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Snapshots from the past
This great photo was taken on Friday 26th June 1959 at the judging of the Fancy Dress competition during Gala week . It was taken in the front school playground at Dunlop Street ( and no Nether Robertland housing in the background !)
We can only name four of the Bonnet Guild members : 3rd left Ramsay Cochrane , 3rd right Mattha Roberton , 2nd right T . W . Mackie , 1st right Alastair Barclay . We are not sure of the others .
Back ( L-R ): Jim Donnachie , Jim Kelly , Jim Dalziel , Willie Montgomery , Tom Findlay , Hugh Wilson , Matt Kirk , John Tait . 2nd back : Hugh Hunter , Jimmy Wilson , Ewing Ferguson , Jim Gillespie , Jack Wilson , Robert Hutchison , Charlie Lindsay , John Campbell , Willie Allan , Sandy Marshall . Middle : David Hamilton , Robert Roy , Betty Barclay , Betty Wolff , Joy Clark , Margaret Smith , Margaret McDonald , unknown , Betty Browning , Tom Cowan , Alex Morrison , Arthur Ferguson . 2nd front : Hugh McFeddries , Matthew Cameron , Danny Skeoch , Willie Murray , Jean Nimmo , Myra Haining , unknown , Jessie Gorman , Sadie Lawrie , Lottie Campbell , Wilma Porter , Sadie Galt . Front : Bobby Borland , Willie Millar , Jim Reid , George Thomson , Jack Donnachie , Jim Montgomery , unknown , Sandy Templeton , Jim Caldwell .
This class photo from 1937 was taken at the school in Dunlop Street . The teacher is Miss Dunlop .
Here ' s a photo of Mrs Mackie ' s class from Lainshaw Primary taken in the early 1970s . Can anyone name the primary class year ? The only names we have are : Back : 3rd right Michael Gilmour , 1st right Scot Templeton . Middle : 4th right Gail Bennington , 1st right Fred Hill . Front : 4th left Carylann Williamson , 6th left Jean Gillies . Who else can you name ?
Stewarton Drama Group ' s first ever production " Come Back Peter " was in March 1974 . Here are members of the Group in November 1987 . We can only name a few :
Back : ( 2nd left ) Walter Findlay , ( 3rd left ) John Gordon , ( 2nd right ) David Robertson , ( 1st right ) Ron Stuart .
Middle : ( 2nd left ) Agnes Stuart .
Front : ( 3rd left ) Moira Megarrell , ( 4th left ) Ismay McKenzie , ( 2nd right ) Alison Gordon , ( 1st right ) Nancy McPherson .