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Burns Supper

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.                                                         

We wish them every success and hope that they enjoy the experience. We would also thank the staff at each of the schools which participated for their enthusiastic support.

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.

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 were looking for much more than simply the end product.

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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The photographs show from left to right Past Presidents Ken Davie, Frank Clark, Norman Andrews, Alex Mearns and Ian Montgomery.
 

A.T.C. Cumbernauld

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.

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.

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.

Judges 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

The 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.

We 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.