District News
Motherwell Photographic Society There was a very large turnout at Motherwell Photographic Society last Thursday for the first guest speaker of the season, Neil Barlow from Cowal Camera Club in Dunoon. Neil’s topic was a personal view of the Alps and after opening with a spectacular audio visual sequence he went on to speak about his love of the mountains and how he uses photography to capture a sense of the beauty and scale of the natural environment. Concentrating on two areas, Chamonix and Mont Blanc and Zermatt and the Matterhorn, he showed how colour, light and texture changes with the time of day and how differing weather conditions can be used to create dramatic images. Neil concluded his talk with some stunning images of a sunrise over the Matterhorn and a final audio visual sequence which culminated with a superb example of timelapse photography of a sunset in the mountains near Chamonix. Tomorrow (Thursday) the guest speaker will be Billie Currie and members are reminded that this is also the hand in night for entries in the first projected digital image competition of the season. Motherwell Photographic Society meets meets every Thursday at 7 30pm in Holytown Community Centre and new members of any level of experience are always welcome. More information can be found on the club web-site at www.motherwellphotographicsociety.co.uk and there is also a Facebook page. Tribute night There will be a Rod Stewart tribute night at Mecca Bingo in Wishaw this Saturday, September 23. More information is available from Mecca Bingo. Houldsworth Bowling Club This Saturday, September 23, the function room is closed. The lounge open as normal. Wishaw Ex-servicemen’s Club On Friday, September 22, there is cash bingo in the Tartan Lounge. On Saturday, September 23, there is an entertainment night with a live band Different Klass and dancing in the main hall. Everyone is welcome costing £2 for members and £3 for non members. On Sunday, September 24, there is cash bingo in the Tartan Lounge. The two function halls are available to hire for private functions. Eighteenth and 21st parties are welcome. South Wishaw Parish Church All of the church’s Wednesday activities continue on September 20. Prayer Group 10am, Life Group 10.45am, Midweek Service at 12 noon followed by lunch. The Wednesday Welcome starts at 1.30pm and includes a big screen movie. All welcome. The God Question: Science or God or Both? Part 3 continues this Wednesday at 7.15pm for tea and coffee and then at 7.30pm. Come along and join the debate tonight. The Sharing Circle is on Thursday at 1.30pm followed by the usual activities. Sunday Worship is at 11am. The service will be conducted by Rev Terry Moran. Prayer breakfastwill be held at 9.30am. Harvest Service is on October 1 with a special offering being uplifted for Christian Aid. The service will be followed by a Congregational Lunch of soup and sandwiches. Now Church also takes place at 2pm on that day. Saturday Night Live 50s/60s Night is on October 7. Come along and enjoy a night of nostalgia with music and dancing. Tickets are still available and everyone is welcome. Computer course A new computer course is starting in Pather. Aimed at absolute beginners, the course will give you an introduction into using a computing with an SQA qualification also available. The course will be held every Tuesday from 1pm to 3pm in St Thomas’ Chapel Hall. For more in-