Largs Opportunities in Retirement begin new season

The committee recently invited all members and those who were thinking of joining to come along to the Largs Community Church halls where the group's varied selection of activities were showcased.

Book Club: Eleanor Hamilson and Miriam Kelly (Image: Newsquest)

The OIR carries out a diverse range of activities from learning languages to hillwalking, to keep fit classes and much more.

The long running group has an 800-plus membership, and even has its own premises in the town at the foot of Waterside Street on Irvine Road.

Art Chat: Barry Morgan chatting to Liz O'Hanlon (Image: Newsquest)Membership is 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

For more details about the diverse range of activities and events, go to www.oirlargs.org.uk

See more photos from the open day below:

Calligraphy Jim Bassett and Marion Bassett (Image: Newsquest) Country Dancing Group Maureen Allen and Margaret Allen (Image: Newsquest) Cycling Group: Neil Lang and Janice Urquhart (Image: Newsquest)

Drama Group Gilly Allison, Pauline McIntosh and Linda Beaton (Image: Newsquest) Geology Group: Mike Poole, Lachie Carmichael and Jack Muir (Image: Newsquest) German language group Jan Siddiqui and Marian Macintyre (Image: Newsquest)Acoustic guitar lessons:  Dougie Hendry and Billy Strang (Image: Newsquest)

John McFayden and Martin Wilkinson (Image: Newsquest) Learn Spanish with Linda Brown (Image: Newsquest) Learn Zumba Mae Mack and Frances Robertson (Image: Newsquest)Learning Piano Stewart Tindal and James Rankin (Image: Newsquest)Level Walking Group Nicola Agnew and Maggie Hayes  (Image: Newsquest) Line dancing class at Largs OIR (Image: Newsquest) Line Dancing Moira McNab and Anne Forrest (Image: Newsquest) Mary Forrest and Marion Macintyre (Image: Newsquest) Meriel Bryson and Agnes Kennedy (Image: Newsquest) Meriel Bryson gives opening speech (Image: Newsquest) Play and Poetry Club Janet Barr and Maddie Allardice (Image: Newsquest) Scottish History Group Agnes Ward and Ellen Linton (Image: Newsquest) Shirley Strang, Billie Walker, Maggie Hays and Anne Sidey (Image: Newsquest) Singing Group Marilyn Lord and Alex West (Image: Newsquest) Susan Kennedy and Morag Fowler (Image: Newsquest) Table Tennis and Italion Groups Marco Cecchini and Peter Kyle (Image: Newsquest)Tea Dances Bill and Sheila Alexander (Image: Newsquest) Ukelele Sandra Galloway and Lorna McKellar (Image: Newsquest) Walking Group Moira Hill and Vivien Taylor (Image: Newsquest) Yarn Group Anne Ross and Anne Bailey (Image: Newsquest)