Troon Community Council

NEWS

Play Park Renewal Programme – Play Park Survey

11 July, 2025

Play Scotland are hosting a public survey. We want to hear from families across Scotland about their local play parks and would be grateful if you could share the survey with your networks and via your social media channels to ensure as wide a reach as possible. The survey will close in September and should only take 5-10 minutes to complete.

Scotland Play Parks Survey

Troon Community Council’s – Odd Object in the Shop – summer competition – Starts Friday, 27.06 2025

25 June, 2025

Troon Community Council’s famous” Find the Odd Object in the Shop” competition is open to everyone!

Wherever you live, whatever your age, please have fun and take part in this free competition.

Three prizes are given to the 5 primary schools in Troon, then three prizes to each of the following age groups. 5-12, 13-49 and 50plus.

If you can’t get a form in the new library, you can download it here, print it out and enter.

Find the Object Comp Summer 2025.pdf web

 iDRIVE, Saturday 7th June, EAC Council Headquarters, London Road, Kilmarnock, 10am – 4.30pm.

31 May, 2025

iDRIVE, Saturday 7th June, EAC Council Headquarters, London Road, Kilmarnock, 10am – 4.30pm.

The event is open to all drivers including learners or those thinking about learning.

The guest speakers include:

Michael McDonnell, Director of Road Safety Scotland

Lorraine Napier, Chief Inspector, Road Policing, Police Scotland

Allan Mauchline, Regional Co-ordinator, RoSPA

Stuart Miller, Driver Trainer, French Haulage

Josh Wood, Cycling Scotland Tutor

Lesley Murdoch, Lochlan’s Legacy

To encourage people to attend the presentations, you will receive a ticket for a free prize draw after each one. Prizes include Knockhill tickets, Go Karting vouchers, vehicle servicing/MOT donated by Knockhill Race Circuit, The Garage (Kilmarnock) and Andrew Dodds Autocare.

There will also be indoor and outdoor activities including online Highway Code mock tests, Brake Reaction Tester, Beer Goggles, top of the range electric vehicles on display, Scottish Fire & Rescue cutting gear, etc.

The Safety Camera Partnership, RoSPA and IAM Road Smart will be there to provide information.

The day concludes with a Question Time session chaired by Cllr McMahon. Panel members – Michael McDonnell, Allan Mauchline, Lorraine Napier, Jane Corrie (Head of ARA) and hopefully a representative from Scottish Fire & Rescue.

Although the event is free, we are encouraging the public to book via Ticket Source for catering numbers and to submit a question for the panel.

Any help promoting the event would be much appreciated.

Please help by:

  1. Coming along to the event
  2. Encouraging your friends and family to attend
  3. Reposting ARA social media posts advertising the event

Book via www.ticketsource.co.uk/ayrshire-roads-alliance

 

iDrive Timetable

Connect Hub May Dates 2025

24 April, 2025

Lyndsay McManus will be in the Connect Hub (53 Sandgate, Ayr) on 2nd and 16th May from 9.30am – 12.30pm to offer advice and information on Supported Decision Making, Power of Attorney and Guardianship as well as more general advice about Adults with Incapacity legislation.