THE ARCHIVES

100 years ago

The inauguration of a new post of the Comrades of the Great War took place on Saturday afternoon within the grounds of Tealing House, kindly granted by Mrs R.B. Don. The guests numbered more than 400. The proceedings opened with selections by the Glamis Pipe Band, under the direction of Piper D. McNicol. It was announced that 40 members had already been secured for the scheme, with the prospect of a large accession to the membership in the near future. Thereafter tea was dispensed.

50 years ago

The last of the “Oppornockity Tunes”, promoted by Montrose Entertainments Department, in the Town Hall last night attracted the biggest audience of the series. Over 500 people saw the children and adults’ talent competitions and joined in the quizzes. The winners were judged by applause and the adjudicator was Miss Sheila Low of the Entertainments Department. John Gove of Gourdon was pianist and artistes for the guest spot were the Bill Bell trio, from Brechin.

Hill walker Robert Sparkes was last night recovering in hospital after he survived for nearly five days in a deep Scottish mountain gully. The 57-year-old Stirling University lecturer had been trapped after falling while climbing in Glen Etive, near Fort William. Rescuers found him on a snooker table-sized ledge which had broken his fall and saved him from tumbling to a certain death over a waterfall at the bottom of the gully. The rescue team said that it was “a miracle” that he had been spotted.

One year ago

Ambitious plans for a water taxi in the Forth have been scuttled before launch. The service between Kincardine and Crail had been mooted as a method of boosting tourism and easing congestion on the kingdom’s coastal roads. However, a Fife Councilcommissioned study has concluded there is little appetite for the venture. The project has been sunk by tidal constraints, lack of infrastructure and a poor financial outlook. However, the local authority is leaving the scheme on the table.