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Jun 15, 2012 · Ian McCrorie is a well known and very popular figure in the Greenock area for several reasons, the main four being:- His contribution to education as a Chemistry teacher and as Assistant Rector of Greenock Academy. His contribution to Music in the Inverclyde area and beyond.
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Jan 4, 2020 · Died: December 5, 2019. IAN McCrorie, who has died aged 78, is not in Wikipedia’s list of famous people from Greenock, but it cannot be disputed that he gave more to the town than many who...
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Dec 21, 2019 · Picture: Jeremy Burrows. Ian McCrorie, who has died at the age of 78, was a force of nature. To former pupils of Greenock Academy he was a long-standing chemistry and guidance teacher...
Dec 6, 2019 · Mr McCrorie was conductor of the acclaimed Toad Choir which went on to become the Scottish Philharmonic Singers and later the Scottish Festival Singers. The Christmas concerts he organised attracted sell-out audiences in Greenock Town Hall and were held for 45 years.
Iain MacArthur (left) was convener of publications until 1980, and still lives in Greenock. Ian McCrorie (centre) served twice as CRSC president, was convener of cruises 1966-76 and died in 2019. This is the only known photo of the ‘Messrs Mac’ together. Their names will forever be associated with a golden era of CRSC history
Charismatic conductor Ian McCrorie has been a director of choirs for all of his adult life. His founding of the famous Toad Choir in the Sixties was the result of a suggestion from the Very Revd Bill Johnston, then minister of St. George’s, Greenock, and subsequently Moderator of the General Assembly of
Dec 25, 2019 · TRIBUTES have been paid to a much-loved and highly regarded Greenock man who passed away earlier this month. Ian McCrorie, who taught chemistry and was assistant rector at Greenock Academy, passed away peacefully on December 5 at Ardgowan Hospice at the age of 78. Ian was born in Union Street, Greenock, on May 6, 1941, the night of the Greenock ...
