Wishaw/Motherwell

South Wishaw Parish Church Sunday Kingdom Kids clubs have now resumed in the church hall at 10.50am. Worship in the church on Sunday at 11am will be conducted by Terry Moran. Pastoral visitors who have not yet done so, should pick up their materials for district delivery after the service on Sunday. A meeting of the social group will take place after the service on Sunday. Any notices for this week’s Order of Service should be passed to the Session Clerk by 11am on Thursday of this week. All sections of the Guide group resume today (Wednesday, August 24) at the usual times and the Scout group meet on Friday of this week. There is a Macmillan Nurses coffee morning on Saturday, September 3, between 10.30am and 1pm, with communion services on Sunday, September 4, at 11am and 3pm. Dalziel St Andrew’s Parish Church Following the all ages service held in the church on Sunday of last week all youth activities have now commenced. This Sunday, as worship takes place at the church, all sections of the Sunday school, Fusion, and crèche will take place throughout the halls. Please let all children know there is a place waiting for them. The Girls’ Brigade sections have now commenced on Wednesday evenings with Rainbows, Brownies and Guides resuming on Monday, September 5, and Boys’ Brigade starting on the evening of Friday, September 2. Sunday services of worship continue to be streamed live over the church website at dalzielstandrews.org.uk with a dedicated streaming for those who are deaf or hard of hearing, who can benefit from the signing and electronic note taking of the service. Rotary Club The club’s newest Rotarian, Peter McCrossan, was the speaker on Thursday of last week at the meeting of the Rotary Club of Motherwell and Wishaw. Peter’s address was his ‘job talk’ and he spoke of his professional background in chiropody and podiatry and his current role as director of Allied Health Services in NHS Lanarkshire. Having qualified and gained state registration after three years training, Peter’s career began in Wishaw Health Centre carrying out general chiropody. Two years later Peter moved to Glasgow Royal Infirmary to take up a promoted post and, during his time there, he gained more experience in various departments, including orthopaedics, treatment of diabetes and burns unit. After five years, Lanarkshire beckoned once again, and Peter has worked there ever since, progressing to his present position. During his address, Peter highlighted the changes to both clinical practice and treatment environment and showed a number of slides of the clinical conditions regularly met by podiatrists, stressing the problems diabetics encounter with their feet due to restricted blood circulation to their extremities. He also gave members a snapshot of approximately 1400 AHPs in Lanarkshire. Peter, who is also a podiatrist to Motherwell Football Club told the members that he takes no responsibility for the performances on the field of play. Rotarian Bill McCallum gave an update of last week’s pigeon derby race from Sedgefield, of approximately 120 miles. The winning birds belonged to Rotarians Andrew Steven, Allan Scott and Jim Peat and the winner of the weekly bonus ball was Hugh Graham. At the recent Wishaw Disabled Games members of the rotary club again organised and assisted with the carpet bowling. Six senior girls from Dalziel High School helped the rotarians umpire the matches and although there was a reduction in the number of participants, the overall winners were the Summerhill Disabled Club from Aberdeen.