Ayr Flower Show is Scotland's answer to the Chelsea Flower show and since 1960 has been delighting and captivating visitors to the town as well as being a red letter weekend in the local calendar.
As in previous years, the event concluded with the Ayr Citadel Band on the central bandstand bringing the Christian message, through music and song, to the gathered crowds.
In the beautiful setting of Rozelle Estate with its feature trees, ponds, woodland walks and the glorious Rozelle Mansion House and Galleries, our band graced the airwaves with favourite songs such as How Great Thou Art, Onward Christian Soldiers and modern greats like There is a Redeemer and Be Still. The band got feet tapping with their renditions of Spirit of Endeavour, with the stirring melody “Marching along, marching along, the Salvation Army is marching along” and ARC Centennial, composed to celebrate the centenary of the Adult Rehabilitation Centres in the USA.
The Army presence was also made known through a stall which highlighted the UK Territory’s Watershed Appeal and the work of the Salvation Army in Ayr.The stall was designed to remind us that Jesus is the water of life, and as a reflection of these verses from Isaiah 35: ‘And when he comes, he will open the eyes of the blind and the ears of the deaf. The lame will leap like a dear, and those who cannot speak will shout and sing! Springs will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams will water the desert.’
[You can see more photographs from the flower show here - Webmaster]
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