![]() ![]() “When my wife Joan went into labour I was going to take her to Cresswell. 2021 Kirkcudbright Academy Half Marathon postponed - but organisers hopeful of holding race later in the year.“My youngest daughter Jennifer was born in Castle Douglas. “Galloway was a natural place to come to – we brought our family up here. “I got a degree at Stockport College which qualified me to teach in Scotland and we moved from Manchester when I was 30. ![]() “But I got made redundant and decided I would go and teach. “I was a senior development chemist with international chemical company Croda,” he explains. John arrived in 1973 to teach chemistry at Kirkcudbright Academy following an enforced career change. Now 78, Castle Douglas man John has been rock collecting and prospecting since childhood.Īnd what started as a hobby crystallised into a thriving family business on King Street, Galloway Gemstones and Outback Yarns. He’s travelled the world in search of rare minerals and gemstones.īut for almost 50 years Galloway has been the bedrock of life for John Lawson. ![]()
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