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Fife memories
The Milton
I was born and brought up in the Milton. Lived at 2 Milton Rows. I can remember going to Crossshill School. Miss Foote and Miss Page were two of the teachers. I remember well the Miners Galas, the potato picking, and what seemed to be long warm summers when us children played ball on the large end wall of the houses, much to Granny Renton's disgust. We also played paldies and skipping and Tig. I remember the wash houses and how we always had soup on wash days as it took my mother all morning to do the washing in the huge wash tub. I remember too when the Second World War finished and we had a big bonfire at the back of the houses. My sister walked down passed between what was Dr Sinclair's house and Anderson's pub and viewed the new houses there now. We had a living room with a sink and a bed recess one bedroom and an outside toilet. The linoleum shone and my mum made... Read more
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
Connie Young
hello connie
what a blast from the past you were my little brother eddies girl friend ,we lived 3 doors up from you can you remember eddie was in hospital and they let him home for the night,so the kids moved the bonfire in front of our window then the ambulance came to take him back and they let the tyres down so that he could stay and watch the fireworks,our eddie is in mansfield so is mareesha and im now in yorkshire,love to have a proper chat but can,t find you on facebook
isabel (garvie) abbott x
Growing up in Cowdenbeath
I still live in Cowdenbeath and although it has drastically changed (for the worse) I have lots of good memories of growing up in Arthur Place which made me an "ower the brigger" - street games with my pals - walks over moss morran or even Burntisland - roller skating at the Palais - shopping in the High Street in the 1960s wearing rollers and a head scarf - local hops in Demarcos -my first boyfriend - "winching" in the close. Shops - Woolworths. Sharps, Fowlis, Stotts, Muirs the music store where I bought my first record. The Cop-op where you could buy everything. Not a bad place to grow up but then again there were no rich and poor then. Good job for memories because there is nothing here now.
