A rather battered copy of the cover of the constitution for Wormit Bowling Club which was established in 1901 with funds loaned by the members. The constitution was drawn up following their first AGM in September of that year.
Newport Guide camp at Butterstone in 1966.
Newport Guide Camp at Butterstone in 1966.
Beavers celebrating their first birthday in 1984.
Maharajah of Kallimpoor (Call him poor) arrives at Wormit Station in 1933.
Cutting the first sod for the new Scout hut at Waterstone Crook in 1986.
A very old photograph probably around 1890. Trinity Church on the right and St Mary's in the centre. The block of shop and houses next to the steps has not yet been built, allowing a glimpse of St Thomas' in the distance. The shops were built around 1891 so the photograph pre-dates that. Newport Inn ...
First Newport Guide Company in 1964-1965.
Inspecting the (unseen) air cadets in RAF's Wings for Victory week 1943. Note the ornate railing which surrounded the Blyth Hall until taken away to make Spitfires - supposedly.
The sea cadets are inspected by Alf Burgess, a local officer in charge of the cadets, during Warships Week 1942.
Army cadet inspection in War Weapons Week 1941. During the war certain weeks were allocated to advertise each of the armed services and to raise their profile among the public. This photograph, along with that of the Warships Week 1942 and RAF's Wings for Victory Week in 1943 demonstrate these campaigns in Newport. Provost Fairweather ...
1944 wartime wedding group at rear of Blyth Hall. It was the wedding of Gladys Jack who lived in Struan Street. She married Jon Roe, one of the Norwegians based at Woodhaven. Marguerite Fairweather is in Land Girl uniform centre front.
Fancy dress parade in Newport High Street as part of the victory celebrations at the end of WW2. It was probably very soon after the end of the war - possibly VE Day. Note the absence of male onlookers. Ron Caird is the young cowboy.
Wormit and district 'B' Coy Home Guard, photographed in Gauldry School playground. There was also a Newport Home Guard based in the ARP (Air Raid Precautions) building in King Street. They drilled and practised in Windmill Park under the leadership of Alex. Lowson.
Raffles and competitions were held to celebrate Beatt and Tait's 50th Anniversary, and our photograph shows some of the winners.
A photograph of customers participating in events to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the village grocer's store in 1984.
The pier smiddy was owned by Tayfield Estate, and closed in the 1940s. The last tenants were the Don family, but prior to that the Smiddy had been worked by Willie Young, whose son John T Young established the bicycle repair shop on the High Road which became the successful Young's Garage on Boat Road.
This photograph shows JT Young's first premises on the High Road, where by 1896 he had established his successful cycle repair business. In the early 1900s he embraced motor transport and expanded down into Boat Road. With further expansion, the business occupied the entire site of Scotscraig Apartments.
This photograph shows the staff outside the shop in the early 1960s.
This photograph shows Caldwell's Dairy van with Tom Brunton and Tom Easton, 1937.
Salmon fishing was carried out all along the Tay estuary. The main stations in Newport were at Craighead, below the road bridge, and at Woodhaven. Fish were sold in Dundee market or shipped on ice to London.
A photograph of the results of a successful salmon fishing trip, taken at Pier Beach.
A photograph of the three Special Constables in Newport in the 1930s. The police station was in King Street, but they also had an office in the pier shops.