We are very grateful to Gloria Wilson for allowing us to share her original manuscript for an article about Campbeltown Shipyard published in Fishing News in 1976. Gloria is a writer and artist who grew up in Surrey but who spent her childhood and teens in the Yorkshire fishing village…
We are very grateful to Skipper John Tait and his wife, Pamela, of Fraserburgh, for sharing these press cuttings with us. They are all are related to John’s Campbeltown-built boat, Sunrise FR 359 (Yard No. 67) which was built in 1984. We have more information, images and memorabilia from the…
This article was published in Fishing News on 2nd April 1982, about two Campbeltown-built boats, The Valhalla III LH 67 (Yard No. 59) and the Auriga II LH 499 (Yard No. 58). Auriga II was built in 1981 for Skipper Jim Vanko and Valhalla was built in 1982 for Skipper…
Two articles about Campbeltown Shipyard. The first about the launch of the Boy Andrew WK 170 IN 1986 and the second, Orders will go abroad, talks about the cash shortage for loans for fishing boats. The articles were written by Joyce West and published in Fishing News on 2nd May…
The following article cutting comes to us courtesy of Andrew Bremner of Wick. Andrew thinks this it was published in Fishing News c. 1979. The article talks about the Boy Andrew WK 171 (Yard no. 44) which was commissioned by Norrie Bremner and built in 1979 at Campbeltown Shipyard. Campbeltown…
Here is an article ‘Shetland’s record year’, published in Fishing News, in November 27, 1987 which features a photograph of Campbeltown built Adonis LK 172 (Yard no. 70) commissioned and built for D. Cummings, Shetland, in 1985. Article and photos by Jim Nicholson. Courtesy of Bobby Wylie. Article “Shetland’s record…
Two articles of interest in Fishing News related to Campbeltown-built boats, the Be Ready and the Donevale II. Celebration dinner for first winner of award Shetland Skipper, Theo Fullerton of the 80ft. ‘Be Ready’ has been chosen as the first winner of Fishing News’ Young Skipper of the Year Award….
We are grateful to Bobby Wylie for this article published in Fishing News, 18th November, 1981 – “Pair team to cash in on fishing turn up”. This is an article about two Campbeltown-built fishing vessels, the Heatherbelle III LH 272 (Yard No. 56) and the White Heather IV LH 1…
We are grateful to Bobby Wylie for this article published in Fishing News on March 13th, 1987. “Rebuilding the fleet” looks at skipper, John Garriock’s Campbeltown built 87″ boat, the Sunbeam LK 335 (Yard No. 76). The Sunbeam was one of four boats built at Campbeltown Shipyard and which helped…
Leslie Howarth, former Managing Director at Campbeltown Shipyard Ltd, received a letter in November 1986 notifying him that he was to be awarded an OBE for services to the Scottish fishing boat building industry. It was announced in the press on the 1st of January 1987. That same day Leslie…
