Hi Jane

You aren't Jane Gunn by any chance? I went to Ardrossan Academy in 1967 and left in 1971 - I was a member of Mrs Mcdougal's gaelic choir.

Meg Gordon

Dont know if anyone saw the recent announcement that Ken Stott was taking over as Ian Rankin's Inspector Rebus. John Hannah looked far too young and fresh faced to play this auld, wise cynical cop. Really looking forward to watching it. Loved all the books.

Meg

One of the main things that I remember as a child was the smell on the old Glen Sannox boat - I believe it was refitted and is went somewhere in the middle east to ferry passengers around. The smell was unique - it had a hot oil/grease smoky wooden painted leathery type smell. It is difficult to exp...

Hi Catherine and Ellen Yes, the song was written by Paul Simon and he sang it on his solo tour a couple of years ago when we saw him in Edinburgh. He said he wrote quite a lot of stuff when he was unknown and touring the UK - he really was homesick - Homeward Bound was another song he wrote sitting ...

I have just been over to Trinity Square at Tower Hill (the garden of rememberance for merchant seamen who died during the war) and couldn't get photos as they are filming something there (again)! Few months ago in the summer it was the Lara Croft movie - this time it looked like Ian Ogilvie. Am back...

Hughie

Believe it or not - this is where I work - (near the tower, not in it!!) so I will get someone from work to bring their camera in tomorrow and see what I can do.

Meg