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A FASCINATING booklet which is a collaboration between two Helensburgh organisations is the inspiration of the 2014 Anderson Trust Exhibition.
The booklet is entitled ‘Images’ and contains writing by members of Helensburgh and District Writers Workshop. The Exhibition opened in Helensburgh Library in West King Street on Monday February 3.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 11 February 2014 17:18 )
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A FORMER Helensburgh woman who now lives in Shetland is trying to find out more about her family history through this photograph.
Cathy Shearer thinks that her mother told her that the photo was taken at Cardross School in the late 1890s.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 29 January 2014 18:23 )
Read more...A FORMER Helensburgh librarian who took early retirement from Argyll and Bute Council nearly three years ago has used his extra time to write a new book about Scottish castles.
Mike Davis, who is one of the two honorary members of Helensburgh Heritage Trust, was a popular figure in – and is much missed from — his role as reference and lifelong learning librarian at the town library in West King Street.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 01 January 2014 15:50 )
Read more...HELENSBURGH'S most famous son will be honoured with a commemorative plaque . . . thanks to the Heritage Trust.
John Logie Baird — the engineer and inventor who gave the world’s first demonstration of a working television in 1926 — is one of 12 historic figures to be celebrated in the first year of Scotland’s Commemorative Plaque Scheme.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 03 December 2013 11:23 )
Read more...A NEW book of photographs taken all over the world over 40 years by a renowned Shandon photographer and film maker is now on sale.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 13 November 2013 17:08 )
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HELENSBURGH Heritage Trust chairman Stewart Noble was interviewed on Monday October 7 2013 for the BBC Scotland radio programme 'Out of Doors', which was broadcast on Saturday October 19.
Stewart was at the Tourist Information Centre at the foot of Sinclair Street to meet broadcaster Mark Stephen and take him on a town centre walk to point out some of the burgh's historical and other features.
Last Updated ( Thursday, 24 October 2013 09:24 )
Read more...HELENSBURGH Heritage Trust is claiming victory in a campaign to ensure that a World War One hero from Cardross was not left out of official commemorations.
The government is to create memorial paving stones to honour Victoria Cross winners as part of next year’s events to mark the centenary of the conflict.
Last Updated ( Friday, 25 July 2014 15:13 )
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View this photo and over 1,650 more at the Heritage Trust Photo Gallery. Visit the gallery.
Michael Gallagher of Glasgow University will discuss 'Reinventing Ruins — stories from Kilmahew and St Peter's Seminary' at Helensburgh Tennis Club on Wednesday January 28 at 7.30pm. Non-members are most welcome.
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