West Kilbride Yuletide Fund

Caption: West Kibride Community Group chairman George Young meets to received the £200 cheque from Hunterston Rotary Club Community Awards convener Jim Jackson (left) and Club President Norman Whyte (right)

Hunterston Rotary help save West Kilbride Christmas lights

Rotary Club helps keep the lights on!

The Rotary Club of Hunterston has stepped in to help the West Kilbride Yuletide Group raise enough funds to ensure this year's Christmas street lights shine as usual!

Following the announcement that the cost of erecting the hundreds of bulbs that flood-light the town's streets over the festive period would not be met by North Ayrshire Council, the group appealed for help.

The Community Awards scheme, run by Hunterston Rotary presented a cheque for £200  - "to help keep the West Kilbride Xmas lights burning," said the Club's awards secretary, Jim Jackson.

Accepting the award, George Young who heads up the West Kilbride Community Group said: "We were devastated when we were informed by the Council that they were no longer meeting the cost of putting the lights up this year... we were delighted by the offer of support from Hunterston Rotary.

"This award will be put to good use and go a long way towards ensuring a brighter Christmas for the folk of the town.

According to Mr Young the group hope to take some of our Christmas lights to those in the West Kilbride community who perhaps are unable to come to the centre of the town to see them.