Hi Donna I did a quick check on a site 192.com which gives you people listed in either the telephone book or the electoral role. Both Catherine and John Cowan are listed in Saltcoats. unfortunately you have to buy credits to see the address, but the reassuring thing is they are still listed on the e...

I have the same package I managed to pick up Family tree maker 2005 for only £2.00 and I have found it so easy to use and gives a variety of layouts. Most of the other ones I looked at were much more expensive. I think i got it so cheap because there was a more up to date version on the market. :D

My mother was born at 89 Raise street and the building is still standing last time I visited Saltcoats

Thanks for the pictures I just heard the news this morning and my mother was frantic as my aunt and uncle stay in canal street I have now been able to reassure her it was not their block that went up. She was unable to get them on the phone but they could be away or evacuated. So many thanks

Jacquie

Bob i have tasted the haggis pie and in my opinion it doesnt taste great it is just a scotch pie pastry case with haggis. However I can recommend a good old fashioned morning roll with a slice of haggis, a slice of crispy bacon and then a tattie scone on top definately a little slice of heaven. Most...

It must be an Ayrshire thing the sausage in yer steak pie. We have always made it that way. When I moved to Dumfries my friends had never heard of it and even here in the Borders you get some strange looks when you dish it up. New Years Day would not be complete without steak pie grand for soaking u...

I stayed in Dumfries for 15 years and my children got St Andrews day off every year it was only when we moved to the Borders that I realised that Dumfries and Galloway is one of the minority in still celebrating our national day. They also used to have a big firework display on St Andrews night but ...

I have used firefox for almost a year now and I have downloaded ie7 but still prefer Firefox think I just have got so used to it and to be honest the tab browsing has become such a way of life now you forget about the old days having all the individual windows open.


Jacquie

I loved Melbourne cup day when I was over visiting we had a great day all the family got together and had a barbie and watched the race. The only relative who wasnt able to be there was cousins hubby ...........he owned the tote so was kind of tied up ..........wonder why .....I did manage to have 1...

I think he may have eloped ............after all you can get all the way to Gretna with his new bus pass.........lol

Here are the pictures i promised from sun 22/10/06 when we visited the ark royal sorry the quality isnt that good they were taken with my phone.

Hi Linda the one in Berwick upon tweed has just done the same they are taken over by a company called westgate they no longer take your dividend card and the things are not of the same quality at least you knew if you went to the co-op you knew it would at least be a of a decent standard. I have to ...