Talk:Irvine, North Ayrshire

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Why is the postcode being changed? I once lived in Bourtreehill, part of Irvine, and the postcode was KA11. Douglasnicol 22:23, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

Looks like both are valid according to Postcode List SFC9394 22:50, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

It's maybe partially been due to the fact that we have Irvine as the town, and Irvine New Town which also encompasses Dreghorn, Bourtreehill and Broomlands among others. Maybe before the New Town, only one post code was in use. Douglasnicol 21:08, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

Postcodes were not introduced into Ayrshire until after Irvine was designated a New Town in 1966. 85.211.187.193 22:09, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Why is there a "famous residents" section and a "Famous resident and visitors" section? Would it not be better to have a "Famous Resisdents" section and a "Famous visitors" section? Chris 10:12, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

It used to be split into seperate Residents and Visitors sections, I'll correct it. Douglasnicol 14:39, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

I have amended the page to have a proper section on the Royal Burgh of Irvine. This one fact seemed not to be as clear as it ought to be. I know that Royal Burgh families such as mine were proud of this civic distinction - ie. long established Irvine families living here prior to the so called 'New Town'. The loss of the old Town Council in 1975 was likewise not popular with more than a few in the town.

The description of the old photograph in the section on the harbour should be amended. It states Irvine 'Old Town' circa 1876. It shows the old Tolbooth built in the High Street. The Tolbooth was replaced by the present Towns House in 1861. In John Strawhorn's 'The History of Irvine: Royal Burgh and New Town' this photograph is described at page 133 as being from the early 19th century. 85.211.187.193 22:30, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Knock yourself out and amend it if you like, it's what Wiki's there for after all. I'll admit I'm not that knowledgeable on Irvine's distant past, I'm responsible for a large part of the harbour entry. It is also kinda difficult to put in a NPOV way just how much was done to Irvine in the new town development as apparently a lot of people felt that large parts of Irvine were ruined by it. Douglasnicol 16:20, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

I have inserted a reference to Nicola Sturgeon, the present Deputy First Minister. It seems appropriate that any Irvine born members of the Scottish Executive should be mentioned. GraemeMoughan 21:09, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 23:42, 13 February 2008 (UTC)