Nostalgic memories of Skares's local history

Share your own memories of Skares and read what others have said

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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I had a lump in my throat reading about Skares. I was born there but the family, Mum, Dad, brother Jim and I moved to Cumnock when I was one year old so Cumnock is Hame to me. Mum was a Skares lass Mary Hazlett (nee Davidson). The Davidsons lived in the Auld Raw I believe. Andy, Maggie, sons David and James, daughters Jenny and Mary. My Dad Alex "Sanny" Hazlett was from Ochiltree. I was born in ...see more
To me there is nowhere like Skares was, and anyone who came from there will say the same.  Everybody knew everybody else and they were always ready to help anyone that needed it.  You could go out and leave your door open without worrying about anything being pinched.  In the summer we used to all go on a picnic doon the blackwater when it was nice, and we'd go for walks roon the pluck. My mother sometimes took us up to ...see more