Dunblane

[curiouswombat]

I was so happy for Andy Murray, winning the US Open. There was coverage on the TV news this morning, not only of the match, but looking at how it was watched, and celebrated, in his home town of Dunblane.

And I thought of what the name Dunblane meant to people before Andy Murray became famous.

So tonight I would like to remember

Victoria Elizabeth Clydesdale (5)
Emma Elizabeth Crozier (5)
Melissa Helen Currie (5)
Charlotte Louise Dunn (5)
Kevin Allan Hasell (5)
Ross William Irvine (5)
David Charles Kerr (5)
Mhairi Isabel MacBeath (5)
Brett McKinnon (6)
Abigail Joanne McLennan (5)
Gwen Mayor (45) — Primary School Teacher
Emily Morton (5)
Sophie Jane Lockwood North (5)
John Petrie (5)
Joanna Caroline Ross (5)
Hannah Louise Scott (5)
Megan Turner (5)

Who were all gunned down in the gym of Dunblane Primary School on 13 March 1996 - whilst an 8 year old boy called Andy Murray hid, with his classmates, under his desk just up the corridor.

Comments

[wormwood-7.livejournal.com]

Shudder. I remember that day well. I had a daughter in primary school in Edinburgh at the time. When I came to pick her up I think every single teacher in the school was in tears. The horror was so close - Dunblane is only 45 minutes away by train.
Sometimes a Thomas Hamilton or Anders Breivik appear on the scene. Luckily it is incredibly rare, but the memory of such days stays with you.
Murray's victory was hugely deserved though.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

So many of us had our own children in such similar schools - and could only watch in horror, and give silent thanks that it was not 'our' school...

I was so pleased to see him win - and happy for the town, too.