Nostalgic memories of Wishaw's local history

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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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still remember growing up there good people and great community guy fawkes night was great fireworks organisd by parents including andrew macmillan who run the bingo and owned the stag pub at the bottom of the town a great treat for us who could not afford to buy them i went to berryhill primary then on to wishaw high school re and on mmmmmmember wishaw south railway station the model greyhound track====could go on and on ah mmm
i was born robert shearer in jan 1938 stayed i russel st 97 then moved 2 no 103 started work at skelleys motherwell then served my time in waddels russel st got married moved 2 newarthill, then 2 years KOSB then back 2 newart hill stayed in prefab 5 the green then 2 legbrannock cres still married 2 jean
I saw Wullie Mitchell, guitarist with the Midlanders. in the Wishaw press recently. He writes science fiction now. I played with the Midlanders on drums when i was only 15yrs, that was a bit like science fiction diving around in this old comer van to gigs all over the county. Wullie, come to think of it now, does look a bit like Mr Spock. Norrie McKechnie
lots of discussion on this group --recent copy of the bellshill speaker carried a story regards them -also a photograph of the group willie mitchell was still gigging until a few years ago great band!!!