Andy Murray, the tennis player is from there.
I was 20 when this happened, unbelievable its been 25 years since.
I've been to dunblane quite a lot over the years. Tend to stay there if Celtic are playing at Perth and make a weekend if it.
Its incredible to think that something so horrific could happen in such a peaceful wee place.
I was 35 at the time. Now I'm an old man. HTF did that happen?
He was totally evil that bastirt.
I want to that school for 3.5 years. Certainly the best of the 4 I went to. Primary 3 - 7.
We lived in and owned the railway hotel (now the village) the Celtic bus from Perth used to stop there with contained my future wife and her family.
I lived in Cumbernauld when it happened, but my mum still lived in and ran the pub. I was in high school. The teachers all told the class there had been a shooting in Dunblane and involved the school. Asked everyone to think of/ pray for families.
No mobiles then of course, had no idea if it was any of my friends, was it just the school?
Ran straight home and picked up phone as soon as I got there.
Only a tiny fraction of what those involved and everyone in the community went through but gives you an Idea of how many it would have touched and affected
Spent time in Perth and Stirling as a lad, which is why this is so poignant for me 🌹
comment by The Mighty Tottenham Hotspur. (U7858)
posted 22 minutes ago
Spent time in Perth and Stirling as a lad, which is why this is so poignant for me 🌹
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Perth is a cracking wee place. Good pubs as mighty will attest.
I have a friend who's mum was a teacher that day. Can't imagine how his family would have felt.
comment by super phoenix rangers - comments on this forum are not mine but a fictionalised version loosely based on someone similar to me (U14864)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by The Mighty Tottenham Hotspur. (U7858)
posted 22 minutes ago
Spent time in Perth and Stirling as a lad, which is why this is so poignant for me 🌹
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Perth is a cracking wee place. Good pubs as mighty will attest.
I have a friend who's mum was a teacher that day. Can't imagine how his family would have felt.
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Unbelievable mate.
It's how I feel about the Ibrox disaster. My brother was at the game and we didn't know he was ok until he came home later that night.
The younger generations these days cant even imagine that. It's a horrible situation.
As for your earlier post...been in the Village Inn a couple of times. Good pub.
I prefer the Riverside in Dunblane though. Great wee boozer to take the wife...assuming you want to take her anywhere.
God bless all involved
I’ve seen a few documentaries on this and can’t bear to think what those poor kids and teachers went through.
Truly shocking and heartbreaking.
RIP to all those sweet angels and their teacher. I was roughly 7 when it happened so wasn’t far off their age, so obviously remember it well. The recent documentary with Loraine Kelly was very sad.
comment by Magnum. (U22391)
posted 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
comment by super phoenix rangers - comments on this forum are not mine but a fictionalised version loosely based on someone similar to me (U14864)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by The Mighty Tottenham Hotspur. (U7858)
posted 22 minutes ago
Spent time in Perth and Stirling as a lad, which is why this is so poignant for me 🌹
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Perth is a cracking wee place. Good pubs as mighty will attest.
I have a friend who's mum was a teacher that day. Can't imagine how his family would have felt.
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Unbelievable mate.
It's how I feel about the Ibrox disaster. My brother was at the game and we didn't know he was ok until he came home later that night.
The younger generations these days cant even imagine that. It's a horrible situation.
As for your earlier post...been in the Village Inn a couple of times. Good pub.
I prefer the Riverside in Dunblane though. Great wee boozer to take the wife...assuming you want to take her anywhere.
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It's crazy, not having phones and internet then. Horrible events like that were even scarier as you couldn't check on people or get updates.
Think the Riverside was the Stirling arms when I was a boy.
They have a cracking veranda just off the bridge overlooking river.
I used to jump off that bridge when I was a wee boy. Went recently and thought wtf was I doing.
One of our regulars broke his leg doing it one summer.
Sitting in the pub with stookie on guy goes to him bet you won't do that again.
How much?
£20
Gie me a bin bag. Off he went.
Came back and soaked but in one piece, drank the £20. Few other punters bought him a drink.
Some characters in that pub
An absolute monster granted permits to buy and use guns and ammunition. He was armed to the teeth with thousands of rounds.
It doesn't get any worse than killing kids.
Thankfully the law in this country and other countries was changed to stop this ever happening again.
I'm all for living in a free and just world, I just don't think the average person should have access to firearms.
RIP kids
Thankfully the law in this country and other countries was changed to stop this ever happening again.
—-
Meanwhile in America...
Really shocking, too young at the time to really register fully but it’s one of those that your remember where you were when it happened.
comment by Zico 💚 (U21900)
posted 17 minutes ago
An absolute monster granted permits to buy and use guns and ammunition. He was armed to the teeth with thousands of rounds.
It doesn't get any worse than killing kids.
Thankfully the law in this country and other countries was changed to stop this ever happening again.
I'm all for living in a free and just world, I just don't think the average person should have access to firearms.
RIP kids
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Agreed. Don’t get me wrong, any killing or murder is sick, but I think killing children and raping/killing women is about as evil and low one can get
comment by Ole-dirty-baztard - You want ole in, ole out, in, out, in, out, shake it all about. Do the ole Koke- ADMIN 5 (U19119)
posted 1 minute ago
Thankfully the law in this country and other countries was changed to stop this ever happening again.
—-
Meanwhile in America...
Really shocking, too young at the time to really register fully but it’s one of those that your remember where you were when it happened.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Unfortunately America will never change, their country was build on firearms, it's forged into their psyche.
And thus, many more will be murdered in mass killings.
My Dad was friends with one of the mother's.
I remember her being offered compo and not being interested. Can't imagine going through that. The coward cvnt couldn't even face justice
comment by Ole-dirty-baztard - You want ole in, ole out, in, out, in, out, shake it all about. Do the ole Koke- ADMIN 5 (U19119)
posted 4 minutes ago
Thankfully the law in this country and other countries was changed to stop this ever happening again.
—-
Meanwhile in America...
Really shocking, too young at the time to really register fully but it’s one of those that your remember where you were when it happened.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Whilst the mass shootings get the media attention in the US a much much bigger issue is the suicides by firearm - almost 2x the homicides. Probably because it is too convenient at 1.2 guns per head of population.
comment by lauders (U9757)
posted 18 minutes ago
My Dad was friends with one of the mother's.
I remember her being offered compo and not being interested. Can't imagine going through that. The coward cvnt couldn't even face justice
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Being offered compo for your dead kid, horrific.
comment by lauders (U9757)
posted 16 minutes ago
My Dad was friends with one of the mother's.
I remember her being offered compo and not being interested. Can't imagine going through that. The coward cvnt couldn't even face justice
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The guy that bet the £20 in the story above lost one of his children. Just horrific, he actually saved my mum's life once too.
comment by Don_tottenham (U3372)
posted 25 minutes ago
comment by Zico 💚 (U21900)
posted 17 minutes ago
An absolute monster granted permits to buy and use guns and ammunition. He was armed to the teeth with thousands of rounds.
It doesn't get any worse than killing kids.
Thankfully the law in this country and other countries was changed to stop this ever happening again.
I'm all for living in a free and just world, I just don't think the average person should have access to firearms.
RIP kids
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Agreed. Don’t get me wrong, any killing or murder is sick, but I think killing children and raping/killing women is about as evil and low one can get
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Its impossible to imagine how somebody does it the 1st time. But to keep going. Stop and reload. Just horrid.
Me and my brother were in the scouts and BB in dunblane. I think he had been banned by both at that point but given the amount of private youth clubs he was involved in I'm sure paths probably crossed. Still gives me the creeps.
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 8 hours, 40 minutes ago
comment by Ole-dirty-baztard - You want ole in, ole out, in, out, in, out, shake it all about. Do the ole Koke- ADMIN 5 (U19119)
posted 4 minutes ago
Thankfully the law in this country and other countries was changed to stop this ever happening again.
—-
Meanwhile in America...
Really shocking, too young at the time to really register fully but it’s one of those that your remember where you were when it happened.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Whilst the mass shootings get the media attention in the US a much much bigger issue is the suicides by firearm - almost 2x the homicides. Probably because it is too convenient at 1.2 guns per head of population.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I remember reading the statistics and laughing, but also feeling really sad too..at the fact when the full extent covid struck, lots of Americans went out to buy...guns.
I mean what they going to do, shoot the virus? It’s so heavily ingrained in their psyche that the first thing they do is arm up.
Madness.
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posted on 13/3/21
posted on 13/3/21
Andy Murray, the tennis player is from there.
posted on 13/3/21
AFTP
posted on 13/3/21
posted on 13/3/21
I was 20 when this happened, unbelievable its been 25 years since.
posted on 13/3/21
I've been to dunblane quite a lot over the years. Tend to stay there if Celtic are playing at Perth and make a weekend if it.
Its incredible to think that something so horrific could happen in such a peaceful wee place.
I was 35 at the time. Now I'm an old man. HTF did that happen?
He was totally evil that bastirt.
posted on 13/3/21
I want to that school for 3.5 years. Certainly the best of the 4 I went to. Primary 3 - 7.
We lived in and owned the railway hotel (now the village) the Celtic bus from Perth used to stop there with contained my future wife and her family.
I lived in Cumbernauld when it happened, but my mum still lived in and ran the pub. I was in high school. The teachers all told the class there had been a shooting in Dunblane and involved the school. Asked everyone to think of/ pray for families.
No mobiles then of course, had no idea if it was any of my friends, was it just the school?
Ran straight home and picked up phone as soon as I got there.
Only a tiny fraction of what those involved and everyone in the community went through but gives you an Idea of how many it would have touched and affected
posted on 13/3/21
Spent time in Perth and Stirling as a lad, which is why this is so poignant for me 🌹
posted on 13/3/21
comment by The Mighty Tottenham Hotspur. (U7858)
posted 22 minutes ago
Spent time in Perth and Stirling as a lad, which is why this is so poignant for me 🌹
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Perth is a cracking wee place. Good pubs as mighty will attest.
I have a friend who's mum was a teacher that day. Can't imagine how his family would have felt.
posted on 13/3/21
comment by super phoenix rangers - comments on this forum are not mine but a fictionalised version loosely based on someone similar to me (U14864)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by The Mighty Tottenham Hotspur. (U7858)
posted 22 minutes ago
Spent time in Perth and Stirling as a lad, which is why this is so poignant for me 🌹
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Perth is a cracking wee place. Good pubs as mighty will attest.
I have a friend who's mum was a teacher that day. Can't imagine how his family would have felt.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Unbelievable mate.
It's how I feel about the Ibrox disaster. My brother was at the game and we didn't know he was ok until he came home later that night.
The younger generations these days cant even imagine that. It's a horrible situation.
As for your earlier post...been in the Village Inn a couple of times. Good pub.
I prefer the Riverside in Dunblane though. Great wee boozer to take the wife...assuming you want to take her anywhere.
posted on 13/3/21
God bless all involved
I’ve seen a few documentaries on this and can’t bear to think what those poor kids and teachers went through.
Truly shocking and heartbreaking.
posted on 13/3/21
RIP to all those sweet angels and their teacher. I was roughly 7 when it happened so wasn’t far off their age, so obviously remember it well. The recent documentary with Loraine Kelly was very sad.
posted on 13/3/21
posted on 13/3/21
comment by Magnum. (U22391)
posted 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
comment by super phoenix rangers - comments on this forum are not mine but a fictionalised version loosely based on someone similar to me (U14864)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by The Mighty Tottenham Hotspur. (U7858)
posted 22 minutes ago
Spent time in Perth and Stirling as a lad, which is why this is so poignant for me 🌹
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Perth is a cracking wee place. Good pubs as mighty will attest.
I have a friend who's mum was a teacher that day. Can't imagine how his family would have felt.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Unbelievable mate.
It's how I feel about the Ibrox disaster. My brother was at the game and we didn't know he was ok until he came home later that night.
The younger generations these days cant even imagine that. It's a horrible situation.
As for your earlier post...been in the Village Inn a couple of times. Good pub.
I prefer the Riverside in Dunblane though. Great wee boozer to take the wife...assuming you want to take her anywhere.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
It's crazy, not having phones and internet then. Horrible events like that were even scarier as you couldn't check on people or get updates.
Think the Riverside was the Stirling arms when I was a boy.
They have a cracking veranda just off the bridge overlooking river.
I used to jump off that bridge when I was a wee boy. Went recently and thought wtf was I doing.
One of our regulars broke his leg doing it one summer.
Sitting in the pub with stookie on guy goes to him bet you won't do that again.
How much?
£20
Gie me a bin bag. Off he went.
Came back and soaked but in one piece, drank the £20. Few other punters bought him a drink.
Some characters in that pub
posted on 13/3/21
An absolute monster granted permits to buy and use guns and ammunition. He was armed to the teeth with thousands of rounds.
It doesn't get any worse than killing kids.
Thankfully the law in this country and other countries was changed to stop this ever happening again.
I'm all for living in a free and just world, I just don't think the average person should have access to firearms.
RIP kids
posted on 13/3/21
posted on 13/3/21
Thankfully the law in this country and other countries was changed to stop this ever happening again.
—-
Meanwhile in America...
Really shocking, too young at the time to really register fully but it’s one of those that your remember where you were when it happened.
posted on 13/3/21
comment by Zico 💚 (U21900)
posted 17 minutes ago
An absolute monster granted permits to buy and use guns and ammunition. He was armed to the teeth with thousands of rounds.
It doesn't get any worse than killing kids.
Thankfully the law in this country and other countries was changed to stop this ever happening again.
I'm all for living in a free and just world, I just don't think the average person should have access to firearms.
RIP kids
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Agreed. Don’t get me wrong, any killing or murder is sick, but I think killing children and raping/killing women is about as evil and low one can get
posted on 13/3/21
comment by Ole-dirty-baztard - You want ole in, ole out, in, out, in, out, shake it all about. Do the ole Koke- ADMIN 5 (U19119)
posted 1 minute ago
Thankfully the law in this country and other countries was changed to stop this ever happening again.
—-
Meanwhile in America...
Really shocking, too young at the time to really register fully but it’s one of those that your remember where you were when it happened.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Unfortunately America will never change, their country was build on firearms, it's forged into their psyche.
And thus, many more will be murdered in mass killings.
posted on 13/3/21
My Dad was friends with one of the mother's.
I remember her being offered compo and not being interested. Can't imagine going through that. The coward cvnt couldn't even face justice
posted on 13/3/21
comment by Ole-dirty-baztard - You want ole in, ole out, in, out, in, out, shake it all about. Do the ole Koke- ADMIN 5 (U19119)
posted 4 minutes ago
Thankfully the law in this country and other countries was changed to stop this ever happening again.
—-
Meanwhile in America...
Really shocking, too young at the time to really register fully but it’s one of those that your remember where you were when it happened.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Whilst the mass shootings get the media attention in the US a much much bigger issue is the suicides by firearm - almost 2x the homicides. Probably because it is too convenient at 1.2 guns per head of population.
posted on 13/3/21
comment by lauders (U9757)
posted 18 minutes ago
My Dad was friends with one of the mother's.
I remember her being offered compo and not being interested. Can't imagine going through that. The coward cvnt couldn't even face justice
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Being offered compo for your dead kid, horrific.
posted on 13/3/21
comment by lauders (U9757)
posted 16 minutes ago
My Dad was friends with one of the mother's.
I remember her being offered compo and not being interested. Can't imagine going through that. The coward cvnt couldn't even face justice
----------------------------------------------------------------------
The guy that bet the £20 in the story above lost one of his children. Just horrific, he actually saved my mum's life once too.
posted on 13/3/21
comment by Don_tottenham (U3372)
posted 25 minutes ago
comment by Zico 💚 (U21900)
posted 17 minutes ago
An absolute monster granted permits to buy and use guns and ammunition. He was armed to the teeth with thousands of rounds.
It doesn't get any worse than killing kids.
Thankfully the law in this country and other countries was changed to stop this ever happening again.
I'm all for living in a free and just world, I just don't think the average person should have access to firearms.
RIP kids
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Agreed. Don’t get me wrong, any killing or murder is sick, but I think killing children and raping/killing women is about as evil and low one can get
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Its impossible to imagine how somebody does it the 1st time. But to keep going. Stop and reload. Just horrid.
Me and my brother were in the scouts and BB in dunblane. I think he had been banned by both at that point but given the amount of private youth clubs he was involved in I'm sure paths probably crossed. Still gives me the creeps.
posted on 13/3/21
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 8 hours, 40 minutes ago
comment by Ole-dirty-baztard - You want ole in, ole out, in, out, in, out, shake it all about. Do the ole Koke- ADMIN 5 (U19119)
posted 4 minutes ago
Thankfully the law in this country and other countries was changed to stop this ever happening again.
—-
Meanwhile in America...
Really shocking, too young at the time to really register fully but it’s one of those that your remember where you were when it happened.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Whilst the mass shootings get the media attention in the US a much much bigger issue is the suicides by firearm - almost 2x the homicides. Probably because it is too convenient at 1.2 guns per head of population.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I remember reading the statistics and laughing, but also feeling really sad too..at the fact when the full extent covid struck, lots of Americans went out to buy...guns.
I mean what they going to do, shoot the virus? It’s so heavily ingrained in their psyche that the first thing they do is arm up.
Madness.
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