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Gregor
Fisher
Actor |
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A fine
actor who excelled in Gilbert & Sullivan productions
at school. Can play both straight and comedy
roles. Gregor is best-known for a number of popular
comic characters but he has appeared in many
top films. Stage parts range from Shakespeare to
pantomime. |
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Alex
McLeish
Sport |
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Has
enjoyed huge success in Scottish football. Won
a European trophy with Aberdeen defeating Real
Madrid in the final. He played 77 times for
Scotland! Since he stopped playing Alex has managed
Motherwell, Hibs, Rangers, Birmingham and Scotland.
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Christine
McGourty
Science |
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Studied Chemistry and then Journalism at University.
Combined both by writing on science for the New
Scientist and the Daily Telegraph.
She then joined the BBC as a science correspondent.
Christine also speaks Italian, French and Spanish. |
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Raymond
Soltysek
Author |
Raymond's short story collection, Occasional
Demons, was short-listed for the Saltire First
Book
award and his film "The Practicality of Magnolia"
won two Scottish BAFTAs.
A successful teacher, he lectures at Strathclyde
University, and is working on a novel. |
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David
Manson
Engineer |
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Following in a great Scottish tradition, David has
carved out a highly successful career in engineering
with The Weir Group. He joined the company
at a young age before studying for a degree in
Mechanical Engineering. Now travels all over
the world with his job. |
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Douglas
Henshall
Actor |
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A highly successful actor. Career started when a fellow
Barrhead High pupil asked him to join The
Scottish Youth Theatre in Glasgow. Has
starred in many film and television programmes.
Douglas has also performed in a number of first
class theatre
productions around the country. |
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Jaclyn Bell &
Ashley McCullagh |
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Two singing stars from the same class at Barrhead
High who remarkably, both made the national final of television's popular
Stars in Their Eyes Kids. Great performances helped the two 16 year-olds win well over 100,000 votes between them
- no doubt many of them from Barrhead pupils. |
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Alan
Barr
Business |
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Alan was a successful business man as well as one of
Scotland's top rally drivers! He set up a landscaping
business which, through hard work and good
timing, he built into Scotland's largest
turf contractor employing 50 local people. The
firm has helped to re-turf
the playing surface at
Ibrox and Hampden. |
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Dougie
Pincock
Music |
Well-known performer and composer. Dougie Plays bagpipes,
whistles, flute and saxophone. He is also a former
member of the highly popular Battlefield
Band. Now Director of the National Centre
For Excellence In Traditional Music at Plockton High
School.
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