Whilst everybody was fairly gloomy with the weather in Winter 1979 into 1980, this Blantyre family greeted the first real snowfall of the 80’s decade with smiles. In January 1980, the Shaw family from Priory Bridge were out and about at Strathclyde Park enjoying their favourite sport, whilst the rest of the country sat […]
A group of Blantyre High pupils were awarded certificates from Councillor Nancy Ballantyne on 8th June 1979 in recognition of their work to improve Strathclyde Park. Over the previous 2 months, the 10 lads from Blantyre High School on Boswell Drive, had worked at the park planting thousands of bulbs, creating benched areas for […]