During the 1930’s, many of the lads attending the Unemployed School at Flemington cycled to the School each morning. Some travelled many miles and they had been in the habit of leaving their cycles in the garage near the school. It seems incredibly mean to think that lads who were workless should have their cycles […]
A poem sent in by James Smith, recalling his time as a youngster out and about in Blantyre on his bike. a wish a could jump on ma bike the morra n peddle up the sydesbrae or even the cawder tae park ma griffter up greenhall at the hut and pay on fur the pitch […]
On 12th November 1928, William Naismith a 19 year old bricklayer residing at Mayfair, Station Road, Blantyre was fined £5 at Hamilton Sheriff Court for driving a motorcycle in a dangerous manner through Blantyre Streets. The motorcycle was similar to the one pictured, a powerful machine by the standards of the day. The Glasgow Herald […]