Social History

[gray_marian]

May appeal to one or two.

This is an interesting wee film on the miners of Drumlemble, Campbeltown.

http://www.jannimmo.com/TRTD.html

One of the former miners mentioned in the film is a volunteer at the Heritage Centre
there.

[John Arton]

Interesting Marian, never knew there was a mine there.
Machrihanish Bay I recall as being a beautiful sweep of golden sandy beach and did there not used to be an RAF station there. Paul McCartney's weed growing farm was also near there as well if I recall right.
Only visited Campbeltown a couple of times just to take mother to see one of her friends from her stay there during WW2 and also once when my future wife and myself were touring up the West Coast on a camping holiday and treated ourselves to a night in a hotel there, the one with the creaking floorboards.
rgds
JA

[gray_marian]

John, There is now a caravan park above the ground of the mine.
White Hart Hotel still going.
RAF base gone, houses now sold to locals or holiday homes.
Secret Scotland - RAF Machrihanish
secretscotland.org.uk/index.php/Secrets/RAFMachrihanish

Thanks Doc, link did not transfer for me

[Doc Vernon]

Indeed some interesting reading there!
Thanks
All RAF things interest me as you may know!

http://www.secretscotland.org.uk/ind...AFMachrihanish


http://www.rafbridgnorth.org.uk/peop...oplelist3.html

Look at 1959 D Platoon (I am marked)
Third Row from bottom in listing

After Basic Training at Bridgnorth went on to Compton Bassett for W/O Course.
Some fond memories !

http://www.freewebs.com/comptonbasse...esarticles.htm

After the training was completed sent on to RAF Innsworth awaiting Shipment to Aden on the Dunerra
Sad to see that it has now finished!
Cheers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire..._feature.shtml

[gray_marian]

Could not find your photograph Doc but learned your sewing kit was called a
'housewife'.

[Doc Vernon]

Third Row from Bottom and third in !
Yes the Housewife was something you never left behind! Lol
Cheers

http://www.rafbridgnorth.org.uk/peop...oplelist3.html

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