A ROLL AND tattie scone from Granny Smith’s and a walk to school through Barrachnie woods are just some of Janis Miller’s fond memories of growing up in the east end.

“I lived in Mount Vernon when I was a child, and attended Bannerman High until 1988,” she says. “We loved walking through the woods, even though our parents warned us not to.

“I worked in RS McColl at the Barrachnie shops all through fifth and sixth year, and I have very fond memories of it. The banter was terrific.”

Janis adds: “My boyfriend - now husband - lived in Baillieston and we would walk up there after my work and buy loads of goodies from O’Shea’s. Sometimes we’d live the high life and go into the Little Chef….!”

If you, like Janis, have fond memories of growing up in Baillieston, Mount Vernon or Garrowhill, we would love to hear your stories and see your photos.

Thanks for the Memories is on tour, and we will be popping in to Baillieston Library on April 30 from 10.30 until 12.30. Our library drop-in events are a chance for you to share your memories with others, and for inclusion in future features in the Evening Times.

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The library has a great collection of archive material and photos all about the surrounding areas, and this will be on display too to spark memories.

If you cannot make it along, email ann.fotheringham@heraldandtimes.co.uk or write to Ann Fotheringham, Evening Times, 200 Renfield Street, Glasgow G2 3QB and share your photos and stories.

Through our regular library drop-in events, which have now taken place all over the city, and our letters page and email banks, we are compiling a fantastic archive of stories and pictures, all dedicated to the city we love.

We would love to hear more– where did you grow up? Where did you work? What are your favourite memories of your old neighbourhood? Can you remember the old theatres, dance halls and shops? Which ones stick in your mind? Get in touch – and don’t forget to add a contact name and telephone number or email address.

Lots of readers have already been in touch – David Kerr emailed us to tell us all about the cinemas he used to visit as a child growing up in Kinning Park in the 1950s.

“The Capital, The Lorne and The Imperial were all favourites of mine,” he tells us. “The Imperial, affectionately known as the Imps, was a fleapit. My father used to say it was the only cinema in the area where you went in wearing a jacket and came out with a waistcoat.”

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He adds: “My mother and I used to go to the Corky (Ardgowan Cinema) in Tradeston every Tuesday night to see the latest episode of Captain Marvel, Superman or Batman. The cinema was an old cork factory, hence the name.

“This was the golden era of cinema. The Mosspark and Cardonald area alone had the Mosspark, the Aldwich and the Westway. Govan had the Vogue, the Lyceum, the Plaza and the Elder.”

Ronald Marshall agrees. “I am 83 years old and was brought up in Garscube Road,” he says. “There were plenty of picture houses to choose from. There was the Astoria, with its Art Deco foyer and seating capacity second only to Greens Play House; the Seamore, the first in the district to be equipped with CinemaScope - premiered with The Robe in 1953; the Grand at Cowcaddens, the Cambridge on New City Road and the Blythswood on Maryhill Road…”

He adds: “There were plenty of other smaller and cheaper venues available too - the Gem, the Electric, the Magnet and the Phoenix.

“These were glorious years and I was glad to have experienced them. Today’s society will never know what they missed.”

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