – Helen Tulloch / Sandy Mackenzie,
IT – Sandy Mackenzie,
Picture courtesy of Alan Gemmell.
Thu 22nd February 2024 Club Meeting
Speaker: Ruth MacKenzie, Whizz-Kidz,Raffle – Helen Tulloch,
Reception – Emma O’Hara / Liz Mackenzie,
IT – Liz Mackenzie,
Picture courtesy of Whizz-Kidz.
Thu 15th February 2024 Club Meeting
Fellowship Evening,Raffle – Robbie Brechin,
Reception – N/A,
IT – N/A.
Thu 8th February 2024 Club Meeting
Speaker: Honorary Member Jim Boyd. A Good Story Line,Raffle – Liz Mackenzie,
Reception – David Buchanan/ Eric Proven,
IT – Eric Proven,
Picture courtesy of Jim Boyd.
Thu 1st February 2024 Club Meeting
Business Meeting,Raffle – Rashida Saeed,
Reception – President Neil McKinlay,
IT – N/A.
Fri 26th January 2024 Club Meeting
Burns Evening- Celebration of our National Bard.,Raffle – Sandy Mackenzie,
Reception – President Neil McKinlay/ Matt Purdie,
IT – N/A.
Tue 23rd January 2024 Club Council
Meeting of the Club Council
Thu 18th January 2024 Club Meeting
Fun and Fellowship Evening,Raffle – Eric Proven,
Reception – President Neil McKinlay,
IT – N/A.
Wed 17th January 2024 Administration Committee
Meeting of the Club Administration Committee
Thu 11th January 2024 Club Meeting - Formal Evening
Speaker: Sir Geoffrey Palmer. From Jamaica to Heriot Watt University, via London,Raffle – Norman Watson,
Reception – Jim McCulloch / Matt Purdie ,
IT – N/A,
Picture courtesy of David McCulloch.
Thu 4th January 2024 NO MEETING
No Meeting
Thu 28th December 2023 NO MEETING
No Meeting
Thu 21st December 2023 Club Meeting
Christmas Party.Raffle – Club members,
Reception – N/A,
IT – N/A.
Fri 15th December 2023 - Tue 19th December 2023 South Queensferry Rotary Christmas Appeal 2023
Santa on Tour this Christmas in South Queensferry read more...
Thu 14th December 2023 Club Meeting
Fun & Fellowship Evening.Raffle – Alistair Rarity,
Reception – N/A,
IT – N/A.
Thu 7th December 2023 Club Meeting
Business Meeting / SGM.Raffle – Emma O’Hara,
Reception – President Neil McKinlay,
IT – Morrison Handley-Schachler.
Sat 2nd December 2023 Guardian of the Bridges - Grounds Refurbishment
The grounds around our 'Nessie' sculpture refurbished by Rotary South Queensferry with financial help from Cala Homes read more...
Thu 30th November 2023 Club Meeting
Speaker: Angela Gannon, Historic Scotland – Industrial Landscape: Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder.Raffle – Matt Purdie,
Reception – Robbie Brechin / Grainger Falconer,
IT – Mark Moran,
Picture courtesy of Angela Gannon. read more...
Tue 28th November 2023 Club Council
Meeting of the Club Council
Wed 22nd November 2023 Administration Committee
Meeting of the Club Administration Committee
Thu 16th November 2023 Club Meeting
Fun & Fellowship Evening.Raffle – Jim McCulloch,
Reception – N/A,
IT – N/A.
Sun 12th November 2023 Remembrance Sunday 2023
Remembrance Services and Wreath Laying at the local War Memorials read more...
Thu 9th November 2023 Club Meeting
Speaker: Visiting Rotarian, Ken Hutt (Rotary Australia), Polio Eradication.Raffle – Derek Clark,
Reception – Sandy Mackenzie / Mary Smyth,
IT – Craig MacKenzie.
Thu 2nd November 2023 Club Meeting
Speaker: Debs Cowan, Care Food Train.Raffle – Craig Mackenzie,
Reception – Irene Brownless / Emma O’Hara,
IT – Sandy Mackenzie,
Picture courtesy of Debs Cowan. read more...
Thu 26th October 2023 Club Meeting
Speaker: International team: Helen Tulloch, Lend with Care.Raffle – Gordon McInally,
Reception – President Neil McKinlay/ Derek Clark,
IT – Sybille Handley-Schachler,
Picture courtesy of Helen Tulloch. read more...
Thu 19th October 2023 Club Meeting
Fun & Fellowship Evening.Raffle – Irene Brownless,
Reception – N/A,
IT – N/A.
Thu 12th October 2023 Club Meeting
Speaker: Yocksan Bell, The Herbert Protocol.Raffle – Kate Gibb,
Reception – Calum Thomson / Brian Johnson ,
IT – Liz Mackenzie,
Picture courtesy of Police Scotland. read more...
Thu 5th October 2023 Club Meeting
Speaker: Ernst (Erik) Avetisov, Rotary in the Ukraine.Raffle – Calum Thomson,
Reception – Jim McCulloch / Morrison Handley-Schachler,
IT – Eric Proven,
Picture courtesy of Erik Avetisov. read more...
Thu 28th September 2023 Club Meeting
Business Meeting.Raffle – Grainger Falconer,
Reception – President Neil McKinlay,
IT – N/A.
Fri 22nd September 2023 Echline Primary School - Ross’s Garden Re-Opened
Ross Woolard's Memorial Garden Re-Opened after refurbishment work carried out by Rotary South Queensferry and Greenferry read more...
Thu 21st September 2023 Club Meeting
Speaker: Olive Geddes, District Foundation Coordinator.Raffle – Sybille Handley-Schachler,
Reception – David Buchanan / Helen Tulloch,
IT – Norman Watson.
Tue 19th September 2023 Club Council
Meeting of the Club Council
Thu 14th September 2023 Club Meeting
RYLA Participants’ Talk.Raffle – David Buchanan,
Reception – Tamsin Gee / Norman Watson,
IT – Mark Moran. read more...
Wed 13th September 2023 Administration Committee
Meeting of the Club Administration Committee
Thu 7th September 2023 Club Meeting
Fun & Fellowship Evening.Raffle – Jim McCulloch,
Reception – N/A,
IT – N/A. read more...
Thu 31st August 2023 Club Meeting
District Governor Visit- Narek Bido.Raffle – Mark Moran,
Reception – President Neil McKinlay/ VP Sybille Handley-Schachler,
IT – Morrison Handley-Schachler,
Picture courtesy of Narek Bido. read more...
Thu 24th August 2023 Club Meeting
Speaker: Alan McPherson, Forth Ports.Raffle – Neil McKinlay,
Reception – Jim McCulloch / Eric Proven,
IT – Craig MacKenzie,
Picture courtesy of Forth Ports. read more...
Thu 17th August 2023 Club Meeting
Fun & Fellowship Evening.Raffle – Tamsin Gee,
Reception – N/A,
IT – N/A.
Thu 10th August 2023 Club Meeting
Business Meeting.Raffle – Mary Smyth,
Reception – President Neil McKinlay,
IT – N/A.
Thu 3rd August 2023 - Fri 4th August 2023 Rotary Young Golfer Competition - District 1320 Final
Rotary District 1320 Young Golfer Final held at Linlithgow with two entrants from South Queensferry read more...
Thu 3rd August 2023 Club Meeting
Speaker: Jan Moran, Personal Intro.Raffle – Allan Smith,
Reception – Craig Mackenzie/ Matt Purdie,
IT – Sandy Mackenzie,
Picture courtesy of Norman Watson.
Tue 1st August 2023 Club Council
Meeting of the Club Council
Thu 27th July 2023 Club Meeting
Speaker: Nicola McHendry, Linlithgow Museum – From the Stone Age to the Space Age.Raffle – Jan Moran,
Reception – Sarah Fletcher / Alistair Rarity,
IT – Liz Mackenzie,
Picture courtesy of Nicola McHendry.
Wed 26th July 2023 Administration Committee
Meeting of the Club Administration Committee
Thu 20th July 2023 Club Meeting
Fun & Fellowship Evening.Raffle – Brian Johnson,
Reception – N/A,
IT – N/A.
Thu 13th July 2023 Club Meeting
Speaker: Personal Intro / Job Talk – Brian Johnson.Raffle – Beatrice Thompson,
Reception – President Neil McKinlay/ Jim McCulloch,
IT – Eric Proven,
Picture courtesy of Brian Johnson. read more...
Sat 8th July 2023 Tidy-Up of Rosebery Hall Community Centre - Part 2
Our Environmental Team works on the tidy-up of the public spaces around the Rosebery Halls Community Centre read more..._1.jpeg)
Thu 6th July 2023 Club Meeting
Speaker: Gerald Smith Retirement / Sandy’s Year in Pictures Part 2.Raffle – Helen Tulloch,
Reception – President Neil McKinlay,
IT – Sybille Handley-Schachler. read more...
Sat 1st July 2023 South Queensferry Rotarian Gordon McInally starts his year as Rotary International President
Gordon McInally to head Rotary International, the world's largest humanitarian organisationread more...