Ardrossan - On This Day In History

[Hughie]

Kilmarnock Herald and Ayrshire Gazette
April 23, 1948

Ardrossan Bakery Praised
The Bakery of Ardrossan Co-operative Society in Barr Street, Ardrossan, was the mecca on Wednesday afternoon for managers of Co-operative bakerics from all over the country.

Mr George Gillespie, general manager of the local Society, extended a welcome to the company who were then given a demonstration of tea-bread baking by Mr Cowling of the Arkady Company, Manchester assisted by Mr T. Bruce, bakery manager at Ardrossan.

Very favourable comment was made on the layout and equipment of the bakery which was considered to be the best seen in the course of a series of visits.The party consisted of over 50 members of the Scottish Co-operative Bakery Managers Association who are representative of the best bakery brains in Scotland.

The demonstration was held by courtesy of the Board of Management of Ardrossan Co-operative Society, Limited.

[Hughie]

The Daily Record
April 27, 1989

Now more schools face the axe
THE AXE is poised over two secondary schools, 10 primaries and two special schools.
Strathclyde Region's education committee yesterday approved issuing consultative documents on the proposals. The secondary schools are Cowdenknowes High School, Greenock, and Glenwood Secondary Castlemilk, Glasgow.

Primaries are St Pius, Drumchapel; Hamilton's Barncluith, Ferniegair and Low Waters, which would be replaced by a new school;
Saltcoats' Argyle and Kyleshill to merge in a new school on the Argyle site and St Mary's to merge with St Brendan's;

Greenock's Ladyburn to merge with Highholm, Craigieknowes with Hillend and St Saviour's to amalgamate with St Andrew's.

Two special schools are affected - Segdoune, Kilwinning and Craigbank, Ardrossan, would combine with Ardrossan's James McFarlane School.

[Hughie]

Ayr observer And Galloway Chronicle
May 11, 1888

Water Famine In Ardrossan
On Sunday much inconvenience was experienced by the inhabitants on account of a scarcity of water, the supply from the reservoirs having been cut off on Saturday to allow the contractor for the new waterpipe track through the town to effect the junction of the old and new pipes. The supply was expected to be renewed about 9 A.M. on Sunday morning, but this proved impossible, and it was not till the same hour at night a supply was obtained. During the day people had to carry water a considerable distance from a spring, as only a very few had provided themselves with an all day supply. Not a few households had to want their proverbial tea breakfast, while some were even badly enough off as not to get their faces washed.

[Hughie]

Kilmarnock Herald and Ayrshire Gazette
May 23, 1952

Allegations of Pandemonium at Playing Field
'Disgrace to the Town' Says Householder.

Mr James Cance the rear of whose house in Stanley Drive, Ardrossan, abutts on to the playing field in Dalry Road known as Harvey's field has complained to the Town Council of conditions prevailing there.

In a letter to the Council he states that there is pandemonium in the field on Sunday afternoons and every evening.
He complains that neither his family nor friends can use the back garden on account of the foul language coming across from the field.
If proof of his allegations are required, says Mr Cance, he is prepared to have members of the Council visit his home to see and hear for themselves.

He calls upon the Town Council to take some immediate action to end this "disgrace to the town."
Bailie John Lindsay, convener of the roads and parks committee, told the Town Council that these complaints used to come from South Beach but when the goal posts were shifted from Holm Plantation to Harvey's field the cause of the complaints was also shifted,
Provost Hogarth said that he did not want to stop young people from enjoying themselves whether it was on a Sunday afternoon or not but it difficult to know where to draw the line.

The matter was remitted to the roads and parks committee for their consideration.