Eamonn Holmes thrills Scots as he visits Turnberry and Ayr despite chronic back pain dailyrecord.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailyrecord.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Which? recently released a list of nearly 100 seaside town and villages that people voted for as the best in the UK based on the beach, attractions, scenery, value for money, and other factors. Inexcusably, no Ayrshire places featured on the list, with areas in Devon, Cornwall, Dorset, and many more finding a spot. The top place in Scotland went to St Andrews. A fair choice, but there s no reason why our stunning seaside places in Ayrshire shouldn t feature on the list. Here s why we think our Ayrshire seaside town and villages are the best in the world.
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AMERICA does not have an official day to observe the birthday of President Abraham Lincoln, but “President’s Day” on the third Monday in February is a US federal holiday set on the calendar because of its close proximity to the birthdays of Lincoln on February 12th and President George Washington on February 22nd. As I reflect on the birth of Lincoln, and as we have just celebrated the birth of Robert Burns, I highlight the depth of feeling Lincoln and the Lincoln family had for the Scottish Bard and Scotland more generally. When President Lincoln was tragically killed in 1865, so many of his personal hopes that he shared with First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln came to an abrupt rest. One of the goals they longed to do following Lincoln’s presidency was travel to Scotland. Lincoln who never left the United States for any foreign journey, often contemplated Scotland and spoke of his goal of travelling there. At the end of the Civil War, Lincoln said to his personal secretary Jo
Almost 65 years ago, Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh spent a morning in Ayrshire during their visit to Scotland. On Tuesday July 3 1956, the royal couple spent time visiting towns, with crowds of locals lining the streets along the way. The pair arrived at Ardrossan Town Station at 10am, greeted by a reception party which included Provost of Ardrossan John Hogarth, Chief Constable of Ayrshire Robert Adamson, and the Rt Hon Lord Strathclyde. The station was transformed especially for the occasion, with flowers and decorations displayed to welcome Her Majesty. The building was embellished with flowers and plant pots on a backdrop of decorative trellis work.