Inchinnan Historical Interest Group

03/06/2026

Inchinnan Parish Church Fete - an important date in Inchinnan's summer calendar!

We will have a display from our archives and will be manning the Tombola stall.

We hope to see you all there ☀️.

INCHINNAN PARISH CHURCH FETE.
SATURDAY 6TH JUNE 1pm-4pm
It's not too late to take part in the Princesses and Pirates trail around Inchinnan. Clues available on www.inchinnanchurch.org.uk from the Church or Inchinnan Nursery. Completed forms should be returned to the Church no later than 1.15pm on Saturday 6th June.

30/05/2026

⏰️ 2pm TODAY - FREE Prof. Steve Trench Tour of the astonishing early medieval archaeology of Govan Old and its 1,500-year-old kirkyard!

What's On Glasgow

28/05/2026

Tonight (Wed 27th) we spent the evening at Whitehaugh Barracks community group.
Pete gave us an amazing talk, complete with props and Gary kept us up to date with the plans for the Community Group and museum.
We can't wait to see what's in store over the next 3 years. Thank you so much guys.

20/05/2026

The school would be interested in hearing about any photos or memories that people may have of the school from the 1930s to present day.

Please email the school office at:

[email protected]

with any information for this event.

Calling all former pupils, parents, staff and members of the Inchinnan Community, you are invited to our 90th Anniversary Celebration

12/05/2026

A fantastic afternoon to look forward to at Inchinnan Primary School - celebrating 90 years of the current building.

Calling all former pupils, parents, staff and members of the Inchinnan Community, you are invited to our 90th Anniversary Celebration

10/05/2026

Congratulations to Inchinnan Development Trust. We look forward to working with you in the future!

We’re delighted to share that the Community Asset Transfer of another important local green space has now been successfully completed 💚

Previously earmarked for housing development, this area of farmland adjoining the south of Teucheen Wood is now in community ownership - helping to protect it for future generations while creating new opportunities for nature, learning, and community wellbeing.

Plans for the site include restoring and creating valuable wildlife habitat, developing a fully accessible nature space, and supporting outdoor learning, community wellbeing, and conservation activities. We will also be exploring the site’s historic links to the Battle of Renfrew alongside Inchinnan Historical Interest Group. In the meantime, the site is being allowed to naturally regenerate, helping us understand which plant species emerge naturally and informing future habitat creation work.

Thank you to all those who showed their support!
You can read more about the project and our plans here 👉 www.inchinnandt.com/post/tans-cat-success

14/04/2026

*****Park Church, Inchinnan*****

Details of our next meeting, exploring the intriguing history of Park Church. This will be our last meeting of the 2025/26 session before our outing at the end of May.

26/03/2026

Paisley Museum featured on The One Show yesterday! The feature is worth a look at around 11 minutes into the programme.

The One Show, 25/03/2026: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002t4mp via

Johnny Ball and Claudia Winkleman join Clara Amfo and Vernon Kay in the studio, and Matt Allrwright is in for Watchdog.

14/02/2026

The remains of one of four sailing schooners abandoned at the Newshot Island Boat Graveyard on the Clyde at Erskine after a fire at the Kingston Dock in Glasgow in 1914.

13/02/2026

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Abandoned mud punts at Newshot Island on the Clyde, with the Clydebank Titan Crane in the background. They were once part of a fleet of hundreds of floating platforms which were used to move mud dredged from the bottom of the Clyde in the 19th and early 20th centuries. This was a continuous and essential process aimed at preventing the Clyde from silting up and becoming unnavigable to the large ships on which Glasgow's economy depended. When no longer needed, some of these punts, along with other vessels, were taken to this inlet off the Clyde near Erskine and left to decay on the muddy foreshore. This created a boat graveyard which can still be seen to this day.