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Post by Waverley on Mar 17, 2013 19:35:31 GMT 1
Happy St.Patrick's Day to Keelies everywhere...
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Post by Waverley on Mar 16, 2013 13:15:33 GMT 1
No sooner has a new Pope been selected and the mobile has been battered senseless with jokes from near and far. My mate Frankie Ward has suffered non-stop from everyone's jokes seeing as he shares his name with a Pope...much to his annoyance as he is a mad blue-nose. ;D
The Pope has announced that his first Papal visit will be to Scotland where he will visit the Scottish Parliament...a case of Frankie Goes To Holyrood. !
The Rangers fans will be able to re-introduce one of their songs without fear of rest...Dundee, Hamilton and Frank The Pope in the Vatican.
The Pope's Frankie the Argie and old Ratzi The Nazi have agreed to open up a chain of food restaurants to be known as Frankie and Benny's.
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Post by Waverley on Mar 11, 2013 23:10:27 GMT 1
I spent a most enjoyable evening with my mate Davie working out the format for the new board. I was amazed at what this boy can do with a web-site and i am looking forward to seeing the finished article...mind you he will have to train me up on it before I will be confident enough to attempt posting on it myself.
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Post by Waverley on Mar 8, 2013 15:44:45 GMT 1
STRATHCLYDE PICTURE HOUSE SOLD George Green Ltd., proprietors of Green's Playhouse and who own some of the largest cinemas in Scotland , figured in a £30,000 East End deal on Monday, when they acquired the controlling interest in the Strathclyde Picture House, Dalmarnock. The acquisition of this 2000 seater cinema brings the Green's circuit up to a round dozen. The Strathclyde was built in 1919 by a private company. Negotiations between the shareholders and Messrs., Green have been proceeding for sometime and the deal has just been completed by acceptance of Green's offer for the shares. They company have five other Glasgow theatres, including the Playhouse in Renfield Street, (the largest cinema in Europe), and the Bedford, and have shows in Dundee, Ayr, Bathgate, Irvine, etc., They have also an interest in cinemas in Lockerbie and Kirkconnell and this year will also be identified with the Campbeltown enterprise.
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Post by Waverley on Mar 8, 2013 0:54:21 GMT 1
“ IT’S VICTOR McLAGLEN! ” ----------------------------------- FAMOUS STAR AT BRIDGETON CINEMA Patrons of the King’s Cinema, James Street, Bridgeton, were astonished one night last week when the film they were viewing was suddenly switched off in the middle of the programme. Everybody was wondering what the reason was, when a voice in the audience was heard shouting “It’s Victor McLaglen!” All eyes were turned to the stage, and there sure enough was the famous film star in person walking on from the wings of the theatre. When it was realised who it was the enthuisiasm of the audience knew no bounds. Fans stood up and cheered “Good old Victor,” and it was quite a time before he could get a word in edgeways! Lifting a microphone of considerable weight as if it were a feather, Mr.McLaglen said it had given him great pleasure to visit Glasgow and particularly Bridgeton - a statement that was a signal for a renewed outburst of cheering. The funny thing about Glasgow he continued, was that you couldn’t go very far without bumping into a fellow whose surname began with “Mac,“ and all the “Macs” he knew were exceedingly clever fellows! Mr.McLaglen made a reference to the picture the audience had just seen, which starred Shirlety Temple, and, characterising Shirley as “ the little darling,” said she had appeared in a picture he had just finished...”Wee Willie Winkie .” Then a musical item which had not been advertised on the programme was introduced. The song, “I belong to Glasgow“ ...the singers , Victor and the entire audience ! Grand fun this and there were tears in they eyes of many, at the end of the song. Victor intimated that he would have to push on as he had a date to see two lads called Lynch and Kane having a good-old fashioned scrap together ! To shouts of “Good old Victor“ and “We want Victor !” the film he-man waved farewell. Also on the platform with the star were Mr.Carruthers,Scottish representative for Fox Films; Mr. Thomson, manager of the King’s; and Mr.Gratton, managing director of the cinema. Mr.Carruthers, in his remarks, referred to the fact that the present manager of the King’s, Mr.Thomson, was the son of the late Sam Thomson, Scottish character comedian of many years ago. Although the patrons in the cinema were totally unaware of the impending visit of the star, word had been flashed to the manager in the earlier part of the day by Victor that if it were at all possible he would “make the King’s’ that evening. Congregated outside the cinema was a host of fans eagerly waiting to pounce on the star for his autograph, and after Victor had obliged it took him another five minutes to fight his way through the seething mass of humanity that surrounded his car. Who would be a film star...!
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Post by Waverley on Feb 22, 2013 10:30:21 GMT 1
Following on from the news that the Clyde will become an no go area from the weir at Glasgow Cross to Cambuslang during the Commonwealth Games in 2014. I have been given an insight into some of the security arrangements for the safety of the athletes and the visiting dignatories during the fortnight of the Games themselves. Parkhead will be awash with snipers on rooftops and Royal Marine Commandoes everywhere as a security precaution. One group will benefit enormously from the Games and that is none other than the Keelies regular drinking spot in Parkhead...Belvidere Bowling Club. The club has been leased out tothe Games organisers as a base for the English Bowling Team and as a practice green for the other national teams. New toilet facilities and locker rooms and a complete renovation of the club is planned plus a rental fee of some £20,000 on top of all the modernisation work...not bad money, if you can get it. Aye things are looking up for the east end of the city which has been a desert for far too long in my opinion.
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Post by Waverley on Feb 20, 2013 11:34:52 GMT 1
Hi Trotsky. Other than my cousin Andra who lives in London you are the only person I know who attended Parkhead Primary. Perhaps you would like to take on the role of being the Parkhead Primary School rep on the Riverside School's Out Project 2014...
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Post by Waverley on Feb 17, 2013 13:46:44 GMT 1
boost for historic East End
GLASGOW'S East End has been given a double boost.
Parkhead Cross is at the heart of the existing conservation area, which is to be extended The Parkhead Cross Conservation Area is expected to be extended to include a Victorian school and a historic burial ground, while £1million in grants is being awarded for essential repairs and improvements.
A detailed review has led to councillors agreeing to a draft proposal to extend the conservation area to include the Eastern Necropolis and the old Westmuir School.
It is part of ongoing plans to preserve and protect the East End's historic heartland.
The cross, where five roads converge, is one of the busiest junctions in that part of Glasgow.
An extension of the Conservation Area will give added protection to the cemetery's gatehouse as well as Westmuir School, which was previously known as Parkhead School.
It is lying empty but council officials are hoping it will be converted into social enterprise business units.
Ruth Johnston, who chairs The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis, welcomed the proposal to protect for the East End burial ground, which opened in 1847.
She said: "I think it is a very good thing. The Eastern Necropolis – like the Glasgow Necropolis – is full of history."
Past improvements in the area have included the conversion of a TSB Bank into flats and a creche, while a disused Clydesdale Bank now offers a mix of shops and flats.
A initiative designed to regenerate the area was spearheaded after the council first granted the area conservation status 10 years ago.
A council spokesman said: "We recently received planning approval for a revised conservation area for Parkhead Cross, in which we will identify the key features contributing to the character of the area, the challenges to be met to protect its special architectural and historic interest and suggested changes to the existing boundary of the conservation area.
"This ties in with our townscape heritage initiative plans for the area, which is now moving into its second stage. This scheme aims to regenerate Parkhead Cross, the heart of this historic part of Glasgow."
A second initiative is planned and has been boosted by an announcement from Heritage Scotland of £1m towards essential repairs and improvements at Parkhead Cross, as part of a £10m Scotland-wide package of grants.
Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop, said: "Our historic environment plays a key role in communities and this funding provides an opportunity to invest back into the historic fabric and back into the heart of communities.
"It also provides the opportunity to help stimulate economic regeneration, a key priority in today's economic climate, be that through a new end use or rejuvenating an existing facility.
Councillor Liz Cameron, Executive Member for Regeneration and the Economy on Glasgow City Council, said: "This announcement from Historic Scotland is very welcome and fantastic news.
"The townscape heritage initiative has already made real progress in turning around the fortunes of this key historic cross which lies at the heart of the city's East End.
"This latest support will enable us to consolidate this work and provide a real future for the area."
The cash boost comes at a time when council officials are preparing a bid for more cash from the Heritage Lottery Fund, to enable them to provide grants to owners towards building repairs, restoring architectural features and breathing new life into vacant, landmark properties.
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Post by Waverley on Feb 10, 2013 20:59:07 GMT 1
The City of Glasgow Roll of Honour Of World War II 1939-1945 The City of Glasgow Roll of Honour Of World War II 1939-1945 Introduction to the 2013 Edition Like its predecessor for the First World War, the Roll of Honour of the City of Glasgow for World War II was only really able to be viewed by those resident in the city; access was available by either visiting the City Chambers in George Square, or by paying a visit to the Mitchell Library. As we had done with the First World War, we approached the transcription of this Roll with a view to making it more accessible to those who wished to view it, but for various reasons were unable to do so. There has been little amendment made to the original text – some corrections have been made to unit names in order to have a standard wording throughout the complete roll. Apart from standardising the unit names no changes have been made and this Roll is virtually the same as when it was originally published. To check every name for errors would be a massive task, and for this reason it was decided not to make any changes to names or addresses as they originally appeared in the Roll. For this reason also we regret we cannot accept any amendments or additions. We appreciate that this Roll will in all likelihood not be a 100% complete list of those form the City who fell, but in order to preserve the original content of the roll we will have to be satisfied to leave it “as is”. The work in preparing this Roll for reprinting was carried out over a number of months by several members of the Scottish Military Research Group. In particular, John and Margaret Houston carried out the bulk of the work, and our thanks go to them. The checking was carried out by David McNay and Adam Brown. While we hope that this transcription is error-free, any errors we may have made are of course our fault and we will endeavour to amend these when they are brought to our attention. The members of the, Scottish Military Research Group, in particular those working on the War Memorials Project, deserve our thanks for their moral support and assistance. The final thanks go to the men listed within these pages: without their sacrifice the world would be a different place. They deserve to be remembered, and in these pages they live on. FOREWORD TO THE ORIGINAL EDITION By The Right Honourable The Lord Provost Sir Victor Warren M.B.E., C.St.J., T.D. In two World Wars and twice within a generation the Citizens of Glasgow, along with the youth of the nation, have been called to withstand aggression and tyranny. The names of those inscribed in this Book are the honoured names of those who in the Second World War made the supreme sacrifice in order that we who remain shall continue to enjoy our freedom and our way of life. It is our duty to remember them and to remember the great cause for which they gave their lives. “They shall not grow old, As we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, Nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun And in the morning We will remember them.” I have just been given a copy of this excellent production and will upload it soon, In the meantime if you need to make any enquiries re a relative who paid the ultimate sacrifice then contact me directly.
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Post by Waverley on Feb 8, 2013 11:46:40 GMT 1
A wee date for your diary... 14 February 2013 Hillhead Library ‘Madeleine Smith's Letters - Do they convict or acquit?' Dr. Marc Alexander Just a wee reminder that this event take place next Thursday and I hope to see some of you there... Did she do it or did she no, of course she feckin did.
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Post by Waverley on Feb 6, 2013 11:16:39 GMT 1
After almost a five year wait I finally got the boy David to sit down and get started on the new Parkhead social history board and also get our new domain name registered...at least it is a start and a step in the rght direction. Fear not the Glesga Keelies board will still be running and used very much in the same way as it has been ever since that very nice man Mr.Wull 'the Moderator' McArthur created the original board. So you will still have an input into your favourite topics like the Rat Pit where you can aw talk aboot me. Anyway David is a out of action for the next few days as he has to travel down to London tomorrow to meet his wife who is currently lecturing in Moscow. On arriving in London they will spend the weekend together and then she will be flying out to Caracas where she will be lecturing for a few weeks. David's role is simply to take down her summer clothing to London and bring back the winter clothing she has been using in Russia. So me and the big man will have two weeks of sex, sin and savagery plus rock n' roll and a wee bit of bigotry and sectarianism thrown in as well in my hoose over the next week or so...feel free to join in if you want. ;D
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Post by Waverley on Jan 28, 2013 11:14:46 GMT 1
Don't panic folks. Over the next few weeks I will be concentrating on modernizing the Keelies Board and deleting a lot of stuff from here and introducing some new features. The Keelies board will still remain for the general chat and local knowledge items of interest but a lot of the military and history side will be moved onto other boards but still have links to the main board.
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Post by Waverley on Jan 22, 2013 11:41:50 GMT 1
I have just heard that Asda and McDonald's at Parkhead are promoting a new offer to all motorists who use the Asda Petrol Station at the Forge. On the purchasing of £10 of diesel or petrol you will be given a voucher for 2 FREE McDonald's Big Mac's Meal at the Drive Through. Just ask for the Special Offer of 'Only Fuels & Horses'.
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Post by Waverley on Jan 6, 2013 12:07:55 GMT 1
Was with him yesterday at the fitba and we spent most of the time discussing our plans for the board..as the fitba was cack to say the least. McCoist must go that is all I am saying!!!
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Post by Waverley on Jan 4, 2013 13:17:46 GMT 1
I guess you have all heard me going on about the new board which never seemed to materialise over the last couple of years...well it may become a reality sooner than I expected. My lassie's best friend David has finally decided to settle down and buy a house in Glesga after he and his wife Anna have circled the world several times in the last five years. Everytime I got in touch with him re the building of the new board come website blog or whatever, it was always a case of ...wait to we get back from Guatamala or Australia or wherever they went to next. Well he is well and truly captured now as he has just bought a season book exactly three seats behind me in the Copland Rear at Ibrox so he cannot escape me from now on. He has agreed to design it as soon as possible as he and his good wife have a massive amount of work coming up as of February so he wants it done as soon as... We will still retain the Keelies board as it is with links into the new board which will be more of a blog style where all the history stuff will be held separate from the chit chat on here. I am really looking forward to this new venture as I am sure David will do us proud...
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Post by Waverley on Jan 2, 2013 10:46:16 GMT 1
On today of all days let us all raise a glass to the memory of those who went to a football match and never came home...
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Post by Waverley on Dec 31, 2012 20:29:46 GMT 1
How the hell did I not see this until now . We tried a similar thing for the work a few years ago and they went down really well and we made a few bob from the sale of them albeit most were of Bridgeton and the Umbrella before it was renovated. A lot of my own photos were used on the calendars especially the ones of Tollcross Park covered in snow. May have a look at doing them again for 2014...
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Post by Waverley on Dec 31, 2012 19:44:40 GMT 1
Seemingly The Rangers who were founded in 1872 and played their first games in Bridgeton on the Flesher's Haugh on the Glasgow Green had approached Queen's Park several times since their formation in May 1872 to play them in a friendly match. However, the Jolly Old Queen's , who were founded in July 1867, would have nothing to do with these young lads who played in Light Blue as they saw them basically as upstarts from the east end and not in the same class as the Queen's Park club.
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Post by Waverley on Dec 31, 2012 19:20:28 GMT 1
I guess very few of us could've imagined that the crisis that saw The Rangers demoted by the bigots of the SPL and SFA to the Scottish Third Division would create another bit of Rangers history with the re-introduction of the Oldest Football Derby Game In The World. From page 2 And Queen`s Park v Rangers is unquestionably the world`s oldest derby in senior football played between amateur and professional teams. Rangers historians list that earlier friendly with Queen`s on November 20 1875 was not in organised competition. It was a match in aid of the Bridgeton fire fund. As a newspaper reported, on Friday 12th November, the greatest fire ever in Glasgow had resulted in the destruction of two factories in Bridgeton. A spinning mill and a weaving factory in Mill Street had burned down. Around 1,300 people, mainly women and girls, had been thrown out of employment and rendered destitute. Perhaps that fund match was a forerunner of the Merchant`s Charity Cup. Interestingly enough I new of this fire fund but could not find a date for it amongst my Rangers records or books but thanks to the programme on Saturday I managed to find these details. ;D
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Post by Waverley on Dec 24, 2012 13:48:01 GMT 1
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Post by Waverley on Dec 23, 2012 12:37:19 GMT 1
Good for you Charlie your heid will be enormous noo!!!! Aye aw I need to do is learn to spell and compose a sentence... ;D I am giving the OU a rest for awhile so I can concentrate on my new Parkhead book, the Bridgeton Waverley book, the Riverside Project, and the Dan To Beersheeba bookletand not fogetting my First World war book which I have been working on for nearly 20 years now. And of course the re-modelling of the Keelies Board...so I guess I am going to be rather busy in the next couple of years.
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Post by Waverley on Dec 22, 2012 14:41:45 GMT 1
Aye yese are aw for it noo. Finally got my results back for my Open University Course from Dundee University yesterday and I have passed my Medieval and Early Modern Scotland c.1100 - 1707 Course. I had postponed my final exam paper because of my domestic and personal circumstances a year past in September and finally submitted the worse exam paper I have ever put my name to in September past but I still managed to get a Pass mark plus my earlier papers were good. So yese are aw going to suffer and yer ears will be aching with my ranting from 1100 - 1707. My God I will be ranting about William Wallace and that charlatan bassa Robert The Bruce, Mary Queen of Scots and John Knox, The Reformation, The Covenanters, King Billy and the Battle of the Boyne and the Union of 1707. Yer heids will be nipping big style...am away oot to celebrate. ;D I only need to take another two courses with the OU and I will have a degree in History and Humanities....no bad fur a bampot fae the London Road.
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Post by Waverley on Dec 22, 2012 14:17:47 GMT 1
Another one for the collection...
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Post by Waverley on Dec 22, 2012 14:15:47 GMT 1
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Post by Waverley on Dec 13, 2012 15:37:05 GMT 1
Charlie that's great news hope all goes well. Ah well that's two toasts we'll need tae dae on Friday as my pal Linda is tae become a granny next year. Adaline And to think it all started with a kiss...
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Post by Waverley on Dec 13, 2012 13:43:28 GMT 1
I seem to have collected quite a few postcards and other stuff over the last few months re Alexandra Park. I will endeavour to list them on here over the Christmas and New Year period.
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Post by Waverley on Dec 11, 2012 23:32:58 GMT 1
I have just had a phone call from oldest in Oz who has just told me the wonderful news that she is expecting her first child next June. I am sure her Maw must've had a word in someone's ear up there. One thing for sure her Maw will be really chuffed for Loz and her husband Greg and I am sure his folks in Dublin will soon be cracking open a few bottles of the Champagne soon. ;D
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Post by Waverley on Dec 11, 2012 11:17:32 GMT 1
I passed by this morning and noticed tht the wee building which acted as offices for a scaffolding company has been demolished along with the Duke Street entrance to the racetrack had been demolished.
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Post by Waverley on Dec 11, 2012 8:59:48 GMT 1
Saw her this morning on Daybreak being interviewed by Ross King. My God she has changed...looks nothing like the young woman who once smiled at me back in 1971 in Gordon Street as we passed each other at the entrance to the Central Hotel. Mind you what is John Travolta all about with that dyed raven black hair...vanity is a terrible thing.
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Post by Waverley on Dec 6, 2012 13:33:42 GMT 1
I think it might have been me who told you that possible origin for the name of Parkhead Gibbsy but I am sure that the area was named Parkhead before the estate was built at Westthorn.
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