September 2006
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 September 2006

It’s every young Scottish or English rugby player’s dream – to get his hands on the Calcutta Cup and to be photographed with it. That dream came true at Carrick Academy when the famous trophy came to the school. The Calcutta Cup is a rugby union trophy awarded to the winner of the annual Six Nations Championship match between England and Scotland. It is held by Scotland, who claimed the trophy by defeating the holders England 18-12 at Murrayfield in the 2006 Six Nations Championship on Saturday 25th February 2006. more

Four new walks linking Maybole, Kirkoswald and Dunure were officially opened on by South Ayrshire Councillor Ian Fitzsimmons. more

Maybole marked the 150th anniversary of the railway line coming to Maybole. ...the “MAYBOLE” sign opposite the platform was once again revealed and flower tubs were installed. David Kiltie, chairman of Maybole Community Council, welcomed John Yellowlees, external relations manager at First ScotRail, Councillors Alan Murray and Brian Connolly, Alex Kelly, Maybole Community Council, Ellen Hawkes and Gillian Anderson of May-Tag Ltd. more

Ali Roy, of Maybole, has been selected to play for Scotland U/12 girls at the European Championships which will be held in Herceg Novi, Montenegro. Scotland, England and Wales have all pulled out of the World Championships which was to be held in Georgia Russia in October, due to kidnapping and terrorist threats at the airport they were to arrive at, so there has been a rush to get the team to Montenegro. Ali has had quite a year and here is a list of her achievements. more

49 pilgrims from Our Lady and St Cuthbert’s Church travelled to the cave at Whithorn where St Ninian is believed to have spent time during his 5th century mission in Scotland. Ninian is believed to have landed on Scottish shores around 397AD. He is the first bishop of the Diocese of Galloway and every year people from all over the diocese gather at the cave for Mass ... more

At a special Mass recently, some parishioners of Our Lady and St Cuthbert’s were among men made members and full knights of the Order of the Knights of St Columba. Members and their families from all over the West of Scotland joined for the celebration. Fr Stephen McGrattan presided at Mass and Bennett Ward became a member while Walter McKenna and Jim Campbell became full knights. Grand Knight Peter McGarry also invested Fr Stephen as an honorary member of the Order. In this photo are l-r Bennett Ward, Grand Knight Peter McGarry, Fr Stepen McGrattan, Walter  McKenna and Jim Campbell.

Former Maybole couple Lawrence and Anne Malone came back home for a double celebration and had a family get together last Saturday evening. Lawrence and Anne (nee Cowan) moved to Canada 32 years ago and live in Winnipeg. Lawrence turned 60 a few weeks ago and wanted to celebrate this landmark birthday with the rest of his family here. more

Last week Maybole Resource Centre hosted an exhibition by the Banks Group on the proposed community benefit for the Knowside windfarm. Cairn Primary’s Pupil Council went along to find out about the environmental advantages in windfarms and how they help in the reduction of CO2 emissions, and the reduction in the use of fossil fuels for production of electricity. more

Gardenrose Teddy Bears' Picnic. P1 starts full time next week so last Friday they had their first "taste" of  school dinners and the routine involved. Their families and favourite teddy bears were special guests as the 5 year olds learned how to queue, order and pay for their meals. Head teacher Mrs Scott thanked everyone for their help with the wee ones getting to know the routine and specially thanked the catering staff for all they had done.

Come Fly With Me! From reading Roald Dahl's novel "Danny, Champion of the World", P5/6  pupils at Cairn Primary School in Maybole decided to have a go at making and flying their own kites.  Great fun was had by all. The children pictured are flying their kites at Glebe Park.

Cairn Primary was alive with the sound of music on Thursday when pupils and staff surprised teacher Mrs Maria Newlands on her 30th anniversary as a teacher in the school. Pupils and staff sang some of the songs from the hit film and musical "The Sound of Music" and four of Maria's colleagues put on wimples as worn by the nuns in the film ...more

Deputy Fire Chief Mrs Baird, with area manager David Morrison and group manager William Williamson, receive a cheque for £200 towards the Strathclyde fire and rescue family support trust from Jim Davidson watch Maybole. For more info call Jim on 01655 883689

Save the Children (Maybole branch) teed off their fund raising events this Autumn at Brunston Castle Golf Club. The overall winning team (1st photo) were Robin Crosthwaite, Alastair Crosthwaite & Neil Angus. Charity Scott Memorial trophy was won by John Whiteford, Ian Hannah & Elise Hannah (2nd photo) Peter McKay's hole in one won the nearest the pin prize (3rd photo) more

Maybole Memorial Park Bowling Club's invitation triples competition was held recently, sponsored by Brian Connolly of Cameron's garage and ironmongers. The winners were Ross Hill, Ross Murchie of Maybole BC and Keiren Smilie of Crosshill BC. The runners up were John Martin, Douglas Crozier and Ian Crearer of Newmilns BC. The trophy was presented by vice president Gerry Kelly.

This is a photograph of Carrick Colts 8s Team in their new tracksuits sponsored by JJL Groundworks Ltd. The boys are L to R Lee Young, Adam Lawrie, Euan Ferguson, Zack Page, Fergus Loch, Ross Copland, Jack McBlain, Harry Hogg.

South Ayrshire Council’s Maybole golf course was the venue for a celebration to mark the progress made by junior golfers who have been coached by dedicated volunteers. Each junior golfer who completed the development programme was invited to attend a celebration to mark the end of the 2006 Level One training programme. The Council’s Depute Provost Mary Kilpatrick and Councillor Margaret Toner, Convener of the Council’s Economic and Tourism Development Committee joined the young golfers to congratulate them and to hear from them about the development programme. more

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Four new walks linking Maybole, Kirkoswald and Dunure were officially opened on Saturday morning by South Ayrshire Councillor Ian Fitzsimmons. Welcoming everyone to the Greenside in Maybole, Councillor Fitzsimmons said, “I was delighted to be asked to officially open the Maybole Paths network, and I am glad that so many of you are here with me today. We are so lucky in this part of the world to have such spectacular scenery and for it to be so easily accessible. South Ayrshire Council is continually working to provide greater outdoor access opportunities for local people and for tourists. The new access provisions of the Land Reform Act give the public the right of responsible access over most land, so by providing suitably agreed and managed routes the Council is helping people to get out and enjoy the countryside.

 

I feel that it is very appropriate that I am launching this on the day that the Carrick Walking Festival Group is holding their programme of guided walks along the Maybole Paths. The information board marks the start of the walks and I hope it will be seen by many people, both locals and visitors to the area, and inspire them to put on their walking boots and try some of the walks. The walks have been designed to take people over a mixture of terrains, including public roads, farm tracks, new footpaths and open hillside. With walks of different lengths and with different landscapes and places of interest to see, there really is something for everyone. It is important that we all take some form of regular exercise, and walking is one of the best ways to do this. You can walk at your own pace, take friends or family with you, enjoy a good blether on the way, and get fit at the same time. It gives me great pleasure to officially declare the Maybole Paths network officially open.”


It’s every young Scottish or English rugby player’s dream – to get his hands on the Calcutta Cup and to be photographed with it. That dream came true on Monday morning at Carrick Academy when the famous trophy came to the school. The Calcutta Cup is a rugby union trophy awarded to the winner of the annual Six Nations Championship match between England and Scotland. It is currently held by Scotland, who claimed the trophy by defeating the holders England 18-12 at Murrayfield in the 2006 Six Nations Championship on Saturday 25th February 2006.

 

Over 100 pupils from Carrick Academy went to the Scotland v England game at Murrayfield this year and the SRU wanted to thank them for their support by bringing the Cup to Maybole to get photographs of all three of the school’s teams. The school is organising trips to Murrayfield this season to watch Scotland v Australia, Ireland and Wales. Finely engraved, the cup is approximately 18 inches high, has three handles in the form of king cobras and has a handsome domed lid surmounted by an elephant. The inscription on the Cup's wooden base reads:

 

THE CALCUTTA CUP

PRESENTED TO THE RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION

BY THE CALCUTTA FOOTBALL CLUB

AS AN INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE CUP

TO BE PLAYED FOR ANNUALLY BY ENGLAND & SCOTLAND

1878

 

The base has attached to it additional plates which record the date of each match played with the name of the winning country and, bracketed together, the names of the two captains.

 

There is, however, an anomaly in the recording of the winning country on the base of the Cup. It was first played for in 1879 but the plinth in fact shows records extending back to the first international in 1871. The results from 1871 to 1878 are therefore of matches which were being played before the Calcutta Cup came into being! Only fifteen Calcutta Cup games have been cancelled, because of a dispute in the 1880s, and because of the two World Wars.

 

The Calcutta Cricket & Football Club is one of the oldest sports clubs in the world and has absorbed several sporting clubs over the centuries. One of these clubs is the Calcutta Football Club, which was initially only in existence for 5 years (1872 - 1877) but resurrected in 1884. The famous Calcutta Cup is in fact a legacy of the original Calcutta Football Club which was forced to close down due to lack of opposition and the growing popularity of other sports.

 

Suggestions of what to do with the Club's remaining funds included a gymkhana, a ball or a dinner, but the Honorary Secretary and Treasurer of the Club, G A James Rothney, argued that such suggestions would be quickly forgotten.With a great sense of history, Rothney proposed that the funds be used to have a trophy made of ornate Indian workmanship and that the trophy be offered to the R.F.U. The proposal was considered and duly responded to thus:

 

“The Committee accept with very great pleasure your generous offer of the cup as an international challenge cup to be played for annually by England and Scotland - the cup remaining the property of the Rugby Football Union.” (A G Guillemard, RFU President).

 

Once accepted, the Calcutta Club officials withdrew the entire balance due in silver rupees, had them melted down and then crafted into an original, elegant and distinguished trophy now known worldwide as the Calcutta Cup.


Maybole marked the 150th anniversary of the railway line coming to Maybole last Friday morning. In what was described as a small start to improving the station environment, the “MAYBOLE” sign opposite the platform was once again revealed and flower tubs were installed. David Kiltie, chairman of Maybole Community Council, welcomed John Yellowlees, external relations manager at First ScotRail, Councillors Alan Murray and Brian Connolly, Alex Kelly, Maybole Community Council, Ellen Hawkes and Gillian Anderson of May-Tag Ltd. He thanked Gillian for all her work in taking the project from scratch and getting to this stage in time for the anniversary which also coincided with the first anniversary of First ScotRail’s “Adopt a Station” project. Gillian Anderson thanked everyone from the rail companies who had assisted with the event including Mr Yellowlees, George Allan, Kevin McLernon, and Gillian Arnott. She especially thanked Barry Hubbard, of Carrick Cooperage and Garden Supplies Ltd, who had donated 12 large half barrel tubs which were tubs installed on the platform in four clusters of three.

 

In addition Gillian thanked June Dunlop, Frances Dryburgh and Alan Cunninghame for their help in planting the tubs. Mr Yellowlees said he was delighted to be there for the occasion and to have helped support this first step forward in improving the station and making it more attractive for customers. He added, “As we celebrate the first anniversary of our ‘Adopt a Station’ scheme, we are delighted with how well it is going. We’ve formed several strong and successful partnerships and we’re looking forward to further improvements here at Maybole.” Both Councillor Murray and Councillor Connolly were happy to see the change and wished the project more success as it continued. A longer term project is being planned and funding applications are away to funders to allow local school children to design and create a mosaic on the embankment on the far side of the station.


Ali Roy, of Maybole, has been selected to play for Scotland U/12 girls at the European Championships which will be held in Herceg Novi, Montenegro. Scotland, England and Wales have all pulled out of the World Championships which was to be held in Georgia Russia in October, due to kidnapping and terrorist threats at the airport they were to arrive at, so there has been a rush to get the team to Montenegro. Ali has had quite a year and here is a list of her achievements.

 

-Ayrshire U14 Boy/Girl champion,

-Scottish Girls Champion,

-The British Land Challenge is in three sections and Ali was

1 Suprema at the Megafinals in Dunfermline

2 1st equal in Manchester finals sharing £100

3 Girls under 18 title = at Sheffield ,sharing £100 with 17 year old Sophie Seeber from England

-Played in the British Chamionship at Swansea Wales and missed the girls’ title by 1/2 point - although she beat the girl who won, Maria Wang

-Runner up in the adult British Yates weekender at Swansea sharing £100 again

-Won the Adult Scottish Weekender under 1500 at Troon £150

-Walter Munn Grand Prix winner 2005/2006

-Awarded trophy for best league player, not losing any of her 7 games, helping Carrick Chess Club (along with the great captaincy of Dr Kenny Brooksbank ) move to division 1 this season ,the first time for 30 years.

 

Ali is now at Queen Margaret Academy although she was representing St Cuthbert’s when she won at Manchester and Sheffield. Altogether over the last few months she’s won about £325 along with some trophies and books. Her parents tried to get a sub off her but she bought an Ipod Nano instead!!! Ali is pictured above with her lucky mascot and she will be taking it with she is taking with her. We wish her the best of luck.


49 pilgrims from Our Lady and St Cuthbert’s Church travelled to the cave at Whithorn where St Ninian is believed to have spent time during his 5th century mission in Scotland. Ninian is believed to have landed on Scottish shores around 397AD. He is the first bishop of the Diocese of Galloway and every year people from all over the diocese gather at the cave for Mass which is usually led by the current bishop. This year Bishop Taylor presided at the Mass since Bishop Cunningham is unwell and was unable to be at the event this year.


Former Maybole couple Lawrence and Anne Malone came back home for a double celebration and had a family get together last Saturday evening. Lawrence and Anne (nee Cowan) moved to Canada 32 years ago and live in Winnipeg. Lawrence turned 60 a few weeks ago and wanted to celebrate this landmark birthday with the rest of his family here. Saturday was also their 39th wedding anniversary so they had an extra reason for a big party. Not only that, but son Lawrence, who lives nearby in Manitoba’s largest city, and was with them on the trip to Maybole decided to get engaged to girlfriend Mel! Lawrence and Anne Malone also have 3 daughters.

 

Not many people know that Winnipeg was the name given to the Black Bear cub that inspired the Winnie-the-Pooh stories by A. A. Milne. Winnipeg, a real bear, was bought for $10 by Captain Harry Colebourn during World War I and named after Colebourn's home city of Winnipeg. The bear, also known as Winnie, was originally from White River, Ontario, but was taken to England as his troop's mascot. Before leaving for France, Captain Colebourn left Winnie at London Zoo where she was seen by A. A. Milne's son Christopher Robin, who named his own stuffed bear Winnie.


Proposed Knowside Windfarm Last week Maybole Resource Centre hosted an exhibition by the Banks Group on the proposed community benefit for the Knowside windfarm. Cairn Primary’s Pupil Council went along to find out about the environmental advantages in windfarms and how they help in the reduction of CO2 emissions, and the reduction in the use of fossil fuels for production of electricity. Many local voluntary community groups also visited the exhibition to find out about the proposed community benefit scheme, and to see what the Banks Group have done for other communities across the UK. Several groups have already written to South Ayrshire Council supporting the proposed windfarm. Peter Walker of May-Tag said the proposed community benefit scheme would benefit local groups for 25 years. With an estimated income of £30-60,000 per year it would bring new and innovative projects to North Carrick as well as assisting in the financial support of current local groups. There would also be opportunities for local companies to tender for part of the construction work, which could bring additional employment for local people. The banks Group have already offered £100.000 pounds towards a new community facility in Dunure, and £35,000 towards sports facilities in Maybole.


Cairn Primary was alive with the sound of music on Thursday when pupils and staff surprised teacher Mrs Maria Newlands on her 30th anniversary as a teacher in the school. Pupils and staff sang some of the songs from the hit film and musical "The Sound of Music" and four of Maria's colleagues put on wimples as worn by the nuns in the film and sang "How do you solve a problem like Maria?" with words adapted by Mrs Kay Feldmann. Gifts were presented to Mrs Newlands by the Parents Association, staff and pupils and she replied thanking everyone and saying how much of a surprise it had been.


Save the Children (Maybole branch) teed off their fund raising events this Autumn with a charity golf competition, in glorious sunshine, at Brunston Castle Golf Club. The overall winning team were Robin Crosthwaite, Alastair Crosthwaite & Neil Angus. The runners-up were James Picken, Alan Ferguson & Ronald Gow. The Charity Scott Memorial trophy was won by John Whiteford, Ian Hannah & Elise Hannah. A hole in one by Peter McKay won the nearest the pin prize. The longest drive (gents) was won by David Thorburn & (ladies) Marion Andrews. John Scott MSP presented the prizes. The committee would like to thank the many local businesses for their generous sponsorship, those individuals & firms who donated raffle prizes & Brunston Castle Golf Club for hosting the event. Over £2000 was the amazing amount raised. Photographs of teams include Susan Crosthwaite Event Organiser Save The Children and John Scott MSP


South Ayrshire Council’s Maybole golf course was the venue for a celebration to mark the progress made by junior golfers who have been coached by dedicated volunteers. Each junior golfer who completed the development programme was invited to attend a celebration to mark the end of the 2006 Level One training programme. The Council’s Depute Provost Mary Kilpatrick and Councillor Margaret Toner, Convener of the Council’s Economic and Tourism Development Committee joined the young golfers to congratulate them and to hear from them about the development programme. As part of the Maybole junior golf development programme children who live in and around Maybole were introduced to golf through their primary schools using first club golf equipment.

 

Six weeks after they first used the equipment each pupil was given a letter inviting them to the Council’s Maybole Golf Club every Thursday evening for sixteen weeks to receive coaching. The coaching scheme was only possible because six volunteer coaches from Maybole Golf Club, who are continuing their own training to become PGA Level 1 coaches donated their time and skills. In addition to the coaches several club members, who act as assistant coaches, helped to supervise the children and monitor their skills practices. The junior golfers were able to borrow equipment each week and paid a nominal sum of £1.00 for each session they attended and this money will be used to meet expenses for training more volunteer coaches. The Maybole junior golfers are proving to be very talented and some of them played in the South Ayrshire Pre-Handicap competition that was held over Troon Fullarton golf course.

 

Ali Roy, who is part of the Maybole golf development programme won the girl’s 8 to 11 years age category. South Ayrshire Council Depute Provost Mary Kilpatrick said: “More than fifty children participated in this golf coaching programme over the last sixteen weeks. “I would like to thank the volunteer coaches and the assistant coaches who each week have given up their precious spare time to help young people learn what fun golf can be. “I am a keen golfer and know how important it is that young people are taught correct methods and, very importantly, learn in a way that keeps them excited and motivated and keen to keep playing.” Historically Maybole Golf Club had a very strong junior section, but during the last ten years the number of juniors has dropped dramatically. The junior development programme will assist in rebuilding interest in golf amongst young people and help Maybole Golf Club to rebuild its junior golf section.

 

Enthusiastic volunteers are supporting the junior golf development programme in various parts of South Ayrshire. Currently junior coaching is being run at Craigie in Ayr by volunteers from Dalmilling Ladies Golf Club and Belleisle Gents Golf Club. Councillor Margaret Toner said: “In South Ayrshire we have some of the best golf courses in the world and these attract golfers from all corners of the globe. It is important that young people are encouraged to try playing golf and that those who enjoy it are given encouragement to carry on playing.” Anyone who would like further information about junior golf in South Ayrshire should contact Catherine Malcolm on telephone number 01292 616238 or e-mail Catherine.Malcolm@south-ayrshire.gov.uk FROM: Cheryl Downie, Public Communications Officer E-mail: Cheryl.Downie@south-ayrshire.gov.uk Tel: 01292 612173 Mobile: 07977115607 Out of Hours Mobile: 07974174231


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