by charlie | Feb 19, 2023
Completion of our Historic Auld Ayr Trail Yet another ACP long-term aim was achieved this week, when two small squads of Pathminders spent several hours completing all the signage for our Historic Auld Ayr Trail – in good time for the 2023 walking season. While all previous Guide Books suggested that visiting walkers should explore a short but interesting designated route through the historic parts of Auld Ayr; because there was no signage, we quickly came to realise that on reaching South Harbour Street, most walkers simply crossed the New Bridge and headed north out of Ayr without ever actually experiencing the Auld Toun itself, with its coffee shops, eating places, and historic buildings. So last Autumn we highlighted this fact to South Ayrshire Council’s ‘Destination South Ayrshire” and with a much-appreciated grant of £500 from DSA to purchase 17 signs from Owen Kerr Signs, and cooperation from Ayrshire Roads Alliance to identify where appropriate to site them, we finally found a window of opportunity to get the job done – arousing public curiosity as to what those men up ladders were actually doing. And the interest was encouragingly positive – with one lady about to open a small art gallery near the Auld Brig seeing possibilities for business, and likewise the customers of a coffee shop in River Street. We are sure that many other small businesses in Auld Ayr would similarly welcome new passing trade from walking groups keen to have a wee rest, a coffee and snack, before they ‘hoy on’. But South Ayrshire Council, having done such a good job recently of improving the riverside...
by Gillian Craig | Feb 16, 2023
The Ayrshire Roads Alliance will be carrying out essential maintenance works to the A719 Dunure Road – Burton Underpass between Monday 13 February and Friday 6 April 2023. Both carriageways will be closed from 7.00am on Saturday 25 February for two weeks and a section of the cycle route will require to be closed at certain periods. We understand that diversions will be in place. These works are being carried out to create an underpass which will replace the unsafe road crossing over Dunure Road. When the work is complete the underpass will provide a much safer route for anyone following the Ayrshire Coastal Path branch de-tour to/from the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum in Alloway. If you require further information please email the Ayrshire Roads Alliance...
