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BRECHIN district's splendid effort in Warship Week was celebrated in the Brechin Advertiser of June 9, 1942.
"That Brechin and District has every right to be proud of its fine Warship Week effort was evident from the figures submitted at a meeting of the Executive Committee on Friday evening.
"Not only did Brechin invest 40,000 more than its target of 100,000 (which everyone believed would take some reaching), but there was a surplus of 513 from efforts of the week throughout the district to allocate among naval and other funds. The city's own surplus of 334 is being divided appropriately among "salt water charities."
"The total amount invested during Warship Week, the joint secretary Mr W. Peat, reported, was 140, 184 15s 8d, made up as follows:- National savings certificates, 24, 420 5s; gift tokens and stamps, 374 5s 10d; deposits in Trustee and Post Office Savings Banks, 12, 771 3s 10d; 3 per cent. defence bonds, 30, 395; 3 per cent. savings bonds, 56,061; 2.5 per cent war bonds, 16,150; free gifts, 13s 1d.
"Lord Provost Mitchell who presided added that in three respcts the Brechin effort had been outstanding. Brechin had been the only burgh to exceed its target by 40,000. Moreover, the achievement of Brechin district per head of population was the highest in the county.
"Warship Week was memorable in many ways to young and old. It is good to know that the efforts of the citizens and their rural neighbours not only gave a strong impetus to the launching of H.M.S. Duncan but through the parades, concert, and dramatic nights, dances, competitions, raffles &c. into which everyone entered so heartily, a substantial sum is being handed over to help perhaps in a more homely way those that go down to the sea in the ships and brave the perils, which have never been fiercer, of the great waters.
"The Warship Week Executive Committee are to be congratulated in their allocation of the Week's surplus monies.
"Among the "salt water charities" the chief beneficiaries, besides the Royal Navy Lifeboat Institution whose record deserves the widest support, are the British Sailors' Society which claims a hundred years of service for the sailor in establishing hostels throughout the world, and libraries on board ship, in samaritan and missionary work, and in training boys for the sea.
"And the Royal Navy Benevolent Trust which, under the patronage of the King and the Duke of Kent, pursue quietly and devotedly the noble mission of providing relief in distress not only for those who are serving or have served in the navy, or marines, in the F.A.A., submarines, minesweepers, trawlers, drifters and so on, but for their families and dependents, widows and orphans."
Taranty was going ahead in spite of Hitler.
"The old-established Trinty Muir Tryst falls to be held on Thursday. As a stock market it has not been of much account for more than a generation, but its popularity as an entertainment to town and country folks alike continued unabated-till the war came.
"Last year's "foot and mouth" restrictions on the movement of cattle seemed to have dealt Taranty a deadly blow. But this year there will still be at least a shadow of the old Fair, for it is announced there are to be a number of "shows" and entertainments of a varied nature on the grounds om Thursday."
Looking back to 50 years ago from the Brechin Advertiser of June 7, 1892:
"A new name, a new venture, a new turnout in the old city of Brechin! What is 'the Ivanhoe?' Ask the members of Maisondieu choir - they'll tell you that the Ivanhoe is to be the sensation of the coming holiday season - a new four-in-hand which on Saturday made its maiden trip.
"The destination was the Glen, and at 6 o'clock the 'Ivanhoe' carrying her full complement of passengers -25- left Panmure Street for Invermark. The coach (which by the way was built by our own coach-builders, Messrs Simpson and Mitchell) is ideal in every respect, roomy, compact and comfortable.
"One sits in it as cosily as in an easy chair without swinging or jolting. By 7 o'clock the coach rushed through the sleepy village of Edzell, the shriek of her horn making the empty streets ring. Blinds were lifted and doors opened, and a kindly welcome waved to the stranger.
"The Gannochy was crossed in splendid style and a few minutes past seven the Ivanhoe entered the Glen and a flourish of trumpets and marched up through the long avenue of trees with all the state and gracefulness of a queen. There was the usual halt at Fernybank, the climb of the Mudloch, the descent on Tarfside which lies asleep under the guardianship of its two patron saints, Guthrie and Forbes.
"All too soon we were rushing round the base of the Rowan, past old Panmure's Guinea Stone, and by 9.30 the Ivanhoe reached the manse of good old Mr Lowe. Seldom have we seen a team of horses so magnificently handled. One of the treats of the day was in witnessing the grace and skill with which young Mr Manson managed his four-in-hand. Certainly he had a splendid team of horses - a turn-out worthy of a prince."
And 25 years back from the Brechin Advertiser of June 12, 1917:
"Gin it's nae stoor it's gutters, an gin it's nae gutters it's stoor," was how a local worthy described the condition of Brechin the other day. "During the long continued rain mud, mud, everywhere mud, met the eyes, and incidentally the boots and breek fits of the citizens. Now the rain is gone, and one is well-nigh choked wi stoor. One longs for the appearance of the water cart, but it never comes.
"As one guidwife put it, 'the water cart ought to be round every day in stoorie weather, for though mebbe bonnier, it disnae haud as muckle as the auld ane that was commandeered for the war three years syne.' One wonders what has come over that old Brechin tank."
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