These are the Blantyre lads whom in January 1978, put on a knockout show at Blantyre Miner’s Welfare Club. The big event saw Blantyre boxers take on lads from Newcastle at the invitation of local firm, Reyrolle Belmos Ltd, who sponsored the matches. The young stars of the Blantyre Miner’s ABC and North East […]
In February 1978, Blantyre Community Council ran a Blantyre wide campaign to design a poster during their Anti Vandal Campaign. Plagued by acts of vandalism, the Council took the competition to Blantyre High, which produced a winner, as pictured by pupil, Stewart Roy, then aged 14 years. Stewarts poster was to be copied 150 […]
The start of 1978 saw hopes raised again that the long awaited Sports Centre and Swimming pool could be built. However, with a bitter fued evolving that year over the planned entry of Asda, and several blocking attempts by the Co-op, the Glasgow Road redevelopment was thrown off course in 1978 as the discussion […]
I like this picture, if only as I went to school with these children. It’s 1978 and pictured here at High Blantyre Annexe school are a bunch of delightful 6 to 8 year olds. Learning to write at High Blantyre Primary didn’t just end in the classroom! Well, not if you have a poetic […]
With thanks to Maureen Friery who shared her beautiful wedding photo here adding it to the growing archive. Maureen messaged me this week saying, “I lived at 49 Morven Avenue, Blantyre at the time of marriage. My husband’s name is Hugh Moran and he lived at 3 Tynecastle Place, Glasgow. We were married in St. […]
Thank you to Marian Maguire who took time to share these lovely photos. Marian told me, “Here are my Blantyre hydrangeas, but your mum always had the best! I used to get tips of her about pruning etc.” Anybody else grow colourful Hydrangeas in their Blantyre gardens?
Elizabeth Grieve (nee Dobson) wrote to me recently saying, “I thought I would forward a photo to you regarding your wedding section. It’s a very old one and not an official photo of my parents wedding from 6 March 1965. Because my mother was from the mining village of Fallin, Stirlingshire, they were married there […]