One of the best parts of the job (imho)- lovely to chat with P7 students at Ayr Academy this morning!

#SheCanSheWill | Shettleston Boxing Club has community at its heart. They are working with local community police officers to help reduce anti-social behaviour by identifying people who might benefit from regular activity in a safe environment.

💗Lovely to catch up with Asda Ayr manager Gillian Dillon and Community Champion Karen Fulton to hear of the fantastic work Asda are doing with their ‘Tickled pink’ campaign- fundraising and raising awareness for Breast Cancer Awareness month and raised over £100 million pounds and still counting

Great to welcome Siobhian Brown, Minister for Victims and Community Safety, to our Holyrood exhibition. We discussed our Responsible Dog Ownership Course and the importance of encouraging responsible dog ownership, and look forward to working together on this @siobhian.bsky.social

Met with Chloe and Kerry from Blue Cross UK today. 🐶 Blue Cross is an integral part of the Scottish Government Expert Advisory Group on Responsible Dog ownership

📽️ It was great to meet with Kyle from Friends of the Broadway Prestwick to see the progress made at the venue. 🎞️ working with local schools they are leading the way with Film and Screen being offered to students as extra curriculum. @angusrobertson.bsky.social 👏

SNP team out in Ayr North this afternoon for Ayr North By-Election for our fantastic candidate Ian Douglas 💛 Sun shining and warm responses in the doors. #activesnp #voteiandouglassnp #October16th

Glorious morning out door knocking in Ayr North for By- Election. Vote Ian Douglas SNP 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💛

Worth a visit ❤️ Celebrating a decade of bringing joy through Art.Lovely to visit Joanne & Melissa at the Dementia Arts Exhibition at The Cutty Sark Centre. Exhibition is from today 19th until 27th September. Child friendly and a treasure hunt quiz to keep the kids entertained. #Dementia #10years

💜 It was lovely to catch up with Tracy Flynn, Ayrshire Hospice Chief Executive and tour the charity’s brand-new complex at Racecourse Road, Ayr.

Ayr’s Heritage Hub worth a visit to see Ayr Guildry’s exhibition

🚒 In my ministerial role, it was lovely to welcome the Board of The Scottish Fire Rescue to Ayr today for their twelfth Annual Performance Review.

Wet Sunday afternoon but rain can’t dampen our spirits. Positive feedback in the doors! 💛

The Indy Hub in Prestwick is officially open 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 incredible buzz and turn out- thank you to the many people that donated time, energy, inspiration and money to make this happen 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

🛥️It was an honour to attend the official Naming Ceremony and Service of Dedication of the new 13-55 Roy Barker VI Lifeboat at Troon Lifeboat Station this afternoon. Thank you to the RNLI and their incredible volunteers for all the work they do to keep our waters safe. 🙏

💛 Excellent evening out with some of the team tonight- lots of positive conversations on the doors. #ActiveSNP #AlwaysOnYourSide #YourVoiceMatters

Having a child in hospital can be extremely traumatic and stressful. Parents usually find themselves off work as their child becomes their number one priority. Proud that the SNP government supports those families in their time of real need. #SNP #AlwaysOnYourSide

Glorious evening at Ayr Harbour with team SNP- chatting to residents about what is important to them 💛

Lovely to catch up with Aurelia Peddie, Commercial Manager at Associated British Ports today.

Lovely to meet with the trustees of the Troon Development Trust re how they plan to transform Troon Old Parish Church into a vibrant community hub. They’ve launched a crowdfund to keep the building in community hands: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-troon...

❤️ I had fantastic afternoon at Riverside Church in Ayr meeting the Riverside Community Trust and all the amazing volunteers and others that work in partnership to provide the vital ‘Care & Share’ service to support those that have drug or addiction issues and support their aid into recovery. 👏

✈️This morning I had the pleasure of visiting the state-of-the-art Ryanair Training Academy in Prestwick which is one of the biggest in the UK. 🦺I met with General Manager Victoria Lambert to hear how the academy is developing and training licensed engineers, mechanics and support staff. I

An honour to attend civic reception at County Buildings today to celebrate Ayr Guildry’s 700th Anniversary! 700!!! Ayrs oldest voluntary organisation still going strong.

Great to meet pupil council at Heathfield Primary School this morning. Lots of discussion about democracy and why tomato ketchup should be returned to school canteens. 👏

On Monday, we launched a new #sextortion resource with Education Scotland & Minister @siobhian.bsky.social Requested by teachers & co-produced by young people, the new resource includes a short video & notes to support vital conversations Learn more: crimestoppers-uk.org/fearless/new...

The United States has vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding a immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza.

☔️A wee bit of rain ain’t going to dampen our spirits to get @katyloudonsnp.bsky.social elected! Fantastic wee team out in Larkhall today. 💛

Fantastic to meet Grant Clayton from Troon who won the Pro Rider event at the British Kite Sports Association Championships which were held at Barassie and Troon this weekend.

Excellent morning in Ayr for Race for Life for cancer research 👏👏 Well done to all the volunteers and runners

Excellent evening out campaigning with our excellent candidate @katyloudonsnp.bsky.social for Hamilton, Larkhall & Stonehouse by- election 💛

🐩 Give A Dog A Bone is a charity in Troon with the aim to tackle loneliness in older adults and animal homeless. They provide financial support to older adults to allow them to have a pet & also community spaces which welcome older adults to come in for a cup of tea.

Out campaigning with the lovely Carol in Hamilton this evening- fantastic response. 2 weeks until the by-election in Hamilton, Larkhall & Stonehouse to elect our fantastic candidate Katy Loudon SNP.

Fantastic to be out in Hamilton today for our fantastic candidate @katyloudonsnp.bsky.social campaign for the upcoming by- election. @snp.org - The SNP- always on Scotlands side.

Delighted to make it back to Ayr from Edinburgh in time to see the Brazier being lit on the Low Green for the VE Day 80th Anniversary celebrations. Please make sure you get down and visit the soldier display in Wellington Square- only here until Saturday. 🌺

South Ayrshire Tory led council in chaos. No leader, no deputy leader, no Provost and 4th Tory councillor quits Tory party. www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ayrshire/fou...

After 9 weeks of training 3 times a week - doing couch to 5km- did my second 5km run (my first was 15 years ago!). Looking forward to continuing the journey 🏃🏻‍♀️

We're working flat out to make our NHS better - cutting waiting times, and making it easier to see your GP. We're protecting the most vulnerable from cruel Westminster policies. We're serious about Scotland.

Great to be at the Scottish Government launch of its Responsible Dog Ownership Summit report with Minister for Community Safety @siobhian.bsky.social and the National Dog Wardens Association today

🗓️ Pop along on Monday - my team and I can help with a lots of different issues or sign post you to the right place. 📧 You can always email too: [email protected]

A fantastic Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce annual dinner last night celebrating Ayrshire business with principal sponsor SG Developing the Young Workforce who highlighted the crucial role employers play in shaping the future. An amazing £10,777 was raised for local Ayrshire charities 👏

🥀 Both current and former Scottish Labour MSPs know Labour are wrong on cutting support for disabled people. @anassarwar.bsky.social - are your MSPs wrong?

Labour campaigned to protect disability benefits. Now they're cutting £5 billion from the most vulnerable. Scotland chooses a different path - one of fairness, dignity, and protection for the most vulnerable. We stand for a better Scotland, Labour stands for broken promises.

Lovely to catch up with Kelsey and Barbara from local charity, Seascape. Seascape provides essential support for people facing homelessness and hardship.

@nicolasturgeon.bsky.social your dedication to public service and to serve the people of Scotland has been inspirational to so many over many years. Wishing you a very happy, peaceful next chapter. Thank you 🙏. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌎

Fantastic turnout in Prestwick for @believeinscotland.bsky.social campaign day 👏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

An honour to present some of our lovely SNP activists with Certificates of Appreciation signed by The First Minister of Scotland in recognition of International Women’s Day. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

3 runs- week 1 done ✅ ready for a busy constituency Friday

Great to chat with the National Lottery about community grant funding for local groups. Over £2,759,266 has been paid in grants to groups in my Ayr constituency. ✅

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