Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser
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Craigneuk and Old Petersburn tenants’ and residents’ association will meet on Monday, October 14, at 7pm in New Broomfield. The group meets on the second Monday of each month.
The youth club is based at Four Isles community centre and runs on Tuesdays from 6pm to 8pm. The cost is £2.50 per child (including tuck shop); call 07722 477226 for details. The group runs football training for those aged four to 12 at the community centre. Sessions take place on Fridays from 6pm to 8pm; the cost is £1, which includes water and fruit, and participants should wear indoor shoes.
The community centre hosts an over60s group on Mondays from 12 noon until 2pm; a toddlers’ group for kids from birth to three years on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10am to 12 noon; and prize bingo on Tuesdays from 7pm to 9pm. The Touched By Suicide support group meets monthly; call Linda on 01294 274273 for details.
Are held every Thursday at Four Isles community centre, with a beginners’ session from 7pm to 8pm and an advanced class from 8pm to 9pm; for more details, call Billy on 07516 894594.
Entertainment includes: Sunday afternoon karaoke; Thursday evening cash bingo; live singer in the front lounge, with free entry, on the first Saturday of the month. Bar lunches are served on Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
The next meeting takes place at the All Saints and Rochsolloch primaries’ campus on Tuesday, October 29, at 7pm. Call 07880 628108 for details.
Meetings are held at Glenboig Masonic hall on Wednesdays at 6.30pm. Contact Stephen on 07847 332745 for details.
Airdrie North representative Sophia Coyle will hold surgeries in the village tonight, and on September 25. They take place from 6pm to 6.30pm in the community centre. Ward colleague Tommy Morgan will hold a surgery on Saturday, at 12 noon in Stanrigg hall.
Runs on Tuesday at Greengairs parish church hall, from 12.30pm to 3pm. Tea, coffee and home baking are available.
The fundraising committee’s next event will take place on Saturday, October 12, at 7.30pm, and will feature cabaret act Time of your Life. Proceeds will be donated to Shining Stars theatre group, and tickets will go on sale soon at a cost of £6.
Future entertainment includes a Scots’ music evening on November 30, featuring the White Rose entertainment group. Tickets will be on sale from October 15. The club is open to all visitors and the main hall, games room and lounge are available to book by calling 01236 830436.
Takes place on Wednesdays from 10am to 12 noon at the community hall, for youngsters aged up to three years.
The breaking of the bread is on Sunday at 11am. Sunday school is from 2.30pm to 3.15pm. Evening gospel meeting is at 6.30pm every Sunday, except the last of the month when it runs from 3.30pm to 4.30pm. Prayer and Bible reading is on Wednesdays from 7.30pm to 9pm.
Takes place in the Orange hall on Sundays, with tickets on sale from 8pm and eyes down at 8.30pm. The Lucky Joker is drawn at 8.25pm. Tickets cost £1 from committee members or bar staff.
Meets on Mondays from 6pm to 9pm, in the Orange hall on Baillies Lane. Anyone who would like to play the orchestral flute and drums is welcome; contact John on 07525 064303 for more.
Meets on Tuesdays, and new flute and drum learners are welcome to attend. Call John on 07525 064303 for further details.
Visitors are always welcomed by the Stanrigg mining memorial group and the monument is open to all. Transport can be arranged by calling 01236 830637. The clubhouse is available for functions. New and lapsed bowlers are welcome to join, at an introductory cost of £50 for the first season. Call 01698 831012 or email calderbankbowls@yahoo.com.
The Anchor and Junior sections have resumed. Any boys from P1-6 will be most welcome; call Elaine on 07894 728667.
Hatha yoga takes place in Springfield community centre on Tuesdays from 6.30pm to 7.30pm; and at Charlotte Toal centre in Coatbridge on Thursdays at the same time. Call 01236 764217 for details.
Bingo at Springfield community centre resumes on Thursday. Doors open at 6.45pm and eyes down is 7.30pm; admission is £1. The whist club will start on Wednesday, October 2, at 6.30pm. New members are welcome and tuition can be provided. Carpet bowls will run every Monday and Wednesday at 1.30pm; tea will be provided and tuition is available. Will meet this Tuesday at 7pm in the community centre on Main Street.
Takes place at Plains Evangelical Church on Tuesday, from 2-3pm. It is for anyone over 50 who would like to chat and get together; refreshments will be served.
For pre-school children take place at Plains Evangelical church at 10.30am on Tuesdays during term time. Contact Sheena on 07525 031515 for details.
Meet at the St David’s and Plains primaries’ campus on Wednesdays. Beavers, for six to eight-year-olds, is from 6.15pm to 7.30pm; Cubs, for ages eight to 10, from 6.45pm to 8.15pm; and Scouts runs from 7.15pm to 8.45pm. Weekly cost is £3; call 01236 609515 for more details.
Will resume in February. Any primary school-aged girls interested in joining the group can call Ann Marie Reilly on 07796 865320 or Jane Lamont on 07500 287613.
Gospel meetings with speakers Graeme Paterson and Craig Munro continue in Elim Gospel Hall, on Main Street, until tomorrow, then from Sunday until next Thursday, September 19. They run from 7.45pm to 8.30pm; a creche is available and all are welcome. Contact Graeme on 07721 052007 for details. Runs at Beechbank community centre every Tuesday from 9.30am to 11am.
Meets on Fridays from 1pm to 3pm in the community centre. Activities include arts and crafts, fitness and cooking. The cost is £1.50, including tea and snacks.
The Girls’ Brigade meet in the church hall on Mondays; all girls welcome. The Boys’ Brigade meet in the same venue on Wednesdays, with Anchor Boys followed by the Junior section. Primary schoolaged boys are invited to attend.
The One Way Club, for children in Primary Four to Seven, and Rock Solid group, for secondary school pupils, take place on Tuesday evenings in the church hall and are led by youth worker Jenny. Is held every Wednesday at the church hall from 10.30am to 12.30pm.
People can learn to play musical instruments including guitar and fiddle at St Bartholomew’s church hall on Fridays from 8pm to 9.30pm. Lessons are followed by a folk music session until midnight.
Entertainment includes – Mondays and Thursdays: dancing to live music; Tuesdays: bingo with £ 500 prize; Wednesdays: line dancing; Saturdays: cabaret with top acts, backed by Kenny Campbell; Sundays: dancing to The Reasons. Call 01236 607051 for details.
Takes place at New Wellwynd parish church on Fridays, from 10am to 12.30pm. Stalls include clothing, household goods, toys and bric-a-brac; admission is free.
Nearly-new sales have now resumed at the church on Broomknoll Street. The next sale takes place on Friday, September
Meets on Tuesdays at 6.45pm, at Middle Church hall on Bank Street (opposite West End Park). All girls of school age are welcome to join.
The line dancing group based at the venue will run every Monday from 7pm to 9pm, with camera club on Tuesdays from 7pm to 9pm, chair aerobics from 1pm to 2pm on Wednesdays, and Slimming World classes at 6pm on Wednesdays, and 8.30am and 10.30am on Saturdays. Anyone wishing to book the hall can call 01236 428641 during the above opening times. The club can also be contacted by emailing admin@coatbridgeibc.co.uk or via www.coatbridgeibc.co.uk.
Meet on Tuesdays, at 5.30pm and 7.30pm, in St Kevin’s church hall, on Mainhill Road, Bargeddie, and in Shawhead community centre. Further groups take place on Thursdays, at 5.30pm and 7.30pm, at Coatbridge community centre, located in St Andrew’s High School, and at the Time Capsule.
Runs fortnightly walks every second Saturday. Bus pick- up points are Red Bridge at 8.45am and Glenboig at 9am; the club runs a varied programme of walks ranging from four to 10 miles. The cost is £13 per walk and all are welcome to attend. Places must be booked in advance by calling Jean Morrison on 07761 761710.
At Old Monkland parish church runs on Thursdays from 10.30am until noon. Tea and coffee are available.
The Margaret Skinnider Heritage Centre, based on Academy Street, is open every Saturday from 11am to 3pm; organisers are asking people to “support their local Irish heritage centre”.
Meets on Mondays from 12 noon until 2pm at Hope Church on Bank Street. Those looking for work are invited for friendly, practical support. Lunch is provided; call 0800 328 0006 to book.
The Angel of Love and Light Spiritualist Church holds its meetings every Monday at 7.30pm. They take place at Coatbridge community centre, on Old Monkland Road (in St Andrew’s High School). New members welcome.
Will be holding an open meeting in the near future – those interested in attending are asked to register interest by emailing Coatbridge@live.com.