Archive for August, 2010

Madness

Madness

A Poem by Suze Laing
Last day of Farmer’s Market at The Foregate

Last day of Farmer’s Market at The Foregate

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

Kilwinning Abbey – The Dig Continues

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 [...]
Drifting by Suze Laing

Drifting by Suze Laing

“A Summer Medley” by The St. Joseph’s Players

“A Summer Medley” by The St. Joseph’s Players

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

Out and About in Ayrshire

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

Glasgow

City Chambers, Glasgow Prince Albert Robert Burns Statue Prince Albert’s Mount Buchanan Street
We Love Ayrshire!

We Love Ayrshire!

Walled Garden has a Bumper Harvest

Walled Garden has a Bumper Harvest

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

Pope to visit Bellahouston Park, Glasgow in September

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

Ground Breaking at Kilwinning Abbey

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 [...]
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