| Christmas Day In Glendoune In Girvan A group of older residents, who live on their own in the Glendoune area of Girvan, enjoyed Christmas thanks to a group of people who organised a free Christmas dinner and entertainment for them. |
| Christmas Time
At Dundonald After School Care Club The children from Dundonald After School Care Club invited two special guests to their Christmas party, Councillor Pam Paterson, the Convener of South Ayrshire Council’s Lifelong Learning Committee and Santa. |
| Young Scots Review Celebrity Authors Young people involved in the South Ayrshire Young Scot programme have been checking out the literary world by interviewing well known authors and reviewing their work. |
| Access For People With Disabilities Information that is currently being compiled by members of the South Ayrshire Access Panel will be used to produce Access Guides to Prestwick, Troon, Maybole and Girvan, similar to the Ayr Accessible Guide, and they will be made available to residents and visitors. |
| Don’t Gamble with Unwanted Mail South Ayrshire Trading Standards are urging local householders to be careful after they received complaints of unwanted mail from abroad which urges recipients to get involved with online casinos. |
| Inclusion Squad
Adaptive Leadership In Action A group of P7 pupils from Dundonald Primary School gave a presentation to members of South Ayrshire Council ’s Lifelong Learning Committee about their innovative Inclusion Squad. The pupils told the Councillors how, and why, they decided to form an Inclusion Squad. |
| No Fake Prizes at Kyle Centre South Ayrshire Council Trading Standards used Ayr ’s Kyle Centre to promote their ‘Fake Free Ayrshire’ campaign on Thursday. |
| Strictly Come Dancing In Troon Troon Concert Hall was alive with the sound of music as people danced the afternoon away at a Christmas Tea Dance. |
| Joint Working Between Council And
Nhs Ayrshire & Arran Set To Be Stepped Up South Ayrshire residents are set to benefit from plans to have the existing working relationship between South Ayrshire Council and NHS Ayrshire and Arran further improved. |
| South Ayrshire Council Calendar Information 2007 Download the South Ayrshire Council Calendar 2007 - Text Version Only |
| Council Budget Working Group Striving
To Make Best Use Of Council Income The unavoidable increased financial costs facing South Ayrshire Council are in excess of a substantially increased income for the coming year. |
| Gaiety Theatre Being Considered
For Transfer Into A Trust Ayr’s Gaiety Theatre, long cherished as a “jewel” in the history of the town of Ayr, is the subject of an assessment that could lead to it being removed from local authority control – and incorporated into a separate trust. |
| Alcohol Circuit Events
Maybole Town Hall And Girvan Academy First year students from Carrick Academy and Girvan Academy, and P7 pupils from their feeder schools have been having fun and learning about alcohol at Alcohol Circuit Events, one was held in Maybole Town Hall and one in Girvan Academy. |
| New Gates At Corsehill Gardens South Ayrshire Council Provost Winifred Sloan has officially opened the new gates that have been installed at Corsehill Gardens in Ayr. |
| Photographers’ Prize Winning Images
Highlighted In Council Calendar Some of South Ayrshire’s top amateur photographers were special guests at an informal civic reception given by Provost Winifred Sloan – when the tables were turned and they instead became photographed! |
| Planting Seeds For Ayr Flower Show South Ayrshire Council is helping to support the Ayr Flower Show in future years by approving an application from the Ayrshire Horticultural Society for £50,000 from the Ayr Common Good Fund. |
| Public Private Partnership The negotiation process for the Public Private Partnership (PPP) project for South Ayrshire Council Schools Estate is progressing towards the finalisation of financial arrangements for the project. |
| Improving Standards - Taxis And Private Hire Vehicles The testing procedures and standards for taxis and private hire vehicles in South Ayrshire are to be further improved. |
| Licensing Of Special Events Vehicles Members of South Ayrshire Council’s Community Safety Committee have instructed the Officers from the Council’s Licensing Section and the Council’s Fleet Transport Manager to produce draft guidelines for the licensing of special events vehicles. |
| 1000th Successful Course Participant Ann Sargent, a member of South Ayrshire Council ’s catering staff, who prepare lunches in the kitchen at Dalmilling Primary School, was the 1000th person to successfully complete the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS) Elementary Food and Health course. |
| Be Prepared For Winter Driving South Ayrshire Council is gearing up for the winter weather making sure that gritters and their crews are ready for action and topping up road salt supplies. |
| Who Is Watching Your Drink? This is the important question that South Ayrshire Council and Strathclyde Police want everyone who goes to nightclubs or public houses in Ayr town centre to ask themselves. |
| Girvan Award Winners Give Thanks This year’s Calor Scottish Community of the Year, Communications Category, Award winners in Girvan have applauded the support that the area has received from regeneration agencies. |
| Pubs and Clubs Measure up for Christmas In the run up to the festive season, South Ayrshire Council Trading Standards Officers have been checking for pubs and clubs that might short measure or pass off inferior brands to the public. |