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. Shotts tenants’ and residents’ association will hold their next meeting in Springhill community hall on Tuesday, August 1, at 7.30pm. For more information, see their Facebook page. 1st Shotts Girls’ Brigade are now on holiday for the summer and will resume on Wednesday, August 23. Shotts Gala Day Anyone in the town who shops online can now donate to the gala day by using the following link https://www.easyfundraising. org.uk/causes/shottsgaladay/. 3rd Shotts Scout Group The scout hall at 100 Benhar Road, Shotts, is available for any organisations in the community to use and requests to do so should be made to Mrs Mary Lees (Group Scout Leader) on 01501 821658. Shotts and District Rotary Club are now on holiday. The 2017/18 season is due to commence on August 9, and the new president will be John Eadie. For further information about any rotary club matters, contact David McCloy, secretary, on 07961204871. Shotts Golf Club are changing the format for its fundraising this year. The club has been raising money for charity since 1984, and in that time has raised an incredible £300,000 for local, district and Scottish charities. The good people of Shotts and their many sponsors should be very proud, as well as Shotts Golf Club. The club has also helped many young professionals since that time and are also very proud of their achievements. However, it has become increasingly difficult, financially, for the club to continue to do so and the members wish them well in the future. This year the focus will solely be on the charities Lanarkshire Cancer Care and Maggie’s, Coatbridge, two worthy and essential organisations. This year’s event will be an all amatuer event, Am/Am rather than Pro/Am with all the usual raffles and prizes. As a special feature, there will also be the chance to win a car with a hole in one at the 16th hole. A change to the golf rules several years ago means amateurs can now accept the car for a hole in one in golf. More details will be published in this column over the next few weeks, but in the meantime, the members would like to thank everyone for their continued support and generosity. EU Congregational Church the service on Sunday morning will be held in the church at 11.30am. The Space Academy kids holiday club will run from Wednesday, August 2 until Friday, August 4, starting at 10am until 12 noon, with a fun day planned on Saturday, August 5. These events are open to children of primary school age. Please check the church’s Facebook page for details on how to regist Salvation Army Corps the friendship club meets on Tuesday afternoons, from 1pm to 3pm. The prayer meeting is held on Thursday evenings at 7pm. The Sunday morning meeting at 10.45am will this week include the installation of new Corps Officer, Lieutenant Amy-Jo Battersby. Everyone is welcome to come along to this event. This year’s summer holiday club, Seaside Rock, will run from August 2 until August 4, starting at 10am to 1pm. Bon Accord Club The club are taking new bookings, so please get in touch if you’d like to hold an event there. The function hall is also available to hire for events. For more information, contact the club on 01501 821542. 32 Social Club Entertainment for