Free tickets for NHS
Colourful window art helps lift spirits
Cheery children are continuing to brighten up Hamilton and surrounding towns amidst the doom and gloom of Covid-19.
Youngsters are still creating colourful rainbow pictures and sticking them in their windows in a bid to make people smile.
Others have simply painted watercolours straight on to the window.
With the country being put into lockdown by the UK Government the
Some of Scotland’s most exciting up-andcoming musical acts are set to for an exclusive live performance at a drive-in gig at Strathclyde Park.
The event – set to take place across Friday and Saturday, September 4 and 5 – at M&D’S theme park will allow music lovers to enjoy a socially-distanced concert.
It will feature acts such as local singer Carly Connor, Glasgow-based soul and funk band Tom Mcguire & The Brassholes and previous Scottish Alternative Music Award Best Live Act and festival favourites Colonel Mustard & The Dijon 5,.
And as thank you to all the NHS workers for their continued efforts, the first night of the event will be solely dedicated to them – offering free tickets to the concerts debut evening on the Friday on a first-come, first-served basis.
Colonel Mustard & The Dijon 5 will be headlining both days. There will also be a warm-up set from the band’s Mark‘dj5’ Lang, who will be welcoming guests with a series of dance anthems and club classics.
Marc Taylor, of Scotland’s Theme Park, said:“the past few months of lockdown have been particularly challenging youngsters are cheering up neighbourhoods with their artwork, many doing it as part of their at-home art lessons.
Here are some more pics of the kids’ fantastic work. especially for NHS staff who have been under a huge amount of pressure. We hope that the drive-in gig is a way that we can thank them and for everyone to have an enjoyable evening of live music in the safest way possible.
“We’re excited to bring our reimagining of the concert experience as well as some of Scotland’s most exciting live acts, including Colonel Mustard & The Dijon 5 to Strathclyde Park for a two-night extravaganza that’s set to hit the right note for music lovers across Scotland.”
Colonel JT from Colonel Mustard & The Dijon 5, said:“this is a fantastic chance to thank our amazing NHS frontline workers, as well as kickstart the music economy in our local area in a safe way with a very welcome return to playing live for The Dijon Family again.”
Tickets to the event are priced at £45 per car, with an additional booking fee.
Toilet facilities and catering etc will be available in specific zones to allow social distancing across the evening.
Tickets can be booked now for both evenings by visiting www. scotlandsthemepark.com.