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Strathblane in World War Two

Read the new illustrated essay here https://www.strathblaneheritage.org/the-second-world-war/

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Strathblane Heritage Trail Walkabout

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...

Strathblane Heritage Trail

GREAT NEWS! We’ve been successful in raising the £16,000 that we reckon is needed to create a Heritage Trail around Strathblane. We’ve secured generous grants from two supportive local charity foundations: £8,000 from the Killearn-based Paul Charitable Trust, and...

Shields of Honour ?

Coats of Arms displayed in Strathblane Church A brief item about the coats of arms of seven families associated with the Parish of Strathblane is now available on our website. It is based on a pamphlet on the subject written in 1988 by the late Dr Perry Harrison, the...

Fellowship Camping Association 1926-1966, Carbeth

https://www.strathblaneheritage.org/fellowship-camping-association-1926-1966/ The latest addition to our Reminiscences section is a fascinating photo essay about a chapter of Glasgow's working class history that risked being lost forever. The Fellowship Camping...

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...