A vital lifesaving device has been installed in an Airdrie village in lasting tribute to a much-loved community stalwart known as “the gentleman of Greengairs”.
Peter Downie, a former miner who was well known for maintaining the Stanrigg memorial site and serving with the local children’s committee and as vice-chair of the area’s community council, died in September at the age of 83.
Now he is being remembered with the installation of a defibrillator in the centre of the community – fittingly placed at Stanrigg memorial hall which he was instrumental in helping to develop as a member of Greengairs’ community groups.
