Don't know if the "Kingsway cinema" is mentioned on the Kilwinning thread.I had never heard of a cinema in Kilwinning before.Hughie wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 2:15 am From the Archives of the Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald published on July 7, 2010
'Alias Jesse James', showing this weekend at the Kingsway Cinema, Kilwinning, tells the amusing story of an insurance agent's attempts to recover a policy he innocently sold to a notorious outlaw. On Monday and Tuesday, Bernard Bresslaw and Alfie Bass head the cast in 'I Only Arsked', a delightful comedy
Thanks to Tom McGrattan for the original
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From the Archives of the Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald published on July 14, 2010
150 YEARS AGO on July, 1860
ARDROSSAN and Saltcoats had the best summer letting for years.
Robert Wylie, Stevenston, caught a lobster measuring one foot 11 and a half inches and weighing three lbs 14 ounces in a hole at Long Craigs, Burnfoot, Ardrossan.
Captain Wilson, formerly of the Kerelaw, has been appointed Depute Harbour Master at Ardrossan.
100 YEARS AGO on July 15, 1910
The Rev G McMurray Ross of St Andrew's UF Church, Dalry is leaving the district to take up a new appointment in Canada.
Mr Gilbert Christie, Engineer and Manager with Irvine and District Water Works, has been elected a member of the Association of Water Engineers. The association has its headquarters in London.
In the June Competition for the Jamieson Trophy over Lamlash Golf Course, Alex Fullarton was the winner with 91.
West Kilbride Public Library is still growing. The latest contributions were a number of vol- umes Mr J Steven, Feamlea, and a copy of Jack's Book Of references presented by Mr Linsday Robertson.
The Rev Hugh Alexander, Lamlash United Free Church, has answered a call from North Leith Coburg Street UF Church.
50 YEARS AGO on July 15, 1960
The former Church Of The Nazarene at the foot of Harbour Place, Ardrossan is being converted into a maintenance depot for Anglo-Continental Container Services (Belfast) Limited. The Church, it is interesting to note, was officially opened 100 years ago this month.
Mr Norman E McClain, a 30-year-old American from Detroit who now has his home in Saltcoats, was on Monday night given permission by Saltcoats Town Council to turn the Beach Pavilion into an American-style bowling alley and recreation centre. He hopes to open the premises before Christmas. He had wanted to lease the building for 20 years but this has been restricted to 10 by councillors.
On Wednesday aftemoon the Isle Of Man steamer arrived at Ardrossan with 460 passengers. Today (Friday) five special trains will leave Ardrossan for the Isle of Man.
Recently a deer was seen near an Ardrossan Farm. Our informant, however, did not know the type of deer or the name of the farm.
Visitor numbers at the North Ayrshire Museum in Saltcoats last week totalled 536, an increase of 205 over the corresponding week of last year.
The person who lifted two parcels from the 1.43pm train from Glasgow to Largs on Monday, July 11, would be well-advised to return them before the matter is put in the hands of the police.
Over 50 shopkeepers in Ardrossan have formed a traders' association, primarily to discuss with the town council a number of mutual problems.
At the Stevenston Burgh Police Court on Monday three men on separate charges of being drunk and incapable, each forfeited bail of £2. A local man on charges of wife assault and two of breach of the peace.
The new paddling pool for the children at Stevenston was officially opened this week.
After the evening service in St John's Church Ardrossan on Sunday, ex-Provost James Begg was presented with a robe. He was Superintendent of the Sunday School for 22 years and for the past 14 years has been Bible Class superintendent.
25 YEARS AGO on July 19, 1985
Stevenston councillor this week launched on an bitter attack on the Government and the district council-over travelling people.
Councillor Sam Gooding representing the Stevenston South ward issued a strong warning that the tourist industry could be at risk if something isn't done about solving the problem of finding a site for the travellers. And he lays the blame squarely at the door of officials of Cunninghame District Council and Government policy. At the root of his complaint are the travelling people encamped at Stevenston Point. While he admitted that some may be what he called 'genuine travelling people he insisted that others are not and are making the area an eyesore.
When Mrs Margaret Sorenson of Smithfield, Utah, USA heard that her neice and god-daughter Sharon McIntyre had been made the Saltcoats Gala Queen for 1985, she literally dropped everything and got back to Scotland. And not without good reason for Margaret Irvine as she then was, was Saltcoats Queen Of The Seaback in 1958.
"I felt really proud of Sharon so we dropped everything and caught the first plane over," Margaret said: "It was great to have another Queen in the family after all this time. Margaret left her home in Kinnier Road and moved to Utah 21 years ago and was married to her American boyfriend a year later.
Thanks to Tom McGrattan for the original
150 YEARS AGO on July, 1860
ARDROSSAN and Saltcoats had the best summer letting for years.
Robert Wylie, Stevenston, caught a lobster measuring one foot 11 and a half inches and weighing three lbs 14 ounces in a hole at Long Craigs, Burnfoot, Ardrossan.
Captain Wilson, formerly of the Kerelaw, has been appointed Depute Harbour Master at Ardrossan.
100 YEARS AGO on July 15, 1910
The Rev G McMurray Ross of St Andrew's UF Church, Dalry is leaving the district to take up a new appointment in Canada.
Mr Gilbert Christie, Engineer and Manager with Irvine and District Water Works, has been elected a member of the Association of Water Engineers. The association has its headquarters in London.
In the June Competition for the Jamieson Trophy over Lamlash Golf Course, Alex Fullarton was the winner with 91.
West Kilbride Public Library is still growing. The latest contributions were a number of vol- umes Mr J Steven, Feamlea, and a copy of Jack's Book Of references presented by Mr Linsday Robertson.
The Rev Hugh Alexander, Lamlash United Free Church, has answered a call from North Leith Coburg Street UF Church.
50 YEARS AGO on July 15, 1960
The former Church Of The Nazarene at the foot of Harbour Place, Ardrossan is being converted into a maintenance depot for Anglo-Continental Container Services (Belfast) Limited. The Church, it is interesting to note, was officially opened 100 years ago this month.
Mr Norman E McClain, a 30-year-old American from Detroit who now has his home in Saltcoats, was on Monday night given permission by Saltcoats Town Council to turn the Beach Pavilion into an American-style bowling alley and recreation centre. He hopes to open the premises before Christmas. He had wanted to lease the building for 20 years but this has been restricted to 10 by councillors.
On Wednesday aftemoon the Isle Of Man steamer arrived at Ardrossan with 460 passengers. Today (Friday) five special trains will leave Ardrossan for the Isle of Man.
Recently a deer was seen near an Ardrossan Farm. Our informant, however, did not know the type of deer or the name of the farm.
Visitor numbers at the North Ayrshire Museum in Saltcoats last week totalled 536, an increase of 205 over the corresponding week of last year.
The person who lifted two parcels from the 1.43pm train from Glasgow to Largs on Monday, July 11, would be well-advised to return them before the matter is put in the hands of the police.
Over 50 shopkeepers in Ardrossan have formed a traders' association, primarily to discuss with the town council a number of mutual problems.
At the Stevenston Burgh Police Court on Monday three men on separate charges of being drunk and incapable, each forfeited bail of £2. A local man on charges of wife assault and two of breach of the peace.
The new paddling pool for the children at Stevenston was officially opened this week.
After the evening service in St John's Church Ardrossan on Sunday, ex-Provost James Begg was presented with a robe. He was Superintendent of the Sunday School for 22 years and for the past 14 years has been Bible Class superintendent.
25 YEARS AGO on July 19, 1985
Stevenston councillor this week launched on an bitter attack on the Government and the district council-over travelling people.
Councillor Sam Gooding representing the Stevenston South ward issued a strong warning that the tourist industry could be at risk if something isn't done about solving the problem of finding a site for the travellers. And he lays the blame squarely at the door of officials of Cunninghame District Council and Government policy. At the root of his complaint are the travelling people encamped at Stevenston Point. While he admitted that some may be what he called 'genuine travelling people he insisted that others are not and are making the area an eyesore.
When Mrs Margaret Sorenson of Smithfield, Utah, USA heard that her neice and god-daughter Sharon McIntyre had been made the Saltcoats Gala Queen for 1985, she literally dropped everything and got back to Scotland. And not without good reason for Margaret Irvine as she then was, was Saltcoats Queen Of The Seaback in 1958.
"I felt really proud of Sharon so we dropped everything and caught the first plane over," Margaret said: "It was great to have another Queen in the family after all this time. Margaret left her home in Kinnier Road and moved to Utah 21 years ago and was married to her American boyfriend a year later.
Thanks to Tom McGrattan for the original
Re: Looking Back - Herald files
I seen that Hughie 
Re: Looking Back - Herald files
How interesting to see that the bowling alley was opened in 1960 by an american from Detroit. I seem to think that it stayed opened longer than ten years but maybe I'm wrong. Twas one of my favorite haunts.