The Job Search
The weekly activity for many locals was to scour the local newspaper looking at the job ads, the first step for many aspiring berry pickers.
The Berry Bus
A common experience for many who went berry picking in Angus was the journey itself, often aboard the legendary “Berry bus.” These weren’t your average public transport vehicles; they were usually older, sometimes rickety, buses chartered to transport seasonal workers from towns and cities to the farms. The journey would be filled with a mix of excitement and anticipation, with the air thick with chatter and laughter. As the bus rumbled along the country roads, the landscape would transform from urban streets to rolling fields, and the sense of community among the pickers would grow, all sharing in the unique adventure of a day spent in the berry fields.
