Support group in local move

Lanarkshire a nd Glasgow S ou t h Pa r k i n s o n ’s Gro u p have been given the use of a community room i n t he Murray Owen Centre.

Members and nonmembers, f a mil y , f r i e nds and carers are welcome to come along and make use of t he new meeting pl a c e on Fridays, between 1 and 3.30pm, from January 9.

The Murray Owen Centre is situated on Liddell Grove a c r o s s f r o m T h e Mu r r a y Square.

P e o p l e t r av e l l i n g f r o m Glasgow can take the No 6 bus service to East Kilbride, the 18 through Rutherglen or the 201 service from Hamilton.

Vice-chairman Jim Hilliard said he hopes as many people as possible will come along and support the group.

Lanarkshire and Glasgow South Branch offer information, friendship and support to local people with Parkinson’s, t heir f amilies and carers. They also organise regular events and social and fitness activities. Lanarkshire Family History Society’s first meeting of 2015 will be a Mini Family History Fair.

Among t h o s e a t t e n d i n g will be representatives from North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre and Archives, the A i r d r i e D i s c o v e r y R o o m, Shotts Heritage Group and West Lothian Family History Society.

There will also be the society’s own Irish, Military and General Advice Desks, as well as the bookstall with a huge range of family history-related publications, including memorial i ns c r i pt i ons, t r a ns c r i bed baptism registers, local censuses and school histories.

This will be an excellent evening t o c ome al ong i f your New Year’s resolution is to start researching your family tree, or if you need some extra help.

The Mini Family Histor y Fa i r t a k e s p l a c e i n t h e GLO Centre, Muir St re et, Motherwell at 7pm tomorrow (Thursday), January 8. It is open to members and nonmembers alike.