Well done to all the ladies who attended the recent wreath making workshop at the Cricklewood, Bothwell. Hosted by Blantyre’s ‘Florelle the Florist’ over 2 evenings, it looks like a great time was had with some lovely festive creations!
This morning, we’re holding a minutes silence at 8.45am, Sunday 22nd October 2023 to remember the 215 men and boys who lost their lives in the Blantyre Pit Disaster of 1877. Please join us. In that one instant in 1877, an explosion wiped out 6% of the entire population of Blantyre at Dixon’s Pits 2 […]
Blantyre Pit Disaster Anniversary Hope this is interesting and shares far and wide. As we all go about our business this morning, here in Blantyre we remember another much more tragic and gloomy morning exactly 142 years ago. One, which claimed the lives of 215 men and boys, wiping out around 6% of Blantyre’s entire […]