A STREET named after Dunbar’s Rotary Club has officially been completed.

Rotary Court, off Kellie Road, is home to 16 flats and was named to mark the 50th anniversary of the Rotary club.

A five-person committee was formed last year in a bid to see something done to mark the historic occasion.

Dr Judy Greenwood, president of Dunbar Rotary, was delighted to see the hard work pay off and told the Courier: “We are delighted that the community efforts of over 170 local members, many with over 40 years’ service in Rotary, together with the support they have received from the residents of Dunbar in that time, is being recognised by the naming of Rotary Court.

“We look forward to the future and encourage anyone who may be interested to join Rotary to contact us via our members, website or Facebook page.” The money raised by the town’s Rotary club has not just gone to national and international good causes but also closer to home with community groups ranging from the Boys’ Brigade and Brownies to Dunbar Rugby Club and teenage sprint sensation Maria Lyle benefiting from the kind-hearted donations of residents.

The club was formed in 1964 and meets each Monday in the Hillside Hotel.

Ward councillor Norman Hampshire, the local authority’s spokesman for housing and the environment, felt it was fitting that the club’s anniversary had been marked.

He said: “The Rotary club, since it came to the anniversary, has been looking for a street to be named to celebrate that occasion.

“This is the first to come along and they will be delighted to have a street named after them in Dunbar and to celebrate the good work they have done in the community.

“When you do name streets, it should have a meaning; I do not think the names should just be plucked out of thin air.

“You have got the community council suggesting names and a lot of the names have been about historical people.

“If we can do something to represent individuals or organisations that have done good work for the local community and celebrate that by naming a street after them, then I would support that fully.” The flats are made up of four two-storey buildings, each containing four two-bedroom flats, available for affordable rent.

Mr Hampshire told the Courier it had been “a long drawn out saga” in seeing the affordable housing built on the site, which was previously earmarked for a shop.

The development of Asda on the other side of Spott Road saw the plans changed, with housing finally given the go-ahead in 2012.

The councillor added four of the properties were specially adapted for disabled people and would come with wet floor bathrooms to assist those with mobility issues.