by charlie | Jul 19, 2019
Ayrshire Roads Alliance engineers have completed the works on the coastal defences near the Path close to Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Course. The Path is now fully open...
by Ron Ireland | Jul 16, 2019
Well – the Swaines sure know how to lay on a BBQ! The sun shone, the wine and beer flowed like the Doon, the chat was excellent, the food was amazing, the quiz was long (only to be expected from John D) but great fun and…………everyone behaved! It was a day to remember so thanks to everyone who helped make it possible, but especially to Chris and Susan who were up at the crack of dawn to prepare scrumptious salads, deserts etc and set up the garden (with Bob’s help) for all our enjoyment. the hosts the boys who said hot dogs ? full swing the bairn relaxed host the girls Susan calls time this one’s on me man talk garden time BBQ Bob cheers any more wine ? all good pals the party 3 salad days the cottage the walking wounded the party BBQ Bob 2 the Ireland...
by Ron Ireland | Jul 14, 2019
The sun shone at Drumshang on a lovely hot summer’s day as the ACP team arrived armed with all the implements necessary for a morning of snedding, strimming and mowing. The most important implement of all however was also the smallest! As the team tore into the undergrowth so clouds of insectsrose along with the grasses and dust. Clegs were the most obvious nuisance butother, less obvious insects were also about and these included the dreaded tick.As far as is known, the only casualty was yours truly, who found one on hisinner arm the following day. This was swiftly and easily removed with a tick-pick(see photo) and each work party leader will have one or two of these in his orher first-aid kit. Tick bites can, in exceptional cases lead to the potentiallyserious Lyme disease so it is worth reinforcing the simple safety measures toavoid and/or deal with tic bites: Wear appropriate clothing to cover as much flesh as possible – long trousers, sleeves and socks On returning home, before or during showering, inspect your body for ticks which may be embedded. These are identifiable as tiny, raised, black dots which you can feel if you brush your hand across the area. A magnifying glass will allow confident identification. Remove the tick using the tick-pick in the correct manner. Slide the forked end of the pick underneath the body of the tick (its head is under your skin) and twist to remove the whole tick cleanly. Apply an antiseptic to the affected area. Over the next few weeks, be aware of the (remote) possibility of infection the effects of...
