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Ayr Academy's catchment area covers Newton-on-Ayr, Whitletts and the outlying villages of Coylton, Annbank, and Mossblown. Ayr Academy is one of the schools in South Ayrshire with high levels of economic deprivation and disadvantage, with more pupils attending Ayr Academy from deprived backgrounds than most other schools in the area.
The academy did not enter the Scottish Cup, but there were close links with the Ayr Eglinton club, which was formed in 1875. From the Ayr Academy cricket side, the King brothers [4] played for Eglinton in the 1875–76 Scottish Cup, and of the XI which played against the Ayr Volunteers in the 1875–76 season, [5] two players (Sliman and Reid) played for Eglinton in the 1875–76 Cup, and ...
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Mossblown also has a primary school named Annbank Primary School, which accommodates pupils from Mossblown and Annbank. Annbank and Mossblown are in the catchment area for Ayr Academy. Other amenities in the village include a local pharmacy and a care home for the elderly called Templehouse Nursing Home.
The club was founded in October 1876, at a meeting at the Ayr Assembly Rooms, in which it was "unanimously agreed" to merge the Ayr Academy and Ayr Eglinton clubs, to form a new club, Ayr Academicals. The new club's secretary was to be the Eglinton secretary John Watt, with Eglinton captain John Holm captaining the Academicals side. [1]
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In 1965, Pollock became rector of the Mainholm Academy, gaining a national reputation, particularly for his championing of outdoor education. He was expected to stand in the 1970 South Ayrshire by-election, but decided against a political career. He chaired the Scottish Labour Party again in 1971, speaking in support of Scottish home rule. [1] [2]