June 2018
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Speaker Meetings at the River Inn Wednesday 18th April -John Blair, “Bridge of Weir Angling Club” John Blair has been the President of Bridge of Weir Angling Club for the past 8 years. The Club is one of Scotland’s oldest angling clubs, having been founded in 1874. It looks after the stretch of the Gryffe River from Quarriers Village to the river bridge in Bridge of Weir. He noted that the growth in commercial salmon farming has resulted in a big drop in salmon numbers coming up the river to spawn - increased sea lice may be the cause. After many varied questions David thanked John for highlighting a popular activity available right on our door step.
Wednesday 25th April - David Shan, Renfrew Rotary “Sikhs and Turbans” David, who is a Sikh, brought greetings from President John of the Renfrew Club, then announced his subject as the tying and wearing of a turban and the reasons for doing so. He gave a fascinating account of the history of Sikhism and how it evolved from Hinduism. He described the variety of turbans and the significance of their various colours. He concluded his talk by showing members what is involved in preparing the length of material required to wind round the head to form a proper turban and enlisted the assistance of his host, Alan, who modelled the headwear very convincingly to the obvious delight of his colleagues!
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Wednesday 16th May – Gerard McKeown, “Charles Dickens – could he have been a Rotarian?” Born in Northern Ireland, Gerard worked in the South of England as a teacher of English before becoming a church minister. He had a particular interest in Charles Dickens and conducted historical tours of Dickens’ London sites. He explained how Dickens had worked incessantly for charitable projects (whilst fathering thirteen children and completing his writing) during his working life of 33 years. He gave 60 -70 benefit performances for charity each year. He was motivated by the practical Christian tradition of the Unitarian Church.
Wednesday 9th May - John Stuart, Renfrew Rotary “CAMRA” John Stuart is a Member of The Rotary Club of Paisley, a beer enthusiast and a very active member of CAMRA. John explained how the recent Paisley Beer Festival had been conceived and planned with 316 different beers! He passed around beer glasses with a plea to fund the Rotary logo and thanked us for previous support. We heard about how a Rotary ‘charity’ beer for ‘End Polio Now’ nearly sold out. He closed by telling us how he had founded his own brewery, Strathalbyn, in Clydebank and tested members with a quick quiz.
Future Meetings Dinner meetings are held in The River Inn, Crosslee at 7.00pm for 7.30. If you are interested in Rotary and would to like to attend, or help at any of our events, please contact the club via the “contact” button on the website www. gryffevalley-rotary.org.uk . • Wednesday 25th May – Alexa Spragg Euroscholar • Wednesday 30th May – St Columba’s Senior Youth Speaks team • Wednesday 13th May – Sharon Kane “Funding Neuro” • Wednesday 20th May – Roisin Eadie “Mary’s Meals”
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