It fell to John Rowland as Vice President to organise and present at our meeting on 27 January 2022 this year’s Club Burns Evening held on Zoom. There was a goodly attendance of members and partners, joined for the occasion by members of Castle Douglas Club, including Andrew Dunlop, who delivered the Toast to the Lassies, ably replied to by our own Caroline Robertson. Fraser Sanderson, our Club Secretary, addressed the haggis and musical contributions featured Martin and Tina Yule (fiddle and accordion) and songs from Hilary Irving, accompanied on piano by President Douglas, and from member John Henry. This year’s Immortal Memory was delivered by Ian Hanlin, a member of Lockerbie Rotary Club, who shared the interesting fact that the wife of the founder of Rotary International, the American Paul Harris (1868-1947), and the wife of Robert Burns shared the same Christian name, Jean. Paul Harris in fact married Jean Thomson, the daughter of a Scots Minister. Through Jean, Paul became familiar with the life and works of Robert Burn and Paul Harris himself drew inspiration for the high ideal of the fellowship of Rotary International from Burns’ own plea in “A man’s a man for ‘a that” that humankind’s universal goodwill and peace be secured in God's good time.”
“Then let us pray that come it may -
As come it will for a’ that -
That Sense and Worth, o’er a’ the earth
Shall bear the gree, an’ a’ that.
For a’ that, an’ a’ that,
It’s comin yet for a’ that,
That Man to Man the warld o’er
Shall brithers be for a’ that.”
Vice President John Rowland
The gathered company, with Alex Scott (bottom right) joining us, it seems, from “down under!”
Tina and Martin Yule on screen from Hest Bank, Lancaster
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Report 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.
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
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.
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.
morePresident Douglas visits the impressive and sizeable Dalbeattie Allotments during their Open Day
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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