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Carefree Childhood Days
I remember 'guddling' for trout in the Teal Burn in Auchtertool. Most of the lads in the village tried it at one time or another. When we caught one we would measure it by placing the nose of the trout on our finger tips and the tail along our arm towards the elbow. The aim was to catch one that reached all the way up to the elbow but of course we never did. After all we were growing lads and each year our arms would be a little longer. Anyway there wasn't a trout big enough in the Teal.
Also my brother Jack taught me how to catch rabbits bare handed. We would go into a farmer's field and there would be clumps of nettles all around. In most of the clumps would be a rabbit laying clapped. He would walk slowly up to a clump and after asserting that a rabbit was clapped, he would let himself fall on top of it. We used to catch quite a... Read more
Fife memories
Your Roots
I was born in Lumphinnans Road but my childhood memories of growing up are in Station Road where the houses were knocked down to build Lochgelly School. My name is Anne Steedman, my mum & dad were Mary & Andrew. The girl next door to me was Katherine, I think her parents were Naomi & Bert. I remember the corner shop, I think that was owned by the Farmers. Used to be very friendly with the girl who lived right at the end near the model, I think her name was Ruth. I moved back to Lumphinnans Road to live in the flats. I remember a boy called Billy and his sister lived along the road from me. The model - that was something to talk about lol. I first went to Crosshill School then later to the West. Because of work we then moved to Corby. I moved back over 10yrs ago and still think of my days at Station Road and Lumphinnans.... Read more
The Outdoor Pool.......................
Spending all day at the pool/beach when I was a kid.
Would go in the sea, run along to the pool, jump in the shallow end ( cos you were getting a bit cold by this time ) and bliss, it was like being in a sauna. mmmmm
Hurrying home to get a quick bite to eat then back down to pool, pulling soaking wet costume back on again. Yeuch!!!
Also remember having midnight bathing/galas, team games, i.e. diving for tins of fruit.
Those were the days................ great times.
Hanging Around in Late 1980s
I think it's shocking there are no memories from Lumphinnans. I have quite a few photos of the Lumphinnans Club 1 which was started to give youngsters something to do, this ran for a few years and we all had great fun on different places which we visited like Newcastle, Kenmore and ice skating. Everyone was involved in these activities, also hanging aroung Joe's shop at the corner and always being chased away, where we would move to the old brickie factory to see what hassle we could cause with Lochgelly at the farm road. Also memories and photos of Rougvies and the under 18 disco where I started to work Saturdays behind the bar when I became 18, and the Kronk. Even though I did not come from Lumphinnans I did have a lot of great friends which I've lost touch with and really great memories of there with pictures, so if anyone would like to contact me through this web site I would like to hear from you... Read more
Miners Raws
I remember the fun I had in the 1950s as a child playing such simple games like paldies, and kick the can. Lliving down the Raws everyone was your friend. The people of the Raws joined the children in playing rounders and other games. The only bad memory I have is of the nit nurse checking our heads at school. I was a child then called Connie Young. I hated being the one who had the nits, I couldn't do anything about it. I was only a child. Never mind. The fun I had raking about, getting excited about Guy Fawkes, waiting for me mother to come home from the tatty picking so that I could get me toffee apple, oh the joy. I remember Charlotte's shop where you were spoiled for choice in the sweetie department, the ha'penny caramels melted in yer mouth. I made a swing out of a clothes rope and banged me head swinging around the pole. I could go on. Some people now might remember... Read more
The Happy Days
To Mary Muir, I remember you very well. Those were the days. I started school then in February aged 4 and a half years old. I remember all my teachers. I wonder if these names ring a bell, Miss Todd, Miss Taylor, Miss Cuthbert, Mrs Watson, Mrs McCauly, she used to wet her breeks, and Miss Venters. Mckennas chip shop was where we got a poke of chips for some newspapers. I was too small to see over the counter, but these chips were awfly good. Do you remember the slacky hill and Chaws shop where if you asked for an apple she would spit on it to give it a shine? The smell of fire lighters in her shop, it was stinking. I even remember some of the neighbours down Mungall Street. Nowadays you're no safe to leave your door open and then your neighbour was your neighbour. Do you remember chappin some bricks to get money for the pictures, half crown a hundred. The police on the beat,... Read more
Great Memories
Hi there,
Just stumbled onto this site as I normally read the Lochgelly Memories website. At last a website devoted to my favourite place. I remember well the schoolteachers mentioned above. Started at Lumphinnans primary 1949/50 and my first teacher was Mrs Dixon. Janitor was Mr McInally, I served in the police years later with his son Bob, and Headmaster was Mr Craigie. Classmates were, among others, Eck Garvie who was my best mate right through primary school along with Dick McKenzie, Ann McKenzie, Isobel Martin (who I really fancied but never got to know her well enough to tell her), Bobby Blair, Tam Bain, Jimmy Rolland (Now lives in USA), Heather Drysdale, Sandra Bolland, and so on. I could go on and on as I remember them all well.
Last year I re-visited the school (It's an age thing) and was treated really well by the assistant head teacher and other staff members. It brought back happy memories to me because the school and Lumphinnans are places... Read more
