Wishaw/Motherwell
Houldsworth Bowling Club The function room will be closed on Saturday, October 15, but the lounge will open, as usual. Wishaw United Reformed Church service on Sunday, October 16, at 11.15am in Coltness Community Centre will be conducted by Mrs Margaret Sneddon MBE. Everyone is welcome. Dalziel St Andrew’s Parish Church On Sunday morning, Derek Hughes will continue with the third talk in his mini-series reflecting on the reassuring message given by the Old Testament Book of Ruth. In the afternoon, at 3pm, a short service will be held in the lounge at Glenview Court. All are welcome at both these services. All organisations are now fully active at the church with the men’s club on Monday evening, welcoming Marjory Robertson who will talk on Bothwell Scarecrows. Guild members have a change of evening when all are invited to the service of communion and rededication being held in St John’s Parish Church, Hamilton on Thursday, October 20, at 7.30pm. The Sisterhood meet on Wednesday, October 19, when Alan Joyce Jnr will talk on community police. The prayer groups and carpet bowls sections meet at their usual times, as does the choir practice. The Kirk Session meet this Thursday, October 13, at 7.30pm with the Congregational Board meeting at the same time on the following Thursday. A few spaces remain for anyone who wishes to reserve a table, priced £10, at the Christmas craft table top sale, which will be held on Saturday, November 5, starting at 11am. To book a table at this event, contact Alex Baird on 01698 262915. Coffee, teas, baking and hot rolls can be bought in the small hall during the sale. The next Messy Church event will take place in the church on Sunday, October 30, at 3.30pm. All young families are welcome. Prize bingo will be held at Wishaw Bowling Club (behind the new car park) on Friday, October 21, eyes down at 7.30pm. Entry and tea/coffee costs £1. All are welcome to come along. Motherwell Photographic Society Members of the society were treated to a travel talk with a difference at Holytown Community Centre on Thursday of last week when Heather Kerr, a member of Strathaven Camera Club, gave a fascinating presentation on a trip she and her husband had made to the Arctic to see and photograph the Polar bears. The couple’s journey started in Norway, where they boarded a small specialist cruise ship en route to Longyearbyen, on the remote island of Svalbard deep inside the Arctic circle. The ship sailed further north into the ice fields and they were able to photograph several Polar bears in their natural habitat and observe their behaviour. Sea bird colonies were also visited, along with an opportunity to view spectacular ice bergs and the landscape of Svalbard. This was an excellent show with superb photographs presented with great enthusiasm by Heather Kerr, who received a very hearty vote of thanks from an appreciative audience. Tomorrow (Thursday) will be the first studio portrait night of the season and members are reminded to bring their cameras. Thursday is also the hand-in night for entries into the first print competition. Wishaw Ex-servicemen’s Club Please note the club will be closed every Wednesday evening due to members not attending. Entertainment begins this week with cash bingo in the Tartan lounge on Friday and Sunday nights with a private function being held in the main hall this Saturday. Members are welcome