Day: June 22, 2016

This is probably a rather emotive subject to write about in the Fair programme. But let me say, right now,

Over the years we all recall Fairs that have a special meaning to us and as we get older we

“BO’NESS IS ITS PEOPLE, AND ITS PEOPLE ARE BO’NESS”. So wrote a good a good friend of mine some years

BEING a rare breed of outsider, the lesser common southerner, moving to a quaint mining town was by no means

THOSE of us who are growing older can reflect on moments in our lives which are special. They may be

I can’t remember the first time I was asked that question. I can, however, remember the first time I came

I was born in Bo’ness in 1920 and started the Grange School in 1925 so my first Fair Day with

As I was born in 1936 I had a long wait to be introduced to my first Fair Day, thanks

“HELLO MAM it’s me, I’ve been picked for the Fair Queen”. Those were the first words I said to my

Until June, 1969, I had never heard of Bo’ness. During that month, I travelled frequently from my home in Burntisland