For the entirety of our Rotary Year 2020 – 2021, our then President Frank Williamson ably presided at all our regular Thursday evening meetings on Zoom. Another Past President, Ian Lumsden, acted as host throughout the year, and still does, and facilitated often full attendances of our membership at meetings, with guests joining us from time to time. Our regular weekly meetings programme included our Christmas Night and Burns Supper with both gatherings being organised by our then Vice-President, now current President, Douglas Irving.
Christmas Night on 16 December 2020 with Ian Lumsden (top left) acting as Host, gathering us together on Zoom. The almost full attendance of members and partner also included, as shown, Hilary and Douglas Irving, Jim Anderson, Kate Kerr, Mike and and Sadie Hollis, Sue and Hamish Biggar, Alex Scott, our senior member, David Henderson, Caroline Robertson and David Butler and Dr Sebastian Pflanz, local G.P. and the Club’s guest, who delivered our Christmas Message.
Our online Burns Supper audience included, as shown below (beginning top left, continuing in horizontal columns (left to right) Douglas Kerr, Roan Irving, guest, Brian Atwell, Ian Lumsden, James Robertson (Castle Douglas Club President) and his wife Irene, Mike Hollis, Ann and Alistair Robertson, Frances and David Henderson, Douglas and Hilary Irving, Margaret Boyd, Robert and Carolyn Kennedy, Isobel and Bill Gray, Kate Kerr, Club Junior Vice President, and Jim Anderson, Sandra and John Henry, Heather and John Rowland, Club Vice-President, Charles and Doris Cloy, Hamish and Sue Biggar, Mike Duguid, Kirkcudbright Club, who delivered the “Immortal Memory”, James, Tina and Martin Yule, guests, with Tina and Martin playing a Medley of Scottish Songs on Accordion and Fiddle , Mr and Mrs Keith Warford (Castle Douglas Club), Gordon and Rhonda Cathro, Chris and Fraser Sanderson, David Butler and Caroline Robertson, Bill Hean (Castle Douglas Club) who proposed the Toast to the Haggis, and Frank Williamson, our 2020/2021 President, and his wife Joan.Other Burns Evening guests shown left to right in the bottom two columns of the undernoted image included Kenny Murray, Robin Hogg, guests, both Castle Douglas Club, Mr & Mrs Stuart McCulloch, guests, Mr & Mrs Angus Campbell, guests, Stephen and Alex Howie, Ian Wilbur, Anna Yule, guest and Jean Irving, guest.
Entertainment on accordion and fiddle was provided by Tina and Martin Yule, Hest Bank, Cumbria
Robert Lind sang Burns Songs
All members of the Irving Family were in attendance
The current Rotary Year (2021 – 2022) has seen weekly meetings continue on Zoom. The undernoted image shows members in attendance on Meeting on Thursday 16 September 2021 when member Douglas Kerr (right, second column) spoke about his fund-raising over recent years visiting Scotland’s Islands and climbing the highest point on each. Thereby, charities Mary’s Meals, Dumfries & Galloway Befrienders and Dalbeattie Rotary Club stand to share in over £17,000 to date raised.
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President Douglas visits the impressive and sizeable Dalbeattie Allotments during their Open Day
moreReport on Rotary District 1020 Hybrid Annual General Meeting Held at Mercure Hotel, Livingston, 27 November 2021 and online.
moreFor the entirety of our Rotary Year 2020 – 2021 our regular Thursday evening meetings have been online on Zoom.
moreKacie Baumler is studying for a post-graduate Masters Degree at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh supported through a Rotary Global Grant Scholarship.
moreColin Vooght, Assistant District Governor,. joined us for our Annual Assembly. He congratulated us on our achievements over the last year and discussed plans for the new merged district.
moreLord Lieutenant plants copper beeches at Dalbeattie Learning Campus to mark Queen's Platinum Jubilee
moreDalbeattie High School has become only the second school in Scotland to be awarded the Rotary Blue Flag of Peace
moreDalbeattie Rotary Club donated £1,000 towards the £5,000 renovation costs of the Dalbeattie War Memorial
moreDalbeattie Rotary Club donated £500 towards the production costs of six “Anti-Litter Campaign” signs
moreDalbeattie Club Presidential Chain Handover on 24 June 2021. Frank Williamson, Club President 2020/2021, hands over to Douglas Irving, new Club President 2021/2022.
moreDalbeattie Rotary Club at the Centenary Lunch hosted by Dumfries Rotary Club on Friday 5 November 2021
moreDalbeattie Rotary Club has planted a tree in the town’s Colliston Park to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
moreDalbeattie Rotary Club donated £5,000 towards the construction costs of a re-make of the Skeoch Car
moreDalbeattie Club Presidential Chain Handover on 24 June 2021. Frank Williamson, Club President 2020/2021, hands over to Douglas Irving, new Club President 2021/2022.
moreReport from Rotary President Douglas Irving from the Rotary District 1020 District Conference 23/24 October 2021
moreDalbeattie Rotarians were privileged to have Rotary District 1020 Governor Ken Robertson (Cumbernauld) visit our Club at our meeting on Zoom on Thursday 3 February 2022.
moreThree of our members are taking part this week (8-15 April 2022) in the 26th Rotary World Curling Championships being held at the Dumfries Ice Globe.
moreSome more happy customers visiting the Rotary Santa at Glaisters farm, Kirkgunzeon. Santa's shed donated by Glaisters and funds go to the Dalbeattie Food Pantry
moreDalbeattie Rotary Club has been providing modest financial support for the Kupata Project in Uganda whereby sanitary products are made available to girls at school
moreDalbeattie Rotary Club has its third Paul Harris Fellow, an honour awarded to those who demonstrate a shared purpose with the humanitarian and educational objectives of Rotary International and its motto of “Service above Self.”
moreThe Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is an intensive leadership experience organized by Rotary clubs and districts. Dalbeattie sponsored two candidates.
moreDalbeattie sponsored two candidates to this year’s RYLA programme, which took place at Abernethy Barcaple Outdoor Centre near Castle Douglas.
moreOn 29 June 2023, outgoing president John Rowland passed on the chain of office to our first Lady President, Kate Kerr
moreAssistant District Governor Colin Vooght joined the club for its annual assembly and shared his views.
moreGordon led Rotakids to work with Geoff of The Men's Shed and Steve the Red Squirrel Ranger to build squirrel boxes
moreTen of our members, assisted by three friends of the Club, wielded spades at Dalbeattie Learning Centre Campus, to plant 100 young trees to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
moreDalbeattie Club were present on the evening of Friday 11 March 2022 on the occasion of the Centenary Celebration Dinner of the Rotary Club of Dumfries.
moreThis is the Dalbeattie & District Rotary Club CHARITREE which has been decorated by Kate and Isla Kerr in Rotary colours and which was on display along with many others in a spectacular display in St. John’s Church, Dumfries
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