A vivid description of the fishing in the Clyde estuary during the early 20th century.
The fishermen of Dunure get high praise!
Author: Neil Sinclair
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The Richness of the Clyde Fishery
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Fisher Folk of Carrick
Full of interesting information about the fishing heritage of Dunure and other villages down the Carrick coast, you can read details of the fishing life and the contribution of Dunure fishermen.
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Hazardous queue for Craig Tara
Ridiculous traffic jam.
This is now a dangerous situation.
Not only is the length of the queue unacceptable, not only is this an inconvenience for local residents, but this a worrying problem.
How can emergency services get past a mile-long queue in a two carriageway road?Here’s the link to the complaints page for Ayrshire Roads Alliance:
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School Holidays
Congratulations to all children in Dunure –
Freedom!!!
Dates for the rest of the year and 2026:
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Plans for Speed Bumps
These are the original plans for the speed bumps at
Fisherton Primary and Castle Road.
The plan above clearly set out a length of the raised section of the speed table as 2420mm with a ramp length of 750mm and the height of the raised section as 60mm.
It’s immediately obvious that what has been installed bears no relation to what has been promised.
The above is a generic plan, not necessarily what will be installed.
The plan below is the final plan issued by the Ayrshire Road Alliance.
As can be seen above, the plans indicate that Castle Road will be a 20 mph zone, with a 40 mph zone to the bottom of the hill, and a 20 mph zone from there to the end of the houses at the south end of Castle Road.
Chicanes are in the plans for both north and south access to Dunure.
New Pedestrian signs are also proposed either side of Kennedy Drive.
What is still to be clarified is the direction of right-of-way for the chicanes. It would make sense for traffic heading out of the village to have precedence on both the north and the south sides. Then vehicles heading up the hill have right of way, and local residents won’t have a regular series of hill starts.
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Dunure’s fishing history – 1950s
Fascinating extract from the Scottish Statistical Account of 1951 with not only facts and figures from the 1950s but going back to the ‘Provost of Dunure’ and the 1920s.Salmon were included in the fish caught – still plentiful in those days.
Additionally there were 5 kippering stations on the Ayrshire coast. -
Speed Bumps
from Angus Craig on Facebook
Traffic calming
We have raised the issue of the speed bump outside the school as it appears not to have been constructed as per the plans. Secondly, the most southerly island created on Castle Road is clearly going to block access to the vacant plot, we have asked for it to be moved.
Reply from Ayrshire Roads Alliance is as follows.
The taper length on the raised table has been identified and the contractor (McGivney) told to rectify as per the drawings.
At the moment, they have been sited there to slow vehicles before they get to the existing housing developments. However, these are placed directly on the road resting on their own self weight to allow for their movability and thus can be relocated if need be. -
Dynamic Dunure Public Meeting November 2022
Minutes of meeting held on 15th November 2022.
I had to trawl through Facebook to find these minutes: these are the only ones I could find.
The first file is the minutes as seen on Facebook, the second those same minutes tidied up on the computer.
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Meeting Saturday 5th April
Dynamic Dunure
Meeting between 2-4 pm Saturday, 5th April, Kennedy Hall.
Summary:
The proposal is to build a visitor and community centre costing
more than £3 Million.Is a top-spec visitor centre really what the village needs? Would investing in the harbour and lighthouse benefit the village more? Should car parking be included in the project costs?
The organisers say of the meeting ‘We will happily answer questions and we will welcome any suggestions and recommendations that you might have.‘You can see the proposed centre plans by clicking here.
Text of letter published 24th March by Dynamic Dunure:
Dynamic Dunure
Dunure & Fisherton
24th March 2025.
Dear neighbour,
We are getting in touch again, to share with you the latest developments in our journey. In 2018 we embarked on a colossal adventure – “Dunure, the jewel on the South Ayrshire Coast”. Already seven years in the planning, with a lot of hard work but also appreciation. Appreciation of what we have already achieved and ambitions that, together, we can bring to our seaside village.
To date Dynamic Dunure have secured funding for additional benches in Kennedy Park, a marquee, store, outdoor gym equipment, a boat store, a safety boat, events, an improved playpark and hall. Other assets in progress are decorative lighting of the Castle, an access bridge with view point. To improve accessibility between Kennedy Park and the Harbour. But what we are really looking forward to is increasing the provision of facilities in our village. In the past, we’ve lost the village store, we know that the church will also close at some point and we also know that the Kennedy Hall is no longer fit for purpose, with a lease which is coming to term. The unique and “at risk” lighthouse needs urgent repair. Although aggrieved by the decline of services and facilities, we are trying to invest in some future planning. We would like you to be part of this journey and share our vision and ambitions.
The Helm – a new multi-purpose facility (The Helm @ Dunure) will bring together interpretation, meeting, function and activity space. It will orientate visitors, provide a heritage focused community hub and a home for volunteers, skills training, employment programmes and heritage activity. It is a partnership project; community led by Dynamic Dunure with significant secured match funding of £2.5 million from South Ayrshire Council for The Helm.
A warm reflective, accessible and inviting space where our communities can come together for yoga classes; book club sessions; cosy comers; knit and natter groups; friendship groups; parent and toddler sessions. A conscientious comer that, if needed would pop up as a food pantry to support residents whilst encouraging sustainability. An event space that can welcome a number of residents to enjoy ‘and celebrate important milestones with their families and friends – baby showers; weddings; birthday, retirement and anniversary parties; wakes and why not, bringing in the bells together at Hogmanay. A space where visitors can shelter from the Scottish weather, whilst still enjoying the view – one of our most important assets. A space which can be truly used for the benefit of the whole community, adding most needed facilities to our village. Perhaps also adding local employment and volunteering opportunities. Opportunities for growth, such as event organisers, local catering suppliers, floral designers, farm to fork makers, stargazing tutors – encouraging yearners to become earners within walking distance from home.
We are fortunate that we have people who believe in our communities. We have partners who are ready to invest in improving the health and wellbeing of our village and all the residents, But most importantly we need to know that this is something that would benefit you, a space that you would support, We will be holding an event on Saturday, Sth April 2025 from 2 – 4pm in Kennedy Hall and we would love to see you there. We will happily answer questions and we will welcome any suggestions and recommendations that you might have. If you cannot make it on the day, we’re happy to get your views in any way that is convenient to you.
You can share your views by sending us an email at dynamicdunure@gmail.com or speak to any member of Dynamic Dunure. Many thanks for your support, let’s all spring forward together.Kindest Regards,
Dynamic Dunure Team.
