Dumfries Devorgilla Rotary Club

18/08/2026

Southerness Golf Club Rotary Club of Dalbeattie Rotary Scotland South

The enormously successful AmAm tournament at Southerness last Friday would not happen without the large number of volunteers, who ensured that this major fundraiser went off without a hitch. Clearly showing signs of stress and overwork, some of those intrepid volunteers had to sit inside and thus missed all the glorious sunny weather (and a bit of golf).

14/08/2026

Many thanks to all the great teams who took part in our Am Am Charity Golf day at Southerness Golf Club today. An amazing 50 teams took part for a great day of golfing and raising money for Maggie's for the local Dumfries centre and the Children's Golf Trust. This was the third year of the event organised jointly with Rotary Club of Dalbeattie and with thanks for the generosity of Southerness Golf Club for hosting the event. Rotary Scotland South

13/07/2026

🌱 Exciting News for Sandside Community Garden! 🌱
​Big things are growing at A Patch Ae Land, and we want you to be a part of it! We are officially holding our Annual General Meeting (AGM), and everyone in the community is invited to attend.
​Whether you want to hear about what we’ve been up to, share your ideas, or just support your local green space, we would love to see you there! 😊
​📅 The Details:
​When: Thursday, 23rd July
​Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
​Where: Glen Aros Church, Sandside (The Old Community Centre) 📍
​🤝 Join Our Board of Trustees!
​Are you passionate about community, gardening, or making a difference locally? We are looking for enthusiastic people to join our Board of Trustees! 🛠️🌻
​If you are interested in helping us steer the future of the garden, please let us know ahead of time or simply turn up on the day to chat with us.
​All are welcome to attend! Let’s keep growing together. 🌿💚
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​Sandside Community Garden (A Patch Ae Land) is a registered Scottish Charity: SC054563

26/06/2026

Great to be able to present Alexa with her Certificate today following her photographic achievements in the Rotary Young Photographer Competition. Following first place in our District Alexa's entry went on to be winner of 3rd prize at RIBI National Young Photographer competition in the junior section. Well done Alexa!! Dumfries and Galloway! Whats Going on ? Rotary Scotland South Rotary in Scotland

26/06/2026

Our Rotary year was celebrated last night with our Presidential Handover at the Holiday Inn Dumfries. A great night of friendship recalling what has been a most successful year under the stewardship of Frank Jones and looking forward to what hopes to be an equally successful year going forward with new President Robin Park. We were pleased to welcome DGN Colin Vooght who provided as ever enthusiasm and encouragement for our year ahead. We were also especially delighted to be able to welcome back Alex and Linda Dickson to their first meeting of the year. Rotary Scotland South Rotary in Scotland

16/06/2026

Great turnout for Guid Nychburris 5K tonight. Pleasure for our Club to help out on the night. Dumfries Running Club The Crichton

10/06/2026

Great day for Rotary Children’s Fun Day. Well done to all the team involved.

04/06/2026

The 28th Rotary World Curling Championships held in Stranraer in April this year was a great success with over 100 attending over ten days at the North West Castle Hotel. Following the success and from monies raised by Rotarians at the event, we were very grateful to receive a donation from the event organising team from Rotary in Ayr and Stranraer Rotary Club

Our curling team skip Alex Dickson was unable to make the event and Alex expressed his wish for the monies to be donated to local stroke services which our club agreed with and put this donation to good use with £500 to The Stroke Unit D7 at DGRI and £500 to The Stroke Rehabilitation Service based at Lochmaben Hospital.

This week we were able to present a cheque at the Stroke Unit at DGRI for the donation. Pictured are staff from the Stroke Unit along with Alex and Linda Dickson and fellow Rotarians Frank Jones, Robin Park and Bob Carruthers.

25/05/2026

Rotary Children's Fun Day id to be held on Monday 8th June 2026 between 11:00 am and 2:00 pm. The event sees local Rotary clubs from Rotary Club of Annan & District, Dumfries Rotary Club Dumfries, Dumfries Devorgilla, Lockerbie and District Rotary Club and Rotary Club of Thornhill and District all working together to provide a great Fun Day to supported learning pupils from local schools.

Rotary Children's Fun Day is a National programme supported by Kids in Mind, a children's charity that offers mental health and wellbeing support for children escaping domestic violence and provides positive experiences for some of the UK's most vulnerable and disadvantaged children.
For more than two decades, Rotary has helped more than 1 million children enjoy a break from the ordinary in a range of ways.
• Exciting activities within school settings
• A taste of the arts with theatre visits
• Trips out to theme parks, activity centres, zoos, seaside resorts and more.

All of this is made possible thanks to Rotary clubs, who help to organise and fund activities to bring fun into lives of children who are experiencing life challenges. This year our local event is again at SRUC Barony Campus and hopes to be a great success.

15/05/2026

At our recent meeting we were pleased to welcome Agnes Ritchie PDG from District. Agnes is the Team Lead for Mental Health, Wellbeing and Resilience for Rotary Scotland South, an initiative which is not only a priority for DG Brenda but has been a focus since Gordon McInally’s year as RI President.

Of particular focus for DG Brenda is awareness of mental health in agriculture and farming life, something also with relevance to many of our own members coming from a rural area. The District team under Agnes has aimed to strengthen resilience and reached out to Young Farmers organisations and farmers. There has been training of Rotarians, recruiting the District team along with identifying local areas and carrying out toolbox talks. It was a topic which was of much interest to our members and prompted a healthy discussion and debate.

Vote of thanks was provided by Charles Milroy. Pictured are Charles, Agnes and President Frank Jones.