The picture of the construction work reminds me of an unpleasant saunter in Stinston in 1980. I worked with Strathclyde Roads and had to don the waders and saunter down the burn with tape measure and other survey equipment and then prepare drawings for the strengthening project. We entered at the up...

Little Plum, the houses and flats on the dairy side were all even numbers with the upstairs flats sharing a common entry and the same number. The odd numbered houses in Ardoch Crescent started beyond Campbell Blairs shop opposite Firth View. Confusion was then introduced when the 10 "new" ...

Senior rugby team 1972

I need to correct the post re Ivy Willet , he was my mother's cousin. Ivy's brother Jim was also a police officer and lived next to the McCrindles at Golf Avenue.

When I was a boy Sergeant Ivy Willet lived in one of them. Constable Willie McCrindle may have lived in the other. Constable McCrindle, I remember used to cut the grass at St Peter's RC Church on his days off. I often saw him as I passed in a bus. I think he emigrated to Australia in the mid-60s. W...

In my introduction posting, I mentioned a Holiday Guide from around 1967. Many of the advertisers have been mentioned in earlier posts, especially the collated list by John Donnelly, but here is a complete listing. Isaac Cherry Ltd, Builders, 83 New Street (also has a shop with fireplaces, furniture...

I can recall the shock I got when I clapped eyes on their giant, now this is where my memory lets me down, Dutch rabbits ?. I was used to seeing the normal sized rabbit up the slag bing. :lol: They were certainly much bigger than the wild rabbits. Mentioning the slag bing has me thinking - was that...

and then Winnings (Station Road). Not all at the same time, you needed moves to negotiate a pay rise. Not much chance of that with Peggy Robinson behind the counter. :) Too true, and missing a delivery was a definite no no. I recall a mention of Tom Wilson and the animals. It was his older brother ...

A great wander down memory lane, especially around the shore side of the station gates. It reminded me of my days as a paper boy for Lewis's (Carment Drive) then later for Sawyers (Shore Road) and then Winnings (Station Road). Not all at the same time, you needed moves to negotiate a pay rise. The r...

Hello I am John Grant, not related to Richard or the Grant Arms. Half my life lived in Stevenston, bottom end, the rest in Kilwinning so far. I went to Ardeer Primary then to Stevenston High and Auchenharvie Academy, helping with the big move. The saunter roon Stinstin is brilliant bringing back lot...