Donation will boost centre’s exhibition
Stamp session begins
Lanarkshire Philatelic Society is returning for a new season on Friday, September 6.
Members always meet in the Caledonian Bowling Club, Motherwell Road, Hamilton, at 7.30pm.
On the opening night, president Andy Napier will present a display.
Then on Friday, September 20, they will welcome guests from the Edinburgh Philatelic Society.
David Haig will present ‘A Marine Theme’ on Friday, October 4.
And the following Friday, there will be a ‘G Postcode’ display from members who live in that area.
Throughout the session, guests will present displays on topics like the Boys’ Brigade, the Levant and airmail.
There will also be a number of visits to other stamp clubs across the country.
Anyone with an interest in stamps, postal history or postcards will be made very welcome.
Go to www.lanarkshireps. co.uk for more details. The David Livingstone Trust has won a cash award to help fund a new exhibition about Blantyre.
Thanks to the result of a public vote which took place at the town’s leisure centre, the Coalfields Regeneration Trust handed over £2471.
To be built on the grounds of the David Livingstone Centre, the exhibition, which is still in the planning stages, will celebrate Blantyre and its mining history as part of The Birthplace Project, which will preserve the birthplace and legacy of the famous explorer and missionary.
Elena Trimarchi, learning manager at the David Livingstone Trust, said: “This is a welcome boost to the valuable work we do and will help launch what we believe is an important exhibition for our local community. We’re grateful to The Coalfields Regeneration Trust for making this happen and we look forward to launching another exciting project for the David Livingstone Trust.”
This award is the second recent show of public support for the David Livingstone Trust. In January it raised £1141 in a crowdfunding campaign for a traditional Victorian display of the legendary explorer. It uses lanterns to create the equivalent of a modern slideshow presentation.
The David Livingstone Centre and its 11-hectare grounds are in the process of being transformed into a world-class visitor attraction as part of the £6.1 million Birthplace Project. The Station Road site in Blantyre includes the iconic Shuttle Row mill-workers’ tenement where Livingstone was born and raised.
Expected to be complete by 2020, the project will include the renewal of the historic buildings, a newlyinterpreted exhibition which will showcase artefacts from the trust’s collection of 3000 objects and an upgrade of visitor facilities such as the cafe and shop.
The Birthplace Project is jointly funded by The National Lottery through The Heritage Lottery Fund (£4.1m), the Scottish Government (£1.3m) and Historic Environment Scotland (£575,000).
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust works with coalfield communities to create programmes focused on employment, skills and health.
Go to www.david-livingstonetrust.orgto find out more about the Birthplace Project.