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Carrick Sports Club held its annual
Burns Supper last Friday evening, February 12, in the club’s
function room to mark the 251st anniversary of the poet. Bryce
McCulloch piped in the top table and Bill McCubbin, club secretary,
introduced them to the company before handing over to the chairman
for the evening, Alistair Hastings. Bryce then piped in the haggis
which was carried in by Kai-Uwe Stutzkeitz and addressed by Jim
Millar. Bill said the Selkirk Grace was recited by Jim Millar before
an excellent meal prepared by Jean Harvey and friends. Throughout
the evening, the entertainment was provided by The Fiddlers fae Ayr
(Danny MacPherson, Wiliam Samson and Kenny Turner); Davie Anderson;
and Bryce McCulloch. more |
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Once again,
St Cuthbert’s Primary School, Maybole held its annual Burns
Supper in the magnificent setting of Blairquhan Castle, one
of the finest Regency castles in Scotland. Listed number 14
by the Independent newspaper in their list of the 50 best
places to get married in the world, Blairquhan provided a
magnificent venue for the event. Chairperson Emily Kiltie
welcomed everyone and Fr Stephen McGrattan gave the Selkirk
Grace. more |
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“Cairn Primary’s P6 and 7
pupils held their annual Burns Supper on Friday of last
week. Guests and pupils enjoyed traditional haggis, neeps
and tatties prepared by pupils with the help of the Cairn
kitchen staff. A special thank you goes to Scott Barrie, a
pupil from Carrick Academy, who piped in the haggis. Mrs
Simonds, the class teacher, and all the pupils put a lot of
effort in to the afternoon to make it such a success. Well
done to everyone involved. The performers included Address
to the Haggis, Jordan Watson; Selkirk Grace, Ryan Campbell;
Tae A Moose, Robbie Davis; The Immortal Memory, Jade
Strachan and Amy Graham; Tam O’ Shanter, Kieran Robb; Toast
to the Lassies, Robert McEwan and Andrew Falls; Reply from
the Lassies, Brogan Milligan.” |
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Scrolls of Appreciation Maybole
Community Council is once again inviting nominations for Scrolls of
Appreciation. This has been done on three previous occasions – 1999,
2000 and 2005 and secretary Anne Walker has written to local
organisation pointing out that it has been five years since this was
last held saying that, no doubt, there must be more people who
deserve to be recognised by the town. Mrs Walker says that there
could be any number of reasons for nominating someone for this, for
example the length of service, outstanding achievement, dedication,
and so on. She has sent nomination forms to the organisations but
more are available from her at 55 McAdam Way, 01655 882796 or
a.walker796@btinternet.com. Nominations should be endorsed by two
office bearers, and returned to her March 26. An independent panel
will then consider all nominations and a presentation will be held
later in the year. |
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TOGETHER AGAIN: David Kiltie MBE JP,
left, and Professor William McCreath. More than half-a-century has
passed since two paths first crossed – those of a teacher and his
pupil. Now they have met again to reflect on lives that took totally
different directions. But a little school in Maybole will always
link Bill McCreath and David Kiltie. Bill was a 23-year-old teacher
there in 1957, travelling by bus from his family home in Girvan.
David Kiltie was a bright 11-year-old pupil, about to sit his
‘Qualifying’ exam. They have just met again as Professor Bill
McCreath and David Kiltie MBE JP. Bill’s life took him to the USA
and a distinguished career in art and education. David combined a
career in computers with notable work on behalf of the Maybole
community. more |
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South Ayrshire’s Rural Panel met in Maybole Town Hall
last Thursday, February 11. The meeting was open to the public and
several community councillors turned up. Councillor Alex Oattes,
Chairman of the Panel, welcomed everyone and introduced the speakers
for the evening. Christine Cox, Planning Manager, outlined the
Council’s progress with its Local Development Plan.
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Were you
there when Elvis landed in Prestwick? ELVIS fans
are trying to find out more about the
King’s stop-over at Prestwick 50 years
ago.The Elvis Touch club, which includes
a lot of Ayrshire fans, is holding a big
event in Glasgow’s Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Fans are also excited about the return
of the video projected Elvis show, with
bandmates live on stage, in the SECC on
Saturday, March 6.
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Ayrshire Cancer Support is pleased to
announce the launch of their online library at
www.ayrshirecs.org. The
library can be found by clicking the ‘Services’ tab and selecting
‘Information Leaflets’. The library has been developed to
incorporate all the charity’s information leaflets and booklets.
John Beck, Ayrshire Cancer Support said ‘Our idea is to allow a
single point of access from which visitors to the ACS website can
gain access to our helpful publications and booklets.
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Early in November 2009, Maybole
Concert Party held two Variety Concerts in the Town Hall in Maybole
in aid of The Princess Royal Trust for Carers. Although these
concerts were not as well attended as previous ones, those who did
attend were treated to two superb evenings of entertainment from the
Concert Party and their guest entertainers, and were very generous
in their giving. more |
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Royal Arch lodge number 198
was formed in 1797 and sponsored by Lodge Royal Arch in Ayr.
These photos and programme are from its recent installation
ceremony. Photos by Tony Kerrigan. |
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There was a
civic reception in the town hall to celebrate Carrick and
District Homing Society's centenary year. The provost spoke
first and talked about the history of pigeon racing and
their contribution to saving lives during the war by
carrying messages. Alex Lothian spoke about the history of
the pigeon club and remembered past members such as Robert
Malone, Gibby Campbell and Ronnie Davidson. Scottish Homing
Union President (Ian Noble) spoke about the pigeon sport in
general. He commended Carrick and District for reaching this
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MP Sandra Osborne went along to
Gardenrose Primary School in Maybole on February 19 to help P6
pupils take part in an Energy Game. The giant board game with large
dice is designed to increase awareness about energy –such as the
sources of energy, why we need it and how to be more energy
efficient. The game is being organised by staff at the Energy
Agency, which provides energy advice to the public. The visit also
forms part of this winter’s Warm Homes Campaign, led by charity
Energy Action Scotland and sponsored by ScottishPower, to raise
awareness of the problem of cold and expensive to heat homes, and to
highlight the help and support available. more |
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St Cuthbert’s Primary School have been
learning the message about saving energy - the fun way! Primary six
and seven pupils have benefited from “energy lessons” as part of
their environmental topic given by Anne Shearlaw from the Energy
Agency. As part of the project, they have taken part in “Save It”- a
large floor game, which challenges the pupils on who is the best at
saving energy. Liz Marquis, Director of the Energy Agency said:
”These pupils are the home owners of the future. The lessons are a
great way of introducing the importance of energy efficiency and the
effect it has in reducing fuel bills and saving energy”.
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Chinese Assembly. As part of their
Moral and Religious Education, Cairn Primary’s P4/5 class have been
learning all about Chinese New Year. The pupils created Hong Bow
Pockets and made colourful dragons. The class culminated their topic
with an assembly performance of the song Gung Hei Fat Choy. The
girls provided the choir and the Indian bells and the boys played
accompanying percussion instruments. The school thoroughly enjoyed
the performance and the P4/5 pupils were rewarded with their Hong
Bow Pockets containing a special gold coin for luck! |
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The boys and girls of St Cuthbert’s
Primary, Maybole, were thinking about how to “Shine the Light of
Christ” last week. At an assembly led by Fr Stephen McGrattan to
mark Catholic Education Week, the pupils imagined what the world
would be like without light. They all agreed it would be a sad,
unhealthy, unsafe and unpleasant place since light brings life and
lets us appreciate the world and people around us. After talking
about how Jesus is the Light of the World, the pupils came up with
many different ways in which they could shine Jesus’ light in their
school, families and community. Head teacher, Mrs Gemma Rooney,
right, and her staff and pupils are pictured with Fr Stephen
McGrattan, gathered around the Easter candle which represents the
Risen Jesus. |
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Pupils from Saint Cuthbert’s Primary
School enjoyed a festive foods workshop which increased their
knowledge of Scotland as a multi cultural society and helped them to
understand the significance of other people’s religions and
festivals. Through the medium of stories, games and food tasting the
children learned more about the festivals of Divali, Chinese New
Year, Passover, Lent and Easter in a fun and interactive way.
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The staff and pupils of St Cuthbert’s
Primary School raised £77 by holding a “dressing down day” last week
just before the February holiday. All money raised will be donated
to the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund’s Haiti appeal. The
fundraiser was organised by the school’s Enterprise Group to mark
the start of their Lenten school activities. |
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Pupils at Cairn Primary School enjoyed
a Caribbean Day on Friday 29th January to raise funds for the Haiti
Earthquake Appeal. The children paid £1 to spend the day wearing
beachwear. After a special assembly which focused on the
difficulties faced by children on Haiti, primary seven pupils sold
water and tropical fruit to raise more funds. School dinners carried
on our Caribbean theme with Tracey providing sausage kebabs, fruit
kebabs and Caribbean chicken. Thanks to their fun Caribbean Day,
Cairn children raised over £170 for the Haiti Earthquake Appeal.
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Food Lab came to visit Cairn Primary
this week! The children from P1-P7 were finding out about how food
is used in festivals in the major world religions. They discovered
all about Easter, Shrove Tuesday and Lent. They tried some Easter
eggs, representing the stone which rolled away from Jesus’ tomb and
they tossed pancakes. They found out about the Jewish festival of
Passover, and they tried unleavened bread. They learned all about
Chinese New Year and the Kitchen God, who lives in the oven! They
pretended to be dragons and they managed some great roars!
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We’re Burns Mad at Cairn Primary! Cairn
Primary held a fantastic Burns Poetry recitation and song
afternoon on Thursday February 11y. P1s recited The Wee Rid
Motor brilliantly, P2/3s learned A Voodoo for Miss Maverick
fantastically well, and the P3/4s were super at reciting
their poems- The Sair Finger and Ma Banty Hen. P4/5
performed A Dug, A Dug with panache, and P5/6 gave their all
in their renditions of The Ballad of Janitor MacKay. P7,
true to the spirit of Burns, recited excerpts from Tam
O’Shanter and To A Mouse, by Robert Burns himself. All the
parents commented very favourably on how well and
confidently the children all performed, and we were all very
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FAREWELL TO MRS MCAVOY
Mrs Fiona McAvoy, Depute Head Teacher at Cairn
Primary School left on Thursday of last week to take up her new post
as Head Teacher at Dalmellington Primary School in East Ayrshire.
Fiona had a great send off receiving flowers from staff and pupils
and the Parent Council and various gifts. The children also sang a
song especially written for her. Everyone associated with Cairn
Primary would like to wish her well for the future. |
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Carrick Sports Club
held its annual Burns Supper last Friday evening,
February 12, in the club’s function room to mark the
251st anniversary of the poet. Bryce McCulloch piped
in the top table and Bill McCubbin, club secretary,
introduced them to the company before handing over
to the chairman for the evening, Alistair Hastings.
Bryce then piped in the haggis which was carried in
by Kai-Uwe Stutzkeitz and addressed by Jim Millar.
Bill said the Selkirk Grace was recited by Jim
Millar before an excellent meal prepared by Jean
Harvey and friends. Throughout the evening, the
entertainment was provided by The Fiddlers fae Ayr
(Danny MacPherson, Wiliam Samson and Kenny Turner);
Davie Anderson; and Bryce McCulloch. The Immortal
Memory was proposed by Andrew Plain, of Ayr, and the
Toast to the Lassies was proposed by Dr Brian Scobie.
Gordon Hennessey recited “The Jolly Beggars” and
“Tam o’Shanter” both of which were well received.
David Kiltie proposed a comprehensive vote of thanks
before the company sang “The Star o’ Rabbie Burns”
and “Auld Lang Syne”.
Once again,
St Cuthbert’s Primary School, Maybole held its
annual Burns Supper in the magnificent setting of
Blairquhan Castle, one of the finest Regency castles in
Scotland. Listed number 14 by the Independent newspaper
in their list of the 50 best places to get married in
the world, Blairquhan provided a magnificent venue for
the event. Chairperson Emily Kiltie welcomed everyone
and Fr Stephen McGrattan gave the Selkirk Grace. Dara
and Deaglán Hunter Blair carried in the haggis which was
piped in by Gavin Nicol and addressed by Ronan McDowall.
After the meal the programme of entertainment was:
Maybole
Pipe Band
P4 to
7 Ye Banks and Braes
Toni
McLaughlin The Crocodile
Josh
Malone The Dusty Miller
Cain
Patrick Graffiti
Aidan
McQuillan Up in the Morning Early
Blair
Hannah and Jack Menzies The Immortal Memory
Boyhood
of Burns play
Alex
Cook Toast to the Lassies
P4 to
7 Burns Medley
Jason
Tomlinson The Evacuee
Zak
Roy The Comin’ o’ the Wee Malkies
Dominik
Matyka The Lament for a Lost Dinner Ticket
Jodie
Brownlee Reply from the Lassies
Patrick
McCahill andBrody Wright Vote of Thanks
In
addition there were songs from Mrs McGarva, Miss Nelson
and Gail Robertson. The school staff and pupils would
like to thank Sir Patrick and Lady Marguerite Hunter
Blair for the use of the castle and to their staff for
all their help.
Early in November 2009,
Maybole Concert Party held two Variety
Concerts in the Town Hall in Maybole in aid of The
Princess Royal Trust for Carers. Although these
concerts were not as well attended as previous ones,
those who did attend were treated to two superb
evenings of entertainment from the Concert Party and
their guest entertainers, and were very generous in
their giving. The concerts raised a magnificent
amount of £507 for the Trust and as one of the
organisers is employed by RBS they donated a further
£500 through their Community Cashback Scheme. The
Concert Party would like to thank all who came along
over the two nights to give support to this very
worthwhile cause. Our photographs show the Concert
Party in action and the presentation of a cheque for
£1007 to Christine Speedwell of the Trust.
South Ayrshire’s Rural Panel met in
Maybole Town Hall last Thursday, February
11.
The meeting was open to the
public and several community councillors
turned up. Councillor Alex Oattes, Chairman
of the Panel, welcomed everyone and
introduced the speakers for the evening.
Christine Cox, Planning Manager, outlined
the Council’s progress with its Local
Development Plan. This will set out the
strategy for the use and development of land
and infrastructure for 10 years and will be
the basis on which planning applications are
determined.
Ayrshire Structure Plan and
South Ayrshire Local Plan will be replaced
by this new Local Development Plan and the
Council is about to publish a Main Issues
Report and a draft environmental plan.
Early engagement with
community councils had stressed the
importance of town centres, quality of life
in South Ayrshire, tourism and the
environment. Main issues in the development
plan will include the economy and
employment; housing; infrastructure; and
retail and town centres. The Main Issue
Report will be published in March and there
will be real engagement with community
councils and the public.
The second speaker was Sarah
Baird, Programme Co-ordinator for the
Ayrshire LEADER Programme which was set up
to build knowledge and skills within rural
communities, and encourage innovation and
co-operation by supporting new projects
which tackle rural development issues.
LEADER is part of the
Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP)
2007-2013, a part European funded programme
to promote economic and community
development in rural areas. It is run by a
committee called the Local Action Group
(LAG) which aims to ensure this fund
inspires, motivates and stimulates
communities across Ayrshire to work together
in achieving a lasting legacy and contribute
to the rejuvenation of rural communities,
helping them meet challenges and grasp the
opportunities. It will invest £3.38m of
funding between 2009 and 2013.
The Programme is open to
constituted groups and social enterprises;
private individuals sponsored financially by
public bodies to ensure there is a wider
community benefit rather than a purely
economic one; business partnerships and
capital companies with similar conditions;
public agencies; and collaborations between
groups, private companies and individuals in
an appropriately constituted form. The
maximum Leader grant is of 50% of total
eligible project costs, there is a minimum
project grant request of £1,000 and the
total amount of public grant support should
not exceed 95% with groups asked to make a
minimum contribution of 5% of project costs
either in cash and/or in-kind.
The final speaker was Mike
Newall who had been asked to respond to a
question from Tarbolton Tenants and
Residents Association. The group’s secretary
had written to the Council looking for “an
answer to a question repeatedly and irately
posed within our community over the recent
period of heavy snowfall and lack of
gritting/salting of the roads.” The question
was “What, during periods of adverse weather
conditions, is the official Council policy
towards treatment and prioritisation of the
main routes, streets and pavements within
the rural communities, and,
particularly within the Kyle area?”
Mr Newall said that South
Ayrshire Council has “an approved winter
service policy and plan which are clear,
concise and transparent and available on the
Council’s web site”. He added, “The winter
plan confirmed that only one salt bin was
located in Tarbolton, at the War Memorial.
Following requests from the local community
a further two grit bins were placed in the
village, one at the Bachelor’s Club and the
second at Westport.
All three were stolen but
have been replaced by the council’s Roads
Service.” He went on to describe the normal
winter operations stressing that this winter
had been the worst for almost a hundred
years and his talk generated some lively
discussion on what had been done in
different communities and then moved on to
the condition of the roads which are clearly
deteriorating.
MP Sandra Osborne went along to
Gardenrose Primary School in Maybole on February 19
to help P6 pupils take part in an Energy Game. The giant
board game with large dice is designed to increase
awareness about energy –such as the sources of energy,
why we need it and how to be more energy efficient. The
game is being organised by staff at the Energy Agency,
which provides energy advice to the public.
The visit also forms part of this winter’s Warm Homes
Campaign, led by charity Energy Action Scotland and
sponsored by ScottishPower, to raise awareness of the
problem of cold and expensive to heat homes, and to
highlight the help and support available. Sandra
Osborne, MP for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock, said: “I am
delighted to support this initiative as I am only too
well aware of the rising cost of energy bills. It can
make a huge difference if people are aware of what they
can do to save energy.
“Once again Gardenrose Primary is making good use of
resources available to educate the children on
environment causes.”Barbara Atterson, Development
Manager, Energy Action Scotland commented: “Many people
are worried about making ends meet in the current
economic climate and with the added concern about being
able to afford home energy bills over the winter, it is
essential that every effort is made to promote the
initiatives that are available to help people.
“Often the simple steps we take in our own homes to
reduce the energy we use can make a big difference.
Being aware of the need for energy efficiency from an
early age can often help in later life and so it’s great
that the message is being given in a fun way through
schools.” Anyone wanting free and impartial advice about
saving energy in the home, lowering energy bills or the
availability of grants is encouraged to contact
freephone 0800 512 012.
Jim Paterson, Sales and Marketing Director at
ScottishPower said: “Tacking fuel poverty remains a
challenge particularly during this time of recession,
which will potentially see many households impacted
financially. “However, we believe it is a challenge we
can face together, pooling resources to have a lasting
impact on tackling fuel poverty. We are delighted to be
supporting the Warm Homes Campaign, which provides the
platform to showcase many of the successful energy
efficiency and fuel poverty initiatives already underway
across the country.”
We’re Burns
Mad at Cairn Primary! Cairn Primary held a
fantastic Burns Poetry recitation and song afternoon
on Thursday February 11y. P1s recited The Wee Rid
Motor brilliantly, P2/3s learned A Voodoo for Miss
Maverick fantastically well, and the P3/4s were
super at reciting their poems- The Sair Finger and
Ma Banty Hen.
P4/5 performed A Dug, A Dug with
panache, and P5/6 gave their all in their renditions
of The Ballad of Janitor MacKay. P7, true to the
spirit of Burns, recited excerpts from Tam O’Shanter
and To A Mouse, by Robert Burns himself. All the
parents commented very favourably on how well and
confidently the children all performed, and we were
all very proud of them! The school would like to say
“ Well done” to all successful finalists and
“thanks” to all the parents for their patient
listening and encouragement until perfection was
reached!
The winners were:
P1- Courtney McLean 1st, Olivia Paton
2nd, Molly Milligan 3rd
P2/3- Holly McCallum 1st, Skye Hunter
2nd, Carmen Hearton 3rd
P3/4 – Jamie Summers 1st, Emily
Maxwell 2nd, Tia McLanaghan 3rd
P4/5 – Rebecca McCoy 1st, Wallace
Connell 2nd, Ruth Dowie 3rd
P5/6 – Zak Page 1st, Emily Purdie
2nd, Jack Connelly 3rd
P6/7 – Kieran Robb 1st, Shelby
Harkness 2nd, Robbie Davis 3rd
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