Slag Bing

A Memory of Newmains.

I remember sliding down the slag bing on breadboards we stole from behind the Co -op on Westwood Road. My granny lived on Westwood Road near the sweetie shop which was later bought by Dan McArdle. My granny's house had an outside toilet whitch was about 30 yards from the back door - not funny. I remember an out building where the woman did their washing together in a big wooden tub called a bine, I think. I remember all the kids being wased in the tub on washdays, no mater if your mother was there or not. I remember the wee shop on Westwood Road called the pantry, owned by Ammie Jacconelli.

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