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Valerie Wright
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Historian of modern and contemporary Scotland: deindustrialisation, regional policy, housing, new towns, women and work | Feminist, mum and Paisley Buddy | she/her

https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/dr-valerie-wright
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Finally - 'How to spend a busy day. And still have time to yourself' and 'The weekend wonderland'

Includes "A typical day in the life of a marketing executive who moved to Cumbernauld five years ago"
This page is entitled 'How to spend a busy day. And still have time to yourself'. Black text on a white background with three colour images - two to the left showing men attending a business lunch and what looks like a boxing training gym. On the top right corner is two men shaking hands. This page includes ‘A typical day in the life of a marketing executive who moved to Cumbernauld five years ago’ This page is entitled 'The weekend wonderland' - again black text on a white background. Colour images to the right and left of the page - including men playing golf, men playing football, a man playing snooker, men sailing and a man fishing.
February 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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A place to call home'

“Choose your home in Cumbernauld, and Cumbernauld will become your home”
Page entitled 'A place to call home' - black text on white background to the left of the page. Two colour images to the right, top image is a colour photograph of the megastructure at the town centre and the bottom image is an interior photograph of the shopping centre, with people walking past a bakery. This page continues 'a place to call home' and has black text on a white background to the right of the page and colour images to the left. These include a photograph of children pushing children's toy prams across a pedestrian walkway, an image of some housing and finally what looks like a security camera photograph of a supermarket.
February 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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A practical business proposition', 'Industry - The current state of play', 'Cumbernauld and your business' and 'Easy come - easy go'

"So if you want to be at the centre of things, you now know where you should be"
Page entitled 'A practical business proposition. 200 Successful Businesses are already proving it' - black text on a white background surrounding images of green heavy good vehicles and a man working in some sort of engineering factory. Page entitled 'Industry. The current state of play'. Black text on a white background on the right hand side of the page. Colour images on the right hand side of the page showing a woman working on an assembly line for electronic components, and two images showing engineering products. Page entitled 'Cumbernauld and your business' - black text on white background to the right of the page - listing amenities for business in the town. Images on the left include a man working in an electronics factory and a man wearing a face shield in an engineering factory. On the right is a small image of men of mixed ages sitting at a table in a pub. Page entitled 'Easy come, easy go' - outlining Cumbernauld's transport infrastructure. Black text on white background to the right hand side of the page. Left hand side has three colour images - two small images of aeroplanes at the top of the page and an aerial photograph of the new town with a focus on factory units
February 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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'Not a showplace, A place to live'

“People who live better, work better. And people who work better, live better. Because work is an integral part of life”
inside front cover 'Not a showplace, A place to live' - image of children climbing a big boulder in the landscaping near their houses. young boy dressed in blue and another young boy with a red jacket and grey trousers. White text on navy blue background. Colour image of Cumbernauld at night with the focus on the dual carriageway with housing in the background.
February 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Would you like to come on a Businessman’s Tour of Cumbernauld in 1978? (Of course you would!) #NewTownsScot 🏘️🏡🏭🏢 🧵
Front cover of 'A Businessman's Tour of Cumbernauld' - shiny navy blue background with a colour image of a dual carriageway in Cumbernauld. High flats visible on the upper left corner, grassy verge on the right side. Blue car on the bottom left corner driving along the road.
February 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Nice to be here with all of the lovely historians and especially the very cool @charlielynch.bsky.social. Lovely to see everyone again on here and see what you're all up to. Might even post a big more on here!

Here's my view of The Selecter at Paisley Town Hall on Friday night.
View of the stage from the balcony in thd recently refurbished Paisley Town Hall. The Selecter playing on 30 August 2024.
September 4, 2024 at 8:34 AM
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Near my mum's house! We were there last weekend. Like to imagine myself walking in the steps of the weavers, poets and generations of mill workers out for some fresh air on their day off. Great views over the town too.
Waterfall in the Gleniffer Braes in Paisley. Sunny day on a Sunday in August 2024. Plenty of rain has resulted in the waterfall being pretty impressive. Forrest path through Gleniffer Braes on Paisley in August 2024 - sun shines through the trees
August 19, 2024 at 1:40 PM
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Thought you'd appreciate a couple of images from the commemorative brochure of the grand opening.
A brochure commemorating the opening of the Dollar Baths in East Kilbride on the 27th of May 1968. Features an architectural drawing of the exterior of the swimming baths which sits on a hill surrounded by a few trees. Blue background. Black and white photograph showing the main swimming pool in the Dollan Baths in 1968
August 16, 2024 at 12:58 PM
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We got at least one sunny day at the beach before the kids went back to school.
August 16, 2024 at 12:10 PM