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  • Maps of Dunure over time

    These videos show Dunure on the map, to be precise, on old maps then the new map.

    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.

    If you have content you’d like to have added to the site please contact prowrie@dunure.info

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  • Clocks go back!

    Clocks go back!

    The clocks go back tonight (25th October).

    Officially the clock changes at 2:00 am.

    Spring forward

    Fall back

    Yes, that’s an extra hour in bed…

    Good news in this season of colds and winter chills!

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  • Community Council Website

    At the end of the meeting of 21st October –

    – a question was asked about the Community Council website, with members of the current Community Council seeming unaware of the site.

    This is a link to the Community Council Website in its current form.

    The URL is https://dunure322579784.wordpress.com/about-dunure/.

    This was discussed in the meeting of April this year, at which it was claimed that a website was in final draft form.

    I’ve not chosen to put this on the front page of the site. It is my policy to put up only positive items to the public area.

    This website is committed to open discussion of issues relevant to Dunure and Fisherton, and will publish items expressing opposing points of view as long as they are supported by logical arguments or published documents.

    I repeat my offer to host announcements and minutes of the Community Council, Dynamic Dunure, the Harbour Committee or any other community groups.

    Members of the community can then use the site’s tag cloud to access items of interest to them.

    A77 Ayrshire Roads Alliance Beacon Broadband Bus Castle Road CC AGM Church Co-opted Members Craig Tara Culzean Way Defibrillator Dunure Castle Dynamic Dunure Dynamic Dunure AGM Festival of the Sea Gaelic Hall and Park Harbour Helm Heritage Centre Heritage Lottery Fund Hope Homes Inclusive Meetings Kennedy Drive crossing Kennedy Hall Kirkbride Lighthouse NCCBC Old Well Pedestrian Safety Pub Car Park Remembrance Road Safety Roadworks Rowing Club Sauchrie Wind Farm Seaview South Ayrshire Council South Road Station Road Traffic Calming Viewing Bridge VOIP Website

    If you have items you’d like to see on the site please contact prowrie@dunure.info

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  • Dunure Community Council Agenda October 2025

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  • Broadband update

    Broadband update

    Full fibre broadband is now available for Dunure!

    If you’re coming to the end of you broadband contract it’s now possible to upgrade to full fibre broadband, with speeds of up to 900 Mbps… that’s a film in less than a minute!

    The installation should be free, and the connection should be more reliable that the one we have now. The new broadband will probably be cheaper and faster than what we have now.

    Many of the suppliers will even pay for the early cancellation costs if your contract still has some months to run.

    You can check availability for your house on the OpenReach checker page.

    There’s a video on the site which explains the installation in more detail.

    One point worth considering: the new fibre optic connection needs a mains socket to work –

    Which means it won’t work in a power cut!

    If you have a care alarm, health pendant, or security alarm which uses the phone line
    you will need some extra help.

    Ofcom have a useful page giving details of the help you can get.

    Ofcom Information

    If you are considering changing your contract, many of the suppliers will tell you you have to have a new phone number.

    You don’t need to have a new phone number!

    You can keep your ‘Dunure’ 500 number – like a mobile phone number that is yours, and
    you have a right to keep it! You will find more information at the One Touch Switch site.

    One Touch Switch

    The bottom line is that you can use a separate VOIP phone line supplier and run it
    on your new broadband contract – no need to have a bundled phone line.

    A simple web search will bring up a number of options.

    More information in my previous post.

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  • Dynamic Dunure Call for Positive Comments

    Dynamic Dunure have published a newsletter calling for positive comments on their proposal for the ‘Helm’.

    It is interesting that the choice was made to seek only positive comments.

    Dynamic Dunure claim to reflect the views of Dunure and Fisherton, the ‘will of the people’, yet it seems they are only interested in views which reflect their own. This is not reflecting the views of the village, it is filtering out alternative viewpoints.

    Judge for yourself.

    Remember, this is a £5 million project, with nearly £1 million in consultation fees alone.

    I have asked on numerous occasions for the minutes of Dynamic Dunure meetings, and been met repeatedly with silence.

    Likewise, I have asked for results of surveys carried out and the questions asked: again I’ve been answered with silence.

    It is difficult to reconcile claims that Dynamic Dunure reflect the views of local people when they routinely refuse to publish minutes of meetings and filter comments from the public to suppress free commentary on their proposals.

    It is the view of this site that everyone has a right to their opinion, to express that opinion, and to have their views known without hindrance.

    It’s called democracy.

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  • Dynamic Dunure Public Meeting 15th November 2022

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  • Fisherton Church final Communion

    The Communion on Sunday 14th September

    will be the final Communion in Fisherton Church.

    The service will start at 9:30, followed by tea or coffee.

    Members of the congregation and community are cordially invited
    to attend this important service for the communities of
    Dunure and Fisherton.

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  • Dunure Festival of the Sea 2025

    Dunure Festival of the Sea 2025

    Another successful Dunure Festival of the Sea –

    congratulations to all involved!

    This year’s event has once again received excellent reviews on Facebook.

    The organisers have a message:

    What a turnout, thanks to everyone who has supported us, we hope you’re having a wonderful time.

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  • Dunure Community Council Minutes 17th June 2025

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