This week we delve back into the Herald files for a look at our top photos and stories from July 2009.

Who can you spot in these pics from 15 years ago?

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Pupils from Ardeer Primary School saved plastic bottles and produced an amazing eco-greenhouse for local community wardens in July 2009.


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Hilda Cameron’s Turkish Delight dancers put on a fantastic performance at their 2009 concert in Beith.


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These ladies from the area modelled a selection of fashions at a 2009 show to raise money for the West Kilbride village hall restoration fund.


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Kilbirnie woman Jean Cairns took part in the Edinburgh Moonwalk in aid of Marie Curie Breast Cancer Campaign in 2009 and raised more than £400.


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An Arran man was heading for India in summer 2009 for a 500km cycle challenging. Richard Small, 34, general manager of the Auchrannie Resort in Brodick, hoped to raise funds for Dr Graham’s Homes, providing education and support deprived children in north-east India.


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Antonia Henderson was crowned Saltcoats Queen of the Sea in July 2009. She is pictured above with her Royal Party - Captain Daniel Moore, Ladies-In-Waiting Dionne Lawson, Chloe Martin and Stephanie Glen, Buccaneers Stephen Leitch, Arno Bryden and Ryan Miller and Crown-Bearer Taylor Bryden.