With so much going on personally in April, I’ve decided against a book launch in a local venue and just going to quietly launch my exciting new book, here now online. NOW available on Amazon and available to buy HERE on this page’s shop, “Blantyre Glasgow Road South” is a fantastic, definitive new book on […]
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Christmas, simpler times
Wilburnsilver
Next, a music band, with rather a close family connection. Two members of this local band are my family members. My sister Lorna and her husband Andy McGregor. Wilburnsilver was an indie folk pop band. Andy MacGregor, from Stonefield Crescent, Blantyre was the band’s lead singer and songwriter. Andy hailing originally from Wishaw led the six-piece band […]
Review 2015 and the road ahead
Can’t quite believe it’s so far into January already! The last few nights I’ve been filing away things from last year, tidying up my records etc and wanted to say thank you for all the support shown this last year. Let’s recap for a few moments…. Blantyre Project Websites To accommodate an expanding archive at Blantyre […]
Veverka Christmas 1991
Continuing my own look back at Christmas past. This time it’s a Veverka Christmas from 1991. A nice short post today, to let you all get back to your festivities. Out of many photographs, I’ve picked these two, which are favourites. In the group photo is me at the back (aged 20 and presumably after […]
Cherish every festive moment
Looking back on a family Christmas. This time, I’m turning the clocks back to December 2005, a full 10 years ago. Pictured here is myself, and my three younger brother and sisters, Ivan, Joanne and Lorna. This was at Stonefield Crescent at our parents home, both of whom at the time were still living. We […]
Veverka & Duncans Christmas 1971
These are my family Photos dating from Christmas 1971. Pictured is Mary Duncan, my grandmother with all her grandchildren (at the time). Thats Rona and Kenneth MacFarlane, David, Allen and Douglas Glen, big baby is me and small baby is John Duncan. “Rags” the cat looking perplexed by the Christmas tree. Another photo of my and […]
Mushrooms at Kirkton & Auchentibber
Blantyre Project Volume 3 coming soon!
An exclusive look for you! Hot off the design table, this is the proposed cover for my third book in this series! Can’t say much more for now, but it’s coming in November. Keeping a similar style to the first 2 volumes, it will be larger, packed with brand new stories, detailed historical information, anecdotes and […]