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Council Tax Frozen For
Another Five
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he SNP Group in South Ayrshire has worked
hard over the past five years to protect and
deliver services for the people of South
Ayrshire, including our commitment to continue
freezing the Council Tax until 2017.
SNP SUPPORT IN SOUTH
adopting
smarter,
“Already the Council it abundantly clear
AYRSHIRE SOARS AT
Tax freeze has saved if they had gained
more
eﬃcient
Band D South Ayrshire power in the 2011
working
practices,
ELECTIONS SINCE 2003
households
over
£300” said Councillor
Nan
McFarlane.
“Make no mistake,
Labour have made
elections, the Council
Tax would have gone
up. It is the SNP
who halted Labour’s
Council tax hikes and
SNP GROUP LEADER
Cllr. Nan McFarlane
are delivering for
hard pressed families
in South Ayrshire.
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“Since 2007 the
SNP Group in the
Council have faced
up to unprecedented
financial challenges
aﬀecting
our
communities and by
we have improved
services,
while
investing in repairing
our roads. Only an
SNP led Council can
do this for you, by
working together in
a closer partnership
with communities,
public partners, the
SNP
Government
and sharing services
with
neighbouring
authorities will an
SNP administration
deliver a better future
for you.”
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South Ayrshire News
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The Council has never
achieved its potential
SNP COUNCILLORS AND CANDIDATES - CAMPAIGNING FOR A BETT
Your SNP Candid
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ver the last 4 months the SNP
has been out and about in
communities throughout South
Ayrshire surveying what local people
think about their services. With more
than 1500 individual responses we
know more about what residents like
about the Council, what you dislike
and what you want to alter.
The survey reinforced what we already
thought – education is good and improving,
recycling is eﬀective, people hate dog fouling
and litter, the roads are dreadful, we need
to regenerate our Town Centres and people
want us to be better at communicating and
listening. We have lots of other ideas and
suggestions that we are working on.
One survey hit home which resonates
with our thinking. At present the Council
has “no ambition”, “few attempts have
been made to market South Ayrshire
further afield” and “no investment in the
good years”.
South Ayrshire has more than 112,000
residents, this is the birthplace of Burns,
with a magnificent coastline and sailing
opportunities, fantastic education, a first
class racecourse, an airport, some of the
world’s best golf courses, the list goes on
and on. Under the Tories and Labour, the
Council has never achieved its potential. The
SNP can and will make a diﬀerence
Since 2007 your SNP team has been a
catalyst for solving problems in a diﬀerent
way. Some steps have been taken, but this
election is a real opportunity for the SNP to
take the Council forward.
NAN McFARLANE
SNP GROUP LEADER
The Council approved an SNP
proposal to introduce a living
wage for South Ayrshire Council
employees, negotiations with the
Unions are well underway on a new
wage structure. When agreed it will
mean an increase of up to £1.00 per
hour for our lowest paid Staﬀ.
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Nan McFarlane
Douglas Campbell
NAN was elected in 2007
and leads the SNP group.
“The SNP have driven
through much needed
improvements
in
the
Council and have gained
the respect and credibility
from the public to take the
next step forward.”
DOUGLAS has 25 years
experience as a local
Councillor.
“South
Ayrshire can deliver much,
much more for our local
communities. The Council
needs to support and foster
the ambition that has lain
dormant for so many years.
I believe this is the key task
for the Council over the
next 5 years.”
Elaine McBean Little
“I continue to learn from
listening to the Community.
Our young people deserve
to have a good education
and job opportunities.
South Ayrshire has a
wealth of young talent
which we must continue to
encourage and nurture as
a priority. Life is a journey
navigated
easily
with
confidence.”
Tom Slider
TOM has represented his
local community since
2007. “I am proud that I am
from Ayr and have great
pride in South Ayrshire, I
want to see South Ayrshire
flourish, and I believe that
the SNP team have the
vision that can reinvigorate
all our communities.”
Ayr East
Prestwick
John Wallace
Council Approved SNP
Living Wage Proposal
Ayr North
Troon
JOHN is self employed
and lives in Prestwick
with his wife and family.
“My experience on the
Children’s Panel
has
made me learn to be more
objective in situations and
not to presume everything
is just straight forward as
it may seem. I want to use
these skills to help my local
community.”
Ian Cochrane
Ian Douglas
IAN lives in Prestwick
with his wife and family.
“I want to use my role as
a Councillor to solve the
problems and realise the
plans, hopes and desires
of the people of Prestwick.
Our ambitions for the
future should not be short
changed.”
IAN has been an active
Councillor in Ayr East since
being elected in 2007. “I
represent the Council on
COSLA Children and Young
People Executive. We have
to foster the skills and
talents of our young people
to give them the best
possible start in life.”
Corri Wilson
CORRI is an active member
of the community in
Ayr East. “The Council
has to make a wide
range of decisions and I
will
represent my local
community by listening
to people’s views and
ideas and take them into
consideration when it
comes to making decisions
about our town.”
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Ayr West
Kyle
Free Music Tuition
for all Pupils
John Allan
Roddy MacDonald
JOHN has been a hard
working local Councillor
since 2007. “I have greatly
enjoyed representing the
communities where I was
born and brought up.”
RODDY is a former Chief
Oﬃcer with the Council
and has a keen interest in
Arts and Culture. “This is
an opportunity to serve the
people of South Ayrshire in
a diﬀerent way. I want to
see the Council extend help
to groups involved in the
Arts, support the Gaiety
and bring life back to the
Town Centre.”
Girvan &
South
Carrick
Maybole, North
Carrick and Coylton
Mairi Low
ELECTED in 2007 Mairi is
proud to be part of the SNP
team which has frozen the
council tax for the past 5
years. “I believe that my
knowledge of the ward and
many key individuals and
organisations who work in
the communities make me
an ideal choice to represent
your interests.”
WILLIAM has been active in
the local community in North
Carrick for over 30 years.
“As a result of my long term
community involvement I
have built up knowledge of
the needs of north Carrick. I
want to use that knowledge
to help the Council deliver
better services.”
South Ayrshire Council
can proudly claim to
be the only authority
in Scotland to provide
free music tuition for all
pupils in our schools. The
SNP are committed to
ensuring all children in
our schools reach their
potential.
Extra Two hours of
PE for all pupils
The SNP are working
hard to improve the
fitness of our youngsters.
The introduction of an
extra two hours of PE
in all our schools will
not only improve the
health and fitness of our
school pupils, but will
also contribute to the
overall wellbeing of all
our youngsters in schools
throughout
South
Ayrshire.
SNP working for you.
Reduction of Class
Sizes
Alec Oattes
ALEC has been active in
the towns and villages of
South Carrick since being
elected in 2007. “Girvan’s
pride was badly hit by
the decision to close the
swimming pool. Working
hard with local people
and with the support of
the SNP group we have
turned the Council round
and now have a firm
commitment to fund a
new pool and Community
facility.”
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y investing in our children’s
education, our teachers and
our schools the SNP are raising
standards and South Ayrshire is recognised as being
in the top four education authorities in Scotland.
Allan Dorans
AS a former Police Inspector,
Personnel and Training
professional,
active
community volunteer and
as Director of a Mediation
Service,
Allan
brings
extensive experience of the
public, private and voluntary
sectors to Ayr West. “My
key priorities are to honestly
and openly represent our
community, to improve
services and revitalise Ayr
Town Centre.”
William Grant
Investing
in Education
Class sizes in our schools
will provide our young
people with an improved
education environment
that will increase their
learning opportunities.
The SNP are delivering
for you.
Council Free
School Meals goes
beyond Primary
1-3
It is a fact that good
regular meals improve
brain
capacity.
The
SNP have successfully
implemented free school
meals, for not only
Primaries 1-3, but also
reaching out to pupils
living in deprived areas as
well, which will benefit all
those who need it.
Tackling Bad
Behaviour and
Exclusions in
Schools
The rapid reduction of
exclusions in our schools
with the introduction of
a Supported Inclusion
Only Policy – with zero
exclusions for Looked
After Children.
South Ayrshire is just
one of a few Councils in
to complete 5 PPP school
buildings,
inherited
from former Labour and
Tory
administrations
and
already
under
construction. A financial
package was put in place
to pay oﬀ a funding gap
of £8m to ensure the new
schools were completed.
Two state of the art
secondary schools at
Prestwick Academy and
Belmont an extension
to Kyle Academy, along
with three new primaries
at Barassie, Alloway and
Monkton.
To give our rural pupils
the best start in life we
have replaced the tired
State of the art secondary schools at
Prestwick and Belmont, along with three new
primaries at Barassie, Alloway and Monkton
Scotland to have taken
steps to bring an end to
the exclusion of pupils
from our schools, but
instead have taken steps
to address the behaviour
of children in schools by
providing support for the
pupils, Head Teachers,
staﬀ and families to
guarantee an education
pathway for everyone.
Colmonell primary with
an award winning, eco
friendly, state of the art
teaching facility. Similar
replacements have been
budgeted for at Tarbolton
and Kirkmichael.
13
primary
schools
including
Muirhead
Dalmilling,
Symington
Forehill, Heathfield and
Braehead
have
had
refurbishments
This is the SNP delivering major
giving pupils a first rate
for you.
classroom experience.
We have taken the
Schools
opportunity
to
add
Investment
sporting facilities to
Success Story
schools as a boost to
and
a
The SNP in 2007 agreed a communities
30 year re-payment plan healthy lifestyle.
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SNP - Listening and Acting on Local Issues
OUR LOCAL SURVEY IDENTIFIED 13 BIG ISSUES THAT SOUTH AYRSHIRE VOTERS WANT
TO SEE ADDRESSED – OUR 13 POINT RESPONSE CHART OUTLINES THE SNP ACTION PLAN
YOUR
ISSUE
OUR
RESPONSE
WORK IN
PROGRESS
We will not increase the Council Tax
during the term of the current Scottish
Parliament.
No Council Tax
Increase until
2017
Policing
and Crime
We will fund the Police to ensure no
reduction in police numbers. We will work
with the local police to keep South Ayrshire
a safe place to stay.
No cuts in
Police numbers
Condition of
the Roads
We will increase the amount of money we
spend on our roads.
More money
for roads
We will increase the number of staﬀ who
can issue penalty notices and increase the
number of patrols.
We will ban dogs from playgrounds and
school grounds.
Eﬀective
action to stop
dog fouling
We will promote theatre, dance, music and
the arts within school education and the
community.
An early priority will be to work with
voluntary groups, the Scottish Government
and other agencies to ensure that when the
Gaiety reopens it is viable and creative.
Reopen the
Gaiety as a
key part of
improved Arts
and Culture
Contacting the
Council
We will improve customer services and our
response times to enquiries.
Speedy response
to enquiries
Education
We will build a new Ayr Academy, rebuild
Tarbolton and Kirkmichael primary
schools. At the time of the next Council
election there will be a clear programme of
maintenance and refurbishment for each
school.
More
investment
for better
classrooms
Healthy Lifestyle
We will improve our sports and leisure
facilities for all age groups.
Better leisure
facilities
Youth
Employment
We will work with local business and other
government agencies to provide training
and employment for young people.
Getting young
people into
work
We will meet the Scottish Housing Quality
Standard for our tenants.
We will build more new homes to meet
local demand.
At the time of the next Council election
there will be a clear programme of
maintenance and modernisation so that
each tenant will understand when work will
be undertaken on their home.
More new
Council Houses
Tourism
We will centre tourism on increased visitor
numbers to the Burns Museum, Culzean
Castle, to our seafronts, our parks and our
leisure facilities (especially golf).
More people
coming to
South Ayrshire
Girvan
We will support the development of a
leisure hub at Girvan seafront and invest
in modern harbour facilities for sailing and
other water sports.
Girvan harbour
improvements
Ayr Town Centre
We will work with local businesses and
others with an interest in Ayr Town Centre
to ensure that it has a strong independent
retail sector that is easily accessible.
Bring business
to Ayr Town
Centre
Council Tax
Dog
fouling
and
litter
Arts, Culture
and the Gaiety
Housing
FIRST COUNCIL HOUSES
CONSTRUCTED FOR 40 YEARS
SNP councillors
Douglas Campbell
and Tom Slider at
the first council
house development
for a generation at
Thornyflat.
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very year the Council is contacted by more than 900 individuals and
families who are threatened with homelessness. We need more
high quality homes to meet this demand. For the first time in over
40 years South Ayrshire Council has embarked on the construction
of new Council houses with 68 completed, 19 about to start and a
further 100 in the pipeline, all projects are worked in partnership
with the SNP Scottish Government.
Improving job opportunities
for young people
T
he SNP has approved a £500,000 budget
allocation to be spent getting youngsters
oﬀ the dole and into employment. The cash
will be used to seek out job opportunities
with local companies and businesses, finding
apprentice places or career paths for young
people leaving school and colleges.
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