Shotts News
Any news items for inclusion in the Shotts news section should be emailed to dinsdey@hotmail.co.uk or can be phoned in to 825294 on a Sunday evening before 9pm. Gala day The gala day will take place this Saturday, June 25. Gala programmes are now available to buy in local shops. See the Facebook page to keep up-to-date with information or to ask any questions. EU Congregational Church On Sunday, the morning service will be held in the church at 11.30am and the evening service will be at 6.30pm. Singing group meets on Tuesday evenings at 7pm. Calderhead Erskine Church The book club at the church are holding their annual sale of good quality, used hardback and paperback books and DVDs in the Guild Room next to the church on Tuesday, June 28, from 2pm to 4pm and 7pm to 9pm. Tea, coffee and freshly made pancakes will be served at the event. Admission will be free and all donations will go to church funds. Do come along and find some summer reading. Lodge St John 471 Meetings have now finished for the summer and will resume on September 2. The RWM thanks members for their attendance during this term. Bon Accord Club The club are taking new bookings, so get in touch if you’d like to hold an event there. There is bingo every Wednesday and Friday evenings and a cabaret every Saturday night in the lounge. The function hall is available to hire for events. For more information, contact the club on 01501 821542. Salvation Army Corps On Tuesday, the friendship club meets from 1pm to 3pm. On Thursday evenings, the prayer meeting and Bible study is held at 7pm. All other groups are on now holiday. The Sunday morning meeting will be at 10.45am, led by Lieutenant Luke Reading. 32 Social Club Entertainment for members and friends is as follows: Monday night bingo is at 8.30pm. On Sunday, June 26, Shotts District LOL 32 will have a fundraiser with the Gallant Pioneers Roadshow and Carol Paris. This event has now sold out. Tickets are on sale for the Dykehead Sons of William Flute Band Battle of the Somme centenary night with the Black and Tans on Friday, July 1. Tickets are available from Darren Gardiner or from behind the bar. Ironworks Bowling Club send their congratulations to Lilly Bennett and Liz Millar who won the Bowls Scotland District Finals on Saturday of last week. The next stop will be the competition at Northfield on July 29, and the club wish them good luck. The ladies invitation pairs will be played at the club all day today (Wednesday, June 22). Saturday night will see dancing to Harvest with Monday night’s game of promiscuous. Community council meets on the first Monday of the month in the Community Centre in Kirk Road at 7.30pm. Members of the public are welcome to attend. See Facebook at Shotts Community Council or ask to be added to the email list to be kept up-to-date. Fundraising group is a group comprised of members of various groups throughout Shotts who are interested in sharing information and best practices about finding out about and applying for grants and funding. The meetings are held on the second Thursday of the month at 7.30pm in the Station Hotel. The next meeting will be held on July 14. All are welcome. Anti-fracking group meet on the second Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm in the Station Hotel. The next meeting will be next Wednesday, July 14. Everyone is welcome. Shape Up Shotts meet on the first Wednesday of the month in the Congregational church hall. If you’d like to help make Shotts a better place to live, do come along. The next meeting will be tonight, (Wednesday, July 7) at 7pm. Like the group on Facebook at ‘Shape Up Shotts’ to stay up-to-date or email shapeupshotts@gmail.com for more information. Slimming group classes take place every Wednesday at 9.30am, 5pm and 7pm in the EU Congregational church hall at Stane. Anyone thinking of going along would be made welcome. For more information about the classes, contact Joyce on 07538615749. Everyone is welcome. SNP group meet on the second Monday of every month at 7.30pm in the Station Hotel. New members are welcome. Wishaw, Murdostoun and Fortissat Community Forum The forum meets monthly on the last Thursday of each month at 7pm. The group welcomes representatives from each of the areas, which includes Shotts. If you represent a community group, do come along. The next meeting will be held on Thursday, June 30 in the Houldsworth Centre, Wishaw (the new health centre building) at the earlier time of 6.30pm. Like the group on Facebook at ‘Wishaw, Murdostoun and Fortissat Community Forum’ or on twitter at wmfcf to be kept updated. Artskool An exciting new project has started for children and adults alike. Artskool offers art classes for all ages. Mondays from 6pm to 7.30pm is for ages eight to 11, Tuesdays from 10.30am to 12 noon is for adults, with a class for four to seven-year-olds from 6pm to 7.30pm. On Wednesdays from 6pm to 7.30pm, there’s a class for ages 12 and over. Additional classes can be scheduled based on demand. For more information or to join a class, call Claudia on 07913947778. St Patrick’s Furniture Project (Shotts) the thrift shop at 261 Station Road has new opening hours: Monday to Friday, 10am to 3pm, but closed on Wednesdays until further notice. The warehouse at 100 Calderhead Road is open Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4pm. Do not leave goods outside the shop or warehouse when the premises are closed. The office phone number is 01501 821187. The project warehouse has achieved Revolve accreditation, an EFQM quality standard used by member organisations of Community Resources Network for Scotland. Disability Forum The forum can be contacted by telephone on 01698 275710 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, from 11am to 3pm. Advice and information is available on issues such as DSS benefits, aids and adaptations, home assessments, housing benefit and council tax. Home visits can be arranged for people who are housebound and unable to access services. There is also an experienced signer who can assist people who have speech or hearing difficulties. Springhill Marble Club The entertainment for members and friends begins with bingo on Sunday afternoon in the lounge at 1.30pm. Bingo is held in the main hall on Monday and Thursday evenings at 9pm. The gala’s civic week continues tonight (Wednesday, June 22) with the kiddies disco, with Loony Toons from 6.30pm to 8.30pm and there will be fun and games, glitter tattoos, dancing, special guests and a goodie bag. This Saturday, June 25, sees the kids disco from 1pm to 4pm then for the adults Highway Jones will be performing from 8pm till late; £2 entry. The club is available to book for functions, including charity nights, race nights birthday parties, weddings, christenings, etc. Contact 01501823303 or email themarble@ talktalk.net. Calderhead Erskine Church Worship takes place in the church every Sunday morning at 11am. Sunday club is available for younger children and teenagers at 11.20am. Anyone interested in joining can find details on the church website at www. calderhead-erskine-church.com. Adult learning North Lanarkshire Council’s lifelong learning team have a range of free learning programmes for adults, with short employability courses for CV preparation, preparing for job interviews and job searches. These courses are held in Shotts Community Centre, Kirk Road, on Tuesday mornings at 9.30am to 11.30am. English support classes, adult literacy and numeracy support classes and SQA-certificated introduction to computer courses will be held in Newmains, Pather, Shotts and Harthill. For more information and to book a place on any of the courses contact Robert Wilson or Jess Findlay on 01698 274343 or email cldwishaw@northlan.gov.uk. Eastfield and Harthill Flute Orchestra The orchestra hold rehears- als on Sunday afternoons from 4pm in the Benhar Hall, (former school kitchen building), Benhar Road, Eastfield. They are looking for new members who want to learn how to play the flute or ex-members who wish to come back to join the band after a break. For more information about rehearsals email Allans77@ yahoo.co.uk or contact Bryan on 07791603005.
Harthill Allanton
Allanton Parish Church This Sunday’s service with Discovery club and creche will be held in the church at 12.30pm. The church is open each Wednesday afternoon from 1pm to 3pm for a quiet time of prayer. Mother and toddlers group meets in the church hall every Tuesday morning at 9.30am. The Women’s Guild has now stopped for its summer break. Karate class meets in the church hall each Wednesday evening at 6.30pm. Street dance classes are held in the church hall every Thursday evening at 6pm to 7pm and 7pm to 8pm, and on Saturday mornings at 10am. Youth group meets in the Senior Citizen Centre each Friday evening at 7pm to 9pm. Miners’ Social Club entertainment begins on Thursday with a double session of bingo, play your cards right and raffle. Saturday sees a country night with Ellis County, bingo, play your cards right and raffle. Sunday sees dancing to Bill McFarlane, bingo, play your cards right, raffle and tote double. The club is available for anyone wishing to hire the premises and hold private functions.