Here's a look back at some of Irvine and Kilwinning's top pictures and stories from August 2008.

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Irvine Times: Kilwinning’s wee ones had a great time at the Nethermains Community Centre fun day in August

Kilwinning’s wee ones had a great time at the Nethermains Community Centre fun day in August 2008.

Irvine Times: Marymass Queen-elect 2008 Kerri-Ann Murdoch, pictured  with her four Marys

Marymass Queen-elect Kerri-Ann Murdoch, pictured  with her four Marys, was looking forward to the annual Irvine festivities beginning.

Irvine Times: International girl guide camp in Kilwinning

Girl Guides and Brownies from all over Irvine and Kilwinning trooped along to Eglinton Park to meet their international guests - around 700 of them. Youngsters from as far away as Nigeria and the USA met up as Girlguiding Ayrshire North hosted an international camp.

Irvine Times: Local athlete David McNamee was being sponsored by Asda

Local athlete David McNamee was delighted at being sponsored by Irvine’s Asda branch in his quest to reach the Commonwealth Games. A cheque of £500 was presented to him last week as part of the sponsorship. He is pictured with Caroline Wilson and Brendan Chambers.

Irvine Times: Dreghorn fun day

Youngsters in Dreghorn were delighted as the sun came out to make their fun day at Dundonald Park all the more enjoyable.

Irvine Times: Meet the Irvine Meadow team who were preparing to kick off the 2008/2009 season

Meet the Irvine Meadow team who were preparing to kick off the 2008/2009 season.