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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
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!
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.
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
Glenluce
Hi my name is Alan Leitch, all of my family did come from Glenluce from 1740 to 1960s. I spent every school holiday from the age of five until I was 15 years old in Glenluce with my friends Peter Frothingham and Murry McCracken, roaming the Shore Road and Stairhaven or in Glenluce Railway Signal box with Peter's dad who was a signalman, or helping the blacksmith who had his forge at the back of my grandmother's cottage. I had to attend Ladyburn Church with my mum and grandmother every Sunday and a small mission in the evening, my mother was not allowed to even knit and I was not allowed outside as it was the Sabbath. My wife and I return to Glenluce every year and I find the village has not changed much over the years in apperance, apart from cars on both sides of the road and of course all the shops have long gone like the ironmongers, butchers, general store owned and run by the Henrys and... Read more
Balcary
Hi, I was born in New Luce and brought up at Balcary holdings by my dad, aunt, and gran. I went to Glenluce school. My uncle was a mechanic in Mclellands garage in the village, his wife worked in the bakers. I visit twice a year as the aunt who brought me up still lives in the village, aged 94.
