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Rob Bolton and Les Howie’s...
Rob Bolton and Les Howie’s new book ‘Wilder than Panthers and as ignorant as the Heathens’ tells the story of the juvenile organisations which led to the formation of the Boys’ Brigade. The well illustrated book contains a chapter on Catherine Sinclair who founded the Ulbster Juvenile Volunteers. Like Baroness Burdett- Coutts, Catherine was socially aware, using the money she made from writing children’s books to help animals and the poor. In addition to paying for a drinking fountain which stood at the west end of Princes Street, she opened an eating house in George IV Bridge. Attracted by the smell of cooking, Bobby would have probably popped in for a bite to eat. The extremely interesting book costs £10.00 plus £2.00 p & p. is available from: Rob Bolton, 116 Aldridge Road, Little Aston, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0PF. Cheques should be made payable to: ‘R. Bolton’. The Greyfriars Bobby exhibition opens at Whitburn Library, West Lothian on 23rd February before moving on to Linlithgow in March. |
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