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East Kilbride Scouts Camp at Glentrool
Summer Camp for many East Kilbride Scouts in 1977 was a choice between an expensive long distance coach trip to Switzerland or a cheaper and fun District Camp at Glentrool just an hour and a half ride away on a service bus!
I took a patrol of my boys from the 3rd East Kilbride Troop (55th Clydesdale) to join the District Camp and we were blessed with beautiful weather every day to enjoy our forest campsite. Most days we swam in the waters below the Falls of Minnoch. It was terrifying jumping into the icy cold water on a hot day!
My Childhood
I am writing about my memories of Glentrool. I lived at number 3 Glentrool near the teacher's house in a bonnie wee house. Mrs Mckay was our next door neighbour. I enjoyed it when the wood cutters were working with the shire horses. I liked the school there. I remember the winter time, it was great fun. My name is Jim Macpherson. I remember Mr & Mrs Coburn and wee Jimmy Campbell who lived doon the road. I enjoyed fishing in the wee burn and visiting the river further on. I had an aunt and uncle at Minigaff, they had a farm, I enjoyed it there. I remember Newton Stewart fondly. I went to the cinema there in 1966 for my first time to see 'Snow White'. I also remember playing 'kick the can' and 'hide and seek' and playing soldiers. My dad moved from the village in 1971 to West Lothian, I wasn't happy about it as I missed my wee village, we were a big family. Where I... Read more
Wigtownshire memories
Born And Bred in Minnigaff
I along with my brothers, Stewart and Graeme, our parents Allen and Sheila lived our early childhood at 15 McGregor Drive. All went to the original primary school and then onto Creetown Secondary. Many happy memories of my childhood in and around Minnigaff. My Grandparents (Jim and Sally McCreath) lived in Corviesel Avenue Newton Stewart. We moved to England in 1961. I now live in Cyprus. It would be nice to hear from any old school friends from those early days.
Ian Emery
Old Minnigaff Primary Schoool
I remember watching the television in Mr How's class of the landing of the first man on the moon with my fellow class mates of primary 6 and 7. He was a wonderful headmaster. He was the last headmaster of Old Minnigaff Primary School and first in the newly commissioned Minnigaff primary school.
I lived in the cottage beside Creebridge Garage and my father Bill worked there. My mother Doreen was librarian at Wigtown Primary School at the time. Sadly, the bungalow beside Creebridge garage no longer exists and instead, sited on the space where it was, is a filling station.
I have fond memories of Old Minnigaff primary school as it was such an uncomplicated place. I started there in primary 5 under the guidance of a wonderful influence, Mrs Campbell, who was such an elegant, polished and caring lady, with a penchant for pencil skirts and china tea cups, I recall.
Mr How was a lovely man and every pupil was special to him.... Read more
Ian Emery
Ian, Yes I remember you at Minnigaff, we used to have a three way sports with Minnigaff, Stronord and Glentrool in the playing field. Minnigaff always won, Stronord second and poor Glentrool with about twenty pupils last. All old faces are still here, Tom Marr, Willie Cuthbertson, and oh, did some of the girls look pretty in the navy knickers. Yes, great times and some hard footy matches in the park. Tom Hydes was the best header of a football I've ever seen. Good luck.
Memories of A Happy Childhood
This brings back so many memories to me.I was born in 1956 registered just up the hill in the congo at 10 Chain terrace.But all my childhood memories are of the wonderfullly happy time I spent at 3 Chain road with my Grandma and Granda Love. Hugh Love (old Ped) was at various times milkman for Skimmings,drove Palmers tippers,worked at the precast, ran the caravan site for the council then Willie McMillan.Grandma Love was equally industrious having many wee jobs including cleaning at the Ellangowan.Great granny Hughes lived on Harbour st. auntie Eck & uncle Willie (Hughes) lived in Loudon place, I think my family just about had the whole place covered, Great uncle Ernest Wilson had the hardware shop & was church organist, granny & granda Parker were up in Chain terrace, and then the boathouse,uncle David worked the nets for Captain Caird,Wherever I went in the village I could always get a jelly piece! Of course I can't forget the king of the ice cream makers Marina Sisi... Read more
Best Ice Cream
Friends of the family owned a remote cottage towards Cairnsmoor from Creetown. We holidayed from Surrey on steam-hauled trains via Carlisle to the end of the world. Sheep scratched their backs on the corner of the cottage. Brown water baths were handpumped and cooking was on an explosive paraffin cooker. As a small boy building dams, I cut off the downstream farmer's water supply! Best of all was Mr Sisi's icecream in the village. I returned in 1967 to find all my memories. I hope they're mostly still there. Laurie Packer
