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20/07/08 - News updated
20/07/08 - Names revised and changed by Gordon Houston for Picture 75 under Cairnhill. Click to view
20/07/08 - final names added to Toon Pics 21 by Emma Walker
16/07/08 - Extra names added to Toon Pics 21 by Emma Walker
05/07/08 - Names supplied by Gordon Houston for Picture 75 under Cairnhill. Click to view
28/06/08 - New tribute added by Roddy Currie for the late Jimmy McKnight
28/06/08 - Names supplied by Gordon Houston for Picture 74 under Cairnhill. Click to view
22/06/08 - New picture and names added under Groups2
22/06/08 - News updated - The Boss is away
21/06/08 - News updated with news of a very interesting video
21/06/08 - New poem added by Billy Stevenson called 'My heart is in New Cumnock'. See Poems and Stories
12/06/08 - News updated
19/05/08 - Visitors memories updated by Paddy Dornan. This can be found on the bottom menu bar on most pages
19/05/08 - Final Name added to this picture by Jim Holland
15/05/08 - People2 updated. Picture 64 from Kenneth McKenzie
15/05/08 - New groups2 section started. Find it on the left menu section
15/05/08 - Visitors Memories updated by Alex Jess.
08/05/08 - Three new pictures added to the History Club section by Sir Patrick and Lady Dornan
08/05/08 - News updated
02/05/08 - History Club pictures updated by Marie Walker nee Wallace
02/05/08 - Did You know updated by Jim Walker
30/04/08 - A new tribute has been added by Jessie Dalzell. See tributes
30/04/08 - Pic 43 updated under History Club section by John Tomlin
27/04/08 - News updated after the sad passing of Andrew Galston
27/04/08 - An uploaded picture added to the History Club section. It's Dalleagles School 1957
26/04/08 - More pictures added to the History Club section by Betty Lees
24/04/08 - Picture 37 and names added to the History Club section by Betty Lees
24/04/08 - Names added to pic 24 of the History Club section by Betty Lees
24/04/08 - Names added to pics 18 and 19 of the History Club section by Alex McKechnie
23/04/08 - More History Club pictures added. More to come
22/04/08 - Pics 25, 31 and 32 added to History Club courtesy of Dick Armour
17/04/08 - News updated
17/04/08 - Toon pics 33 names added by Martin Whiteford
17/04/08 - Toon pics 68 names added by Martin Whiteford
07/04/08 - More visitors memories added by John Walker. Click to view
04/04/08 - People two picture 63 has some names added by Billy Stevenson. Can you add any more? Click Here
01/04/08 - News updated. Click to view
30/03/08 - New picture added to General Pics by Bobby Guthrie. Click to view
29/03/08 - Visitors Memories updated by Alex Jess. Click to view
28/03/08 - News updated
28/03/08 - Three pictures added to People 2 and two pictures added to Cairnhill by Billy Stevenson. Names to follow.
28/03/08 - A new section has been added to cater for the History Club pictures. Link is on the left menu
25/03/08 - Some names added to Toon Pics number 17. More to follow
23/03/08 - Why not have fun with this little quiz from David McDonald. Click to view
21/03/08 - Names added to John Walker's collection picture 27 by Avril Copestick Watson
21/03/08 - News updated
21/03/08 - More pictures of Halls demolition from Paddy and Mary Dornan. Click to view
19/03/08 - Details given for picture 32 under Connel Park
16/03/08 - Pictures from a walk today added under various Click Here
16/03/08 - Picture 90 added to Group pics by Paddy and Mary Dornan
16/03/08 - More Halls demolition photos under various. See Halls pics here
14/03/08 - Visitors memories updated by Loveday McBlain nee Pollock See here
14/03/08 - News updated with information on the current hosting environment
13/03/08 - More of Loveday Pollock's pictures added here
13/03/08 - Vistors memories updated by Boabby Rogerson. Link at bottom of most pages or click here
13/03/08 - Loveday McBlain nee Pollock has added her superb collection under Various. Click to view
09/03/08 - Liz Hunter's name added to Cairnhill picture 6 by Agnes Farrell nee Hunter
09/03/08 - Name added for picture 34 under Toon pics by Amelia Nairn
09/03/08 - Name added for picture 40 under Connelpark by Amelia Nairn
08/03/08 - Pictures of the demolition of Halls Factory are being added here
08/03/08 - News updated with details of the sites visit to the History Clubs's March meeting
08/03/08 - News has been updated with the Chronicles coverage of Halls Factory demolition
06/03/08 - Margaret Campbell collection added to Various. Click to view
29/02/08 - Fire story update under News
29/02/08 - Names updated and corrected by Agnes Farrell nee Hunter on pic 5 http://www.newcumnock.net/alexjess2.cfm
26/02/08 - Various - now and then section has a new addition. Worth a look!
26/02/08 - News updated with pictures of the Arthur Memorial Hall ablaze Courtesy of of Tommy McGinn
24/02/08 - Picture 39 added to General pics. A sneak look into a room at the Arthur Memorial Church
24/02/08 - News Updated
22/02/08 - Guest Book upgraded to professional version securing its future for another 12 months and increasing amount of entries allowed
21/02/08 - Over 100 hundred additional pictures added by Alex Jess spread over 2 pages under Various - Alex Jess
20/02/08 - All names added to Toon Pics picture 8 by Jessie McDade nee Ferrans
19/02/08 - Comments added to picture 37 under General by Bobby Guthrie
18/02/08 - Two fantastic and rare pictures added under General pics. Thanks to John Hamilton and Andy Campbell
18/02/08 - News updated.
17/02/08 - Names kindly supplied by Graham Wight to picture 34 of Cairnhill. Internet Explorer users can hover over the photo to get the number
16/02/08 - The Glens beat Mussleburgh 1-0 in the Scottish Cup today at Loch Park. Five pitcures added under General
11/02/08 - Currently working on 100+ pictures recently submitted. Details will appear soon
10/02/08 - A walk up Connel Burn added under Various
09/02/08 - More visitors memories added by yours truly. See Visitors Memories at the bottom of each page
09/02/08 - Finally - A site search that works. Click search on the left menu to test
09/02/08 - Two more pictures added under General
08/02/08 - More 'Did You Knows' added
08/02/08 - It still requires work but The SEARCH facility has been improved and also includes the ability to search Bobby Guthrie's site
07/02/08 - Pic 29 added to General by William Anderson. Features his father in the NC Signal Box
06/02/08 - New section on the bottom menu bar - Visitors memories started by John Walker
06/02/08 - Various - Now and Then - pictures added today
03/02/08 - Check 'Did You Know' for some interesting facts extracted from various books.
30/01/08 - More news added. Good publicity for the site and an invite to get involved
29/01/08 - A couple of new additions have been added to 'Did You Know'
27/01/08 - Thanks to Andy Howat for the new pictures under various and a poem under poems and stories from 1903
26/01/08 - Bobby Guthrie will speak at the History Club on 21/02/08 - see news for details
23/01/08 - Fame at last! - See News from the links on the left menu
23/01/08 - Names added to Cairnhill picture 27 by Alex Robertson
05/01/08 - First picture of 2008 supplied by Mary Kilday nee McEwan. See pic 82 under Toon Pics
17/12/07 - Updated information on pic 25 of 'a walk around NC' under various by Nancy Hose (nee Inglis)
15/12/07 - New picture added to Cairnhill pics by Donna Gibson (Nee Lindsay)
08/12/07 - Wonderful pictures donated by James Williams of his Grandfather containing some excellent 1920's images under General
27/11/07 - New content added on the left menu entitled News. First news item added. If you have any news worth mentioning let me know the details
26/11/07 - Two pics added by Betty Hunter under Group pics. Thanks to Betty and Richard Bain for his assistance
25/11/07 - Cairnhill pic 15 uodated by George Miller
25/11/07 - First of the boys in bras names revealed in toon pics 68. Thanks to Mary Turnbull
25/11/07 - Three more names added to pic 14 Cairnhill pics by Mary Turnbull Nee Ferrans
24/11/07 - Some names added to Cairnhill Pic 6 - The Dinner Ladies by Mary Turbull. Still need more!
02/11/07 - New site search added. It is on the left menu. Search on a name and find him/her etc
02/11/07 - Pic 13 of Cairnhill pics - final name added by George Mills
28/10/07 - Various - Now and Then updated
24/10/07 - The wonderful pictures from Jim Hamilton have been added to Various
23/10/07 - General pics updated
22/10/07 - Various - Now and Then updated
19/10/07 - Not NC but great picture of Glenbuck under Other Towns
14/10/07 - Pictures from Jean Cunningham and Nan Cano under various added although many names have still to be added
14/10/07 - Many thanks to Alex Jess and Billy Lees for their valuable input to the site and hospitality offered
14/10/07 - New picture added to General pics - Miners and families will know it instantly
13/10/07 - Betty Bell name added to toon pics 10 by Ella Orr
13/10/07 - Name added to group pics 15 by Ella Orr
07/10/07 - New pictures added to Now and Then under various
07/10/07 - Keep checking the Castle/Connelpark/people etc for better versions of the existing pictures
06/10/07 - I have over 200 pictures still to upload that have long been forgotten. Keep checking for new ones
06/10/07 - Due to the vast amount of pictures I am receiving, I have added a general section to the main menu
06/10/07 - Cairnhill pic54 names added by Lynn Breckney
04/10/07 - Cairnhill pic51 names added by Lynn Breckney
01/10/07 - Various - A walk around NC part two yet again
30/09/07 - Various - A walk around NC part two continues
30/09/07 - Various - now and then updated
30/09/07 - Started working on replacing smaller pictures with larger one now that the majority of people have ADSL/CABLE
29/09/07 - New section under various called 'now and then' started by Bobby Rogerson
23/09/07 - More pictures added under various - Alex Jess by Alex and his grandson Jason
23/09/07 - Paddy Dornan's recent addition added to people 2
22/09/07 - new pic uploaded under people 2
21/09/07 - the walk 2007 under various has been updated thanks to John Walker
15/09/07 - names added and new picture on people 2
15/09/07 - Part two of the recent pictures of NC started under various
15/09/07 - A walk 2007 added under various - more pictures added
11/09/07 - A walk 2007 added under various
09/09/07 - New pic added to people2. Names to follow
09/09/07 - Both Grace Roy's pics under Various updated
09/09/07 - Two pages of info and pictures from Grace Roy's emigration added under Various and well worth a look
09/09/07 - Names supplied for pic 43 toon pics - Thanks to Paddy and Mary
09/09/07 - Pic 5 under people names added
09/09/07 - Pic 53 under people2 updated
03/09/07 - Anne Leitch kindly sent in pic 54 under people2
03/09/07 - Susan Thorpe kindly sent in pic 53 under people2
02/09/07 - Cairnhill pic 31 updated by Senga Capstick (Houston)
02/09/07 - Saskia looking for pals of her grandfather Anton Menz, who worked at North Boig 60 years ago. See People2 pics
02/09/07 - Thanks to Mary McCormack for the names for toon pics 75, 76, 77 and 78
02/09/07 - The dancer finally has a name! Pic 42 - the toon pics. Thanks to Mary McCormack
02/09/07 - Names added for pics 44 and 47 Cairnhill by Ronnie Ross
02/09/07 - Two pics added to groups by Janet Finney who is researching her ancestors.
02/09/07 - Elaine Shannon's name added to pic 13 of Cairnhill Pics by her dad Edward.
02/09/07 - Alex Jess additions under various. Thanks Alex
02/09/07 - Cairnhill pic 32 - David Pow added
02/09/07 - Group pics 80 - some names added by Jim McNair
02/09/07 - Names added to Pic 27 of Cairnhill pics by David McDonald
17/02/07 - Five new pics added to Farms category by Margaret Marr and Hamish Bain
17/02/07 - Two pics uploaded to Cairnhill pics - awaiting details
14/01/07 - The first pictures of 2007 are uploaded by Gordon Houston (pic 72 and 73 of Cairnhill pics)
24/12/06 - Last name added to Cairnhill picture 69 by Paddy Dornan
19/12/06 - Excellent old picture of Kirkconnel family uploaded by Paddy Dornan and added to People 2
19/12/06 - Good picture of the 1965 Cairnhill Football Team added by Gordon Houston to Cairnhill Pics
12/12/06 - Seven new pictures added to the end of people 2 by Paddy and Mary Dornan. What would we do without them?
11/12/06 - Names supplied for picture 23 (Col 3, 5th row) of the Cairnhill pics by Linda Willison (nee Barr)
10/12/06 - Names supplied for picture 18 of the Cairnhill pics by Nancy Gemmell (nee Ferguson)
02/12/06 - Ten pictures added to People 2 by Rena Lees (nee Catherine Currie. Many thanks
19/11/06 - Excellent picture of the Crown Hotel added to the Castle Pictures by Patrick Dornan
18/11/06 - Bank pit re-union picture added to people 2 by Bobby Rogerson
18/11/06 - Last name for pic 35 in column 5 of Cairnhill pics added by Barbara Breckney who named her sister Lynn
03/11/06 - Three teachers named for pic 77 under toon pics by Fiona Forbes (Nee Nairn)
03/11/06 - Three names addded to toon pics 25 in column 5 by Fiona Forbes (Nee Nairn)
03/11/06 - Avril White added to Pic 62 column 2, Toon Pics thanks to Fiona Forbes
03/11/06 - Names supplied by Fiona Forbes (nee Nairn) for pic 18 under toon pics
03/11/06 - Names supplied for wedding picture - pic 61 under farms first column
12/10/06 - All but one name kindly supplied by Lyn Hanshew (Tomlin) for the netball girls pic 69, column 4 of the Cairnhill pics
08/10/06 - Names added for picture 30, column 5, Cairnhill by Mairi McCracken
06/10/06 - Colleen Park's name added by her mother Jean in Pic 47 column 2 of the Cairhill pictures
01/10/06 - Picture of New Cumnock Bridge Club from the 50's added by Anne Fitchett. People 2, column 1, pic 31
27/09/06 - Anne Fitchett supplied her sons name to pic 36 in column 1 of Cairnhill pics
26/09/06 - More names for Cairnhill picture 14 column 4 row 3 by Ian and Kenneth Deed
24/09/06 - More names for Cairnhill picture 4 column 4 on the first row by Lyn Tomlin
07/09/06 - Updates to pics 10, 25 and 38 under Cairnhill. Remember to hover your mouse over pics for number
06/09/06 - Ten new pictures added to Modern pics
06/09/06 - The members area has been delayed for a few weeks
06/09/06 - Danny McCulloch's medals added
06/09/06 - Other towns and villages added
06/09/06 - Jim Glendinning's derailment pictures added
06/09/06 - Helen Lamont's pictures added
06/09/06 - Willie Trotter's meeting added
05/09/06 - John Walker's pictures added
04/09/06 - June Hunter's pictures added
04/09/06 - Patrick and Mary Dornan's pictures added - all 114 of them
03/09/06 - Fran Farrar's Pictures added
02/09/06 - Group pics complete - Starting on various pictures next
01/09/06 - Currently updating group pics over next week
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