Archive for August, 2010
Last day of Farmer’s Market at The Foregate
31 Aug
by Moira Heron
in General
URsTV could not resist popping over to The Foregate to see the last day of the Kilmarnock Farmers Market. Well, the last day at The Foregate. The Market is of course moving back to The Cross after many many negotiations with East Ayrshire Council and various other agencies.
Howard Wilkinson of [...]
Kilwinning Abbey – The Dig Continues
29 Aug
by Moira Heron
in General
URsTV returned to Kilwinning Abbey to discover if anything interesting had been uncovered during the archaeological dig and met up with Edward Somerville who is one of the volunteers. Edward gave URsTV this exclusive interview which was fascinating.
The dig and indeed archaeologyitself has various [...]
“A Summer Medley” by The St. Joseph’s Players
24 Aug
by Moira Heron
in General
A review of “A Summer Medley” by Suze Laing
Performed 21st & 22nd August 2010
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
“The Sunday matinee show was the second time playing to a full house, and the informal arrangement of the tables and chairs set just the right ‘night club’ atmosphere for the afternoon ahead; a [...]
Out and About in Ayrshire
22 Aug
Some extra pictures of Kilmarnock and Ayrshire as URsTV get Out and About!
See anything you recognise? Send your pictures in and we will post them on the URsTV site.
Sunset Over Ayr
Pipers at Darvel 2010 Gala Day
Loudoun Castle
River Irvine from Laigh Milton [...]
Glasgow
22 Aug
by Moira Heron
in Assorted Videos
City Chambers, Glasgow
Prince Albert
Robert Burns Statue
Prince Albert’s Mount
Buchanan Street
Walled Garden has a Bumper Harvest
22 Aug
by Moira Heron
in General
URsTV popped down to the Walled Garden at the Dean Castle on Sunday to find out how Heal the Earth’s harvest of home grown vegetables were doing. It’s a jungle in there! The broccoli and cauliflower plants were absolutely huge and there was a bumper crop of carrots, potatoes, kale, chillis and much [...]
Pope to visit Bellahouston Park, Glasgow in September
21 Aug
by Moira Heron
in General
16 September 2010 is the date when Pope Benedict XVI will appear in Glasgow’s Bellahouston Park before an expected 100,000 pilgrims.
When Pope Benedict arrives in the UK, he will visit Scotland where he will be received by Her Majesty The Queen in the Palace of Holyrood House in Edinburgh. Having [...]
Ground Breaking at Kilwinning Abbey
18 Aug
by Moira Heron
in General
The Kilwinning Community Archaeology Project started its excavations in Kilwinning Abbey today Wednesday 18th August. To mark the occasion a ‘Turf Breaking Ceremony’ took place at 11am when Erica Lockett, Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire wielded the first spade and as you can see from the above [...]

