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by Meg
Tue Jan 24, 2006 8:58 am
Forum: Threetowners' Photo Album
Topic: Broomlee Residential School - 1952 Scots Magazine article
Replies: 8
Views: 5845

Sorry - senior moment, I meant to say the two weeks at West Linton, not one.
:oops:
by Meg
Tue Jan 24, 2006 8:55 am
Forum: Threetowners' Photo Album
Topic: Broomlee Residential School - 1952 Scots Magazine article
Replies: 8
Views: 5845

Does anyone remember how much it cost for a week at West Linton? I think my mum paid something like £4 in 1964, but I couldn't say for sure.

Meg
by Meg
Wed Jan 18, 2006 4:39 pm
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: Have a look at this Rabbie Burns Website
Replies: 7
Views: 4265

Hi John I am really lucky to say that I attended Tom Devine's Scottish History lectures. He was the head of History when I was at Strathclyde Uni as a mature student. I was doing Computer Science but I had a friend who was doing history and her tales of tom's lectures were so funny I ended up stayin...
by Meg
Tue Jan 17, 2006 1:31 pm
Forum: Family Research (Genealogy) - Guest Posting Allowed.
Topic: ardrossan cemetery
Replies: 6
Views: 6349

Just to expand on Hughie's directions, if you get the train from glasgow, you should get off at Ardrossan South Beach station, turn right and just keep walking - keep the park on the right hand side (locally called the Plantation), cross over the road, and straight on past the School - (Ardrossan Ac...
by Meg
Tue Jan 17, 2006 1:26 pm
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: Have a look at this Rabbie Burns Website
Replies: 7
Views: 4265

Do you have the website for our Scotsman Newpaper? If so have a look or find it on GOOGLE at the headline article for the 16 Jan on "English MPs rebel at prospect of Scots PM THE power wielded at Westminister by Scottish MPs has come under unprecedented attack in a deepening English rebellion ...
by Meg
Mon Jan 02, 2006 11:39 am
Forum: Family Research (Genealogy) - Guest Posting Allowed.
Topic: Searching for Smith Family
Replies: 6
Views: 5644

Re: Searching for Smith Family

As far as accommodation in the area is concerned I'm not really the person to ask - I've been away from the area a long time. Perhaps someone local can inform you on that. Hello Welcome to the group. I live in Ayrshire so am not the best person to ask about local hotels etc, however, I have got the ...
by Meg
Fri Dec 30, 2005 2:51 pm
Forum: Computing & Forum related Issues
Topic: Phishing Expeditions again
Replies: 0
Views: 2748

Phishing Expeditions again

Hi everyone I have been sent phishing emails by what looks like Ebay and Amazon - both asking for details of username, password, bank account, pin no. etc. One of these (Amazon) comes from India, and the other from Korea. If you haven't seen one of these before, they look as if they are legit, but n...
by Meg
Fri Dec 30, 2005 2:44 pm
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: happy new year
Replies: 6
Views: 3237

Happy New Year to Everyone. Here in Melbourne, Aus. we are expecting temperatures in the 40s tomorrow. Oh. for a drop of snow!! Netta Oh Netta you can have some - nay ALL - of mine if you like. Although I must admit when I was walking down Queen Street in Auckland in January a couple of years ago, ...
by Meg
Fri Dec 30, 2005 2:28 pm
Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
Topic: Any Snow on Arran?
Replies: 2
Views: 2813

Arran didn't have any snow yesterday, but Ayr got it's first dusting last night - as James said about Kilwinning, but it is also all washed away this morning. Still cold though .....

Meg
by Meg
Thu Dec 29, 2005 12:28 pm
Forum: Computing & Forum related Issues
Topic: (RESOLVED) Anyone Having Trouble Connecting
Replies: 3
Views: 4218

Hi Hughie

I have had a couple of times when I got an error saying I did not have the correct permissions to view this page. Cant remember the browser error code - 2 something.

M
by Meg
Wed Dec 21, 2005 1:00 pm
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: What's the Answer?
Replies: 159
Views: 47896

Re: What's the answer

During the 20's, in which play by J M Barrie did a group of players from the three towns win the British Finals and went on to win again in New York?

Meg
by Meg
Wed Dec 21, 2005 11:15 am
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: What's the Answer?
Replies: 159
Views: 47896

Lees Macaroon bars

Sorry, just catching up on some of these

Lees lees more if you please
all of us asking on bended knees
for pickaninies and grandpapas
its lees for luscious macaroon bars

I think this is it:-)

Meg