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ROTARY YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHER
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...
CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL CHANGES TO “KNITIVITY”!
The Rotary Christmas Festival and Craft Fair towards the end of November has been a popular annual event in recent years. Those who have attended previously will realise that a great deal of close interaction is involved...
FERGUSON TRANSPORT AND SHIPPING DONATION
Ferguson Transport and Shipping continue their support of Lochaber Rotary as Jodie Jordan, Business Administrator, presents a cheque for £500. Group Managing Director, Alasdair Ferguson, sent best wishes from the directors and staff, commenting: “We are...
RICHARD BAXTER BECOMES 71st PRESIDENT
Undeterred by Covid restrictions the Reverend Richard Baxter (left) receives the chain of office from President Clive Talbot at the Peace Memorial in Fort William on Wednesday, July 8. The handover was filmed and shared. ‘Since we cannot have our normal meetings in...
ROTARY POP-UP CAFÉ HITS THE SPOT CAFÉ & CRAFT FAYRE PROVES A WINNING COMBINATION
With the temperature dropping to minus 2 degrees on Saturday morning, the Rotary Pop-Up Café, with its range of three hearty homemade soups, an array of sandwiches and delicious home baking pulled in nearly 150 people to the D-Mac...
ROTARY CLUB SAYS FAREWELL TO SECRETARY GEOFF
The Rotary Club of Lochaber’s business lunch meeting on 31 October saw Club Secretary Geoff Heathcote’s last appearance at the Club after seven years of very active membership. Originally from Chesterfield, Geoff and his...
ELEVENTH ANNUAL LOCHABER CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL SANTA AND HIS REINDEER WOW THE YOUNGSTERS
On Saturday 24 November, the Rotary Club of Lochaber, supported by principal sponsors Ferguson Transport and Shipping, laid on a pre-Christmas event packed with entertainment and activity as well as showcasing Lochaber’s wide range of quality crafts and food products...