Forehill, Holmston and Masonhill Community Council 

What is a Community Council?

Scottish Community Councils were first created under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.It is a statutory requirement that each Local Authority in Scotland ensures that they have a Community Council Scheme for each of the electoral wards within their area. Community Councils are governed by the Scheme for Community Councils. The scheme details the guidelines within which Community Council's must abide and covers amongst other things, information on the election of Community Councillors, what they are allowed to use their budget for, when to hold meetings and maps of their Community Council area.

All Community Councils are funded and overseen by their Local Authority and submit annual financial reports and copies of monthly meeting minutes to the local Council. They are independant bodies and are not a part of the local authority.

Forehill, Holmston and Masonhill Community Council (FHMCC)

FHMCC covers electoral ward 4 of South Ayrshire and is made up of:-

Elected members: FHMCC can have no more than fifteen Community Councillors. This comprises eight members from Castlehill/Masonhill/New Holmston and seven members from Forehill and Holmston.

Co-opted members: The community council may co-opt additional members who have particular skills. These members may be co-opted for a specific time period or for an ongoing project but do not have voting rights and cannot hold office within the community council. The Youth of the area can be represented by a young person, or persons, between 14 and 18 who can be co-opted to represent their age group.

Ex officio members: Ex Officio is membership by 'right of office'. South Ayrshire Councillors, MSPs, MPs and MEP's for Ward 4 are entitled to Ex officio membership. As with Co-opted members, Ex officio members cannot be office bearers and do not have a vote on community council matters.

The current Forehill, Holmston and Masonhill Community Council held their first meeting on 11th January 2011. Its' specific purpose is to determine and co-ordinate the views of the residents and community within Forehill, Holmston and Masonhill and to represent these views to the local authority and other public authorities for the area if or when necessary/requested.

Council Officials

Chair

John McGuire,
54 Roman Road,
Ayr,
KA73SZ,
Tel:01292 280173
Email: Johnmcguire998@hotmail.com

John is a retired Director of European Procurement for a worldwide computer company. John has lived and worked in four different countries and brings a wealth of management experience to the table.

Vice-Chair and Planning

Bill White,
57 Dongola Road,
Ayr,
KA7 3BN,
Tel: 01292 263659

Secretary

Anne Miller,
21 Glenriddel Road,
Ayr,
KA7 3HA,
Tel: 07724 062 053
Email: secretary@fhmcc.org.uk,

Anne has worked for multi-national companies both here and in the U.S. She has strong office management and administration skills and maintains and updates the Community Council's facebook and website pages.

Treasurer

Dougie Smith,
42 Holmston Road,
Ayr,
KA7 3BD,
Tel: 07966 322 695

Licensing Contact

S. Mackie

Our Aims

Forehill, Holmston and Masonhill community council is made up of local residents who want to help make our area a better place to live and work. The Community Council can play an important role within the community by representing the local population in matters of local interest.

As well as representing community views, the Community Council may, if asked, also be able to assist local residents who have exhausted the formal avenues of correspondance/feedback of public bodies regarding local matters. Any assistance we may be able to provide will be dependant upon the nature of the residents' concerns.

The community council may also be able to provide small monetary donations to local non-profit making organisations upon request.

FHMCC are able to fund raise independently with the aim of helping fund community projects. These fund raising projects, and who will benefit from them, will be decided in advance each year and details will be advertised on notice boards and electronically within the community.

To help us work towards our aims, we need the backing, contribution and feedback of all of our local residents from all walks of life and from all age groups. The Community Council is always eager to hear your views and concerns and is keen to encourage more people to become involved with, and support the community and the community council.

GET INVOLVED — Your input is what will help our community come together.

• We would love to hear from you. We want this website to be about you. Send us your pictures, share your memories, tell us your stories about our area and we will publish them on our webpages. Let us know if you, or someone you know in the area, is celebrating a special occasion.
• Check our website and facebook pages for forthcoming competitions.
• Come to our meetings. FHMCC meet on the last Tuesday of each month at 7pm in Kyle Academy and we extend a warm welcome to local residents.
• Join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FHMCCAYR
• Email us at secretary@fhmcc.org.uk
• Phone Us on 07724 062 053