Family run funeral directors who have been on the go for many years. This company has branches in…read moreAyr, Maybole, Dalmellington/Patna and is currently run by Brian Armour himself. One of these businesses you dont like to have to use but you wont be disappointed if you choose Brian to look after you in your time of need.

Brian Armour and staff arranged a family funeral in July 2013. The service I have had has been…read moreoutstanding. I have had difficulty paying, and not once has this man sent me a reminder, called me, e-mailed or texted me, he has given me all the time needed (well more than should have), his patience has been awesome. Cant fault this man in any way shape or form, 1st class at what he does, nothing was too much trouble and you would be mad to go anywhere else. Thanks Brian, we wont forget your kindness. Lynda, Lauren Ryan and Garry McPherson.

I can't thank the Heritage enough for arranging the funeral for my brother -in-law .everything was…read moredone with such a lovely touch the whole staff are so nice and reassuring .this was the second funeral of 2023 I had to deal with and I don't think I could have got through it all without the help of everyone at the Heritage Funeral parlour When you walk through the door you can feel the calm atmosphere such a beautiful place too it certainly puts you at ease right away .Thank you all so much .

I can't thank the Heritage enough for the service provided which was seamless from start to finish…read more Lorna was outstanding in her caring and sympathetic approach and her organisational skills where second to none.Everything was organised for me, from booking the church, organising and printing order of service, booking the registrar, contacting the council regarding the lair, cars, flowers, etc. Thanks to the Heritage all the family had to do was turn up on the day! All the stress to organise a funeral was taken out of my hands which I can not thank you enough for.

I walk past this monument several times a week on my way to…read moreand from town and became very curious about it so I did some research! It's found at the north end of Kay Park and was the work of Charles Benham Grassby (1834 -1910). Although he originated in Hull, he moved to Scotland around 1864 and worked on important commissions throughout Glasgow and beyond. Built in 1885, this is a tall Corinthian stone column on a square plinth which actually used to have a graceful 'Statue of Liberty' on the top! Very unfortunately, she blew down and was smashed during a terrible storm in 1936 but was never replaced. (I think this is a great pity and would be a perfect opportunity for a local benefactor to grace it with something new, appropriate to the town) There were also steps at one time on either side but they were eventually removed. The monument commemorates a public gathering held in Dean Park on the 7th December, 1816, which was protesting against the voting system in the town. About 6,000 people (from a population of 13,000) attended to campaign for Parliamentary reform and representation for working class people. Astonishingly, just one man in Kilmarnock was eligible to vote! The whole of the county of Ayrshire had only 156 votes. Local people, Alexander McLaren, Thomas Baird, John Kennedy, Archibald Craig and John Burt all gave speeches which were afterwards published and sold to raise funds. McLaren and Baird were duly arrested for wickedly and feloniously printing, selling, publishing and circulating the said tract or statement. They were imprisoned in Edinburgh for six months and sadly both died shortly after their release. Craig and Kennedy were imprisoned but subsequently released without charge and they emigrated to America. John Burt also left the country but I couldn't find out where he relocated. In 1885, Lord Rosebery unveiled the monument. The Melbourne Age wrote, It is only right that posterity should treasure the names of Alexander McLaren and Thomas Baird. These men do not belong to Scotland alone. Wherever the British race is planted in the enjoyment of constitutional liberties, their memory ought to be cherished. A plaque on one side of the monument reads, To the memory of Captain Thomas Baird and Alexander McLaren, as also John Burt, John Kennedy, Archibald Craig and other Kilmarnock pioneers of Parliamentary reform who, in the early part of the 19th Century, devoted themselves with unselfish zeal to the cause of the people. Erected by public subscription 1885.

My dad couldn't have picked a better funeral service for his last journey. Jim and his staff were…read morevery caring and empathetic towards my sisters and I and they treated my dad so well on his final journey. They showed so much care for him and us during the process and made it easy to make decisions that would have been difficult in this time. We couldnt be more grateful to him and his staff for being informative on all fronts with costs and how the funeral would look on the day. Very professional service and we would highly recommend James Hardy funeral service.

Apologies, I am late with this review; I was blessed to be supported by Jim Hardie at his…read moreSpringburn service. Like most of us, when we suddenly lose someone we care about so deeply, you can lose yourself and fall apart. Our family had the sadness of losing my mother on the 22nd Dec 2022, I had to put my father in hospital 6 days later, in which he still resides. Having no knowledge of the complexity of being stuck in live trauma/pain and having to figure out, understand and basically try and move forward with arranging the funeral, if it wasn't for Jim and his team, I would never had made it. We never managed to get my dad out of hospital to say goodbye to mum, this will sit with me forever, however Jim and the team where fantastic in offering flexibly, support and compassion. Jim managed to move the funeral date twice, sadly this great gesture was not enough to be able to assist my dad in saying goodbye but the efforts the team was willing to go to, blew me away. We did not have the a funeral director when mum passed, this was the worst experience ever, this added layers of pain and stress. Later, after speaking with Jim and his team, he mentioned that in the future, if this ever happened again, no matter if you have a policy with us or not, just call 24/7 and we will be their within an hour to ensure your loved one is taken care off and taken somewhere safe. This blew my mind, if I had only had this knowledge earlier. The service, flowers and cars were emasculate, our mum would have been proud how beautiful she looked, decadent, regal. This support and friendship I received from Jim and his team will never be forgotten, stored and saved to memory forever. Thanxx Derek Holliday

This is an interesting little memorial. A poignant memento from Russian naval history on the…read moreScottish coast The Varyag was an important boat which fougfht in the Russo-Japanese war. She sank off the coat here in 1902 and the memorial was raised in 2006