Celebrating Scottie Road

May 31 2008 by David Charters, Liverpool Daily Post

THE importance of Scotland Road to Liverpool’s international reputation is widely recognised.

Louise Ellman, MP for Liverpool Riverside, whose constituency includes it, sent this message: “In 2003 the 200 years history of Liverpool’s Scotland Road was celebrated with a grand reunion for past and present residents. I am sure that this ‘Scottie 08 Reunion’ will be equally successful and enjoyable. It will be a very meaningful addition to events marking Liverpool’s Capital of Culture Year.”

Praise for the event also came from the Liverpool’s Culture Company’s Open Culture section, run by Phil Redmond.

“Scotland Road is known the world over, as many hundreds of thousands of people will have ancestry who passed through the area on route to the new world in the 19th and 20th centuries,” says Charlotte Corrie, one of its facilitators.

“The area is legendary for its close knit community spirit and the Scottie 08 Reunion ensures the continuation of that spirit into the 21st Century. It is very fitting therefore that a Scotland Road Reunion in the city’s Capital of Culture year should receive the endorsement from Liverpool Culture Company and be given best wishes for its success.”

TICKETS for the reunion, priced at £5, are available on 0151 330 0222 (the Silvestrian Club) and 0151 482 2000 (Scottie Press).