Gowkthrapple

Gold group Activities in the CentrePoint Centre, 70 Smith Avenue, Wishaw begin with ESOL classes on Mondays, 9.30am to 11.30am, community cafe 10am to 2pm and bouncy castle club 4pm to 4.45pm. Tuesdays - Tae Kwon Do 6.30pm to 8.30pm, dinner club 4pm to 6pm. Wednesdays - parent and toddlers 1pm to 2pm, youth club 4pm to 6.30pm. Thursdays - IT classes 10am to 12pm, women’s group 1.30pm to 3pm, Go Kids drama group 4.30pm to 6.30pm, kids IT club 5pm to 6pm, and Friday - community cafe 10am to 2pm. For further information, contact Craig or Rachael on 01698 274670. Community cafe will be open as normal in Gowkthrapple Community Centre on Thursdays at the usual time. Club Sun fun day is on holiday until after the school holidays.

Overtown

Overtown Parish Church The service in the church on Sunday is at 11am. There will be a creche for younger children. The OK Club and B Club 7 will meet in the church hall. All visitors to the church will be made most welcome. The service of induction for Overtown’s new minister, the Rev Lorna MacDougall, will be held in the church on Thursday, June 29, starting at 7pm. Tea and coffee are on offer after the service, and donations of home baking would be gratefully received. The church will be open on the day from 1pm until 4pm for donations of baking. All are welcome to come along and celebrate this exciting new chapter in the life of the church. Lunch club continues in the church hall each Monday from 12 noon until 2.30pm. Sandwiches, desserts, tea, coffee and biscuits are all available for £3 per person. Everyone welcome. Line dancing class continues today with the beginners’ and refreshers’ class from 12.30pm to 1.15pm, followed by the regular class from 1.15pm to 2.45pm. All ages and abilities will be made welcome. Ceildh and sequence dance classes will be held in the small hall at Overtown church during the summer months. Anyone interested in taking part and keeping fit at the same time, should contact Lorna Wilson for details. Musical There is still time to book a seat for the matinee performance of the musical Mamma Mia in Glasgow’s Theatre Royal on Thursday, December 28. Tickets are £20, and payment for this is due immediately. The cost of the bus can be paid at a later date. Please add your name to the list which can be found in the church corridor.