Tuesday 3 September
At this meeting we had 10 members and a guest of Jim Wilson. We also had a fleeting appearance of a Rotarian and his wife on holiday from south of England, who had booked in to the hotel for a meal. We exchanged greetings and comparative experiences of club membership and programmes, and wished each other well for the future. The club raffle was won by Sylvia.
Business items covered were as follows:
- Car Treasure Hunt fixed for Sunday 29 September, and a target of 20 car loads
- We agreed to enter the Hunterston Quiz night in Ardrosssan on Friday 25 October, hopefully 2 teams
- Plans for a Burns Evening are to be discussed with the Dumfries Arms management
- Our involvement in the Christmas Fair in Netherthird centre has been confirmed
- After general discussion it was agreed to have 2 charities in mind for our fund raising activities this year, one local and one national (probably Polio Plus).
At the end of the meeting, Jim Wilson’s guest spoke for a few minutes to describe his activities in a broad way. He has a police background in tackling organised crime, on both a local and national scale. He did not reveal any secrets.
Tuesday 17 September
There was an attendance of 10 plus our speaker. We had a brief report of a recent Segment Meeting, which highlighted a proposed Race Night. The club raffle was won by Jim Wilson.
Our speaker was Kay McMeekin from the Cumnock History Group. She used a projector and screen to supplement her verbal description. The group was started in 2013 by an enthusiast, Bobby Grierson, using his own personal computer to set up a website. Various themes and activities had been chosen to explore and present to the public. These included – local miners rows with the coal extraction history, World War 1 memorials and medals, the Pennylands POW camp in World War 2, and local graveyards. Membership fee is only £10, and further recruits would be welcome.
Sunday 29 September
This was the day of the club’s first Car Treasure Hunt for a few years Only half the number of cars hoped for had signed up for the event, but enough to confirm the popularity of the afternoon out, and which can be built on for future attempts.
The area used was in the region of Muirkirk, and contestants were challenged to “find” items of local interest, with the help (or hindrance) of some anagrams.
The start had been at the Netherthird Community building, which provided catering at the end. A review of the venture will be discussed at future meetings.
Monday Rambles
2 – Catrine - river walk
9 – Mauchline – Welton Farms road
16 – New Cumnock – the Lagoons (clockwise)
23 – Muirkirk – Institute eastward to Crossflat roads
30 - Sanquhar – outskirts on eastern side