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It has been one of the first of the current tranch of properties to be given a closing date, which has been set for Thursday 29th of January at 12 noon.
Details and the brochure can be downloaded here.
We can only hope that the new owners will treat the property and the village heritage it represents with respect and dignity,
Led by the congregation will be held at Fisherton Church on Wednesday 24 December at 6.30pm.
Message put up to Facebook by Helen Malcolm
Here is the list of services:
This is the list of services at Alloway Church – residents of Dunure and Fisherton will be most welcome.
If, as Dynamic Dunure claim, the Kennedy Hall is no longer fit for purpose, an ideal replacement would be to purchase and convert Fisherton Church.
For less than half the price quoted to remove Kennedy Hall from the village and turn it into holiday lets or flats, the village could have a facility with a large car park, ample tourist potential, and genuine links to the heritage of the people of Dunure and Fisherton.
We wouldn’t need to spend £900,000 on consultants either.
The justication for the massive £5,000,000 spend on the ‘Helm’ looks more and more like an excuse to build a wedding venue / tourist attraction rather than serve the needs of the village.
The property is not listed, and could be used, without the necessity of obtaining change of use consent, as a Creche, day nursery, day centre, educational establishment, museum or public library. It also has potential for a variety of other uses, such as retail, commercial or community uses, subject to obtaining the appropriate consents.
Conversion to residential accommodation might also be possible, again subject to the usual consents.
Given the low starting price, the location, and the huge potential, it’s likely that Fisherton Church will be sold quickly.
Driving past today (Friday 12th December) I noticed many cars in the church car park. It turns out that there is a great deal of interest in the church as a property: to guage the seriousness of those viewing, I saw at least three Range Rovers, a Jaguar, and a motorhome along with a constant stream of other cars parked up.
Woe betide any driver who takes their eyes off the road for a fraction of a second though – the state of the road requires full attention!
Thanks to June Anderson for taking the time to create, and agreeing to share, this video.
It has been discussed at Community Council multiple times – click on the tag cloud to see when.
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It was discussed again at the December Community Council meeting.
Ayrshire Roads Alliance had been invited to attend the meeting.
Ayrshire Roads Alliance failed to provide a representative.
If you agree that this is an urgent issue requiring our support, please make sure you attend the next meeting of the Community Council and make your views known to Ayrshire Roads Alliance.
The next Community Council meeting is on Tuesday 20th January at 7:00 in the Kennedy Hall.
The annual ceremony paying tribute to those who lost theirs lives in World War 2 will take place this Remembrance Sunday, 9th November, at the Dunure Cemetary. There will be a service at 9:30 followed by a wreath laying ceremony at 1:00.
Forty Seven airmen are commemorated, from the Royal Air Force, the Royal Canadian Air Force, the Royal New Zealand Air Force, the Royal Australian Air Force, the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve and the Air Transport Auxiliary.
The range of nationalities represented brings home with force the worldwide nature of the war, of the common humanity pitched against totalitarianism and dictatorship.
The range of ages represented is telling, from the age of 19 to 53, all lives cut short in the determination to stand up for the values of decency and respect for human rights.
If you’re not able to attend the ceremony, perhaps take a moment to look at the list of the fallen on the website dedicated to commemorating their loss.
Here is one example of a husband and wife who both lost their lives.
Captain DOUGLAS KEITH FAIRWEATHER
Air Transport Auxiliary
Died 03 April 1944
Age 53 years old
- Son of Sir Wallace Fairweather and Dame Margaret Eureka Fairweather, of Glasgow;
- husband of Flight Captain the Hon. Margaret Fairweather, who also died on service
- buried in the same grave.
Flight Captain The Hon. MARGARET FAIRWEATHER
Air Transport Auxiliary
Died 04 August 1944
Age 42 years old
- Daughter of the Rt. Hon. Walter Runciman, P.C., D.C.L., LL.D., J.P., 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford, and
- Viscountess Runciman of Doxford, J.P. (nee Stevenson), of Doxford, Northumberland;
- Wife of Capt. Douglas Keith Fairweather, Air Tpt. Aux., who also died on service
- buried in the same grave.
What we lack is the skill and patience to turn that perfect shot into a great photo.
Michał Piasecki has that skill. Posting images up on Facebook, Michał has taken shots of true beauty at Dunure, one of his favourite spots.
Tip – use the 
button to select Full Screen mode.
Michał has kindly agreed to allow us to share some of his pictures – only a fraction of his amazing portfolio.
You can see more of his work on Facebook, where he is known as Keen Photographer, or on the website he shares with his wife Iwona Piasecka, herself a painter.
If you’d like to meet Michał he’ll be at the Grain Exchange this Saturday (8th November) and his pictures will be on display there this week until Sunday.
We could all be doing with some tips!
Once the plan has been approved by Bòrd na Gàidhlig, parents children and staff will be encouraged to learn and use Gaelic.
The plan replaces the previous plan, which ran until 2025.
While recognising that there is limited demand at present for Gaelic in South Ayrshire, the plan recognises that it’s important there is support for those who want to learn and use the language.
You can see from the paper that there are many opportunities for people to indicate an interest in learning Gaelic, and when that interest is sufficient then we are clearly able to provide that for them.
Councillor Hugh Hunter
You can download a copy of the draft plan here from the South Ayrshire website.
It’s fascinating to see how little has changed, and how much has changed, since the 1800s when the old maps were produced.
The old railway line shows clearly on the satellite image, skirting the north edge of Dunure on its way towads Culzean.
This closeup of the harbour shows that the outline of times past shapes our present and future.
Here the old map morphs into the Ordnance Survey inch to a mile map, giving a new perspective on the same area as shown at the top of the page.
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