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. 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. BREASTFEEDING GROUP
Shotts breast feeding group is held in St Patrick’s Primary School on Fridays, from 10am to 11.30am. For more information on this group, contact the health visiting team on 01501 826654. CHURCH
The regular Wednesday afternoon service at the EU Congregational church is off for the winter. Tonight’s managers meeting will take place at 7pm. The Sunday morning service is held at 11.30am, and the singing group runs on Tuesday nights at 7pm. SALVATION ARMY CORPS
A prayer meeting and bible study group is held on Wednesday afternoons in Shotts Salvation Army Corps, on Southfield Crescent.
The JAM club will be off this week and will resume next Friday, February 21;
the Sunday morning meeting is held at 10.45am, and the friendship club runs on Tuesdays from 1pm to 3pm.
The next coffee morning will take place at the venue on Saturday, February 29, from 10am to noon.
Visit the group’s Facebook page to stay up to date with any of their upcoming events. LODGE MEETINGS
Lodge St John 471 will have their next meeting this Friday, February 14 at 7.30pm in the Orange Hall. The business of the evening will be an FC degree, and a deputation from Lodge Wilsontown Ironworks no 236 will also be in attendance. SHOTTS BON ACCORD CLUB
Bingo is played on Wednesday and Friday at 8pm, and Saturday at 10pm; and the Valentine’s special will feature vocal duo, Hi Definition, this Saturday, February 15. COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Shotts Community Council meets on the first Monday of the month in the community centre in Kirk Road, Shotts at 7.30pm.
Members of the public are welcome to attend any of these meetings.
Visit the community council on Facebook at Shotts Community Council, or ask to be added to their emailing list to be kept up to date with any upcoming events. SLIMMING GROUP
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. ARTSKOOL
Is an exciting project for children and adults alike. Artskool 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 to 7.30pm, there is a class for ages 12 and upwards. 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, and the warehouse at 100 Calderhead Road is open Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 4pm.
For more information on any of the above, contact the organisationon on 01501 821187. 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. BOWLING CLUB
Entertainment for members and friends of Shotts Ironworks Bowling Club sees bingo and dancing from 8.30pm to 11.30pm, with Peter West performing in the club this Saturday, February 15.
The club will hold its annual general meeting tonight in the clubhouse at 7.15pm. CALDERHEAD ERSKINE 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.
Services at Calderhead Erskine Church are held at 11am every Sunday in Shotts, and at 12.30pm in Allanton.
ALLANTON
CHURCH
The service, Discovery club and creche takes place in Allanton Church on Sundays at 12.30pm.
The church cafe will be open at the church on the second and fourth Friday of every month, between noon and 2pm, starting from February 14, where a warm welcome awaits. LUNCH CLUB
The lunch club is held in the senior citizens’ centre on Mondays and Wednesdays.
New members are welcome to come along and the organisers look forward to seeing both new and existing members there. MOTHERS’ AND TODDLERS’ GROUP
The mothers’ and toddlers’ group meets on Tuesdays at 10am in Allanton Church hall, and the women’s guild gather in the church at 2pm. All are welcome to join this friendly and welcoming group. GIRLS’ BRIGADE
The 1st Allanton branch of the Girls’ Brigade will meet at their usual times in Allanton Church hall, at Coltness Avenue, Allanton on Tuesdays, and street dancing classes will run on Thursdays from 5.30pm to 7pm. YOUTH GROUP
Meets on Fridays in the senior citizens’ centre from 7pm to 9pm. LODGE MEETINGS
Members of the William Colquhoun memorial lodge LOL 152 attending this week’s annual orange ball in Pather Community Centre this Thursday, February 13, are reminded that the bus will leave from Shotts orange hall at 5pm.
Pick up points will then be as follows: Allanton school; Allanton Church; Alcath Road, Newmains; Newmains Cross, and then onwards to Pather community centre.
The principle speaker at the ball will be the Right Worshipful Master of Scotland, Brother Jim McHarg.
OVERTOWN
CHURCH
The morning service in Overtown Parish Church this Sunday, February 9 is at 11am, there will be a crèche held for younger children.
All visitors to the church will be made most welcome.
All of the church groups and organisations have now resumed as normal at Overtown Church. LUNCH CLUB
The weekly lunch club serve lunches each Monday from noon until 2pm. Two courses are provided for £4, and includes main course with tea and coffee or juice followed by dessert. A take away service is also available. OPEN CHURCH
Overtown Church is open every Wednesday, between 11am and noon for anyone seeking a quiet time of prayer and reflection.
CRAIGNEUK
ST PATRICK’S PAROCHIAL HALL
Mondays: Jive 8pm to 9.30pm; Tuesdays: Rinceoiri MacCionnaith Canny Irish dance school 6.30pm to 8pm.
Wednesdays: Nstar dance and fitness 5pm to 7.30pm, bingo.
Thursdays: Thursday club 1.30pm to 2.45pm, indoor bowling 7pm to 9.30pm. SGF Gym hold classes Monday to Thursday from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. ORANGE HALL EVENTS
Craigneuk Orange hall will hold a meeting tonight at 7pm;
Monday night bingo, eyes down at 7.30pm; all welcome, and Craigneuk True Defenders flute band practice on Tuesdays starts at 7.30pm.
BONKLE
CHURCH
The service, Sunday school and creche is at noon this Sunday, February 16 in Bonkle Church. The congregation are asked to check with the church diary before booking any events.
Organisers are currently planning events for the next 12 months and provisional bookings should be made to avoid disappointment; contact Gladys on 01501 820554 for details. Speak to the minister if you know of anyone requiring a pastoral visit.
CHRISTIAN AID GATHERING The next Christian Aid Glasgow Gathering will be hosted in Wheatley Academy, on Ingram Street, Glasgow on Friday, February 21 from 10am to 1pm.
CARLUKE
CAMERA CLUB
There was a packed hall for the presentation from Peter Paterson at the recent meeting of Carluke Camera Club. Peter, is a highly experienced and respected award-winning photographer from Edinburgh Photographic Society. His splendidly illustrated talk, Yellowstone in Winter provided members with a flavour of his travels there, starting with images of the Madison River and Grand Teton in winter. He displayed many stunning photographs of geysers, hot springs and rivers, amid scenes thick with snow. The images also included a variety of wildlife including bison, coyote, elks, deer and wolves.
After the break Peter treated all those present to Summer in Yellowstone and Alaska. In contrast many of the Yellowstone images, which had been taken in the same locations as his previous shots, featured vast expanses of bright wild flowers and bird life.
Members were then taken to Alaska and the Brooks River, where they marvelled at images of bears as they caught sockeye salmon leaping in the falls, while wildlife including American eagles and woodpeckers were captured by Peter’s expert lens. All voted it an exceptional presentation.
This Friday’s meeting will be an interclub competition, entitled Scottish Life,between Lanark, Lesmahagow and Carluke camera clubs.
Meetings are held on Fridays in St Andrews Parish Church hall at Mount Stewart Street, Carluke at 7.30pm.
Visitors and guests are always most welcome.