Bonnyton, East Ayrshire
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Bonnyton is a council housing area in the West of Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock is a large burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland, with a population of 44,734. It is the second largest town in Ayrshire. The River Irvine runs through its eastern section, and the Kilmarnock Water passes through it, giving rise to the name 'Bank Street'...

, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

, with a mix of residential and commercial properties within the area.

Barclay House

Barclay house is a conversion of the former Caledonia Works, which is a category B listed building of the former Andrew Barclay & Son Railway Engineers; and is now home to 62 apartments in a contemporary style. The development is central to Kilmarnock Town Centre and the Bus and Railway Stations.

Grange Campus

Bonnyton is now home to 3 newly built schools, Grange Academy , Annanhill Primary and Park School which have been joined together to form Grange Campus.The 3 schools were built for a cost of around £30.000.000 by Barr Construction Ltd
Barr Construction Ltd
Barr Construction is a major Scottish contracting organisation operating throughout the United Kingdom.- History :The Company began life at the end of the nineteenth century as a joinery firm known as W & J Barr & Sons and gradually expanded into civil engineering projects...

. The schools feature a swimming pool, 2 sport halls and a games hall which can also be split into another 4 sport halls. The school is owned and run by MITIE Group
MITIE Group
MITIE Group PLC is a British strategic outsourcing and energy services company with their head office in Bristol, and more than 200 smaller offices throughout the UK and Ireland. MITIE operates mainly in the UK and Ireland with a growing presence in Europe...

 property management which leases the three schools to East Ayrshire
East Ayrshire
East Ayrshire is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders on to North Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire, South Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway...

council as part of a 30 year deal.

Andrew Barclay Railway Heritage Centre

First Minister Alex Salmond visited Kilmarnock to officially open the Andrew Barclay Railway Heritage Centre. Opened in January 2008 The Heritage Centre is home to Drake 2086, a locomotive originally built by Andrew Barclay Sons & Co. in 1940.

Sports

Bonnyton Thistle FC - Part of the Scottish Youth Football Association
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