The Airdrie Page

OK. I’ve just came up with an idea which might prove useful for visitors to the town. I want to ask locals from ALL areas of the town to submit a short overview of where they live (eg Gartlea, Whinhall, Rawyards etc) and we can open a new Category for Airdrie Schemes which can be developed and become more complete with input from the visitors themselves. If you are interested in this idea then please submit your overview via the Contact Form and we can include this on site. My intentions are that the authors would become members (with increased privileges) and be able to directly post articles to this section without the usual moderation criteria. I hope to provide an example of this over the next few days.

14 Responses to “Write about your local area”

1. jenny McLelland Says:
   March 2nd, 2006 at 12:54 pm

   I was born and bred in Rawyards, I remember playing in the disused brickwork and Quarry. Many of the original Rawyards families still reside here and my neighbour, aged 84, has lived in the scheme since she was born. Rawyards was always a close knit community where everyone looked after each other and to a lesser degree this ethos is still alive in the “older families”. I have memories of a traditional scheme,where as a child you could expect a clout from a neighbour if you misbehaved and where mothers and grandmothers came out to play with their children. Also an area where you could walk day or night without fear.

2. wally Says:
   March 6th, 2006 at 6:18 am

   Hi from Edmonton,
   It is nice to have a Rawyards associate, I lived at 140 Black ST, at the
   old Toll House, which of course is gone. Last time I was in Scotland, about 30 years ago, there was a pub there called, the Claymore.
   Is the round-a-bout still there, Bianci’s Fish Shop?
   Do you remember, if you are of age, Nurse Martin, the local nurse, or
   Jenny Pottin’s, the sweet shop, officer Henderson was another, across
   the Carlisle Rd.
   Guy Fawkes Day was a get-to-gether for Rawyards, everybody came out
   to set of Fire-Works, it was like the English Show, Coronation Street, I
   really enjoyed it.
   Wally (Vadik)

3. Jenny McLelland Says:
   March 23rd, 2006 at 2:37 pm

   Hi Wally, It is nice to hear from you too, The Claymore Pub is now the Four Ways, the Chip shop is now TJ Fryers and the round about is still there, although Boots Factory closed down a few years ago.
   I remember Jenny Pottin’s sweet shop, her granddaughter and her family live near me. I don’t quite remember nurse Martin but nurse Black was the local nurse in my day. Basically Rawyards is much the same…hope to hear from you again…..Jenny

4. wally Says:
   April 5th, 2006 at 7:07 pm

   Hi Jenny,
   Thank you for the latest update about Rawyards. I remember Boots Factory, the brick works, Pye Communications, where they made TV’s.
   My dad was one of the first in Rawyards to own a black and white TV.
   The people upstairs in the Old Toll House, where we lived, had a TV also. I remember they were once so excited they invited us up to see their “colour TV”. I t consisted of a taped -on plastic sheet with a miss-match of streaks of colour on it. Ocassionally the colour would match for a second, by chance, but we all thought it was terrific.
   I remember my first TV program about a submarine and octupus, with
   disturbing sceens. I see, in Canada anyway, TV hasn’t improved any!
   Wally

5. stardust Says:
   December 21st, 2006 at 4:18 pm

   hi jenny and wally,..i 2 was born n bred in rawyards,..in 1950,..im now in blackpool,..been here 11yrs now,..but have family there still, ive fond memories of it too,…i lived in kelvin drive [ 31 ] i hear its not the “rawyards” it used to be now sadly, im margaret btw,

6. stardust Says:
   December 25th, 2006 at 11:38 pm

   its really crap this forum, i thought it was a well run site, with people replying but i got it all wrong…….didnt i…..lmao

7. webmaster Says:
   December 26th, 2006 at 12:48 am

   Hey! The owner of the site can’t make people reply – it’s up to them. All I can do is provide the means to reply and to offer as many options as possible. If you have any other ideas then please submit them and they will be considered.

8. stardust Says:
   December 29th, 2006 at 2:58 pm

   HI JIM MACKRELL, i dont suppose ur dads name is hugh..is it??…if so send me a post plz ok??

9. may baxter Says:
   January 3rd, 2007 at 8:54 am

   hi everyone and happy new year i’m a newbie to the site i was born in garltea oh many moons ago went to airdrie high school now live in cornwall with hubby and 3 children looking forward to using the site my name is may brown

10. stardust Says:
    January 3rd, 2007 at 5:54 pm

    HI MAY, WELCOME TO THE SITE,….DID U HAVE RELATIONS IN RAWYARDS BY ANY CHANCE?…..IM MARGARET [HIGGINS] FAGAN

11. Maria Says:
    May 8th, 2009 at 10:40 am

    I have been trying to find a place called Buttery Square in Rawyards district. I wonder if the neighbour of 84 years would remember it. My dad was born there in 1912. His mum & Dad were anthony & sarah Carr. I would really love any information that any one can give me. Am I right that a lot of people came over from Ireland to Airdrie around this time. My Grandad was a labourer at this time. Many thanks

12. Jim Mackrell Says:
    May 10th, 2009 at 6:11 am

    Hi Stardust. My email is macsim2@sympatico.ca
    Hugh is my Uncle.

13. Robert Carson Says:
    September 20th, 2009 at 1:47 pm

    My mother has just gone into Rawyard’s Care Home. Wonder if any of your respondents knows what it is like.
    I’ve had a look at the aerial map.The building circled was within trees.
    There is a very substantial building close by with large car park.
    What is that building? Did wonder if that was, in fact, the home.

14. Janie Says:
    January 31st, 2010 at 12:22 am

    Janie Says: Your comment is awaiting moderation.
    January 31st, 2010 at 12:11 am
    We lived in the prefabs in Meadowside Place, Clarkston, Airdrie until I was 5 years old. We then emigrated to Shangri-La on the other side of the track – Craigneuk! Brand new house, 3 bedrooms and a wee ‘den’ under the stairs in the hall. Pavements and roads were still being tarred and dividing fences between gardens were non-existent! The CRAIGNEUK PARK was situated at the bottom of our street. And what a place it was!! When we first moved there, the park had a PARK KEEPER! The football park was an absolute no-go area. We kids took a picnic there (diluted welfare orange and pieces n jam) only to be scared off by the PARK KEEPER! The trees bordering Carlisle Road were part of a garden which had pathways and flower beds and was surrounded by a fence.
    Heather grew profusely on the boggie peat and local men made many
    trips wheeling barrows filled of this rich soil to their gardens. We kids made dens in the pits the men had dug! We also spent HOURS playing ‘up the glen’! this is now Petersburn housing estate.
    The Froggie, The Black Hills, Borelands Wood Yard, The Scrap Yard, all part of the weel kent places of the Craigneuk Wean of the 50’s/60’s xx

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