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Induction of
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| 29th February 2012 |
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Induction of Alistair Neilson |
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New Member Alistair Neilson
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| 10th February 2012 |
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Burns Supper |
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Cumbernauld Rotarians partners and friends paid their annual
tribute to the life and times of our national bard at their annual Burns
Supper held in Dullatur Golf Club last Friday. Pictured getting up close to
the “Great Chieftain o’ the Pudden Race” is Past President and local dentist
Gordon Stewart whilst another Club Past President Tom Munro delivers an
excellent (and hilarious) recitation of one of Rabbies timeless poems.
Our Burns Supper now something of a tradition for the Rotary Club goes from
strength to strength and whilst we don’t take ourselves too seriously (which
is perhaps just as well) it remains a fitting tribute to one of Scotland’s
most famous sons – the immortal Robert Burns.
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| 7th February
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Primary School
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The popularity of the Rotary Club of Cumbernauld’s Primary
School Quiz continues to grow from two schools taking part only three years
ago to no fewer than ten this year. Held once again at St Andrews and
Cumbernauld Primary School which provided an enthusiastic and supportive P7
audience each school was represented by a team of four pupils. Following a
very competitive and enjoyable quiz Carbrain Primary School was announced
the Winner in the closest fought competition so far. Organiser of the quiz
Rotarian John Isgrove said “I would extend our congratulations to all of the
teams who took part all of whom said they had a lot of fun. I must make
special mention of the winning team from Carbrain Primary School, Adam
Paterson, Carina McCreery, Amy Keyes and Talia Quigley who were proud
delighted and excited by their success. All participating team members
received a certificate from the Rotary Club and in addition Carbrain members
received a Rotary “Dictionary for Life” plus of course the engraved “Primary
School Quiz Cup” which they will keep and proudly display for the next
twelve months. Carbrain Primary will now represent Cumbernauld in the next
round of the Quiz against other schools from across Central and Southern
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We wish them every success and hope that they enjoy the
experience. We would also thank the staff at each of the schools which
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| 10th December 2011 |
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Festive Food
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The
generosity of the good people of Cumbernauld was once again in evidence last
Saturday when the Rotary Club undertook their Annual Festive Food collection
which is now in its 12th year. Seen here completing the packing
of donated items are Rotarian wives Linda Clark, Jan Montgomery, Betty Davie
and Pat Wilson.
Thanks to the generosity of the customers of TESCO Craigmarloch we were able
to hand over almost 140 food packages for distribution by Cumbernauld Action
for Care of the Elderly, The Salvation Army, Unemployed Workers Association
and Women’s Aid. We are as always grateful to our friends at TESCO for their
support with this initiative and to our “volunteer” Rotary wives who worked
throughout the day to do the hard bit – the actual bag packing. It’s is
heart warming to think that a number of individuals less fortunate than
ourselves in our local communities will have a brighter Christmas as a
result of our modest efforts. |
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| 5th December 2011 |
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Young Chef Competition |
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Now in
its second year the Rotary Young Chef Competition with the support of
Cumbernauld College has clearly caught the imagination and is growing in
popularity. All Secondary Schools were invited to enter competitors and a
total of 7 budding Chefs from Greenfaulds High, St Maurice’s High and
Cumbernauld College took part.
Contestants were set a challenging task of setting up a table for two people
and cooking a main course and dessert all within a two hour window and using
their own ingredients, cutlery crockery and serving dishes. The event took
place in the Cumbernauld College Training Kitchen and Dining Room under the
eagle eye of judge Hector McKenzie who had previously headed the Catering
Department in the College. Hector said “We were looking for how they
prepared the meal, whether they had thought it through in terms of planning,
healthy eating, hygiene, economics, time management and of course taste. We
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clear winner was Kevin McGinley from St Maurice’s High School who prepared a
main course of Mexican Chilli Chicken and lemon infused rice with a dessert
of petite strawberry Swiss sponges and cream completing the winning meal. On
hearing that he had won Kevin modestly said “I thought that I had not won
because some things did not turn out as I had hoped – I am delighted at
having succeeded from such a competitive field”. Kevin will now go on to
represent Cumbernauld at the next stage of the competition.
This event would not be possible without the excellent support of Assistant
College Principal Tom Dodds and our friends at Cumbernauld College. In
academic terms the College goes from strength to strength yet its roots are
firmly embedded in the communities which it serves – support for the Young
Chef Competition and other Rotary initiatives provides a clear demonstration
of this. We are also indebted to our local ASDA store for so generously
donating a magnificent cookery book as a prize for the winner which was in
addition to the certificates and chefs aprons which all contestants were
presented with.
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| 21st September 2011 |
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| President Gilmour welcomes new Rotarian Kenny MacGregor
into the Club. |
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| 31st August 2011 |
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RYLA Presentation |
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Rotary Young Leaders Award
condidates Giorgia Kidd, Jade Ramsay and Rebecca Sneddon visited the Club
and gave a very interesting presentation outlining there week at RYLA
camp. They are pictured with President Gilmour receiving Well Earned
certificates. |
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| 28th August 2011 |
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Strathcarron Hospice - It's a Knockout |
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Members of the Rotary Club of
Cumbernauld are seen here honing their cooking skills (not very successfully
at this point) on the Barbecue at the Annual Strathcarron Hospice "It's a
Knockout" Tournament held at the Scottish Police College Tulliallan. In a
marathon session lasting eight and a half hours twelve Rotarians from
Cumbernauld cooked off and sold over 500 burgers (most cooked to
perfection). This has become an annual event in the Clubs calendar and it
all helps to raise much needed funds for Strathcarron our local Hospice
which is held in universally high regard by the people of Cumbernauld. This
is exactly the sort of local community activity that Rotarians enjoy and is
one of many which we have planned over the next year. |
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| 24th August 2011 |
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President Gilmour welcomes new Rotarian Vince Dall into
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| Cumbernauld Gala Day |
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| Wednesday 29th June 2011 |
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Five Rotarians have recently been awarded
Paul Harris Fellowships by the Rotary Club of Cumbernauld, the highest
honour that a Club can bestow on its members. The Fellowships were created
in the name of Paul Harris a Chicago Lawyer who founded the Rotary movement
in 1905 and are given "in appreciation of tangible and significant
assistance given for the furtherance of better understanding and friendly
relations among the peoples of the world". These are the first Fellowships
awarded by the Club in over twenty years. The
photographs show from left to right Past Presidents Ken Davie, Frank Clark,
Norman Andrews, Alex Mearns and Ian Montgomery.
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| Charity Canal Walk |
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Sunday 1st May 2011 |
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| TESCO Craigmarloch walking
for Marie Curie |
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Cumbernauld Action Care of the Elderly |

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Cumbernauld |
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Now in
its fourteenth year the Rotary Club of Cumbernauld Annual Charity Canal Walk
was once again an outstanding success with a broad range of local groups’
charities and individuals taking part. Amongst the participants this year
was Cumbernauld Action for Care of the Elderly (CACE), Cumbernauld ATC,
Redburn School, TESCO Craigmarloch (walking for Marie Curie) and of course a
massive team of twenty from Cumbernauld College once again walking for
Strathcarron Hospice.
With charities and
community groups feeling the effects of the economic situation the Walk
provided an ideal safe and fun way to raise sponsorship money for pet
causes. We are grateful for the support of British Waterways, Cumbernauld
College, Brodies Labels. Barrs PLC and Envirosan - without which this event
would not be possible. It is staggering to think that in the first ten years
alone we have enabled local groups to raise over one third of a million
pounds for their own purposes and many of those taking part for the first
time have committed to doing it again next year. |
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| 26th March 2011 - Tesco Bag
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In aid of Shelter
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| 8th February 2011 |
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Primary School
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The Cumbernauld Primary
School Quiz now in its second year has really caught the imagination with no
fewer than seven of our local primaries enthusiastically taking part. This
year teams of P7 pupils from Abronhill, Cumbernauld, Ravenswood, St Andrews,
St Helens, Westfield and Whitelees were all involved. All eight rounds in
the Quiz followed the “Curriculum for Excellence” being taught in primary
schools and at the end of what was a hard fought and hugely enjoyable event
The St Andrews team emerged as the winner. |
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Quiz Organiser Rotarian
John Isgrove said “I was hugely impressed by the high standard of all of the
teams and by the enthusiasm and competitiveness which they demonstrated. We
are indebted to our friends at Cumbernauld and St Andrews Primary Schools
for again hosting the event and for the lively engagement of the pupils in
the audience when the Quiz papers were being marked. Working with and in
support of young people lies at the heart of all that Rotary stands for and
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a certificate from the Rotary Club. The winning team members, pictured
above, also each received a Rotary illustrated “Dictionary for Life” and the
Team Quiz Cup to display in their school for the next twelve months. St
Andrews will now represent Cumbernauld in the semi-final of the Rotary Quiz
covering Central and Southern Scotland |
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| 14th January 2011 |
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Young Chef Competition |
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Club with the support of Cumbernauld College held the first round of the
Young Chef Competition the winner of which will go on to the second round
competing against the winner selected by The Rotary Club of Shotts and
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local secondary schools and the College were invited to enter competitors
and a total of six budding chefs from Greenfaulds High School and
Cumbernauld College took part. |
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Winner
Kirsty Craig from Cumbernauld College who prepared a main course of chicken
supreme with a pepper and basil coulis and duchesse potatoes. Her dessert of
apple tart and butterscotch completed the winning meal. |
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Participating in the competition were Stephanie Edgar and Daniel Deans from
Greenfaulds High School and Kirsty Craig, Craig Logan, James Nixon and Mae
Jennine Mamaril from Cumbernauld College. |
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Steven Killday, who had previously headed the Catering Department in the
College, and local photographer and Past President of the Rotary Club Bob
Aird himself a talented amateur chef with Kirsty |
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Contestants were set the challenging task of setting up a table for two
people and cooking a main course and dessert all within a two hour window
and using their own ingredients crockery cutlery and serving dishes. The
event took place in the College Training Kitchen.
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cooperation extended by Assistant Principal Tom Dodds and the team at
Cumbernauld College underlines the place of the College as a key resource in
our community and we are indebted to our local ASDA store for so generously
donating a cookery book as a prize to the winner which was in addition to
the certificates and chefs aprons which all contestants were presented with.
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For more pictures and the full story follow the link to
STV Cumbernauld |
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| 24th November 2010 |
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Presidemt Ken inducts new member Jim Kay
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| 11th November 2010 |
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St Maurices High
School Annual Public Speaking Competition |
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The Rotary Club of
Cumbernauld was delighted to be invited to take part in the judging of the
St Maurices High School Annual Public Speaking Competition for S1 to S3
pupils. Club Secretary Frank – one of the judges – said "He was
hugely impressed not just by the winners but with each and every one of the
13 contestants all of whom reflected great credit on the school and on their
parents. Our future lies in the hands of our younger people and Frank left
the event in a very positive and optimistic frame of mind indeed.
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welcomed the opportunity to be involved in this event and whilst Frank was
happy to be one of the judges he had no idea that the standard would be so
high and that the task of the judges would be so difficult. First prize went
to Kenneth Grant 2C and second prize to Mark Hansen 2D but the judges were
so taken by the presentation given by Rebecca Dunese 1F that they decided
that she deserved a “special commendation”. The Rotary Club of Cumbernauld
look forward to continuing and developing links with the school. |
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