Provost Iain Campbell and Depute Provost Mary Kilpatrick celebrate the Coronation

This is an archived article from 11 May 2023. 

South Ayrshire Council's Provost, Iain Campbell and Depute Provost Mary Kilpatrick attended a variety of engagements to mark the Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla.

A civic engagement was held in Ayr Town Hall with Mr Arnaud Pericard, Mayor of St Germaine en Laye in France, on Sunday 7 May. Ayr is part of a town twinning partnership with St Germain en Laye, and a close friendship is maintained between the two towns.

Provost Campbell and Depute Provost Kilpatrick then attended a service at the Auld Kirk in Ayr, followed by a Coronation street party in Carrick Park, Ayr.

On Tuesday 9 May, Provost Campbell also helped plant a tree in Rozelle Park to mark the Coronation.