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Explosion at ICI Broom, 11th February 1954
It is 56 years this week since my beloved husband, WALTER JOHNSTON was killed in an explosion at the ICI plant known as The Broom, at POWFOOT, Dumfriesshire.He was 26 years old, tall, handsome (Gregory Peck look-alike), and my soul-mate. I was just 6 weeks off my 23rd birthday. Our beautiful daughter, Jenny, was 16 months old, and our baby son, Ian, just 5 weeks old that day. There were two men killed that day. The other man was from Annan, older, also married. How sad it seems to be that I cannot find any reference to this incident anywhere, and feel that it is just one more incident which has occurred, and is now forgotten. ICI did not care then, and have forgotten now. Not in my heart - it isn't forgotten! Every year, beginning with Christmas, I go over the joy of that time which turned out to be our last together. The anticipation of, and the actual time of the birth of our son, his birthday an event which now marks... Read more
Swimming
Swimming at Eastriggs consisted of swimming in the sea when the tide was in because when the tide went out all that remained was miles of mud flats. However the local youths (of which I was one) created our own swimming pool by building a dam in the Dornock burn where the banks were slightly wider than the rest of the burn. We spent many hours bulding and rebuilding the dam and over a time the pool was deep enough to swim and dive in. I should think that most of the youth in Eastriggs learned to swim there. In the summer one question often asked of your friends was, "Are you going for a dook down the burn?". I lived in Eastriggs from 1933 to 1945 and have many memories of my time there.
Weekends at The Solway
I was born in Eastriggs in 1949 and lived at 17 The Green, Eastriggs. I had a couple of wee friends, Clare and Raymond. Sadly my mother Sara Tolan died and I was fostered out at the age of 7 years to new foster parents in Ayrshire, but they both passed away a few years ago. I visited The Green when I was 19 years old and it brought back fond and also sad memorable times. I shed a wee tear that day, but also had a smile thinking about the fun I had playing with my wee friends, those times will always be there. I remember going with my mum, gran, cousin Albert, Clare and Raymond to the Solway to paddle and play in the sea. It never failed to impress me, even at that young age,t hat every step I took I stepped on a flounder. I wonder if it is stiil the same today. I am now 62 years old. I have visited Eastriggs via a web... Read more
Hoddam School
I remember going to Hoddam School when Sydney Hope was the Head Master. I remember him being a very fair and nice person. There was a Mrs McBride and a Mrs Davidson that taught there. My Name was Morrison back then. I remember going to Watson's and The Mace for sweeties. I know that the school is no longer there which I think is a shame. It has been a long time since I last was there. I live in Vancouver, Canada now.
Hoddam Primary School
I lived in Ecclefechan from 1958 to 1973. I started Hoddam primary in 1963 and left Hoddam primary school in 1970 to go to Lockerbie Academy. My teachers at Hoddam were :- Primary 1 - Mrs Hope, Primary 2 - Mrs Patterson, Primary 3 - Mrs Davidson, Primary 4 & 5 - Mrs McBride and Primary 6 & 7 - Mr Hope. We also had a music teacher called Mrs Collinge who would turn up every wednesday and give us a lesson. If I can remember correctly some of the people in the class were :- Raymond Davidson, David Cruickshank, Ricky Graham, Shona Creelman, Amy Mason, Isabel McDowell, James Sproat and Joy Little. Apologies to the others but my brain is struggling after so many years away. The dinner ladies were my gran Edith Gilmour and Mrs Dow. The Mace shop in the village was run by Ian Murray and his wife Isobel. I was their paperboy for a couple of years (1968 - 1970). There were also Casbolts shop... Read more
The Memories
I was brought up in Ecclefechan and my mother has lived there all her life. I started Hoddom Primary School in 1970. I can't remember who my P1 teacher was - it may have been Mrs Dodds. I do remember having Mrs McEwan in P2, Mrs Davidson in P3, Mrs McBride in P4, Mrs Redpath in P5 and Mr Rutherford in P6 & P7. I loved the Primary school and just missed going to the new building when it was completed in 1977. I too can remember all the shops in Ecclefechan - I also remember that there was a Fish and Chip shop at one point in the High St. There was also a shop on the corner across from Casbolts, next to the Hotel, but can't recall the name. There was also a hairdressers (Pats), which has since been knocked down and replaced with a house. I remember Gala days and the run up to Burnswark, which used to go past our... Read more
Childhood Memories
I was brought up in Ecclefechan and attended Hoddom Primary School between 1968 and 1975.
Teachers I recall were Mrs Dodds, Mrs McPherson, Mrs Davidson, Miss Kirkpatrick (Mrs Wilson), Mrs McBride, Miss Gibson (Mrs Redpath) & Mr Rutherford. Mr Sefton visited each week for music lessons. I remember Mrs Gilmour and Mrs Dow who were the dinnerladies. School dinners arrived daily in a van in big silver metal containers of all shapes and sizes. The playground had a climbing frame (monkeybars) and a covered area to shelter in and outside toilets. There was also a covered walkway between the playground and a smaller courtyard. There was also the playground over the main road which fell into disuse later but was the scene of many an epic football kickabout over the years with two games often going on at once, one on the grass and one on the tarmac with teams of varying sizes. Gym lessons were held in the Village Hall. Free school milk came in little... Read more
