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International Fraud Awareness Week (12-18 November 2023) is a global effort to minimise the impact of fraud by promoting anti-fraud awareness and education. International Fraud Awareness Week (fraudweek.com)

A Dyslexia Roadshow held in Kilmarnock last week provided support and information for people who live with dyslexia, or know someone who does.

East Ayrshire Council has mooo-ved away from using single-use plastics in our schools thanks to a contract with the multi-award winning and local dairy farmer, Bryce Cunningham from Mossgiel Organic Farm.

Windy the mascot made a special trip to New Cumnock Primary School recently along with Councillor Graham Barton and Councillor Elaine Cowan to meet Noah, who was Windy’s designer, and the Eco Committee from the school.

Councillor Elaine Cowan, the Council’s Spokesperson for Education, and Children and Young People visited the Barony Campus in Cumnock recently to meet their new Financial Inclusion Team.

Councillor Elaine Cowan, Spokesperson for Education, and Children and Young People visited Hillside School this week and joined in their Halloween celebrations. 

Collaborative working with partner organisations to achieve maximum benefit for local communities and boost the economy, has been a longstanding ethos at East Ayrshire Council, as its teams strive to reach Net Zero targets.

East Ayrshire Council’s Cabinet has agreed to continue to invest in the Active Schools programme until 2027 due to its ongoing success in East Ayrshire.

East Ayrshire Council will be supporting Living Wage Week (6-12 November) as an accredited Living Wage Employer that wants to ensure that people are paid fairly for the work they do.

Kilmarnock Tennis Club and Open Doors, Kilmarnock recently received life-saving equipment donated by Sweco UK.

East Ayrshire Cabinet members met with a delegation from Visions Leisure Centre in Cumnock on Wednesday 25 October.  

The team from Visions explained that the challenges of meeting spiralling energy costs, together with the after effects of covid, had added to a pre-existing financial burden carried by the not for profit organisation.