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Post by linda wallace on Mar 23, 2012 21:22:27 GMT 1
INVERCLYDE schoolchildren are set to pay a special tribute to a Greenock-born polar hero. how many young greenock folks know about birdy bower,s...nothing much was ever mentioned about our local hero....nice to see him being honoured.. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Robertson_Bowers |
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Post by neartic on Mar 23, 2012 22:48:41 GMT 1
never heard of him
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Post by linda wallace on Mar 24, 2012 0:03:00 GMT 1
whit!!!! when you go along the esplanade you will find his house, across the street from the water if you walk right along there is a plaque telling you all about him........i have known about birdy since i was young
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Post by myfindhorn on Mar 27, 2012 13:53:21 GMT 1
neartic, that says it all, the lack of local history in our schools is a disgrace, infact the lack of Scottish history in schools is a national disgrace
The Union of the Flags would be a good start.
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Post by neartic on Mar 27, 2012 19:35:04 GMT 1
the lack about scottish history, all we got in school was about nelson and wellington, shakespeare and all the great plonkers of england nothing about the battle of bannockburn william wallace or robert the bruce
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Post by linda wallace on Mar 27, 2012 20:43:22 GMT 1
well its about time that was all changed....our history is important...stuff henry the 8th or shakespear
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Post by myfindhorn on Mar 27, 2012 21:19:29 GMT 1
Henry, well and truly stuffed himself .
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Post by linda wallace on Mar 27, 2012 21:36:47 GMT 1
do you think he had overweight problems lol
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Post by neartic on Mar 27, 2012 22:18:17 GMT 1
his wives must have well pissed him off, no divorce for him to the axe
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Post by linda wallace on Mar 27, 2012 23:43:39 GMT 1
jocky should have done that with his 2 ex wives lol...
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