Earliest memory of Glasgow? I remember eating a lollipop on my granda’s knee in our wee back garden in Mount Vernon. I must have been about three, or even younger. He lived with us for a while, after my gran died, and I was very close to him.
Describe your house: It was a five-apartment. We’d moved from a tenement in Haghill where we didn’t have an inside bathroom and there was no room to swing a cat. I had my own room as I was the only girl. It was a wee tiny box room but after sharing a bed with my brothers this lovely house felt like luxury, a dream come true.
Favourite local cinema? A trip into town to one of the big cinemas there was a real treat. My granda loved the movies and would take me on the bus for a day out.
Favourite shop? I loved the Barrachnie shops, there was a wee café and a sweet shop where you could stock up after school. Me and my friends used to walk home through the Barrachnie woods, although our mums were always telling us not to. I remember one day slipping and ripping my school jacket on a tree root and getting covered in mud. I was in big trouble.
Where did you go dancing? I was never much of a dancer, I preferred the pictures. That childhood interest sparked by my grandad never left me and I still love going. My favourite is the GFT now.
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Best thing about growing up in Glasgow? Being close to family, having everything on the doorstep and a great, friendly city centre full of treasures just a bus ride away.
Happiest childhood memory: My grandad pushing me on the swings at the local park.
Send us your memories of growing up in Glasgow by emailing ann.fotheringham@glasgowtimes.co.uk or write to Ann Fotheringham, Glasgow Times, 125 Fullarton Drive, Glasgow G32 8FG
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