We’ve used £88.00 from this month’s donations to put towards converting several Blantyre cine reels from the 1950s and 1960s for all to see. The films belong to Sanny McVicar of High Blantyre and are now converted over to electronic format. They feature High Blantyre Prefabs, walking on the backroads, playing at Milheugh Falls as […]
This afternoon at 4pm, we attended a Community Meeting at Priestfield Hall, High Blantyre with a view of finding out more about the recent Welfare Fire and what was to happen to the various clubs, businesses and individuals affected. We can provide an update as follows, all discussed within the public domain: Mr Andy Sim, […]
With thanks to our sister website “Blantyre Project” and the books bought there by Blantyre people over the last few weeks, a total of £221.22 has today been donated into Blantyre Telegraph towards our fantastic July Competition! 5 Lucky readers taking part in the pinned competition at the top of this page will each win […]
Amazing, exciting news this morning as we exclusively reveal online a massive announcement for Blantyre! With permission, and ahead of other media sources we are thrilled to announce that Blantyre’s David Livingstone Centre has secured many millions of pounds of funding to renovate the centre and grounds. The project to renovate the local museum dedicated […]
For the last couple of weekends, our “sister website” Blantyre Project, who manages Blantyre’s History Archives has been selling history books at various summer fetes and galas in Blantyre. We’re pleased to announce that between 10th June – 24th June 2017, a total of £310 was raised, after costs of the books themselves, which entirely […]
Thank you to everybody who took part in our latest fundraiser which ended today. We asked people to donate just £1 to buy the 6 lucky children who will be crowned at the gala this weekend, a quality goodie bag each! We raised £127, which will go entirely to treating the children with a goodie […]
Blantyre residents and kind hearted people from far beyond the town have dug deep and raised an incredible £709 during May 2017 remembering driver Conor Morgan. Conor Morgan (45) tragically lost his life in an accident in a High Blantyre construction site in April 2017, devastating family, shocking colleagues and touching the lives of many […]
We’re pleased to have presented a gift to the David Livingstone Centre today, in the form of 15 beautiful black and white quality prints. Each feature old scenes of Blantyre and are framed, ready to hang on the wall. Along with supplied wall fixings, this gift was made possible due to ongoing fundraising efforts and […]