This week, we are looking back at the top stories and pictures from the Cumnock area in October 2003.
Who can you spot in these photos from the Chronicle files?
Meet the voice of youth at Drongan Primary in 2003. These youngsters were elected to the school council to represent pupils for the coming year. They are P1 Craig Stobbs, P1/2 Jodie Carson, P2 Kerry Caughie, P3 Scott Alison, P3/4 Steven Farrell, P4 Cara Gallacher, P5 Scott Taylor, P5/6 Aliesha Boyd, P6 Charmaine Kelly, P7a John Frame, P7 Natalie McCutcheon.
The new mounted Jean Armour statue in Mauchline was taking on worldwide importance in 2003. And this was highlighted when the Mauchline Burns Club welcomed visitors from the Burns World Federation.
Pupils from Patna Primary School got the chance to learn what to do if there is a gas leak. They were visited by local MSP Cathy Jamieson and Transco, the company responsible for the UK’s gas supply network.
These Riverside Centre volunteers received awards for their hard work at the Whitehill Colliery Woodland project. From the left: Karen Paterson, Graham McDowall, Jean Bradbury, Riverside Centre worker and Robert Dunsmuir.
The Chronicle was invited along to Greenmill Nursery in October 2003 to see what the youngsters had been up to during the term. These wee ones showed you could have a whole lot of fun using stickebricks.
Cumnock Rugby Club’s Primary 7’s team were in jubilant mood after coming out on top in the P7 section of the 2003 Mini Tournament at Broomfield Park.
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