My eighth and final visit of the week was a return visit to the Rotary Club of Stirling, my previous visit having had to be cut short due to ill-health. Whether this was 'swine flu' or some other unwelcome bug, is irrelevant, but it was nice to have the opportunity to thank President Alan and his members for looking after me so well and making sure that I got home unscathed. The Stirling Club is a very similar vintage to my own and there are lots of old friendships formed on the golf links and other venues. It was a great pleasure to me to hear about their support for PolioPlus, Foundation, Shoeboxes and so on, and their ambitions to raise even more money for a range of Rotary's good causes. This is another Club which has been exceedingly successful at bringing in new members and they have a vibrancy which belies the Club's years. The social side is never ignored, not least in arranging social events for the community's elder citizens. It was a great pleasure while at the Club, to formally present their Presidential Citation to Immediate Past President Malcom Cordwell-Smith. This truly demonstrates a successful Club. Malcolm was obviously as keen to give as to receive, when he returned the Gordon Boyd Trophy which he won for his outstanding golf performances at last year's District Conference. Unfortunately, he will be unable to defend his title at this year's Conference.
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