When Mrs Margie Ryce, a Blantyre widow was allocated a council house in May 1978, it should have been part of a welcome new chapter for her. However, the house was far from ready and when she stepped in through the door, she was confronted by a scene that she knew would take weeks […]
In the last week of March 1978, plans for the multi million pound redevelopment of Glasgow Road suffered a major setback, when rather than just a few individuals with complaint, a local business also made complaint, setting up a course of events which would cause huge delays. The Co-operative Society, on the basis they had […]
On Monday 6th March 1978 work started on landscaping the verges of Blantyre Ferme Road at Priory Bridge. The idea was to create a natural screen between the road and the residents of Coatshill and Priory Bridge. The Council sponsored a job creation plan to plant young trees along the verge. The Priory Bridge […]
In March 1978, Blantyre’s David Kelly (pictured far right) was helping pensioners all over Strathclyde getting out and about. David was Chairman of the Strathclyde Old Age Pensioners Association and was attending this particular event in early March to launch Strathclyde’s new Travel Card scheme. At the launch on Tuesday 7th March 1978, David […]
A good show was put on by Blantyre Boxers in April 1978 at Meadowbank where the Scottish Youth Boxing Championships were being held. Three were among the medals. Sixteen year old Hugh Kelly who boxed with the Blantyre Miner’s Welfare Club lifted the Bantamweight Class B title. Fellow colleague William Johnstone (16), boxing lightweight just […]
Just catching up on todays emails. A massive thank you to Mr Archie Simm who today placed an order for 27 Blantyre Project Books online at Amazon, getting this months books sales off to a tremendous start. Archie wanted to ensure all his family members had some quality Blantyre reading. Archie is a remarkable man, […]
What a fantastic day I’ve had at the Lanarkshire Family History Exhibition in Motherwell. I want to say thanks to Lanarkshire Family History for inviting me along today (Saturday 2nd September 2017) and hope I represented Blantyre well. I got in nice and early (pictured as I set up) and was provided a HUGE stand […]