Curling Club badge, showing a game in progress on the lower pond, plus the little clubhouse.
Newspaper article from 2008 noting the death of Sandy Rankine of Woodhaven. Noted for his knowledge of the local area, Sandy was involved almost all his life with the family joinery business. After World War II Sandy helped maintain close links with the Norwegian servicemen who had been based at Woodhaven.
Display sheet giving information and examples of Alberto Morrocco's work (1917-1998).
Poster giving information about local artist, Alexander Allan, with images of four of Allan's paintings.
Display sheet giving information and examples of the work of local artist, Neil Dallas Brown (1938-2003).
Display sheet giving information about, and examples of, the work of local sculptor, Scott Sutherland. NB: We now have it on good authority, from Scott's son David, that they did not come to live in Newport until 1954.
The first doctor in Newport, Doctor John Stewart arrived in 1867. His house and surgery were at 10 Cupar Road, and this was the location of the surgery for well over 100 years.
We were sent the following doggy memories from the 1970s. "Does anyone remember the dogs there were in the 1970s in Newport? There was Trixie who used to come to Windmill Park when we had hockey practice from Newport Primary. The huge black Labrador belonging to the doctor who would lie in wait on top of ...
Drawing of Newport School on Kilnburn/Blyth Street.
Series of photographs showing East Newport Station site after closure. The station closed in 1969 and houses were built on the site by 1980. These photographs probably date from mid 1970s before final clearance of site. Only the main station building (picture 4) was retained.
Eddie Grimes had his joinery workshop here on West Road in the 1960s and 1970s. For such an unassuming building, 35/37 West Road has an interesting history. The building started its life as the chapel for the Congregational Church, and it fulfilled this purpose from probably around 1822 until 1868 when their new church was ...
Framed acknowledgement of ending of over 100 years of outdoor curling on Tayfield land. Presented to the Berry family in 1977.
Ex-Guiders celebrating 50 years of Guiding in Newport. 1973.
Ex-Guides and Guiders gathered to celebrate 50 years of Guiding in Newport. 1973.
Ex-Guiders celebrating 60 years of Guiding in Newport. 1983.
Examples of local wildlife artist, Len Fullerton's work.
Photograph of participants in a pottery class at Forgan Arts Centre, which was opened in the former Forgan School after it closed in the early 1970s.
A view of the 'new' Forgan Church, opened in 1841. In 1981 the congregation united with those of St Thomas' and St Fillan's churches and Forgan Church closed.
Forgan Parish Church 850 years 1124 - 1974. Fund-raising gift day envelope 15 September 1974.
Order of Service from the service commemorating 900 years of a church in Forgan Parish. Newport-on-Tay Church of Scotland organised an open-air service on Sunday 18 August 2024, in the grounds of the old ruined Forgan Church.
For the last 100 years there have been groups of Brownies and Guides in both Newport and Wormit, catering for all ages.
These two photographs show the winning guy in the bonfire night inter-school competition held annually, and organised by the Round Table. This one is from November 1972. Judging was by Round Table members outside the Blyth Hall. The winning guy went on top of the Round Table bonfire. Apparently Wormit School won quite often. Eddie ...
Our High Street has been home to a tremendous range of shops and businesses over the years, with many firm family favourites among them.
A magazine article from 1974 noting the history of the joinery business based at Woodhaven. It was started by William Buist in 1875, continued by his grandson William Rankine after World War I, and taken over by next generation Sandy Rankine in the 1960s.
