Author: Neil Sinclair
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Community Council News for May
Two items of interest to us here in Dunure. An emergency meeting of the Community Council in private session on Monday 12th of May. A community notice was put onto Facebook by Angus Craig on 14th May: Dunure and Fisherton Community CouncilImportant Notice. Dunure & Fisherton Community Council are actively seeking a solution to the…
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VE Day Beacon
A beacon was lit tonight to mark the sacrifice of the service men and women of World War 2. Along with communities across the country Dunure lit a beacon in tribute to those who fought in WWII to stand up for the values of decency, respect and tolerance against fascism and intolerance. A large group…
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A77 Resurfacing
Resurfacing between Maybole Road and Bankfield Sunday 11th May to Saturday 17th May between the hours of 8pm and 6am. More details are here. You can sign up for traffic alerts by subscribing with your email address here. Thanks to Bonnie Mclean for the heads-up!
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Doonfoot Lights
I’m definitely not excusing this – But I am explaining it. The sequencing of the new lights at the end of Doonholm Rd is crazy – I count a 5 second ‘green’ for traffic turning towards Doonfoot before the lights change back to amber. So beware of cars going through on red – because they…
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Gaelic in Dunure
Dunure and Ayrshire have a long heritage of Gaelic The names of our hills and villages reflect that – as to the songs of Robert Burns. Find out more here.
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Good News – on the A77!
The way to the bypass going through Doonfoot is at last open. The works were to improve safety at a dangerous junction: here’s Amey’s statement on the project. “The A77 Doonholm road safety improvement scheme aims to introduce a new signalised junction and includes road widening, resurfacing, drainage, footway, signage, and lighting improvements at the…
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Sharing this site
If you want to share this site with anyone, just show them our Dunure sharing page. The QR code there will automatically load the site on their mobile phone.
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The Richness of the Clyde Fishery
A vivid description of the fishing in the Clyde estuary during the early 20th century. The fishermen of Dunure get high praise!
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CC Meeting 15th April
The Agenda has been published on Facebook:
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Fisher Folk of Carrick
Full of interesting information about the fishing heritage of Dunure and other villages down the Carrick coast, you can read details of the fishing life and the contribution of Dunure fishermen.