Carluke Team wins Blair Trophy at the Scottish Rotary Bowling Competition

A rink consisting of Carluke Rotarians Alistair Mackie, Ken Mackie, Wilson Bruce (skip) and Rankin Young took the Blair Trophy in a keenly fought competition, organised for all three Districts in Scotland, by the Rotary Club of Alloa.  The competition,, with 27 participating teams of four, played 4 games of five ends at two venues, namely Sauchie and Alloa Co-op Bowling Club greens. 

The weather was ideal and the fellowship excellent.  All the participants joined in a very pleasant, social meal at the Dunmar Hotel at the conclusion of the event when the Trophy was presented to the winning team by Clive Bartram, Immediate Past District Governor District 1010. 

This was the second year in succession that the Rotary Club of Carluke has fielded a team which carried away this prestigious trophy.  The Rotary Club of Charing Cross, Glasgow was a very close runner up.

Left to right: Ken Mackie, Alistair Mackie, Clive Bartrum, (Immediate Past District 1010 Governor, Rankine Young, Wilson Bruce (Skip)

 

 
Obituary - George Alexander Anderson

Agriculture, Education, Bowling and Rotary

Born 15 October 1933
Died 15 June 2008

Past President George Anderson, aged 74 years, died at his son’s home in Mandurah, Western Australia, after a short illness.

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Originally a native of Turriff, Aberdeenshire, George was of farming stock and left the family farm to serve in the RAF for three years before returning to work on the farm until a back injury motivated him to take up a career in education.  Graduating with an Honours Degree from Aberdeen University and after completing teacher training, he taught at Cowdenbeath Senior High School for two years before being appointed Principal Teacher of Geography at Kirkcudbright Academy, staying there until he retired in 1988.  Shortly after retiral, he and his wife Marina moved to Carluke where they remained until 2006 when they downsized and moved to Lanark.  George and Marina left for Australia on 3 May 2008, to be closer to their family, as his illness progressed,.

He had a wide range of sporting and other interests which included 32 years as treasurer of Turriff Agricultural Show.  Early in life he was an enthusiastic footballer; he became a qualified gliding instructor; was a skilful and tactical bowler and qualified as an umpire with the Scottish Bowling Association some five years ago.  He was a very active member of Carluke Bowling Club and devoted many hours during 2004 and 2005 to the construction of their new locker and changing rooms which became affectionately known as the “Anderson Shelter”.  Other leisure interests included bridge, woodworking, Robert Burns and foreign travel.

During his period at Kirkcudbright George became involved in Rotary, serving as Club President and as District 1020 Conference Convenor.  He introduced Maurice Halliday, Past District 1020 Governor to the Kirkcudbright Club and took evident pride in this friendship, supporting Maurice and the Kirkcudbright Club during his gubernatorial annual conference.  Put succinctly by Carluke Past President Mike Arthur, “ We will all miss George’s quiet smile and his pawkie sense of humour on Monday evenings.  He was a real gentleman and a very dependable Rotarian”.

George is survived by his wife Marina, son Vincent, daughter-in-law Jane and grandchildren Ashley, Oliver, Stewart and Julia.

 
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