Southend on the Mull of Kintyre

Reunited

Halsgrove Publishers have agreed that Avril Stone, who has published community history books for them previously, produces a book of 20th century Southend.

This  book will be a photographic snapshot of people’s lives in this parish from early 1900’s up to the present day.

This will be a community based book which can only produced with the help of the people currently living in Southend or whose families once resided here or even those who spent their holidays here.

We need photographs of:-

Farming and  School events (both Southend and Glenbreckerie)

Weather e.g. the great snow of 1946/7 and 1963/4  

Caravan and Camping holidays, golfing and Highland Games

Events associated with the two Churches e.g. Conventicles and

 St. Columba’s Pagent

Coastguards, Lighthouse Keepers, the Lifeboat and perhaps shipwrecks!

The Keil School and The Keil Hotel

War-Time - both First and Second World Wars

Events in the Village Hall e.g. The Dunaverty Players

The Argyll Arms and the Muneroy Tearoom

Carskiey House, Macharioch House, and the Watermill.

Are there any photographs of doctors, ministers, blacksmiths, shopkeepers or any other trades-people at work in Southend?

We will need the names of as many people as possible in each photograph and it would make the picture more interesting to have a few words about the occasion.

All photographs will be scanned and returned immediately.

The book will be ready for Christmas 2009 and our deadline is the 1^st May 2009.

If you or your family are interested in taking part in the production of this book please contact:- Avril Stone on Tel. No. 830328 

or email: avrilpamastone@googlemail.com

If you would like to know more about this project Avril will be having several meetings in the village which will be advertised locally or you can contact her on the above telephone number and she will be happy to come and visit you.