Category: Blog
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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…
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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…
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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 invitedto attend this important service for the communities ofDunure and Fisherton.
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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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Join our contemplative Sundown Service in the Harbour
Sundown Services This year’s sundown services will take place on July 20th and Aug 17th at 6:30 pm in Dunure. We hope as usual to be down at the harbour with the sun setting in the background. If the weather is inclement (perish the thought) we will hold our service in Fisherton Church As always…
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Interesting opportunities from new broadband
It seems that the OpenReach vans gathering around Dunure over the past few days are upgrading our phone lines. The villages of Dunure and Fisherton should have more reliable and faster connections to the phone and broadband networks. Information is difficult to find – Openreach (who do the cabling) have closed their phone helpline, and…
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Dunure’s heritage and The Culzean Way
The cultural heritage of Dunure is linked to the promising advantages of the Culzean Way in this article. Read about one of Scotland’s most important poets, albeit one of many who don’t get the recognition they deserve.
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A Gaelic-named garden plot in Ayr?
One of the Ayr Burgh Records for 1536-7 records* that one Thome Dalrimple had the few of Garotrodding in Ayr. Could this be for Gàradh Trodain ‘disputed garden’? Or are we looking at a Scots formation incorporating rodding ‘track’? There are plenty of Gaelic place-names within the old Ayr burgh boundaries (many more interesting Scots ones of course) and Gaelic…
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Alloway and Fisherton Church Newsletter
The Alloway and Fisherton Church Newsletter for June has been published. You may or may not know that the Church publishes videos of services. You can view the services at this page: Alloway and Fisherton Services. Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is…
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Dunure Helm Centre proposal
This is the architect’s drawing of the ‘Dunure Heritage Centre’ which is to be re-named ‘The Helm Centre’. It’s a large file, so please be patient while it downloads. You can see other drawings and proposals for Dunure here.