President's Monthly Message - August 2016

August in the Rotary Club of South Queensferry gave us 2 new members, with Irene Brownless and Pete McHale both being welcomed to the club.  I’m looking forward to spending more time with both of them in the many events we hold. Speakerswise we had a job talk from Rotarian Matt Purdie when he told us about his Removals business, and Alistair Pride from Words and Pictures gave us tips on taking good photographs.  It was also a month for celebration with 4 birthdays and a Golden Wedding being recognised with either a Glass of wine, or cheese and biscuits.

Our big social event was our annual barbeque.  Members, family and friends were welcomed to The Forts thanks to Allan Smith and treated to lovely barbequed food organised and cooked by the social committee.  A Treasure hunt and a game of Rounders (who cares about the rules!)  kept us entertained in between all the eating and chat.

September will be another busy month with 4 speakers covering an amazing variety of subjects – Police Training in Sri Lanka, Treating Prostate Cancer, Gala Day and Nutrition. We’re also welcoming the Rotary Club of Linlithgow Grange for the first round of this year’s District Quiz. Good luck to both teams (but especially South Queensferry!).

We’ll start the month off with our annual Clay Pigeon Shoot and social event at Cluny Clays in Fife.  Always a fun day, but with an edge. Who’s going to win the club trophy this year?

Graham Leith, President Rotary Club of South Queensferry