You may have seen in previous years, at this time of year, I like to put up a photo of my own family Christmas past. Here’s my mother, Janet at Christmas 1970 at 10 Stonefield Crescent. I was born two months later, so I suppose you could say I’m in the photo too! I remember […]
To celebrate the run up to Christmas, this December (as I’ve done here for each of the last 6 years), I’ll be unveiling many, many BRAND NEW Blantyre photos each and every day! Some contributed, others from my own collection. Starting 1st December and throughout the whole month, I’ve chosen some amazing new photos to […]
Memories came flooding back when I saw this photo. Its of a traditional Christmas Card from the 1970s. You may remember the kind, packs of paper cards, all with just 2 or 3 designs, that were mass produced and we sent them out with scattergun tendencies! To families, to our buddies at school, to work […]
Whilst exploring Blantyre’s history, I’ve been shocked by the amount of young children who were sadly run down or injured by vehicles as rural streets gave way to vehicles. Particularly on Glasgow Road. This story is one of those tales, but I wanted to raise awareness of it, as not only was the event […]
Continuing my own look back at Christmas past. This time it’s a Veverka Christmas from 1991. A nice short post today, to let you all get back to your festivities. Out of many photographs, I’ve picked these two, which are favourites. In the group photo is me at the back (aged 20 and presumably after […]
Looking back on a family Christmas. This time, I’m turning the clocks back to December 2005, a full 10 years ago. Pictured here is myself, and my three younger brother and sisters, Ivan, Joanne and Lorna. This was at Stonefield Crescent at our parents home, both of whom at the time were still living. We […]
Looks like Christmas has come a little early to some people in Blantyre! This week saw Santa deliver free copies of Blantyre Project’s new book (Volume 3) to several local care homes and sheltered housing complexes. It is my gift to our more senior citizens. The books have been graciously accepted with lots of positive […]