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HELP FOR UKRAINIAN REFUGEES
We are very pleased to be supporting local artist Anne Rowan’s concert in support of Ukrainian Refugees. The venue is the Nevis Centre at 7 pm on Saturday 14 May. Fergus Grant, a Lochaber-raised Mòd Medallist will open the concert by singing the Ukrainian...
TEXAS GOLF COMES TO THE FORT!
We are alerting all golfers to the return of the Rotary AMAM Golf Tournament on Sunday 29 May, postponed for two years because of Covid 19. The format this year will be a “Three-Person Texas Scramble”. The entry fee for three person teams is £45 and...
ROTARIAN KEN JOHNSTON MADE PAUL HARRIS FELLOW
Our colleague, Past-President Ken Johnston has been made a Paul Harris Fellow recognising his service in Rotary, where he has done various jobs, particularly in community service and publicity. Keeping the members connected through Covid was of crucial importance and...
RUAIRIDH POLL JOINS THE NYOS JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Lochaber Rotary is delighted to hear that Ruairidh Poll of Lochaber High School has been selected for the flagship National Youth Orchestra of Scotland Jazz Orchestra after a demanding audition process. Thanks to the Kenneth J Macpherson Memorial Trust for Young...
ROTARY YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHER 2022
The Rotary Young Photographer Competition went ahead this year as normal. Heats take place in Rotary Districts across the UK and Lochaber’s winners go forward to the West of Scotland heat. Ellis John MacConnachie has won the Senior competition (14 – 17)...
ROTARY YOUNG WRITER 2022
We have again been running the annual Young Writer Competition which this year generated entries from Lochaber High School, all of which were in the Intermediate age group of 11 to 13. Winning this year’s competition was Sìne Grant from Faichemard,...
ROTARY YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHER 2021
Last year's Intermediate winner from Megan Park, Ardnamurchan High School Despite Covid, the Rotary Young Photographer Competition is going ahead this year as normal. Heats will take place in Rotary Districts across the UK and Lochaber’s winners will go forward...
CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL CANCELLED
Although plans had been well in hand for the Christmas Craft & Food Producers’ Festival and Cairngorm Reindeer Parade scheduled for 27th November, Lochaber Rotary has decided to cancel the event this year. Traditionally, numbers attending have been high and...
BACK IN THE ALEXANDRA HOTEL
After 75 weeks of on-line meetings, the members of Lochaber Rotary returned last week to their regular weekly lunch meeting at the Alexandra Hotel where they were welcomed by deputy manager, Val McIver, who is also an honorary member of the Club. President Simon...
SIMON HARDIMAN BECOMES 72nd PRESIDENT
Lochaber Rotary has chosen Simon Hardiman as it’s 2021-2022 President. Simon is a bed and breakfast operator, running Coire Glas in Spean Bridge with his wife Morven. He takes over from the current president, Richard Baxter at the end of June. Simon is pictured...