A NEW exhibition about World War One has opened at Helensburgh and Lomond Civic Centre following the centenary of the Armistice.
Many local artefacts and connections are on display in the cafe area of the Civic Centre in East Clyde Street.
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Artist looks at burgh's past
AN ART exhibition celebrating 100 Years of Helensburgh will be on display at Helensburgh Library November 6 to December 21.
Dorothy Whitaker, B.A. Fine Art, GSA, Dip. Ed., has prepared a colourful and lively exhibition of paintings which can be enjoyed by all age groups.
Anne Paterson Wallace (1923-2018)
HELENSBURGH Heritage Trust and the Anderson (Local Collection) Trust record with regret the death of a descendant of the well-known Paterson family.
A Suffolk resident since her marriage in the 1950s, Anne Paterson Wallace, niece of the artist Viola Paterson, passed away peacefully on Sunday September 16 after a brave battle with ill health. She was predeceased by her husband Alan.
Students recreate Baird TV
THE ORIGINAL mechanical television devised by Helensburgh TV pioneer John Logie Baird has been recreated by students at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow.
The model, built by engineering students, is to be gifted to Glasgow’s Riverside Museum, with the intention of using it for demonstrations for visiting school parties.
Airship ace's story told
AN EXHIBITION featuring Airships in World War One is on display in Helensburgh Library in West King Street until October 27.
Entitled 'Air Ace of Argyll', it tells the story of airship captain Major James Gardner Struthers, of Ardmaddy Estate near Oban, and opened today.
French honour for nonagenarian
A VETERAN Royal Navy officer from Helensburgh has been awarded France’s highest order of merit for his service during the Second World War.
Harry Johnson, who is 95, was presented with the insignia of Chevalier of the Legion d’Honneur at the Clyde Naval Base at Faslane.
Artist couple's work on display
AN EXHIBITION of work by local artists Ted and Elizabeth Odling opened in Helensburgh on Saturday.
Following the success of the exhibition of her parents work which daughter Noelle set up on Lismore last autumn, it has been moved to Helensburgh Library on West King Street and will be open until October 31.