Glenmavis Primary School

A Memory of Glenmavis.

My name was Dorothy Nilsen, I fondly remember Glenmavis Primary School, in late 1950-1960s, and then on to Airdrie High. I lived in a little cottage, 205 Glenmavis Road, just past the Burn and before the first bus stop to the village. I remember wee pals like Elizabeth, Aileen, Jennifer, Margaret and Ian, wee Archie and Willie Wilson. I eventually got a push-bike, and I'd get out to other villages and places just for exploring, adventure and picnics, growing up the village that somehow organised bus trips to Edinburgh and Hamilton and Motherwell, all to do with ice skating or similar.
We played in the surrounding fields and woods, had a post office/sweetie shop, Co-op, a newsagent that did frozen Jubilees, and a chip shop that always seemed to clean his fat out on a Monday.
I've got a couple of pictures, me and the whole class at Glenmavis School maybe 1961-63ish and a lovely one of a gorgeous collie dog Elizabeth and I used to walk for the love of it. Once we'd spent our pocket money we'd hang about for the Saturday church wedding, and if we collected enough, go to Airdire to to get Woolworth's sweeties and pretend at being grown up by trying lipsticks on and getting chased out of stores, ha ha. (Bus fare was a penny halfpenny.)
From Airdrie High, and at 16 my first job was with 'Squaregrip', but we then moved to Edinburgh, mother wanted to be near her sisters when Dad died.
Should that ring a bell with anyone from that era, I'd love to hear from you.

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