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Serenity Sculptures Memorial Art, founded by local artist Catriona and based in Ayr, creates personalised hand and pet paw casts designed to serve as lasting tributes to loved ones. The service is available to families across Ayrshire and beyond, providing a sensitive and thoughtful approach to memorial keepsakes. The casting process typically takes around 20 minutes and uses alginate, a skin safe material that captures fine details with accuracy. This allows the finished sculpture to reflect...

Ayrshire Cancer Support Launches New 100km Community Challenge Ayrshire Cancer Support has launched a brand-new fundraising challenge for 2026, encouraging people across Ayrshire to get active throughout May while supporting local people affected by cancer. The Ayrshire 100 invites individuals, families, friends, workplaces and community groups to complete 100 kilometres over the course of the month. Participants can take part in any way that suits them, including walking, running, cycling,...

A family-run island business has been named Business of the Year after helping to champion local creatives on Arran. The Isle of Arran Candle Company, founded by Daniel and Vik Steel, received the honour at the North Ayrshire Community Champion Awards in recognition of its business growth and wider contribution to the island community. The company was praised for the launch of the Arran Design Collective, an initiative created in 2025 to support local makers and give them a stronger route to...

A colourful new art exhibition has opened in Kilwinning, showcasing the creative journey of 24 local people who have been developing their skills through community art groups. The exhibition, organised by the Kilwinning Locality team, is located in the community room behind Kilwinning Library’s reception area and celebrates work created by members of the Tuesday art group at Cranberry Moss and the Friday group at Kilwinning Library. Both groups run from 10am until 12pm and are free to attend....