by Gillian Craig | Mar 28, 2023
The big annual beach clean takes place over up to twenty beaches on the Ayrshire Coast. Most of these are managed and led by Ayr Rotary Club/Ayrshire Coastal Path but other beaches are organised by the Rotary Clubs of Prestwick and Alloway, and a diverse range of other community groups, farmers and landowners all give their time generously. Volunteers will be provided with bags but please bring your own litter-picker if possible since these will likely be in short supply. Please also wear stout shoes/boots and gloves Saturday 29th April 2023 BEACHES AND ASSEMBLY DETAILS Please go direct to Assembly Point on day – or contact the named Team Leader for advice. Basic safety instructions will be given on the day but you will be responsible for your own personal safety. AYR ROTARY CLUB Ayr South Harbour Extent: Harbour to Blackburn Assemble: 09.30h at Blackburn car park (Ayr India end) Leader: Kenneth Dickie (Ayr Rotary) 07864097237 with SAC Ranger Service Seafield Extent: Blackburn to Doonfoot bridge Assemble: 09.30h at Blackburn car park (Ayr India end) Leader: Charlie Steele (Ayr Rotary & ACP) 07880554614 with SAC Ranger Service Bracken Bay Fully subscribed James Edwards (18th Ayrshire Scout Group) Fisherton Bay Fully subscribed Dunure Extent: to be decided on day. Assemble: 09.30h at Dunure Harbour (Do NOT cause obstruction) Leader: Helen O’ Conner, (Dunure Community Volunteers) 07710533306. Croy Extent: Caravan park north to Drumshang Assemble: 09.30h at Croyburnfoot NTS beach car park (NOT on verges near caravan park entrance) Leader: Gus Iannotti (Ayr Rotary & ACP) 07769635572 Culzean Bay (Maybole Shore) Extent: Caravan park south to Culzean Castle Assemble: 09.30h...
by Gillian Craig | Mar 26, 2023
Some walkers might experience difficulties as the result of sand erosion at the Pow Burn (Prestwick-Troon section of ACP), in particular at high tide. A combination of the recent High Spring Tides and gales has exposed the gabions, causing some rough underfoot conditions. At the top of a High Spring Tide walkers may only have a narrow shoreline to negotiate over the flat-topped gabions – however as the tide goes out or comes in, a large expanse of sandbank will be available to walk along safely for most of each day. You can check tide times at https://easytide.admiralty.co.uk/ Although this is unsightly and difficult at present, it will eventually be covered by windblown sand and will form a matrix to consolidate this sand and allow marram grass to establish itself. Last week The Ayrshire Coastal Path Management Board had had a very constructive meeting with Royal Troon Golf Club officials to discuss possible solutions to be implemented. Stay tuned for more details and in the meantime please take care when walking in this...
by charlie | Mar 26, 2023
Ayr & District Rambling Club have recently made a sizeable donation to the Ayrshire Coastal Path. This will allow us to continue our maintenance and development programme. Trail Manager Jimmy Begg commented: “We are well aware that ADRC use and enjoy the path a lot – having encountered small and large groups of members tramping a section on which we were doing maintenance work – and receiving smiles and their grateful thanks for what we so. And this is ‘mothers’ milk’ to our Pathminders – as we in turn appreciate the fact that now, no matter where or when we are out working on a winter project or routine summer strimming, we invariably encounter walkers on the Path – a sign that our vision and all our hard work over the past fifteen years is bearing fruit in abundance. Jimmy continued: “It is too difficult to be specific on what this magnificent cheque will be spent on, since ‘maintenance’ covers things like biannual servicing of our mower and brushcutters, and some of the fuel costs incurred with distant projects at Glenapp or Knock Hill, Largs; or purchasing new plastic marker posts and postcrete; and just now, some new hand tools and other kit for our equipment stock – to save on borrowing those of our Pathminders. A current project of replacing a bridge at Drumshang, which was inadequate to carry the quad bike and flail machine required for maintaing the path, required some purchased materials, although as usual we use recycled sleepers and gather local stones to form the abutments. We also have a programe of replacing old signage,...
