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Airth Highland Games Committee
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Airth Highland Games had its origins in the Airth Annual Fair which existed at least as far back as the early 19th century. By 1871 the Annual Fair (or Whistle Fair) had some element of competitive games and it appears to have developed into a Highland Games during the 1880s and 1890s.
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Young, W & J
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Falkirk Figure Skating Club
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JPS Media
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James McPhie
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Scottish footballer, who played for and managed Falkirk F.C.. McPhie played as a full-back for Falkirk either side of the Second World War and represented the Scottish League once, in 1948. He retired as a player in 1953. McPhie managed Falkirk for six games in 1957, after Bob Shankly moved to Dundee.
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Celebrations Office
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Robert Bilsland McGregor
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Bobby McGregor (b 1944) was an Olympic swimmer, born in Helensburgh and moved to Falkirk aged 3. He won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964 for 100 yds freestyle, and in 1966 won silver at the Commonwealth Games in Jamaica and gold at the European Championships. He worked as an architect in Glasgow
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Livingston Football Club
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Livingston Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Livingston, West Lothian.
Livingston currently play in the Scottish Premiership and were founded in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle, a works team. The club was admitted to the Scottish Football League and renamed as Meadowbank Thistle in 1974, and played its matches at Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh. In 1995, the club was relocated to Livingston, West Lothian and renamed after the town. Since then Livingston have played their home games at Almondvale Stadium. |
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Hamilton Academical Football Club
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Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, are a Scottish football club from Hamilton in South Lanarkshire. They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilton Academy and remain the only professional club in British football to have originated from a school team. Hamilton have won the Scottish Challenge Cup twice and have finished runners-up in the Scottish Cup twice. The club currently play their home games at New Douglas Park.
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William Young
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William Young farmed at Bridgend near Airth. He was interested in ploughing and spent much time in the administration of the art. He was a prominent curler and played in several championships at Falkirk Ice Rink and elsewhere. His wife, Jessie, was also an international player. Willie was skip of his winning rink comprising, lead - Bobby Young; second - Jimmy Scott, third - John Pearson. His record in major curling competitions: World's Championship at Edinburgh (six times). British at Falkirk (six times). Scottish at Perth (twice). RCCC Rink Championship (six times). Ayr Open (twice). Queen Elizabeth at Glasgow (once). He also twice won the qualifying competition to represent Scotland in the Scotch Cup (at that time the truly World Championship). The first Scotch Cup was played in 1959. A series of five games against the Canadian Champions. His mother club was Airth Bruce Castle & Dunmore. His wrong foot delivery (right foot and right hand) from the crampit was excitingly unorthodox but, he played the stone with perfection and extreme accuracy. His wife Jessie, an excellent curler and winner of countless ladies and national tournaments, was a pillar of strength in all his interests, she played at lead in many winning games with Willie and in 1969, along with Jimmy Scott and WIllie Kerr triumphed in Willie's sixth British Open at Falkirk. (Information supplied by Ron Mayes.)
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Forfar Athletic Football Club
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Forfar Athletic Football Club are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Forfar, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League. They play their home games at Station Park, in the north end of Forfar.
The club are nicknamed "the Loons" ('loon' is a Northern Scots word for a young man), although they are sometimes referred to as the "Sky Blues" (which the club stopped using in the early 1990s). One explanation for the origins of the Loons' moniker is that the second string were younger than the first team, so over time people would say "I'm off to watch the Loons". |
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Central Regional Council. Architectural Services
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Cochrane & French
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John Heeps
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David Russell
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F Milson Dixon
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Architect
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William Rose Primrose
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Cowan, Alexander & Sons
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Elspie
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The Dr Elspie Trust owned property in Weir St, Falkirk
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