A look back at our favourite Times pics from July 2001

Do you remember these Irvine and Kilwinning photos from 25 years ago?

The crowd went wild as the Radio One Roadshow came to Irvine in 2001 (Image: Newsquest)

The BBC’s One Big Sunday roadshow came to Irvine, bringing such stars as The Manic Street, Preachers, Sisqo, Lil Bow Wow and Feeder to a crowd of around 60,000 fans.

A splashing time at the Woodwynd Hall fun day in 2001 (Image: Newsquest)

Kilwinning was packed out for a fun day at the Woodwynd Hall – and local councillor Jackie Browne got a soaking from Segdoune Queen Angela Hunter.

Boat builders Norrie and Steve (Image: Newsquest)

Irvine boat builders Steven Gibbons, 23 and Norrie Hill, 45, were heading off to Denmark to help restore a wooden warship. The Maritime Museum trainees would work on the Jylland, which was last in action in 1864.

Tom Meikle becomes the new president at Kilwinning Rotary Club (Image: Newsquest)

Kilwinning Rotary Club’s outgoing president Jim Harper hands over the chains of office to new president Tom Meikle in 2001. Also pictured is incoming senior vice president George Connell.

Lawthorn Primary Nursery hand over more than £600 to two charities in 2001 (Image: Newsquest)

Lawthorn Primary School nursery raised more than £300 each for Macmillan Cancer Relief and Yorkhill Hospital for Sick Children in July 2001.

The 2001 St Michael's Academy Prom was a big success. (Image: Newsquest)

The St Michael’s Academy end of term prom proved to be a whole lot of fun in 2001.