My Name is Paul, I am with SAS Branch Royal British Legion Scotland. After some investigation we have found the Local Saltcoats, Ardrossan and Stevenston Branch is 100 years old on 10th April 2024. The article from the Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald 11 April 1924 is replicated below. Over the 100 Ye...

The 80th Anniversary of the HMS Dasher sinking. The 'Dasher' weekend 25/26 March 2023 will again start on Saturday with, thanks to Calmac, the service and wreath laying above HMS Dashers final resting place and designated war grave. The ferry will continue to Arran for a short service before heading...

Hi, just so you are aware there are some activities planned to commemorate the Start of WW1 next year and there will be appeals for stories/memorabilia from that era that can be displayed to reflect how the Great War effected those in North Ayrshire. We are hoping schools will be involved and of cou...

The Heroes of the Blysthswood Trust, they used to do it nearly every year,, although in a better equiped truck and did not go into the mountains, however the comradeship on the road was fantastic. I took 2 weeks holiday from my day job to do the trip. One quote from the charity I remember "If i...

Cannot remember exact Mileage, return to the Romainian Transalvanian Mountains, drove from Scotland through England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Austria, Hungary and Romania. I was carrying the 'Shoe Boxes' donated by Scottish and NI people sealed in the back and in front with me were bags of...