WW1 Commemoration

 

Order of Service

Two minutes silence as the church bells tolled.

A very informative introduction by Councillor Buchanan.

Rev. George MacDonald (Bonnybridge St Helen's Church) and Reading

Provost Reid (Falkirk Council)

Laying of Wreaths

Pipers Lament

Father Kevin Dow (St Joseph's R C, High Bonnybridge) and Reading

Hymn - Abide With Me

Unveiling of Plaque at Tree of Remembrance

(Provost Reid & Frank Walton, Chairman of Greenhill Historical Society)

What the men would have thought if they knew we would all be remembering them 100 years later?

It was a a very touching service.

WW1 Memorial

Greenhill Historical Society have planted a tree, in the Memorial Gardens, to Commemorate the beginning of World War 1.

Along with ourselves, other groups and senior dignitaries will be making their way to the Memorial Gardens in acknowledgement of the outbreak of the war.

Everyone is meeting at the Library/Community Centre and from there we will proceed to the Memorial Gardens.

Greenhill Historical Society will be unveiling a plaque beside the tree.

Please be at the Library/Community Centre for 6.30pm Monday Evening 4th August 2014.

Will will remember them.

Reminder

Just to remind folks that we are in the Library on a Friday Afternoon.

We would love you to visit us and bring along any questions and stories.

We are a cheery and friendly crowd.

We are still working on the WW1 stories for the next issue of Bonnyseen.

Temporary Re-location

The History Group will be meeting in the LIBRARY from next week until August.

The Denny Scout Hall is being refurbished and they are re-locating to the Bonnybridge Scout Hall. This means that was cannot use this hall for the time being.

If you have any information or artifacts you would like to share with us, especially interesting would be anything to do with WW1, please come along.

This will be an opportunity for those of you who would drop in, but cannot manage the stairs to the Scout Hall.

We shall be in the Library on Friday afternoons from 2-4pm.

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Thank you for Donations

Greenhill Historical Society.

 

The society would like to say a huge thank you to all those who made donations towards the next edition of Bonnyseen Magazine. The money received will go along way to helping us to produce the a special issue in October/November. This will be dedicated to the experiences of  families who lived in the village during the 1914-18 war and to those who fought and died or were injured in the conflict. We would be delighted to hear from anyone with photographs or other family memories of from the Great War.

Trips

The group had a wonderful trip to Summerlee. It is well worth a visit and makes a great afternoon out.

This coming Friday, 23rd May, we shall be off on another day out. This time we are visiting Bo'ness Steam Railway Museum.

We will NOT be in our usual meeting place on the 23rd May.

We would like to thank everyone who has given donations towards the magazine.

When we know the people who have donated, a thank you letter will be sent out.

However, people hand money to members and

we have no idea where to send a thank you.

Please accept this as a very great thanks.

Without your kind donations, we would not be able to produce the magazine. 

Every small amount helps greatly.

We are still looking for stories about WW1. Perhaps something your grandparents told you, even if you think it might not be true! or perhaps a story your parents told you their parents told them. Every little bit will help to make the magazine intersting and local!

Bonnyseen Online

The newest edition of Bonnyseen is now available to read online.

Bonnyseen Issue 8