This week, we take a look back at the big Cumnock and Doon Valley stories and pics from July 2009.
And there was plenty going on, especially with the schools having just broken up for the summer and the holiday fun getting under way.
Who can you spot in these pics from 15 years ago?
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Talented Jan Laird, 18, from Cronberry held her first art exhibition in Mauchline in July 2009. And she was shocked after crowds of people flocked to the Many Thanks Scottish gift shop to view her work.
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World-renowned Pipe Major Gordon Walker launched a bid to attract more kids from the area into piping. Gordon, from Cumnock, had just returned to the area as Pipe Major of the Mauchline and Caledonia Band.
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New Cumnock Parish Church’s annual Holiday Club was a big success in July 2009 and saw 52 children taking part during the week.
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Pupils at Greenmill Primary got a boost 15 years ago when they received new sporting kit courtesy of Glennie House Care Home in Auchinleck.
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Here’s a shot of the Muirkirk P7 leavers during their last week at primary school.
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Meet the Auchinleck Primary School prizewinners from 2009.
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