On Saturday 26th August 1916, a large ‘Char-a-banc’ left High Blantyre for a summer’s excursion to Dumfries. It was to be a day out for 40 Blantyre miners, a brief respite from hard work, a trip overground, partly funded by Employers. However, it did not go quite to plan. A Char-a Banc is an early […]
In Summer 1922, residents of Blantyre, and particularly in Auchentibber were still raising money to create the Auchentibber War Memorial. A large concert was announced, a day of fundraising with all proceeds going towards the cost of building the memorial we see there today. IN AID OF AUCHENTIBBER WAR MEMORIAL FUND. GRAND OPEN-AIR CONCERT WILL BE […]