Friday 27 November 2009.

On Friday 27 November don your kilt and take part in Ayr’s Great Tartan Turnoot. Set off on a tour of the town led by those kilted musical warriors Clan Wallace and collect Scottish gifts and booze along the way. Starting at Wellingtons Bar at 20.00 where you will pick up a FREE Rabbie Burns T-Shirt (and get a pint), at 20.30 Clan Wallace will start to play and lead you through Wellington Square to Sandgate as you head for your next stop, Bridges Bar.

Arriving at Bridges Bar at approximately 20.45 you pick up your FREE St. Andrew’s Flag (and have another pint). At approximately 21.15 Clan Wallace will start to play again and then lead you along Sandgate to the illuminated Town Hall and then on to the Wallace Tower for the odd photograph. You then proceed to the Tam O’Shanter Inn for a FREE St. Andrew’s Badge and Balloon (and more cider).

At approximately 22.00 Clan Wallace will start to play and lead you down the High Street and into Burns’ Statue Square where they will play a short set. A piper will then begin to play and the Space Flower(?) will be switched on and a Thank You message will be projected. There will then be the release of two hundred and fifty tagged balloons to celebrate the birth of the Great Bard with the prize of Ayr Central Shopping Vouchers for the balloon found furthest away.

Then it’s into the Twa Dugs between 22.30 and 23.00 for FREE Haggis (and more cider) and we will have our Scots-Irish Ceilidh band Broch playing for you. It all ends at closing time at the Twa Dugs !

Note – FREE stuff will only be available to those wearing kilts. Enjoy !

Saturday is a busy day for Live Sport and we start with Football at 12.00 as Huddersfield Town take on Wycombe Wanderers in a First Division game from the Galpharm Stadium.

At 12.30 it’s Football Focus followed by MotoGP : Season’s Review at 13.10.

The ‘Men With No Sense’ are catered for at 13.45 when the Racing comes from the second day at Cheltenham when four races are covered and there are also two races from Wetherby.

At 14.00 there’s a choice of Live International Rugby Union as Ingerland take on Argentina from Twickenham Stadium or it’s Scotland v. Fiji from Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh.

The final reckoning of the International Bowls Tournament comes from the Dewars Centre, Perth as the competition comes to a climax from 14.15.

At 14.30 it’s Wales v. Scotland in our second Live Football match from the Cardiff City Stadium.

At 16.00 it’s Motorsport UK coming from the Rockingham Circuit, Northamptonshire.

At 17.00 we have more Live Football as Brazil take on Ingerland in a Friendly at the Khalifa Stadium, Qatar.

Even more Live Football as Northern Ireland play Serbia at Windsor Park, Belfast from 17.30.

We also have Live Darts from Wolverhampton at 19.00 as Phil Taylor attempts to defend his Grand Slam Of Darts Title with coverage going on past midnight. Or, at the same time, you can watch the Four Nations Rugby League Final Live between Australia and Ingerland from Elland Road Stadium, Leeds.

The most important match for the Republic Of Ireland since 2002 is Live from Croke Park, Dublin at 19.45 as they face France in the First-Leg of their World Cup Play-Off.

Interesting little programme at 21.30 as Piers Morgan carries on his Life Story series with a programme on former Welsh International Football Captain Vinnie Jones.

To end a full day of Sport at the Twa Dugs you can catch The Football League Show at 23.05.

Sunday’s a bit quiter for Sport but there’s a lot of it on. If you know what I mean ! When you walk in it’ll be to more action from Wolverhampton as the Grand Slam Of Darts carries on. Apart from a break at 17.00 for an hour you’ve got this all day until 23.00.

For the Punters we have the final day of Racing from Cheltenham with four races featured and there’s also a race from Fontwell Park. It all starts at 13.00.

At 14.30 there’s a cracking Rugby Union International in prospect as Ireland take on Australia from Croke Park, Dublin.

At 16.15 there’s our only Live Football of the day as Southampton take on Brighton & Hove Albion at St. Mary’s Stadium in the big South Coast ‘Derby’.

Monday 16 November starts with Champions League Weekly at 17.25.

Then there’s more of the Grand Slam Of Darts from Wolverhampton from 18.00 to 23.00.

The only Live Football of the day is from Northern Ireland as we have an Irish League game for a change. It’s Coleraine v. Glenavon from The Showground and it all starts at 19.30.

On Tuesday we start with Motorsport UK from Rockingham Circuit, Northamptonshire at 17.00.

At 18.00 we return to Wolverhampton for another five hours of the Grand Slam Of Darts Live.

Our Live Football at 19.30 is Northern Ireland U-21 v. Czech Republic U-21 from Ballymena Showground in a European Championship Qualifier.

On Wednesday there’s more ‘action’ from Wolverhampton at 18.00 as the Grand Slam Of Darts continues.

At 19.00 it’s our monthly look at a miracle of television as Sport Monthly brings you all the ‘Highlights’ of the Scottish sporting world from the last month. How they manage to find half a minute’s coverage is beyond me let alone half an hour.

The big match kicks-off at 20.00 as we bring you Live coverage of France v. Republic Of Ireland from the Stade De France, Paris. This is the second-leg of the World Cup Play-Off and here’s hoping that the boys in green get the right result and I can book my tickets for South Africa next year.

Thursday and Friday are pretty quiet days for us unless you’re a Darts fan. There’s five hours of coverage Live from Wolverhampton of the Grand Slam Of Darts with the action starting at 18.00 on both days.

On Saturday 21 November we start with Motorsport UK at 12.00 from the Rockingham Circuit, Northamptonshire. However, our Football afficionados are covered by Liverpool v. Manchester City Live from Anfield Stadium at the same time. For once I’ll want City to do well !

At 12.55 you can catch Red Bull Rivals which features Downhill Mountain-Biking from Cape Town, South Africa.

The Grand Slam Of Darts reaches the Quarter-Final stages and we have Live coverage from 13.00 with further action from Wolverhampton at 19.00.

At 13.55 our losers are covered when we feature Racing with three races from Ascot, four from Haydock Park and one from Lingfield Park. Oh yea of lots of money and little sense !

At 14.00 it’s top class International Rugby Union Live as we have Wales v. Argentina from the Millenium Stadium, Cardiff or Ingerland v. New Zealand from Twickenham Stadium.

At 15.00 it’s time for a Live Love-Fest as we have Rangers v. Rangers Reserves from Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow. Actually, that should read Rangers v. Kilmarnock a.k.a. The Great Unwashed.

At 16.30 it’s Sportscene with all the latest news and results from around the country.

Two lots of Live Sport at 17.15 as Rugby Union fans can watch Scotland v. Australia from Murrayfield, Edinburgh or our Football followers can watch Roy Keane’s losers Ipswich Town take on Sheffield Wednesday at Portman Road Stadium.

At 22.25 it’s Match Of The Day and this will be followed at 00.15 by The Football League Show.

Sunday starts with Live Football and Racing as we have Dundee United v. Celtic Live from Tannadice Park at 12.30. Or, our punters can watch three races from Aintree and lose anything they had left from yesterday.

At 13.00 it’s the Semi-Finals and Final of the Grand Slam Of Darts from Wolverhampton. There’s further coverage at 19.30. Or, at the same time, our Football followers bored by what’s happening in Dundee can catch Bolton Wanderers v. Blackburn Rovers Live from the Reebok Stadium.

It’s Tennis at 14.00 as the luscious Sue Barker introduces the First Day’s action from the World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena, South London.

More Live Football at 15.30 as Stoke City take on Portsmouth at the Britannia Stadium.

Interesting little profile at 17.00 as Darts Champion Phil Taylor is covered in The Power And The Glory.

At 18.30 it’s Guinness Premiership Rugby as all the action from Ingerland’s top competition is covered in the weekly Highlights programme.

Match Of The Day 2 is on at 22.30 if you missed the Live games this afternoon.

At 23.55 you can round off a peaceful weekend with UFC 105 :  Main Event as World Champion Randy Couture takes on Brandon Vera in Manchester.

Monday starts with Highlights of the week’s play at the Grand Slam Of Darts from Wolverhampton at 12.00.

At 17.35 it’s Champions League Weekly with a preview of all the games in the penultimate round of the Group stage.

At 19.30 we have Live Football from Deepdale as Preston North End take on Championship leaders Newcastle United.

At 22.00 the film ‘Undisputed’ is on. This might have interest for our followers of Pugilism as it’s about an undefeated Heavyweight Boxing Champion who gets ten years inside. There he has to fight the prison’s top fighter. It stars Peter Falk, Ving Rhames and Wesley Snipes.

At 23.20 it’s Sportscene with their weekly look at the Scottish Premier League.

Tuesday 24 November starts with a choice as, at 17.00, we have Motorsport UK from Brands Hatch, Kent or our first Live Champions League action as Romanian shock troops Rubin Kazan take on Dynamo Kiev at the Central Stadium, Rubin.

At 19.45 we have a choice of three Live matches. Arsenal v. Standard Liege from the Emirates Stadium, North London, Liverpool v. Debrecen at Anfield Stadium or, for a bit of light relief, Rangers v. Vfb Stuttgart from Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow.

At 14.30 on Saturday 28 November our Rugby Union fans will have the choice of  Scotland v. Argentina from Murrayfield, Edinburgh or the clash between the top side in the Northern Hemisphere, Ireland and South Africa, the World Champions, from Croke Park, Dublin.

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Have a look at our Whisky board ! On the left-hand wall, in between the two TVs, we now have a board with  more than sixty whiskys you can enjoy here with the help of that great emporium Rabbie’s Drams in Sandgate. Their age, strength and price per nip are there for all to see. Why not have a wee dram ! If you don’t see the one you want ask as we stock around ninety whiskies now ! And, while were talking about it, why not have your wee dram in one of our ‘Limited Edition’  Twa Dugs Whisky Glasses ? A steal at only three quid !

We now have, for our Real Ale fans, from the Isle Of Arran, Arran Breweries Clyde Puffer, a pleasant little ale at 4.5%. And we couldn’t get any closer to a local brew with the Ayr Brewing Company’s Leezie Lundie for our connosseurs at a refreshing 3.8%.

Here’s what’s happening in November here at the Twa Dugs :

14 November – Preacher

21 November – Mystery Train

27 November – Broch (Scottish-Irish Folk Group’s Debut at the Dug and here as part of The Great Tartan Turnoot !)

28 November – Aftershock

And, for December, this is what’s happening :

4 December – Just Like Eddie

5 December – Out On Bail

12 December – Scramble

18 December – Naked Heel (Great debut by this trio at the end of October)

19 December – Mystery Train

24 December – Electric Warrior

26 December – New Trix

DON’T FORGET ! – There’s KARAOKE with Stuart this Sunday evening. Stuart’s playing a lot of Eighties stuff at the moment and we’re getting a lot of punters wandering in for a listen. Remember, it’s your chance to make your name here at the Dug. Special Guest Appearance this week by Elvis Bazley !!!

It’s the Quiz Of The Week and The Padmeister is back to tittillate your brainwaves. Your subjects this week are The Films Of Demi Moore, Cartoons, Scottish Sporting Icons and Music from the Nineties. Free to enter and twenty quid to the winner. Can’t be bad !

Look on our seperate Sports Tag for News of  Televised Sport at the

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Here you will find information on upcoming Entertainment each weekend, all the latest Sport on TV, Drinks Promotions, our latest Real Ales and our monthly newsletter, The Dugs Bollocks!

Don’t forget, ‘How Far Is The Nearest Pint ?’, Captain Bob Shields’ Booker Prize-winning autobiography, can still be picked up for two pounds here at the Twa Dugs. If you’re really lucky, he’ll even sign it for you although, of course, that would devalue it because you know how books go down in value if they’ve got scribbling in them. **NEWSFLASH – Dateline 6 July. Due to my sterling work at Brunston Castle’s Sunday morning welcome meeting, a couple from Wales travelled all the way to the Twa Dugs to buy a book. The gentleman also had a few drams due to my testimonials. I should be on commission !!!**

Please contact padayr@yahoo.co.uk  if you wish clarification of any of the happenings going on at the Twa Dugs !