Ardrossan Community Development Trust

30/10/2026

Well, well, well. You will be glad to hear the hub is still standing after the shenanigans last weekend! News from South Beach is due to storm damage in Stevenston the Ardeer prom run will be starting and finishing on South Beach on Sunday. Run starts at 9:30

Gratitude: Many thanks to the 4 ladies who ran out of patience and tidied up the area around the hub after the storm damage. Much appreciated 👏👏👏👏👏👏

C

28/10/2026

A reminder of two very important drop-in events happening today (Wed 28th Oct).

Pride in Place: see and comment on the proposals for how the £20 million will be spent.

Ardrossan Harbour: contribute to the discussion of how Ardrossan Harbour will be redeveloped.

See posters for more details on locations and times

27/10/2026

Morning! The email [email protected] is now being monitored.
Cheers!
C

24/10/2026

Hello! Another week gone, time flies. This week Alison and I were down in the office on Wednesday tidying up. All done although it does need a clean now, a job for another day. We had our meeting on Thursday. Among other things we spoke about messaging and how we could be better at this. We agreed I, as secretary, would take ownership of the comms email and filter all day to day mails through this. I still need to get access but it is in hand. We have also pencilled in a members night, when the date is confirmed I will let you know. What would you like to see/do at the members night? Please let us know.

Oh, and we had a visit from a couple of the Pride of Place team. There is a meeting in the Town Hall in Saltcoats on 28th October between 1pm and 7:30 pm. All welcome. If you get a chance please do go along and tell them the ACDT sent you 😉. At this meeting they will present a draft plan and we will be able to comment on this. Let’s work together on this and see what we can do for South Beach and our community.

Gratitude: This week a big shout out for The Men’s Shed. Without you we would be nothing, well not quite but you know what we mean. We are super grateful for all the help you give us. Seems like every week in the minutes there is a “Alison will contact the men’s shed to …. “

It is wild out there! Stay safe.

C

16/10/2026

The Beach Huts!

C

16/10/2026

Brrrrr.... it was cold and windy on South Beach yesterday evening...
We had our weekly meeting, Facebook was on the agenda and I had created a summary of responses from last week. If we count the flower beds/ parking/lighting along the prom/ shower/tap/caravans etc I categorised as "Landscaping" it accounted for almost 50% of the feedback. Interesting. Disability is also close to our hearts.
This week we were also discussing Community Events around Christmas. Marie from Beach House Cafe had provided some suggestions we will be working on. Ano, better late than never... We have a few ideas to work on but we agreed we would like to rent out the Beach Huts on a daily (or weekly, or monthly ;)) basis. If you are interested in taking one on over the Christmas period and setting up to sell some Christmas goodies please let us know. We would expect for a day is minimum £20 for a hut, we also have the Hub possibly available for £35. Let us know if you are interested?

Gratitude: We have many many fantastic volunteers who help us one way or another. This week we would like to give a big shout out to the ladies who open the tuck shop for us. They do this primarily to keep the toilets open for you and I. We are in winter hours now on a Wednesday (when the cafe is closed) from 10:30 ish to 2:30 ish depending on the weather. If you are passing say hello! Thank you Ladies, we are grateful for your support.

C

10/10/2026

10/10/2026

Good morning everyone!
I'm Rhoda the new Treasurer for the ACDT. Following on from Corinne's post yesterday you'll have seen that we, as the newly elected board have been busy bees, long may it continue. 😁
We felt that it was important to recognise the great work that's been happening since the EGM from the interim board, our awesome team of volunteers, local groups and businesses.
As a result we've created this reel to show you all and to thank everyone including those we didn't get in a photo or video of for their continued support. We appreciate you! 🥰