Height of success: all five Troon primary schools took part in the local guild's sunflower growing competition last year. The children asked family and friends to sponsor their flowers and a prize of a trip on Troon lifeboat and an RNLI tee shirt ensured that the plants were not neglected. The outstanding winner of the competition was Lee Anne Larimer (above) from Barassie Primary School and a member of the school's Storm Force Tyne group. Her sunflower grew to a height of 3m 32.5 cms, over a metre taller than any other plant. The competition raised over £650, put towards the cost of improvements to station facilities..