Pictured here in the late 1980’s is “strongman” the late Jon Pal Sigmarsson who attended the Blantyre Highland Games. Beside him and the huge ‘pint’ of milk, is Bardykes owner Mr Sandy Wilkie, his home in the background.
The photo, shared recently by Sandy also has the Wilkie’s pickup in the background, a familiar sight for many as it did its milk deliveries.
Sadly, Jon Pall died from a heart attack , a few years later, shockingly aged only 32 in 1993.
Can you remember seeing Wilkie’s deliveries around Blantyre? Perhaps you were a driver or even earlier, a delivery boy?
Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with permission. Strictly not for use by others on or offline, our visitors said,
Had the pleasure of picking Sanny up in my taxi

Not only did we deliver milk eggs cream rolls tatties during the school holidays we’d help harvest the hay and sillage help move cattle

We used to stack the hay on trailers n ride 10ft high all the way down Auchintibber on back of trailer to farm. No health n safety then. Lol x








I bottled the milk in 69 or 70.I was that slow Mrs. Wilkie used to come out and give me. A hand, no kidding