Some great memories so far!

Thanks so much to everyone who has contributed so far - these are excellent stories of New Farm's past, and the kids at JHA will be delighted to read them. Hopefully more will follow!

I've copied some of the contributions below to make them more visible on the site. The full list of contributions can be found in the 'Comments' section above.


"I moved into the courts in the late 60's. The original farm house was still standing and a magnet for us kids back then, much to the dismay of our parents. I can even remember them building the bypass and leaving a large "hill" of dirt at the top of Grassyards Road. Long time ago now, but can anyone remember the "love tree"?"


"Moved to New Farm Jan 1969, aged 7 - lots of great memories as it was a fantastic place to grow up, with loads of kids around the same age. Surprised there are not more entries so far, but it's early days yet. I remember the "hairy hill" at the back of MacIntyre Place, where the Jimmy Hamilton is now - we used to play there all the time, and an awful lot of wellies were lost in the mud! There were still farmers fields then as well, and we played hide and seek and rounders in them. There seemed to be so many things for kids to do then (maybe I'm just showing my age!), but there were youth clubs and summer schemes to keep us from getting into trouble. Like the person posting the comment on 30th Jan, I can remember the bypass being built, I went down it on my bike with my pals, all the way to the Bellfield Interchange...that was after it was finished, but before it was opened. Lots more memories,but I will leave some space, hopefully for more people to leave for us all to share. Good luck with this."


"I lived in the original NEW FARM fifty years ago when I was 10. My grandparents bought the farm around 1957/58. I attended Loanhead and then James Hamilton in London Road. I remember the hundreds of curling stones that were strewn around the grounds and in particular remember a wonderful Art Exhibition in the Dick Institute of the Curlers on the Loch - fantastic oil paintings. I have some photos somewhere of the Farm House."


"I moved to the bottom end of NFL around 1967. There were not that many houses around and the bypass was not yet built, in fact my Dad ended up working there. I do remember the football parks where the Jimmy Hamilton now stands and the disco's at St Matthews and St Josephs that I used to fo to as a teenager...Seems a lifetime ago now.."

"I was one of the first children to grow up in New Farm Loch. It was a great place to grow up! Does anyone rember hanging about the Oakstaple at the Loch at the communiy centre? or the summer play schemes at the Joes? The Jimmy discos? Playing tennis at the garages when Wimbledon was on? Did you hang about the top shops or the bottom shops?! The fetes at the loch were great too. Does anyone remember these? This is an excellent idea for a site. Wonder what it is like to live there now growing up?All the best to the site."