Scotland the brave1/28/2024 This was probably seen to be a good job for a wee “scheme” boy from Whitehill. In the fire service, you had opportunities, and if you passed your promotion exams, you could apply for promotion. My dad worked for the council and we got a house that was for council workers- and it was not in a “scheme”.Įven so, the “scheme” boy was in my DNA, and I left school at 16, little qualifications, and got a job as an apprentice car mechanic- because that is what was expected of me.Īfter I served my apprenticeship, I had a number of jobs before getting the best job in the world- I became a fireman. Kids from both areas were probably told, “do your best- but don’t expect too much!”Īt 14, we moved out of Whitehill and out of a “scheme” to another area of Hamilton. They would be expected to stay on at school, go to University, get a good paying job, get married, and then buy a bigger house in the same private estate. Kids from the private housing estates were different though. If you came from a “scheme”, you would be expected to leave school at 16, get an apprenticeship or a job, get married, and get a house in the same scheme or another scheme. Most young people knew their place and where they came from. Whitehill was the same as a lot of council schemes throughout Scotland. I was born and spent the first 14 years of my life in Whitehill, a council estate(scheme) in Hamilton.īefore we moved away, it was getting quite wild, and you had to take your pet dog in before it got dark to stop the kids biting them- (Just kidding). The following article is based on my life experiences, and why I feel we Scots have an unfortunate cultural flaw.
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