Rotary Club of Thornhill and District

15/10/2026

🪻ROTARY WORLD POLIO DAY - 24th OCTOBER🪻

To raise awareness and funds for the campaigns to eradicate polio, Thornhill Rotarians are planning to Walk a Mile for Polio on Saturday, 24th October; World Polio Day.

We plan to depart from the Three Villages Cafe, Penpont, heading to the Andy Goldsworthy sculpture along the KPT cycle path returning to the cafe for refreshments afterwards. For those who wish to get more steps in, we will meet at 9:15am outside the Co-op, Thornhill to walk to Penpont first.

All welcome!

Many children have never even heard of polio and parents today do not see this disease as a threat but the virus is there and the only way to keep children safe is to ensure we continue to vaccinate.
Rotary’s goal, is global eradication of polio. Since the Initiative launched 30 years ago, the incidence of polio has plummeted from 350k cases a year in 1993 to just 52 cases in 2025. To sustain this we must continue to commit funds.

14/10/2026

Tonight we welcomed along Rab Smith, district convener of Rotary Children's Fun Days. Thank you to Gillian for arranging for Rab to come along.

Rab told us all about the organisation involved in the summer and Christmas events organised in D&G for children and their carers. Everyone agreed it's probably one of the most rewarding events in the Rotary calendar to be involved in.

We also welcomed along George McCall from the Woodlands House Hotel, a huge supporter and contributor of our annual cancer charities Cheltenham Gold Cup Event, George's shop on Hardthorn Road recently donated funds for a worthwhile cause, we can't think of anything more worthwhile than Rotary Children's Fun Days, thanks to George for presenting the cheque to Rab along with Senior President Elect, Amanda.

07/10/2026

🧨ROTARY CLUB OF THORNHILL & DISTRICT🧨

🔥Annual Firework Extravaganza🔥

🎇 SAVE THE DATE 🎆

📅 Saturday, 7th November
🕰️ Gates open 5:30, display 6:30
💰 Adult £1 / Child 50p
📍 Thornhill Community Centre

21/09/2026

Thornhill Rotary Club bids farewell and Good Luck to Buccleuch's Ralph Mercer on his move north.

29/07/2026

Delighted that Morton Thistle Juniors 2014s have been able to purchase new kit ahead of their season starting. Best of luck!

Tonight some of our 14s popped along to get a picture with and thank one of our Sponsors. ❤️

Its a beautiful new kit and they looked very happy to be modelling this for us tonight, this fab new away kit will be used for our upcoming 11 aside season.

A massive thank you to Rotary Club of Thornhill and District for your ever continued support and proud Sponsor of our away kit. ⚽️

24/07/2026

On Friday 17th July, 49 teams participated in Thornhill and District Rotary Club’s annual Charity Golf Competition.

On what turned out to be a lovely warm summers day all 196 golfers thoroughly enjoyed their round of golf over the scenic Thornhill Golf Course with many complimentary comments being made on the magnificent condition of the Course. At the end of each round Golfers were welcomed into the friendly Thornhill Clubhouse where they were served a superb 2 course meal provided by Knockenhair Hospitality Ltd.

What a golf Competition we had. The scoring was exceptionally close with the top three teams all coming in with a score of 53. Utilising countback, Big Ballers were declared winners with PME & Son Electrical in second place and R Peacock & Son in third. Countback was also used to separate the 5 teams who had a score of 54, with Timber Tech Harvesting eventually being placed fourth.

Thornhill & District Rotary Club has staged this popular fund-raising competition since 1996, already raising over £130,000

Gordon Lawson, who has helped organise the event for a number of years, paid tribute to all those who helped make a successful day:

“I want to thank not only our own Rotary Club Members but also the Friends of Rotary who volunteered their time to help organise this Event. A special mention for all the Teams who competed this year many of whom return year after year. It’s not just the support that they give to the various charities but their friendship and the comradery shown help make this a very enjoyable day”.

“Also a special thank you to our Main sponsor AMD Contract Services Ltd and co-sponsors Shaw Europe Ltd, Brownriggs, Wm Clark and Son (Parkgate) Ltd. Nith Valley Eggs and The Buccleuch & Queensberry Arms Hotel. Without them this event would not have been as successful as it is”.

This year the money raised, which is expected to be in excess of £7,400, will benefit My Name'5 Doddie, Morton Thistle and other good causes. In presenting a cheque for £1,000 to Ian McDonald, Vice Captain of Thornhill Golf Club, Rotary President Stewart Lee expressed his pleasure that Rotary in this area was continuing with its aims to support Youth Development, junior golf and its long association with Thornhill Golf Club’s Section.

18/07/2026

A wee change from football for some of the coaches and volunteers yesterday; we had a Morton Thistle team entered and our trustee, Jim was part of the Farmers Arms Thornhill team at the annual AmAm at Thornhill Golf Club.

Huge thanks to our friends and supporters at Rotary Club of Thornhill and District for their amazing and continued support since we started in 2022; the first to sponsor our home strips and now we were chosen as one of the beneficiaries from this brilliant fundraiser.

Jim and Eddie were presented with a cheque from President, Stewart.

As Jim said and we have recently publicised, the charity is working hard in the background to improve the facilities for the club and the local community. The football side of things is growing and improving all the time; we have our 3rd team reach competitive level, preparations for their league commencing in August are underway as well as plans to start the 2021 group so the funds will be well used!

Again, we'd like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all at Rotary and the local community. Thank you. 🩵🔥⚽️⛳️🏌️‍♂️

18/07/2026

This was left in one of the gazebos yesterday if anyone is missing it?

16/07/2026

Thornhill Rotary’s AmAm Golf Competition is upon us ⛳️

Some important information for tomorrow ⬇️

🥓 We will be serving hot rolls all day, starting at 7am and continuing throughout the day

🏌️ Your meal will be served after you finish your round. You MUST see a member of staff to be seated in order for us to get your meal to you.

❗️ We ask that when you’re finished eating, you vacate your table in a timely manner to allow other guests to sit down and have their meal.

🍻 A queuing system is in place at the bar. Please be patient with our team who are working as fast as they can to serve you all. An alternative outside bar is located just outside the clubhouse serving bottles and cans. This is in addition to the bar on the 10th tee for all your drinks and snacks at the halfway point of your round.

Good luck to everyone taking part. We hope you all have a great day 🤩

11/06/2026

Last night we welcomed along, Gyllian Thomson who is an award winning local tapestry artist.

Gyllian set up her studio four years ago in Thornhill weaving unique handmade tapestries from her upright scaffold loom.

Driven by colour and lines, her work is vibrant and unique. Initially she paints on paper to create her designs. These are then translated into her work using cotton, wool, linen, acrylic and much more.

She is a very talented , skilful artist who is extremely passionate about the traditional art of weaving.

Thanks to Louise for arranging.

gyllianthomsontapestries.co.uk