District news
SHOTTS
Items of news for inclusion in the Shotts news section should be emailed to dinsdey@gmail.com or can be phoned in to 07849194456 on a Thursday evening before 9pm. SHOTTS GOLF CLUB
The club’s annual charity day which was postponed recently due to bad weather will now take place on Sunday. Members hope that the sun will make a guest appearance that day. 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 BREASTFEEDING GROUP
Meets in St Patrick‘s Primary on Fridays from 10am to 11.30am. For more information, contact the health visiting team on 01501 826654. CHURCH
The EU Congregational Church will hold tonight’s managers meeting in the church at 7pm. The morning service on Sunday is at 11.30am, and the singing group meets on Tuesdays at 7pm. SALVATION ARMY CORPS EVENTS
A book sale will run today from 2pm to 4pm at Shotts Salvation Army Corps with tonight’s Youth Connection meeting at 6pm to 8pm. The mothers’ and toddlers’ group runs on Thursdays from 9.30am to 11.30am; prayer meetings take place that evening at 7pm, and the Jam Club meets on Fridays from 5.30pm to 7.30pm.
The Sunday morning meeting is at 10.45am and the friendship club runs on Tuesday from 1pm till 3pm.
A Macmillan coffee morning will take place on Wednesday, September 26, from 10am to 11am.
For more information on any of the above, visit the group’s Facebook page. LODGE MEETINGS
Lodge St John no 471 will have a regular meeting this Friday, at 7.30pm in the Orange hall. This will be a business meeting and all members are welcome to attend. 32 SOCIAL CLUB
Entertainment for members and guests will be the Allanton Flute Band’s 50th anniversary parade and celebration. The parade will assemble at Knollcroft Road, Shotts at 5pm and move off at 5.15pm to parade through the town and finish at the scial club to continue the celebrations. BON ACCORD CLUB
Vocalist Stevie Scott will perform in the lounge from 9pm on Saturday.
Bingo is played on a Wednesday and Friday from 8pm and a Saturday from 10pm. The Christmas party night has now sold out.
The function hall is available to hire for events and weddings.
For more information, contact the club on 01501 821542 or visit their Facebook page, where you can see photos of the hall dressed for weddings and events. SHOTTS COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Meets on the first Monday of the month in the community centre, on Kirk Road, Shotts at 7.30pm. Members of the public are welcome to attend these meetings. See the group’s Facebook page at Shotts Community Council or ask to be added to their emailing list to be kept up to date. SHOTTS SLIMMING GROUP
Has classes every Wednesday at 9.30am, 5.30pm and 7.30pm in Epic Studios, Shottskirk Road ( above Ladbrokes at Dykehead Cross). For more information about the classes, contact Jacqueline on 07492065611. Everyone welcome. The new academic year got off to an energetic start at New College Lanarkshire as students enjoyed three days of Freshers activities.
The College’s main campuses in Motherwell, Coatbridge and Cumbernauld were transformed with stalls set up by charities, local businesses, public sector health organisations and fitness firms, all against the backdrop of live DJS, free food, photobooths and inflatable assault courses. ARTSKOOL
Is an exciting project for children and adults alike. It offers art classes for all ages. Mondays from 6pm to 7.30pm is for ages eight to 11, Tuesdays from 10.30am to noon is for adults, with a class for four to seven-year-olds from 6pm to 7.30pm. On Wednesdays from 6pm till 7.30pm, there is a class for ages 12 and over. Additional classes can be scheduled based on demand. For more information or to join a class, call Claudia on 07913947778. ST PATRICK’S FURNITURE PROJECT (SHOTTS)
Why not give the project a visit? The project’s thrift shop at 261 Station Road is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10am to 3pm, the warehouse at 100 Calderhead Road is open Monday to Friday from 9.30am till 4pm. For more information, contact the organisation on 01501 821187. CALDERHEAD ERSKINE CHURCH
The Kirk session has now appointed Rev Iain Murdoch as locum minister for Calderhead Erskine Parish Church.
If any member of the congregation wishes the help of a minister or requires a listening ear, please contact Iain Murdoch on 01555 773891; 07887 595498 (mobile) or email iaincmurdoch@btopenworld. com.
Do also let him know of anyone who is sick at home or in hospital.
Services at Calderhead Erskine Church are held at 11am every Sunday in Shotts, and at 12.30pm in Allanton. MARBLE CLUB
Entertainment for members and guests includes bingo in the lounge on Sunday at 1.30pm, and in the main hall on Monday and Thursday at 9pm.
A September holiday weekend special will see the popular entertainer, Justuz
At the Motherwell Campus, local Italian restaurant chaintony Macaroni served up hundreds of free pizzas using their distinctive branded Fiat 500 cars.
Student president Calum Smith said: “Myself and the full Students’ Association team at New College Lanarkshire were delighted with this year’s Freshers events.
“I was at all three main campuses and couldn’t have asked for more from the students, staff and organisations plus a guest vocalist performing in the club on September 29.
Entry costs £6; doors open from 2pm to 6pm.
A grand charity event in aid of Alzheimer Scotland Action on Dementia will be hosted on November 1. Top acts will include Jackie Clarke, Tony Andrews, Carol Paris, Liz Sloan, Gee Jay Wilson, Lynda Knight, Billy Meredith plus Close Up Magic with Stevo and Terry Mac. Raffle donations would be welcomed.
The club is available for all types of functions, including charity nights, race nights, birthday parties, weddings and christenings, etc.
Booking forms are available from the bar, contact the club on 01501 823303 or visit their Facebook page for more information. BOWLING CLUB
Bingo and dancing to Lee Scott at 8.30pm on Saturday.
HARTHILL
CLASS
A computer basics course takes place in Harthill community centre on Monday nights from 6pm to 8pm.
For more information on the course, contact Emma Taylor, community learning and development worker on 01698 274347.
ALLANTON
CHURCH
The service, Discovery club and creche is at 12.30pm this Sunday in Allanton church. LUNCH CLUB
The lunch club is held on Mondays and Wednesdays in the Senior Citizens’ Centre. All welcome. MOTHERS’ AND TODDLERS’ GROUP involved – and we’d like to thank everyone who participated.
“The first week of college can be a daunting and nervous time for a lot of students, and we wanted to give them a few hours to not only break the ice with their fellow students, but enjoy themselves and ultimately relax in a college environment.
“We wanted Freshers to be more substantial and serve a purpose by being engaging, educational and fun at the same time.”
Meets in the hall of Allanton church on Tuesdays at 10am, and the women’s guild gather in the hall at 2pm. All are welcome to join any of these groups. GUIDES
The Guides meet in the hall of Allanton church at their usual times and days this week. STREET DANCE CLASSES
The classes run in the hall of Allanton church on Thursdays each week from 5.30pm to 7pm. New members are welcome. YOUTH GROUP
Runs in the senior citizens’ centre on Friday nights from 7pm to 9pm.
CARLUKE
CAMERA CLUB
Carluke Camera Club held an informal evening when all members had been invited to bring a selection of digital images which they had captured during the summer season. Monday evening featured the second of the club’s classes for beginners, covering basic camera techniques. This week’s meeting will be addressed by well-known guest speaker Bill Higgins, whose subject will be “Wings and Things” on nature photography, featuring a wide range of birds and animals.
This should be of interest to beginners and experts, alike, and the evening will also be the hand-in for the club’s print competition. This will be judged on October 4 by Dougie Allan, a former photographer with the British Antarctic Survey, before transferring to the BBC where he has contributed to many natural history television programmes.
The regular club meetings are held on Fridays at 7.30pm, in St Andrews church hall, on Mount Stewart Street, Carluke. GAME CHANGERS PROJECT
A new project project will start in the village on Thursday, September 26. Meetings will initially run on a monthly basis from 2pm to 4pm. These will take the form of an afternoon of board games, indoor bowling on occasion, and entertainment with refreshments being served. It will be an opportunity for people to socialise with friends and get to know some new faces. All are welcome.
CRAIGNEUK
COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
The next meeting of Craigneuk Community Council will take place on Monday, September 16 at 7pm in the Jim Foley community centre. All welcome. ST PATRICK’S PAROCHIAL HALL
Mondays: Jive 8-9.30pm; Tuesdays: Rinceoiri Maccionnaith Canny Irish dance school 6.30-8pm.
Wednesdays: Nstar dance and fitness 5-7.30pm, bingo.
Thursdays: Thursday club 1.30-2.45pm, indoor bowling 7-9.30pm.
SGF Gym hold classes Monday to Thursday from 6.30-8.30pm. Contact SGF Gym for more information. ORANGE HALL EVENTS
Tonight’s Craigneuk Pride of Ulster LLOL 24 election meeting is at 7pm.
Craigneuk Imperial Ladies Flute Band practise at 7.30pm on Thursday;
new members are welcome and tuition is available for beginners.
Monday night bingo eyes down at 7.30pm. All welcome, and on Tuesday, Craigneuk True Defenders Flute Band practise starts at 7.30pm. On Saturday, September 21 Craigneuk Branch Club Apprentice Boys of Derry will host a race night at 7.30pm with Newmains Loyalist Flute Band and a disco by Patey; free entry.