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New Cumnock Community Action Plan 2014-2019

Had a fantastic time at the New Cumnock Community Action Plan event in the Community Centre. What a tremendous turnout and great to see so many people taking an active interest and having their say in shaping our future.  Add to that the superb entertainment provided by our young folk and those younger at heart….. New Cumnock’s got talent indeed. Of course the tea, coffee and home-baking went down a treat too!

To the business of the day ……

OUR VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF NEW CUMNOCK

We asked you what you wished for your community by the year 2020.

Here is a summary of the collective vision for the future of New Cumnock taken from the household survey and stakeholder interviews.

  • We will have a healthy local economy creating jobs, and provide quality amenities, goods and services for locals and visitors.
  • We will be known as an attractive place to live and visit.
  • We will have made the most of our local heritage and environment.
  • We will have good community and recreational facilities for locals and visitors …… and good community organisations, activities and events.

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I was delighted to host a stall on behalf of the New Cumnock Liaison Group and share the progress and plans for our Auld Kirk and Village Heritage Trail.New Cumnock Community Action Plan 02

Thank you to everyone who visited the ‘Auld Kirk and Village Heritage trail’ stall and sharing their memories of the kirkyard. It was great to hear how some people had only noticed the Auld Kirk ruins, now that ivy had been removed, while out on their walks to the lagoons.

Back to School

Some 140 years ago, following the introduction of compulsory education in 1872, New Cumnock Public School was built. Today, the recently refurbished building is the magnificent new home of the pupils and staff of New Cumnock Primary School. The past shaping the future!

It was a pleasure to be greeted with such great enthusiasm for the project by teacher Alison Smith and to discuss the opportunities for our village’s future to help shape our past !

It's snow time !

It’s snow time !

In the afternoon it was a trip to the Auld Kirkyard and to meet up with NCLG chair Ian Howat and East Ayrshire Council architect Jim Farrell to assess the way forward in preserving the Auld Kirk ruin and carrying out repairs to the identified headstones.

Thank you, Alison and Jim.