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Chamber and committees

Irvine Couple Celebrate Diamond Wedding Anniversary

  • Submitted by: Ruth Maguire, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Friday, 05 September 2025
  • Motion reference: S6M-18581

That the Parliament congratulates the Irvine couple, Graham and Ruby Burns, on celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary on 28 July 2025; notes that the couple, who first met on a blind date at the Melbourne Café in their hometown, were married at the old Landsborough Church in 1965; recognises their contributions to community life through their family business, Burns’ Shoe Shop, on Kilwinning Main Street, and their involvement with the Round Table and Ladies Circle, which organised the McGavin Park summer carnival; acknowledges Ruby’s local claim to fame as the Saltcoats Sea Queen of 1957; celebrates their growing family, which now includes five sons, 13 grandchildren and one step-grandchild, and commends their lasting commitment to one another, demonstrated by 60 years of marriage.


Supported by: Clare Adamson, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Stephanie Callaghan, Jackie Dunbar, Tim Eagle, Annabelle Ewing, Kenneth Gibson, Emma Harper, Bill Kidd, Kevin Stewart, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Annie Wells