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...
When Strathblane War Memorial was unveiled in 1921, it had 25 names inscribed across three panels, with nine on each of the first two panels and seven on the third. Later two more names were added, filling up the third panel: Philip Binnie, a lieutenant in the...
As part of the launch of the Strathblane Heritage Trail in May, children in the primary school have created their own printed artworks. The project included all eight classes in the school working with Blanefield resident Jane Parfitt on a range of printmaking...
Like many other war memorials, the one in Strathblane carries the quotation from the Book of Ecclesiastes: “Their name liveth for evermore”. But in 2025, when members of Strathblane Heritage decided to research the lives of the local men who died in the Second World...
A Celtic saint, a royal mistress, an American heiress and eight-year-olds working twelve hours a day for two shillings a week. All feature in the new Strathblane Heritage Trail, launched on 17 May. The two-mile trail has been created by Strathblane Heritage Society....
The Edmonstone Hall decked out for the centenary tea party on 9 May 2026 Strathblane residents turned out in force to celebrate the centenary of a venerable local institution: the Edmonstone Hall. In 1926 the Stirling Observer described its opening as “a red-letter...
Gwendolyn Edmonstone As the Edmonstone Hall marks its centenary in 2026, here is a short piece about the young heiress who came up with the idea of donating a community hall to Strathblane, which had lost so many of its young men in the First World War, including her...
On Friday 17 October 2025, Strathblane Heritage committee members, Keith Vass and Anne and Alastair Balfour, plus drone photographer Jamie Ballantine met with Kenny French of Kenwil Ltd, the Kirkintilloch-based company awarded the contract to produce the boards for...