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August 2010

MAYBOLE WALKING DAY Sunday, 22nd August 2010. The first Maybole Walking Day saw 30 people being introduced to Maybole links on the developing Carrick Way. In ideal walking weather the groups clocked up a combined 200 miles of rural strolling. Local walkers were well represented and others from as far away as Newton Stewart and Glasgow enjoyed routes which link Maybole with Dunure, Kirkoswald and on to Dailly. With many experiencing the trails for the first time, the views across the Firth of Clyde from the Dunure walk and from Knockbrake on the Kirkoswald walk were amongst the highlights of the day. One of the walkers said “You don’t need to be up a mountain to get a memorable panorama!” more

After walking about 180 miles for charity, Maybole postman Alex Gemmell is now finalising the collection of his sponsorship money. Alex reckons he has raised over £2,000 for research into neuroblastoma, a rare cancer that mostly affects children. The money will be going to Joining Against Cancer in Kids (JACK), a charity which provides advice and support for children and families ... more

Ladies from Our Lady & St Cuthbert's Church in Maybole, driven and guided by Alex Kelly and Jim Campbell, visited their former parish priest, Fr Stephen McGrattan, in his new home in Cumnock. They were given a tour and heard the history of two of Fr McGrattan's three parishes: Our Lady & St Patrick's, Auchinleck and St John the Evangelist's, Cumnock. After celebrating Mass in St John's, the visitors enjoyed soup and a buffet lunch kindly made by a parishioner of St John's in Cumnock. Fr Stephen said, "It was lovely to receive the group from Maybole because it is good to keep up friendships. more

I’ll miss him.” With that one sentence Rev Tom Bogle summed up the thoughts of the many people who packed Maybole Baptist Church last week for the funeral of Big Bill Kenny, a former Maybole Citizen of the Year.. In a eulogy filled with humour Mr Bogle captured the very essence of Bill, recounting many anecdotes from Bill’s life. He said, “Billy, like a lot of others including my mum, didn’t take up his place in the Academy. If he had, goodness knows what he’d have become – a surgeon, a lawyer, an MP or what?“ He did become a fundraiser for charities, the definitive Santa Claus for generations of children, a devoted husband to Margaret, a fraught father who cared deeply, a doting grandpa and great grandpa. “He was a quoter of Burns, a faithful brother – and barman – to Lodge No. 11 and a man who had no time for fools. more

The Co-operative Funeralcare branch on Cassillis Rd Maybole was rededicated in an official ceremony recently to mark its refurbishment last week. Paul Cuthill, Scottish President of the National Association of Funeral Directors, was invited along to the service which was conducted by Rev Alistair Morrison assisted by Barry Whalen, funeral director. more

Steady but slow progress on Maybole High Street facelift The Working Group set up by Maybole Community Council to look at refreshing the High Street has had a good response from the shops which were approached to take part in the project. The next stage is to find a firm of painters and decorators who would be interested in pricing and carrying out the work and working group members are keen to hear from any such firms. One disappointing aspects of the initiative so far is the lack of interest from owners of empty shops. A spokesman for the group said, “The empty shops are often those which look the worst and make the town look shabby. more

Carrick Academy XL Club organised a Teachers v Pupils football match and although the pupils played brilliantly they were pipped at the post by the teachers – who had some extra help from 6th year pupils! The event was well attended and some funds raised for RNLI Girvan

Carrick Colts Under 7s.played their first tournament on Sunday at Troon . Despite beating Troon Thistle 5-1 in their last game,with Reece Mitchell scoring a hat trick, they narrowly missed qualifying for the semi-finals on goal difference.

Carrick Amateurs beat Vale of Girvan 1-0 in the final of the Crosshill Summer Cup on Sunday afternoon. Stephen McCulloch scored the winner. Carrick had defeated last year’s winners Dalmellington 6-1 and Tarbolton 4-0 to reach the final. Vale had defeated hosts Crosshill 3-1 then drew with Drongan 3-3 eventually winning the penalty shoot-out 5-3.

There is still time to enter a team for the annual Save the Children Golf tournament at Brunston Castle on Sunday 12th September, organised by the Maybole and District Save the Children branch. This event has been popular with local golfers and businesses for many years now and they look forward to another good day again this year. Teams of 3 are invited to take part, and the price is a very reasonable figure of £40 per player (£25 for Brunston members) and mixed abilities do very well. more

It was another fun-filled summer for members of Maybole Youth Club. There was lots to do with the young people taking part in sports, games, cooking, a doughnut-eating, a cracker eating competition and ...more

A group of young people, aged 6 – 12, had a great time last week creating self portraits during a workshop run by Maybole and District Young Arts. more

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MAYBOLE WALKING DAY Sunday, 22nd August 2010 The first Maybole Walking Day saw 30 people being introduced to Maybole links on the developing Carrick Way. In ideal walking weather the groups clocked up a combined 200 miles of rural strolling. Local walkers were well represented and others from as far away as Newton Stewart and Glasgow enjoyed routes which link Maybole with Dunure, Kirkoswald and on to Dailly.

With many experiencing the trails for the first time, the views across the Firth of Clyde from the Dunure walk and from Knockbrake on the Kirkoswald walk were amongst the highlights of the day. One of the walkers said “You don’t need to be up a mountain to get a memorable panorama!” This event was a trial run for what may now become an annual event in Maybole and the organisers from the Carrick Way group are looking at future dates.

The next Walking Day is likely to be in late Spring next year. Watch out for the publicity nearer the time. Meanwhile if you want to know more about the Carrick Way or ideas for walking in the area contact Drew Moyes at 01290 550276 or realise@globalnet.co.uk.

After walking about 180 miles for charity, Maybole postman Alex Gemmell is now finalising the collection of his sponsorship money. Alex reckons he has raised over £2,000 for research into neuroblastoma, a rare cancer that mostly affects children. The money will be going to Joining Against Cancer in Kids (JACK), a charity which provides advice and support for children and families who would like to undertake innovative or experimental treatments for neuroblastoma.

They also fund research designed to discover the causes of and cure for neuroblastoma. Alex got to hear about the problem through a colleague in the Territorial Army, Chris Riddle whose daughter Vanessa has this type of cancer. To raise the funds Alex walked from Inverness to Milngavie along the Great Glen Way and the West Highland Way.

The Great Glen Way runs from the city of Inverness along the Great Glen Fault to Fort William at the northern end of the West Highland Way. The route follows closely the line of the Caledonian Canal. The West Highland Way links Fort William in the Highlands to Milngavie, just outside Glasgow.

Alex is delighted with how much he has been sponsored but if anyone would like to add to the total just give him a shout if you see him on his post route round Maybole. Or you can get in touch with him at 55 Hicks Av, Maybole (Tel 01655 883496). When all the money has been collected, Alex will be inviting Vanessa and her parents to Maybole to pick up a cheque.

Ladies from Our Lady & St Cuthbert's Church in Maybole, driven and guided by Alex Kelly and Jim Campbell, visited their former parish priest, Fr Stephen McGrattan, in his new home in Cumnock. They were given a tour and heard the history of two of Fr McGrattan's three parishes: Our Lady & St Patrick's, Auchinleck and St John the Evangelist's, Cumnock. After celebrating Mass in St John's, the visitors enjoyed soup and a buffet lunch kindly made by a parishioner of St John's in Cumnock. Fr Stephen said, "It was lovely to receive the group from Maybole because it is good to keep up friendships. They were concerned that I was settling in to my new parishes, and I was able to reassure them that I am enjoying my new appointment. We really enjoyed our day together and I thank them for coming."

The Co-operative Funeralcare branch on Cassillis Rd Maybole was rededicated in an official ceremony recently to mark its refurbishment last week. Paul Cuthill, Scottish President of the National Association of Funeral Directors, was invited along to the service which was conducted by Rev Alistair Morrison assisted by Barry Whalen, funeral director. The branch has been completely refurbished and redecorated with input from local funeral arrangers Irene Hewitt and Elma Mackie. Alan Campbell, Manager,said: “The refurbished branch looks wonderful and I’m sure that it will help to enhance the professional and caring approach that Co-operative Funeralcare takes towards its work with bereaved families.” Others who attended included Principal Funeral Director Alex Dunlop, Robert Mackie, Rev Gerald Jones, Rev Tom McVicar, Councillor Mari Low and David Kiltie, chairman of Maybole Community Council.

Steady but slow progress on Maybole High Street facelift The Working Group set up by Maybole Community Council to look at refreshing the High Street has had a good response from the shops which were approached to take part in the project. The next stage is to find a firm of painters and decorators who would be interested in pricing and carrying out the work and working group members are keen to hear from any such firms. One disappointing aspects of the initiative so far is the lack of interest from owners of empty shops. A spokesman for the group said, “The empty shops are often those which look the worst and make the town look shabby.

“We we will continue to try to contact these absentee landlords to see if we can get them involved in this project. “The first phase, which involves trying to do something about all the premises which are at street level, will only be successful if we can tackle the worst premises. “Decorative vinyls can be applied commemorating the Year of Homecoming to take the empty look away from these shops and provide a colourful display in their windows. “We would urge all owners of such premises to contact us as soon as possible, we would also ask anyone who has any up to date information regarding ownership to pass their details to the working group so that we can contact them” Anyone who wishes to assist in this initiative either by being involved in pricing and carrying out the work or helping to trace owners can email the Community Council at alan.murray49@btinternet.com or call 07807450324.

There is still time to enter a team for the annual Save the Children Golf tournament at Brunston Castle on Sunday 12th September, organised by the Maybole and District Save the Children branch. This event has been popular with local golfers and businesses for many years now and they look forward to another good day again this year. Teams of 3 are invited to take part, and the price is a very reasonable figure of £40 per player (£25 for Brunston members) and mixed abilities do very well.

The committee is about to start preparation of the day’s programme and tee off times will be given on a first come first served basis so get your entry in as soon as you can. If you have any queries please do not hesitate to phone or email Rebecca Cadie (01292 289777 or rcadie@arpl.co.uk) or Alison Martin who is co-ordinating entries (01292 443097 or alisonmartin_uk@hotmail.com).. Save the Children are on the front line in the emergency relief work in the Pakistan floods where 6 million children have experienced catastrophic destruction of their homes and families. The charity works constantly around the World on projects and has local workers already in the disaster area that can respond quickly and effectively channel the aid funds. More information about current efforts are available on their website www.savethechildren.org.uk where direct donations to the appeal can be made.

It was another fun-filled summer for members of Maybole Youth Club. There was lots to do with the young people taking part in sports, games, cooking, a doughnut-eating, a cracker eating competition and a poster competition. The programme also included outdoor activities such as canoeing, Xscape, Loudoun Castle and loads more. The new session of the Youth Club starts on Monday August 30 for S1 and S2 6.30 – 9pm and Tuesday September 1 from 6.30 – 8.30pm at Carrick Academy’s community wing. Everyone is welcome and if any adult would like to volunteer please contact Yvonne kiltie on 01655 882105.

A group of young people, aged 6 – 12, had a great time last week creating self portraits during a workshop run by Maybole and District Young Arts. Other sessions have included outings to Jupiter Artland near Edinburgh, a day at the Ayr Races with renowned sports artist Jim Scullion and Vaughan Jones of the British Horse Racing and Educational Standards Trust, a graffiti day, and an outing to Maybole shore to make sand sculptures. The group is enjoying its first full season as a Young Arts group, part of the NADFAS scheme, and is supported by Ayr Decorative and Fine Arts Society, a Community Chest grant from the Scottish Government, and by South Ayrshire Council. Last year's pilot had a near 100% approval rating from the children taking part, and the group looks set to go from strength to strength. The young people are encouraged to develop confidence and individuality through creative work.