Author: Neil Sinclair
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Update on roadworks
The roadworks at The Croft
Should be completed by Friday 22nd May, according to the Ayrshire Roads Alliance.
Progress at The Croft, Friday 15th May I called them today (Friday 15th), and was assured that the work should be completed by next Friday.
However…
This is the first time ARA have used Stepford contractors, and they’ve had to chase them up several times.
Reading between the lines, I think that means don’t hold your breath…
I just hope for the sake of the suspension on all of our vehicles that they do complete on time.
We can’t wait for the south road to be resurfaced – at least we can thank the Community Council and South Ayrshire for the work on that being set in motion!
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Lighting faults
If you want to report a lighting fault, it’s quite easy.
Log onto the Ayrshire Roads Alliance website and type the name of the street with the faulty light into the search box.
That will bring up a map with of streetlights like this:
You can zoom in to the streetlight which isn’t working and click on it:
ARA reporting pop-up Then you have the option to report the fault directly by clicking on the blue text.
Or, if you prefer, you can report a ‘batch’ of lights by email using the numbers on the pop-ups. You can contact Ayrshire Roads Alliance by phone on 01563 503160 or email enquiries@ayrshireroadsalliance.org.
ARA have gone to some lengths to make it easy to report faults: we should help them out in their efforts to provide good public service.
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War Graves Week
A Global Story in a quiet Cemetery
Behind the quiet beauty of Dunure lies a story that spans the globe.
This War Graves Week, join us to remember the 47 heroes resting here—including young airmen from Canada and Australia who travelled thousands of miles to defend our skies.
Facebook video – War Graves Week in Dunure 
We are invited to join a tour to the memory of those whose bravery contributed to victory over tyranny. The guided tour starts at 2:00 on Saturday 16th May, and is a ticketed event .
Use this link to get your ticket and for more information.
Facebook link:
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Questions for Dynamic Dunure
Your accounts add up to a surplus of £69,474.00 –
So why are you borrowing money from other local charities to fund a bid? Why do you need a crowdfunder?
Where has the money gone?
How can you justify spending £290,000
On ‘Community and public engagement activities’ when there has been not a single written item of feedback from your consultations so far?
South Ayrshire Councillors are on record that they want social enterprises to run like businesses –
Have you found a single Community Centre that runs on operating income only, as you propose for the Helm?
A visitor centre very like the proposed Helm was built for £4 million.
It too was based on optimistic visitor numbers. It has now failed and the land was sold on for £150,000 for housing development.
That centre was built despite concerns from the community about its business plan and what would happen if it closed.
Similar concerns are being raised now about the Helm. What is your answer to these concerns?
How do you communicate with the community?
You have a website with no meaningful content, you have no facebook page, you don’t publish notice of meetings, you don’t publish minutes, and your newsletters are so poorly written as to be incomprehensible.
Fisherton Church was highlighted for its potential at your meeting in 2022
Why did you not consider it further?
You could have bought it for the price of the ‘Community and public engagement activities’!
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NCCBC Consultation
The North Carrick Community Benefit Company are holding a meeting
The meeting flier was put out on Facebook, and we reproduce it for those who’re not on Facebook or who may have missed it. It doesn’t appear on the NCCBC website.
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Kennedy Park – closed for three weekends!
Kennedy Park to have ‘sleeping policemen’
Kennedy Park will be closed to cars for the next three weekends to have speed bumps installed:
- April 11th to 12th
- April 18th to 18th
- April 25th
The entrance to the park will also be resurfaced.
Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause!
Picture courtesy of William Kerr.