Completed meetings and events 2024-2025
Sat 10th May 2025 Seniors' Concert
We organise concert, tea, home baking and biscuits for our seniors.Thu 8th May 2025 Friends & Family - Chas Macfarlane, Lend With Care
An update on Lend With Care
Fri 2nd May 2025 Race Night
Enjoyable evening at the races raising money for charities. Thanks to everyone who supported the night and Coachman for excellent buffet.Thu 1st May 2025 Business
Thu 24th April 2025 Committees & Council
Thu 17th April 2025 Fellowship
Thu 10th April 2025 Friends & Family
Thu 3rd April 2025 Business - Lindsay Smith & artist Scott, Kilsyth Academy Library Mural
A proposed mural designed by pupils.Thu 27th March 2025 Committees & Council, Kate Keter, Rotary Foundation
A talk about Rotary Foundation
Fri 21st March 2025 - Primary Schools Quiz
Local primary schools attended this year’s event at St Patrick’s Primary.
Thu 20th March 2025 Fellowship - Marlyn Somers, Building Schools in Uganda
Thu 13th March 2025 Friends & Family - Bill Duncan,The Search for the Secret Howff
Thu 6th March 2025 Fellowship - Business
Sun 2nd March 2025 EPN Afternoon Tea
Raising funds for Rotary's End Polio campaign with afternoon sandwiches and cakes. Another enjoyable and successful event raising over £2000 for the fight to end polio.Thu 27th February 2025 Committees & Council
Thu 20th February 2025 Fellowship - Russell McGregor Job Talk
Recent member Russell gives a job talk
Thu 13th February 2025 Friends & Family - Burns Night
David Westwood addressed the haggis and Holy Willie's Prayer. Sam Peoples did the piping. Music from Remagen. Mark chaired and provided a Burns quiz.Thu 6th February 2025 Business
Thu 30th January 2025 Committees & Council
New member Alastair Murray is welcomed to the club.
Thu 23rd January 2025 Fellowship
SVP Mark Davidson exchanged club pennants with John Strang , President of Whitburn club. A number of Whitburn members paid a visit.
Thu 16th January 2025 Fellowship - June Grindley, Creatovators
A presentation about workshops and support for youngsters on the autistic spectrum and their parents. Earlier new member Russell McGregor was inducted.Thu 9th January 2025 Friends & Family -
Thu 2nd January 2025 No meeting
Thu 26th December 2024 No meeting
Fri 20th December 2024 Rotakids fund Aquabox
Rotakids at Patricks raised enough money to purchase an AquaboxThu 19th December 2024 No meeting
Thu 12th December 2024 Friends & Family - Festive Meal
Mon 9th December 2024 Santa’s Sleigh & Carol Concert
Santa was out again and the Sleigh finished at Burngreen for the Carol Concert.
Sun 8th December 2024 Santa’s Sleigh
Santa gets on his sleigh on his first night tour round Kilsyth and Barton.Thu 5th December 2024 Business and sgm
Thu 28th November 2024 Committees & Council
Sat 23rd November 2024 Christmas Fayre & Santa's Grotto
We had stalls, a tearoom and Santa's Grotto at this year's event.Thu 21st November 2024 Business & Planning Meeting
An account of the history of and a search for this Cairngorms' shelter.
Fri 15th November 2024 Quiz Night (Uganda Project)
A Quiz Night and wine tasting to raise funds for a school building project in Uganda organised by the Uphill Trust. Other activities, fundraising by the charity and a Rotary district helped to raise the sum of £4500.
Thu 14th November 2024 Fellowship - Robyn Bates, Challenge Enterprise
Robyn spoke about her weekend at Challenge Enterprise and the club celebrated her grandfather and member Pat Docherty's 80th birthday.
Sun 10th November 2024 Remembrance Sunday
President David laid a wreath on behalf of the club.Thu 7th November 2024 Committees and Council
Thu 31st October 2024 Fellowship - Gordon Moulds, Kids in Action (zoom)
Thu 24th October 2024 Fellowship - Job Talk, Debra Murphy,A New Journey
Thu 24th October 2024 World Polio Day
Some familiar buildings and places are lit up in purple to mark World Polio Day and Rotary’s continuing commitment to ending polio worldwide.
Thu 24th October 2024 Paint Your Pinkie Purple
Well done Rotakids at Balmalloch who raised over £50 with a Painting Pinkie Purple event.
Thu 24th October 2024 World Polio Day - Purple Pinkie
Rotakids at St Patrick’s created posters and painted pinkies purple throughout the school during the day.Thu 17th October 2024 Fellowship - Lend With Care
Thu 10th October 2024 Friends & Family - Ged McFaul, home2rome
Ged provided an interesting talk on her walking trip to Rome.
Fri 4th October 2024 Wrapup at St Patrick’s 2024
Pupils at St Patrick’s Primary helped sort and bag donations of coats and jackets which were then forwarded to Kilsyth Food Bank.Thu 3rd October 2024 Business
Thu 26th September 2024 Committees & Council
Thu 19th September 2024 Fellowship
Growing Rotary follow-upThu 12th September 2024 Fellowship
Just fellowship
Thu 5th September 2024 Fellowship
While a number of members and partners enjoy an anniversary cruise, it’s business as usual for those at the Coachman.Thu 29th August 2024 Fellowship - Growing Rotary
Showcasing Rotary and the work of our club.
Sat 24th August 2024 Farmers’ Market
We’ve been helping out at the Farmers’ Market at Tesco Craigmarloch organised by Spina Bifida charity.Thu 22nd August 2024 Fellowship - Preparing for Growing Rotary
Preparing for our Growing Rotary event.Thu 15th August 2024 Fellowship - Preparing for Growing Rotary
Growing Rotary preparation.
Thu 8th August 2024 Fellowship - Grace Mackie, Cruising
Grace Mackie gave a comprehensive talk about her career working on cruise ships as a nurse. We also welcomed new member Debra Murphy.Thu 1st August 2024 Fellowship
First meeting after 2 week break.Thu 25th July 2024 No Meeting
No meetingThu 18th July 2024 No Meeting
No meetingThu 11th July 2024 Friends & Family
Thu 4th July 2024 Committees and Council