Exhibition to honour man who gave his name to historic Lanarkshire swimming pool

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A display linking an iconic grade A-listed swimming pool in Lanarkshire with the man it was named after will be officially launched next week.The permanent Patrick Dollan Display - East Kilbride at 75 - will be unveiled at the Dollan Aqua Centre on Thursday, May 12.East Kilbride was officially granted new town status on May 6, 1947 as part of Scotland's regeneration effort after WW2.

The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now. Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android The display is the culmination of months of work from staff at East Kilbride Central Library, South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture (SLLC) and input from East Kilbride Heritage Group.

And it is a chance for locals to learn about the life and work of Sir Patrick Dollan, who was chairman of East Kilbride Development Corporation from 1947-1958 and his vision, which was essential in the taking the new town forward.Born in Lanarkshire in 1885, he later joined his father working as a miner at Clydeside Colliery in 1900 but moved in to journalism as a staffer on the Socialist weekly "Forward" then eventually becoming Scottish editor of the Daily Herald.Dollan formed his own Scottish Socialist Party in 1932 after being chairman of the Scottish section of the Independent Labour Party (ILP) from 1922.He also rose to become Lord Provost of Glasgow and was was knighted in 1941 for his efforts to