Firth of Clyde

Our regular branch meetings for the current winter season are shown below.

Contact: Peter Gifford, 11 Gordon Avenue, Bishopton, Renfrewshire, PA7 5EX.

Tel : 01505 863386. peterclaymore@hotmail.co.uk

peterclaymore@hotmail.co.uk    

Generally, we like to hold our monthly meetings on a THURSDAY evening

                   —  that being the LAST Thursday in the month  — 

but from time to time this regular pattern needs to change.  

Our meetings are held at the Cedars School of Excellence, 

                   31 Ardgowan Square, Greenock,  PA16 8NJ,  commencing at 19.30 hours.

2023    
28    September                          MY   LAST   ROVER   TICKET                                     Peter Gifford       
31    October ,    TUESDAY.          ROUND   THE   FORTH: 2016 – 2018                   Iain  McGeachy Branch  Secretary,  Firth  of  Forth  branch.
30    November                           SAD   SIGHTS                                                              Maurice  Napier      
  
  
2024  
25    January                                 A  PEEP  INTO  THE  PAST  —- THE   CLYDE   IN   PHOTOS.                                     Gavin   Stewart      
29    February                              CAL-MAC   73  +  74 : PORT   GLASGOW   to  ARDROSSAN                      Iain  Quinn
21    March                                  ANNUAL    GENERAL    MEETING. Plus:
PENTALINA,   AMBITION, and CAMPBELTOWN.                                   
Peter   Gifford
25    April                                    EMPRESS OF JAPAN                                              Paul   Strathdee

BRANCH REPORT –

50 Years On

Our branch – which is based in Greenock – was founded in the summer of 1965.

We celebrated our 40th birthday in 2005 with a special Dinner which was held at
the Tontine hotel. Our special guest on that occasion was Jimmy Poole, Honorary
General Secretary. Long-service medals were presented to George Gardner,
Paul Strathdee and Robin Wilson who were all founder-members of the branch.

To commemorate our branch’s 50th Anniversary we opted for a more modest, less
formal event. On a Saturday in August 2015 a group of members enjoyed a hearty
Lunch at the Royal Gourock Yacht Club.

Those members present were able to reflect on the changes that have taken place
on the Clyde during our first half-Century.

A busy river, bustling Glasgow docks and many thriving merchant shipbuilding yards
all now seem just a distant memory.

On the positive side, though, the container revolution has brought us the Greenock
Ocean Terminal, and the leisure boom has resulted in ever-larger cruise ships calling
at Greenock in increasing numbers.

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These pictures were taken at our 50th Anniversary Lunch. [09.2015 plus 03.2016]