Four photographs taken in 1979 after the station and site had become increasingly derelict since closure in 1969. A year after the photographs were taken the station building was carefully dismantled and rebuilt at Bo'ness where it is part of the Scottish Railway Preservation Society's working steam museum.
Wormit Bowling Club Badge, instituted 1901.
25th Anniversary, Ladies Bowling Club. 1976.
Wormit branch of Tufty Club c. 1976. Squirrel Tufty taught children road safety.
A description of and explanation of the background to the Leng Cup and the Memorial Cup. These are the cups competed for by Wormit Boating Club.
Wormit Boating Club Memorial Cup. Subscriptions from members allowed the purchase of the cup in 1948 to commemorate the sixteen members of the club lost during World War II. It is awarded as an annual club series trophy. (Wrongly labelled on photographs.)
This gavel was made by Alistair Monro of Monifieth from the wood of the laburnum tree planted at Woodhaven in 1944 to commemorate a visit by King Haakon of Norway that year. The Norwegian Airforce 333 Squadron was stationed at Woodhaven during the war. It was given to Wormit Boating Club for use by the ...
Wormit Church Golden Year. A news article from 1983 featuring Wormit Church celebrating 50 years since the union of Wormit's two churches, Wormit East and Wormit West.
Photo of Carl Krafft, one of a number of Norwegian veterans who visited Woodhaven on 19 October 1974. He is seen with Willie Rankine, a joiner who lived beside the harbour and was a great friend to the Norwegians during the war. It was Carl Krafft's first visit since May 1945. Willie Rankine (and later John ...
For the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth in 1977, celebrations were held all over the country. This newspaper cutting shows a group at the party held at Woodhaven Farm.
Photograph of Wormit School children ready for the hat parade to celebrate the Queen's Silver jubilee, 1977.
Newspaper photograph of a parent and child wheelbarrow race at Wormit's party to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, 29 June 1977. The party was held at Gleig's Farm (Woodhaven Farm).
Two newspaper cuttings describing the celebrations at Woodhaven Farm to commemorate the River Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 1977.
This postcard is a view of Newport taken from Wormit Boating Club, Woodhaven, possibly around 1970.
Pupils learning brass instruments at Wormit School with their conductor, Mr Hilton in 1974-75
Photograph showing the Newport Police Burgh boundary stone which marked the most westerly limit of the burgh boundary. This stone is embedded in the concrete at the base of the Tay Bridge Disaster memorial at Wormit Bay. The letters NPB can be seen clearly.
Steele and Brodie workshop, Kilmany Road, Wormit.
Newspaper cutting about Steele and Brodie.
Bowl and ladle presented to Willie Rankine in 1974 while visiting Norwegian Squadron 333 veterans in Norway, with whom he had remained in contact after they were stationed at Woodhaven.
Wormit School: class group from 1970s.
Wormit School: group of prizewinners 1970.
Business card of Murray Russell, much respected headteacher at Wormit School 1949 - 1976 approx.
Series of photographs taken during construction of new Wormit Primary School 1976 - 1978. Pictures 3 and 4 show the fire brigade attending an 'incident' on the roof, and picture 5 shows the new school in relation to the old. The new school opened in 1978.
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.
