The Phoenix Drama Group gave two performances of Not Now Darling in the Blyth Hall. In the early 1970s the Blythe Players and the Green Room Club had combined to form the Phoenix Drama Group. The group presented their shows in the Blyth Hall and the West Hall, Wormit.
In the 1970s the Blythe Players and the Green Room Club combined to become the Phoenix Drama Group. These pictures show a fashion show mounted by the group to raise funds for their productions.
Newspaper cutting from 2004 referring to the toppling of a tree planted by King Haakon at Woodhaven in 1944. He was visiting the Norwegian 333 Squadron based there during WWII. The article explains the Norwegian arrival at Woodhaven and their activities while there. Strong links have been maintained since their departure in 1945.
Police dance in Blyth Hall.
A newspaper cutting photograph of Forgan Church members making a presentation to their minister Rev Albert Bogie. This was on the occasion of his forthcoming marriage in 1978.
Jim Smith was born and bred at Tayfield, and spent his whole working life there. In his final year in 2002 he looked back on his life and shared his memories with Gordon Small, who recorded them all. We are fortunate to have this astonishing record which covers everyday life on the estate to events ...
Newport has always been fortunate to have lots of green space for leisure activities, and a variety of recreation parks to enjoy more organised activities.
The Rio Cinema opened in 1939, just in time for wartime escapism. In its early years it was so popular the programme changed three times weekly.
A beauty contest held at the Rio Youth Club in 1975.
A group of staff who helped run the Rio Youth Club in the 1970s. Read the memories of one of these staff members.
Round Table dinner, possibly taken at St Michaels Inn.
The annual Round Table fete held in the grounds of Tayfield.
Newport Round Table members in very fancy dress 1970s.
Tankard produced in 1989 to celebrate the 21st Charter Dinner of Newport-on-Tay (Scotscraig) Round Table. The tankard lists 23 past Chairmen. 1967 Ian Dow; 1968 Kinnear Baxter; 1969 Stanley Turner; 1970 Colin Vincent; 1971 George Dignan; 1972 Eddie Grimes; 1973 Gordon Small; 1974 Harry McLeod; 1975 Dave Smith; 1976 Ken Honeyman; 1977 Nick Cargill; 1978 Fraser ...
Round Table outing to Dewar's in Perth in 1970s.
Sandford Country House Hotel reminders - hotel brochure 1999, tarriff card from 1966 and Christmas menu from 1998.
The Scaffies' Ball was one of the highlights of the Newport social calendar! An annual pub get-together in the Gauldry Arms between burgh surveyor Jack Morton and the scaffies, started around 1966, eventually developed into the Scaffies' Ball. Photograph is from 1978, ticket from 1977.
Since 1879 Newport School has fulfilled the educational needs of the village, first on the site in Blyth Street, then from 1977 on the outskirts of the village on the Cupar Road.
Wormit School opened in 1896 on the Main road through the village. In 1978 it was replaced by the new school on the hill.
News cutting describing how the Scotscraig went on to further fame as a film star. Both the Abercraig and Scotscraig ended their ferrying days in Malta, but the Scotscraig then went on to star in the Popeye film.
Scouts and Cubs have been active in Newport and Wormit for over 100 years.
Seacraig Garage on King Street. From the 1920s until c. 1990 the garage occupied a substantial area of King Street. From 1940 onwards the garage was owned and managed by Robert Don of the blacksmith family. It provided all the usual services with a showroom for new cars, an extensive workshop and of course petrol ...
Until fairly recently the building at 1 Gowrie Street was always a shop. For most of its life it was a grocery store, but in its earliest days in the 1850s and 1860s it appears to have housed a bakery. Our photographs date from the 1970s and 1980s when it was run under the Spar ...
An account from Historic Scotland explaining the background to the building of St Fillan's Catholic Church in Newport. The church, a most unusual style, was opened in 1893.
