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Inverclyde Tourist Group

Inverclyde Tourist Group are people who are passionate about the local area. The Inverclyde Tourist Group got together in 2002 to promote Inverclyde in a friendly and informal way. They are all volunteers and are a completely non-profit-making organisation. They run tours of our local area and to share knowledge of the local area including Greenock, Port Glasgow and Gourock.

If you're visiting Greenock, consider visiting their website here:

http://inverclydetouristgroup.co.uk/

James Watt

James Watt

james_wattThe inventor James Watt is one of the areas most famous historical figures. Lauded all around the globe as the man that brought the world the steam engine and he came from Greenock. He was born on the 19th of January 1736.

Watts father was a ship owner, ship wrght and contractor. His mother, Agnes Muirhead, was a highly educated woman from a wealthy distinguished family who taught her son from school. Both his parents were also dilligent Covenanters and Presbyterians. The young James dislayed a facility for numbers and exceptional manual dexterity. He also had a great love for Scottish history and folk lore.

So famouse we named the college after him.... find out more about James Watt

Welcome To Greenock & MyGreenock!

Discover Inverclyde & Greenock at MyGreenock.com - Greenock is town on the banks of the River Clyde in Scotland, with an ancient and proud history. MyGreenock is a local business directory of all the businesses in Greenock. It's an ideal place to list your website if you are a local business owner, or you can use it to find a local tradesman. Best of all it is free to advertise your local business if it is based in or near Greenock.

The aim of this web-site is to inform residents past and present of news and events that will be taking place throughout the year. We also want to document the changes that have happend in the district, and to let further generations take an nostalgic look back at the town's past.

Welcome to Greenock!

Greenock Waterfront Leisure Complex

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The Waterfront Leisure Complex is ideal to get away from it all. Come along and enjoy a great day out with the whole family. A leisure centre with a unique combination of  water and ice. With everything from a 25metre training pool to a tropical wave pool and ice disco.

The whole complex, complete with a new state of the art fitness studio, health suite, dance studio, bar and Aulds Cafe area has been designed to cater for everyone. To make sure as many people as possible can enjoy the Waterfront facilities, we've made it easy to get to. Only 30 minutes from the centre of Glasgow via the M8 and served by a variety of local buses, it's also accessible by trains to the nearby Greenock Central mainline station.
Buttercup Holistics and Swedish Massage

Buttercup Holistics is an exciting new business in Greenock, Scotland, providing its clients with the finest range of holistic treatments and therapies available. It marks an exciting new venture in the field of aromatherapy in Greenock.

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Ship Building and the Shipyard's

Ship Building the eventual Shipyards are a major part of Greenock's history. After the first harbour was built in 1710, the first well known Ship Builders (Scott's) was established in 1711. Scott's was once the oldest Ship Building business in the World and was known for building such ships as the "Price of Wales". It then nationalised in 1969 and in the same year merging with Lithgow, forming Scott Lithgow.

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Car Leasing Companies Near Greenock (Glasgow)

First Vehicle Car Leasing is a company based just ouside Greenock in Glasgow, Scotland. They provide the discerning motorist with the opportunity to lease a brand new car at a bargain rate. FVL  offer you the finest quote on a large choice of vehicles, to meet any budget or need.

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For The Best In Sporrans Come To Sporrans

If you are looking for the best place to find a top quality sporrans to complete your kilt set, then come to the company that bears its name:  Sporrans.

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  • Swingers in Greenock? This swingers site says there are hundreds. Can it be true?
  • Aquashield have informed us they now offer roof coating services in Greenock - check out the website for more
  • PV Solar have informed us they are installing photovoltaic systems in the Greenock area - check out the website for more
  • Crystal canopies are installing garden rooms in the Greenock area and have been for some time- check out the website for more
  • Inverclyde Works have a new website, they've asked us to tell you about at http://inverclydeworks.co.uk/