O.I.R. Largs
Opportunities in Retirement, Largs
What is O.I.R?
O.I.R. Largs is an organisation for the
over-50's. Membership is around 750, drawn mostly from Largs, Skelmorlie, Wemyss
Bay, Fairlie and West Kilbride. It was founded in 1987.
The organisation exists to encourage and
facilitate interesting activities for those who have retired, or who may be thinking about
it. Most activity groups depend on the initiative, skills and voluntary contributions of
individual members. Members are encouraged to suggest and help to promote additions to the
list of activity groups.
The Annual Subscription for members is £8 and runs from 1st July.
It is payable at the O.I.R. Office, 24 Bath Street, Largs.
O.I.R. Largs is a Registered Charity, No.
SC012153
Monthly Meetings
A general meeting to which all members are invited is held on the
first Wednesday of each month (September - June) in the Dunn Memorial Hall, St. John's
Church, at 2.00pm.
There is usually a guest speaker or some other form of
entertainment, followed by the chance to meet and chat with other members. In addition
announcements are made about outings, holidays, theatres, concerts and other group
activities. See the meeting programme for 2006 -
2007 here.
The monthly meeting in June includes the Annual General Meeting.
The O.I.R. Largs Newsletter is published
approximately quarterly. It is distributed at Monthly
Meetings, and may also be
picked up from the office. The
Newsletter Editor is Norman Hollywood. Submissions for the Newsletter may be
left in the Newsletter Edotor's folder in the office, or emailed to him at
tmbynorman@aol.com.
The O.I.R. Office is at 24 Bath Street,
Largs, KA30 8BL.
Telephone: 670404
e-mail: info@oirlargs.org.uk
Call at the office to see the Noticeboard and to pay for subscriptions, etc.
The office is staffed by a member of the Committee
and is open at these times:
| January - June |
10am - 12 noon Monday, Wednesday, Friday |
| July - December |
10am - 12 noon Monday to Friday |
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Committee
The Committee is elected at the AGM in June. Members of the
present committee are listed here.
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