January 1977 next. Blantyre’s young mums turned on the style in a fashion show in the town’s Elizabeth Scott Community Centre on the last Friday of that month. The show was organised by the centre’s pre-school playgroup committee and members took a hand in the modelling and “back-stage” work presenting the show to raise cash […]
A new Gingerbread Group (the outfit that helps one parent families) started up in Blantyre in late October 1980. The group met in the Elizabeth Scott Centre every Wednesday evening to give single mothers and fathers a helping hand. Experts were on call to give advice on welfare, housing and other solutions. A creche was […]
In August 1980, the newly formed playscheme run jointly by Springwells Tenants Association and the Elizabeth Scott Centre was bursting at the seams! Kids had a brilliant time each day in the School summer holidays with plenty to do and lots of friends to be made. In August that year, Hamilton Firemen visited and gave […]