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LOCAL BUSINESS SUPPORT In recent years, East Ayrshire Council has been working hard to make the town centre an attractive and welcoming environment for residents, businesses and visitors. With pressure on town centre businesses from retail parks, large company chains and internet trade the Council's support is vital. That support received a boost recently with the appointment of Glasgow woman Fiona Nicholson as town centre manager. As Kilmarnock Academy is situated on the edge of the town centre and KA Web supports the council and local businesses in their efforts to make the town a more pleasant and prosperous place, this section SPOTLIGHT ON LOCAL BUSINESS has been added to KA Web. (Dec 09) |
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INTERNET BUYING V HIGH STREET I heard about a notice on display at RGM Music in Nelson Street and, as it makes some very interesting points, I thought I would include it here for the perusal of you web surfers. One of the problems every High Street trader faces is when a customer says, "But I can get it cheaper on the net...". RGM have an interesting response to this claim. Ian Mortimer - who has owned RGM since 1983 - says, "We're just helping people to make an informed choice. Price is obviously a big consideration but it's certainly not the only one - especially if you are buying an instrument such as a guitar. Anyway, it doesn't always work out cheaper in the long run." To find out why, click here. |
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LOCAL SHOP TO THE RESCUE Thanks to Utopia Computers in High Glencairn Street, KA Web is back on line. The power supply for the laptop containing the school website and all of its resources passed away peacefully at the weekend and it was going to take a week or two to replace it. However, the experts at Utopia were able to supply exactly what was required from their extensive stock. Utopia are on East Ayrshire Council's official list of suppliers and have some great special offers at the moment. In a crisis, it's good to be able to turn to a local business with global expertise. |
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SPOTLIGHT ON RGM MUSIC In the coming months we will be putting the spotlight on various local businesses and to start things off we are featuring RGM Music. The business - the only music shop in the Kilmarnock area - was started in 1983 and is still going strong. As a musician, having a local music store is a must and we are fortunate enough to have a few local music shops in Ayrshire and, in RGM,the people of Kilmarnock and surrounding area have one of the very best - that's why they are still in business 26 years after starting up. Wherever you live, SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL MUSIC STORE! (If you live in Ayr, I hear that Muso - owned by former pupil Andy Murray - is worth a visit.) Neil McIlvanney |
| TOUCHKILMARNOCK.COM - LOCAL BUSINESS DIRECTORY The Touchlocal website has a section devoted to local businesses in Kilmarnock. It covers a wide range of services and shops, organizing the directory under the categories listed below. |
| THANKS TO BUSINESSES SUPPORTING OUR S4 WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAMME We would like to thank all of the businesses who have provided Work Experience placements in recent years for our S4 students. At present we are compiling a list of those companies and it will be posted here as soon as it is complete. |
| THANKS TO BUSINESSES SUPPORTING OUR INDUSTRIAL AWARENESS PROGRAMME We would also like to thank all of the businesses who have supported our Industrial Awareness programme in recent years for our S4 students. The success of our Industrial Awareness days is entirely due to the professionals who have given their time and their expertise for the benefit of our students. At present we are compiling a list of those companies and it will be posted here as soon as it is complete. |