Lets go back to the 1960’s now, with further cine film of Blantyre from Sanny McVicar. Blantyre Project paid for the reel to be transferred on to electronic format. A nostalgic look at playing in the streets, old prams, weans and a look at some of Blantyre’s pigeon coops. Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with permission. […]
August 23rd 1938 and the women of Blantyre march from the town heading towards Lanark County Council in Hamilton. The organised march was to demonstrate at the unsatisfactory housing shortage occurring in Blantyre at the time. Married women with prams pushed their children all the way into Hamilton to register their protest at lack of […]