From the Archives of the Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald published on the 18 April 2007 100 YEARS AGO Friday April 19, 1907 ARDROSSAN has 37 licensed carriage drivers and the same number of licensed carriages. A SALTCOATS man was charged with street betting at Ardrossan court on Monday. This was the f...

A wee bit late with this: Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald March 31, 1893 The Provost's Lamp. Maister Editor, --- It's no very aften I trouble ye wi' a scart o' the pen, but there's a thing happened in oor toon the noo that has fairly risen up ma birse, Ye'll maybe no ken that we ha'e got a Provost's...

RIP Joe. Remember Joe and the lovely Sadie from way back.

Keep informed and up to date with the announcement pages from our local newspaper. https://www.ardrossanherald.com/announcements/death_notices/ A big thank you to Tom McGrattan who over many years has kept our members informed by posting these weekly since we were an emailing group. A wonderful job...

Another thing to keep you occupied is to learn or revisit the basic steps of dancing. Wife and I are now getting back to our love for Rock 'n' Roll dancing. We originally learned by joining a local R 'n' R group some ten years ago. You don't need a partner to learn the basic steps. I learned the bas...

Back home now from our aborted domestic round Australia cruise in celebration of our 56th wedding anniversary. There were no infections on board, so although there is no need for us to quarantine ourselves we have decided to stay out of circulation for 14 days just in case something arises with any...

Just for fun - perhaps even educational. :roll: 1. What species of fish are also known as kippers? Herring 2. Which sport did Willie Wood represent Scotland in during eight Commonwealth game? Lawn Bowls 3. What fruit is also known as the Chinese Gooseberry? Kiwi fruit 4. The Scottish Grand National...

Love these dogs! Such a fun video.

Happy birthday, Sarah. Enjoy your day. Sit out in the beautiful Autumn sunshine Melbourne has turned on for your special day.

From the Archives of the Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald published on the 11 April 2007 100 YEARS AGO Friday April 12 1907 AT the half-yearly Licensing Count for the Burgh of Saltcoats, a grocer's licence was granted to Mr Robert Couper Wilkie for premises at 46 Dockhead Street, for which the applican...

Posted this some years ago when we were an emailing group: I so wanted to introduce myself to him when he arrived at Melbourne Airport with Celtic in the 1970s where I worked. I remember it as if it were yesterday but I had to ignore him even though I actually stood alongside him in the Customs Hall...

What some people will do to get an O.B.E.