Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser
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Takes place every Monday, Thursday and Friday from 10am until 12 noon in Mount Pleasant community centre. Non members are welcome; call 01236 766017 or 01236 765095 for details.
The group’s next meeting will take place on November 27, at 7pm, in Shawhead community centre. Meetings are on the final Wednesday of each month.
Craigneuk and Old Petersburn tenants’ and residents’ association will next meet on Monday, December 9, 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.
The next meeting takes place at the All Saints and Rochsolloch primaries’ campus on Tuesday, November 26, at 7pm. Please note there will be no meeting of the community council in December. Call 07880 628108 for details.
Runs at Beechbank community centre every Tuesday from 9.30am to 11am.
Airdrie North representative Sophia Coyle will hold her next surgery in the village on November 27 from 6pm to 6.30pm in Stanrigg memorial hall; her surgeries are on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. Tommy
Morgan will have his next surgery this Saturday and on November 23 at 12 noon, in the Stanrigg memorial hall.
Runs on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at Greengairs parish church hall, from 12.30pm to 3pm. Tea, coffee and home baking are available.
Future entertainment includes a Scots music evening on November 30, featuring the Jacobus entertainment group; tickets cost £4 and are on sale now. Proceeds will be donated to the Sir William Wallace free miners’ branch. The next prize and money bingo event is on Friday, eyes down at 8.30pm. Bingo nights are held every Sunday at 8pm, with eyes down at 8.30pm. The Lucky Joker draw takes place at 8.20pm; tickets, priced £1, are on sale from the bar staff or committee. The children’s committee would like to thank everyone who helped to make the recent bonfire night such a huge success, with special thanks to Mainland van hire in Chapelhall who supplied the fireworks, and the SCC in Greengairs for their £200 donation. Organisers also give “a big thank you” to David Leckie and Rab Brown for building the bonfire and cleaning up afterwards, and to Rhona and Tracy who supplied the soup and for all the helpers on the night. The club is open to visitors and the hall, games room and lounge can be booked 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.
Will now meet on Mondays from 6pm to 9pm in Greengairs social club due to the current renovation work taking place 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. People visiting the memorial are asked not to park at the entrance gate as disabled access may be required.
The clubhouse is available for all types of functions. New and lapsed bowlers are welcome to join, at an introductory cost of £50 for the first season. For more information, call 01698 831012 or email calderbankbowls@yahoo.com.
Welcomes boys from P1-6. The groups meet on Tuesdays at 6pm in Calderbank parish church halls. For details, call Elaine Wood on 07894 728667.
Will hold its annual Christmas fayre in the church hall next Saturday, November 23, at 2pm. Stalls will include Christmas gifts, jewellery, furnishings, craft items, DVDs, bric-a-brac, and lucky dips. There will be home baking, tea/coffee and a chat on offer; tea tickets on sale at the door on the day. All welcome.
Meetings are held at Glenboig Masonic hall on Wednesdays at 6.30pm. Contact Stephen on 07847 332745 for details.
Takes place at Calder parish church on Bute Street on Thursdays at 1pm.
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 times. Call 01236 764217 for details.
The whist club runs on Wednesdays, 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.
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 run every Thursday, from 6.30pm to 7.15pm, in Elim gospel hall, on Main Street, Plains. There will be singing, stories, games and prizes. All welcome.
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 school aged boys are invited to attend.
The One Way Club, for children in P4P7, and Rock Solid group, for high school pupils, runs on Tuesday evenings in the church hall, 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.
Will be held in the session room of New Wellwynd parish church this Friday, from 10am to 12.30pm. Stalls of his and hers gift sets, toys, games, jewellery, clothing and Christmas decorations will be on sale; admission is free.
Is held in St Margaret’s hall every Wednesday from 7pm to 9pm. Entry is £5 and the class is open to beginners and experienced dancers.
Nearly- new sale will be held at the church, on Broomknoll Street, on Friday. This will be the last one of the year, and organisers thank all their loyal visitors for their continued support.
Meets on Tuesdays at Beechbank community centre in Whinhall from 7.30pm; call Nan on 01236 767007 for further details.
New Beginnings arts and crafts classes are held at One Wellwynd every Tuesday from 2pm to 4pm; all are welcome.
By Love N’Light Recovery Org runs at Pilgrim community centre on Victoria Place each Saturday from 12 noon to 4pm. This includes motivational speakers, a conversational cafe, fun hub, 12 steps participation and kids’ arts and crafts. Call Bill on 07473 102974 or Jane on 07875
Will take place in Ebenezer congregational church on Saturday, November 30, from 11am. Stalls will include tombola, toy tombola, cake and candy, nearly- new, photo booth and Christmas gifts. The Maggie’s Centre will also have a stall at the event, with calendars on sale. Tea, coffee, sandwiches and home baking will be served all day.
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 class 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.
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, each costing £ 13, and all are welcome. Places must be booked 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 a place.
The Angel of Love and Light Spiritualist Church meets every Monday at 7.30pm at Coatbridge community centre, on Old Monkland Road (in St Andrew’s High School); new members are welcome along.
This week’s winning St Andrew’s Hospice Lottery numbers are as follows: 33954 – £1000; 83274 – £200; 78482 – £100; 21488, 30818, 47764 and 71503 – all £50.