Hunt is on for new Creetown bellman - 50 years after the last

Hunt is on for new Creetown bellman - 50 years after the last

(The Galloway News Article)

Boat making Creetown

Creetown Crier Ode

Ode to Bellman James Blake

O, James, thou self-made king o’ bellmen,

You voice has aye that ring o’ welcome,

When roon’ the toon’ in weathers a’

You bring the news tae great an’ sma’,

Of watter aff, and meetin’ on-

An ere a wife dauds oot a scone,

Ye bring her rinnin’ tae the street,

The tinkle o’ your bell tae greet.

Your place no man can ever take,

Theres’ no’ anither Jimmy Blake:

And so in these few lines I proy

You’ll ring yer bell for mony a day.

James Blake  Additional verse on Retirement

For years ye’ve rung and gied the news,

And noo in reminiscing mews, ye’ll tak’ yer rest,

Weel kenin’ that the job’s richt din,

Ye gied yer best.

Ferry over the Cree and Marble games in Wigtown

In 1813 Richard Ayton and William Daniell embarked on 'A Voyage Round Great Britain' by the coast, starting from Land's End, Daniell making the engravings (see earlier post) and Ayton compiling the written account. The project took 12 years to complete travelling during the summer months reaching Creetown in 1814. This is what he wrote:

 

For an edited version of Ayton's text through Cumbria and Dumfries and Galloway - 'Sailing on Horseback' edited by Innes Macleod, published 1988 by T.C. Farries and Co. (I found it in the Kirkcudbright library).

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Highlights of the Ferrythorn Seeding

Highlights of our 'Ferrythorn Re-Seeding' event with Creetown Primary 4's & 5's can now be seen on here

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