News
Invasive Weeds Control for 2012 – a message for all.
Now that we are out to tender for the control of invasive weeds in 2012, I thought it would be worth making readers aware of the areas we will be targeting in the months ahead.There are two reasons for this, firstly to let people know when to expect the contractors to...
Part-time Treasurer Required
We are seeking to appoint a part time Treasurer. This will involve approximately half a day per week and the applicant should have a knowledge of Internet Banking, Budgeting and Cash Flow Forecasting. An honorarium in the region of £2,000 pa will be payable. Hours are...
ART Quiz Night, Ayr Rugby Club
ART is holding a Quiz Night at Ayr Rugby Club on Friday 23rd March at 7.30pm. All members, friends and family are cordially invited - tickets are £10 for a table of 4, and can be obtained from the Trust, tel 01292 525142 or by email info@ayrshireriverstrust.org or...
Pre Tender Meeting and Tenders now available
Our tenders have now been verified and are available to download below. We have rearranged the Pre-Tender meeting to take place on Monday 20th February 2012. This will be in at ART offices which are located in the Engineering Department, Donald Hendrie Building,...
More pollution on the Ayr system
Again I headed to the River Ayr to try for a grayling this afternoon. Once again I was beaten by dirty water when the river should have been clean. I then received a phone call from W. Menzies at Cumnock informing me that the Netherton burn was running dirty. SEPA had...
Farson Digital River Cameras
Farson has now installed web cams on two more Ayrshire Rivers, the Ayr and the Doon. Both are expected to go live any day now so remember to check them out regularly. UPDATE. Both Cams are now live.
St Patrick’s Day comes early.
I remember watching a YouTube clip of Boston Harbour on St Patricks Day a year or two ago. The Harbour water was dyed fluorescent green as part of the celebrations and it made for quite a sight. Yesterday, Scottish Water performed a dye dispersion test on the Water of...
Pollution on the Ayr and Lugar last weekend.
Unfortunately we have been a bit too busy to update the blog daily of recent but at least I can now. Following last weeks hard frost, I decided to have a crack at the Grayling on the Ayr last Sunday. It had rained hard on Saturday afternoon onto frozen ground but...

