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The youth club is based at Four Isles community centre and runs on Tuesdays from 6-8pm. The cost is £2.50 per child (including tuck shop); call 07722 477226 for details. The group runs football training for those aged four to 12 at the community centre. Sessions take place on Fridays from 6-8pm; the cost is £1, which includes water and fruit, and participants should wear indoor shoes. Their regular activities will resume in January.
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 7-9pm. The Touched by Suicide support group meets monthly; call Linda on 01294 274273 for details. The centre’s regular activities will resume in January.
Are held every Thursday at Four Isles community centre, with a beginners’ session from 7-8pm and an advanced class from 8-9pm; for more details, call Billy on 07516 894594. Classes will resume in January.
Runs at Beechbank community centre every Tuesday from 9.30-11am. It will resume in January.
Airdrie North representative Sophia Coyle and councillor Tommy Morgan will resume their surgeries in the village in January. Both councillors wish the residents of Greengairs a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
At Greengairs parish church hall is now closed until after the festive holidays, and organisers thank all for their support.
The LLOL 24 will hold a bottle bingo on Friday at 7.30pm; tickets are on sale from the club. Bingo nights are held every Sunday at 8pm, with eyes down at 8.30pm. The Lucky Joker draw takes place at 8.20pm; tickets, priced £1, are on sale from the bar staff or committee. The club will be closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, but will be open on Boxing Day for pool, darts and dominoes. The hall, games room and lounge can be booked by calling 01236 830436.
Takes place on Wednesdays from 10am to 12 noon at the community hall, for youngsters aged up to three years. It will resume in the new year.
The breaking of the bread is on Sunday at 11am. Sunday school is from 2.303.15pm. Evening gospel meeting is at 6.30pm every Sunday, except the last of the month when it runs from 3.304.30pm. Prayer and Bible reading is on Wednesdays from 7.30-9pm.
Takes place in the Orange hall on Sundays, with tickets on sale from 8pm and eyes down at 8.30pm. The Lucky Joker is drawn at 8.25pm. Tickets cost £1 from committee members or bar staff. All welcome.
Has now closed for the festive holidays and will resume on January 6. Anyone who would like to play the orchestral flute and drums is welcome; contact John on 07525 064303 for more details.
Has now closed for the festive holidays and will resume on January 7. The monthly raffle will be drawn on Sunday, at 8.30pm, and is open to all. Call John on 07525 064303 for further information.
Visitors are always welcomed by the Stanrigg mining memorial group and the monument is open to all. Transport can be arranged by calling 01236 830637. People visiting the memorial are asked not to park at the entrance gate as disabled access may be required.
The clubhouse is available for all types of functions. New and lapsed bowlers are welcome to join, at an introductory rate of £50 for the first season. For more information, call 01698 831012 or email calderbankbowls@ yahoo. com or message the club on Facebook.
Welcomes boys from P1-6. The groups meet on Tuesdays at 6pm in Calderbank parish church halls. For details, call Elaine Wood on 07894 728667. It will resume in January.
Takes place at Calder parish church on Bute Street on Thursdays at 1pm. All welcome. It will resume in January.
Hatha yoga takes place in Springfield community centre on Tuesdays from 6.307.30pm; and at Charlotte Toal centre in Coatbridge on Thursdays at the same times. Call 01236 764217 for further details. These will resume in January.
The whist club runs on Wednesdays, at 6.30pm; new members are welcome and tuition can be provided. Carpet bowls will run every Monday and Wednesday at 1.30pm; tea will be provided and tuition is available. Activities will resume in January.
Meet at the St David’s and Plains primaries’ campus on Wednesdays. Beavers, for six to eight-year-olds, is from 6.15-7.30pm; Cubs, for ages eight to 10, from 6.45-8.15pm; and Scouts runs from 7.15-8.45pm. Weekly cost is £3; call 01236 609515 for more details. It will resume in January.
Will run every Thursday, from 6.307.15pm, in Elim gospel hall, on Main Street, Plains. There will be singing, stories, games and prizes. All are welcome to attend. It will resume in January.
Meets on Fridays from 1-3pm in the community centre. Activities include arts and crafts, fitness and cooking. The cost is £1.50, including tea and snacks. It will resume in January.
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 school aged boys are invited to attend. It will resume in January.
The One Way Club, for children in P4P7, and Rock Solid group for high school pupils, run on Tuesday evenings in the church hall; they are led by youth worker Jenny. It will resume in January.
Is held every Wednesday at the church hall from 10.30am- 12.30pm. It will resume in January.
Learn to play musical instruments including guitar and fiddle at St Bartholomew’s church hall on Fridays from 8-9.30pm. Lessons are followed by a folk music session until midnight. The club will resume in January.
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 Reasons. Call 01236 607051 for further details.
The weekly nearly-new sale has now stopped for the winter and will resume on February 7.
Is held in St Margaret’s hall every Wednesday from 7- 9pm. Entry is £ 5 and the class is open to beginners and experienced dancers. It will resume in January.
Meets on Tuesdays at Beechbank community centre in Whinhall from 7.30pm; call Nan on 01236 767007 for more information.
New Beginnings arts and crafts classes are held at One Wellwynd every Tuesday from 2-4pm; all are welcome. These will resume in January.
Meets on Tuesdays at 6.45pm, at Middle church hall on Bank Street. All girls of school age are welcome to join. It will resume in January.
Will be closed today, and on January 1 and 2, with leagues starting back on January 3. The club wish all its members and friends a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. New members are welcome to join for only £45, and members of the public can play for as little as £2.30 per hour, including bowls and shoes. The line dancing group based at the venue runs every Monday from 7-9pm, with camera club on Tuesdays from 7-9pm, chair aerobics from 1-2pm on Wednesdays, and a Slimming World class at 6pm on Wednesdays, and 8.30am and 10.30am on Saturdays. Anyone wishing to book the hall can call 01236 428641. The club can also be contacted by emailing admin@coatbridgeibc.co.uk or via www.coatbridgeibc.co.uk. These will resume in January.
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, each costing £ 13, and all are welcome. Places must be booked by calling Jean Morrison on 07761 761710. These will resume in January.
At Old Monkland parish church runs on Thursdays from 10.30am until noon. Tea and coffee are available. It will reopen in January.
The Margaret Skinnider Heritage Centre, based on Academy Street, is open every Saturday from 11-3pm; 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 for friendly, practical support. Lunch is provided; call 0800 328 0006 to book a place. It will resume in January.
The Angel of Love and Light Spiritualist Church meets every Monday at 7.30pm at Coatbridge community centre, on Old Monkland Road (in St Andrew’s High School); new members are welcome along.