What was going on in Blantyre during Autumn 1967? Exploring some of the newsworthy stories during October that year, some 57 years ago. Anybody remember anything here? There was some excitement in High Blantyre as a couple of teenagers were injured in a motor cycle accident. Robert Lyon (17) and Margaret Lyon (19) of 5/7 […]
“As I sign off to join in the festivities, all that’s left to say is Happy New Year! Wishing Blantyre Project’s 14,000 readers all over the world the best of health, good fortune and happiness in 2020. Here’s hoping it’s YOUR best year ever. Let’s recap on 2019 for a moment….with some highlights! Over 750 uniquely, […]
At the end of February 1968, Mr George D Matewere of the Malawi News came to Blantyre, wishing to compare our Scottish town with the city of Malawi. He visited the David Livingstone Memorial accompanied by a translator but wanted to know more about what life was like for a “typical Scottish household”. He was […]
A couple of people have messaged today asking ‘did the Blantyre Pit Disaster happen at Dixon’s Pit 1’ after seeing that posted by ainother’s Blantyre website today. To clarify. It didn’t. The information on that other page is (again) wrong. Rest assured, the Blantyre Pit Disaster happened at Dixons Pit 2 (Sydes Brae) and 3 […]
Happy New Year to you all! Wishing you health, good fortune and happiness in 2015. Here’s hoping it’s YOUR best year ever. Thank you for all the support shown this last year. It’s been truly overwhelming and what a busy year it’s been. Let’s recap for a few moments…. Over 800 unique history articles were […]