Scarecrow Festival West Kilbride 2010
The West Kilbride Scarecrow Festival parade in rather wet and dismal conditions but it did not deter a good turnout for this annual event.
West Kilbride is a village in North Ayrshire, on the west coast of Scotland by the Firth of Clyde, looking across the water to Goat Fell and the Isle of Arran. West Kilbride and adjoining districts of Seamill and Portencross are generally considered to be a small town, having a combined population of 4,393
West Kilbride is the first town in Scotland to organise an annual Scarecrow Festival. The purpose of the Scarecrow Festival is to foster community spirit and civic pride within West Kilbride and its surrounding area. It celebrates West Kilbride's origins as an agricultural community, while looking to the future through the Craft Town Scotland initiative
Being West Kilbride - Christmas Lights 2016
For a special treat, I doodled around the village on Christmas Night, taking video and photos of just some of the fantastic Christmas lights that people had put up. I also take a trip up and down the Main Street. Hope you enjoy.
Scottish Health video feat. Saltcoats & West Kilbride
Best places to visit
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West Kilbride Train Station
Train service from Glasgow Central To Largs calling at West Kilbride
Bronte House Open Garden Weekend
Here's a sneak peek at the marvellous Bronte House gardens.
Saturday, 30 November and Sunday, 1 December 2013 are the final two open days of the year. Visit brontehouse.com or waverley.nsw.gov.au for more details.
Open Gardens 17th June 2012
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A Wish Tree at Kirktonhall Glen, West Kilbride
Wish trees are derived from the old belief that each tree has its own vital natural spirit and if a gift of metal (a coin) is given then a wish will be granted in return. Nowadays living trees are not used. Another practise was that of a man wishing to marry driving a nail into a tree with a single blow to show his strength and ability to build a house, run a farm, etc and therefore 'fit' to marry.
Kirktonhall Glen
The Glen West Kilbride
Ufo over ayrshire town
this was taken in kyle center staff car park
UK: The furry bags PETA won't mind – Scottish designer crafts kilt accessory from roadkill
A transition from dog grooming to taxidermy is a surprising enough change in career in and of itself, but for vegan Emma Willats, it is all the more unusual. In her highland cottage on a farm on the outskirts of Aberdeen, Willats brings road-kill to life in the form of sporrans, an accessory that goes with the traditional Scottish kilt. As well as using animals squished by cars, Willats has acquired deceased beasties from wildlife parks and a pet store.
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EyeCycled Bike VLog - From the Windsor Chocolate Theater Café to Bracknell Town Centre
This my first (and possibly last) attempt at a Bike VLog.
I´ve been watching some VLogs lately and was wondering if this is something I could do myself.
I ride from Bracknell to Windsor frequently and usually takes me about 45 min, but with all the talking I got very distracted and took a few wrong turns... :)
I don´t expect people will have the patience to watch a 1h bike ride, but I don´t have the time to edit and shorten it.
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Goldfish By Indepen-Dance 4 Paisley Arts Centre Paisley Scotland
Highly successful dance ensemble live at the Paisley Arts Centre. Third clip of their Triple Bill Tour. Choreographers Lucy Bennett and Chris Pavia.
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Newly released top-secret files, Released at last ...
Newly released top-secret files have revealed the sighting of a UFO in Ayrshire.
The unidentified flying object seen at Prestwick Airport in 1999 was reported to the Ministry of Defence by a senior air traffic controller. He claimed an object travelling at 1150 miles per hour flew past the control tower.
This sighting was just one of hundreds reported across Scotland, including 600 in just two years at Scotlands UFO hot spot, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire, which some enthusiasts believe is the worlds number one place to spot UFOs.
This latest information is the fifth batch released under a three-year project run by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and The National Archives and consists of 24 files of sightings, letters and Parliamentary Questions.
More than 6000 pages of material were also released, dated between 1994 and 2000, including hundreds of claims of experiences across Britain.
The records include papers relating to the famous Rendlesham Forest sightings, often dubbed Britains Roswell.
Experts believe some of the bizarre claims made in the released documents can be explained by popular culture, including the change in shape from a round saucer of the 1940s to the more modern triangular shape.
Dr David Clarke, author of The UFO Files and lecturer in journalism at Sheffield Hallam University, said: In the 1950s the next big leap in technology was thought to be a round craft that took off vertically, and its intriguing to note that this is the same period when people began to report seeing flying saucers.
In the period the latest file release covers, triangular-shaped US stealth bombers and Aurora spy planes featured heavily on TV and films such as Independence Day and the shape of reported UFOs corresponds.
One interpretation could be that the latest advances in technology may be influencing what people see in the sky.
One report describes an encounter: First sighting seemed like a massive star. Stopped the car and switched the lights off, the light encircled the car, remaining for perhaps five minutes. The report said the car was left covered in dust and dirt. This sort of episode would be classed by UFOlogists as a close encounter of the second kind.
The files can be seen on the website nationalarchives.gov.uk/ufos for one month.
Biddestone Open Gardens 2017
Shere Open Gardens June 2014
It would be worth going to Shere even if the gardens were not open. Train to Gomshall in Surrey then a half hour walk. Charming village but I bet if you lived there a few Linda Snells would be after you to run the village fete. Best I saw was a small garden- Gable Cottage. Lovely coloured pots and flowers and India Running Ducks!! Even has a mill stream.
West Kilbride Filling Station (November 2016) - Barbara Jenkinson
JOHN MAGUIRE & BILL BROWN ceramics exhibition
John Maguire and Bill Brown exhibiting their new ceramics at The Barony Centre, West Kilbride, Scotland 15 February - 13 April 2014
The title is a 'tongue in cheek' reference to 1980's TV Series 'Brideshead Revisited' but flags up a long association with ceramic production in Barrhead - namely Barrhead Sanitary Ware Limited, which was established over a century ago. Bill Brown and John Maguire now work from a studio near Barrhead.
JOHN MAGUIRE has been involved with Ceramics full-time since 1986. He has taken part in over 100 exhibitions and has experience teaching in Art Colleges and schools including time spent as a Visiting Lecturer at the Glasgow School of Art, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design and Edinburgh College of Art.
Best known for wheel-thrown pots, recent commissions have seen him produce his distinctive flower-shaped Urinals and Wash Hand Basins for Dobbies/Tesco UK Garden Centres.
John has also undertaken private commissions such as the production of exclusive tableware for Andrew Fairlie @ Gleneagles Restaurant.
BILL BROWN has been working full-time in ceramics since graduating from college in 1974, and as well as being a designer and maker he has been involved in teaching in a number of art colleges, finally retiring from full-time teaching in 2011 after 25 years as a lecturer at Glasgow School of Art.
Bill has specialised for a number of years in the techniques of casting and ceramic printmaking and has exhibited widely in Europe, Australia and USA as well as in Britain. He has also undertaken a number of commissions for architectural ceramics.
'Ceramics is unique as an art-form', says Bill. 'Ceramists are defined by the material rather than a particular kind of product and we can explore all the many different areas within it; one-off pieces, tableware, tiles, sanitary ware, sculpture -- the possibilities are endless and the great thing is that providing no-one drops them the pieces will still look as fresh in a thousand years as they do now. Potters always have the last laugh.
Places to see in ( Strathaven - UK )
Places to see in ( Strathaven - UK )
Strathaven is a historic market town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland and is the largest settlement in Avondale. The town was granted a Royal Charter in 1450, making the Town of Strathaven a burgh of barony. The current estimated population is 7,500.
The town is located on the edge of the valley of the Avon Water, around 6 miles from Hamilton, and 18.2 miles from Glasgow. The A71, which connects Edinburgh and Kilmarnock passes through the town. In the 2001 census the town had a population of 7,700. Strathaven has one secondary school and three primary schools - Kirklandpark Primary, Wester Overton Primary, and St Patrick's Primary. It also has a grass airfield about two miles to the north west, on Lethame Road.
Strathaven has a long history as a market town. A Roman road passes close by, on the south side of the Avon Water, which led to the Roman fort at Loudoun Hill near Darvel. The origins of Strathaven Castle are obscure, but it is believed to have been built around 1350 by the Bairds, on a bend of the Powmillon Burn. Today it is a ruin, with a single tower and sections of wall remaining beside the A71.
The Barony of Strathaven was acquired in 1362 by Archibald the Grim, Lord of Galloway, by his marriage to Joanna, daughter to Maurice de Moravia, 1st Earl of Strathearn, great Moray heiress. The settlement within the lands of Strathaven became a Burgh of barony in 1450. It still retains its traditional character despite the growth of more modern housing. The centre of the town is occupied by the market square, formerly a grassed common, and still known as Common Green, or just 'The Green'. Linking the town and the castle is the old 'Boo Backit Brig' ('bow-backed bridge'), a small arched bridge. The Old Parish Church, with its landmark spire, was built in 1772, and was the place of worship of the Duke of Hamilton who maintained a shooting lodge at nearby Dungavel House.
The town prospered in the 18th and 19th centuries as a weaving town, although there were many merchants living here too.[citation needed] The town played a significant part in the Radical War of 1820, when James Wilson led a band of radicals on a march to Glasgow, to join a rumoured general uprising, which never actually happened. Wilson was hanged for treason, and in 1846 a memorial was built in his honour in the town cemetery. The history of Strathaven was documented in the John Hastie Museum, but this was closed in 2011 and sold to a private individual.
Its most famous 'modern' resident was Sir Harry Lauder (1870–1950) whose mansion, Lauder Ha', or Hall, was just above the town on the road to Kilmarnock. Sir Harry spent the Second World War years there, and died in February 1950. The family retained the property until Death Duties of 65% forced a sale in the late 1960s. It remains a private residence. Dungavel House on the outskirts of Strathaven was the location where German Deputy Führer Rudolf Hess originally intended to land on the evening of 10 May 1941 in a misguided attempt to seek peace talks with the Duke of Hamilton. However bad weather and poor navigation resulted in Hess having to land at Floors Farm in Eaglesham.
Despite competition from the nearby large towns of East Kilbride and Hamilton, Strathaven still has a number of craft and gift shops, alongside well known town centre names. There are a number of businesses providing extra attraction to the town on its periphery such as Brian Young's Garden and Lawn Mower Centre on Newton Road and the Strathaven Hotel and new Rural Centre, both on the Hamilton Road. The town has long been Sunday Run territory with several town centre eating establishments as well as four public houses.
( Strathaven - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Strathaven . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Strathaven - UK
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Official Urchfont Scarecrow Festival Slideshow 2014
2014 Urchfont Scarecrow Festival
Theme: Myths & Legends
Photographs of all the scarecrows taken by Urchfont resident Richard Hawkins.
All photographs are copyright of Richard Hawkins