Provost William Hendrie with officials and guests at the ceremony. Council marks Merchant Navy Day at flag-raising ceremony By Democrat reporter West Dunbartonshire Council honoured
Month: September 2019
PROVOST’S AWARDS FOR CITIZENSHIP
The Friends of Dumbarton Foreshore were named Community/Voluntary Team Champion for work to clear litter and debris from the foreshore of Levengrove Park to ensure the area remains a place of natural beauty.
DUMBARTON CONSERVATION AREA BUILDINGS
The final boundary will take in buildings including 16 Church Street, Dumbarton Sheriff Court, Municipal Builidngs, St Patrick’s RC Church, Dumbarton Library at Strathleven Place, Riverside Parish Church, St Augustine’s Episcopal Church and Glencairn House.
BILL HEANEY’S BOOKS
Bill Heaney’s books: All Our Yesterdays Two Minutes Silence How are Things in Connemara? Contact the author at heaneymedia@BTinternet.com
DOWN MEMORY LANE
Knoxland Primary School pupils in Dumbarton’s East End in the 1950s. Picture credit: Jim Crosthwaite
KIRK SAYS FUNERAL COSTS ADD TO STRESS OF BEREAVEMENT
This is having a disproportionate impact on low income families – no one should be plunged into debt in order to bury or cremate a loved one