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The big bridge turns 50 - but celebrations are put on ice
Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.A re-enactment of a ceremony to mark the golden age of the Erskine Bridge has been put on ice.The big bridge turns 50 in July - and the communities on both banks were planning to march to the middle .The moment would have mirrored the occasion in 1971 when the landmark was declared open by Princess Anne.Isobel Plunkett, chairman of Old Kilpatrick Community Council, said: “Our joint venture marking the 50th birthday is hopefully not cancelled, but postponed.“Our plans included a replication of the two local districts meeting in the middle of the bridge followed by a village party either at Boden Boo in Erskine or the High Park in Old Kilpatrick.”We