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PostPosted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 6:12 pm
by Jamesie1970
Be my Guest JayKay!
Thanks for the offer. And of course anything else Cumbernam related you think worthy!

PostPosted: Tue May 01, 2007 7:26 pm
by Jamesie1970
Ive got a crude Google Earth overlay of a Land Utilisation map from the 30s but canny figure how to post a link to it! :?:

PostPosted: Wed May 02, 2007 6:59 pm
by Jamesie1970
Hello, this is Mrs Jamesie. Jamesie is away so ideal opportunity for me to read his mail! His 'Maw' sent him some info which may well be of interest?50th Anniversary
Latest details of celebrations as follows:

Launch of C/nauld Walkway.

Photography Exhibition charting the town's pictorial
history to be previewed in antonine centre and then to
exhibition space in the College.

New book about the town to go on sale in the library.

Formal opening of CArbrain gulley.

Members of public to be asked to submit photographs to
be included in exhibition - email to [email protected]

PostPosted: Wed May 02, 2007 8:47 pm
by My Kitten
Sounds good, I was at Cumbernauld Museum yesterday (if you can call it that!) Some good pics of the new town being built but horrid lighting for photos and actually looking at them!

Stuff here

PostPosted: Fri May 04, 2007 7:50 pm
by My Kitten
Site of the old Golden Eagle Hotel, as discussed in another thread
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PostPosted: Mon May 07, 2007 8:52 pm
by My Kitten
some old family pics of Cumbernauld
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PostPosted: Mon May 07, 2007 9:05 pm
by Josef
Zat you in the groovy hat/cardie combo, Kitty?

PostPosted: Mon May 07, 2007 9:25 pm
by My Kitten
Josef wrote:Zat you in the groovy hat/cardie combo, Kitty?


Fortunately no, I could possibly be one of the kids on the concrete play slide thingy.

PostPosted: Mon May 07, 2007 9:29 pm
by Josef
Shame. You could have sued Badly Drawn Boy for plagiarism.

PostPosted: Mon May 07, 2007 11:44 pm
by Jamesie1970
My Kitten wrote:
Josef wrote:Zat you in the groovy hat/cardie combo, Kitty?


Fortunately no, I could possibly be one of the kids on the concrete play slide thingy.

Actually, I think you'll find thats me.
Last week.

PostPosted: Tue May 08, 2007 8:12 am
by Cyclo2000
was out with the camera on Friday and shot a few pics of Public Art etc.
Will post as soon as I've figured out how to do it.

PostPosted: Tue May 08, 2007 6:52 pm
by crazygray23
i visited there in the 80s as a kid and thought it was amazing , amazing what shite you thought as a kid was cool isnt :)

PostPosted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 7:58 am
by Jamesie1970
I spent a few hours yesterday in the company of Brian Miller. lovely fella. He showed me a slide show of his work throughout the Town and beyond. Mrs Jamesie and I have been round the Town snapping whats left, and will post em with some of my newly found info.

PostPosted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 3:40 pm
by zolita1908
I've started a personal project on Cumbernauld, so of a then and now thing, so I've started going around takin shots in HDR. Yes sounds boring but it keeps me out of trouble!
This is one I took at a play area near the glen, the only time an empty bucky bottle came in useful
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 6:04 pm
by Beavis64
Hey I grew up in Greenfaulds from 75 - 95, don't suppose you have any pics of the area when it was being buitt, etc , my mum has some in her loft but it would take hours to find them.