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Ribbon of Light
Our feature magazine containing articles about the Falkirk area, the canal network and other stories of interest. (ribbon of light is a 'romantic' name for the canal as seen from above - 'zif you didn't already know that.. )
Issue 2
| Industries in Camelon |
Industries in Camelon
Apart from nailmaking, the two principal types of industry which were carried on in the village towards the end of the nineteenth century were chemical work and ironfounding.
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| The Origins of Camelon |
The Origins of Camelon
 Legend has it that Camelon was an important Pictish city which was razed to the ground by Kenneth MacAlpine in the first half of the ninth century.
It is said that the only two people to survive in the slaughter were an old Pict and his son who were spared because they were the last persons who were in possession of the recipe for brewing the world renowned heather ale....
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| Charles Gascoigne |
CHARLES GASCOIGNE
THERE can be few things which have influenced the development of Falkirk District in the last 200 years as much as the iron industry.
This Millennium maker played a major part in that development and not only helped shape the future of his company, but probably the shape of the world.
The expansion of the iron industry In the 19th century was almost entirely due to the existence of the mighty Carron Company, the greatest foundry of them all. It was fed by the seemingly bottomless coal min...
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| George Forrest - Plant Hunter |
George Forrest
THE amazing life story of one of Britain's greatest explorers is set to be told properly for the first time.
 George Forrest in China Work is under way on a major new book paying tribute to George Forrest, the celebrated Falkirk-born plant hunter. Forrest is world renowned thanks to his expeditions in the Himalayas and Western China in the early 20t...
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| Bobby McGregor (M.B.E) - Olympic Medallist |
Bobby McGregor (M.B.E) - Olympic Medallist
Born 1944 Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Training for the Top
THE greatest swimmer ever produced by Falkirk Otter Amateur Swimming Club was world class. But Bobby McGregor's rise to the top did not come without hard work - lots of it. Many Falkirk Bairns will remember queuing for the 8 a.m. Saturday session in the town's public baths and reaching the poolside only to find McGregor already in the water?
He had a lane roped of for his exclusive use, and up and down he would go, his f...
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| Millennium Maker - A.G.Barr |
Engineering Innovation
The creation of the wheel at Falkirk will ensure that the Millennium Link continues the innovative and creative traditions of their forebears when designing and building the Forth & Clyde and Union Canals. These two canals, which span the great canal age of Britain, are associated with a remarkable amount of innovation in engineering, with many unique features and engineering 'firsts'.
The Forth & Clyde Canal, which was completed in 1790, also has a branch into the centre of Glas...
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