An advert for Auchinraith Social Club, from February 1973. Looks like plenty of entertainment on each weekend. Did YOU go to this former social club either at the corner of Glasgow Road or later at Auchinraith Road. Perhaps you worked there or can you remember any of these acts? Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with […]
Helen Williams emailed me these 3 photos of a family night out in Hastie’s Farm in 1973. Hastie’s Farm, located just off Victoria Street near the corner of Glasgow Road was a popular night out in the 1970s. Sunday mornings proved popular with singalongs, put on by various entertainers. Do you know any of […]
After the warm, sunny weather Blantyre had at the Gala Day back in June, could it REALLY be another beautifully warm day for High Blantyre’s Gala Day! A resounding YES, it absolutely was! The sun came out, and people headed out to Kirkton Park in T Shirts and shorts and from midday onwards, Kirkton Park […]
It may seem strange to some of the younger Blantyre generation, but Blantyre had a FEW nightclubs over the years, something lacking these days. I thought I would dig out a few ‘Caspers’ nightclub photos from 1990. Caspers was a nightclub on the Glasgow Road, in the building that is now currently Blantyre Library, corner […]