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East Castle Avenue is the only street in Largs with a partial exemption from the pavement parking ban; other streets did not meet the Scottish Government's criteria on road and pavement width. Parking on a privately owned pavement is still liable to a fine. Concern was recorded about emergency vehicle access and about a general lack of communication. A letter to Transport Scotland and to the relevant Scottish Government committee was agreed in December, and clarification on road widths was sought from Kenneth Gibson MSP in January. In May 2026 it was stated that parking on the promenade is classed as pavement parking, with some exceptions, and in June that an exemption would have to be applied for.

A proposal was presented for an electric vehicle charging hub at Hunterston, powered by renewable energy. It would work like a petrol forecourt but with charging points including ultra-rapid chargers, generating power on site by solar with additional supply from the national grid, and would include retail and coffee facilities. A planning application was expected within six to eight weeks. A video is on the company's website and feedback was invited.

The Viking Festival committee updated the May 2025 meeting on the festival's 45th year, with changes to the logo and to the programme of events. A longship was being built at the Maritime Museum in Irvine, with volunteers wanted for all aspects of the build, and the festival fire event was returning to Largs Thistle's football ground. A tug of war trophy was recovered for a competition, and a programme involving local businesses was to be free to the public; LCC agreed to take an advert in it, paid from the Admin account. Schools wanting to take part were invited to contact the committee. Coordinating with ScotRail was recorded as a challenge, with more buses possibly required. In June ScotRail advised that it could not provide extra trains during the festival because it clashes with the International Ayr Show, and the need for additional carriages, buses and ferries was raised. The programme had been printed with the support of local businesses, local traders would be at the event, and additional public toilets would be in place. LCC agreed to work directly with the festival directors and ScotRail on a plan for the following year. In September the festival reported that, after a complaint to North Ayrshire Council about cars parked on the promenade in the second week, traders were told to move them, and that there is no defined policy for the safe use of the promenade. In May 2026 the festival reported that a Viking longboat capable of sailing had been acquired, that the marquees were fully booked and that community groups had been invited to join the parade and the longship. The staging would not be at Aubery, which would be used for parking to avoid the previous year's problems; the Festival of Fire would be at the putting green, and Vikingar would be open for its cafe and toilets. Volunteers were again being sought. In June LCC was given a free advert in the festival brochure.

A dangerous building at Gallowgate Street was reported in June 2026. Parking bays there will be closed, and the work could take up to eighteen months.

It was reported in June 2026 that the Integration Joint Board had agreed to change the criteria for care packages to critical need, and that everyone currently holding a care package would be reviewed. It was also reported that 115 unfunded care beds at Crosshouse hospital would end.

Cairneys Quay Association reported renovation work on the quay, slipway and toilets, and the need to raise £150,000 for its future. Ideas for fundraising were invited. The work carried out at the Cairneys Quay toilets was commended in May 2026.

Several businesses suggested moving Yuletide evening to a different day. The minutes record that most businesses had not asked the Events Committee to change it and that there was no consensus, and that the Events Committee would continue to consider the options. In May 2026 the return of surveys on the question was recorded as poor, and holding it on the Friday night and all day Saturday was under consideration.

An application to the Common Good Fund for a women's self-defence event was refused in March 2026, North Ayrshire Council's legal advice being that it did not meet the criteria for an award. A grant from the same fund towards a political hustings was also discussed, members expressing the view that it was not appropriate to fund one. In May 2026 an application for funding for a cycling project prompted a discussion about the process for grant applications and about the Chair having a conflict of interest.

MCR Pathways, a national charity that matches volunteer mentors with young people facing instability or adversity, presented to the May 2026 meeting. It has worked with North Ayrshire since 2019 and reached Largs Academy in 2024. Mentors give an hour a week during the school day, with a minimum commitment of a year, and are matched with a young person by shared interests. Largs Academy had seven mentors and was aiming for twenty-five. Anyone interested can find details on the charity's website.

Complaints were recorded in February 2026 about the lack of consultation before the pavement was extended and a new island installed on Brisbane Glen Road. The work was requested by traffic police, who raised concerns about the junction after a serious accident there the previous year, and was funded by the Scottish Government. Cllr Murdoch raised the absence of consultation with North Ayrshire Council. In April 2026 concern was expressed about speeding on the road, and about the different speed limits along it and elsewhere causing confusion.

The Chair of Largs Colts set out the club's position following North Ayrshire Council's agreement to the community asset transfer of Bowen Craig. The club marked fifty years in 2025 and has around 100 volunteers giving time each week, 250 boys and girls playing football, and ten age groups from 5 to 17. Grass pitches can be used for about six months of the year, and other facilities in town cost approximately £25,000 to £30,000 a year; funds come from monthly subs, grant funding and fundraising. The stated aims for Bowen Craig are a financially sustainable year-round facility, raising the club's profile, engaging local providers and undertaking a sports facility needs assessment, consulting the community, and carrying out a site feasibility study.

Highview Power notified LCC in November 2025 of proposals for a long duration energy storage facility at Hunterston PARC, with community events including a public event at West Kilbride Village Hall in January 2026. In February CCllr Macintosh reported back on the company's presentation of its proposals for power storage and a stability island at Hunterston, which indicated the development could possibly create around 1,000 jobs.

A suggestion was made in April 2025 to engage with the Olympic committee about bringing the torch to Largs, drawing on the town's connection with Brisbane, which hosts the 2032 Games. In January 2026 Cllr Murdoch reported on activities to take the idea forward, crediting its origin to the Community Council. In February he told the meeting he had put to North Ayrshire Council his concern that without action from them the torch would not come to Largs, and LCC recorded that it was keen to support the effort and to be involved.

New UK government funding for councils to improve town centres and public places was reported in February 2026, with half a million pounds available for North Ayrshire. It was described as at an early stage, and expected to be available to communities.

The Hunterston PARC liaison committee reported to the April 2025 meeting. The site remained quiet, with remediation work under way and visits from Navy vessels, and a planning application was in process to begin work on tower foundations. XLCC was planning and modelling the site, a new construction company was being sought after the previous one ceased trading, and work was expected to begin in March 2026. Seventeen apprentices were training in Irvine with further places available. Filling the hole to allow construction of the marine yard, which would make turbine gravity bases, was estimated at £150 million, with Dutch companies bidding to supply suitable dredgings. A bond requires all above-ground structure to be removed if the business fails. In September 2025 it was reported that XLCC was downsizing from six lines to four.

LCC recorded in August 2025 that it would like to produce a newsletter informing the public of events and activities in Largs, possibly working with the local paper and various groups, for the following summer. The new radio station at Largs Development Trust was also highlighted as a way of reaching people.

Concern was raised in July 2025 about the amount of money spent in Largs compared with the rest of North Ayrshire, and Irvine in particular. It was recorded that every swimming pool in North Ayrshire other than the one in Largs, which is the oldest, has been replaced.

Concern was raised in June 2025 about the neglect of planting in the town and the state of the flower beds at the car park. The Community Development Trust had started taking over some planters, and it was suggested that those at the car park may also need to be adopted.

Cycling Without Age, which has around ninety branches in Scotland, presented to the April 2025 meeting. The Largs chapter has ten volunteer pilots and one trishaw, which anyone can ride, including children, for outings of roughly twenty minutes to an hour. Rides are booked by telephone. The chapter works with a local care home, taking residents out accompanied by a carer, and was raising funds towards a second trishaw at a cost of £10,000.

A request was made in February 2025 to increase the one-hour parking limit in the town centre to two hours, with parents taking children to toddler groups finding one hour too limited. The blue badge procedure was also discussed. Cllr Marshall's recorded view was that one hour works well, because it is possible to park for longer elsewhere in town.