The air raid shelter was on the sea wall where the new houses are. It was set about 5 feet back from the edge. Standing at the door on the east end nearest the water corner that we used to store our canoes. Directly opposite was Don’s old Blacksmith shop and forge. Maybe about 20 ...
While based at Woodhaven the Catalina flying boats were not always loaded with lethal explosives destined for German U boats. Transportation of goods to Norway was equally important. Sometimes they carried passengers to or from Norway. On other occasions their cargo consisted of food and medicines for the civilian population. One of those who carried ...
Many local people still fondly remember the football and cricket matches held regularly on the sandbank out in the river. “The original sandbank football matches were an annual one between a team from Wormit Boating Club and Dundee Corinthian Boating Club (who were based near Craig Pier). By then they were usually on the sandbank between ...
Walking down the south side of the High Street there was Beatt and Tait's, with Frank Smith's a little further on. Now Frank was a gentleman, I worked for him, firstly with an evening paper round then latterly also a morning round, meeting Frank at the station to get the papers from the train and ...
The Granary was used by the Blythe Players as storage and a scenery workshop. In the latter half of the sixties my father was the Stage Manager with the players, I was his assistant and together with a few willing helpers we were responsible for the post production work prior to each play presentation at the Blyth ...
We used to go every Friday night after Cubs and a 3d poke of chips from Stinkie's. I always had a free pass from Fag Louttit's because I did a paper round there. Great fun beating the seats in the ninepennies when the cavalry appeared over the hill. The dust we raised added to the atmosphere. Handfuls ...
June Turner’s memories of the Rio Youth Club, as told to Wendy Irons on 19th September 2020. “I was working as a youth leader in a school in Dundee in the evenings. A young woman knocked at my house door in Newport one evening and said that Newport needed a youth club. I can’t remember her name. ...
I was also involved in starting up the youth club. We used to meet in the West Hall in Wormit and the leaders, a husband and wife (cannot remember names), were instrumental in getting the Rio as a venue. I donated many of my 45s to the record collection for the discos. My brother Bob ...
Willie Rankine (1890-1976) operated the family joinery business from the workshop at Woodhaven pier. His grandfather William Buist had started the business in 1875. With the death of his mother when he was an infant, Willie grew up with his grand-parents at Woodhaven. Willie had a lifelong interest in the local area and its history. ...
Brian Malaws' memories of the Tay Road Bridge being built. What an interesting website! The bit that brought back the memories for me was the section on the Tay road bridge. We spent every summer holiday in Crail from the 1950s on and although we had relatives north of Dundee, we rarely visited as our only ...
What an interesting website! The bit that brought back the memories for me was the section on the Tay road bridge. We spent every summer holiday in Crail from the 1950s on and although we had relatives north of Dundee, we rarely visited as our only option was to travel by train, so the Tay ...
This is the small wood at the junction of Inverdovat and Cupar roads. It used to be used as a “tinker” encampment. The tinkers would do seasonal work and go round the doors hawking. It was said they would leave a mark to warn off their comrades from unfruitful doors and a mark for the ...
Memories from Stewart Montgomery It was Royal Buildings which started the old memory cells ticking away. It's likely that what I'm about to say is, in the main, well documented in your records but I'll continue anyway. I arrived in Newport in 1963 at the age of 14 and until I was 21 I lived at ...
