Pat shares some memories of Castlepark. FORMER North Ayrshire Provost Pat McPhee has taken a stroll down memory lane after celebrating 50 years in Castlepark Pat and husband Robert were among the first tenants of the Castlepark estate when the houses were built in Irvine five decades ago. It was Decimal Day, February 1971 when Pat and Robert and their two sons moved from their tiny room and kitchen to what felt like a mansion with three bedrooms in Castlepark. “It was a big step for us, our families and lives were in Glasgow,” said Pat. “Everyone wondered what we were doing, they had never been to Irvine, they knew nothing about the town but we were young and didn’t have a great deal of money, the chance to relocate to a new town was a great opportunity and we haven’t looked back.”