Here’s a connection between the Blantyre Round Table and the Blantyre Round Table in Malawi. In 1985 Sandy Wilkie, George Fulston, Billy Holdsworth, Ian Prowdfoot, Ronnie McIntosh and Kenny Jack flew out to Malawi as guests of the local Blantyre Round Table. They identified the need for an ambulance and various medical supplies. A Ford Transit was donated to the […]
Blantyre & District Round Table – The local community organisation for men, formed in 1974 and continued until the early 1990’s. As well as all their charity work, arranging fetes and events, they are notably remembered in Blantyre for their large-scale community event, which was the Blantyre Highland Games, which ran for 3 years […]
Thanks to Helen Williams for sending me this photo. Pictured are members of Blantyre Round Table. I was hoping some people could perhaps tell me the date (even just the year?), although I suspect it’s the 1980s. The seven men were flying from Glasgow to Malawi with a £70,000 cargo of charity goods. Their cargo […]
These photos were kindly shared by Jim Cochrane and feature Hercules the Bear and trainer Andy Robin, at Blantyre Highland Games in Summer 1989. The games were in their 3rd year and Hercules was a star attraction, pulling big crowds for being well known at the time. The pictures show how strong Hercules was, […]