Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser
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Have a new day and venue for their sports and play activities. The youth club is based at Four Isles community centre and runs on Tuesdays from 6pm to 8pm; the cost is £2.50 per child (including tuck shop); call 07722 477226 for details. The group also runs football training for those aged four to 12 at the community centre. Sessions take place on Fridays from 6pm to 8pm; the cost is £1, which includes water and fruit, and participants are asked to wear indoor shoes.
Craigneuk and Old Petersburn tenants’ and residents’ association will next meet on Monday at 7pm, in New Broomfield. The group meets on the second Monday of each month.
Meetings are held at Glenboig Masonic hall on Wednesdays at 6.30pm. Contact Stephen on 07847 332745 for details.
The community centre hosts an over60s group on Mondays from 12 noon until 2pm; a toddlers’ group for kids from birth to three years on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10am to 12 noon; and prize bingo on Tuesdays from 7pm to 9pm. The Touched By Suicide support group meets monthly; call Linda on 01294 274273 for details.
Are held every Thursday at Four Isles community centre, with a beginners’ session from 7pm to 8pm and an advanced class from 8pm to 9pm; for more information, call Billy on 07516 894594.
Entertainment includes: Sunday afternoon karaoke; Thursday evening cash bingo; live singer, with free entry, on the first Saturday of the month; and bar lunches served in the small lounge on Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
There will be no meeting of the community council in July. Meetings will resume in August, taking place at the All Saints and Rochsolloch primaries’ joint campus on Bellsdyke Road at, 7pm. For more, call 07880 628108. Will take place on Tuesday, July 16, at Greengairs parish church hall, from 1pm to 3pm. Tea, coffee and home baking are available, and all are welcome. The cafe runs on the first and third Tuesdays of the month until August.
Will meet for their practice session from 6pm to 9pm on Monday, July 8, in the Orange hall on Baillies Lane. The group will then resume after the Fair holidays on July 29. Anyone who would like to play the orchestral flute and drums is welcome; contact John on 07525 064303 for more.
The breaking of the bread takes place on Sunday at 11am. Sunday school runs from 2.30pm to 3.15pm. Evening gospel meeting is at 6.30pm every Sunday, except the last of the month when the service runs from 3.30pm to 4.30pm. Prayer and Bible reading is held on Wednesdays from 7.30pm to 9pm.
Airdrie North representative Sophia Coyle will hold her next village surgery next Wednesday, July 10, from 6pm to 6.30pm in the community centre. Fellow ward councillor Tommy Morgan will hold his next surgery on Saturday, July 13, at 12 noon in Stanrigg memorial hall.
Takes place in the Orange hall on Sundays, with tickets on sale from 8pm and eyes down at 8.30pm. The Lucky Joker will be drawn at 8.25pm. Tickets cost £1 and are on sale from the children’s committee members or bar staff. This will continue throughout the summer holidays.
The Stanrigg mining memorial group welcome visitors. Transport can be arranged by calling 01236 830637; open to all. Martin Fabrication are arranging for two summer seats to be placed there shortly. The committee thank Willie Beatty of Bartlett’s in Airdrie and his workers who cut the grass and cleared up the weeds at the site. It was a good job well done.
Will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, from 7pm to 9pm in the Orange hall. The group will then take a break and sessions will resume on July 30. New flute and drum learners are welcome to attend; call John on 07525 064303 for further details.
Takes place on Wednesdays from 10am to 12 noon at the community hall, for youngsters aged up to three years. Is open to all who would like to visit; memberships are now closed until September 9 when the annual general meeting will take place at the club. The main hall, games room and lounge are available to book for functions by contacting the club secretary at 312 Greengairs Road on 01236 830436. A new group allowing young people aged between 15 and 18 to learn to play pool is now full; the youths must be accompanied by an adult. On July 30 there will be a new competition for dominoes and pool. Winners will receive a steak pie; runnersup will be presented with four cans of lager; open to all.
Greengairs charity committee’s next event will be a tribute night to Robbie Williams and Michael Buble held on August 24 at the social club, with all proceeds being donated to the Parkinson’s self help group Lanarkshire charity. Tickets cost £6 per person and are available to buy now.
The clubhouse is available for functions. New and lapsed bowlers are welcome to join, at an introductory cost of £50 for the first season. Call 01698 831012 or email calderbankbowls@yahoo.com to find out more.
Hatha yoga classes take place in Springfield community centre on Tuesdays from 6.30pm to 7.30pm; and at Charlotte Toal centre in Coatbridge on Thursdays at the same times. For further details, call 01236 764217.
There will be no bingo nights being held in Springfield community centre in July and August. These will resume on September 12. Doors will be open at the usual time of 6.45pm, eyes down at 7.30pm; admission £1.
For pre-school children take place at Plains Evangelical church at 10.30am on Tuesdays during term time. Contact Sheena on 07525 031515 for more information.
Meet at the St David’s and Plains primaries’ campus on Wednesdays. Beavers, for six to eight- year- olds, is from 6.15pm to 7.30pm; Cubs, for ages eight to 10, meet from 6.45pm to 8.15pm; and Scouts runs from 7.15pm to 8.45pm. Weekly cost is £3; call 01236 609515.
Will resume in February next year. Any primary school-aged girls interested in joining the Pom Poms should contact Ann Marie Reilly on 07796 865320 or Jane Lamont on 07500 287613.
The community council have now gone into summer recess. Their next meeting will take place on September 11, at 7pm in the community centre, on Main Street.
Runs at Beechbank community centre every Tuesday from 9.30am to 11am. New members are invited along.
Meets on Fridays from 1pm to 3pm in the community centre. Activities include arts and crafts, fitness and cooking. The cost is £1.50, including tea and snacks.
The Girls’ Brigade meet in the church hall on Mondays; all girls welcome. The Boys’ Brigade meet in the same venue on Wednesdays, with Anchor Boys followed by the Junior section. Primary schoolaged boys are invited to attend.
The One Way Club, for children in Primary Four to Seven, and Rock Solid group, for secondary school pupils, take place on Tuesday evenings in the church hall and are led by youth worker Jenny.
People can learn to play musical instruments including guitar and fiddle at St Bartholomew’s church hall on Fridays from 8pm to 9.30pm. Lessons are followed by a folk music session until midnight.
Entertainment includes – Mondays and Thursdays: dancing to live music; Tuesdays: bingo with £ 500 prize; Wednesdays: line dancing; Saturdays: cabaret with top acts, backed by Kenny Campbell; Sundays: dancing to The
The nearly new sale held at New Wellwynd parish church on Fridays is now closed for the summer holidays. It will reopen on August 2, from 10am to 12.30pm. Stalls will include clothing, household goods, toys and bric-a-brac; admission is free.
Summer opening hours unt i l September 4 are Mondays from 6.30pm to 9pm, Wednesdays from 5.30pm to 9pm and Fridays and Saturdays from 10am to 1pm. Members and non-members are welcome, and free hire of bowls and shoes can be provided. The Slimming World and line dancing groups based at the venue will continue throughout the summer. Anyone wishing to book the hall, or who has any other enquiry, can call the club on 01236 428641 during the above opening times; and the club can be contacted at any time by emailing admin@coatbridgeibc.co.uk or via its website, www.coatbridgeibc.co.uk.
Runs fortnightly walks every second Saturday. Bus pick- up points are Red Bridge at 8.45am and Glenboig at 9am; the club runs a varied programme of walks ranging from four to 10 miles. The cost is £13 per walk and all are welcome to attend. Places must be booked in advance by calling Jean Morrison on 07761 761710.
At Old Monkland parish church runs on Thursdays from 10.30am until 12 noon. Tea and coffee are available, and all are welcome.
The Margaret Skinnider Heritage Centre, based on Academy Street, is open every Saturday from 11am to 3pm. A June sale is now on and organisers are asking people to “support their local Irish heritage centre”.
Meets on Mondays from 12 noon until 2pm at Hope Church on Bank Street. Those looking for work are invited to attend for friendly, practical support in finding a job. Lunch is provided; and places can be booked by calling 0800 328 0006.
The Angel of Love and Light Spiritualist Church holds its meetings every Monday at 7.30pm at Coatbridge community centre, on Old Monkland Road (in the grounds of St Andrew’s High School). New members are welcome to come along.
Will be holding an open meeting in the near future – those interested in attending are asked to register interest by emailing Coatbridge@live.com.