We are Kilmaurs Community Council and we are dedicated to improving our village with your help and support. Please check out our website to find what is happening in the village. If you are organising an event then let us know via "Contact Us" and we will endeavour to publicise it. We are part of East Ayrshire and receive a small budget to cover the costs of operating the group. We have a monthly meeting in the Masonic Hall which is in the centre of the village. 

Our monthly meetings are attended by Councillors and the Police where two-way communication results in positive outcomes for the Community

Kilmaurs Community Council is made up of a variety of individuals from our community.  Some born and bred in the village, a few who have been adopted and others more recent arrivals. Each and every one of them has the community at heart and are happy to spend some of their time trying to make the village a better place to live in.  

Do you think you have something to offer and are interested in joining the Kilmaurs Community Council, then we would be delighted to see you at one of our first Tuesday of the month meetings. Please come along. 

Do you have an idea that you think would improve our village?  Whilst money is not always easy to come by to fund projects, we do need to know what the community would like.  Suggestions so far have been flower containers within the village and once completed the illumination of the Jougs.  These ideas are still at the early stages of  planning and we would like to hear if you have some other projects in mind.     

As you will all be aware the community previously raised money to have Christmas Lights put in place around our lovely village. Whilst the company installing provided warranty on these lights the failure of many very quickly became a long drawn out attempt to resolve.  You will have noticed last Christmas many of the lights were inoperative. As 90% of the lights had some level of failure and the installer refusing to replace them, representatives of the community via the Kilmaurs Community Council have taken the decision to replace all with a more robust lighting solution. This will require funding and at present we are making application to the National Lottery Awards for All Scotland in an effort to take this project forward.

*****UPDATE On 24th July 2024 we received intimation from the Lottery Community Fund that our application for funding had been successful.  This will allow the village to have the faulty lights removed and replaced with lighting of a better standard than that presently in situ.

Thanks to the Lottery Community Fund for supporting our project.  

Repair to the Penny Bridge

Wellbeing for All Fund Online Voting (smartsurvey.co.uk)

We would like to wish the Gala Committee every success with this years Gala. Well done everyone involved.

Kilmaurs Community Council (KCC) will have a stall at the Gala on Sunday 4th August.  We will be promoting the KCC and hoping that by doing so more of the community will become involved.  For the children and I'm sure some of the adults, we will have some games and prizes at the stall.

Please come along to the Gala and have a fantastic family day out.

In Memory of Ian Clark

Ian Clark was born and bred in Kilmaurs.  Throughout his life he was a stalwart of the community involved in so many ways within various groups and societies within our village.  He was known by many as the smiling gentleman who never backed away from volunteering, freely offering his time and efforts to help others.  He had a keen interest in horticulture, chairing the local society and lending his experience to the Community Council when tackling the village gardens or railway station planters. 

His passing this year was a very sad loss to everyone.

Kilmaurs Community Council in consultation with Ian's wife Elizabeth, East Ayrshire Council and local elected members felt that a fitting memorial to Ian would be to name the village gardens after him.

THE JOUGS - UPDATE

I am sure everyone will agree that the long awaited restoration to the Jougs has been worth waiting for.  The building looks splendid and is now a real historical centre point to the Village that we can all be justifiably proud of.

East Ayrshire Council have done a marvellous job in project managing this which has not been just a quick fix but a well researched sympathetic restoration using proper building methods.

June 2019.  Last Christmas (2018) we attempted to return the traditional Christmas Tree above the Jougs entrance door however modern day safety standards were prohibitive.  We did however illuminate one of the windows.

We are presently in discussion with EAC in an attempt to illuminate the clock tower.  Although there is a spot light on the building it has not been operational for many years.

THE OLD CAFE - UPDATE

THE RAILWAY STATION AND IRVINE ROAD GARDENS HAVE BEEN PLANTED OUT FOR SUMMER 

THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR THEIR KIND DONATIONS

AND THE TIME PROVIDED BY

MEMBERS OF THE KILMAURS COMMUNITY COUNCIL.

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Remembrance Sunday 

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