Programme and menu for the 30th Charter Dinner of Newport-on-Tay Scotscraig Round Table, held in the Invercarse Hotel, Dundee on Saturday 27 February 1999.
At one time there were two Men’s Probus groups meeting in Newport. The first group, the Probus Group of North Fife, was established in 1972, and the Probus Group of Newport-on-Tay was formed in 1992. This photograph shows some of the past Chairmen of the North Fife Probus. Jim Johnstone, who is wearing the Chairman’s ...
Newspaper report of the Newport Round Table AGM 1977, held in the Newport Hotel.
Newspaper report of the Newport Ladies Circle AGM in 1978.
An extract from the Newport Round Table magazine showing clever caricatures of some of the leading members of Round Table in 1970.
Centre pages from the Newport Round Table magazine from 1970, showing just some of their recent activities.
Front cover of Newport Round Table magazine in 1970. The magazine was produced to raise funds for all their charitable endeavours.
In the 1970s and into the 1980s, Wormit Boys' Brigade organised extremely popular Saturday evening discos in the West Hall. Our photograph dates from around 1978.
Programme of Round Table's fortnightly meetings for 1970-1971.
Newport-on-Tay Round Table 956 was established in 1967 and included Scotscraig in their name in the hope of attracting membership from Tayport too. It was a hugely popular and very active organisation throughout the 1970s and well into the 1980s. Thereafter its membership dwindled leading to its demise around 2002. Round Table catered for men ...
The Seymour Charter was a social club which met in the Seymour Hotel (now Riverview Lodge care home). The newscutting dates from their first meeting in 1971. The tankards which can be clearly seen here hung around the bar in the 'snug'.
Board celebrating Newport and Wormit Boy Scouts who achieved the King's or Queen's Scout Badge between 1931 and 1961, and the Chief Scout's Award between 1975 and 2000.
Wormit Ladies' Group was a social group for women in Wormit, thought to have been a follow-on from an earlier baby-sitting group. They met regularly once a month in the West Hall, Wormit. It probably started around 1970 and functioned until 1983. Members enjoyed a varied programme of events with visits to local places of ...
Syllabus cards for Wormit Church Women's Guild from 1973 until 2020.
In 1972 the Newport Club celebrated its centenary with a well-attended dinner dance at the Brig o' Tay. Members enjoyed a splendid six-course menu before dancing commenced.
The Newport Club celebrated 100 years with a centenary dinner in the Brig o' Tay in May 1972. See the menu.
Membership card from the Newport Club in 1980, containing rules, constitution and list of members.
Memories of the Rio Youth Club from Mo Beat and Sheonagh Beat. 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 ...
Newport Girls' Training Corps in the 1940s outside the Blyth Hall. The GTC was set up during the war and trained girls for a future in one of the services.
Round Table members recognising Miss Maude Pilkington's freedom of the burgh 1970.
Newport Round Table members in very fancy dress 1970s.
In the 1970s Round Table brought over a dozen under-priveleged children from Belfast for a week's holiday. They stayed in Comerton House at Forgan which had been a children's home. This photograph shows a party in the Newport Hotel for the children and members of Round Table.
A History of the Newport Club, written in 1983 by W R Nicolson.
An unusual memento from the Newport Club. Photograph of a lovely wee silver matchbox inscribed with From Newport Club 1890. On the back is inscribed RS, perhaps a long-ago member?
