In my class at school, Andy Campbell's uncle - George ( Towser) Nicol played for Salycoats Vics then went on to Manchester United scoring two goals in his first game. Gordon Taylor's father played for Clyde, I think his brother, Kenneth, also played professional football. My uncle, Tommy Cairns pla...

Kilmarnock Herald April 26, 1946 Obituary - Mr R. Allison Though it was known that he had been ill for quite a time previously, the passing, in his 86th year, of Mr R. Allison, who resided with his daughter, Mrs Watson, Barrie Terrace, Ardrossan, was a shock to most who knew him. A native of the to...

From the Archives of the Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald published on November 21, 2012 [/i] 150 YEARS AGO on November 1862 Captain David Crawford has "taken off a feu at the head of Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan, on which to erect a dwelling house of a superior class. The only display of rej...

Hi Tom,
Happy birthday on this your special day. You've been such an extra special member over so many years to all our members who are living away from home. Enjoy!

Hi Cisoux,
Sorry, I can't help you on that. I was hoping someone else would come on and perhaps answer you're question.

cisoux wrote: ↑Mon Apr 21, 2025 10:53 pm Hi Hughie, do you have contact with any of the staff at Auchenharvie who were there from 1993 to 1998?

From the Archives of the Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald published on November 14, 2012 [/i] 150 YEARS AGO on November 1862 At the Stevenston Ornithological Exhibition, the Misses Neille, Ardeer House gained first, second and third in the class for rare birds. A picture in which a timepiece and mu...

Spot on Brian. Well spotted! Grandson is at the very top of the pile of junior golfers in that photo from a few years ago.
Here's a video of them having a bit of fun:

Australian Amateur Golf Championships - Royal Sydney G.C. 1994 Australian Golf Union Journal - Autumn 1994 Thought I'd posted this on the board some years ago. https://imgur.com/a/REp2QRx Englishman Warren Bennett might have claimed the most prestigious of all Australian Amateur Championships in wi...

Thanks for that, Brian. Ian Breckenridge would be 83/84 years old at the time of this post - my late brother Bobby McCallum is on his right.

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From the Archives of the Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald published on November 7, 2012 [/i] 150 YEARS AGO on October, 1862 As a result of the recent gales, some Quebec oak logs and a number of battens were washed ashore on the south end of Arran. Grocers and other merchants in Saltcoats have comme...

From the Archives of the Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald published on October 31, 2012 [/i] 150 YEARS AGO on October, 1862 In the Assembly Rooms, Ayr, twenty players took part in the Country Draught's Championship, and the winners were: 1. W. Reid 2. J. Dunlop 3. T. Gray 4. G. Wright. Patrick Warn...

Just for fun - perhaps even educational. :roll: 1. Which alcoholic beverage is made from fermented honey and water? mead 2. Name this song from the 70s ... I met him in a cell in New Orleans / I was Down and out? Mr Bojangles by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band ‧ 1970 3. Manfred von Richthofen who was a pilo...