THE football manager who led Scotland to victory over newly-crowned world champions England in 1967 has lived in Helensburgh for nearly 40 years.
Bobby Brown — a very successful player himself — became a national hero when his team beat Sir Alf Ramsay's men at Wembley 3-2 in their first match after winning the Jules Rimet Trophy the previous year.
Last Updated ( Thursday, 29 April 2010 14:07 )
NOT many competitors are still active and successful in their sport 49 years after they began . . . but a Helensburgh sailing enthusiast proved in May 2009 that age is no bar to title glory.
Donald McLaren and his crew won the overall Sigma 33 United Kingdom class championship at the Brewin Dolphin Scottish Series on Loch Fyne — his first major title since 1972.The road to the Tarbert triumph, with three 1sts, one 2nd and three 4ths, began when he started sailing in 1960.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 12 May 2010 11:05 )
HELENSBURGH Sailing Club was founded in 1951 by a number of local enthusiasts with the aim of encouraging small boat sailing in the waters off Helensburgh.
As a burgee they chose a white pennant with the flywheel of the pioneer paddle steamer Comet represented on it in black. The Comet sometimes sailed from Helensburgh pier where the club was initially based and the flywheel is still displayed at the East Bay.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 12 May 2010 11:29 )
ONE of Helensburgh’s best known residents is the manager of Glasgow Rangers Football Club, Walter Smith, OBE.
A quiet man who never seeks the limelight, Walter is a popular choice to present the annual Helensburgh and Lomond Community Spirit Awards, a joint venture between Helensburgh Garelochside Rotary Club and the Helensburgh Advertiser.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 04 May 2010 22:52 )
A PSYCHOLOGY student from Rhu is in serious contention for a place in the British sailing team for the 2012 Olympics based in London after taking a silver medal at the European Laser Radial Championships in Estonia in June 2010.
Charlotte Dobson, who was born in the village on June 5 1986 and is a student at Edinburgh University, just missed out on a place in the team for the Beijing Olympics in 2008. She also took silver at the ISAF Sailing World Cup event in France in May.
Last Updated ( Sunday, 27 June 2010 15:39 )
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David Norman will speak about Glen Fruin's Little Secret, the Admiralty Hydro Ballistic Research Establishment, on Wednesday September 29 at 7.30pm at Helensburgh Tennis Club, Suffolk Street.
HELENSBURGH HERITAGE TRUST
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