Completed meetings and events 2022-2023

Rotary members photo with benches

Wed 28th June 2023 Restoration of Melbourne Brae Benches

First installed in June 1953 to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth and now restored in June 2023 the year of King Charles coronation. read more...

Wed 28th June 2023 Brad MacKay 28 June

Vice Principal (International Strategy and External Relations) at the University of St Andrews read more...

Sat 24th June 2023 Garden Party 24th June at Craigfoodie

St Andrews Rotary Club in conjunction with St Andrews-Loches Alliance.
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Wed 21st June 2023 Disbursement of Funds

Surplus year end funds distributed to worthy charities read more...

Sun 11th June 2023 - Thu 15th June 2023 67th International Golf Tournament

Rotarians from over 20 countries played over the Links courses including The Old Course. read more...

Wed 7th June 2023 300th Anniversary of Adam Smith

Professor Gavin Reid gave an in depth account of Adam Smith

Followed by Club AGM at 2.30 read more...

Tue 6th June 2023 An Introduction to Life Sciences for School Pupils

St Andrews and Glenrothes Rotary Clubs organised a tour of Life Science departments at St Andrews University for 40 school pupils. read more...

Sun 4th June 2023 Chariots of Fire 4th June 2023

Charity beach run on the West Sands read more...

Wed 31st May 2023 NO MEETING 31 May

AGM rescheduled for 7th June at 2.30 read more...

Wed 24th May 2023 Eve Poole

A local Madras girl who has made a mark in her life. read more...

Wed 17th May 2023 District 1010 Governor Ken McLennan

Ken nears the end of his term as District Governor. read more...

Mon 15th May 2023 Primary Schools Football Tournament 15th May

At St Leonards School read more...

Wed 10th May 2023 CHAS May 10th

Gillian Donald will update us on the wonderful work done by this charity. read more...

Wed 3rd May 2023 The Weavers of Dunfermline

Cath Chorley will Zoom in with her talk to our live lunch meeting on 3 May. read more...
Sabine

Wed 26th April 2023 Khipus: Unravelling an Andean Writing System

Sabine Hyland will unravel on 26 April read more...

Wed 19th April 2023 Dr Wendy Simpson NHS

Wendy deals with stress amongst the staff of the NHS read more...

Wed 5th April 2023 STAFCO Concert at Holy Trinity

Presented by Jill Craig this was as usual a most enjoyable musical event. read more...

Wed 5th April 2023 Community Council

Penelope Fraser is Chair of the Community Council read more...

Wed 29th March 2023 Dutch Village at Craigtoun Park

Henry Paul gave a presentation on 29 March on the renovation of the Dutch Village. read more...

Wed 22nd March 2023 East Fife Sports Awards 22 March

Colin Brown presented the "Youth Award" sponsored by the Rotary Club of St Andrews read more...

Wed 22nd March 2023 Kate Kennedy Procession talk on 22 March

Tatiana Mouravief will tell us all about the procession. read more...

Tue 21st March 2023 Antiques Road Show Valuation Day at Rufflets Hotel

Staff of Great Western Auctions valued any 3 items for a £10 donation to the charities Alzheimer Scotland and CHAS. read more...

Fri 10th March 2023 Schools Forum on Migration

Madras and St Leonards pupils, with expert speakers provided by our Rotary Club discussed Migration read more...

Wed 8th March 2023 Why America went to the Moon and Why they haven't gone back.

Gerard DeGroot explained read more...

Wed 1st March 2023 Hunting Terrestrial Orchids in SW Australia

Professor Richard Byrne read more...

Mon 27th February 2023 St Andrews Play Club 27 February

"So You Think You Know Your History"
Performance in the New Golf Club read more...

Wed 22nd February 2023 Tommy Brown career talk

A "people manager" with 25 years experience in Logistics and Supply Chain read more...

Wed 15th February 2023 STEPS on 15th February

Ellen Colingsworth is making a difference "Step by Step" by bringing a St Andrews Education to Palestine students. read more...
Lia

Wed 8th February 2023 Rotaract Vice President Lia Pimentel De Magaihaes

From Portugal, Lia had a special story to tell read more...

Wed 1st February 2023 Madras Head Ken Currie

Ken took over as Rector at Madras as the new school building opened at Bell Brae read more...

Wed 25th January 2023 Burns Lunch

Special lunch and Special entertainment read more...

Wed 18th January 2023 Coastal Rowing

John Ardley let us know what keeps him fit on January 18th read more...

Wed 11th January 2023 Bounding into the New Year

Social lunch followed by discussion on next 6 months read more...

Wed 4th January 2023 NO MEETING

Bounding into the New Year read more...

Wed 28th December 2022 NO MEETING

Recovering from Christmas

Fri 23rd December 2022 M&S bag packing 23rd December

Fund raising at M&S read more...

Wed 21st December 2022 NO MEETING 21st December

Merry Christmas

Wed 14th December 2022 Christmas Student/Family Lunch

Family and overseas students welcomed to a special Christmas Lunch read more...

Wed 7th December 2022 Ian Hamilton career talk 7th December

Ian was a special restaurateur with an excellent "mine host" welcome.
Good food and wine served in the Vine Leaf for many years. read more...

Wed 7th December 2022 Special General Meeting 7th December following the lunch presentation.

Election of Office Bearers for 2023-2024
Club Financial Accounts for year ending 30th June 2022 read more...

Wed 30th November 2022 StAFCO Concert on 30 November

Free concert in Holy Trinity church.
Rotary retiring collection for charity read more...

Wed 30th November 2022 Fife Musical Instrument Library

On 30th November, Renowned trumpeter, John Wallace CBE, told us of Music Education and the importance of the Fife Instrument Library. read more...

Fri 25th November 2022 Visit to Madras College on 25 November

Conducted tour of the new school.
Check out the construction photos! read more...
Book by Stephen

Wed 23rd November 2022 Nation to Nation

Stephen Gethins former MP for NE Fife.
Professor of Practice in International Relations.
23 November read more...

Wed 16th November 2022 Addison Cross Rotary Foundation Scholar on 16 November

Addy is from Minnesota and sponsored by her home club to study for a Master's degree in Social Anthropology in St Andrews read more...

Wed 9th November 2022 How I became a crime writer

Hania Allen told us. how she came to write crime novels. read more...

Wed 2nd November 2022 - Thu 3rd November 2022 Rotaract Soggy Bake Sale

In a very wet stormy night raising funds for Families First read more...

Wed 2nd November 2022 East Neuk Market Garden on 2 November

Local produce at its best read more...

Wed 26th October 2022 Club Archive

President Frank knows more than most read more...

Wed 19th October 2022 Maggies Centre Dundee

Annie Long showed all the wonderful care offered by Maggies read more...

Sun 16th October 2022 City 4s Golf Tournament 16th October

This is a popular annual tournament organised by St Andrews Rotary Club for teams from the local community. read more...

Thu 13th October 2022 Theatre Outing 13th October

"Don Quixote, Man of Clackmannanshire" at the Dundee Rep read more...

Wed 12th October 2022 Mervyn Blank career talk

Almost a professional footballer, Mervyn was forced to follow his father's advice and get a proper job. read more...

Wed 5th October 2022 Efficacy, Resilience and Leadership

David McClure the former rector of Madras College touched on experiences from his career.
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Thu 29th September 2022 - Sun 2nd October 2022 Dunhill Golf Tournament 29th September to 2nd October

Rotary hub for raising funds and promoting Rotary. read more...

Wed 28th September 2022 RYLA students

Two pupils from St Leonards sponsored by our Club read more...

Wed 21st September 2022 Keith Cup Annual Putting Competition Wednesday 21 September

Keenly contested but fun evening read more...

Wed 21st September 2022 I brought Disney Stories to life with Flowers.

Luc Behar-Bannelier retired Director of Nature and Environment at Disneyland Europe.
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Sun 18th September 2022 Junior Golf Foursomes Sunday 18th September

Contact David Bateman for this annual tournament for juniors read more...

Wed 14th September 2022 Thistle Foundation

William Oviatt will enlighten us

Wed 7th September 2022 My Name'5 Doddie foundation

A donation of £6500 was presented to Mia from the "My Name'5 Doddie foundation. read more...

Wed 31st August 2022 The Rotary Club of Wakiso ---- Young and Determined to Make a Difference in the Community

Rotarian Wilber Sibiiti told us of his home club read more...

Wed 31st August 2022 Induction of Tommy Brown

New member Tommy Brown was welcomed into the Club read more...

Wed 24th August 2022 The British Army in Leuchars

Lt Col. Graeme Craig told us of the Queen's visit and more about this important addition to our community. read more...

Wed 17th August 2022 The Values of a Good Education

Chris Lusk MBE has done important work on this. read more...

Wed 10th August 2022 Paul Harris Fellowship Awards

The Two Broons read more...

Wed 10th August 2022 Fife Coast & Countryside Trust - Connecting Environment and People

Sarah-Jane Latto, Head of Conservation and Engagement explained the work done by the Trust. read more...

Wed 3rd August 2022 Backstage at the Byre Theatre 3rd August

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Wed 27th July 2022 Kirkcaldy's Heritage in 50 Objects by Alan Crombie

Alan is an expert read more...

Wed 20th July 2022 Ruins and Records

Bess Rhodes has digitally reconstructed Late Mediaeval St Andrews read more...

Wed 13th July 2022 Scatter Week

No meeting so let other Rotary Clubs know how busy St Andrews is with the 150th British Open Golf Champonship. read more...

Mon 11th July 2022 - Wed 27th July 2022 Gamboura water well repair.

Many happy faces in the village of Passa as their well is repaired with a £1000 contribution from the Rotary Club of St Andrews. read more...

Sat 9th July 2022 - Fri 15th July 2022 RYLA Boys Camp

John Thomson delivered to camp by Ian Hamilton read more...

Wed 6th July 2022 Vice President induction

Jean-Marc Murre was inducted as Vice President for this year. read more...

Wed 6th July 2022 Sugar Pills and Snake Oil:- The Power of the Placebo

Retired Psychologist Mike Dow enlightened us read more...

Mon 4th July 2022 Rotaract Donation to School for Abandoned Girls in India

Rotaract donated £500 to Rotaract Past President Keertna to buy desks for the School in India. read more...
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