Opinion

One of the best things about looking back in Falkirk district is the sheer variety of material available – interesting places, famous events, beautiful buildings, important individuals, amusing anecdotes and much more.

So Meghan’s mum is going to move in and help with the new addition to the Royal Family when he or she arrives – at least according to those who profess to be in the know.

A troop of Scouts scaled new heights when they tried their handed at climbing.

From March 22-25 members of the Falkirk & District Stedfast Association hadtheir annual weekend away at the Treetops Hilton Hotel in Dundee.

Last week I spoke to a friend of mine who is a member of the old Falkirk Masonic Lodge (No 16) in Grahamston.

Cancer is still the word that sends a chill through people. It has no respect for age nor circumstance.

When we think of ‘‘aerated waters’’ these days the name that comes up immediately is Barr’s, the Falkirk born company that dominated the trade in this area for over a century.

A range of training courses aimed at young leaders has been launched. First aid skills, which ranged from CPR to bandaging, the recovery position to helping someone with asthma, formed part of the relaunched young leader training with learning skills for life from Module K.

For those boys moving on to gain their Queen’s Badges, a necessary step is attending the ‘‘Building your Skills Course’’.

When I was a child in the early 1950s I remember being taken to visit family friends in Polmont.

Today, March 21, is World Down’s Syndrome Day (WDSD).

THE long arm of the law was extended to a pack of Cubs who were learning all about road safety.

There was a time when it was possible to spot a policeman strolling along the High Street keeping a watchful eye on the bairns as they went about their daily business.

Don’t know about you but I love airports. They signify a journey, hopefully a holiday and a welcome change of scenery.

DO it yourself was the order of the day when a group of scouts put their skills to the test.

Andorra was an incredible trip, I travelled there to a place called Arinsal a few weeks ago with my boyfriend and friends Debbie, Barry and Jack. 
It was a full on ski trip with early rises and on the go all day. Needless to say I am thrilled to have finally managed a ski trip, it was the one bucket list I was worried I wasn’t going to complete.

This month brings the much admired Festival of Silent Cinema in Bo’ness which has, for the last eight years, attracted enthusiasts from all over the country to the town’s refurbished Hippodrome.

As if Christmas, Valentines and Halloween weren’t enough, the modern world has invented a new form of torture for hard-pressed parents – World Book Day.