Wednesday morning provided another brief respite from Rotary duties and allowed the opportunity to visit the beautiful Pitmedden Gardens , once the domain of Head Gardener, George Barron, of Beechgrove Garden fame. The fruit trees were at their best and there were many other plantings of interest to the horticulturally inclined. It was therefore no surprise to meet up with Jenny Shirreffs and a party from Probus also out to enjoy the gardens in the limited relief from bad weather. The evening took us further west to visit the Rotary Club of Ellon, home of such District luminaries as Doug Westland. The mastermind behind so many new Clubs, it was a great pleasure to meet up with Doug again and to talk about the pros and cons of modern Rotary. President Allan and his members have been trying a number of interesting initiatives to get new members and have been exceedingly successful, bringing in 6 new members in the past year. Perhaps there are matters here which other Clubs can learn from. Ellon are staunch supporters of 'joined up Rotary' and their many projects show evidence of good collaboration and forward planning with the various Club committees. They certainly do not neglect the social side of Rotary and came to the notice of both senior RIBI and RI officials through their high attendance at the RI Convention in Birmingham and their very successful ceilidh. Many congratulations to everyone involved in this achievement.
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