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Saturday, 27-03-10 15:02

My husband, son and I went to both the recent clean up / planting and stroll a mile events held in the park recently. We had lots of fun and enjoyed not only the fresh air, but the laughter and the chat with others that came along. Thank you to Friends of Cambuslang Park.

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We are pleased to hear that your family enjoyed these events and hope that you will come to many more in the future, events are posted on the news page of the site. We also have a notice board at the Cairns Rd entrance of the park which is regularly updated.

Friday, 15-01-10 09:28

I realise that your plans for the park and well established now but would the Friends of Cambuslang Park consider an allotment garden within the park? We would be happy to come along to one of your meetings to discuss the idea and you are more than welcome to attend our meetings. Our next meeting is on Thursday 21st January at 7.30pm in the Burnside/Blairbeth Church, Church Ave, Burnside. Our meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of every month. There are 400 local people on the waiting list for an allotment and we are very keen to find land in the area.
Regards
Margaret Kerr
Chair
Cambuslang Allotment Forum

Comment:

Sorry to say margaret but it would need to be South Lanarkshire Council Land Services that you would contact regarding this. However if you would like to have a stall with plants at any of our events this could be discussed.

Monday, 30-11-09 10:14

Just found the site. mine is a very long story. I wrote a long article on what I could remember about the Borgie and the general area. I lived in Meek Place, 200 yds from borgey play area, (Down from Myrtles shop) My memories are rather colourfull and probably about 59.3% innacurate. A appended a poem giving my latterday feelings on the area, but I have not as yet finished the leading dialogue. I have only read the first of the members messages as I don't wish to colour my original thoughts on the article. Me Born 12 July 1940, Scottish dad, mum died, bombing in London. I moved to cambuslang to grandmothers care, St Brides school 1945 -1955. Joined Army - Police - Safety Consultant. Now live in India. (I can just afford to) Will keep in touch. love and best wishes to all. KUTGW.

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I am glad you found our web site and that you have fond memories of your time in Cambuslang. If possible could we have a copy of your finished article which we could put on dispaly at our memories event which is being held on the 21st May 2010, we are always looking for new material to display.

Monday, 02-11-09 16:44

Hello, thought you might be intrested in a map dated 1864 from before the area became a park. (see link above)

I've been doing some research on the local area and have found out that the area where the bandstand now is used to be a stone quarry also there used to be a rail line running from cairns road down to the coal pit at bushyhill pit. i think but am not sure that the green metal bridge near to the pond used to carry this line.

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thanks for the great map it was interesting to see that the preaching braes are noted and also the path of the railway line - we also have a framed map from 1912 which was donated by our present chairman and hangs in the Cambuslang Institure

see the link to view the map

Wednesday, 14-10-09 08:15

The Park was full of wild-life in the 1940s,i saw foxes,a deer by the dovecote one morning,there was a badger sett above the ravine to the west of the top pond,and a rabbit warren in the gorse bushes above the amphitheatre. Song birds were everywhere,especially blackbirds and thrushes,singing their hearts out after rain-showers in April and May.The main butterfly was the Red Admiral,also cabbage -whites keen on buddleia bushes(whose name I didn"t know then),and mysterious moths flitting about on summer evenings.I never saw a bat in the Park,though other boys said they did.Occasionally kestrels and sparrow-hawks flew across the sports field,especially in winter,and keen naturalists stopped football to watch them.

In the snow,the tracks of hares,foxes and rabbits were clear every morning,and we identified them from Scouting hand-books.Migrant birds like field-fares ad jays were regular autumn visitors,keen on the berries everywhere.

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thanks for once again posting your memories - it's great to read them