The 2012 Coalburn Gala on the 11th September. The Gala Queen and her court reach the crowning podium. A full collection of gala photos by Geoff Brown will appear here in due course. This photo is by David Halls.
Welcome
The Jim Hamilton Heritage Society of Coalburn was established in 2004.
Meetings
Meetings are held normally on the FIRST and THIRD Wednesdays each month; from SEPTEMBER until APRIL, 7.30pm - 9pm, in Coalburn Bowling Club, next to the Coalburn Miners Welfare's One Stop Shop.
There is an invited guest speaker at each meeting and non-members are welcome to attend.
Coalburn's One Stop Shop
Heritage Centre
The Society runs the Heritage Centre in the One Stop Shop which contains an archive of photographs, documents and artifacts relating to Coalburn's social history and mining heritage. The majority of these were collected by the late Jim Hamilton.
Officials 2019/20 (To be updated after AGM)
| Chairman | Peter McLeish |
| Vice-Chairman | Gilbert Dobbie |
| Secretary | Geoff Brown (Tel. No: 01555 820379) |
| Treasurer | Marion McBain |
| Membership Secretary | Betty Nicol |
Newsletter
An informative newsletter, designed and produced to a high standard by Helen Brownlie of the Society is published quarterly and the printed version is distributed FREE to members (Non-members £2). It also features a record of village events and articles of local interest submitted by members.
An online version is available free to everyone through this website.
What's new
Lesmahagow Creamery Ltd. Delivery Lorry. c.1925
More photos of the Creamery and other historic photos of Lesmahagow.
- The future of the activities of the Society and the Heritage Centre is still unclear. Peter McLeish has had to resign as President for health reasons. An AGM will need to be held to elect a new President and new committee members. It is hoped that this will occur in October or November.
- Helen Brownlie is still producing the newsletter quarterly. The printed version is posted to all members by Betty Nicol, but the online version is available through this website. The website is also being updated with new or revised articles and will include Geoff Brown's photos of the 2021 Gala held on the 11th September.
- Photos of Auchlochan Walled Garden. including the fleur-de-lys of Stockbriggs House which is now used as a feature in the walled garden. 20th June 2021
- The Summer 2021 Newsletter is now available. 8th July 2021.
- More photos of the Coalburn area in May and June 2021
- A new article on Stockbriggs House and Estate posted on 27th April 2021. Updated on 14th May and 2nd June with more historical information.
- John Weir's photographs of the ruins of Stockbriggs House still standing today. 24th April 2021
- Photos of Stockbriggs taken on 22nd April 2021
- A longer version of Alex McMurdo´s Memories of VJ Day, featured in the Autumn 2020 Newsletter, is now available. 4th Nov 2020.
- 5th Nov 2020. Since Alex McMurdo´s article was finalised, the Society has learned that Alex sadly passed away in hospital following a heart attack. More details of Alex's life can be found in Newsletter 58.
- Andy Brownlie's School Memories with photos. Added on 29th September 2020.
- A new article on Billy Hamilton and his Café/Shop in Lesmahagow was added on the 18th August.
- The article on Ices and Fish and Chips in Coalburn has been updated to include mobile ice cream vans visiting Coalburn.
- A new article on Mobile Fish and Chip Vans in Coalburn. Added 8th July 2020. Updated on the 17th July to include details supplied by Peter McLeish of another mobile van.