J_Stewart Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 Louise Port ex gmtv presenter and gf of Craig brown. Should probably have thought of Louise considering she lived two doors away from me. Craig Brown spent Hogmanay in our house one year. Good guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob the tank Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 I ruptured my Achilles tendon playing fitba (badly) on the astro turf at Lornshill [emoji24] It was the old school when I was there, it it was grass parks and an ash hockey pitch to play on then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 Primary - Adil Ray (Citizen sodding Khan) and Dennis Amiss (Warwickshire and England cricketer)Senior - Mark Billingham (author), a handful of Tory MPs and Dave Wakeling of The Beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 Historian, c**t and radio and television presenter, David Starkey is the only one I've heard of. however, Wikipedia also lists the following: Sir Edward Bailey MC, geologist (1892-9) Nigel Bell, Chief Executive of the NHS Information Authority from 1999-2001 (1970-7) Robert Chorley, 1st Baron Chorley Peter Gibbs, BBC Weather forecaster (1969–76) Air vice-marshal Alan Martindale CB, Director General of Supply (RAF) (1941-8) Dr Michael Rutter CBE, vet and Chief Executive from 1990-2002 of the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (1952-9) Tony Trimingham OAM- anti drug campaigner founder of Family Drug Support Australia (1959- 1964) Carl Walker, former policeman (1945–50) David Wheatman, cricketer Philip Wilson, former Liberal MP for St Pancras South (1886–93) Apparently that's the lot, which, considering the school was founded almost 500 years ago, isn't overly impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chomp my root Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 On 30/06/2017 at 09:44, K.T said: Going by Wiki there seems to be a few musicians from my former school. KT Tunstall, The Beta Band, King Creosote, James Yorkston and Dogs Die In Hot Cars. Other former pupils such as SNP MP Chris Law and some wifey off Smack The Pony as well as a bunch of science fuckers. You do the Madras a disservice, plenty more than that, going by the 'poshometer' and the lack of footballers, we're right snobby b*****ds. John Maxwell Anderson – surgeon and cancer specialist Martin Anderson – artist and political cartoonist, better known by his pseudonym Cynicus Peter Corsar Anderson – educator and principal of the Scotch College, Perth, Australia Sir Robert Balfour – Member of Parliament for Partick Beta Band – post-folk band James Bridie – Rugby union international who represented Wales Ted Brocklebank – journalist, broadcaster and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Mid Scotland and Fife Gavin Brown – former vice-chancellor of the University of Sydney Sir Charles Cameron – physician, newspaper editor and Member of Parliament for Glasgow College and Glasgow Bridgeton Alfred Clunies-Ross – Rugby union international who represented Scotland in the first international rugby match in 1871 Hamish Cowell – British Ambassador to Tunisia John Craig – classicist and Firth Professor of Latin at the University of Sheffield Learmonth White Dalrymple – New Zealand educationalist Rob Dewey – Rugby union international who represented Scotland Dogs Die In Hot Cars – Indie band Dame Honor Fell – scientist and zoologist David Hay Fleming – Scottish historian and antiquarian Duncan Forrester – Scottish theologian and the founder of the Centre for Theology and Public Issues at New College, Edinburgh Sir Edmund Hirst – chemist and Forbes Chair of Organic Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh Mike Hulme – Professor of Climate and Culture at King's College London King Creosote – musician Andrew Kirkaldy – racing driver and managing director of McLaren GT Chris Law – Member of Parliament for Dundee West George Carmichael Low – parasitologist and founder of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Andrew Lemoncello – British long distance runner Doon Mackichan – comedy actress, most notably in Smack the Pony John Maclean – musician and film director Steve Mason – musician and founder of The Beta Band Andrew McLellan – Church of Scotland minister, Moderator of the Church of Scotland and Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland Major Matthew Meiklejohn VC – soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross William M'Intosh – physician, marine zoologist and Professor of Natural History at the University of St Andrews Old Tom Morris – champion golfer and golf course designer Gordon Moulds – Air Commodore who previously held a senior post in the Falkland Islands Lord Sands – Judge and Member of Parliament for Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities Victor Plarr – poet Shaun Simpson – British motocross champion Alastair Stewart – ITV newsreader James Stuart – Member of Parliament for Hackney; Hoxton; and Sunderland and Rector of the University of St Andrews KT Tunstall – musician Adam Werritty – businessman James Yorkston – musician Richard Gadd - Comedian, winner of the Edinburgh Comedy Awards in 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrmad Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 6 hours ago, pandarilla said: Harsh mate, harsh. When were you there? I left in 98. 82 then went back in 93 for a year to sit highers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LincolnHearts Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 19 hours ago, cowdenbeath said: Wasn't Terry Christie headmaster of Ainslie Park at one time. He was during my tenure there (83-87), and a really good bloke to boot. He was Meadowbank Thistle gaffer at the time too and didn't mind chatting football when he had 5 minutes to spare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Vojáček Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Jo Swinson went to Douglas Academy, and we were reminded about it quite literally every assembly. Think Katie Archibald was an ex pupil too, the cyclist. Footballer wise Greg Docherty was the year above me. Think that was pretty much it, unless you count the fact Billy Dodds' son and daughter were a few years below me. My Dad went to Bearsden Academy at the same time as David Moyes though, so I guess that's quite notable. Edit: Oh aye, current Miss Scotland as well. I went to Primary and Secondary with her. Easy one to forget... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint dave Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 On 30/06/2017 at 09:04, Lex said: Castlehead High Richard Madden out of Game of Thrones and various other TV shows. Nice guy, should really get round to watching that one day. Derek McInnes went to Castlehead too , was in year behind me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlipperyP Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 famous - no non famous -Me - Hard as f**k....Ran to the neighbor school. Now - Saaft as bag o shite. School - Primary 15 different & 2 high (where ever i was, legend for fists) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWL Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Hermitage Academy down in Helensburgh. Only really Hazel Irvive is of note. Early 80s Rangers player Derek Parlane as well. Pretty poor return from a huge school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Blades Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 famous - no non famous -Me - Hard as f**k....Ran to the neighbor school. Now - Saaft as bag o shite. School - Primary 15 different & 2 high (where ever i was, legend for fists) And pillows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/scottish-news/983144/sandy-hamilton-kevin-mckinlay-speedboat-puppy-smuggling-irish-sea-larkhall/amp/ The younger of the two was in my PE class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duszek Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 For a school of several hundred pupils in Glasgow's West End only to have produced Justin Currie of Del fucking Amitri, is a fucking disgrace, frankly. Wikipedia - the school was noted through the 1970s for its rigid uniform code and highly conservative, rote-learning traditional teaching methods, notably in arithmetic and English grammar. We'd have been better off being raised by wolves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 For a school of several hundred pupils in Glasgow's West End only to have produced Justin Currie of Del fucking Amitri, is a fucking disgrace, frankly. Wikipedia - the school was noted through the 1970s for its rigid uniform code and highly conservative, rote-learning traditional teaching methods, notably in arithmetic and English grammar. We'd have been better off being raised by wolves. Was your school called Wikipedia?And Del amitri were an excellent wee band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermik Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Ooft. Dodgy, dodgy. Alison Johnstone, Green MSP for Lothian region His Eminence Gordon Cardinal Gray, who served as Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh from 1951 to 1985 His Eminence Keith Cardinal O'Brien, who served as Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh from 1985 to 2013 Lord Pentland, former Solicitor General for Scotland, now a Senator of the College of Justice Stuart John Wood, rhythm and bass guitarist and member of the 1970s band, the Bay City Rollers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul-r-cfc Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 We've got Aiden McGeady, Andy Robertson and Liam Lindsay. Think that's all so very much a narrow field there EDIT: St Ninians High School in Giffnock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 I went to Prestonfield Primary for a while- I think John Greig and Sandy Jardine went there as they came from Prestonfield. then I was packed off to a posh school to make me all kultured and that. Former pupils include: Malcolm Rifkind -Scottish Tory Martha Kearney- Journalist Malcolm Chisholm- Labour politician Billy Wolfe- SNP politician David Steel - Lib Dem Politician Pete Baikie and Jack Docherty of Absolutely Basil Spence, Architect Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull Rugger buggers the Hastings Brothers Finlay Currie - Film actor it's an egg chasing school but Craig Sutherland managed to make 12 appearances for Cowden a couple of seasons ago.. Times Columnist and cheeky wee shite Hugo Rifkind was a couple of years below me and could have done with a boot in the pants. Chris Hoy was also a couple of years below me, I wish I'd burst the tyres on his bike. but they're all cnuts compared to the wonderful Dougal Sharp who gave the world the most quaffable Innis and Gunn beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 On 6/30/2017 at 15:54, Highland Capital said: Richard Hastings - Gold Cup-winning, Canadian international defender (scored a golden goal against Mexico you know!) Ryan Christie - A couple of years below me. A nice guy. Some guy off Fame Academy. Ah I forgot about Christie. I was gone about 5 years before he would've started in S1 and about 5 years the other way for Hastings. Only Gilfillan was there the same time as me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 On 03/07/2017 at 20:54, Duszek said: For a school of several hundred pupils in Glasgow's West End only to have produced Justin Currie of Del fucking Amitri, is a fucking disgrace, frankly. Wikipedia - the school was noted through the 1970s for its rigid uniform code and highly conservative, rote-learning traditional teaching methods, notably in arithmetic and English grammar. We'd have been better off being raised by wolves. Did famous lawyer Diane Coulston not also attend your school? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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