Sponsored by
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Janette Jones visited Strathclyde Regions mobile exhibition when it visited Cumbernauld shopping centre car park in March, 1974
A look through the back editions of the Cumbernauld News.
1997
A LOCAL motorcycle enthusiasts’ club was receiving praise after raising thousands of pounds for charity. The Saltire Rally Motor Cycle Club had been fundraising since it first opened eight years previously and, following their Easter egg run, had just added a further £800 to the charity pot, which would be donated to two primary schools and Yorkhill.
1987
KIND-HEARTED pub regulars of Cumbernauld were hailed after a charity total was raised within only nine weeks. Originally the intention of, organisers, Billy Knox and Robert Galbraith was to raise £1500 for the Children’s Cancer Fund, which would then be given to Yorkhil. However following the success they decided to keep the collection open until June.
1977
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District revealed a new plan that would help them crack down on the number of stray dogs on the streets. As part of their £5500 a year battle to keep strays off of the streets, the council looked at the idea of creating a “photo-file” to keep track of which dogs were stary and which were not. The idea was braded as “ridiculous” by a local dog club.
1972
A CUMBERNAULD teacher was leading the charge to get the belt banned in Scottish schools. Douglas Gilchrist enlisted the support of the New Town’s Trades Council as his first move. He said: “The strap is grossly misused all over Scotland and the rule of fear still operates in many schools.”
For more Cumbernauld nostalgia, see your Cumbernauld News – out now.
Email to a friend
Print this page
Looking for...
Featured advertisers
Jobs
Search for a job
Motors
Search for a car
Property
Search for a house
Weather for Cumbernauld
Wednesday 19 June 2013
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 9 C to 17 C
Wind Speed: 16 mph
Wind direction: West
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: 12 C to 19 C
Wind Speed: 9 mph
Wind direction: South
