IT was smiles and sadness for nursery school pupils as they took a trip down memory lane.

Youngsters from Kelso Nursery are saying goodbye to their current home as the school closes its doors for good next week.

But it is not just a fond farewell for the 40-year-old nursery - it is also a fresh new beginning.

The nursery is closing, as is Thirlestane Day Nursery in Garscadden, and the two are being merged and relocated to the new Clyde Campus.

They will become Yoker Burn Nursery.

Clyde Campus will also house Garscadden and Yoker primaries, which merge to become Clyde Primary.

Head teacher Mary Gallacher said: "It's a bit of both happiness and sadness.

"For some of the staff who have been here a long time this is already their second building.

"They started off in the Donald Dewer Sports Centre before moving here, to the grounds of St Brendan's Primary School, so they are preparing to move to a third location.

"We have been in the area and part of the community for a long time so it is quite sad.

"On the other hand, the new building on Clyde Campus is phenomenal and there will be no holding us back."

Mary said the two staff teams have already been working together to get to know one another ahead of the merger.

Thirlestane has babies as well as toddlers while Kelso, which opened in 1976, is for three to fives - meaning a new setting for some staff.

To mark the closure of their nursery, youngsters held a tea party for staff, former pupils and parents.

They have also created a memory room in the school with, in pride of place, a piece of play equipment half a century old.

Mary added: "We were trying to find the oldest piece of equipment in the school and we found this barrel.

"It must be about 50 years old and has lasted all this time without a dent on it."

The new Yoker Burn Nursery will have 109 pupils - but they will have to wait a little longer to enjoy their new surroundings.

While Clyde Primary is ready to open, the nursery building needs a bit more work and Yoker Burn will first move to a temporary site.

Mary said: "It is an emotional time for us but also very positive.

"We hope the community will continue to support us in our new guise.

"We have already seen generations of Yoker families come through our doors so hopefully that will continue for a long time."