by charlie | Jan 14, 2021
You never know where a donation might appear from! Out of the blue, we received a whopping £500 donation from Clair Ridge Welfare Team. Clair Ridge is an oil platform 75km west of Shetland, and through one of our Pathminders, they got to know about the Ayrshire Coastal Path, and how we were desperate for funds to allow us to continue our maintenance programme. Without any further correspondence, we received the donation. Thanks so much to the Clair Ridge team. It is worth having a a look at the excellent video on their website, showing the vast scale of the platform. Please note the above photo is not the actual Clair Ridge, which is much...
by charlie | Nov 24, 2020
During the summer months when COVID lockdown finally eased, our Pathminders created a much-needed improvement north of Dunure at Drumbain – where walkers have had to negotiate several hundred metres of rough, rocky shore south of Drumbain waterfall. They have cut a new wide path through 300m of head-high, bracken jungle along the bank above the foreshore – which was previously impassable, and is now accessed by a flight of stone steps built up the bank just south of the waterfall, next to one of our Blue Bins. Now we have a level grassy path that is already much appreciated by our regular walkers After- 300m of good path Before – Drumbain...
by charlie | Nov 23, 2020
On 11 November 2020, we launched our first ever Go Fund Me! As many of you will know, the ACP is managed and maintained by volunteers and we rely on donations to pay for equipment, tools and materials to carry out ongoing path maintenance. So if you have ever enjoyed a walk on the Ayrshire Coastal Path, this is your opportunity to support our work. If everyone who follows our work on Facebook was to donate the price of a cuppa, it would cover our costs for the coming year. Thanks a million! But the great news is that we reached our target in just 10 day! That was £1000, which allows us to continue our work erecting signs, and carrying out maintenance. All teh labour is done by the volunteer Pathminders, but we do need funds to buy equipment and...
by charlie | Nov 23, 2020
Earlier this week our Pathminders completed adding handrails to the footbridge near Dunure. Some before, during and after photos for you! And whilst we are talking about this type of work, can we just say a huge THANK YOU to the 43 people who have donated to our Maintenance Fundraiser over the past 2 weeks! We have been overwhelmed by your generosity and it is humbling to know that so many of you care about the Ayrshire Coastal Path and it’s...
