In the month of October we keep receiving reports from staff that there is an odd presence in our H̷e̴r̷i̵t̵a̸g̴e̵ ̵C̵e̸n̶t̶r̴e̷. They have claimed they have heard or seen things. To assuage these fears, we have filmed this short tour of our H̵̭̣̞͋̆͘ẽ̴͕̻͙̔ŗ̴̙͛ȋ̸̩̙t̴͔̤̓ā̸̡̩̹̈̎͂g̴̮̉̓͒̍e̷̺̺̣̓̊͌ ̶̫̟͊̏̈́C̷͎̓̎̚͝ḙ̶̐̽ṅ̵̯͕̒t̸̪͎̯̋́̕r̸̫̖͇͂̀͝e̸̗̤̝̮̓, to show you that everything is perfectly normal here in October. P̵̜̰̉̇̃̃̎̅͝e̵̩̻̬̩̳͙̎̀ȓ̶̡̝̼̳̻̙͈̏͋̿͌̐f̸̢̢̰͔̦̩̈́̑ȩ̴͕̞̲̻̔͐ͅͅc̴̯͓͐̃̃̉ţ̶̟̮̋ľ̶͉̼̼̟̭͖̝̍y̵̖͎͋ ̴̛̟̠͕̤͔̔̕n̴̗̗͗̍̇̚ô̶͖̘͉̖̟̘̭r̸̥̲̈́̈́m̶͉̟̬̀̓͆ạ̵̐̀̆̓̏̒l̵͖̙̃̒̔͋͂̂̇.̷͍̮͑
New and Unusual Exhibition Now on Display
Our latest exhibition is now on display at our North Ayrshire Heritage Centre in Saltcoats and it’s all about our own collection! Featuring a huge variety of objects from our own collections, the exhibition also features interviews with us, the staff, on what our favourite objects are! The exhibition is running into 2024 but we will be changing bits and …
Doors Open Days 2023
9th of September 10:00 – 16:00 It’s Doors Open Day time again! Another chance to showcase our current exhibition which is celebrating 10 years of the wonderful Ardrossan Castle Heritage Society . The volunteers work tirelessly all year round, to promote the history and preservation of the castle. This will also be the last Saturday opportunity to see the exhibition …
New Donations at the Museum of the Cumbraes
Recently the Museum of the Cumbraes welcomed two beautiful donations. The first is a model of MV Ashton, which was commissioned by Jim Thomson who then very kindly donated it to the Museum where it is now on permanent display. The second is our current exhibition Song of the Clyde: the story of the Clyde steamers. This wonderful collection was …
The Ardrossan Castle Heritage Society Will Be At The Heritage Centre On The 24th Of June
The last Saturday of the month is almost upon us and our friends at the Ardrossan Castle Heritage Society will be at the Heritage Centre this weekend (Saturday the 24th of June!) to educate our visitors about Ardrossan Castle and the history of the Society. We are open from 9:30am – 1pm & 2pm – 4:30pm. Members of the Society …
Passing of Gordon McQueen (1952 – 2023)
We are saddened to hear of the death of legendary Scottish footballer Gordon McQueen, who was born in Kilbirnie in 1952. Gordon enjoyed successful spells with Leeds Utd and Manchester Utd. McQueen made 140 appearances for Leeds before, in February 1978, Gordon moved to Manchester Utd, fierce rivals of Leeds Utd, for £495,000. McQueen had made 140 appearances for Leeds …
New Exhibition: 10 Years of the Ardrossan Castle Heritage Society
Our newest exhibition is here and on display at the Heritage Centre! Focusing on the Ardrossan Castle Heritage Society, come and learn all about this wonderful volunteer group who are now celebrating their 10th anniversary. “We were invited to set up as an organisation as the castle was in a state of disrepair and NAC were looking to work in …
Titanic Exhibition: Your Last Chance To See It!
Our hugely popular Titanic exhibition is almost done and you only have until the end of the month to see it! Saturday the 27th of May is the final Saturday of the exhibition and Wednesday the 31st of May is officially the final day of the exhibition. If you haven’t had a chance to see it then this is your …
The ‘Stories’ Section Is Now Filterable By Location
Another new update to our website is the addition of locality-categories in our ever-popular ‘Stories‘ section. You can now filter our stories via a specific town: useful if you are conducting research on an area or if you just want to find out more about your home town! The filters include: If you are searching for one of the smaller …
John Galt Lecture: ‘A “wrong resenting” race? Characterising Popular Protest in John Galt’s Scotland’
Our friends at the Harbour Art Centre in Irvine are hosting a talk on John Galt on the 5th of May. If you are interested in this famous North Ayrshire figure, then why not check it out? A lecture by Professor Christopher Whatley, followed by a buffet supper with a glass of wine. Born in 1779, John Galt was a …