WW2

WW2 Exhibition Thanks

WW2 Exhibition Thanks

A big thank-you to everyone who contributed to the success of the Strathblane Heritage Second World War Exhibition at the local library. First of all, the seven "volunteers" who put their all into unearthing the life and war stories of the seven local men who paid the...

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World War Two – The Home Front

World War Two – The Home Front

INDEX Introduction The Land Mines The Germans are Coming?! Our Super Seniors The School in Wartime What the Papers Said Verse & Worse! VE Day and Welcome Home The Blairskaith Bomber The white building in the foreground is Sunnyside, which was so badly damaged by...

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World War Two – The Strathblane Seven

World War Two – The Strathblane Seven

Stories of the Fallen INDEX James Callander GNR Royal Artillery Daniel Davidson LAC Royal Air Force Andrew M Maclean Lt Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Archibald MacNicol SPR Royal Engineers Gilbert McKay P/O Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Richard RN Pedder Lieut Col...

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AGM 2025

AGM 2025

WW2 group The AGM of Strathblane Heritage Society will take place at the Village Club, Strathblane on Monday 17th March at 7:30 pm. We will be sharing our activities of 2024 to 2025 with our current membership of 112. We have begun fundraising for a Heritage Trail and...

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AGM 2025

Second World War Project Launched

The Second World War Group of Volunteer Researchers Strathblane Heritage has launched a project to research the lives of the community’s Second World War heroes.  The names of six of them appear on the local War Memorial, but little is known about their lives or...

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Blanefield Thistle

Blanefield Thistle

A true tale of footballing fortunes.  Your recently-formed village football club obtains the priceless opportunity to play one of the nearby city’s leading clubs after a good first run in the Scottish Cup against rival local teams. As this is likely to provide...

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