New License granted
River Inn has just been granted an
extended license. Jason Andrews, the
owner, told The Advertizer “This means
that children are allowed to remain in the
newly refurbished Function Suite until the
end of the function.
Jason continued, “In the other bar areas children are allowed to remain
until 11pm, previously those with children had to leave at 8pm. This
allows us to extend the facilities we offer and greatly increases the
fl exibility for families wishing to use The River Inn.”
Rotary Club of the Gryffe Valley
Alan Marr of Aulds Foods
Alan Marr, MD of Aulds Foods, explained that Aulds started as a bakery in
1900. Turnover of the business is now split, 60% bakery and 40% frozen
desserts. The desserts are produced in a modern factory at Inchinnan
which replaced a plant which was destroyed by fi re on December 16th
2005. The strategy used to stay in business while the replacement
factory was built and became operational was the main topic of Alan’s
presentation. A temporary factory was built on adjoining land within 8
weeks. A Dutch company, De Boer Structures, provided a 40 x 20 metre
structure. A noteworthy feature was
the erection of the complete roof in one
piece, using several large cranes to lift it
into position. Lack of foundations meant
that this structure could only be used
temporarily for the 18 months needed
to construct the present traditionally
built factory. Alan stated that only one
in nine businesses manages to rise from
the ashes – he was delighted that Aulds
had met that challenge.
Burns night is a great success
The Burns Night in January at The River Inn was a tremendous success.
President, John King, gave a summary of the projects undertaken by
the club and highlighted the sponsorship of a day out for young carers,
Euroscola and work with local schools. He also gave details of the work
done by Rotary International in eradicating Polio worldwide in a back to
back project with the Bill Gates
Foundation. The precise fi gure
of the total funds raised on the
night has still to be fi nalised, but
full details will be announced
shortly. It is expected that the
event raised, in total, more than
£3,000 for charity.
The disaster in Haiti is of great
concern to everyone. Rotary
International is involved in
sending ShelterBoxes to the
disaster area. In addition to the usual raffl e, the club raffl ed a special
presentation box of Highland Park whisky and raised £1,025 specifi cally
for the Haiti disaster. If you are interested in joining your local rotary club
or just learning more about rotary, then contact John Tuck on j.tuck@
gryffevalley-rotary.org.uk.
Paul Harris Fellowship
Award to Lennox Webb
President John introduced Lennox
Webb, a former club member who
had reluctantly resigned, due to
the demands of work and family
commitments. Lennox is a consultant
ophthalmologist at the Jubilee
Hospital, a specialist eye care centre.
A quarter of all cataract operations in Scotland are performed there.
It was, however, his charity work in eye camps abroad in such diverse
places as Nepal, India and Africa that the club wished to recognise. For
this work, John formally presented Lennox with a Paul Harris Fellowship
in the form of a certifi cate and lapel pin.
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