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The Rotary Club of Irvine Seagate 1992-93 |
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The Rotary Club of Irvine Seagate 1992-93 |
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President Jim Fairgrieve
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Also . . . The 30 founder members: During his year in office, President Jim was contacted by President Michel Pioux of the Rotary Club of Orléans Beauce Sologne regarding a golfing holiday to Scotland. This led to the first visit, in the month immediately after their terms of office, and to many more enjoyable exchange visits, listed on the following page. |
The
Rotary Club of Irvine Seagate - number 1778
The 1992 Rotary International theme was bright and happy - and represents the best of Club history since - "Real Happiness is Helping Others".
The Inaugural Meeting of the Interim Rotary Club of Irvine Seagate was held in the Golf Hotel on Monday 18th May 1992, chaired by DG Douglas Graham. The Charter is dated 2nd June 1992.
The programme, printed by founder member Allan Morrison at Fasprint, records:
Grace - Bill Black
TOAST: the Queen - The Chairman
Roll Call of Clubs Represented - George Donaldson, PP, RC
Irvine
Introduction of Founder Members - Robert McClure, PDG and
District Extension Officer
Address - Douglas Graham, DG
Inaugural Resolutions - proposer Bobby Campbell, seconder
Douglas Hutchison
Announcement of Formation of Interim Rotary Club of Irvine
Seagate - Douglas Graham, DG
Election of Club Officers - proposer David McClure, seconder
Dan Moriarty
TOAST: The Interim Rotary Club of Irvine Seagate - Ronnie
Young, President, RC Irvine
REPLY - Jim Fairgrieve, Founder President of the Interim
Rotary Club of Irvine Seagate
Greetings from other Clubs - Jim Anderson
Tributes from visiting Rotarians
Vote of Thanks - James McDonald, President, RC Kilmarnock
TOAST: "Rotary International" - The Chairman
(Though not in the above photos, Alex Lumsden wore the RC Irvine chain
at the Inaugural Meeting, probably as he would be president during the first
full year of RC Irvine Seagate; at the Charter Dinner, he wore his VP medal;
confusing!)
The Charter Dinner, also chaired by DG Douglas Graham, was
held on Friday 26th June in the Redburn Hotel. We are sure
that the occasion must have been happier than these serious faces suggest.
Grace - Ronnie Young, President, RC Irvine
TOAST: the Queen - The Chairman
Roll Call of Clubs - T Davies Brock, District Secretary
The Object of Rotary - George M Donaldson, Past President,
RC Irvine
Introduction of Charter Members - Robert McClure, PDG and
District Extension Officer
Presentation of Charter - Douglas Graham, DG
Presentation of Presidential Chain - John Paton, Regional
Manager, Royal Bank of Scotland, plc
Welcome into Rotary - Neville Hackett, President, RIBI
(The event was also attended by RIBI Extension Chairman Paul Ungar from
London)
TOAST: The Rotary Club of Irvine Seagate - Alex Lumsden,
President Elect, RC Irvine
REPLY - Jim Fairgrieve, President, Rotary Club of Irvine
Seagate
Presentation of Rotary Lectern and Gavel - Ronnie Young,
President, RC Irvine
Presentation of Rotary Bell - James McDonald, President,
RC Kilmarnock
Presentation of Visitors Book - Frank Lehane, RC Kilwinning
Greetings from other Clubs - Jim Anderson, Secretary, RC
Irvine Seagate
Vote of Thanks - Wilf Marriott, District Governor Nominee
TOAST: "Rotary International" - The Chairman
The
Marymass Hot Dog Stall, in front of the Golf Hotel, started in the club's
very first year, 1992. Since then, there have been two main changes - the
dropping of the associated bottle stall when the local authority clamped down
on the drinking free-for-all (farewell, Buckie) and the move to Rtn Franco's
gateway when the Golf Hotel closed down.
No surprise in Ayrshire . . that the Club had its first Burns Night in its first January (1993). The Immortal Memory was proposed by Jim Wales, a Past President of Irvine Burns Club, and readings were given by Rhona Barr. Bill Rotherham proposed the Toast to the Lassies, with a Reply from Madge Smith, wife of Burns Club curator David Smith.
Some
Seagate members joined RC Irvine's first Pensioners Outing,
in spring 1993, by train to Oban - memorable for the two special guards on
board - Rtns Bill2 one might say. Rtn Bill Nolan had obtained smart
(new!) guard uniforms for the day, from a Division Head in Scotrail, for himself
and Rtn Bill Carson. Their confident and cheery bearing - all that one would
wish from rail staff - left many of our pensioners believing they were on
the staff payroll. And, when the trolley girl came down the train, she was
a little surprised and asked "What division are you two with?" One
of our two: "Entertainment and Customer Relations". She: "How
do you get a job there?" Our two: "It's a new Division - fancy joining
us? Can you sing or dance?" She started to demonstrate she could! An
audition on the train! Our two suggested she write in to apply. Her last words:
"You'll put in a word for me?" The outcome is not known, but Bill
N. did meet her on a train journey some time after, and got the impression
she was wondering why she hadn't had a reply. Our two managed, at Oban, to
give the shunters a row for not moving the train soon enough. They were also
approached there by travellers asking for train information. They did NOT
go on to apply for a job on the trains. One Rotarian spouse was almost left
behind - though all were told not to leave the ferry, she stepped off to be
on Mull for a moment, and the ferry prepared to move off - luckily for George,
Margaret was not left on Mull.
Members in the Golf Hotel.
