Speakers' Organiser: OiR Committee
Venue: Ayr Town Hall (unless otherwise stated)
Date and Time: Tuesday 1.30 pm - fortnightly
OiR Town Hall Meetings are fortnightly open meetings to which all are invited and not restricted to OiR members.
Meetings will be held in the Main Hall at Ayr Town Hall at 1.30pm on the dates listed, but may occasionally be held in Newton Wallacetown Church if the Town Hall is not available to us.
Please see below for any possible changes of dates or venues.
OiR Town Hall Talk – Programme from January 2026
| January 6th | Katherine McNab and Ron Currie – Ayr Film Society |
| January 20th | 40th Anniversary Party Bring your own drink. and refreshments! |
| February 3rd | John Walker. Looking at the Will for the “Big Cheerio” |
| February 17th | Cancelled |
| March 3rd | Catherine Nicol – Title to be confirmed |
| March 17th | NOT AVAILABLE MUSIC FESTIVAL |
| March 31st | Give a Dog a Bone – Title to be confirmed |
| April 14th | AGM – followed by an old black and white film about the “Prestwick Laundry” |
| April 28th | Maeve Orr – Title to be confirmed |
| May 12th | Fiona Longmuir – Suicide Prevention |
| May 26th | Quiz – Maggie Roebuck |
| June 9th | Change of talk: John Rattenbury – Lighthouses of the Clyde |
| June 23rd | John Rattenbury – Staying safe on the Internet |
| September 1st | Stuart Bates – “Alloway Tunnel” |
| September 15th | Denis Rattenbury. “Welsh slate, Nuclear Power and the rebirth of the Ffestiniog Railway” |
| September 29th | Meg Steel– “The highs and lows of camping in Scotland” |
| October 13th | Wendy Sinclair-Gieben – “Do Our Prisons meet our Communities needs?” |
| October 27th | Clive Tucker – “A Tale of Two Subs” |
| November 10th | Entertainment – Castaway – “Butch Casserole and the Sunday Roast Kid” |
| November 24th | Alasdair Wham – “Writing a Novel” |
| December 8th | Party with the OiR Choir |
Talks for 2027:
| January 5th | John Rattenbury – The History of Scot’s Whisky |
| January 19th | Jan McGavin – A Writer’s Tale Local author Jan McGavin takes us on a journey through her inspiration and exasperation as a writer. Many people have a dream of becoming a writer, but just what does that involve? It took 15 years for Jan to publish her first novel, and the second one is 5 years in and counting. She will tell her story, hoping to inspire fellow writers of all genres, with humour and honesty. The Stone Dragon is available on Amazon Kindle and on paperback from the author. Copies will be available at a special OiR discount on the day. |
| February 2nd | Hall not available |
| February 16th | Barrie Southwood – Thomas Telford – Scottish Engineer |
| March 2nd | Bill Mathews – “Holiday Souvenirs” |
| March 16th | Hall not available |
| March 30th | Gavin Corbett of Ramblers Scotland – Exploring Scotland’s Wild Places. |
| April 13th | Ayrplay – a concert Some music from your memories, played by the Folk Group band, Ayrplay. |
| April 27th | AGM |
| May 11th | Maggie Roebuck with assistance of Margo & Liz – Quiz |
| May 25th | Denis Rattenbury – Smugglers’ Tales |
| June 8th | Gillian Lammie, Bank Manager, RBS – Financial Foundations, Frauds and Scams Workshop. |
| June 22nd | Murray Waugh – TEC Talk (Technology Enabled Care) |
