Lunch time meeting - speaker Kenny Crichton, Gilvenbank Community Sport Hub

On Thursday 23rd February 2017, President Brian Johnson welcomed 20 club Rotarians and guest speaker Kenny Crichton to this lunch time meeting held at the Gilvenbank Hotel.

Four apologies for absence were received.

On reception, this week were May Ford who said grace and Peter May.

Murray Grubb mentioned that the Primary School Quiz would be taking place tonight Thursday 23^rd February to be held at Auchmuty High School. The High School Top of the form will take place on the 8^th March once again at Auchmuty High School.

Anne Sampson advised that the young artist competition judging had taken place at Glenwood High School last Wednesday with 19 entries, the winner being Rayanna Downie From Glenwood High School with runner up Joshua Medcraf also from Glenwood High School – Well Done. Winners of individual categories – 
• Advanced Higher Design – Rayanna Downie Glenwood), runner up Ellie Ross (Auchmuty)
• Advanced Higher design – winner Erin McArthur runner up Sara Little both Auchmuty.
• Higher Expressive joint winners Kyle Smith (Glenwood)and Jasmine Doyle (Glenrothes High) 
• Higher Design winner Joshua Medcraf (Glenwood) Runner up Sophie Mudie (Glenrothes High)
Well done to all who took part. All winners will be invited to our awards evening at the end of May. Thanks to the judges and to Glenwood High School for hosting the event.

Our speaker this week was Kenny Crichton chairman of the Gilvenbank Community Sports Hub who will be our main recipients for the Sportsman’s dinner to be held on 24^th March 2017. The hub was formed initially with involvement from Glenrothes Cricket Club. Glenrothes Athletic Football team and Glenrothes Tennis Club with the vision being for community involvement and use. The project which commenced 4 years ago, entailed £1 million of funding but unfortunately the time to be taken to raise the money was going to be to slow for the Tennis club as they wanted to get use of courts quicker and as such they pulled out and are now playing at Auchmuty High school. The Hub has a great relationship with the Community Council. Over the years so much investment has been put into the Michael Woods centre something was required and these facilities are much needed for the North Glenrothes Community, through consultation they found out that many people in the North Glenrothes area could not afford to get to the Michael Woods Centre. Work has already commenced out doors in this area, with a lot of drainage work undertaken. Due to the time delays the project and funding has had to be cut and now down to 4 changing rooms and a social space, not quite what was originally planned but having taken 4 years to get to this stage the Hub say they will take what they can get due to budget cuts and hopefully speak to other clubs and get them involved

The Rotary vote of thanks was given by Iain Haywood.

On reception, this week Thursday 2^nd March 2017 will be Roy Francey and Peter May. This week is a lunch time meeting to be held at the Gilvenbank Hotel. please meet by 12.45pm for a 12.55pm start. Our speaker this week will be Rector of Glenwood High School Neil McNeil talking about the alternative curriculum.

The annual Primary School Quiz took place at Auchmuty High School on Thursday evening 23rd February 2017 with 7 schools participating. Caskieberran, Collydean, Kinglassie, Leslie, Markinch, Southwood and Warout which was eventually won after a hotly contested 10 rounds each 6 questions by Leon Mauny, Ewan Imrie, Jessica Murray, Katie Smith, Erin Farquhar from Collydean Primary School. Well done to the pupils and the school. The event was organised by Vocational Chair Murray Grubb with question master for the evening Linda Ballingall, Supported by Rotarians Anne Sampson. May Ford, Will Wishart and Geoff Sampson with Rotarians Lindsay Roy, Ron Page, and Archie Lawrie in attendance. Many thanks to Auchmuty High School for hosting the event.