Great Britain and Ireland

Meetings

Third Wednesday of the month (third Tuesday in October-February) in the Selkirk Arms Hotel, at 6.00pm for 6.15.

About the Club

Office Bearers 2011-2012

Programme

Earlier this year we had our annual stall at the Fund Raising Moat Brae event, run by The Rotary Club, which comes at the end of the Summer Festivities in Kirkcudbright.  Home baking, plants and childrens’ toys were all produced for sale.  We were sold out of nearly everything at the end of the day.  A brilliant effort! 

Together with Rotary we ran a Soup and Sweet lunch on 21 September, International Day of Peace, at the Bowling Club in Kirkcudbright. A culinary delight for all those who are there!

The international charity we are supporting this year is Médecins sans Frontières.  This is an international charity that delivers emergency medical aid to where it is needed.  Our National charity is Help for Heroes, which was founded in 2007 to help wounded servicemen returning from abroad.  Locally we are supporting Kirkcudbright Pipe Band and the Sea Cadets.

About the area

Kirkcudbright, population about 3500, is situated in Southern Scotland, on the estuary of the River Dee in the heart of Galloway.  The town is an ‘Artists’ Town and holds regular art exhibitions.  Many famous artists have lived and worked in the area, which is surrounded by beautiful countryside.
Kirkcudbright has many attractions and countless clubs and societies.  It boasts a panoramic 18-hole Golf Course, a Wildlife Conservation Park, a Marina and working harbour and a community run Swimming Pool.  Others places of interest are the Museum, Broughton House, a National Trust property where E.A.Hornel  lived and Maclellan’s Castle.
The Summer Festivities run events all through the summer, culminating in the Tattoo, always a show-stopper!  There is also a Jazz Festival in June and an Arts and Crafts Trail in July.  Kirkcudbright has a wealth of things to see and do in a wonderful setting.