District News
Dalziel St Andrew’s Parish Church Morning worship this Sunday will include the baptism of baby Zak. All are welcome to come along and welcome Zak into the church family. The service incorporates British Sign Language signing and electronic note taking to assist those who are deaf or hard of hearing. The service is available live on the church website (dalzielstandrews.org.uk) and is also accessible later on You Tube. The joint Songs of Praise, postponed in January as a result of bad weather, and organised by the Lanarkshire Society of Organists, will take place at the church on Sunday evening at 6.30pm). The service is open to all and marks the start of the Week of Prayer for Christian unity. A collection will be taken with the offering donated to St Andrew’s Hospice. An enquirers group, for anyone interested in joining the church, will begin on Sunday evening. If you would like to join in, with no commitment to proceed to membership, please speak to the minister. The men’s club’s Scots Night on Monday evening at 7pm will include a traditional meal and musical entertainment provided by the Easter Egg group. Tickets cost £6, and are available from men’s club members with only room for a few more to attend. The guild, on Tuesday evening will hear all about the MacBrayne Experience from Ian McCrorie with the sisterhood, on Wednesday afternoon welcoming Ewan Donaldson with his talk on the Botanic Gardens. Monday evening’s and Wednesday afternoon’s prayer groups meet at 7.30pm and 1pm respectively. Holey Soles Rambling Club’s next walk will be on Sunday, from Strathyre to Callander. The coach will leave from outside St Bernadette’s Church hall in Logan’s Road, Motherwell, at 10.30am. For enquiries, contact Margaret Campbell on 01698 269277. Motherwell Photographic Society Members welcomed Ross Eaglesham, of Eastwood Photographic Society to their recent meeting, who gave a presentation on sports photography. Ross is a teacher and also works for an agency as a sports photographer. He has covered many of the country’s top events including the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the Ryder Cup and the 2015 Rugby World Cup to name but a few. During his presentation he showed the company many of the photographs taken during these events, and explained how he had taken and edited them. He also explained his methods and settings used in taking the images, as well as the editing and tagging processes used before sending them to his editor. Ross was given a warm round of applause and thanks by the grateful members of the society for providing a very interesting evening. This week’s meeting on Thursday will be the third and final projected image competition, when the judge for the evening will be Mary Gibson, from Carluke Camera Club. The next beginners’ night will be held this Friday, with the subject still to be confirmed. The MPS meets on Thursday evenings, at 7.30pm, in Holytown Community Centre in Stevenston Street, Holytown. Anyone with an interest in photography, no matter what their level, is welcome to attend these meetings. For more information, visit their website www.motherwellphotographicsociety.co.uk or Facebook page. The web page also has a members’ gallery, where you can view further examples of their work. Houldsworth Bowling Club The function room will be closed on Saturday, but the lounge will be open as normal. Beltane Bowling Club The next dances will be on Saturdays, March 3 and April 7 respectively, with dancing to the music of the Johnny Weir