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Thursday, July 12, 2012

Bastille Bonanza all Saturday afternoon at Ayr Rugby Club Alloway

We had a lovely evening for the petanque on Wednesday but now the only thing in my mind is the Bastille Bonanza - it should be AWESOME! We've loads of really good raffle prizes thanks to generous sponsors, the weather looks like turning out well (shhh!), we've sourced a bouncy castle and beat the goalie, our entertainment programme is looking good and we have some good-quality stalls. Oh yes, there's Nicole's nail bar, Rosie and Carly on face painting and Liz looking after the younger ones in Creation Station as well. Add to that a sack race in real mail bags and a bit of football, not to mention Splat the Rat and hook the ducks - the list goes on! This is an event not to be missed! The Deputy Provost is coming along to open Ayr's first-ever Bastille Bonanza!

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Petanque Wednesday 11 July at 6.45 pm

We had four teams for petanque at Ayr Petanque Club on Monday 2 July, despite the moist conditions! As usual, Adrian guided us with patience great good humour. The youngsters, Cara and Vivian, picked it up easily and were soon wiping the floor with us. We're having another go on Wednesday - will you join us? Mail us at ayrtowntwin@live.com if you would like to. See http://www.scottishpetanque.org/clubs.htm for more info on the game.

It's this Saturday - be there!


Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Ayr's First Ever Bastille Bonanza!


proudly presents its first‑ever celebration of the French national day
Bastille bonanza           
at Ayr Rugby Club in Alloway on Saturday 14  July from 1.00 p.m. until 5.00 p.m.
with various craft stalls, indoor and outdoor activities for both adults and children such as Owl Magic, Creation Station and face painting,
Zumba, Spirals and Bokwa demonstrations, live music, a quiz, a blind wine tasting,
pétanque, afternoon teas with Café français pastries and a
tombola with a special prize donated by the French Consul.

Get into the mood - wear red, white or blue (or all 3)!

Cartoon courtesy of Neil G. Smith 

Monday, May 21, 2012

We've just said "goodbye" to our friends from St Germain-en-Laye

The eagerly awaited visit was over all too quickly - in the blink of an eye, it seemed. We shared so much together: from the inauguration of the new Provost on the first day and visits to Alloway, Stirling, Arran and Culzean to the excellent farewell evening at the Carrick Lodge. We made friends and deepened existing friendships - it was all most enjoyable. Thanks to Sylvie and Marc Miloutinovitch for sharing their photos with us - together we have thousands of photos, of which the following are just a small selection.
If you would like join us, please drop us a mail at ayrtowntwin@live.com  


Lamlash made a perfect end to a perfect day





No visit to Arran would be complete without seeing Brodick Castle






Falkirk Wheel on the way back from Stirling but not before almost driving to Edinburgh!




On Saturday we sailed to Arran - a glorious sunny day!

Sea like a millpond.




The visit to the Lochranza distillery was a great success!

As was the whisky tasting afterwards!





The guides at Stirling Castle were interesting but it was freezing!









Visit to Stirling Castle on Friday - in the cold!






Visit to Alloway on Thursday - in the rain






Thursday, May 17, 2012

Abbotsford pub evening 17 May

Just back from the Abbotsford - we had a great evening and a very good turnout despite the fact that we'd all been walking around Alloway most of the day, when we weren't attending the inauguration of the new Provost.





Thursday, March 22, 2012

AGM 7.30 Friday 30 March

Don't forget the AGM in Alloway Church Halls at 7.30 p.m. on Friday 30 March! There will be a slideshow to remind us of what we've done this year.

Informal wine tasting and visit to cellars

The ATTA held a wine-tasting last summer but some of us missed it and were so scunnered that Isabella organised another informal one last Wednesday. We thoroughly enjoyed catching up!