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Lochgelly man Ian Mathewson had the inspired idea of putting a film camera on the roof of his car and driving round the town on the day in  1982 when he left the town. Ian, who now lives in Germany, has provided other snippets from the past.
 
Click on the links below for a trip down Memory Lane
 
 
 

A drive round Lochgelly, 1982

Macainsh Church picnic, 1965

Co-op gala day, 1962

Macainsh Church picnic, 1963

Lochgelly Centre opening,1976

Nelly Pit, 1966

West School clip, 1965

Sledging above Launcherhead 1963

Launcherhead Road, 1963

 
 
Kerry Furnell all the way from Australia pointed me in the direction of some of the Lochgelly videos listed below.
 

Mick Rush by Melodeon Jock

The Ken Fine Show, 1995

Glenrothes to Lochgelly

Wartime memories

Happyland Song

 
 
Nick Dudman guided me towards these nostalgic videos of Central Fife nearly 50 years ago and also one of the miners before and after their work.
 

Drive through Central Fife, 1967

Brighills Colliery, 1967

 
 
 
Similar videos would be much appreciated. E-mail me at

Lochgelly to Lochore 2009

Steam train at Lochgelly 2010

Lochgelly station, 1963

Central Park, Cowdenbeath


Lochgelly is the original Happyland