half-hourly; there is no bus station but there are several roadside bus stops throughout the town. Road The main A78 road links West Kilbride to as far as Greenock to the north, and Prestwick to the South. The B781 road links West Kilbride to Dalry (and beyond to Glasgow via the A737) in the east. There are half-hourly buses northwards to Largs and Greenock, and southwards to Ardrossan, Saltcoats, Stevenston, Irvine and Ayr. There is also a commuter bus service to Glasgow, the journey taking around 1 hour 35 minutes. Notable residents Notable residents of West Kilbride have included: Violinist Nicola Benedetti, who was born in West Kilbride, won the title of BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2004, and has played at numerous concerts around the world. Nobel Peace Prize laureate John Boyd Orr, who spent most of his childhood in the village Lt Gen Sir Aylmer Hunter-Weston, World War I military leader, and MP Former Scotland international rugby player Brian Gossman Concert pianist and music scholar Roy Howat Inspector and superintendent of telegraphs James Kennedy Logan Mathematician Robert Simson Scottish artist Alasdair Grant Taylor In the news and popular culture West Kilbride is one of the UK's leading UFO hotspots, according to a 2004 Ministry of Defence report. Scenes in the BBC's Para Handy television series were filmed at sea off Portencross. An episode of STV's Taggart series was partly filmed in West Kilbride's Main Street. An episode of BBC Scotland's The Beechgrove Garden was broadcast from West Kilbride, featuring the work of local amateur gardeners and the recent enhancements to Kirktonhall Glen. On 4 June 2007, West Kilbride featured in BBC 2's Springwatch programme. Local vet Charlie Garrett showed how Corsehill Quarry is being turned into a wildlife conservation area. The opening sequence of the first episode of Billy Connolly's World Tour of Scotland, first broadcast on BBC television in 1994, features Connolly on a Caledonian MacBrayne ferry to Brodick and includes shots from the sea of West Kilbride, Seamill, and the surrounding area. Connolly comments, "This is the Scotland that everybody sings about, you know, this is the Kyles of Bute, and the Isle of Arran, the Little Cumbrae and Great Cumbrae and all these places, and if the truth be known, this is the reason I'm doing this tour, this is the bit I really like, you know, going to the Isle of Arran."