Looking back at top North Ayrshire pics from March 2004

Can you spot anyone you know in these photos?

Primary 2 children at from Hayocks found themselves behind bars in March 2004, but not because they had been particularly naughty in the classroom. The youngsters were willing “jailbirds” on their visit to Saltcoats Police Station.

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Pupils at Ardrossan’s Stanley Primary Nursery welcomed Constable Derek Skinner to meet the class and explain about all his job as a policeman.

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Prince Edward was greeted by a crowd of almost 100 when he officially opened the acclaimed new Radio City complex in Kilbirnie in 2004. At the Garnock Valley venture, the Earl of Wessex met some of the local primary school pupils.

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This group of happy volunteers helped out at the West Kilbride Community Nursery coffee morning in March 2004. From the left, Jennifer Monaghan, Sabine Jones, Karen McMaster and Hazel Fiskin.

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A cow on the run from a Saltcoats’ abattoir caused chaos as it made a desperate bid for freedom in March 2004. Commuters on the main Glasgow to Largs line were held up for hours after the animal darted onto the railway line and officials decided the beast was too agitated to be approached. When it headed towards Stevenston firearms officer shot the unfortunate animal dead.

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The proud prizewinners of Dalry Primary School’s Burns competitions take a bow for the camera in March 2004.