In 2018, Newport and Wormit in Bloom achieved silver gilt awards in the annual Beautiful Fife campaign run by Fife Council.
Those of a certain age will remember using these old stamp machines. You popped in your penny, or two or three (old pennies of course, pre-decimalisation of 1971), and out came your stamp. In the days when snail mail was the only form of communication, these machines were lifelines when the post office was closed. ...
Two stained glass panes from the staircase window in Netherlea House, demolished in 2019.
An explanation of the origins of Wormit Boating Club. Note that the club moved to Woodhaven in 1971, with the new clubhouse being built the following year.
Quirky Choir, which offered everyone the chance to enjoy singing together, was organised and led by Donna Vincent from 2011 until 2019.
I've always found this mural on the blocked up gable window of the house at the bottom of James Street rather intriguing. I've now learned that it was done around 1975 by four-year-old Boo Paterson (now a successful artist) and her older brother who lived in this house. They collected sea glass from the shore ...
Three photographs of children taking part in some of the shows put on by Donna Vincent's Swingsing group. Swingsing ran from 2002 until 2017.
The remains of the windmill which gave the name to Windmill Park. The remains of the wind pump are in the copse of trees at the south end of the park.
Article from Mars Mainsheet, Wormit Boating Club’s newsletter, about the raising of the Mars mooring anchor.
During World War II King Haakon of Norway visited the Norwegian forces based at Woodhaven three times. At least once he was accommodated at Dunvarlich on Riverside Road, one of several houses in Newport that were used for military purposes during the war. Prior to that visit a period en suite from the 1930s was ...
Four amazing photographs showing the real Blyth Hall roof. In 1974 a false ceiling was installed in the hall, which no doubt helped with heating, but it hid this magnificent roof. Architect Robert Lorimer, designer of the Scottish National War Memorial in Edinburgh Castle, and of our own Newport memorial, described this ceiling as one ...
Two views of St Fillan's Catholic Church, Newport-on-Tay, one from King Street, one from Queen Street .
Drawing of Trinity Church at the bottom of High Street. The church was opened in 1881 and closed in 2016.
A leaflet detailing the history of St Mary's Church.
St Mary's Church then and now. The early photograph gives a wonderful view of the fairly new St Mary's, built 1886 - 1887. Older neighbours the Congregational Church (1868), Newport School (1879) and the tower of St Thomas' (1870) are just visible behind, while Tayfield Estate office can be seen on the right. There's just ...
Interior view of St Fillan's Catholic Church in King Street, Newport-on-Tay.
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.
The memorial window in St Mary's Church. The window commemorates C Douglas Mitchell of Kirk Road, West Newport who died, aged 20, on 26 March 1918.
Local school children and Brownies designed colourful sails and bunting to celebrate the road bridge's half centenary.
Local school children and Brownies designed colourful sails and bunting to celebrate the road bridge's half centenary.
Local school children and Brownies designed colourful sails and bunting to celebrate the road bridge's half centenary.
Local school children and Brownies designed colourful sails and bunting to celebrate the road bridge's half centenary.
The Newport School Primary 7 class in 1975 were all born in 1963. To celebrate their 50th birthdays they held a reunion in the Brig o' Tay. See this Primary 7 class, and also as Primary 1.
2022 marked the 100th anniversary of the unveiling of the Newport, Wormit and Forgan war memorial. To mark this centenary, the Newport History Group embarked on a remembrance project, entitled Lest We Forget. We also wanted to involve our two local primary schools so that the pupils might gain a deeper understanding of the meaning ...