Plans for Robert Burns themed mural passed by council

Plans have been passed. <i>(Image: Mauchline CARS)</i>
Plans have been passed. (Image: Mauchline CARS)
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PLANS for a mural in Mauchline honouring a Robert Burns poem have taken a big step forward.

The artwork, set to adorn the gable wall of the Castle Café on Mauchline Road, will face the Burns House Museum and library, where Burns lived with his wife, Jean Armour.

Official approval has recently been granted by East Ayrshire Council planners.

The £15,000 project is a collaboration between Mauchline CARS, East Ayrshire Council, and Historic Environment Scotland.

The mural will show a modern couple reading poetry, with a line from one of Burns' famous works: "But Armour's the jewel for o' them a'," from The Belles of Mauchline.

The poem is about six attractive women in Mauchline during Burns' time, but highlights his devotion to his wife.

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