This week, we are taking a look back 20 years to the top Irvine and Kilwinning stories and photos from December 2003.

Who can you spot in these photos?

Irvine Times: bourtreehill

Pensioners in Bourtreehill were celebrating 20 years ago after the new drop-in Healthy Living Centre was opened. The centre would be run by Betty Weir and Jean Reader, who run Bourtreehill’s Age Concern drop-in, to encourage older people in the village to get more active.

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Irvine Times: Stanecastle Angling Club's 2002 prizegiving

Members of Stanecastle Angling Club had a reel good time at their 2003 annual prizegiving ceremony at Irvine’s Porthead Tavern.

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Irvine Times: riding

Kilwinning’s Fergushill Riding School celebrated its 30th birthday with a special show day involving many of the youngsters with physical and behavioural disabilities in December 2003.

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Irvine Times: Greenwood

Pupils from Greenwood Academy proved their intellectual skills when they scooped first prize at a mathematics competition in December 2003. Pictured are Adam Pieroni, Ashley MacKenzie, Terry Payne and Lisa Stewart.

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Irvine Times: Broomlands Primary Nursery pupils enjoy a teddy bear's picnic in 2003

The cute boys and girls from Broomlands Primary Nursery are pictured having fun during their 2003 teddy bears’ picnic.

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Irvine Times: galt

The hook-a-duck game proved popular at the John Galt Primary School festive fayre in 2003.