Board members hand out attendance prizes

On Friday afternoon, the Visiting Committee of the Langholm Board, consisting of Messers Sanders, Maxwell and Armstrong, attended Wauchope School, when Mr Sanders presented the attendance prizes.Harelaw Hall Committee gave their usual annual party to the old folks and members of the community on Friday, 1st December, when a happy evening was had by all.This week a large and appreciative audience was on hand to watch the Canonbie School Christmas Pantomime.

Last updated 14 December 2011
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Down Memory Lane

STILL focusing on the run-up to Christmas this week, we have found a picture of Santa visiting some of the youngsters at the Langholm parish church Sunday School.

Last updated 8 December 2011
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A winter storm blows into town

Mr Charles Brook, of Kinmount, Master of the Dumfriesshire Hounds, met with an accident on Saturday during a run with the pack.We are in complete agreement with the meteorologists in their opinion that last weekend was one of the worst pre-Christmas storms we have had for some time. And didn’t it come on sudden?Despite being a listed building and despite being in a Conservation Area, the small coach-house adjoining Greenbank is to be demolished to allow the development of sheltered housing now in progress.

Last updated 7 December 2011
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Down Memory Lane

FOR the next few weeks we are going to focus on Christmas.

Last updated 1 December 2011
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Langholm band show they’ve plenty of brass

Last updated 30 November 2011
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Down Memory Lane

THIS week we have a group of girls from Langholm but we are not sure in what year it was taken, what they were doing or where it was taken?

Last updated 24 November 2011
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Boy run over by a horse and cart

On the forenoon of Monday last an accident of a very serious nature occurred to a boy at Messrs Reid and Taylor’s works, called Charles Lunn.Through the death of Mr John Lunn, plumber, Townhead, which occured on Friday evening, Langholm’s lost one of its prominent tradesmen.On Wednesday evening the first four cars in the annual R.A.C. rally arrived at the check point at Mr. Dodman’s garage at Whitshiels. In the lead was Eric Carlsson, the ultimate winner.The Legion romped on to an 8-1 win at home against Crown Hotel B on Sunday night with all of the Crown players coming a cropper in the singles.

Last updated 23 November 2011
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Down Memory Lane

IT WAS a cold dry day but a big improvement on the weather for Remembrance Sunday experienced in recent years and it brought out large crowds at the service in Langholm in 1983.

Last updated 17 November 2011
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Dancers dazzle in disco competition

Last updated 16 November 2011
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Down Memory Lane

GUY Fawkes night went off as usual in November 1987 with a bang and a very large crowd gathered on a grand night to see the Rev James Watson light one of the biggest bonfires seen on the Kilngreen for some years.

Last updated 10 November 2011
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Torrential rain on our parade

Last updated 9 November 2011
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Should bonfires be lit a day early?

On the evening of the 28th ult. a public meeting was held in Midknock, parish of Westerkirk, for the purpose of forming a Temperance Association.A report dealing with 26 cases of bad attendance was submitted and dealt with. Several applications for exemption from attendance were considered.Youngsters in the town are in a dilemma, we understand, in regard to the Guy Fawkes celebrations this year.This year the Langholm Operatic and Dramatic Society are performing one of the best of Ben Travers’ series of farces.

Last updated 2 November 2011
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Down Memory Lane

THIS week we have had a photo handed into us from Tex Earsman who lives in Canonbie.

Last updated 2 November 2011
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Down Memory Lane

FOR our trip Down Memory Lane this week we’re looking back to October 1989.

Last updated 27 October 2011
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Did Burns really visit Langholm?

On the evening of Wednesday last, between thirty and forty of the operatives of Langholm Woollen Mills met in the Commercial Inn, for the purpose of presenting Mr John J. Moffat, clerk, on the occasion of his leaving Langholm for Dumfries, with a writing desk, as a recognition of the unqualified respect and esteem with which they individually regarded him.This match was played at Langholm on Saturday.A local tradition has it that Burns once visited Langholm while he was an Excise Officer and that he visited the Toll-bars and some “dram shops” in the Muckle Toon.Children from Langholm Nursery Group will be linking together with over half a million children in Playgroups on November 3rd for a Silver Jubilee celebration.

Last updated 26 October 2011
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Bell fell with large part of Auld Kirk

WITH a view of aiding the funds of the Parish Library, the committee of management requested the Rev. James Cochrane, M.A., Minister of Cupar, Fife, temporarily resident in this neighbourhood to give a lecture.THE annual meeting of this club was held in the Crown Hotel, on Tuesday evening, the president, Mr R. M’George, in the chair.AFTER 13 years Langholm people will have an opportunity of seeing the Auld Kirk Bell which has lain in the Town Council store at the top of the Gas Entry ever since it fell along with a large portion of the gable of the Auld Kirk up the Kirk Wynd on the night of 8th February 1948.AN ‘Open Night’ was held at Langholm Fire Station last night and the men had really gone out of their way to emphasise the fire safety theme and to explain and demonstrate the equipment they are unfortunately called on to use too often.

Last updated 20 October 2011
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Down Memory Lane

WE’RE looking back to 1989 this week.

Last updated 20 October 2011
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Down Memory Lane

WE FEATURE another local business this week – Pelosi’s Corner Café.

Last updated 13 October 2011
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Boys Brigade four in a row

On Friday the 20th ult,. the Presbytery of Langholm met at New-Castleton and ordained the Rev. James Noble to the pastoral charge of that parish.

Last updated 12 October 2011
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