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Holidays in the 1970s There are 6 messages in this section. Julie McHugh from Dunbartonshire. Posted 29 Apr 2002. I remember going to Burntisland in 1976. We came from a small village called Croy in Dunbartonshire and the fact that me and my two brothers and my sister were whisked away to this exotic seaside resort was absolutely magical to us. We stayed in some holiday chalets near Findhorn, but for all the world we could have been on the other side of the planet. I'll never forget the beach, and the 'shows'. One thing that stands out especially is the ice cream parlour (I can't remember the name) where you could buy never-heard-of-before flavours of icecream. Our experience up until that point was '10p worth of vanilla from the icey van on a Sunday'! Andy Thomson from North Berwick. Posted 7 May 2002. I grew up in North Berwick in the 1960s and every summer was like a long holiday - even when I was a teenager and working for extra money. In those days a lot of people still took their holidays in places like North Berwick and the guest houses, caravan sites and rented homes were always full. We made new friends on an almost weekly basis. Some of them would come back year after year while others were transient visitors. There were a great many romances of course between the locals and the holidaymakers. Those were great days indeed. John from Kirkintilloch. Posted 15 May 2002. I went to St Ninians in Kirki. Gail Thomson from Falkirk. Posted 20 Jun 2005. Hi Julie Mchugh from Dunbartonshire! I'm not sure which era your refering to, but i am a Burntisland native. I wasn't born until 1969 and lived there all my life, until recently. The chalets you refer to were just outside Burntisland and near the place called Kinghorn, not Findhorn. Up until about 10 years ago (the early 90's), there was an Ice cream shop here called "Macaries". The owner was Italian and had owned it for many years (long before I was born). I have never tasted ice cream since that could compare to his. He died and possibly took his recipe to the grave! It wouldn't surprise me if it were his ice cream you were referring to. The shows still come here during the summer holidays and liven up the place a treat. However, I'm sure the atmosphere is no where near what it was like holidaying here when you were young. Aileen Duthie from Newtonhill. Posted 28 Nov 2005. My family went to Linwell Chalets in Burntisland on holiday in July 1974. Recently my husband and I visited Burntisland and tried to find the chalets. Sadly it seems they are no longer in existence. We did however find a housing scheme called Linwell Court. Is this built on the site of the chalets? Ann Sweet from Burntisland. Posted 13 Jan 2006. I have just come across this site. I live where the chalets used to be and I am looking for an old photo of them. Can you help me? have lived in Burntisland all my life. Looking forward to your reply, thanks

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