Tag: Dynamic Dunure
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Dynamic Dunure update March 2026
We’ve had an update from Dynamic Dunure.
It appeared on the Dunure Facebook page on Monday (9th March).
It’s quite hard to read it there, so we’ve printed the text below.
This isn’t an updated Business Plan, which we were hoping for.
Our initial analysis of the Business Plan has been revised, and will be shared with the community as soon as possible.
Given that South Ayrshire Council are on record saying that they cannot afford to subsidise community centres, it is alarmingly likely that after the first year the Helm will either be closed or sold to the private sector.
The village would then have no community centre at all.This is an important development for our village, and it needs frank and open debate both for and against.
Dynamic Dunure Update
p.s. The figure given by Dynamic Dunure for the contribution of South Ayrshire Council of £2 million is incorrect.
The correct figure is in fact nearer to £3 million (Community Council minutes of November 2025). -
Fisherton Church for sale!
The Church of Scotland have offered
Fisherton Church for saleStarting price of £130,000
This is an ideal opportunity for the community
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.
Here are some of the details of the church:
- Not a listed building – free from awkward planning conditions
- Already connected to mains electricity and water services
- Half an acre of car park
- Adjacent to the school, offering great educational potential
- Free of the acoustic problems of Kennedy Hall
- On the main road to the Electric Brae and Culzean
- Excellent views across the Firth of Clyde towards Arran
The Brochure from the Church of Scotland highlights these advantages
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.Here is the brochure:
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.
It would be a great shame to see such an important part of the heritage of
Dunure and Fisherton turned into a private house, or holiday lets.That would really be a betrayal of our heritage.