Kilmarnock Pupils Enter Photography Competition

The Scottish Civic Trust organises annually a Scotland-wide heritage photographic project for schools entitled "My Place".  It encourages children to look at their local heritage and, through the medium of photography, develop an understanding of the environment around them.

Pupils of Kilmarnock schools entered the competition while exploring The Kilmarnock Town Trail with Graham Boyd and were encouraged by him to take interesting and some rather unusual photographs. 

All entries to the competition will be displayed at The Lighthouse, Scotland's Centre for Design and Architecture (in the lane off Buchanan Street), in Glasgow from Friday 27^th March 2015, for six weeks. It's well worth half an hour of your time if you're in the vicinity to take a look at the entries.  Entry to the exhibition is free.
 

If you can't manage along to the Lighthouse you can see the Killie entries at

Primary

http://www.scottishcivictrust.org.uk/my-place-photography/competition/competition-galleries/primary-2015/

Secondary
http://www.scottishcivictrust.org.uk/my-place-photography/competition/competition-galleries/secondary-2015/

The photographs will be on display locally in the Dick Institute from Friday 24th April 2015.
The exhibition is called  'Kilmarnock Schools - Our Town Through A Lens'

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Well done to the pupil from Annanhill Primary who was Highly Commended in the Primary competition and also to the Gargieston pupil who gained a Commendation.

Upside Downside by Max H. (age 11) Annanhill Primary School, East Ayrshire

Mirror Mirror on the Wall by David K. (age 11) Gargieston Primary School, East Ayrshire

Upside Downside by Max H -Annanhill Primary

Mirror Mirror on the Wall by David K, Gargieston Primary

Great Work Graham Boyd.

Well Done Graham Boyd !!

Congratulations to our Syllabus Secretary, Graham Boyd, for being awarded the Civic Champion Award by Scottish Civic Trust for his Primary School Town Trail project.
Graham said it was an honour to receive the award but also pointed out that it was a team effort and he paid tribute to the time and effort put into the project by his team of local Primary teachers.  It was their contribution which made the project such a success.

CIVIC CHAMPION WINNER
Graham Boyd, nominated by Ayrshire Architectural Heritage Trust, has been the main driving force behind the Kilmarnock 'Town Trail for Primary Schools'.  His voluntary input in producing this invaluable resource deserves to be recognised along with all the other work he has done, much of it with the Kilmarnock and District History Group, to remember, preserve and promote the heritage of Kilmarnock.
The judges said:
"Graham has successfully brought back to life the history and heritage of Kilmarnock in an accessible and fascinating new resource.  Not only does the Town Trail tell the story of Kilmarnock for young people but it promotes civic pride and respect for place and people.  It is a terrific voluntary effort with lasting impact."

We should all be proud of Graham and his team.