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 01501 825294 on a Sunday evening before 9pm. Here’s Tae Us is a documentary showcase, a story of Shotts, past and present. It will be held in the Henderson Theatre at the Community Centre, Kirk Road, tonight (Wednesday, March 22) at 6.30pm for 7.15pm start. Entry is free when you buy a raffle or refreshment ticket for £2. Come along to reminisce about days gone by. There will be a tombola, home baking, live music, make up artistry and kids arts and crafts. Find it on Facebook at www.facebook. com/shottsdoc. For tickets or more information, contact 07762845311 Gala day The gala day committee are holding an Easter party in the Marble Club on Sunday, April 9, from 1pm to 4pm with Looney Toons Disco. Tickets, priced £3 each, are available by contacting any committee member. 3rd Shotts Scout group The new hall at 100 Benhar Road, Shotts, is now available for any organisation in the community to use and requests to do so should be made to Mrs Mary Lees (Group Scout leader) on 01501 821658. Beavers (aged five to eight years) meet on Tuesdays from 7pm to 8.15pm. Contact Margaret Galloway (Keeo) on 01501 823715. Cubs (ages 8 to 10) meet on Wednesdays from 7pm to 8pm. Contact Allan Paterson (Akela) on 01698 261903. Scouts (aged 10 to 14) meet on Thursdays from 7pm to 9pm. Contact Robert Hague (Skipper) on 01501 821301. Shotts and District Rotary Club There will be no Rotary meeting in the Station Hotel on Wednesday, April 5. Instead, the club will visit Glenkinchie Distillery near Edinburgh, followed by a meal in the Melville Inn in Lasswade, Midlothian. Transport will leave the Station Hotel at 12.45pm on that day. For details, contact David McCloy on 07961204871. The guest speaker at the meeting on Wednesday of last week was Reverend Jonathan Abernethy-Barkley, from Shotts Congregational Church, who is also the chaplain of Stane Primary School. Rev Jonathan originally came from Belfast via Dublin to Shotts 18 months ago. He studied medieval philosophy at Union College Queen’s University, Belfast and became a Presbyterian minister. He gave the rotary an interesting and humorous account of his life from event manager and political speech writer to the ministry. On his journey in life he had to reconcile the death of his lawyer father, who was shot in 1988 during the troubles, with the Gospel’s challenge to love your enemy and he urged club members to think about what matters most in life. EU Congregational Church A midweek open church will be held in the church on Wednesdays, from 11am until 1pm when the minister will be present. A short service will take place from 11.30am to 12 noon. Come along and bring a friend. Ladies fellowship meets on Fridays at 10.30am. The service on Sunday morning is at 11.30am and the evening service is at 6.30pm with singing group on Tuesday nights at 7pm. Salvation Army Corps The friendship club meets on Tuesdays, from 1pm to 3pm. The youth club is on Wednesday from 6pm to 7pm, followed by band practice. There will be no toddlers group this week. The Friday club meets at 5.45pm,