BARRHILL NEWS January 2025
A new National Park in southwest Scotland?
have your say…..
Informal drop-in (Q&A) event at the
Barrhill Memorial Hall.
All Welcome any time between 12pm and 2pm on 21 January 2025
New Rail Timetable from 15th December, 2024
This new timetable starts on the 15th Gecemberber. The Barrhill times are shown below. A link to the full timetable is here. There is little change just a minute or so either way on some journeys from Ayr 7:28 becomes 7:30 and 17:32 becomes 17:38.
ScotRail ticket offer for Stranraer (and Barrhill) customers
As you will be aware, customers travelling to and from Stranraer were significantly impacted by the fire at the former Station Hotel in Ayr with no train service for a number of months. We know that this was a challenging time for our customers having to make alternative travel arrangements.
As a thank you, we're introducing a two for one ticket offer with customers having the opportunity to claim a free ticket for a friend or family member.
The offer will run from Monday, 18 November 2024, until Friday, 31 January 2025, and is valid on all ScotRail services to or from Stranraer, Barrhill, Girvan, and Maybole stations. Customers will be able to download a voucher and present it along with a valid rail ticket.
For information/application click here
Please note from the terms and Conditions, so not sure if you can buy your ticket on the train:
Customers must buy their ticket before boarding the train from any ScotRail booking office, ticket vending machine, our website or the ScotRail App.
Stinchar Valley CommunityTransport Pilot Bus Service
Follow this
link for the timetable.
Health & Social Care, Social Work Drop-In
A representative from social services attends the first Friday coffee morning of the month from 10am to 11am for you to discuss any issues that you may wish to raise.
Barrhill Badminton
Tuesdays 6pm to 8pm
All ages and abilities welcome.
Racquets available. |
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Come and enjoy a social evening with the benefit of some exercise disguised as fun.
No fees for residents of Barrhill and adjacent villages.
Skips and Bins
Hazardous Type Waste
The following waste types should Never be placed in a skip (new limitations in bold type):
• Materials Container Persistent Organic Polluntants (POPs) :
Sofas, Sofa Beds, Armchairs, Kitchen and Dining Room Chairs, Stools and Foot Stools, Home Officer Chairs, Futons, Bean Bags, Floor and Sofa Cushions, Electrical Recliner Chairs.
• Tyres
• Liquids
• Oils
• Paints
• Acids/alkalis
• Batteries
• Garden chemicals
• Industrial chemicals
• Dead animals
• Asbestos
• Clinical waste e.g. needles
Please note that this list is not exhaustive. If you are unsure of any household waste that you want to deposit in a skip, please contact a member of our waste and recycling team through 0300 123 0900 for advice.
Please note that if any of the above items are found in the Barrhill
skip it will lead to the cancellation of skips to the village.
2025 Community Skips
Dates will appear here once confirmed.
The additional skips provided by BDT (in blue) dates are approximate.
Bins Schedule
The schedule for bin collections for the year 2024/25 is now available.
It can be found on the dates menu or by clicking here.
Events at Memorial Hall
EVERY MONTH
Third Monday -Photography Club (evening)
Fourth Monday - Book Club (afternoon)
Every Tuesday - Badminton 6pm - 8pm
Every Thursday - Pilates style exercise 7pm - 7:45pm
Every Friday - Coffee Morning 10am - Noon
One Friday per month - Men's Club - 6pm -9pm
Small Grants 2024/5 Details
The Community Council has funds available for small grants.
If you have ideas that need funding then please apply. See the details in the link below.
Dates and details for Winter Small Grants applications now available.
The application form (in word format) is available here.
FUN, FITNESS AND FRIENDSHIP in PILATES CLASS
DATE Thursdays
TIME: 7.00pm to 7.45pm
VENUE: BARRHILL MEMORIAL HALL
ADMISSION: £4.00 per person (class fee)
Further information can be obtained from:
LYN BROOKS 01465 821413
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Mobile Library
Latest Mobile Library Schedule is available here
For Barrhill it shows the following dates:
| Barrhill |
Fri 10th January |
2.15pm – 3pm |
Primary School |
| Barrhill |
Fri 24th January |
1.45pm – 3pm |
Old Bank |
| Barrhill |
Fri 7th February |
2.15pm – 3pm |
Primary School |
| Barrhill |
Fri 21st February |
1.45pm – 3pm |
Old Bank |
| Barrhill |
Fri 7th March |
2.15pm – 3pm |
Primary School |
| Barrhill |
Fri 21st March |
1.45pm – 3pm |
Old Bank |
| Barrhill |
Fri 4th April |
2.15pm – 3pm |
Primary School |
| Barrhill |
Fri 18th April |
1.45pm – 3pm |
Old Bank |
Girvan & South Carrick Community Action Network
Do you need support travelling to hospital and health appointments?
For more information:
Call: 01465 714060
E-mail: communityaction@btopenworld.com
Report Road Defects
The link below is to Ayrshire Roads Alliance. On the site you can enter reports on road defects.
The more people who report defects the more likely it is that they will be dealt with.
http://www.ayrshireroadsalliance.org/Home.aspx
Road Works Schedule
All the Amey roadworks can be seen on their website:
The weekly scheduled roadworks for SW Scotland is available in Excel spreadsheet format here.
Note these are the AMEY maintained roads so does not include the A714.
I can only upload these when they are sent to me so occasionally a week goes missing.
The Amey website has the roadworks always available
BARRHILL DEVELOPMENT TRUST VACANCIES
The Barrhill Community Interest Company and Barrhill Deevlopment Trust currently have two vacancies.
Interested?
Forms available from BDT and BCIC websites:
www.barrhilldevtrust.org
www.bcic.org.uk
or email info@barrhilldevtrust.org
Litter
Litter along the roadsides is an ongoing problem in and around the village. The Community Council has been negotiating with South Ayrshire Council about litter signs for almost 4 years now with still no end product.
In a hope of improving the litter problem the CC has purchased litter pickers, gloves and bags which are available to anyone who is motivated enough to do some litter picking.
If you need any of these items contact either:
Ann Robertson on 07766 740179 or Andrew Clegg on 01465 821456
and we will get the supplies needed to you.
DOG FOULING AND USE OF POOP BAGS
The Community Council would like to remind dog owners that "poop" bags are available free of charge from the dispensers at either end of the village.
Please be considerate to other members of the community and clean up after your dogs misdeeds.
The use of "poop" bags has been successful in helping to keep the village clean but some people are still being inconsiderate in having very kindly bagged their dogs poop they have then just hung the bag in a nearby bush or tree. Being a generous soul I would like to think that they were put there with the intention of collecting them on the return journey of their walk rather than a deliberate act. Please dispose of "poop" bags in a hygienic and environmentaly friendly way.
