Strathblane Heritage organises six events every winter, on the third Monday of September, October, November, January, February and March, all at 7.30pm in our lovely Village Club at 20-22 Glasgow Road Blanefield – https://villageclub1911.org/
All are welcome: membership costs just £15 a year entitling you to free access to all events. To join Strathblane Heritage, just come along to one of our events or contact us using the contact form on this website. Guests are equally welcome upon payment of a £4 admission fee. Please note that the club’s seated capacity is limited and it’s advisable to arrive in good time to be sure of a seat.
The normal format is for a speaker or speakers to make a presentation of an hour, followed by Q&A and then tea and biscuits. Our topics vary considerably, as you can see from this list of future and past event presentations – but they must all have in common that they shed a light on meaningful events in our parish, and are entertainingly presented.
News
George Don
Though it is 12 years since our First World War research group published the award-winning A Village Remembers, telling the lives and war stories of the 27 men on Strathblane War Memorial, information continues to appear. In June a chance encounter led to a contact with the descendants of John Dillon of the Royal Army…
Strathblane’s P7s Get Down to Work!
Huge thanks to the P7 pupils at Strathblane Primary School for helping to launch the community’s Heritage Trail. Strathblane Heritage co-chair, Anne Balfour, challenged the pupils to imagine what it was like to be a worker at the Blanefield Printworks in the 1860s when fifty children as young as eight worked there for 12 hours…
Heritage Trail Quiz Results
Congratulations to the winners of the Strathblane Heritage Trail Quiz. Five winners, who all achieved a perfect score, receive £20 vouchers to spend at the Kirkhouse Inn. Three runners-up receive £10 vouchers to use at Milne & Byrne Cafe. Many thanks to the Kirkhouse and M&B for their support! Winners: Gwen Allardice, Linda Boyle, Megan…
