When I come back to Saltcoats and drive over Jacks Road bridge I feel a bit disappointed when I see the space where the scout hut used to be.myself and my two brothers had a lot of happy memories locked up in there,and became friends with a lot of excellent boy's,Stan Chapman,Gary Fullerton,Ian McLe...

Your mother was a very nice lady,I used to talk to her when she done her shopping in Safeway's.She deserved to win,quality is always better than quantity.

The record shop in the middle of Hamilton Street was Baillie's.It closed in the late sixties and sold off their stock of records at bargain prices as I bought quite a few.They also sold and rented out televisions if memory serves me well.

I started an apprenticeship at Herdmans in1964,Hume Black was the foreman.The owners Mr and Mrs Martin lived in "The Croft"in Dalry.David Martin died in a hospital of heart trouble,and Mrs Martin died when her electric blanket went on fire.They were both very nice people to know and work f...

The Brady twins Billy and Bobby lived in Adams Avenue Saltcoats and were in the same primary school class as Jean and Colin Christie.

I will be voting to leave,I am brassed off listening to what fire and brimstone will befall us.Do you think Mercedes,B.M.W.and Volkswaggen will refuse to send their cars and spares to us.I don't think you need to panic if you prefer a Fiat,Seat,or Renault,will the Danish farmers start culling their ...

If you are waiting for oil from the Clyde you'll be waiting a while.I only seen what state the 3 towns were in when I moved to England years ago,the same as anybody else who moved away.The only ones who don't see it are the ones who live there.It still doesn't detract from the state the council have...

I have just been up to Scotland to visit friends and relations that live in the three towns.The first thing that struck me and my wife was the terrible state of the roads.How can North Ayrshire councill justify this with all they take in local taxes,the shambles at Morrisons roundabout just about su...

Stupid me,of course it was 1966,if it was the other I wouldn't have been able to afford it,as trying to help one daughter through Uni' and another through college,(and still doing night shift).

If my memory serves me well the first band to appear at the Pavillion,maybe to open it,was 'TheTroggs',so it was the summer of 1996,and it was a Friday night as I couldn't go as I had to start nightshift at Herdmans the bakers,I also remember the Beatstalkers from Glasgow appearing.Hope this helps.

Bruce was his older brother.