Milton view Help to find book story
Dear Editor I am trying to trace whoever gave the book pictured to either my father or mother in 1941 and wonder if the Hamilton Advertiser could help me.
I recently found this beautiful little book which was in my late father’s possessions.
I do remember reading many of the poems back in the 1960s and 70s but don’t know which of my parents first received it as a gift.
I have so far been able to find out that three men called Jim, or James, lived at 38 Burnbank Road, Hamilton around 1941.
Their surnames were Lawson, Yuill, and Stirling. This information was kindly researched for me by Angela Logan of Hamilton Library.
I wonder if you could put this information in the newspaper in the hope that it may bring back a memory of someone who may have given the book to one of my parents, John ‘Jack’ Hodgson or Kathleen Edwina (nee) Hanlon, both from Leeds.
My father was in the RAMC and served at Edinburgh Castle in 1940 after returning from Norway, sailing from and later returning to Glasgow, and later trained in the Stirling area.
My mother was in the Blood Transfusion Service. They met in 1947 and later married.
It may well be that Jim, like both of my parents, has passed away but it would be lovely to hear from a descendant who may know which of my parents were the recipient of the book and perhaps some of the story behind the gift.
My email address is: hodbob@ hotmail.co.uk
Robert John Hodgson Addingham West Yorkshire Dear Editor I read Angela Crawley’s column last month concerning the revitalising of Hamilton Town Centre with great interest.
It was headed ‘Town Centre moving in the right direction’ but I fear this is not the case.
She correctly identifies the crippling effect of high business rates and high parking charges.
Another problem is the traffic management system.
One would think that there was a Machiavellian hand behind the shambles.
Surely it is not just down to incompetence?
Just trying to access the town centre by car is a nightmare.
Another problem for the town centre is the number of shopping areas away from the town centre, the most recent being the development at Cadzow Bridge and the new Lidl store.
Why would anyone want to struggle to the town centre?
The partial pedestrianisation of Cadzow Street and Quarry street has been a failure and the traffic restrictions should be lifted and ‘limited period’ free parking should be introduced.
Even when you walk to the town centre the supply of seating to give your weary legs a rest, is sparse.
The Regent Way Centre is about the only place making an effort but with a little more thought the seating could have been back to back doubling the seating capacity without very much more floor area being taken up.
The larger shops in particular could have an input with this by introducing seating for their customers.
I attended a very interesting and informative talk given by the Chair of Hamilton BID.
It was clear that a great deal of thought, effort, ideas and a little money have gone into trying to revitalise the town centre.
However, I fear that until the fundamental problems referred to above are solved Hamilton Town Centre will slowly die.
John L Rimmer (senior) Park Road Hamilton