News
August 29th 2018
Visiting Lochaber Rotary Club in Fort William (District 1230) on August 29th, 2018 Dear Mr McCorkindale, dear Donald, as Immediate Past president you are in the chair today, as your current president, Mr Iain Johnston, has to meet other commitments this week. And the...
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DONALD GAINS “LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT” AWARD
DONALD GAINS “LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT” AWARD - 2nd July The Club congratulates Past President Donald Young on his recent and well-deserved award of a “Lifetime Achievement” Award at the 4th Lochaber VOSCARS event organised by Voluntary Action Lochaber as part of...
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ROTARY CLUB LAUNCHES POP-UP CAFÉ IN FORT WILLIAM
ROTARY CLUB LAUNCHES POP-UP CAFÉ IN FORT WILLIAM With good support from both locals and visitors, the Lochaber Rotary Club opened the first of its three Saturday pop-up café events on the 14th of July. The pop-up café, which is situated in the hall at the Duncansburgh...
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Young Chef Angus Dunn 2018
Hard on the heels of winning the Lochaber-wide heat, followed by topping the judges’ poll in the West of Scotland stage, fourteen-year-old Angus Dunn from Strontian was a runner-up in the All-Scotland & North of England heat, narrowly missing out on a place in the UK finals.
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AN INSIGHT INTO LIBERTY BRITISH ALUMINIUM – PAULA ROSS
Photo: Club Secretary Geoff Heathcote, Paula, and Club President Donald McCorkindale As well as giving a lively rundown of her new job as Rodding Room Supervisor at the smelter, immediate Past-President Paula Ross also gave members an interesting update on the...
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ROTARY CHILDREN’S POETRY COMPETITION TACKLES THE SEASHORE!
Club President Donald McCorkindale welcomed the winners of this year’s annual Rotary poetry competition, Alan Byrne and Sarah MacEachan from St Columba’s RC Primary, along with their Head Teacher Violet Smith, to lunch at a recent Rotary meeting. The winner of the...
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REPLICA MODEL T FORD FINALLY REALISED
The bronze £90,000 replica full-scale Model T Ford has finally arrived at Cameron Square and several Rotarians were there on Saturday 19 May to assist and support the project. Our pictures show Rotarians Margaret Boyd, Robbie Robertson, George Bruce, John Hutchison...
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Honorary Member Charlie Moore with President-Elect Iain Johnston
at Saturday’s unveiling of the bronze Model T Ford. Great to see Charlie out and about. He served our Club as Treasurer and as Auditor for many years and when he retired we recognised his decades of support by awarding him honorary membership.
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YOUNG MUSICIANS OF THE YEAR PERFORM AT ROTARY CLUB
Picture, courtesy of Iain Ferguson, The Write Image.Ailsa Janzen, Junior Young Musician of the Year, Mr Rose, Music Teacher, President-Elect Iain Johnston and Francesca Rose, Senior Young Musician of the Year. Local young musician winners gave a “superb performance”...
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ROTARY CLUB HEARS ABOUT NEW M&S FOOD HALL IN FORT WILLIAM Feb 15th 2018
FORT WILLIAM STORE MOST REMOTE IN UK Over 50 rotarians, partners and guests enjoyed an excellent 3-course meal at the annual Partners’ Lunch event on 14 February in the Alexandra Hotel. Guest speaker was Sam Nugent, manager of the new Marks & Spencer Food Hall at the...
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