We’re now well under way with our new season of monthly talks at the Best Western Eglinton Arms Hotel. At September’s meeting, our president, Bill Niven, presented a fascinating talk about East Kilbride, Scotland’s first new town, from its inception to development. Interestingly, East Kilbride is only...
Plans are going well for our proposed geophysical survey of the Orry, which will see us teaming up with Northlight Heritage. The survey will see us examine the area roughly bounded by Montgomery Street and the Eaglesham Burn, running up from the Glebe to the Wishing...
We are currently working on a series of audio histories that will be uploaded to the website soon. In this collection of oral memories, you'll be able to hear what Eaglesham means to the people who live and work in and around the village. Here is just a brief example of...
WHEN Dorothy Aitken jumped out of bed to tell her dad a German Messerschmitt had just flown past her window, he told her not to be daft and to go back to sleep. But not only had the 12-year-old schoolgirl correctly identified the enemy plane, she...