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Issue 27: August / September 2009
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THE HISTORIC CHARACTER
Lieutenant
Meldrum
Page 2
Local girl goes global
with fashion label
By Greg Christison
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The Second Account
of Andrew Mor Page 3
Dear
Daphne...
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Success for local
sports teams
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Bannockburn &
St Mary’s Primary
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ocal fashion designer and entrepreneur Iona Crawford may
only be 23-years-old; however,
she is already turning heads on
the international fashion scene, as
her self-titled label is proving to be
a success.
After winning the womenswear
category of the “London Calling
Competition” and being shortlisted for Young Designer of the
Year, Iona has been described
as “one of the most avant-garde
young designers emerging today”
by Vogue magazine. Her recent
successes have also led to a great
amount of press attention, with the
Scotsman, the Sun and the Daily
Record publishing features on the
up-and-coming designer.
So far this year, Iona has already
exhibited her work in the top fashion capitals of the world. Her label
has taken her to Paris, London,
New York and Tokyo; and as we
go to print, Iona has returned to
Japan’s capital to launch the “To
See the Sky...” collection.
As well as being a success in design, Iona’s entrepreneurial skills
have not gone unnoticed. Earlier
this year she was made a business ambassador to Stirling by
the Lord Provost .
Iona, who lives and works from
her studio at Craigend Farm, is
the daughter of the owners of McNaughton’s the butcher on Bannockburn Main Street, and she
highlighted her parents as being
key in her recent achievements.
She emphasised the importance
of their support, especially when
faced with the tricky decision of
choosing to study medicine after
earning top grades in her higher
exams, or alternatively following
her dream of going to Art school.
She said: “I was really lucky that
my Mum and Dad were totally behind me; ninety-percent of parents
would have forced their children to
be a lawyer or a doctor.”
Iona, who attended Bannockburn
Primary School and later Stirling
High, identified her love for clothing stemmed from a young age: “I
suppose I have always had an interest in fashion. Mum tells stories
of how I always loved shopping.
“I must have been three when I
decided that I wanted a denim
jacket for my fourth birthday. My
family always brings up the fact
that I wore leggings and hats.
Yeah, I went through a hat phase,”
she added.
After graduating from Edinburgh
College of Art, Iona worked with
Scottish Enterprise where she
was given the inspiration to take
her talent to the next level and
create her own fashion label. She
explained her decision: “I guess in
the industry you either start your
own label or work for a big fashion
house.
“I went to see Business Gateway
and spoke to the Princes Trust
and things just spiralled.”
She continued: “I think I’ve always had a business brain from
my Dad. It [her fashion label] just
grew arms and legs and it has taken off. It got to that stage where I
couldn’t really stop it.”
Iona’s label focuses on using top
quality material, mainly cashmere,
merino and leather. The surroundings of the local area have
Iona started her own label
provided her with great inspiration
for many of her designs.
In particular, life on the farm has
ignited Iona’s creativity, and this
is reflected in the drawings and
paintings she produces in her
spare time. Several pieces of her
work are also featured at Scottish
Art Galleries.
Looking ahead to the future, Iona
said that she is looking forward to
having her work displayed across
the world in front of industry professionals: “When the reception is
good, it feels amazing. There is
no better feeling than doing a catwalk show.”
She added: “I love the freedom
of running my own business and
I like the people; it is really inspiring.
“I am pleased that I chose fashion
design but I sometimes joke with
my parents that I will go back and
do medicine!”
The Bannockburn News wishes
Iona good luck with what seems
to be a fashion label destined for
success.
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THE HISTORIC CHARACTER
by Jake Stewart
Lieutenant
Meldrum
This edition’s “The Local Character” has been
altered to “The Historic Character” after we received
this interesting piece from the great-great nephew of
a former resident of the village.
V
isitors to the Allan Church cannot help but
notice a large, beautiful plaque in the church
vestibule which commemorates a man named
George Meldrum. Many people who have lived in
Bannockburn for years ask who exactly this man
was. George was my great-great uncle who arrived
from Torryburn, Fife with his parents in 1816 when
he was only a few months old. His father, also
George, was a weaver who would have been attracted to Bannockburn by the great success of
the Wilson Mills.
Between 1819 and 1837 four boys and three
girls were born in Bannockburn to George and his
wife Margaret Mitchell. One of the boys, Sandy,
became the President of the SCWS in the 1870s;
one of the girls, Catherine, was my great grandmother. For a time young George worked, like his father,
in the Wilson Mills. Then in May 1837 he enlisted
in the Army in Glasgow and was immediately sent
to join the 26th Cameronians in the East Indies.
He was appointed Regimental School Teacher
but, tiring of that unexciting role, he transferred to
the ranks and fought in the Opium Wars against
China. Promoted to Sergeant at Nankin, George returned with the 26th to Edinburgh in 1843 and in
1846 in Dublin he became Sergeant Major. His
Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Hemphill, strongly recommended George for a Commission and in 1854 George received his Ensigncy. The previous year, while stationed in Gibraltar,
George had married Mary Back, originally from
Exeter, who was 24 years old; George was 37.
Newly married, Ensign Meldrum, now the Adjutant of the 26th Cameronians, sailed to Canada
and in 1854 a daughter Annie was born in Montreal. In 1855 he purchased his Lieutenancy for £700;
an enormous sum the equivalent today of almost
£48,000. A son, George Alexander was born in Bermuda
in 1854 and a second boy, Robert James, in Dublin in 1860. The regiment returned to Edinburgh in May 1861
when Lieutenant Meldrum, as Adjutant, played
an important role in the decision to introduce the
“One o’clock Gun” ritual which was first observed
in June 1861. George played a part in the writing of the army
manual for the newly introduced Lee Enfield rifle
and it was while attending a musketry course in
Fleetwood in 1862 that he fell ill and had to return
to Edinburgh Castle.
Lieutenant Meldrum died on the 29th March 1862
of Rheumatic Fever; he was only 45 years old. George was buried in the Grange Cemetery in
Edinburgh with full military honours; the streets
The plaque at the Allan Church
were thronged with people witnessing and crowding-in on the funeral procession.
Among the mourners was Major-General Walker
CB, Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in Scotland. George’s widow Mary was pregnant at the time
of his death and a girl was born in Alloa four
months later. The army granted Mary an annual pension of
£40 equivalent to less than £3,000 today. Annie, George Alexander and Robert James disappear from the records until the 1871 Census.
In 1867 Mary married her cousin Charles Philip
Back in Exeter and there is no evidence that the
three older children lived with their mother and
step-father or even visited them in England. The
youngest child, Poppy died with her mother in
London when only nine years old. Tantalisingly, in the 1871 Census Annie is a pupil
at Aberdona Villa School in Dollar; her two brothers are boarders at George Watson’s College in
Edinburgh. The unresolved mystery remains as to who paid
the school fees of these three children of George
and Mary Meldrum. Where did they stay during
the school holidays?
The even greater mystery, of course, was where
George obtained the money to buy his commission in 1855. Annie Meldrum became a Governess and married John Frater in Edinburgh in 1883; one of
the witnesses at the wedding bore the wonderful
name Strawberry Bain. George Alexander Meldrum married Jessie
Brown Marr and their son Robert Marr Meldrum
became the President of the Scottish Rugby Union
in 1951. Robert’s daughter Aileen married the
Honourable Robert Moncreiff of Tullibole Castle. Peter Meldrum, brother of Lieutenant George,
Sandy and my great-grandmother, had a grandson John Oldroyd Forfar who won the Military
Cross at Walcheren in World War II for his bravery
as a Captain in the RAMC attached to the 47th
Royal Marine Commandos; he was later Professor of Paediatrics at Edinburgh University.
The Bannockburn Meldrums were quite an interesting lot; should anyone in the village know anymore about the family, I would be delighted to hear
from them. Jake Stewart 01464 820055.
For more information on Lieutenant
Meldrum, see the September edition of the Allan Church Newsletter.
Bannockburn News
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Hotel
The Second Account
of Andrew Mor
Andrew Mor, a Captain in the service of Thomas Randolph, recorded his memories of the Battle of Bannockburn, 1314. The following
are excerpts from his second account.
“
Now as the dawn breaks we
make our way towards Edwards army. They appeared as
one mass apart from the vanguard who make an army on
their own, glowing red in the
morning sun and shining like angels. Continuing towards them
we stop and kneel in prayer. We
can see them laugh and sneer.
If they think this rabble they see
before them is giving obedience
to King Edward, they are wrong.
We give obedience to a higher
power, to God.
We rise and we are the first
division to rush towards them
before they gain speed!
Now it begins. The arrows
begin to fall on us as we close
the gap. We heel in our pikes as
the horses crash in. The noise is
frightening as shafts break and
horses and men start to die, but
our line holds. The divisions of
Stewart and Douglas and Bruce
join us until we are one. Now the
arrows that have been falling
fast on both armies thankfully
stop. Their sheaves are with the
wagons still at Falkirk. Our arch-
ers have thrown down their bow
staves and now move steadily
forward through the ranks, hammers and axes in hand.
The zealous knights keep coming, smashing into our pikes.
Horses rear and are turned back
into Edwards lines. Unhorsed
knights are attacked with glaive
and hammer. If they fall an archer will lift the visor and dispatch
them, even if they surrender.
There is no surrender until the
battle is won. Still they come,
more foot soldiers now. As they
finally get past the horsemen
they are met with pikes as both
armies push together. Anyone
who lost footing never rose
again, and the battle was now
in the balance. We heard above
the din a battle cry “On them!
On them! They fail”. We repeat
the cry and surge forward with
redoubled effort. Troops joining
Edwards army from the rear began to flee and were followed by
ever more soldiers.
Edward and his contingent
were led from the field by Aymer
de Valence towards the Castle.
The Battle of Bannockburn
Being refused entry by Philip de
Mowbray, King Edward made
his way by the “Round Table”
to Linthithgow. Sir Giles de Argentine rode straight for Edward
Bruce’s line but was met by so
many pikes he was overthrown
and killed.
A great rout then ensued and
many drowned in both the Forth
and the Bannock or choked in
the mud, or were killed in flight.
They fled by many more routes
to the south, and many fled to the
crags under the castle, so many
in fact that the Scots did not pursue them, allowing the English
King to gain his freedom
We stripped the battlefield and
much spoil was taken: gold,
silver, weapons, armour and
clothes. We also took prisoners
for ransom. By these means the
Scots became free and rich for
a time.
”
Australians gather to celebrate our
famous victory
Information provided by
John McNamara in Australia
U
nfortunately our village could not find a sponsor for this year’s Battle of Bannockburn reenactment and consequently celebrations of the
famous victory appeared to be subdued, if not,
non-existent. However, the Bannockburn News
has learned that the event did not go unnoticed in
a location over 10,000 miles away.
The town of Bannockburn in Victoria, Australia,
organised the Battle of Bannockburn Country
Fair four years ago to celebrate having the same
name as our renowned village.
This year’s fair, which celebrated the 695th anniversary of the battle, took place in brilliant sunshine on Sunday 14th June at Victoria Park.
Attractions included highland dancing, food and
craft market stalls, as well as lots of entertainment
aimed at local children such as jumping castles,
slides, train rides, merry-go-rounds and an animal
petting nursery. The 42nd Battalion offered entertainment to the crowds in the form of marching
and firing their muskets. Visitors to the event were
also given the opportunity to participate in art activities and haggis throwing.
The day also offered the spectators the chance
The fair attracted around 2,000 people
to see vintage and antique motorcycles, sheep
dog trials, the skills of a local archery club and the
state emergency service displaying their equipment.
Local pipe bands and Celtic groups continually
played throughout the day whilst at centre stage
the Scottish once again were able to defeat the
English with medieval re-enactment shows played
out on the fields of Bannockburn.
The event is held annually and is organised by
a group named the Lions Club. Its members work
tirelessly every year to ensure a fabulous day out
is had by all 2,000 visitors. It is understood that
the club are planning a major event to celebrate
the 700th anniversary in 2014.
Bannockburn News thanks our Australian counterparts for celebrating our historic village and
wishes them good luck with future events.
Thursday 6th August 2009
Wedding Open Evening
All brides welcome to come
along and see our
NEW BALLROOM
6.00pm – 9.00pm
Saturday 19th September 2009
Come along to the first of many
tribute nights here at the King
Robert Hotel!
To start we have the fabulous
TAKE THAT TRIBUTE
BAND
Plus disco with our resident dj
7.00pm – 1.00am
Includes a three course set
meal.
£20.00 per person
(One person in every party of 15
booked will go free)
(Book early to avoid disappointment)
Saturday 17th October 2009
The sensational
MOTOWN MAGIC SHOW
Plus Disco with our resident dj
7.00pm – 1.00am
Includes a three course set
meal
£20.00 per person
(One person in every party of 15
booked will go free)
(Book early to avoid disappointment)
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Bannockburn News
then she would leave me.
Problem is, I have just had a
big win. Should I tell her and
let us live a life of luxury or
should I keep it quiet?
A family business here
in Bannockburn since
1887
Isa, John, Joe and David and
all of our friendly staff, who
have been with us for many
years, are here to make sure
that your visit to McQ’s is
special every time!!
Quality food served on time
and with a smile - every day!
A wide choice of starters, more
than 20 main courses all
freshly prepared on the
premises plus sweets to make
your mouth water!! And a
separate kids’ menu is always
on offer no matter when you
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Lunch served
12 -2.30pm daily
Plus
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12.30 to 7.30pm
Evening meals
Friday & Saturday
5pm - 8:30pm
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Fun Quiz on first Friday of
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Saturday Cabaret with
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Friday 18th September
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Main Street
Bannockburn
FK7 8LX
A
Q
My
neighbour
has
some overgrown plants
that are now causing
havoc in my driveway. I have
taken it upon myself to keep
them in check but am now fed
up doing it. Should I continue
to trim her bushes or should I
say something?
A
You see the problem is
you’ve been so helpful that your neighbour
is now taking you for granted.
Some would say that you’re
clearly a very nice person and
that you’ll get your reward in
She is just scared you’ll
both end up penniless
and living out on the
street. What she doesn’t realise
is that gambling can often be fun
and not everyone that has the
heaven. I disagree - I just think odd bet ends up living in a cardboard box!
you’re a complete mug.
Your neighbour isn’t daft and The way I see it you have three
has realised that she can put her options:
feet up while you go chopping at 1. Tell her about the winnings,
her bushes.
buy her something nice and
I suggest you just rip the plants promise you’ll never bet again.
out and leave them on her door2. Don’t tell her about the winstep. If you can’t bring yourself
nings, keep them in a secret
to do that, why not move in next
stash and have a few more bets
door to me - I’ve got plenty of odd
since you’re on a roll.
jobs for a sap like you !
3. Sling the greetin’ faced old
The wife hates me go- midden out and spend the moning to the bookies. She ey on beer, fags and women that
recently told me if she know how to enjoy themselves !
found out I was betting again
Q
Calling all
brides-to-be
The Bluebell Wood
F
S
ituated near St. Mary’s primary school on Park Drive,
the Bluebell Wood was a great
place to build dens or hides.
Loose branches and hedges,
along with mossy bracken,
made an impregnable castle
or fort that Robert the Bruce
himself would have had trouble
capturing.
The hedgerows grew an abundance of brambles or blackberries, so we never ran out of
food supplies. Besides these
The Bluebell Wood
food supplies, there was a shallow fresh water spring nearby and we were easily transported
which combined to sustain us from our medieval castle to the
throughout our hard fought jungles of Africa.
battles.
The track that cut through the
Although the wood displayed middle of the wood was a short
a glorious carpet of bluebells in – cut to the Thunder Bridge, and
the spring, they hid a danger- the railway line that carried the
ous boggy marsh, which we trains from the Southern parts
had to negotiate very carefully of the UK, to nearby Stirling and
if we were to avoid getting stuck the North of Scotland.
ankle deep, or even sinking, in
I never knew who owned the
the mud. Many a child had gone Bluebell Wood. Was it Stirling
home minus a shoe or some- Council, Bannockburn townstimes a pair of shoes because folk, or Gavin Miller, the farmer
of a misplaced step.
who owned and worked the
Some of the trees in the wood land around it? Maybe one of
were on a very steep slope that Bannockburn News readers
provided an ideal place for a can tell me.
homemade swing. A good length
If you are interested in joining the
of strong rope, tied around the
Bannockburn News committee, please do
not hesitate to contact the Editor.
centre of a thick length of wood,
ormer
Bannockburn
resident and motherof-two Marie Kerr is calling
all Bannockburn bridesto-be to put Sunday 13th
September in their diaries
now and head for the Albert Halls from 12 midday
to 4pm for the Stirling Wedding Show.
“It’s going to be a great
Show” said Marie, owner
of Kingdom Photos of Kippen.
She continued: “It’s completely sold out to exhibitors; both the upper and
lower hall will be packed to
capacity.
“The whole event is also
being broadcast on TV!”
she added.
The Bridal catwalk show
is at 2pm so be sure to get
advance tickets from the
Albert Halls and save 20%
on the on-the-door prices.
We’ve got everything from
dresses, cars, jewellery,
make-up, hats, shoes, stationery, venues, flowers
and even a complete wedding day layout - and of
course - photographers.
It should be a fun day out
so we’ll hope to see you
there!”
Bannockburn News
Page 5
Co-op response
T
I
he top three Policing
Priorities
in
Bannockburn
are still the same as the
previous few months,
which are as follows:
Any driver found parking
on the double yellow lines
will be faced with a £30 fine
as both Police and Community Traffic Wardens are
monitoring this problem.
1. Youths causing annoyance and damage to property in Stein Square.
Preventing knife crime
2. Parking in and around
the school at the start and
end of the school day.
3. Cars parking on double
yellow lines at Main Street.
At the Community Council meeting in June it was
raised that the parking in
Main Street Bannockburn
has not improved and drivers are still continuing to
park on the double yellow
lines.
By choosing to park on
the double yellow lines this
causes obstructions for
other drivers and road users, which could ultimately
lead to an accident.
Can I therefore ask members of the community to
use the designated parking
bays on the opposite side
of the road or alternatively
use the car parks which
are situated nearby.
Central Scotland Police
are undertaking an initiative aimed at catching
those who carry knives
and deterring those who
might be thinking of carrying a knife.
Carrying a knife is not acceptable and police will be
adopting a robust approach
in an effort to ensure the
communities within Bannockburn and the Eastern
Villages are safe.
Local officers will be targeting specific areas and
offenders suspected to
have been involved in the
carrying of knives. This will
involve an increase in the
number of stop / searches
being carried out.
If anyone has information with regards any person who carries a knife,
please contact the Police
on 01786 456000 - this
information can be given
anonymously and strictest
confidence will be upheld.
Knife crime in Bannockburn is low so let’s work
together as a community
to ensure this trend continues.
ASBIT
Within Bannockburn the
Anti-Social Behaviour Impact Team (ASBIT) still
continues to patrol Bannockburn on Friday and
Saturday evenings to prevent and disrupt youth
disorder within the community.
Officers who form part
of the team work in plain
clothes in unmarked Police
cars and also in uniform
whether it is in a marked
Police car, on foot or on a
bike.
Over the course of one
weekend in June over 31
litres of alcohol were seized
by Police in Bannockburn,
which prevented calls of
disorder being received by
Police later in the evening.
Police will continue to
monitor areas within Bannockburn where youth disorder is known to occur.
If you are experiencing
youth disorder please contact myself or the Police on
(01786) 456000.
n response to last issue’s “Historian”
piece on the Bannockburn Co-operative
Society, reader Frances Cochrane has
sent in a couple of related pictures.
The first picture shows Willie Cochrane
and John Todd with the Co-op milk horse
and cart.
As the News understands, the horse
was extremely firey and flighty. Willie had
to take it out in the morning to calm it down
before the butcher used it in the afternoon
to deliver his goods.
The second picture is a commemorative
tin celebrating 100 years of the Bannockburn Co-operative Society.
If anyone collects memorabilia of this
sort, the reader is prepared to give them
the tin. If you are interested please phone
the Editor.
The Co-op’s milk horse and cart
Commemorative tin marking 100
years of Bannockburn Co-op
New plaque
unveiled on
Telford bridge
Information provided by
Danny McPhail
R
L
ast edition’s “Reminisce” section prompted reader Mrs
Elise Smith, who lives in Bramhall, Cheshire, to send in this
postcard of Bottom Park in 1958.
Interestingly, Mrs Smith’s brother was sent the postcard by
their mother, whilst he was serving in the Royal Air Force in
Singapore.
epresentatives of Hillpark
and Milton Community
Council, Bannockburn Community Council, Bannockburn
Community Trust, along with
local Councillors attended the
unveiling of a new plaque at the
village’s Telford Bridge on Monday 27th July.
The plaque, created and installed by Art is an Option, commemorates 250 years since the
birth of Thomas Telford; who
designed and built the bridge.
Bannockburn’s Telford
Bridge has a new plaque
Mrs Isabel Farquharson and
Mr Bobby Simpson unveiled
the plaque after the ceremony
opened with a speech by Mr
Colin Blair, Secretary of Hillpark
and Milton Community Council.
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In Brief
BRDA Appeal
Bannockburn Riding for the
Disabled (BRDA) unfortunately lost four ponies in the month
of June to acute equine grass
sickness. This loss is devastating for all involved and we
must thank everyone for all
their efforts in very difficult circumstances. Our loss is not just the horses;
we are looking at a large financial impact in terms of lost income. BRDA is currently used
by 150 people a week, offering
a wide range of equestrian activities for people of any age
with disabilities.
Help to secure the future of
the centre would be much appreciated. Donations would be
gratefully received: to donate
visit our website at www.bannockburnrda.org.uk. Alternatively contact Sara Smith (Centre Manager) 07736731743.
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I am looking for relations of
Robert Vallance JP, or Christina Lambie who used to run
the telephone exchange at 32
Quakerfield. My aunt was married to their
brother Dixon Vallance who
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Bannockburn Primary
By Gillian & Emma (Tartan PIG)
T
O
n Friday 15th May Bannockburn Primary
took part in a Scottish fancy dress three
legged race, organised by the School Busters
group.
Everybody had to ‘choose a partner and be
prepared’. The children received sponsor sheets
home to raise money for Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS), our linked school in
Kitwanga and resources for the school.
Mrs. Dickson, Headteacher of Bannockburn
Primary said: “The children found it challenging
and the event created lots of laughter and fun;
it was good to see the children working well in
pairs.”
Everyone had great
fun during the threelegged race.
W
ednesday 20th May saw Primary Seven
pupils headed to Edinburgh for the Choices for Life festival (CFL).
CFL is an event where children learn to make
appropriate choices in life. They took part in an
exciting quiz and enjoyed a performance from
the theatre group PACE about friends facing
difficulties. At the festival there were many pop
bands such as Sugar Crisis and the amazing
MacDonald Brothers!
Mrs Tait who accompanied students to the
event said: ”Everybody had fun and the show
gave out a clear message about the correct
choices everyone should be making.”
St Mary’s Primary
travel back in time
Primary 7 show off
their Young Scot goodie bags which they
received as part of the
transition process to
High School.
he Primary 5 class at St. Mary’s Primary School in
Bannockburn recently invited parents, grandparents and even great grandparents into their school
to show them how they had turned their classroom
into a ‘Great Hall’.
Primary 5 had been studying the Wallace and
Bruce period of Scottish history and they brought to
life some important characters of the time.
Their ‘Great Hall’ included exquisite art work, detailed plans of castles, news articles, secret panel
stories and specially prepared workshops for their
families and friends. A great time was had by all
while a great deal of learning took place.
Page 8
Bannockburn News
Appeal for information
in missing ashes mystery
By Greg Christison
A
fter 29 years of searching for her father’s ashes,
former Plean resident Christina Grindlay has contacted
the Bannockburn News in an
appeal to solve a devastating
mystery.
Christina’s father, Peter Rae
Miller died on the 9th August
1980 and his cremation took
place at Camelon crematorium
in Falkirk on the 13th of the
same month.
Christina’s husband returned
to the crematorium to put a
piece in the book of remembrance. However, it was then
that the family were told that
Peter’s ashes were no longer
there.
The remains had been signed
out by Mr McRory, an employee of Ronnie Lloyd’s Funeral
Directors in Bannockburn and
have vanished since then.
Christina said: “Unfortunately,
as many will know, the company Ronnie Lloyd Funeral
Directors, who carried out the
service, are no longer in business. Therefore no information
is available to us.
“After a long search with the
local Funeral Directors and the
Cooperative Funeral Directors
who took over Mr Lloyd’s business, we have been unable to
find my father’s cremated remains to put him to rest with my
late mother Margaret.”
She added: “If anyone has
any information about the last
days of Ronnie Lloyd’s Funeral
Directors in Bannockburn and
what happened to their premises and its contents, I would be
very grateful if they could contact the Bannockburn News.”
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1. Got pear (2)
11.North is ming (2)
2. Spies crumpet (2)
12.Fifty one murals (2)
3. Doctor who (1)
13.Strand mime (1)
4. Mele dream (1)
14.Toques ie mint (2)
5. Ker tarts (2)
15.Bright robe (2)
6. Fate the winch (3)
16.Dam yards (2)
7. Me one wools (2)
17.Three Jack anon (2)
8. Tea bather (1)
18.Respect in rooms (2)
9. St shone imps (2)
19.When seek it talk (3)
10.Verity ric (2)
20.Hours being (1)
Last issue’s solutions: 1.
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3.
4.
Gone with the Wind
The Godfather
All about Eve
Amadeus
5. Around the World in 80 days
6. Ben Hur
7. Bridge on the River Kwai
8. Casablanca
9. Chariots of Fire
10. Dances with Wolves
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
The Deer Hunter
Driving Miss Daisy
The English Patient
Forrest Gump
Gandhi
Going My Way
17.
18.
19.
20.
Mrs. Miniver
My Fair Lady
Slumdog Millionaire
Schindler’s List
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