Ayr Guildry Dinner, Ayr, November 2016

The Lord - Lieutenant and Mrs Duncan were Guests of Honour at the recent Annual Dinner of Ayr Guildry.

Ayr Guildry dates back to 1325, when the Merchants and Craft Guilds of Ayr sought to regulate and promote trade within the Royal Burgh. The members were the Burgesses of Ayr all of whom had paid their freedom fine and were entitled to the rights and privileges of freemen of the Royal Burgh.

Until 1975 the Dean (in common with other Deans of Guild in Scotland in their respective Royal Burghs) sat on Ayr Town Council (the only member who had not been elected by universal suffrage) and was recognised as the second citizen of the town. The Guild Court regulated building standards within the Burgh and the Dean was responsible for issuing minor warrants and completion certificates. Local Government changed in 1975 with the abolition of the Town Council of the Royal Burgh and with it the privileges of the Dean. The Guildry continued however to have close links with the local authority and for a number of years the Clerk of the Guildry was the Chief Executive of the District Council and the Treasurer, the District Council’s Director of Finance. Since then the structure of the local authority has changed again but the close links continue with South Ayrshire Council and with the wider civic community. For further information on the Guildry in Ayr and other Guildries throughout Scotland please visit http://www.deansofguildscotland.co.uk/guildries/ayr/

Diamond Wedding Anniversary, Mr and Mrs Grant, Kilmarnock - November 2016

Mr and Mrs Grant of Kilmarnock recently celebrated their Diamond Wedding Anniversary and were presented with a Special Anniversary Message by Deputy Lieutenant David Lacy. The Depute Provost of East Ayrshire, Cllr John Campbell and Cllr John Knapp also presented the couple with a floral arrangement.

Remembrance Day - 13 November 2016

The Lieutenancy was represented at Remembrance Day Services and Wreath Laying Ceremonies throughout the County on Remembrance Day with the Lord - Lieutenant laying a wreath, on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen, at the War Memorial in Elmbank Avenue, Kilmarnock.

Mr and Mrs Kelly of Kilmarnock recently celebrated their Diamond Wedding and were presented with a Special Anniversary Message by Deputy Lieutenant William Stafford. The couple were also presented with a floral arrangement by Cllr Jim Todd, Provost of East Ayrshire and Cllr John Knapp.

The Lord - Lieutenant and Mrs Duncan recently attended a Dinner at the Paisley Campus of the University of the West of Scotland to mark the launch of the 2016 Review and to celebrate their successes of the last year among which was UWS’s inclusion for the first time in the Times Higher Education World Rankings.

South Ayrshire Crime Prevention Panel, Community Safety Awareness Day, Ayr, - 5th October 2016.

The Lord- Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran, Mr John Duncan, QPM, was Guest Speaker at a Community Safety Awareness Day organised by South Ayrshire Crime Prevention Panel.

Presentation of MBE to Blanche Nicholson, Hansel, Symington. - 26th October 2016

Blanche Nicholson MBE, was presented with her MBE by Mr John Duncan,QPM, Lord-Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran, on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen at a ceremony in Broadmeadows, Hansel, Symington on Wednesday 26th October.

Presentation of BEM to Mrs Elizabeth Kilpatrick, Kilwinning, - 22nd October 2016

On Saturday 22nd October 2016, in the Erskine Church, Kilwinning, Mr John Duncan,QPM, Lord - Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran, presented Mrs Kilpatrick of Kilwinning with the British Empire Medal. Mrs Kilpatrick was awarded the BEM for Services to First Aid and the Community in Kilwinning.

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