Author: Kelvin Probus

Bill Daly I am initially from Renfrew, I studied Maths at Glasgow University in the 1960s then worked for IBM for 25 years, the last seven of which in Paris as manager of IBM’s manpower for Europe. I took (very)

David Goldie was educated at the Universities of Glasgow and Oxford. Now retired, he taught for over thirty years at the University of Strathclyde where he was Head of the Department of English and Head of the School of Humanities.

Ian Johnston has written a number of books and appeared on many TV documentaries on a maritime theme many of them to do with the river Clyde. His shipbuilding histories include that of Wm Beardmore & Co at Dalmuir, John

Roger Sturrock is currently Assisting Minister Kelvin West Parish Church and Hon. Chaplain to University of Glasgow Medical School. He is also Chair of the Board of Directors of the Lodging House Mission. He previously had a long and distinguished

Paul MacAlindin has conducted orchestras and ensembles all over the world, from the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, the RSNO, the SCO, Oulu Sinfonia and Armenian Philharmonic to the ensembles of the Düsseldorf Symphoniker, Psappha and Cantiere Montepulciano. He has recorded for

Elspeth is a retired French and German lecturer/teacher and have been a volunteer guide for Historic Environment Scotland at Dumbarton Castle for about 8 years. I started my career as a college lecturer in Germany and then as a teacher

  Bruce Keith is a retired chartered surveyor and environmentalist, having started his professional career working on several Perthshire and Aberdeenshire estates and in Edinburgh with the Department of Agriculture. Bruce moved south of the border to Peterborough in 1996

Ken was born in Falkirk but has lived in Glasgow since the age of 8. Schooled at Jordanhill, he completed a geography degree at Edinburgh University and a town planning diploma at Glasgow University, before stumbling into a career in

David Bruce is a former Director of the Scottish Film Council and of the Edinburgh International Film Festival. He initially worked as a musician and documentary film- maker following a spell in theatre and film in London. He now lives