A Conversation for Newmilns, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Rab the Ranter Started conversation May 10, 2001
Hiya, Errata : Newmilns is not situated in the Loudoun Valley. It is in the Irvine Valley, so called because the river Irvine runs through it, technnically it is the Upper Irvine Valley (because the source is at Loudoun Hill - the start of the valley) but is more commonly known as the Irvine Valley. There is a Loudoun Valley Boys Club but I think they are so called because they didn't want to be associated with Irvine town.
I know this because I was born and bred there. Also, why no mention of the lace industry in Newmilns? it was/is just as strong as in Darvel. Also made there as excellent crucibles and refactories.
Please correct the entries, us Newmilns people get sad when innaccuracies about our wee toon are listed.
Yours sincerely
Robert Mair
(ex High Street)
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Munchkin Posted May 10, 2001
Hello,
I have always called it the Loudoun Valley, because of the hill, as did most of the people who I knew at school (Loudoun Academy) but perhaps we were just the weirdy section. Fair doos on the lace/cruicible thing, I well remember my dodgy TV reception from Vesuvius' roof. I'm not sure how to go about updating one of these things, once they have become an edited entry, but I'll have a wee ask around, and see if I can't improve it.
Always happy to get suggestions,
Brian Milton (ex Darvel Road, and Darvel for that matter, but it has been a while) 
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