Coatbridge

Indoor Bowling Club The summer league runs every Monday and Thursday from 7pm to 9pm and Friday from 10am to 12pm. The cost is £3 for members and £4 for non-members, for two hours play. All visitors will be made welcome and if they’d like to try a game of bowls, shoes and bowls can be provided free of charge. Rink fees are £2.30 per hour and coaching can be arranged if needed. The club also has a large function hall that holds up to 120 people and various meeting rooms for hire; just ask for the manager, Donald Young, call 01236 428641 or email admin@coatbridgeibc.co.uk to find out more.

Group invite Coatbridge Baptist Church’s Parent and Toddlers Group is recruiting new parents and toddlers from the area to join its fun and friendly group. It runs every Monday (except school holidays) from 9.30am to 11.45am at the church, based on West Canal Street. The group provide a safe environment for parents to bring children aged from birth to three-years along to play with toys and interact with other parents and kids. Attending parents are asked to make a £1 weekly donation to the group, if they can afford it. For more details, call Craig on 01236 748011.

Spiritualist church meetings Angel of Love and Light Spiritualist Church meet every Monday in Coatbridge community centre, Old Monkland Road (in the grounds of St Andrew’s High School) at 7.30pm. New members are welcome to attend; contact Mary on 07436 273128 for more.

Pied Piper playgroup at the Charlotte Toal Centre on Dundyvan Road have places available for children aged two and over. Classes run on Tuesdays from 12.30pm to 2.30pm and Wednesdays and Fridays from 9.45am to 11.45am. Children can play and have fun while parents have some time to themselves. Call Maureen on 07716 757484 to register an interest and for more details.

FBX fitness classes run in Coatbridge at a studio on Main Street with sessions on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 6.45pm, The classes last 30 minutes and cost £3. For more details, call George on 07712 439573.