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HELENSBURGH and Lomond Civic Centre was officially opened on Tuesday March 1 by the town's British no.1 wheelchair tennis champion, Gordon Reid.
The East Clyde Street complex combines the old Clyde Street School, later the Clyde Community Education Centre, and new-build offices for some 140 Argyll ad Bute Council staff.
Last Updated ( Thursday, 10 March 2016 13:57 )
Read more...THE 2002 BBC documentary about Helensburgh TV inventor John Logie Baird is again available on Youtube.
For some years the film — directed by Jan Leman and owing much to work by the late Anthony Kamm — was available, but then it disappeared from the website.
MEMBERS of Helensburgh Heritage Trust will offer guided town centre walks at the time of the NVA Hinterland events at St Peter's Seminary in Cardross from Friday March 18 to Sunday March 27.
Walks will start every day at 11am and at 2.30pm, and will last between 90 minutes and two hours. They will commence at the Victoria Halls on Sinclair Street and will finish at the Clock Tower at the foot of Sinclair Street. They will be free of charge and no booking is required.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 01 March 2016 19:09 )
Read more...HELENSBURGH Heritage Trust records with great regret the death of Helensburgh historian and author Pat Drayton.
Pat, who lived at Drumgarve Cottages, West Argyle Street, passed away in the Vale of Leven Hospital, Alexandria, on Saturday February 6 at the age of 88.
Last Updated ( Monday, 22 February 2016 13:00 )
Read more...JANUARY 26 2016 was the 90th anniversary of the first public demonstration of television by Helensburgh man John Logie Baird.
To mark the occasion his son, Professor Malcolm Baird, president of Helensburgh Heritage Trust, wrote an article looking back on the 90 years of UK television. It can be downloaded as a pdf from the Downloads area of this website, or can be viewed on the Baird Television website.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 10 February 2016 15:03 )
NINETY years ago yesterday John Logie Baird gave the first public demonstration of television.
John Beattie interviewed the inventor's grandson Iain Baird on Radio Scotland yesterday, and you can hear them at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06wcj42#play. The interview starts 50 minutes into the programme.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 27 January 2016 17:34 )
Read more...HELENSBURGH Heritage Trust has a new chairman.
At a Trust Board meeting at his home on January 18, Stewart Noble retired from the post after 19 years, and the directors elected the Rev David Clark (right) to succeed him.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 27 January 2016 16:57 )
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A new programme of Winter Open Meetings for 2018-19 will begin at Helensburgh Civic Centre at 7.30pm on Wednesday September 26. Details will be published when available.
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