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Troon Scouts celebrate 100 years of Scouting in the USA

posted on 14 May 2010

A Patrol of 8 Scouts and 2 Leaders from the (28th Ayrshire (Troon)) Group have been selected to participate in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) National Jamboree in July 2010. It will be an historic event as it is celebrating 100 years of Scouting in the USA ...
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Burns an’ a’ that! Festival 2010 DARIUS, ‘POPSTAR TO OPERASTAR’ WINNER TO PERFORM ON GRAND FINALE NIGHT

posted on 24 March 2010

The ninth annual burns an’ a’ that! Festival is set to be one of Ayrshire’s most spectacular events in 2010, and is regarded as one of the largest arts and cultural festivals in the west of Scotland. The new grand 2010 festival venue of Ayr Town Hall provides a fitting new home for the operatic talents of recent Popstar to Operastar winner Darius as well as a range of other big name acts including Wolfstone, Shooglenifty, X Factor Stars and the best in unsigned bands.
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Event Scotland to fund Prestwick Promenade - Centenary Celebration of Scottish Landmark

posted on 09 March 2010

Prestwick Promenade celebrates its centenary in style this year thanks to £5k of funding from EventScotland, the national events agency ...
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Scotland's Year of Homecoming concludes in Rabbie's Garden

posted on 25 January 2010

Scotland's Year of Homecoming of course had it's finale on St. Andrews Day 2009 but here in Ayrshire we hope it will be remembered for many years to come ...
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St. Andrews Homecoming Finale has something for everyone

posted on 21 October 2009

Whether your interest is music, entertainment, quizzes, sport, exhibitions, art or film there is something for everyone when you come back to Ayrshire for the St. Andrews Homecoming Finale ...
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Exclusive Sneak Preview of Burns Cottage

posted on 21 October 2009

A St. Andrews Day exclusive! Be one of the first to see the reopened Burns Cottage ahead of it's official launch, and for FREE!
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Dear Mr Burns spotlights Irvine's role in the life of Burns

posted on 05 October 2009

Currently estimated unofficially as having an annual visitor spend of c. £825million, Cultural Tourism contributes significantly to Scotland’s £4billion tourism market. As part of the Homecoming Scotland Finale Celebrations, and in a bid to attract cultural tourists to the town that shaped the transformation of “Robert Burns - Ayrshire Farmer” into “Robert Burns - Scottish Icon”, Irvine Burns Club launched an interesting initiative to spotlight Irvine’s role in the life of Burns ...
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Everyone’s getting behind the Great Tartan Turnoot !

posted on 05 October 2009

Ayr United and West FM stars encourage people to Come Back to Ayrshire for the St. Andrews Homecoming Finale.
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Homecoming Trophies for the William Hill Ayr Gold and Silver Cups

posted on 10 September 2009

Bookmakers William Hill, sponsors of the historic Ayr Gold Cup at Ayr Racecourse on September 19, are commemorating this year’s Homecoming celebrations and the 250th anniversary of Robert Burns, by commissioning a pair of gold and silver trophies for the winning connections of the William Hill (Ayr) Gold and Silver Cups ...
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Get Set for a St. Andrews Homecoming Finale!

posted on 28 August 2009

Plans are afoot for South Ayrshire to stage a spectacular end to Scotland’s Year of Homecoming ...
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