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by josereyes
Sun Dec 20, 2020 9:46 am
Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
Topic: WHAT FAMOUS PEOPLE HAVE VISITED.....?
Replies: 143
Views: 100433

Re: WHAT FAMOUS PEOPLE HAVE VISITED.....?

I think it was way back in the late sixties/early seventies that my brother said to me that the Russian premier Kosigyin was visiting Hunterston power station. As he was interested in politics he drove us up the scoast road and we parked about half way between Ardrossan abd Seamill and then just wai...
by josereyes
Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:17 pm
Forum: Schools - The Schools we attended
Topic: Saltcoats Secondary School : prizelist 1967
Replies: 6
Views: 10500

Re: Saltcoats Secondary School : prizelist 1967

Regarding Robert Vogwell (Robert Oliver Vogwell) I used to live at 40 Auchenharvie Road, and Robert lived at number 46 Auchenharvie Road. We were good friends from about aged 9 through to about 14 as I remember and then just drifted apart. Fast forward to now when I was doing some family research an...
by josereyes
Sat Sep 09, 2017 10:36 am
Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
Topic: Auchenharvie Estate
Replies: 4
Views: 2795

Auchenharvie Estate

Anybody recall Auchenharvie estate between Saltcoats and Stevenston in the sixties ? I used to live in Auchenharvie Road and Auchenharvie was the place to go and play during the summer. The forest was huge and deep and ran right along from the end of Auchenharvie road almost to Stevenston. There wer...
by josereyes
Sat Nov 22, 2014 9:12 am
Forum: Schools - The Schools we attended
Topic: Saltcoats Junior Secondary 1960 - Photo
Replies: 12
Views: 14291

Re: Saltcoats Junior Secondary 1960 - Photo

From the background it looks like Saltcoats Public School ?
by josereyes
Sun Nov 02, 2014 9:35 pm
Forum: Schools - The Schools we attended
Topic: Saltcoats Junior Secondary (Jacks Road 1963)
Replies: 5
Views: 5974

Re: Saltcoats Junior Secondary (Jacks Road 1963)

Well I was at Saltcoats Public school from 1958 onwards and then moved to Saltcoats Junior Secondary. I recall that the teacher took our class up to visit our classroom and see other parts of the school before the school was officially opened! That was a novelty a I remember, I think it was about 19...