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A mixture of sports, games, singing and walking made up the many events that were held across East Ayrshire to mark Learning Disability Awareness Week, seven days which celebrate the inclusion of people with learning disabilities in our communities.

Members of the armed forces gathered at Council Headquarters in Kilmarnock today to pay tribute to the contribution made by all those who serve or have served in Her Majesty’s Armed Forces.

The Ayrshire Roads Alliance, as part of its ongoing programme to improve the condition of the road network, will be carrying out essential road resurfacing works on two sections of the A70 Cumnock to Muirkirk Road starting on Monday 11 July for three weeks.

Annanhill Primary School has been awarded the Silver Rights Respecting School Award by UNICEF UK.

For the first time in over two years, the Council Chambers were alive with the sound of chatter and cheer this week as children and young people from schools across East Ayrshire gathered to celebrate first Clean, Green Education Awards.

Councillors and Trade Unions from East Ayrshire saw a presentation at the Central Joint Consultative Committee on progress with the Jobs and Training Fund. They heard how there will be more opportunities than ever for young people to learn skills, gain worthwhile qualifications, and earn as they do so, with funding dedicated to boosting career prospects.

Past Provost Barry Douglas visited George and Anne McKellar of Kilmarnock recently to pass on congratulations as they celebrated 70 years of marriage.

The inaugural Spirit of Shankly Cup took place at The Barony Campus recently with eight Under 13 teams from East Ayrshire and Liverpool taking part in the tournament.

Eight talented young musicians took part in a special recital recently, the Music Service’s first in person performance in over two years.

An update on applications to be made by East Ayrshire Council to the UK Government’s Levelling Up Fund was heard at the recent meeting of Cabinet.

Councillors welcomed news of East Ayrshire’s share of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), as outlined in a report presented to Cabinet this morning. East Ayrshire will receive £6.103 million as part of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, which was formally launched on 13 April 2022 by the UK Government.