The Rotary Club of Monifieth & District
Rotarians having fun while working for the Community!
Another busy day showcasing Rotary in Action as our members raised money for our community support with our “Nail in the Bale” stall, directed the traffic and even had time to ferry a few folk around on the TriShaw. Well done to everyone involved.
Our annual putting competition for the magnificent Cambustay Trophy took place over the incredibly challenging 6 hole putting green by the Ashludie starter’s box. Our 20267 winner was Norman Howie with a fantastic score of 22 for 12 holes was Norman Howie seen here being presented with the trophy by President Ewen.
Mairi provided a quite excellent presentation on the history of Newport, Tayport, Wormit et al. Explaining how the rise in ferry traffic spurred the population and industry growth along the southern side of the Tay turning it into a popular place to relocate from Dundee during the time of industrial growth.
Iain Rouse-Mitchell from the Royal Bank of Scotland led an interesting session on the current frauds and scams that we should be looking out for and how to avoid them. Not unexpectedly, there was a great deal of post-presentation discussion with many members keen to share their own experiences.
As President Ewen assumed his role as President of the club for 2026-27 (see his excited or is it shocked expression) the club was also treated to a fascinating talk on the history of Iceland from local historian Val Vannett.
Also in June, we were treated to the heroic tale of how Past President Brian Cunningham took on the challenge of the West Highland Way, and almost gave up as the wind, rain and sleet dented his earlier confidence. However, it was a story of triumph over adversity and the club commended his valiant efforts as he successfully completed the challenge.
In June, we were visited by Past district Governor Brian Stewart who reminded the club of the importance of Rotary own charity – Rotary Foundation.
A busy March for the club with a range of speakers and an outside visit to Maggie’s Centre following on from our donation. Excellent update on the success of the Monifieth Community Fridge which our President Jim Culloch is closely involved with, and to tail-end the month, an excellent, thoughtful and insightful presentation on his time as a Padre with the armed forces in countries such as Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan from the impressive Rev John Duncan.
We had a terrific talk at the club on our return in January on the rather intriguing war “hero” Geoffrey Spicer-Simson, a naval officer who, among other bizarre feats managed to drag two gunships the length of Africa from the southern Cape to Lake Tanganyika in North Africa in order to battle the Germans during WW1. His first command, HMS Niger, was torpedoed in port by a U-boat whilst Spicer-Simson watched from ashore. Grateful thanks to speaker David Binnie for his highly entertaining account of this unusual character.
Santa’s sleigh has been out and about in Monifieth and Carnoustie in the run up to Christmas. The final outing will be on Friday 19th December when Santa will be visiting the Christmas Tree in Monifieth Square between 6 and 8pm (weather permitting).
Visits to Carnoustie for the Christmas Convoy plus two circuits of various areas of Monifieth have proved very popular with the children in these areas and we’ve been delighted with the various donations made to Monifieth & District Rotary Club by parents and children. These monies will be used to support many community groups in the area and we’re very grateful to everyone who has contributed.
