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C A R N I V A L 2013 On behalf of Promoting Kilwinning I would like to welcome you to this souvenir guide to our annual Segdoune Royal Carnival. In preparing for this event we reflect the tremendous event we had last year, with over 8,000 people on the street during the day, Kilwinning was definitely the place to be that day, with great entertainment and plenty to keep all ages amused. We aim to have as good an entertainment portfolio for you again, but realistically, we realise that we will never see the like again… as I don’t think I will see Royalty again celebrating 60 years on the throne! The Town is the first to Launch in North Ayrshire with a unique project "Keep Kilwinning Tidy". This joint working between Promoting Kilwinning, North Ayrshire Council, Councillors, Zero waste Scotland and Kilwinning Academy, is about Kilwinning taking a pride in itself and asking locals to share that pride. Promoting Kilwinning organises two clean-ups a year plus locals adopting a spot… if you feel you can help please let us know. Our events are starting to suffer, basically due to a lack of volunteers to take our events forward or simply helping out on the day, so please do consider helping - especially as we are bidding to have Kilwinning on the route of the Commonwealth relay in 2014. Thank you to all our supporters and Royal family both past and elect for representing Kilwinning so well. I hope you enjoy the Crowning and Carnival. With Best Regards Donald Reid for Promoting Kilwinning. A date for your diary… Kilwinning Christmas Lights Switch On takes place in Main Street on Thursday 21st November.
T H A N K S Thanks go to everyone who helped make this year’s event happen, particularly North Ayrshire Council Community Development Grants; Streetscene, Natural Beauty, Nick Smalley, Cooperative Funeral Care, John Bennett , PRYDE at the Playz, Scottish Police Force - Kilwinning Academy pupils and staff, Irvine Herald, Irvine Times, s1kilwinning.com, the advertisers in this programme, all of our acts‌ even those too late to be included at the time of printing - and a big thank you to all of the Kilwinning Primary Schools for their assistance in the selection of the Segdoune Royal Party.
Abbey Tower Kilwinning Heritage Centre in the Abbey Tower will be open on Carnival Day from 11am until 3pm. It is run by volunteers as a small museum of local history and heritage and contains many items of local interest. Volunteer guides will take visitors up to the roof of the Tower for panoramic views of the Ayrshire coast and the Clyde islands, visiting the 1816 clock and bell mechanisms on the way. If you decide to tackle the 143 steps to the top of the tower, your reward will be the best views in Kilwinning!
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Last year’s event coincided with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the staff from the Kandy Bar entered into the spirit of the day.
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S C H E D U L E At the time of printing we are still bringing everything together, so for exact timings please refer to the Promoting Kilwinning Facebook page or www.s1kilwinning.com 11am Stalls, Waterwalkers, Owl Magic and open music on Main Street. Come along and grab your spot on the day. 11.30 to 3pm Kilwinning Academy pupils, Irvine Bay Gymnastics and Tracy Findlay's School of Dance will be performing. 12 noon Neil Diamond will arrive to entertain you in a fantastic tribute act. 12 noon to 4pm Fairground open in Woodwynd car park. 1pm The Segdoune Royal Party will arrive on stage for the crowning of the Segdoune Royal, Emily Reid, By Mrs Liz Brown. 1.15pm Music returns to the stage and will continue until 3.30pm 1.45pm Lady Gaga arrives on stage for her breathtaking showpiece tribute. Please follow our code and keep Kilwinning tidy at your event, take some pride and use a bin! St Andrews First Aid will be on hand throughout the event. If you require their assistance, they can be found behind the stage and we extend our thanks to them.
Over the next few pages, we’ll introduce the 2013 Segdoune Royal Party who were elected at a selection meeting held at Pennyburn Local Centre (PRYDE) in April. The selection panel this year were James Miller, Nairn McDonald and Ann Robertson MBE.
Segdoune Royal 2013 Emily Reid
St Luke’s
Emily Reid is this year’s Segdoune Royal. She attends St. Luke’s where she particularly enjoys story writing, saying, “I have a good imagination and like to write my ideas down”. When it comes to hobbies, Emily plays not only plays table tennis and golf, but she also plays the violin. She likes Tae Kwon Do and Bokwa. Emily’s pet is a chocolate labrador puppy whose name is Bailey. She says: “I was very happy to be voted for by my class to represent my school and it was an honour to be chosen as the Segdoune Queen”.
Depute Segdoune Royal 2013 Luke Pollock
Blacklands Luke Pollock is Blacklands Primary School’s representative this year. At school he enjoys reading, maths and science and his hobbies are swimming and drama. He has a pet labrador, Bruno. Luke feels excited about being Depute Royal and is looking forward to representing his school.
Eve Agnew
Corsehill
Eve enjoys most subjects at school, especially art and P.E. She plays netball and goes skiing with her Dad at Glencoe. She’s an animal lover and has three cats and an Alaskan Malamute dog called Luna. She says, “It’s an honour to be representing Corsehill and I’m really looking forward to getting some free rides on the waltzer!”
Erin McKinnon
St Winning’s At St Winning’s, Erin enjoys Art and Gym lessons and in her spare time has several hobbies including snowboarding, running and cycling. Erin also has a budgie, ten goldfish and two pet dogs and takes part in dog agility. She says she feels ‘amazing’ and ‘happy’ at being one of the Royal Party.
Erin McAllister Erin’s favourite subjects are art, writing and music. She plays the clarsach - a small harp - and is in a singing and drama group. She says: “I feel very honoured that my school elected me to be Whitehirst Park’s Segdoune Princess and I can’t wait to take part in events in and around Kilwinning this year.”
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Molly Carroll
Abbey Molly likes literary work, including reading and writing novels. She enjoys swimming, going to her youth club, and has reached a blue stripe belt at Tae Kwon Do as well as winning four figure skating trophies. Molly, who is the chairperson of Abbey’s eco-committee, says that she’s excited about being selected and hopes that she will ‘do her school proud’ as a Royal.
Morgan Dickie
Pennyburn
Last year, Morgan won the ‘Award of Sportsmanship’ from her school and is very grateful and honoured to have the opportunity of representing Pennyburn as a Segdoune Royal this year. She enjoys art and music and outside of school likes to go skating and dancing. Morgan also has a pet dog called Bonnie.
Liz Brown
Crowning Official The crowning of the 2013 Segdoune Royal will be carried out by Liz Brown. Liz has worked in Kilwinning for 36 years and has always been a strong supporter of the town’s groups, charities and individuals. Liz, who works at Charles Burns & Son doesn’t like to be made a fuss of, but we hope that you’ll give her a very warm welcome to the stage.
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With the hot and sunny weather attracting a bumper crowd of 8,000 people to last year’s event, no wonder that everyone was smiling!
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As usual, the ladies supporting Ayrshire Hospice were out in force.
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Main Street was a hub of last year’s activity and the traders and charity stalls kept busy throughout the event. Lots of people wore fancy dress, including this lady who dressed in one of the many patriotic outfits seen on the day.
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