The club has now raised (and spent) more than £278,000 over the twenty-six years since its formation in 1995.
DetailsTo encourage walking in the local environment, we are promoting local walking groups, publishing local walking routes and creating the Gryffe Valley Way, a walking route the length of the River Gryffe.
DetailsLong distance walking route - the length of the Gryffe Valley from the source of the river near Loch Thom to Linwood
DetailsTo support disabled sailing for wheelchair users at Castle Semple Loch Gryffe Valley Rotary purchased a special powered Wheelyboat to enabled those in wheelchairs to get out onto the water.
DetailsThe River Gryffe flows from the Gryffe Reservoirs and emerges near Kilmacolm. It then flows through Quarriers Village, Bridge of Weir, Houston and Crosslee before joining the Black Cart river near Glasgow airport. The surrounding area is known as the Gryffe Valley, and it provides the name and the catchment area for our Rotary club.
Our weekly meetings have re-started at a new venue, the Fox and Hounds in Houston. The meetings are also accessible via Zoom. Please look around the website to see more of what Gryffe Valley Rotary does and contact us if you have good ideas for projects.
During the pandemic we met regularly on-line and ran various events on-line. Our members have been donating some of the monies saved (due to us not having weekly meals) to the charities account - £10,000+ to date.
We are a friendly club with 40+ members with a diverse range of backgrounds and interests. Most hail from Houston, Bridge of Weir and Kilmacolm with others from Brookfield, Howwood, Kilbarchan and Lochwinnoch. We enjoy our speaker meetingsand through our joint efforts we like to give something back to the broader community through three branches of Rotary service - Community, Youth and International. By the end of the Rotary year in June 2021 we had raised more than a £280,000 pounds in support of charitable causes in these three areas!
Our club is all about helping others less fortunate than ourselves and our ethos is governed by three principles - Fun, Fellowship and Funds:
Check out here to find out more about us or better still why not come along to a meeting and see what we are getting up to. We'd love to see you so just use the "Contact Form" tab above and we can set it up. If you are concerned that you wont know anyone, why not come along with a few friends. Who knows you may want to join us!
The River Gryffe
Sun, May 22nd 2022 1:00 pm
Route on country lanes between Houston, Bridge of Weir and Kilmacolm, starting from Houston Public Park, for all abilities from serious runners to novices/joggers in aid of Alzheimers Scotland. Sponsored by Malcolm group and Scottish Leather Group
detailsWe meet on Wednesdays at 19:00 for 19:30
Fox and HoundsBe part of a global network of volunteers, trying to make the world a better place. Please also see the 'links & news' page for information from the local district and live feeds from Rotary International and Rotary International in GB&I.
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