World War 1 poster
The Society will be exhibiting at Coalburn Gala on the 7th July. The exhibition in Coalburn Leisure Centre will feature three themes:-
- World War 1 detailing the contributions of Coalburn men, not only those listed on the War Memorial but also others not on that list.
- The history of Coalburn Parish Church.
- Local poetry.
2019 Calendars priced £5 will be on sale as well as other Society publications. All are welcome.
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 2018/19
| Chairman | Peter McLeish |
| Vice-Chairman | Gilbert Dobbie |
| Secretary | Geoff Brown (Tel. No: 01555 820379) |
| Treasurer | Marion McBain |
| Membership Secretary | Betty Nicol |
Newsletter
An informative 12-page newsletter, designed and produced to a high standard by the Society is published quarterly and distributed FREE to members. (Non-members £2)
It also features a record of village events and articles of local interest submitted by members.
Latest News
Peter McLeish has produced a new book on the History of Coalburn School, price £12. It is available at the Heritage Centre on Tuesdays or by contacting Peter directly through the contact form on this website.
As of April 2018, about 100 copies of this book have been circulated. A few copies are still available.
- A new article on Ices and Fish and Chips in Coalburn relating the contribution of the Giavarini family to commerce in Coalburn.
- Some new photos of Coalburn in 2018, including Park Street and Bellfield Road.
- At the Annual General Meeting on April 18th, all the existing office bearers and committee members were re-elected.
- More historic photos and information from the Jim Hamilton Collection - new pages on Auchenheath and Tillietudlem, added 8th May 2018, Blackwood on 11th May and a more complete version of Kirkmuirhill on the 12th May.
- A brief history of the Co-operative Societies which had branches in the mining communities of Coalburn, Lesmahagow, Kirkmuirhill and Auchenheath, with historic photos.
- There are now pages of historic photos of Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood and Burnfoot.
- The Spring Newsletter is now available. It contains a tribute to John Zawadzki, who passed away on the 8th December 2017. John was a founder member of the Society and was its Archivist for many years. John put a lot of work into the Society's activities and some of his photographic talent can be seen in this newsletter.
Coalburn Branch of the Coalburn District Co-operative Society in the 1920s