District News
Items of news for inclusion in the Shotts news section should be emailed to dinsdey@hotmail.co.uk or can be phoned in to 01051 825294 on a Sunday evening before 9pm. Calderhead High School Parent Council meet on the first Thursday of every month at 6pm in the school. If you are a parent or guardian of a pupil, you can come along and observe one of their meetings. The Parent Council also have a Twitter account “@CalderheadPC” and the minutes of meetings can be found on the school’s website. Shotts Gala Day If you shop online, you can now donate to this year’s gala day by using the following link at www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/ shottsgaladay/. The committee has organised their gala day Easter party on Sunday, from 1pm till 4pm in the Springhill Marble Club with Loony Toons Disco. Attractions on the day will include hot dogs, raffles and there will also be a visit from the Easter Bunny! Tickets are £4 and are available from any committee member. 3rd Shotts Scout Group The Scout hall at 100 Benhar Road, Shotts, is available for organisations in the community and requests should be made to Mrs Mary Lees (Group Scout Leader) on 01501 821658. Shotts and District Rotary Club have their meetings every Wednesday evening in the Station Hotel, Shotts. For further information about Rotary Club contact David McCloy, secretary, on 07961204871. EU Congregational Church morning service is on Sunday at 11.30am and the singing group meets on Tuesdays at 7pm. Tickets are still on sale for the Mr and Mrs quiz and general quiz night taking place at the church at 7pm tonight. Salvation Army Corps the friendship club meets on Tuesdays, at 1pm to 3pm. On Wednesdays, the youth club members gather from 6pm to 8pm and the toddlers’ group is on Thursdays from 9.30am to 11.30am. The prayer meeting is on Thursday evenings at 7pm and the Friday Club at 5.45pm is followed by the JAM Club at 6.45pm. The Sunday morning meeting at 10.45am is led by Lieutenant Amy-Jo Battersby and the evening meeting is a Cafe Church at 6pm, led by Captain Steven Baken. Bon Accord Club Bingo will be played on Wednesday and Friday at 8pm and Saturday at 10pm. Bingo is played tonight (Wednesday) and Friday, both at 8pm. A guest artist will be playing in the lounge at 9pm on Saturday, followed by bingo at 10pm. Liz Sloan’s acts will entertain at the club in aid of the Moira Anderson Foundation on Sunday, May 27. 32 Social Club has entertainment for members and guests as follows: Tickets are now on sale for the LOL 9 and LOL 91’s cabaret show and dance with “Feeva” on Saturday, March 31. Shotts Bowling Club has bingo at 8pm on Thursday evenings, as usual. Lodge St John 471 The next regular meeting is at 7.30pm on Friday in the orange hall. The business of the evening will include an FC degree which will be conferred by the Right Worshipful Master and office-bearers of Lodge Murdostoun Castle No. 1096. Slimming group has classes every Wednesday at 9.30am, 5pm and 7pm in Epic Studios, Shottskirk Road (above Ladbrokes at Dykehead Cross). For more information about the classes, contact Joyce on 07538615749. Artskool is an exciting project for children and adults alike. It offers art classes for all ages on Mondays from 6pm to 7.30pm for ages youngsters aged eight to 11, Tuesdays from 10.30am to 12 noon is for adults, with a class for four to seven-year-olds at 6pm to 7.30pm. On Wednesdays from 6pm to 7.30pm, there is a class for ages 12 and upwards. Call Claudia on 07913947778 for information on any of the above. Wishaw, Murdostoun and Fortissat Community Forum meets monthly on the last Thursday of each month at 6.30pm. The group welcomes representatives from each of the areas, which includes the greater Shotts area. If you represent a community group, do please come along. Like the group on Facebook at ‘Wishaw Murdostoun Fortissat Community Forum’ (@wmfcf) to be kept updated. St Patrick’s Furniture Project (Shotts) Why not give the project a visit? Everyone is welcome. The project’s thrift shop at 261 Station Road is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 10am to 3pm; and the warehouse at 100 Calderhead Road is open Monday to Friday, from 9.30am to 4pm. Contact the group on 01501 821187.
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. Calderhead Erskine Church The Kirk Session has appointed Rev Iain Murdoch as locum minister for Shotts Calderhead Erskine Parish Church of Scotland. Marble Club bingo is held in the lounge on Sundays at 1.30pm, and on Mondays and Thursdays in the main hall at 9pm. The club is available for all types of functions. Pick up a booking form from the bar, contact the club on 01501 823303 or email themarble@talktalk.net. Ironworks Bowling Club the next committee meeting is being held in the club at the usual time on Tuesday, March 27. Bingo and dancing to In Touch is being held on March 31 with Harvest providing the entertainment on April 7, and the seniors’ annual general meeting is at 7.30pm on April 3. Members are reminded to submit their slips for the upcoming competitions as otherwise they will not be eligible to play.