Was 1999, REALLY almost 20 years ago?! Had to stop to think for a second there… In 1999, the British Freestyle Karate and Kickboxing held their Scottish Championships in Blantyre. Hosted by the Blantyre based elite club, the event was a great success with many members collecting awards (as pictured). The winners looked forward to […]
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1978 Blantyre Karate Club
This is Blantyre Karate Club in December 1978. At a time when Karate was breaking on to the scene as a new sport, Blantyre’s Karate Club were meeting at the Elizabeth Scott Centre at Logan Street. Pictured are some of the junior and senior members. Know anybody? Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with permission. Strictly […]


