21 February 2024
WHITBURN: THE BURNS CONNECTION
INTRODUCTION I was approached by a student in one of my classes who believed that…
12 January 2024
WINCHBURGH FOOTBALLERS
INTRODUCTION What follows is the text of a presentation made to Winchburgh History and…
23 July 2020
Find your family roots
Find your family roots I am delighted to announce that I have recently launched my…
27 May 2020
Hugh MacKenzie: a man with big ideas
Hugh MacKenzie, headteacher at Craigroyston Community High School from 1972 until 1993, died recently in…
7 May 2020
Obituary: Hugh MacKenzie
Hugh MacKenzie, Scottish headteacher and innovative educationalist Hugh MacKenzie, headteacher at Craigroyston Community High School…
5 May 2020
WILLIAM WARDEN, R.N.
Caroline Gerard’s excellent article on William Crokat, who for five years commanded the guard on…
5 May 2020
IAN RANKIN’S EDINBURGH
With a brief interlude in London, the adventures of Ian Rankin’s detective hero, John Rebus,…
8 May 2019
KENNETH ROY
I had known of Kenneth Roy for many years. He was a well-known Scottish journalist…
19 April 2019
BURNS: THE WHITBURN CONNECTION
INTRODUCTION I was approached by a student in one of my classes who believed that…
19 October 2018
THINKING ABOUT SNOW by Judith McClure
Judith McClure, headteacher at St George's School in Edinburgh from 1994 until 2009, was enormously…
