On Thursday 16th November 1893, a grand concert on behalf of the Blantyre Tennis Club took place in the newly constructed Parish Church Halls at High Blantyre. The winter evening of entertainment had Major Ness occupying the chair and the hall was filled with a very appreciative audience. These were simpler times, going along with […]
Members of the ‘David Livingstone Club’, gave a concert in the Hall of the David Livingstone Church on the evening of Wednesday 2nd April, 1930. The concert was in aid of raising funds for the church. I have no information about when the club formed or stopped, nor do I know anybody in this 92 […]
Looking through old newspapers, I stumbled upon a sizeable outdoor concert held in Blantyre in on 14th May 1938. The venue was the outdoor concert arena at David Livingstone Centre (at the time only 9 years old). The outdoor concert arena is no longer there, replaced by the Africa Pavilions and gardens. THE SCOTTISH NATIONAL […]