I thought I would write in a little more detail about the opening of the Blantyre Health Centre. The opening ceremony took place on Friday 12th October 1928, in presence of a large gathering of invited guests, the opening took place in Blantyre of a child welfare clinic, the third of its kind to be […]
Considerable discussion took place on Wednesday 24th October 1936, at the Fifth Lanark District Council (Blantyre and East Kilbride), whether or not the council should take over the children’s playground with its amusements, offered by the Blantyre Miners’ Welfare Committee (at the ground in Victoria Street, opposite the medical centre). It was proposed the play […]
It seems appropriate this year to look at some of the history of Blantyre’s library, as its been 60 years this Summer since the public library first opened its doors. Many people will be aware of the old Library at Calder Street (since demolished) and that it is now relocated to the corner of Glasgow […]