MMaayybboollee && DDiissttrriicctt NNEEWWSS AUGUST 2006 FOURTH EDITION From the publishers of THE CARRICK GAZETTE Bygone days Before the need for a bypass THIS photo of Maybole in a bygone age was presented King’s Arms Hotel, to collect money raised from the Kirkoswald. The group stressed that the street has not to Roads Minister Tavish Scott when Maybole Bypass sale of six copies of his first edition of poems. changed since those day but the traffic had! They then Committee took their case to the Scottish Parliament in The building on the right was the home of his friend showed him photos of the street as it is today before June. The Minister was told that in the 18th Century William Niven who had sold the copies. Burns visited presenting other reasons why a bypass is essential. Find Robert Burns visited the middle building on the left, the Niven’s home at weekends when at school at out more on page 3. INSIDE YOUR MAYBOLE & DISTRICT NEWS Carrick Colts Ike’s Scottish Maybole Royal British Legion’s get set for White House Page 4 proud history Page 7 the new season Page 8 2 Maybole Community News www.maybole.org Maybole: a can CHURCH NEWS Our Lady & St ship together. Again I would like to The Fair Share Trust has received extend an invitation to anyone who our application and a meeting was do community Cuthbert’s feels they would like to join with us held with two of their assessors. A REPAIRS to the premises at Our either at this service or any other few more details are required but they By Maybole Councillor Alan Murray Lady & St. Cuthbert’s are still ongo- service or meeting, you will be made are confident we will receive funding. HAVING moved to wonderful historical asset ing. Part of the hall ceiling fell down most welcome. The Robertson Trust has agreed to Maybole around 35 years for the town. At the end of and immediate repairs had to be com- The times of services and meetings fund 10% of the overall cost of the ago, I almost feel part of June we had a visit from menced and in genuine ecumenical are printed below so if you would like youth centre and also a percentage of the Community now. the Culture Minister, partnership the ceiling from the West to come along, please do, or if you the car park. Maybole is a place I am Patricia Ferguson to look at Parish church hall was gifted by the would like to know more about any- Gordon Fleming of ARP Lorimer is proud to represent on South this project. present owners to us - a true Christian thing concerning the church or what currently in negotiations with Scottish Ayrshire Council. One of We now have an up-to- sharing of goods! we do within the church, give me a Power for further funding as part of the main reasons for this is date all-weather sports sur- Now major work is being done in ring on the number below, don? be their Energy Efficiency Grant pro- that there are a large num- face at Carrick Academy repairing the sanctuary floor and once shy about giving me a call no matter gramme. This is estimated to be ber of people who are will- and once again local again the parish community owes what you would like to talk about, I around £20,000. Our estimated short- ing to work to maintain a groups are discussing with much to the faithful band of volun- look forward to hearing from you. fall is currently £307,505. Please sense of identity for the the Council the best way to teers who give so much of their time The Women’s Fellowship has now encourage your children or grandchil- town. manage and develop this and labour to keep the premises wind stopped for the summer but there are dren to organise fundraising activities Recently we have had a facility. It is a wonderful and water tight, not to mention still coffee evenings each month, and their for this much needed facility. They success in getting the asset and something which standing! session resumes in October. can learn new skills while having a STAG Report in relation to we hope will be used to First Holy Communion and Confir- Also the Carrick Street Kids Club ball! the Bypass, this means that great benefit over the com- mation saw Bishop Cunningham visit has finished for the summer but will Major Fundraising the case has been accepted ing years. of local groups and individ- our parish and it was a truly happy resume after the school holidays, so if Cheques and Pledges are now starting by the Scottish Executive There seems to be a new uals to put on an excellent and holy celebration. Fr. Stephen you know of a youngster who would to arrive in the post. In the last few weeks £21,000 has been received and they will now move to lease of life at Carrick event in which hundreds took the youth to see Narnia and has like to come along when it begins and hundreds of people since had a BBQ and camping again, then please feel free to ask from the Allchurches Ltd, Renfield do a technical study on the Academy with trips to Street Trust, Baird Trust, Ferguson best route, so thanks to Barcelona and other places, participated. overnight at Culzean with them. The them to try the club. grotto is now also being looked after Bequest Trust and M S Lumsdens everyone on the By-pass a new school exchange to The problem is I could go Charitable Trust. Letters have been Committee who participat- Crosne, our twin town, and by the youth and is looking better Sunday on and on and list lots of than ever before. sent to the Trusts stating our thanks. ed in our protests or who an excellent school show other groups and individu- Church Services 11.30am and We are currently preparing for a 6.30pm, with Communion in the They will of course be kept up to date worked in the background all having taken place in als who have done so much on the progress of the project. A meet- over the years to get us to June. It really is a school of parish weekend trip to Iona from morning service each week. for the town and continue October 20th -23rd. Monday ing with Lloyds TSB was mentioned this stage. ambition and I hope that to do so. I hope that we all in the April newsletter to discuss the The next exciting project over the coming year the The new parish pastoral council is Women’s Fellowship 7.30pm. appreciate the work that settling in well, and will go on retreat Wednesday project in more detail. for Maybole relates to local staff will become ever They have pledged £7,000 towards people taking over and more involved in the com- these individuals do to in November. As usual Our Lady & Carrick Street Kids Club 6.30pm. keep the civic life of our St Cuthbert’s is happy to welcome Thursday. the cost of the community facilities. developing The Castle as a munity as well as the com- Many thanks to them also. We have Visitor and Conference munity continuing to be town active, and I hope anyone who wants to find out more Mid-week meeting for Prayer & about the Catholic faith. We have a Bible study - 7.30pm requested funding from the Big Centre. There is still a lot involved in the school. that you, like me, are proud Lottery Fund towards the community of work to do on this but The last event I am going to live in this town and small group of parishioners willing to Friday Cafe meet and help inquirers. Services are 11.30am. till 1.30pm. facility and youth centre. The outline we are moving in the right to mention is the Gala. willing to do something to proposal has been passed and the direction to develop this Again lots of work by lots keep this spirit alive. held at 6.30pm on Saturday evenings and 10am on Sundays, and there is a If you would like to know more application has now moved into the weekday Mass every morning at 9am, about any of the things above, please second phase. except Wednesday and Saturday, and do not hesitate to contact me. The full application takes much on Wednesday evening at 7pm. Tom Barry (Church Secretary). preparation as great detail is needed An Independent View so it will be the start of September Ellen Hawkes Telephone-01655 889508 By Maybole Councillor Brian Connolly before it is ready to submit. In the Baptist Church meantime, over 100 applications have Maybole By-pass cil meeting, although it New Church been sent to various Trusts and we are IT’S good to have this opportunity awaiting replies. To date we have Maybole took a first step highlighted the ever- once again to inform you of what is Architects towards our long-awaited increasing pressure on the ARP Lorimer have now submitted raised around £900,000 towards the happening within our fellowship, we Church Community Centre, over half by-pass with the publication council to continue to pro- have been extremely encouraged of plans to South Ayrshire Council for of the STAG-1 report, rec- vide community facilities. planning consent. Contamination the amount needed. Unfortunately, the commu- late by our church cafe on a Friday.