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 175th
Glasgow BB, Bridgeton,
Status : Disbanded
Church : Dalmarnock Congregational
Church, Dalmarnock Road/Fairbairn Street, Bridgeton
Meetings : Dalmarnock Congregational Church
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............................I'm looking for old photos from this BB & Church.
Cricceith 1966
My first BB Camp |
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Newcastle N.Ireland
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Dalmarnock Congregational Church
Dalmarnock Rd. jcn of Fairbairn Street
Rev.Beaton
I have many fond memories of this church.
Great times.
Sunday school,
Shipmates,
Life Boys,
Church parades,
BB Displays
dances with the Girls Brigade,
football in the hall.......
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( now a evangelical church ) (Photo taken Feb 2002 )
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I attended Sunday
school here and was a member of the Boys Brigade (175th). Mr John Smart was the
Captain, then his son Robert Smart became Captain.....great guys. They and
others gave up their time to look after us every week, football on a Saturday, church on a Sunday. These BB officers men and woman were the salt of the
earth.
I learned to 'go a bike' at Millport, a day trip there with the Lifeboys!The 175 company amalgamated with the Bethany Hall BB to become the 154th.
I continued with the BB, became an officer in the 219th Company
in the area
using John Street Primary school then Dalmarnock School
as our Friday night meeting place until I was in my thirties, thereafter
our
company like many others disbanded, as the area was being demolished.
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One of the problems of coming from an area that has been demolished,
beyond recognition, is that you lose all your friends, lose touch with
old neighbours - a big chunk is taken from your you.
My street was demolished in the early seventies and we moved to
Auchenshuggle. Since then I have seen very few old neighbours or pals.
On the 30th July 2006 I was visiting the Peoples Palace when to my joy I
spotted my old BB captain and his wife !
Marie & Robert Smart .
They now live in the Garrowhill district of Glasgow and
we had a good blether and exchanged contact details it was great to see
them after all these years.
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