Plug is pulled on events across the county due to coronavirus pandemic
South Lanarkshire’s events calendar has been wiped out until at least August because of coronavirus.
Lanimers in Lanark, Summerfest in Cambuslang, Lesmahagow Highland Games, Strathaven Balloon Festival and gala days in Carnwath, Coalburn, Douglas, Glassford, Stonehouse and Strathaven all won’t go ahead in 2020.
Since the Uk-wide lockdown began on March 23, the council and South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture have had to cancel more than 50 events with just three postponed until later in the year.
Hamilton Sports Performers Awards, South Lanarkshire Disability Sports Awards, citizenship ceremonies and the Provost’s Awards are also among the range of events that have already been called off. A number of events still due to take place from August remain in doubt due to the coronavirus pandemic, including the annual fire works displays in November and Christmas lights switchons in December.
The region’s libraries have also been hard hit with comedy nights, author visits, book launches and historical events all cancelled.
Blantyre Celtic Festival – which had been due to take place at Hamilton Park Sports Ground on May 2 and 3 – has been pushed back to September 26 and 27, while the EK Rollsroyce AFC annual festival at Brancumhall has been moved from June 6 to August 9.
Burnbank Dog Show had also been due to take place at Brancumhall on May 2, but it has now been moved to October 10.
Carstairs Junction Community Association have also postponed their annual gala, but have yet to decide on a date, while the organisers of the Ginfall Festival at Hamilton Town House have moved the event to November.
The Aquathon due to take place at James Hamilton Heritage Park in East Kilbride in June has been cancelled, as has EK Pirates American Football Festival, Lanarkshire secondary schools football competition, the Reamonn Gormley tournament, the LG festival and the launch of the Brian Laudrup Foundation which had all been due to take place at Hamilton Park Sports Grounds.
Events organised by the Scottish Border Collie Club as well as the Scottish Welsh Pony Club Show and Glennifer Dog Show were due to take place at Lanark Race Course before falling victim to the pandemic.
Clyde Valley GSD Dog Show, which had been due to take place at Monteith on May 16, won’t go ahead and other events at Brancumhall including the UK Ultimate Mixed Tier 2 Frisbee and the EK DTC Champion Show are also cancelled.
EK Caledonian Thistle Festival had been due to take place at the Ballerup Hall.
A spokesperson for South Lanarkshire Council confirmed that all the events had been cancelled in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
They also confirmed that Provost Ian Mcallan has had to call off a number of engagements including attending the cancelled Duke of Edinburgh Awards Ceremony and Cambuslang and Rutherglen Sports Performers Evening.