Nostalgic memories of Ormiston's local history

Share your own memories of Ormiston 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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Hi I would just like to share memories with anyone who knows me and remembers Ormiston in the sixties and growing up there. I went to primary school in Ormiston from 1958 to 1965 and I'm trying now to remember teachers at that time. Those I do remember are Jimmy Mann ( headmaster ) , Miss Cairns , Miss Taylor ( I think ) , Jonnie Watson ( the janny ) and after that I'm struggling. Would be nice to hear from anyone I was at school with. Happy days. Bill Thomson.
My first real girl friend was magaret gordon, from ormiston, eastlothian scotland, her father was a miner he an old long nosed wolsley car loke the old police cars, and she had an older sister who went about with her boyfriend on a motorcycle, I cant remember her name, she also had a borother called Ian we used to go to the latenights (dancing) in Tranent and Haddington, If you went through the village as if going to ...see more
I was born and raised in Ormiston,January 20th 1951,the eldest son of John and Agnes Gordon,went all through the primary school then on to the Ross High nin Tranent.