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Closure of offices Chatelherault and Calderglen All council offices will be closed on Thursday 25 and Friday 26 December 2014 and Country Parks Thursday 1 and Friday 2 January 2015. Both parks will be closed on 25, 26, 31 December and If you have a social work emergency when your local social work office is closed contact the 1, 2 January. Emergency Social Work Service on 0303 123 1008. Leisure Centres Festive period - Refuse and • Hamilton Road Industrial Estate Strathaven Most Leisure Centres will be closed 24 - 26 December • College Milton Peel park Industrial Estate and 31 December - 2 January. Please check with recycling collection programme East Kilbride individual centres for opening times. 2014/15 There will be some changes to collection • Blantyre Industrial Estate Blantyre East Kilbride Ice Rink arrangements over the festive period as • Strutherhill Industrial Estate Larkhall East Kilbride Ice Rink will be closed 25 December and outlined below. • Castlehill Industrial Estate Carluke • Eastfield Cambuslang Road Rutherglen 1 January. Week commencing 15 December 2014 Black/Green bin and glass collection- there will For all enquiries relating to litter, dog fouling, Libraries be no change to collection days. illegal dumping, graffiti, fly posting waste All libraries will be closed on 25, 26, 27 and 28 collection or disposal, asbestos removal, December and 1, 2 January with the exception of Week commencing 22 December 2014 removal of glass or syringes, recycling, grounds Biggar and Blackwood/Kirkmuirhill Library which will Blue bin and glass collection – Collection will maintenance or waste education, call the Land also be closed on 24 and 31 December. Please note take place as normal on Monday 22, Tuesday Services Helpline on 0303 123 1020 (local rate) however that Blackwood/Kirkmuirhill Library will be 23 and Wednesday 24 December. There will be or email [email protected] open on 27 and 28 December. no collections on Thursday 25 and Friday 26 December, these collection will carried out as Urgent registration arrangements Sports Pitches per details below. All offices closed in line with the closure of offices section detailed above. In addition, Ballerup Recreation Area, McKirdy, Tileworks, Bent and Normal New the Hamilton and Rutherglen offices will close Lanark Synthetic Pitches will be closed 24 December - 4 collection day collection day at 3pm on 24 and 31 December and will be January. Hamilton Palace Sports Grounds will be closed Monday 22 December No Change closed all day on Saturday 28 December. on 24 – 26 December and 31 December – 2 January. Arrangements for the registration of Births, Tuesday 23 December No Change Grass/Blaes Pitches will be closed 22 December – 4 Deaths and Marriages and the delivery of other January. Wednesday 24 No Change Council Services during the festive period will December be displayed at the relevant offices. Golf Courses Thursday 25 Saturday 27 In the event of an emergency (for example Golf courses will be closed on 25, 26 December and 1, December December to carry out a death registration where the 2 January. Friday 26 December Sunday 28 December deceased has to be taken out of the country) during either holiday period please contact our Museums Week commencing 29 December 2014 out of hours contact service on 0800 242024 Low Parks Museum will be closed on 25, 26 December Black/Green bin and glass collection – who will contact a Registrar on your behalf. and 1, 2 January. Collection will take place as normal on Monday 29, Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 December. Prepare for winter driving Lifestyles Centres/Community There will be no collection Thursday 1 January Winter can be the worst time of the year for Halls 2015, normal collection on Friday 2 January driving - frozen radiators, breakdowns, icy 2015, collection details for Thursday 1 January roads and there are many hazards that can Most Lifestyle Centres and Community Halls will be detailed below. catch you out if you are not prepared. For closed on 25 - 26 December and 1 - 2 January. Please trouble-free motoring this winter follow these check with individual centres for opening times. Normal New tips. collection day collection day Cultural Venues • Check your lights, anti-freeze, brakes, battery, Monday 29 December No Change tyre tread, tyre pressure, windscreen wipers Hamilton Townhouse and Rutherglen Town Hall will be Tuesday 30 December No Change and washer bottles. Make these checks closed on 25, 26, 28 December and 1 – 4 January with before winter sets in – and throughout the the exception of 3 January when Hamilton Townhouse Wednesday 31 No Change winter. will be open. Lanark Memorial Hall will be closed 25 December December – 4 January. East Kilbride Village Theatre Thursday 1 January Saturday 3 January • Check weather forecasts and travel bulletins – listen out for police warnings. will be closed 21 – 26 December and 28 December – 4 Friday 2 January No Change January. East Kilbride Arts Centre will be closed 25 – 28 • Leave plenty of time for your journey – December and 1 – 4 January. Please ensure your bin is out for collection better late than never. before 7.00am, we cannot guarantee the time • Watch out for the dazzle from the sun – Please check our website that your bin will be emptied but it will be use your visor. www.slleisureandculture.co.uk emptied on your day of collection. The only • Watch out for ice forming under trees and exception to this will be during periods of bridges – you can tell you are on ice if the car or with individual centres for exact opening times as extreme weather when we must wait until road runs more quietly and the steering is light. some restrictions apply. conditions improve or if access is restricted. • Think about carrying an emergency kit Over the festive period we all tend to generate including, an ice scraper, spade, road salt, more refuse than normal eg drinks bottles, torch, blankets, food and drink – especially cans, paper, magazines, wrapping paper for journeys out of town. and old Christmas cards. You can take any For further information contact additional refuse or recyclable material Road Safety: 01698 453620. including real Christmas trees to one of your local Household Waste and Recycling Centre’s South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture Limited is that are located at: a recognised Scottish Charity, No. SCO32549

Season’s Greetings from all at South Lanarkshire Council www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk

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TOM 2 Reporter.indd 2 28/10/2014 13:11 Special feature – 4-7 New maths strategy Festive Holiday Information Council Leader hails school new-builds THE stacks up – 36 programme as it breaks 100 barrier LOCAL The numbers are stacked in everyone’s HEROES favour thanks to new numeracy strategy Roads team find it snow bother PAGES getting ready for winter – 8&9 46-47 Listening to public How the experts are making sure our roads Closure of offices improves community Chatelherault and Calderglen stay as safe as possible All council offices will be closed on Thursday 25 and Friday 26 December 2014 and warden service – 37 Country Parks Thursday 1 and Friday 2 January 2015. Both parks will be closed on 25, 26, 31 December and Boxing clever to keep out Feedback has prompted our Community If you have a social work emergency when your local social work office is closed contact the 1, 2 January. Wardens to provide a seven-day service Emergency Social Work Service on 0303 123 1008. of ward’s way – 10&11 Leisure Centres Former boxer John McCluskey says great Festive period - Refuse and • Hamilton Road Industrial Estate Strathaven When ballroom rocked Most Leisure Centres will be closed 24 - 26 December support keeps him fit to stay at home • College Milton Peel park Industrial Estate and 31 December - 2 January. Please check with recycling collection programme East Kilbride – 38&39 2014/15 East Kilbride individual centres for opening times. Don’t pay the price for buying Former manager of the old Olympia Ballroom • Blantyre Industrial Estate Blantyre inside There will be some changes to collection takes you back in time to the golden age of arrangements over the festive period as • Strutherhill Industrial Estate Larkhall fake Christmas toys – 12&13 East Kilbride Ice Rink rock and roll East Kilbride Ice Rink will be closed 25 December and outlined below. • Castlehill Industrial Estate Carluke Must-have toys could set you back £500 but your • Eastfield Cambuslang Road Rutherglen 1 January. Week commencing 15 December 2014 don’t risk ‘saving’ on fakes City deal boosts road Black/Green bin and glass collection- there will For all enquiries relating to litter, dog fouling, Libraries be no change to collection days. illegal dumping, graffiti, fly posting waste Silver medallist Kirsty shines reporter investment programme – 40 All libraries will be closed on 25, 26, 27 and 28 collection or disposal, asbestos removal, Cathkin Bypass is the first multi-million December and 1, 2 January with the exception of Week commencing 22 December 2014 removal of glass or syringes, recycling, grounds on and off court – 14&15 Driving ambition to promote Blue bin and glass collection – Collection will roads project going ahead thanks to the Biggar and Blackwood/Kirkmuirhill Library which will maintenance or waste education, call the Land Britain’s top female badminton player, Kirsty & also be closed on 24 and 31 December. Please note take place as normal on Monday 22, Tuesday Services Helpline on 0303 123 1020 (local rate) road safety – 30 31 £1.13billion City Deal however that Blackwood/Kirkmuirhill Library will be 23 and Wednesday 24 December. There will be or email [email protected] Gilmour is honoured for ‘making us proud’ Junior Road Safety Officer recruits find out open on 27 and 28 December. no collections on Thursday 25 and Friday 26 what they need to know to raise awareness Drivers beware - exhaust fumes December, these collection will carried out as Urgent registration arrangements Learning valuable lessons in Sports Pitches per details below. All offices closed in line with the closure of could cost you dear – 41 offices section detailed above. In addition, life is child’s play – 16&17 Working flat out to bring Ballerup Recreation Area, McKirdy, Tileworks, Bent and Motorists falling foul of vehicle emissions Normal New the Hamilton and Rutherglen offices will close It’s not boot camp but pupils get a real kick Lanark Synthetic Pitches will be closed 24 December - 4 collection day collection day at 3pm on 24 and 31 December and will be recycling home to all – 33 testing standards face £60 fines January. Hamilton Palace Sports Grounds will be closed out of learning from army dad’s classes Monday 22 December No Change closed all day on Saturday 28 December. More than 10,000 residents in flats are now on 24 – 26 December and 31 December – 2 January. Arrangements for the registration of Births, Tuesday 23 December No Change getting a new waste service Exhibition is a model Grass/Blaes Pitches will be closed 22 December – 4 Deaths and Marriages and the delivery of other Iconic buildings come January. Wednesday 24 No Change Council Services during the festive period will of success – 42&43 December be displayed at the relevant offices. of age – 18&19 Hanging out in the library Golf Courses Brick City exhibition attracted 5000 people to Thursday 25 Saturday 27 In the event of an emergency (for example Celebrating milestone birthdays for three really is cool – 34&35 see Lego buildings from around the world Golf courses will be closed on 25, 26 December and 1, December December to carry out a death registration where the South Lanarkshire landmarks Frozen took the movie world by storm so 2 January. Friday 26 December Sunday 28 December deceased has to be taken out of the country) no wonder ‘Anna and Elsa’ storytelling Everyone’s a winner with during either holiday period please contact our More bloomin’ awards for our Museums Week commencing 29 December 2014 out of hours contact service on 0800 242024 enchanted 200 children and parents furnishing service – 44 Low Parks Museum will be closed on 25, 26 December Black/Green bin and glass collection – who will contact a Registrar on your behalf. towns and villages – 20 and 1, 2 January. Collection will take place as normal on Monday Furniture service for vulnerable people also Prepare for winter driving Community groups have come up smelling gets young people into work 29, Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 December. of roses again with practical support Lifestyles Centres/Community There will be no collection Thursday 1 January Winter can be the worst time of the year for Halls 2015, normal collection on Friday 2 January driving - frozen radiators, breakdowns, icy Older children looking for 2015, collection details for Thursday 1 January roads and there are many hazards that can Most Lifestyle Centres and Community Halls will be detailed below. catch you out if you are not prepared. For Pullout guide to your long-term fostering – 45 closed on 25 - 26 December and 1 - 2 January. Please trouble-free motoring this winter follow these Fostering can also mean providing a check with individual centres for opening times. Normal New tips. councillors – 21 to 28 collection day collection day permanent home for older children Cultural Venues • Check your lights, anti-freeze, brakes, battery, Monday 29 December No Change tyre tread, tyre pressure, windscreen wipers Hamilton Townhouse and Rutherglen Town Hall will be Horsing around pays off World War One Tuesday 30 December No Change and washer bottles. Make these checks closed on 25, 26, 28 December and 1 – 4 January with before winter sets in – and throughout the the exception of 3 January when Hamilton Townhouse Wednesday 31 No Change for hospice – 29 remembered – 46&47 winter. will be open. Lanark Memorial Hall will be closed 25 December Clydesdale horse sculptures that popped To mark 100 years since the December – 4 January. East Kilbride Village Theatre Thursday 1 January Saturday 3 January • Check weather forecasts and travel up all over Hamilton have raised £67,000 for bulletins – listen out for police warnings. outbreak of WWI we look at will be closed 21 – 26 December and 28 December – 4 Friday 2 January No Change Kilbryde Hospice unique projects commemorating January. East Kilbride Arts Centre will be closed 25 – 28 • Leave plenty of time for your journey – December and 1 – 4 January. Please ensure your bin is out for collection better late than never. local people’s stories before 7.00am, we cannot guarantee the time • Watch out for the dazzle from the sun – Please check our website that your bin will be emptied but it will be use your visor. www.slleisureandculture.co.uk emptied on your day of collection. The only • Watch out for ice forming under trees and exception to this will be during periods of bridges – you can tell you are on ice if the car or with individual centres for exact opening times as extreme weather when we must wait until road runs more quietly and the steering is light. some restrictions apply. conditions improve or if access is restricted. • Think about carrying an emergency kit Over the festive period we all tend to generate including, an ice scraper, spade, road salt, Editor more refuse than normal eg drinks bottles, torch, blankets, food and drink – especially Tom Little cans, paper, magazines, wrapping paper for journeys out of town. and old Christmas cards. You can take any For further information contact Publisher additional refuse or recyclable material Road Safety: 01698 453620. Corporate including real Christmas trees to one of your Communications local Household Waste and Recycling Centre’s South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture Limited is that are located at: South Lanarkshire Council a recognised Scottish Charity, No. SCO32549 Council Offices Almada Street Hamilton ML3 0AA Season’s Greetings from all at South Lanarkshire Council www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk 01698 453975 40 PAGE BYPASS 2 the reporter the reporter 3

TOM 2 Reporter.indd 2 28/10/2014 13:11 TOM 2 Reporter.indd 3 28/10/2014 13:11 LOOKING PRIMARY TO OUR FUTURE SCHOOLS ELCOME to your Winter edition of The Reporter, in which you’ll find information about the enormous range of services South Lanarkshire Council PROJECT carries out on your behalf. WI’m particularly proud to be sharing a page with one of the area’s real success stories – the council’s schools modernisation programmes. We took the decision some years ago that the single most important investment we could make in South BREAKS Lanarkshire was in its children. These are our future generations, the people who we hope will keep the area thriving for decades to come. That’s why we set about a comprehensive new build and refurbishment plan for our schools. First, we 100 completed the secondary school programme, and 19 were rebuilt or modernised to provide the best possible learning environment for pupils. Now, as the following four pages show, we’ve hit a major landmark in our Primary School Modernisation BARRIER Programme. At the start of this academic year we opened a batch of five new primary schools which took us over the 100 new primary schools mark. FANTASTIC ACHIEVEMENT Around 20,000 primary and nursery age children FOR YOUNG LEARNERS are now being taught in brand new or refurbished OUTH Councillor Eddie McAvoy buildings. That means 81% of primary pupils are LANARKSHIRE said: “We committed in new classrooms, and work continues steadily to complete the programme, an investment of more than COUNCIL’S £800 to the Primary Schools £800 million. million Primary School Modernisation project 10 years SModernisation programme ago and I am very proud that, In doing so we’ve created what is arguably the best schools estate in the United Kingdom, and we’re has hit another significant despite the tough economic already reaping the benefits in terms of improvements milestone. climate, we have continued in exam marks. In the process, we’ve given a facelift to More than 100 primary apace and are nearing the neighbourhoods across South Lanarkshire and given schools have now been end of our groundbreaking those communities access to fantastic new facilities. built and nearly 81%, or programme. Our school rebuild projects were a major approximately 20,000 of “The new schools provide commitment and investment, and one I think we children in nursery, primary light and bright surroundings should all be proud of. As such, they are a good and Additional Support Needs for pupils and create an ideal example of some of the difficult decisions that establishments are now being place for children to learn sometimes need to be taken when planning for the taught in brand new or fully and staff to teach. The schools area’s long-term future. modernised school buildings. are fully equipped for 21st Such decisions have never been tougher than in Leader of South Century learning with first the current economic climate, but your council will Lanarkshire Council, continue to do the best it can to protect key frontline services and provide the best facilities and services it can for everyone. The next stage of this is developing our plans and budget for 2015/16. You’ll find details of these at www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk. I am keen to hear the views of local residents on these plans and I’d invite you to express them at savings@ southlanarkshire.gov.uk

By Eddie McAvoy Council Leader

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TOM 2 Reporter.indd 4 28/10/2014 13:11 LOOKING PRIMARY TO OUR FUTURE SCHOOLS ELCOME to your Winter edition of The Reporter, in which you’ll find information about the enormous range of services South Lanarkshire Council PROJECT carries out on your behalf. WI’m particularly proud to be sharing a page with one of the area’s real success stories – the council’s schools modernisation programmes. We took the decision some years ago that the single most important investment we could make in South Let pupils take you on a BREAKS guided tour of some of our Lanarkshire was in its children. These are our future generations, the people who we hope will keep the area new school buildings and thriving for decades to come. see how they celebrated the opening of their new That’s why we set about a comprehensive new build schools by using this link and refurbishment plan for our schools. First, we 100 to our YouTube channel completed the secondary school programme, and 19 http://ow.ly/DhMFG were rebuilt or modernised to provide the best possible learning environment for pupils. Now, as the following four pages show, we’ve hit a SPECIAL REPORT BY SARAH BURROWS major landmark in our Primary School Modernisation BARRIER Programme. At the start of this academic year we opened a batch of five new primary schools which took class IT provision throughout possible from nursery right secondary schools and 2 area, ICT suite and library, us over the 100 new primary schools mark. FANTASTIC ACHIEVEMENT and a range of flexible through to secondary school additional support needs nursery, gym hall with stage Around 20,000 primary and nursery age children FOR YOUNG LEARNERS accommodation which can and beyond.” secondary schools were and dining area. Externally are now being taught in brand new or refurbished be used for different styles of The five schools which transformed to meet the needs a 3G pitch will be completed OUTH Councillor Eddie McAvoy buildings. That means 81% of primary pupils are teaching. together took the project over of a 21st Century learning during phase two of the LANARKSHIRE said: “We committed in new classrooms, and work continues steadily to “By replacing old, outdated the 100 mark were South Park, environment. works. COUNCIL’S £800 to the Primary Schools complete the programme, an investment of more than buildings with attractive, East Milton and St Leonard’s South Park Primary East Milton Primary million Primary School Modernisation project 10 years £800 million. modern structures we have in East Kilbride, St John’s in School Head Teacher, Miss School and Nursery in East SModernisation programme ago and I am very proud that, In doing so we’ve created what is arguably the also changed scores of Blackwood, and Kirkton in Ishbel Munro said: “We are Kilbride was rebuilt by Kier has hit another significant despite the tough economic best schools estate in the United Kingdom, and we’re our local neighbourhoods Carluke. In total, 96 brand new delighted with our beautiful Construction. The £6.8 million milestone. climate, we have continued already reaping the benefits in terms of improvements for the better, and the primary schools have been new, state-of-the-art learning building has eight classrooms apace and are nearing the in exam marks. In the process, we’ve given a facelift to More than 100 primary schools themselves provide built, while six more have environment and look forward and nursery accommodation end of our groundbreaking neighbourhoods across South Lanarkshire and given schools have now been welcome facilities for those been totally refurbished. to sharing many happy and and a range of flexible rooms. those communities access to fantastic new facilities. built and nearly 81%, or programme. communities. The Council’s secondary exciting experiences with the The school will enjoy a 3G Our school rebuild projects were a major approximately 20,000 of “The new schools provide “The £800 million school estate was also fully children, their families and the pitch after completion of phase commitment and investment, and one I think we children in nursery, primary light and bright surroundings investment is testament to this modernised as part of the £318 community.” 2 works. should all be proud of. As such, they are a good and Additional Support Needs for pupils and create an ideal council’s ongoing commitment million Secondary Schools The £9 million school in Head Teacher Lesley example of some of the difficult decisions that establishments are now being place for children to learn to providing our young people Modernisation Programme. East Kilbride was build by Callaghan said: “The new sometimes need to be taken when planning for the taught in brand new or fully and staff to teach. The schools with the very best education All 17 of the area’s mainstream Lend Lease on behalf of the building will allow us to area’s long-term future. modernised school buildings. are fully equipped for 21st council. It consists of eight deliver Curriculum for Such decisions have never been tougher than in Century learning with first Leader of South classrooms, a general purpose Excellence in a first class the current economic climate, but your council will Lanarkshire Council, continue to do the best it can to protect key frontline educational environment. We services and provide the best facilities and services it felt immediately at home and can for everyone. The next stage of this is developing - turn to page 6 our plans and budget for 2015/16. You’ll find details of these at www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk. I am keen to hear the views of local residents on these plans and I’d invite you to express them at savings@ southlanarkshire.gov.uk

By Eddie McAvoy Council Leader

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TOM 2 Reporter.indd 4 28/10/2014 13:11 TOM 2 Reporter.indd 5 28/10/2014 13:11 - from page 5 are absolutely delighted with our new “Seeing our old school” The imposing £9.2 million St Leonard’s building being Primary School was constructed by Lend Lease. Internal accommodation includes demolished was a 10 classrooms, general purpose area, and library area with ICT throughout the school. Other accommodation includes very sad time for us, gym hall with stage and a separate dining area. however seeing our Head Teacher Des Timmons said: “The new school is everything we hoped it would be pupils’ faces light up and more. We have lots of light flooding the classrooms and lots as they entered our of flexible space we can use for teaching. The children especially new building was love their new playground.” Pupils and staff at St John’s Primary School in Blackwood are also delighted priceless” with their brand new buildings. Headteacher Elaine Fitzpatrick The new £3.2 million St John’s Primary seven classrooms and dining, library and said: “Seeing our old building being School was built by South Lanarkshire IT facilities. demolished was a very sad time for us, Council’s Building Services and includes Head Teacher Moira Meiklejohn however seeing our pupils’ faces light three classrooms complete with ICT, said: “The new school is an exciting up as they entered our new building was general purpose area, combined gym and modern facility to enhance learning priceless. Throughout the building process and dining hall. Externally the Multi Use and teaching. Our school and local we have worked very closely with the Games Area (MUGA) will be completed community will benefit from what has schools modernisation team, therefore in the second phase of the works at this been provided.” staff and pupils have had a huge input site. The ambitious Primary School into the design and furnishings of the Carluke’s Kirkton Primary School was programme continues with Auchengray school, so we all have ownership of it. It is rebuilt by Lend Lease at a cost of £7.2m. Primary and Libberton Primary school truly ‘our school’.” Internally the accommodation includes decanted while their new schools are built.

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TOM 2 Reporter.indd 6 28/10/2014 13:11 - from page 5 are absolutely delighted with our new “Seeing our old KEY school” MILESTONE The imposing £9.2 million St Leonard’s building being Primary School was constructed by Lend FOR Lease. Internal accommodation includes demolished was a FLAGSHIP 10 classrooms, general purpose area, and BUILD library area with ICT throughout the school. Other accommodation includes very sad time for us, PROGRAMME gym hall with stage and a separate dining area. however seeing our Head Teacher Des Timmons said: “The new school is everything we hoped it would be pupils’ faces light up and more. We have lots of light flooding the classrooms and lots as they entered our of flexible space we can use for teaching. The children especially new building was love their new playground.” Pupils and staff at St John’s Primary School in Blackwood are also delighted priceless” with their brand new buildings. Headteacher Elaine Fitzpatrick The new £3.2 million St John’s Primary seven classrooms and dining, library and said: “Seeing our old building being School was built by South Lanarkshire IT facilities. The next schools to open will be completed demolished was a very sad time for us, Council’s Building Services and includes Head Teacher Moira Meiklejohn during Spring/ Summer 2015. They are: however seeing our pupils’ faces light three classrooms complete with ICT, said: “The new school is an exciting up as they entered our new building was general purpose area, combined gym and modern facility to enhance learning l Bankhead Primary School, Rutherglen KEY DATES priceless. Throughout the building process and dining hall. Externally the Multi Use and teaching. Our school and local l Carnwath Primary School 2004: Our Lady of Lourdes we have worked very closely with the Games Area (MUGA) will be completed community will benefit from what has Primary School in EK was schools modernisation team, therefore in the second phase of the works at this been provided.” l Muiredge Primary School, Uddingston the first modernised primary staff and pupils have had a huge input site. The ambitious Primary School l St Bride’s Primary School, Cambuslang school. into the design and furnishings of the Carluke’s Kirkton Primary School was programme continues with Auchengray 2006: Ballerup Nursery school, so we all have ownership of it. It is rebuilt by Lend Lease at a cost of £7.2m. Primary and Libberton Primary school l Woodside Primary School, Hamilton Centre was the first truly ‘our school’.” Internally the accommodation includes decanted while their new schools are built. modernised standalone nursery centre. 2007: The first four new secondary schools all opened in August 2007 – Duncanrig, St Andrew’s and St Bride’s, Holy Cross and Lesmahagow. 2007: Hamilton School for the Deaf was the first modernised additional support need school. 2009: Our first integrated facility was St Athanasius’ Primary School and Carluke Lifestyles. 2010: The last of the 19 new secondary school builds, Lanark Grammar, opened in January 2010: Wiston Primary is the smallest school to be modernised with one classroom 2010: Crawforddyke Primary School was the 50th modernised primary school 2013: Mossneuk Primary School was the largest school built with 17 classrooms 2014: Five primary schools opened in August taking us through the 100 modernised primary school barrier

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TOM 2 Reporter.indd 6 28/10/2014 13:11 TOM 2 Reporter.indd 7 28/10/2014 13:11 DIGGINGA DEDICATED TEAM IS PUTTING in DEEP.. THE FINAL TOUCHES TO THE ROUTES GRITTERS WILL TAKE OVER THE WINTER, FINDS JAMES DAVITT EGARDLESS of the and vehicle access roads to time of year, the schools. weather is always This means 52 per cent one of the major of the South Lanarkshire Rtalking points across the road network is gritted when country. temperatures are forecast to It doesn’t matter if be below freezing. The council temperatures are high, low receives three forecasts a day or average, wet or dry, as a from Meteogroup, Europe’s nation it seems we can’t get largest private weather enough of anything weather- business. related. In recent years the winters And it is around this time have been much milder and of year that most people’s wetter, which can lead to attention starts to turn to the flooding problems. season which can throw all Depending on the amount manner of atrocious weather of rainfall, known flood risk our way – sometimes in the areas are monitored. Culverts space of a few hours. are also checked by the team Winter is the season when of flood scouts, with any blizzards, freezing rain, fog, blockages removed. icy conditions and plunging Chair of South Lanarkshire temperatures can cause Council’s Enterprise Services problems across the 1400 Committee, Councillor miles of road that South Chris Thompson, said: “The Lanarkshire Council has challenges posed to us by responsibility for. winter each year do not However, preparations for change. winter begin long before the “The message we always first frost of the season hits. promote is simple – we are Behind the scenes a team very well prepared and will of people is putting the final do everything we can – but touches to the routes gritters we need the public to help will take over the winter, themselves as much as as well as ensuring all the possible. vehicles and equipment are in “This can be simple correct working order. things like clearing your Keeping the traffic moving own driveway, making during periods of severe sure your car is prepared weather is one of the toughest and packed for any sudden challenges facing any local changes in weather and authority. driving according to the road It is why resources must conditions. be targeted at essentially the “And – if able – we would main routes across the road also ask people to help out network. their neighbours, particularly Class A and B roads are those who may be elderly treated as a priority, as will or are not fit to be removing rural roads in Clydesdale that snow or ice. are the only way in and out of “The presumption has towns and villages. to be that roads outwith In urban areas, district the precautionary gritting and local distributor roads network will not be treated, will be treated, as will other than in situations of access routes to hospitals serious hardship.”

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TOM 2 Reporter.indd 8 28/10/2014 13:11 DIGGINGDIGGINGA DEDICATED TEAM IS PUTTING inin DEEP..DEEP.. for WINTER THE FINAL TOUCHES TO THE ROUTES GRITTERS WILL TAKE OVER THE WINTER, FINDS JAMES DAVITT EGARDLESS of the and vehicle access roads to time of year, the schools. weather is always This means 52 per cent one of the major of the South Lanarkshire Rtalking points across the road network is gritted when country. temperatures are forecast to It doesn’t matter if be below freezing. The council temperatures are high, low receives three forecasts a day or average, wet or dry, as a from Meteogroup, Europe’s nation it seems we can’t get largest private weather enough of anything weather- business. related. In recent years the winters And it is around this time have been much milder and of year that most people’s wetter, which can lead to attention starts to turn to the flooding problems. season which can throw all Depending on the amount manner of atrocious weather of rainfall, known flood risk our way – sometimes in the areas are monitored. Culverts space of a few hours. are also checked by the team Winter is the season when of flood scouts, with any blizzards, freezing rain, fog, blockages removed. icy conditions and plunging Chair of South Lanarkshire temperatures can cause Council’s Enterprise Services problems across the 1400 Committee, Councillor miles of road that South Chris Thompson, said: “The Lanarkshire Council has challenges posed to us by responsibility for. winter each year do not However, preparations for change. winter begin long before the “The message we always first frost of the season hits. promote is simple – we are Behind the scenes a team very well prepared and will of people is putting the final do everything we can – but touches to the routes gritters we need the public to help will take over the winter, themselves as much as as well as ensuring all the possible. vehicles and equipment are in “This can be simple correct working order. things like clearing your Keeping the traffic moving own driveway, making during periods of severe sure your car is prepared weather is one of the toughest and packed for any sudden challenges facing any local changes in weather and authority. driving according to the road It is why resources must conditions. be targeted at essentially the “And – if able – we would main routes across the road also ask people to help out network. their neighbours, particularly Class A and B roads are those who may be elderly treated as a priority, as will or are not fit to be removing rural roads in Clydesdale that snow or ice. are the only way in and out of “The presumption has towns and villages. to be that roads outwith In urban areas, district the precautionary gritting and local distributor roads network will not be treated, will be treated, as will other than in situations of access routes to hospitals serious hardship.”

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TOM 2 Reporter.indd 8 28/10/2014 13:11 TOM 2 Reporter.indd 9 28/10/2014 13:11 fierce independence that’s driven a life JOHN’S STORY HERALDS NEW ERA IN HEALTH less ordinary. AND SOCIAL CARE BY EUAN DUGUID And that’s thanks to the help of the Integrated Community Support Team ORMER Army boxer John (ICST), which combines the expertise of McCluskey knows all too well the staff from NHS Lanarkshire and South importance of staying on your Lanarkshire Council Social Work. toes. John, who was also a keen mountaineer, FFrom gruelling military bouts, said: “I’m not the sort to idle and the surviving a peacekeeping role in post thought of an extended stay in hospital WWII Palestine to working as a bouncer after my fall really didn’t sit well with me. in the Barrowland Ballroom in the 1960s, “Receiving support from the team, the 86-year-old great grandfather has from the home care worker who helps never taken a step back. with meals, a physiotherapist who has Despite breaking a hip in a fall last year got me moving and the occupational and living with a heart complaint, John, therapist, who has equipped me with from East Kilbride, has maintained the some aids around the house, has meant I’ve been able to stand on my own feet again. John added: “I love having my pals ICST EXPLAINED round to watch boxing in the comfort of my own home. The ICST has brought together nurses, physiotherapists and hospital discharge “Family, of course, is everything and rehabilitation staff from NHS Lanarkshire with social workers, home care workers and they regularly pop in for a cup of tea. The occupational therapists from South Lanarkshire Council. help I get from the team allows me these Medical care is provided by the person’s own GP who links, when needed, with basic freedoms, something I’ve valued my hospital consultants. entire life.” The ICST, which was piloted in East Kilbride and Strathaven, has now been rolled out John’s story and the support he’s to Hamilton, Cambuslang and Rutherglen, with Clydesdale set to follow early next year. received from the ICST has also been There’s no ward like home

Kate Beagan, Billy Hales, sheltered home care housing warden South Lanarkshire worker H&SCP’s Chief Officer, Harry Stevenson John McCluskey

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TOM 2 Reporter.indd 10 28/10/2014 13:11 fierce independence that’s driven a life documented in a short film. No Ward Like responsible for integrating all adult JOHN’S STORY HERALDS NEW ERA IN HEALTH less ordinary. Home has been showcased to leading health and social care in the area, said: integration AND SOCIAL CARE BY EUAN DUGUID And that’s thanks to the help of the health and social care professionals on “Integration isn’t about sorting things out the national stage as an example of best or starting again. It’s about understanding Integrated Community Support Team A new Frequently Asked practice. different professional perspectives, sharing ORMER Army boxer John (ICST), which combines the expertise of Questions document has existing expertise and coordinating McCluskey knows all too well the staff from NHS Lanarkshire and South That development comes at a crucial just been published on the resources. importance of staying on your Lanarkshire Council Social Work. time. integration of adult health toes. John, who was also a keen mountaineer, Across Scotland, and here in South “Indeed, there are already many and social care. examples of excellent partnership working FFrom gruelling military bouts, said: “I’m not the sort to idle and the Lanarkshire, the next year will bring In April 2015, integration underway in South Lanarkshire and John’s surviving a peacekeeping role in post thought of an extended stay in hospital changes in the way health and social care goes live here in South experience, and the ongoing work of the WWII Palestine to working as a bouncer after my fall really didn’t sit well with me. services are delivered with and for people. Lanarkshire led by ICST, exemplifies that.” in the Barrowland Ballroom in the 1960s, “Receiving support from the team, A new Act requires health boards and the South Lanarkshire the 86-year-old great grandfather has from the home care worker who helps local authorities to integrate their adult Harry continued: “In wider terms, it’s Health and Social Care never taken a step back. with meals, a physiotherapist who has health and social care services. also important to note that integration isn’t Partnerships (H&SCP). just about health and social care working Despite breaking a hip in a fall last year got me moving and the occupational In April 2015, integration goes live So, what will that mean, together. and living with a heart complaint, John, therapist, who has equipped me with in local areas, led locally by the South who’s involved and why is from East Kilbride, has maintained the some aids around the house, has meant Lanarkshire Health and Social Care “It’s also about listening to – and integration necessary? I’ve been able to stand on my own feet working in partnership with – those Partnership (H&SCP). Our FAQ has been again. who know the local areas best, from the To make that transition as smooth as written to offer a jargon-free voluntary sector, independent sector, John added: “I love having my pals possible, work on various key plans is explanation to these and which includes care home and care at ICST EXPLAINED round to watch boxing in the comfort of currently underway, including considering many other key questions, my own home. the range of services that will fall under the home service, to unpaid carers and people The ICST has brought together nurses, physiotherapists and hospital discharge including: “Family, of course, is everything and partnership. in need of support. rehabilitation staff from NHS Lanarkshire with social workers, home care workers and they regularly pop in for a cup of tea. The “Overall, like John’s situation, occupational therapists from South Lanarkshire Council. Harry Stevenson, who is South help I get from the team allows me these Lanarkshire Council’s Executive Director integrated working aims to put the person Will integration change Medical care is provided by the person’s own GP who links, when needed, with basic freedoms, something I’ve valued my of Social Work, was appointed Chief at the heart of how they would like to live the way I receive care hospital consultants. entire life.” Officer of South Lanarkshire H&SCP in the life they choose.” and services? The ICST, which was piloted in East Kilbride and Strathaven, has now been rolled out John’s story and the support he’s March 2014. l to Hamilton, Cambuslang and Rutherglen, with Clydesdale set to follow early next year. No Ward Like Home can be viewed received from the ICST has also been Harry, who will be ultimately here: http://vimeo.com/97323984 Isn’t the existing way of working sufficient?

What’s happening now and what happens next?

The online version of the FAQ will be regularly like home updated as integration There’s no ward progresses. South Lanarkshire H&SCP’s Chief Officer, Harry Stevenson said: “The aim of integration is to provide a seamless response to everyone who uses health and social care services. The FAQ charts how we intend to achieve that objective.”

l You can access the FAQ by visiting this link: http:// www.nhslanarkshire.org. uk/About/HSCP/Pages/ default.aspx

Dr Iain Kate Beagan, Billy Hales, Hathorn sheltered home care housing warden South Lanarkshire worker H&SCP’s Chief Officer, Jean Cunningham, John Harry Stevenson generic support McCluskey worker and GP

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TOM 2 Reporter.indd 10 28/10/2014 13:11 TOM 2 Reporter.indd 11 28/10/2014 13:11 AJOR Retailers Argos and Amazon have unveiled a listM of must-have toys for Christmas. TOYINGKids’ favourites for 2014 include Xeno – the interactive baby monster, Transformers and My friend Cayla doll. Also high on the wish list are toys from smash hit movies Frozen and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. WITH And if parents were to fork out for all toys on the list, they would have to part with close to £500 based on the recommended retail price (RRP) of each. No wonder then that, in such difficult financial times, many hard-pressed parents look for alternatives. Unfortunately, Trading Standards Officers fear that this factor will play into the hands of those selling fakes and forgeries. And the team is warning all consumers to be vigilant as saving money could mean risking safety. MAS Councillor Hamish Stewart, Chair of the Community Services, Committee, explained: “There is no doubt that some of the top end toys could prove expensive, particularly with those families AS CHRISTMAS NEARS on a tight budget. AND THE KIDS START “We fully expect that lower grade copies of these will be made and sold at more affordable prices whilst still being passed off as MULLING OVER WHAT TO the genuine article. The most common method for selling these PUT ON THAT LIST - MAKE is through the internet, and even reputable online names can SURE SAFETY IS NOT unwittingly play host to such transactions. “Manufacturers, retailers and consumer bodies such as OVERLOOKED. LYNNE ourselves are working together to keep the fraudsters at bay, CARSTAIRS EXPLAINS but the risk posed by fake goods, particularly toys, remains. In THE PITFALLS TO WATCH essence, if a price seems too good to be true, then it usually is. I fully understand the desire to save money at this time of OUT FOR BEFORE SANTA year but safety should always be the first priority. ARRIVES DOWN THE “Fake goods are often poorly manufactured and will not, in most cases, measure up to stringent CHIMNEY safety standards. The biggest concern is over small parts which can become easily detached and present a choking risk to youngsters. Paints or chemicals used might also not be within safe limits. “As a general guideline it’s worth remembering that the CE mark is the © Rodd100 | Dreamstime.com - Loom Band Bracelets Photo © Rodd100 | Dreamstime.com

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TOM 2 Reporter.indd 12 28/10/2014 13:11 TOP TOYS Christmas 2014’s must-haves n XENO - THE CHEEKY device via bluetooth INTERACTIVE BABY n LITTLE LIVES PETS BIRD MONSTER – from £79.99 CAGE – from £19.95 Take Xeno has a wide range of your new interactive pet bird benchmark for toy AJOR movements and emotions anywhere in their new portable Retailers safety across Europe.“ and more than 40 different bird cage home - it will respond Argos and Meanwhile, the fad of the expressions. Interact with him, to your touch, sing, chirp and Amazon summer – loom bands – shows no play a variety of mini-games or even tweet. have unveiled a list of must-have toys for sign of abating as Christmas approaches. download the dedicated app. n KIDDIZOOMS SMART M The brightly coloured packets have had n An easy Christmas. SEW COOL SEWING WATCH – from £32.99 TOYINGKids’ favourites for 2014 include Xeno – the children of all ages feverishly weaving them STUDIO – from £38 A to use watch with an intuitive interactive baby monster, Transformers and My into complicated bracelets, but parents are being revolutionary threadless sewing touch screen with different machine that’s perfect for a first friend Cayla doll. warned to be careful which products they buy as analogue and digital watch time sewing experience. faces to choose from, alarm, Also high on the wish list are toys from smash hit many do not comply with toy safety regulations. n TRANSFORMERS AGE OF picture and video taking with movies Frozen and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. In addition, tests on cheap imports of loom band sets revealed some plastic charms contained dangerously EXTINCTION STOMP AND in-built camera, stop watch and And if parents were to fork out for all toys on the list, timer, three fun games, photo WITH high levels of ‘phthalates’. CHOMP GRIMLOCK FIGURE they would have to part with close to £500 based on the – from £79.99 At almost 40cm editing and voice recording. The chemical is used to make plastics more pliable but it recommended retail price (RRP) of each. tall, this Transformers 4 Stomp n SIMON SWIPE – from £21 is also a known carcinogen and its use is strictly controlled, No wonder then that, in such difficult financial times, and Chomp Grimlock is ready Swipe the lights to conquer particularly in toys that could go in the mouth. The worrying many hard-pressed parents look for alternatives. to take on any enemy and can the colours in this challenging thing is the charms are the bits that are most likely to end up in convert in just one step into a Simon Swipe game. To be the Unfortunately, Trading Standards Officers fear that this factor children’s mouths. chomping dinosaur with light champion swiper, just tap when will play into the hands of those selling fakes and forgeries. The legal limit for phthalates is 0.1%. However in independent up eyes. you see one light, swipe when And the team is warning all consumers to be vigilant as saving tests 16 packets of the charms from unofficial box sets imported n TEKSTA T-REX TOYS – there are two, and swipe and money could mean risking safety. from the Far East contained more than the accepted level – with from £59.99 The bone-crushing reverse when the lights move MAS Councillor Hamish Stewart, Chair of the Community Services, two having more than 50%. dinosaur who responds to your clockwise and then go back. voice, lights and sounds. n Committee, explained: “There is no doubt that some of the top Concluded Councillor Stewart: “We are warning parents to be SNOW GLOBE ELSA n Another end toys could prove expensive, particularly with those families vigilant about loom bands and only to buy genuine products from MY FRIEND CAYLA DOLL – from £34.99 A doll who favourite from the smash hit AS CHRISTMAS NEARS on a tight budget. a respected retailer. Also look for a UK distributor’s address on – from £89.99 “We fully expect that lower grade copies of these will be made understands almost anything movie of the year, Disney’s AND THE KIDS START the packaging as well as a CE mark.” Frozen. and sold at more affordable prices whilst still being passed off as you say by using speech-to- text technology. Synchronises n MULLING OVER WHAT TO the genuine article. The most common method for selling these NERF DEMOLISHER – with your iOS or Android smart Unleash motorised is through the internet, and even reputable online names can from £33 PUT ON THAT LIST - MAKE dart blasting and pump-fire SURE SAFETY IS NOT unwittingly play host to such transactions. missiles with the dart that fire “Manufacturers, retailers and consumer bodies such as OVERLOOKED. LYNNE up to 90 feet! ourselves are working together to keep the fraudsters at bay, n LOOM BANDS bands – CARSTAIRS EXPLAINS but the risk posed by fake goods, particularly toys, remains. In from 99p THE PITFALLS TO WATCH essence, if a price seems too good to be true, then it usually is. I fully understand the desire to save money at this time of OUT FOR BEFORE SANTA year but safety should always be the first priority. ARRIVES DOWN THE “Fake goods are often poorly manufactured and will not, in most cases, measure up to stringent CHIMNEY safety standards. The biggest concern is over small parts which can become easily detached and present a choking risk to youngsters. Paints or chemicals used might also not be within safe limits. “As a general guideline it’s worth remembering that the CE mark is the © Rodd100 | Dreamstime.com - Loom Band Bracelets Photo © Rodd100 | Dreamstime.com

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TOM 2 Reporter.indd 12 28/10/2014 13:11 TOM 2 Reporter.indd 13 28/10/2014 13:11 Kirsty has the touch featherCOMMONWEALTH MEDALLIST HAS HER SIGHTS ON OLYMPIC SUCCESS

RITAIN’S top female badminton badminton player represented at the stressful”, she reveals. “I’ve been working player and Commonwealth Olympic Games and Kirsty is very much towards this since Delhi when, aged just Games silver medallist, Kirsty on track to double that total. 17, I went along really just as a back-up Gilmour has been honoured for Qualifying kicks off next May, and for our top player at the time. I played in B‘making South Lanarkshire proud’, writes Kirsty admits she is quietly confident of one doubles match, which we won, and Lynne Carstairs. securing her place in Team GB: “All my came back pumped up and determined to Provost Eileen Logan paid tribute to focus now is on getting to that point in be at Glasgow in 2014 in my own right. the 21-year-old from Bothwell during a the best possible form. This will mean “So I suppose it was a culmination civic reception staged by the council in me stepping up a level in tournaments I of this anticipation, the pressure I put the town’s library last month to mark her compete in over the coming months.” on myself, and knowing that Badminton Glasgow 2014 success. Added to this is a gruelling training Scotland needed the team to pick up at When aged just 17 she was described regime which reflects the athleticism and least one medal to secure funding, that I by her school as ‘one of the most talented stamina required to play what is widely felt on me.” athletes in the country’. Now a formidable regarded as the world’s fastest racquet Nonetheless, once inside the cauldron force in the women’s game, the former St sport at the highest competitive level. of the Emirates Arena, with huge support Bride’s Primary pupil, has risen through She is also studying part-time towards from the home crowd, Kirsty turned that the ranks, bagging almost every school a university degree in film-making and pressure into determination, and swept her and girls’ accolade available. screen-writing, ‘“for life after badminton”. way to the finals without dropping a game. Currently ranked 17 in the world – However, the pressure of juggling And she credits that vociferous support one of only two Europeans in a top 20 training and education commitments for pushing her to an astonishing 10 dominated by Asian players - she now pales in comparison to what she felt as points in a row to come back from 19-11 stands ready for the ultimate call up. part of Team Scotland at Glasgow 2014. to overcome Malaysia’s Jing Ying Tee in a To date, Scotland has only had one “I’ll admit I found the Games very stirring semi final. GOLDEN GIRLS VISIT ST. MARY’S COMMONWEALTH Games gold with athletes including Steph Inglis matter what their circumstances, medallists Kimberly and Louise (Judo), Sean Docherty (table tennis), preferences or abilities. We really Renick were at St Mary’s Primary Lee Craigie (mountain biking) and enjoy contributing to the learning School in Hamilton as part of a series Vikki Bounce (hockey) already experiences in schools by sharing our of athletes’ school visits which are confirmed. skills, talking about failure and taking place across the country until Louise Renick said: “Kimberly and success and discipline as well as the end of the year. I feel privileged to be able to share our promoting values such as fairness Through Game on Scotland, a experiences as athletes with learners and sportsmanship. “ Legacy 2014 programme delivered by through the Game On Scotland visits Gerry Campbell, general manager a partnership between the Scottish programme. We believe as role of South Lanarkshire Leisure Government, Education Scotland, models we can inspire young people to and Culture, said: “The success of Glasgow 2014 and Glasgow City be the best they can be in life, no Glasgow 2014 has provided a great Council, schools the length opportunity for a whole host and breadth of Scotland have of agencies to use the positive been applying for the chance to images of sport and physical receive a visit from one of Team activity from Glasgow 2014 to Scotland’s athletes. inspire young people and others The initiative, funded by the to engage in sport. Visits to Scottish Government, will give local schools and sports clubs pupils a valuable insight into by athletes from Team Scotland the life of a professional athlete, are highly motivational and providing inspiration for all South Lanarkshire welcome any aspects of their lives with focus opportunity to get involved in on the importance of personal such visits” qualities such as discipline, determination, aspiration and sportsmanship. ON COURT: Dominic Cluckie Sixty schools in Scotland (11), Kittie Maslanka (10), are benefitting from a visit, Marc Gallacher (11) and Matthew Greaney (11) 14 the reporter

TOM 2 Reporter.indd 14 28/10/2014 13:11 Kirsty has the touch featherCOMMONWEALTH MEDALLIST HAS HER SIGHTS ON OLYMPIC SUCCESS

RITAIN’S top female badminton badminton player represented at the stressful”, she reveals. “I’ve been working Despite her silver success, Kirsty “The Commonwealth player and Commonwealth Olympic Games and Kirsty is very much towards this since Delhi when, aged just admits to feeling initial disappointment at Games was also a great Games silver medallist, Kirsty on track to double that total. 17, I went along really just as a back-up the conclusion of the Games. showcase for ‘minority’ Gilmour has been honoured for Qualifying kicks off next May, and for our top player at the time. I played in She went on: “It’s the only medal you sports and hopefully showed B‘making South Lanarkshire proud’, writes Kirsty admits she is quietly confident of one doubles match, which we won, and win where you have to lose to get it – the more young people that you Lynne Carstairs. securing her place in Team GB: “All my came back pumped up and determined to bronze is won in a third place play off. don’t have to play football or Provost Eileen Logan paid tribute to focus now is on getting to that point in be at Glasgow in 2014 in my own right. I know though that on that final day I swim to be successful in the the 21-year-old from Bothwell during a the best possible form. This will mean “So I suppose it was a culmination came up against a formidable opponent competitive arena. civic reception staged by the council in me stepping up a level in tournaments I of this anticipation, the pressure I put (Canada’s Michelle Li) who was at the top “I would urge anyone who is keen the town’s library last month to mark her compete in over the coming months.” on myself, and knowing that Badminton of her game. to just get out there and give it a try. Glasgow 2014 success. Added to this is a gruelling training Scotland needed the team to pick up at “It was actually really hard at the South Lanarkshire is a great supporter When aged just 17 she was described regime which reflects the athleticism and least one medal to secure funding, that I time and my overriding emotion was of young athletes, through schools, by her school as ‘one of the most talented stamina required to play what is widely felt on me.” disappointment. But, with the benefit of centres and clubs and its facilities are athletes in the country’. Now a formidable regarded as the world’s fastest racquet Nonetheless, once inside the cauldron hindsight, I am proud of my achievement. second to none. You never know it might force in the women’s game, the former St sport at the highest competitive level. of the Emirates Arena, with huge support No matter what I will always be a just be the beginning of a lifetime’s Bride’s Primary pupil, has risen through She is also studying part-time towards from the home crowd, Kirsty turned that Commonwealth Games silver medallist journey.” the ranks, bagging almost every school a university degree in film-making and pressure into determination, and swept her and I am extremely proud of that.” and girls’ accolade available. screen-writing, ‘“for life after badminton”. way to the finals without dropping a game. For Kirsty, who first picked up a racquet Currently ranked 17 in the world – However, the pressure of juggling And she credits that vociferous support aged 4, badminton is in her blood. Her one of only two Europeans in a top 20 training and education commitments for pushing her to an astonishing 10 dad Brian is a badminton professional dominated by Asian players - she now pales in comparison to what she felt as points in a row to come back from 19-11 and coach, and her uncle David, a stands ready for the ultimate call up. part of Team Scotland at Glasgow 2014. to overcome Malaysia’s Jing Ying Tee in a Commonwealth bronze medallist. To date, Scotland has only had one “I’ll admit I found the Games very stirring semi final. “I wasn’t pushed into badminton but came to it by the way of other sporting interests, including football GOLDEN GIRLS VISIT ST. MARY’S which I also played to a high “It’s the only COMMONWEALTH Games gold with athletes including Steph Inglis matter what their circumstances, competitive level. But, if it hadn’t medallists Kimberly and Louise (Judo), Sean Docherty (table tennis), preferences or abilities. We really been badminton, it would have medal you Renick were at St Mary’s Primary Lee Craigie (mountain biking) and enjoy contributing to the learning been something else. Sport is win where School in Hamilton as part of a series Vikki Bounce (hockey) already experiences in schools by sharing our such a part of who I am. of athletes’ school visits which are confirmed. skills, talking about failure and Kirsty described taking you have taking place across the country until Louise Renick said: “Kimberly and success and discipline as well as part in the 2007 International to lose the end of the year. I feel privileged to be able to share our promoting values such as fairness Children’s Games in Iceland Through Game on Scotland, a experiences as athletes with learners and sportsmanship. “ as a “fantastic, life-changing to get it” Legacy 2014 programme delivered by through the Game On Scotland visits Gerry Campbell, general manager experience”. And when a partnership between the Scottish programme. We believe as role of South Lanarkshire Leisure Lanarkshire hosted the Government, Education Scotland, models we can inspire young people to and Culture, said: “The success of Games in 2011 she Glasgow 2014 and Glasgow City be the best they can be in life, no Glasgow 2014 has provided a great became one of the faces Council, schools the length opportunity for a whole host of the event. and breadth of Scotland have of agencies to use the positive “I have wonderful been applying for the chance to images of sport and physical memories of ICG in receive a visit from one of Team activity from Glasgow 2014 to Reykjavik back in Scotland’s athletes. inspire young people and others 2007 – when I won The initiative, funded by the to engage in sport. Visits to doubles bronze aged Scottish Government, will give local schools and sports clubs just 14. It was an pupils a valuable insight into by athletes from Team Scotland event that helped the life of a professional athlete, are highly motivational and shape me, and providing inspiration for all South Lanarkshire welcome any increased my aspects of their lives with focus opportunity to get involved in confidence in my on the importance of personal such visits” abilities. qualities such as discipline, determination, aspiration and sportsmanship. ON COURT: Dominic Cluckie Sixty schools in Scotland (11), Kittie Maslanka (10), are benefitting from a visit, Marc Gallacher (11) and Matthew Greaney (11) 14 the reporter the reporter 15

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ODAY’S lessons at St Elizabeth’s Primary in Hamilton include spelling, sums and… shelter-building. CHILD’S There’s orienteering too, sandwiched between playtime and PE, plus important information on how to defend Tyour castle in the event of an attack. But don’t worry. It’s not a new boot-camp approach adopted by South Lanarkshire schools – just an innovative way of teaching children useful skills (and having a bit of fun at the same time). It’s all thanks to a unique partnership between St Elizabeth’s and parent Matt Cadman, who also happens to be a Lieutenant PLAY Colonel in the British Army. After he visited the school to deliver a Remembrance Day talk, Matt was struck by the enthusiasm of the pupils, who wanted to hear all about his career. He offered to run a physical activity session with the children, teaching them about map-reading, orienteering and survival skills. It was so successful, he now runs regular sessions and the children look forward to his visits with glee. “It started as a bit of fun, something to get them thinking and running about outside,” explains Matt, whose two sons, Thomas, 8, and six-year-old Richard, attend the school. “One of my key objectives when in the classroom was to motivate the kids through a combination of mental and physical fun tasks which required them to work as a team. We built army shelters from ponchos, learned about the way ration boxes are made up and how you plan your food to make sure you survive in the wild, and played memory games. “And it was fantastic. The pupils loved it, and the teachers felt they gained a lot out of it.” Primary one teacher Pamela Sullivan explains: “Matt’s sessions are great. I was surprised at first how quickly and how

Back at the school, the items are poured on to the team tables to be counted and, after a brief steward’s inquiry over the chocolate bars (one youngster in the red team claims he found six of them until outraged shouts from the yellow team forced him to admit he nabbed them off their table at the end), the yellow team is declared the winner and calm is restored. “Soldiers are a doddle in comparison to schoolkids,” grins Matt. “I’m astonished by how much energy children have. They well the pupils worked together as a team to overcome assorted are really up for a challenge, and in all weathers too. challenges. “They have really taken to this and it’s inspired them to do “The point is they are having fun, but it’s helping them with their own orienteering projects when I’m not here, which is all sorts of skills, such as communication and listening.” great.” Today’s session includes a treasure hunt around the grounds For Matt, 40 - who divides his time between home in for items Matt has hidden earlier in the morning. The children Hamilton with his wife Julie, the boys and their little sister Kay, are shown doublers of all the objects - which include a tin of who is three, and work at army headquarters in Andover - being peas, a ribbon, a tiny plastic dinosaur and a wooden peg - for a able to play a part in his children’s education is essential. minute, then sent off to find the partner of each in teams. “The children at St Elizabeth’s really thrive and it’s fantastic “Who’s out of puff?” yells Matt, who runs after them all to be able to help out when I can,” he says. “Education is a dual encouraging them to work together and collect the items as responsibility and teachers have to be supported at home. The quickly as possible. kids need good male role models too.” 16 the reporter

TOM 2 Reporter.indd 16 28/10/2014 13:11 GETTING MOTIVATED OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM IS A REAL LIFE SKILL, AS ANNIE STUART FINDS OUT

“The point is they are having fun, but it’s helping them with all sorts of skills, such as communication and listening”

Back at the school, the items are poured on to the team tables Matt studied geography at Aberdeen University where he to be counted and, after a brief steward’s inquiry over the joined the Officer Training Corps. chocolate bars (one youngster in the red team claims he found After completing his training at the Royal Military Academy six of them until outraged shouts from the yellow team forced in Sandhurst, he served in Germany, Kosovo and Afghanistan, him to admit he nabbed them off their table at the end), the and is currently training to become a battalion commanding yellow team is declared the winner and calm is restored. officer. “Soldiers are a doddle in comparison to schoolkids,” grins The children hang on his every word when he visits St Matt. “I’m astonished by how much energy children have. They Elizabeth’s. well the pupils worked together as a team to overcome assorted are really up for a challenge, and in all weathers too. Shelter builders Eilidh McLaughlin, 7 and Saarah Farrukh, 7, challenges. “They have really taken to this and it’s inspired them to do are dispatched to find a v-shaped twig for an anchor, while Cole “The point is they are having fun, but it’s helping them with their own orienteering projects when I’m not here, which is Innes starts to unroll the poncho for the roof. all sorts of skills, such as communication and listening.” great.” Aidan Kirkwood, 7, said: “I learned how to build a tent by Today’s session includes a treasure hunt around the grounds For Matt, 40 - who divides his time between home in putting string over the trees and I learned tents have to be low so for items Matt has hidden earlier in the morning. The children Hamilton with his wife Julie, the boys and their little sister Kay, they can’t be seen by the enemy.” Map readers Connor Wallace, 6, and seven-year-old Sian are shown doublers of all the objects - which include a tin of who is three, and work at army headquarters in Andover - being Rebekah Springett, 8, added: “I learned how to keep safe by Williams learn about compass points – but the highlight is peas, a ribbon, a tiny plastic dinosaur and a wooden peg - for a able to play a part in his children’s education is essential. building a tent and I learned about army food.” always the treasure hunt. minute, then sent off to find the partner of each in teams. “The children at St Elizabeth’s really thrive and it’s fantastic Seven-year-old Iona Obrien agreed: “ I tasted army rations - “They all love it, and they get a lot out of it,” explains class “Who’s out of puff?” yells Matt, who runs after them all to be able to help out when I can,” he says. “Education is a dual they were good.” teacher Jane Hasson. encouraging them to work together and collect the items as responsibility and teachers have to be supported at home. The Jude Tennyson, 7, said: “I learned if you have no food you Six-year-old Gracie O’Callaghan sums it up. “This is lots more quickly as possible. kids need good male role models too.” must eat what you can find to survive.” fun than being in class,” she beams. 16 the reporter the reporter 17

TOM 2 Reporter.indd 16 28/10/2014 13:11 TOM 2 Reporter.indd 17 28/10/2014 13:11 IT’S been a year of celebration across South Lanarkshire as three of the area’s most iconic buildings marked significant milestones. The council’s headquarters in Almada Street, Hamilton – locally known as the County Buildings – was officially opened by HRH The Queen Mother 50 years ago. Meanwhile one of Lanarkshire’s grandest and most admired buildings,The Town House, Hamilton, celebrated the 100th anniversary of its royal opening in July. And in Lanark, staff and users of Lanark library took a step back in time to celebrate the centenary of its 1914 opening. IN A REPORTER SPECIAL FEATURE WE TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE HISTORY AND MODERN DAY ROLES PLAYED BY EACH. BY LYNNE CARSTAIRS A century of LANDMARKS HE Town House, Hamilton was Street meets Auchingramont Road. This opened its doors and its award-winning officially opened by King George would see the construction of a new design has ensured it remains one of V and Queen Mary on 9 July 1914. public library, municipal building and Lanarkshire’s, and indeed Scotland’s, The subject of a £9m refurbishment town hall with room for expansion if and best-known public landmarks. Tled by the council a decade ago, the when required. On its official opening by the late Category ‘A’ listed building remains a On the back of the library construction, Queen Mother in April 1964 it made prime example of baroque Edwardian successive plans were made by the headlines around the country, with architecture. council to build new municipal offices both the Glasgow Herald and Hamilton Funded in part through a £15000 joined to the library building, mirroring Advertiser among those making it front donation from renowned philanthropist the design. page news. and library advocate Andrew Carnegie, One year later the grand Town House The much-anticipated building – a plans for the Town House were initially a complex we know today was officially huge talking point in the town - had been little difficult to agree on. opened by the King and Queen. three years in construction and stood By the turn of the 20th Century Fast forward to the 21st century and a 200ft tall on a massive 3.7 acre site in the the population of Hamilton and the full scale £9m renovation project started in town’s Almada Street. surrounding villages had quadrupled in 2002. Supported by the Heritage Lottery Dwarfing all around it, the building as many decades. Fund, Scottish Arts Council and Historic was hailed as a striking example of As a result the old town hall at New Scotland the work was complete by May modern architecture, inspired by the Cross, which acted as council chambers, 2004. Included were a new central library, United Nations building in New York and town clerk’s office, police station and stage, lighting and sound system, and arts built by construction giants Laing – who court, was rapidly becoming unfit for wing. A wedding suite was also created. In had just finished building Britain’s first purpose. Nonetheless, locals were against total the building (above right, inset) now motorway, the M1. its replacement, and vetoed plans for a has 17 different levels, welcoming more The stunning design by David replacement on two separate occasions. than 200,000 visitors a year. Bannerman, of the Lanark County Consensus finally broke out around 2014 also marked 50 years since the Architect’s Department, was considered a proposal for a new site where Cadzow ‘County Buildings’ (above left) first truly ground-breaking. 18 the reporter

TOM 2 Reporter.indd 18 28/10/2014 13:11 IT’S been a year of celebration across South Lanarkshire as three of the area’s most iconic buildings marked significant milestones. The council’s headquarters in Almada Street, Hamilton – locally known as the County Buildings – was officially opened by HRH The Queen Mother 50 years ago. Meanwhile one of Lanarkshire’s grandest and most admired buildings,The Town House, Hamilton, celebrated the 100th anniversary of its royal opening in July. And in Lanark, staff and users of Lanark library took a step back in time to celebrate the centenary of its 1914 opening. IN A REPORTER SPECIAL FEATURE WE TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE HISTORY AND MODERN DAY ROLES PLAYED BY EACH. BY LYNNE CARSTAIRS A century of LANDMARKS HE Town House, Hamilton was Street meets Auchingramont Road. This opened its doors and its award-winning The Glasgow Herald’s art critic, officially opened by King George would see the construction of a new design has ensured it remains one of writing in its edition on the day of the V and Queen Mary on 9 July 1914. public library, municipal building and Lanarkshire’s, and indeed Scotland’s, official opening, hailed it as “modern The subject of a £9m refurbishment town hall with room for expansion if and best-known public landmarks. architecture at its best”, adding “one’s Tled by the council a decade ago, the when required. On its official opening by the late first impression at close quarters is Category ‘A’ listed building remains a On the back of the library construction, Queen Mother in April 1964 it made of unusual fineness and subtlety of prime example of baroque Edwardian successive plans were made by the headlines around the country, with proportion that belies the vast scale of the architecture. council to build new municipal offices both the Glasgow Herald and Hamilton whole structure.” Funded in part through a £15000 joined to the library building, mirroring Advertiser among those making it front Internally, the building was ultra- donation from renowned philanthropist the design. page news. modern too, with high-speed lifts, air and library advocate Andrew Carnegie, One year later the grand Town House The much-anticipated building – a conditioning and 1288 fixed windows on plans for the Town House were initially a complex we know today was officially huge talking point in the town - had been its north and south walls putting it at the little difficult to agree on. opened by the King and Queen. three years in construction and stood cutting edge of technology. By the turn of the 20th Century Fast forward to the 21st century and a 200ft tall on a massive 3.7 acre site in the The significance of bringing the seat of the population of Hamilton and the full scale £9m renovation project started in town’s Almada Street. council power to the town of Hamilton surrounding villages had quadrupled in 2002. Supported by the Heritage Lottery Dwarfing all around it, the building was also recorded by the Advertiser’s as many decades. Fund, Scottish Arts Council and Historic was hailed as a striking example of Edwardian style editorial column, which stated: “The As a result the old town hall at New Scotland the work was complete by May modern architecture, inspired by the IN LANARK the Centenary of the Older residents recreated the greatest significance is the fact that the Cross, which acted as council chambers, 2004. Included were a new central library, United Nations building in New York and opening of the town’s library was glamour of the Edwardian era by buildings are now located in the county town clerk’s office, police station and stage, lighting and sound system, and arts built by construction giants Laing – who marked with a reception for the creating a dazzling collection of period town. The main advantage may prove to court, was rapidly becoming unfit for wing. A wedding suite was also created. In had just finished building Britain’s first community and staff past and present. hats, with a prize for the best hat be a revival of local pride”. purpose. Nonetheless, locals were against total the building (above right, inset) now motorway, the M1. The building (above right) was donated by Brooks, the well-known David Bannerman’s grand design was its replacement, and vetoed plans for a has 17 different levels, welcoming more The stunning design by David gifted to the people of Lanark by local Lanark outfitters. granted protected status as an A-listed replacement on two separate occasions. than 200,000 visitors a year. Bannerman, of the Lanark County philanthropist Charles Lindsay in And the library’s longest serving building on November 18th 1993 in Consensus finally broke out around 2014 also marked 50 years since the Architect’s Department, was considered 1914 and has been used as the town’s member Marion Donald was presented recognition of its status as an icon of a proposal for a new site where Cadzow ‘County Buildings’ (above left) first truly ground-breaking. library ever since. with a commemorative ‘Golden Ticket’. modern architecture. 18 the reporter the reporter 19

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TOWNS AND VILLAGES SCOOP BEAUTY AWARDS, WRITES MHAIRI ANDERSON theBLOOM What do TOWNgreats councillors do? NUMBER of communities. The awards are Lanarkshire have been rewarded In addition to these towns and villages made to recognise the efforts with the presentation of two trophies other throughout South of local groups and individuals trophies and seven medal Lanarkshire entrants won Lanarkshire this in making their communities certificates. the following medal Ayear took part once again in beautiful. Past winners of the Silver Gilt certificates: Beautiful Scotland, – previously Head of Facilities, Waste and medal certificate and the Scottish Flourishing Forth Who makes known as Beautiful Scotland Grounds Services, Stephen Kelly, Natural Heritage Award for (Large Village) – Silver in Bloom – a competition run said: “The initial focus of the Biodiversity, Brighter Bothwell Gilt decisions? by the independent charity campaign was on horticulture, this year gained the Small Town Lanark in Bloom Keep Scotland Beautiful, in and while that remains a key Trophy and Uddingston Pride (Medium Town) – Silver partnership with the Royal theme there is now also a focus won the Urban Community Strathaven in Bloom Horticultural Society (RHS) on environmental responsibility Trophy. (Medium Town) – Silver Bloom Federation. and community participation. Gilt What is my area/ The Beautiful Scotland “The council has, each year, Stonehouse Brighter programme supports community worked in partnership with Village Group (Small groups across Scotland as they groups across South Lanarkshire Town) – Bronze seek to improve and enhance and our Ground Services teams ward called? Burnside in Bloom ? their local environment and, have been on hand again to here in South Lanarkshire, the give all groups involved in (Urban Community) – council’s Ground Services staff the competition a great deal of Bronze offer advice and practical help support with advice, ground On presenting the to the people in our towns and preparation, transportation of awards, John Frater, villages who are taking part. plants and materials, provision of Keep Scotland The competition is entered of new barrier planters and Beautiful, said: “I am Why should 8 page by local authorities, Business increased watering during the delighted to present the awards and would questions pull out Improvement Districts and run up to the final judging of the your volunteer groups representing competition.” like to congratulate all I vote? and keep their cities, towns, villages and Local efforts to brighten up the winners on their success.” answered 20 the reporter the reporter 21

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TOM 2 Reporter.indd 20 28/10/2014 13:11 TOM 2 Reporter.indd 21 28/10/2014 13:11 What election area Why should Rutherglen ? do I live in? Cambuslang I vote? Who makes 12 Uddingston decisions? ? ? 13 This is your council and it’s important you have 14 Bothwell 11 16 your say on how things are done. South Lanarkshire covers a big area – 684 square The council is legally responsible for providing miles. This area is divided into 20 wards. The ward 15 important public services and making decisions on boundaries are set by an independent body known 10 behalf of the local community about local services as the Boundary Commission who look at population 17 such as education, social care, roads, waste, cultural changes, carry out consultations and decide what will Blantyre Hamilton services and planning. be included in a particular ward. 9 8 Scottish councils also have a duty to work with Voters from each of these wards elect three or four health, police, fire, Scottish Enterprise and the councillors, depending on the size of the ward. In Scottish 7 18 19 voluntary sector to plan and co-ordinate services in councils, councillors are elected by the Single Transferable East Kilbride their area. This is known as community planning. Vote system – where people mark their ballot paper with a 6 The people of South Lanarkshire are invited to vote ‘1’ for their first preference, ‘2’ for their second preference, for the councillors who form the council. ‘3’ for their third preference and so on – they can mark as The last full council elections were many or as few as they like. Forth on 3 May 2012. They are next due This aim of this style of voting is to ensure the result more on Thursday 4 May 2017. (After closely reflects how people voted. With three or four this, they will take place every four councillors in each ward, wards generally have councillors 2 years). from more than one political party. 1 Occasionally, by-elections are called South Lanarkshire has 67 councillors to cover the 20 wards Larkhall 20 Carluke when a seat becomes vacant. in the area. They form the council and are responsible for Carnwath making all the key decisions. Strathaven The day to day work of the council is carried out by Lanark employees who work for the council. Senior council Carstairs What do councillors do Stonehouse ? employees also work with the councillors to develop the Councillors attend full council meetings and council’s plans, strategies and policies. 5 Kirkmuirhill and several committees. They’re also responsible? Blackwood This pull-out is designed to help you contact your for appointing the Provost, the Council councillors if you wish to do so. If you are still not sure which Biggar Leader and the Chairs and Deputes for each ward you live in or which councillors represent that ward, of the committees. you can check on our website www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk Lesmahagow Committees make decisions on particular areas or phone Members Services on 01698 454366. 3 of service provided by the council. All political 4 parties on the council are involved in the various committees, which include Education, Social Work, Enterprise, Housing and Technical Douglas Resources, and Finance and Corporate. Most council meetings are open to the public, Your vote counts and dates and locations can be checked on a calendar on the ‘Councillors and Committees’ section of our website. You can also read and download the agenda and reports for the Abington meetings. Occasionally, press and public are What is my area/ excluded from certain meetings or certain agenda items – for example adoption panels – but most meetings are open and seats are set ward called? aside for the public. ? Crawford As well as attending council meetings, councillors take an interest in what’s happening Leadhills in the area they represent. For example, they may attend meetings of community Did you know councils, school councils or other local interest You can find out who your councillor groups. Many hold local surgeries or publish a telephone number so people can contact them is online using your postcode. to discuss matters that concern them. www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk Councillors can also be nominated to represent the council on other public bodies at national /councillors/search or local level. © Crown copyright. All rights reserved 100020730 2013 copyright. All rights reserved © Crown 22 the the reporterreporter the reporter 23

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to 8.00pm 8.00pm MitchellMitchell 6.30pm6.30pm to to 7.00pm 7.00pm 2nd2nd Tuesday Tuesday 6.00pm6.00pm to to 6.30pm 6.30pm AllyAlly McCoist McCoist Centre, Centre, 5.30pm5.30pm to to 6.15pm 6.15pm TheThe Tom Tom Craig Craig Centre, Centre, 6.00pm6.00pm to to 7.00pm 7.00pm 7.00pm7.00pm BiggarBiggar Municipal Municipal Hall, Hall, 1st1st Saturday Saturday Kirkstyle,Kirkstyle, Biggar Biggar McLeanMcLean Gardens Gardens QuarryQuarry Road, Road, East East Kilbride Kilbride ThorntonhallThorntonhall Tennis Tennis Club, Club, LawhillLawhill Road, Road, Law Law ForthForth Primary Primary School, School, ThankertonThankerton Hall, Hall, Thankerton Thankerton 10.00am10.00am 7.45pm7.45pm to to 8.15pm 8.15pm ShelteredSheltered Housing, Housing, EastEast Kilbride Kilbride Arts Arts BraeheadBraehead Road, Road, Thorntonhall Thorntonhall 2nd2nd Monday Monday MainMain Street, Street, Forth Forth 3rd3rd Tuesday Tuesday ElsrickleElsrickle Village Village Hall, Hall, McLeanMcLean Gardens, Gardens, Stonehouse Stonehouse 77 East East KilbrideKilbride Centre,Centre, Old Old Coach Coach Road, Road, 6.30pm6.30pm to to 7.00pm 7.00pm 4th4th Tuesday Tuesday 7.00pm7.00pm CarnwathCarnwath Road, Road, Elsrickle Elsrickle 1010 East East KilbrideKilbride EastEast CarlukeCarluke Lifestyles Lifestyles Centre, Centre, 6.00pm6.00pm to to 7.00pm 7.00pm 6.45pm6.45pm to to 7.30pm 7.30pm CentralCentral SouthSouth EastEast Mains, Mains, East East Kilbride Kilbride AbingtonAbington Hall, Hall, Carlisle Carlisle Road, Road, 8.30pm8.30pm to to 9.00pm 9.00pm BallgreenBallgreen Hall, Hall, Glasgow Glasgow Road, Road, CarnwathCarnwath Road, Road, Carluke Carluke CouncilCouncil Offices, Offices, AbingtonAbington JohnJohn AndersonAnderson 3rd3rd Tuesday Tuesday JohnJohn CairneyCairney DolphintonDolphinton Village Village Hall, Hall, StrathavenStrathaven 1st1st Saturday Saturday 3rd3rd Monday Monday SouthSouth Vennel, Vennel, Lanark Lanark 1st1st Wednesday Wednesday 1st1st Thursday Thursday 6.00pm6.00pm DolphintonDolphinton 3rd3rd Monday Monday 7.15pm7.15pm to to 7.45pm 7.45pm 4th4th Wednesday Wednesday 7.00pm7.00pm 6.00pm6.00pm to to 7.00pm 7.00pm KirktonholmeKirktonholme Hall, Hall, 10.00am10.00am to to 11.00am 11.00am KilncadzowKilncadzow Village Village Hall, Hall, 6.00pm6.00pm to to 7.00pm 7.00pm CarstairsCarstairs Village Village Hall, Hall, HamishHamish StewartStewart 6.00pm6.00pm to to 7.00pm 7.00pm TheThe Murray Murray Owen Owen KirktonholmeKirktonholme Road, Road, ClaremontClaremont Parish Parish CraigenhillCraigenhill Road, Road, Kilncadzow Kilncadzow KirkfieldbankKirkfieldbank Primary Primary School, School, CarstairsCarstairs Village Village ToTo arrange arrange an an SouthSouth Lanarkshire Lanarkshire Lifestyles Lifestyles Centre,Centre, Liddel Liddel Grove, Grove, WestWest Mains, Mains, East East Kilbride Kilbride ChurchChurch Hall, Hall, 4th4th Monday Monday RiversideRiverside Road, Road, Kirkfieldbank Kirkfieldbank appointment,appointment, phone phone Stonehouse,Stonehouse, Udston Udston Mill Mill Road, Road, Murray,Murray, East East Kilbride Kilbride HighHigh Common Common Road, Road, 6.30pm6.30pm to to 7.00pm 7.00pm BevBev GauldGauld 0774807748 114 114 582 582 or or StonehouseStonehouse ChrisChris ThompsonThompson StSt Leonards, Leonards, East East Kilbride Kilbride CatherineCatherine 3rd3rd Thursday Thursday BraidwoodBraidwood Village Village Hall, Hall, NewbiggingNewbigging Village Village 0169801698 454686. 454686. 6.00pm6.00pm to to 7.00pm 7.00pm 2nd2nd Wednesday Wednesday 2nd2nd Saturday Saturday BraidwoodBraidwood Road, Road, Braidwood Braidwood McClymontMcClymont Hall,Hall, Dunsyre Dunsyre Road, Road, oror email email BillBill HolmanHolman WestwoodWestwood Community Community Hall, Hall, 6.00pm6.00pm to to 7.00pm 7.00pm 10.00am10.00am to to 11.00am 11.00am 1st1st Wednesday Wednesday [email protected]@ 4th4th Monday Monday NewbiggingNewbigging 1st1st Thursday Thursday RivertonRiverton Drive, Drive, Westwood, Westwood, MaxwelltonMaxwellton LongLong Calderwood Calderwood Primary Primary 6.00pm6.00pm southlanarkshire.gov.uksouthlanarkshire.gov.uk 7.15pm7.15pm to to 7.45pm 7.45pm byby appointment appointment only only 6.00pm6.00pm to to 7.00pm 7.00pm EastEast Kilbride Kilbride PrimaryPrimary School, School, School,School, Bosworth Bosworth Road, Road, CrossfordCrossford Village Village Hall, Hall, McClymontMcClymont House, House, PleasePlease call call 07748 07748 114 114 574. 574. SouthSouth Lanarkshire Lanarkshire MaxwelltonMaxwellton Avenue, Avenue, Calderwood,Calderwood, East East Kilbride Kilbride GallowhillGallowhill Road, Road, Lanark Lanark 44 Clydesdale Clydesdale SouthSouth LanarkLanark Road, Road, Crossford Crossford 1st1st Monday Monday LifestylesLifestyles Stonehouse, Stonehouse, GerryGerry ConveryConvery Calderwood,Calderwood, East East Kilbride Kilbride 4th4th Saturday Saturday 2nd2nd Wednesday Wednesday 1st1st Friday Friday 6.00pm6.00pm to to 6.30pm 6.30pm GeorgeGeorge UdstonUdston Mill Mill Road, Road, Stonehouse Stonehouse 4th4th Monday Monday 10.00am10.00am to to 11.00am 11.00am EileenEileen LoganLogan fromfrom 5.45pm 5.45pm 6.00pm6.00pm to to 7.00pm 7.00pm CarmichaelCarmichael Village Village Hall, Hall, GreenshieldsGreenshields 3rd3rd Thursday Thursday 6.00pm6.00pm to to 7.00pm 7.00pm HunterHunter House, House, EveryEvery Monday Monday SmyllumSmyllum Resource Resource Centre, Centre, TheThe Murray Murray Owen Owen SchoolSchool Road, Road, Carmichael Carmichael 1st1st Saturday Saturday 6.00pm6.00pm to to 7.00pm 7.00pm BlacklawBlacklaw Community Community Wing, Wing, CalderwoodCalderwood Baptist Baptist Church, Church, 6.00pm6.00pm to to 7.00pm 7.00pm SmyllumSmyllum Road, Road, Lanark Lanark Centre,Centre, Liddel Liddel Grove, Grove, LifestylesLifestyles Hall, Hall, 6.45pm6.45pm to to 7.15pm 7.15pm 10.30am10.30am to to 11.30am 11.30am BallgreenBallgreen Hall, Hall, Glasgow Glasgow Road, Road, BlacklawBlacklaw Primary Primary School, School, MaxwelltonMaxwellton Road, Road, East East Kilbride Kilbride 7.15pm7.15pm StSt Bride Bride Centre, Centre, Murray,Murray, East East Kilbride Kilbride CarnwathCarnwath Road, Road, ThankertonThankerton Village Village Hall, Hall, StrathavenStrathaven GlenGlen Arroch, Arroch, East East Kilbride Kilbride KirkfieldbankKirkfieldbank Primary Primary School, School, 5151 Station Station Road, Road, Thankerton Thankerton Braehead,Braehead, Douglas Douglas 2nd2nd Friday Friday GladysGladys 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8.15pm8.15pm to to 8.45pm 8.45pm MuirfootMuirfoot Road, Road, Rigside Rigside KirktonholmeKirktonholme Hall, Hall, CarnwathCarnwath Road, Road, Braehead Braehead 6.00pm6.00pm to to 7.00pm 7.00pm 3rd3rd Saturday Saturday BosworthBosworth Road, Road, Calderwood, Calderwood, 2nd2nd Wednesday Wednesday CoulterCoulter Village Village Hall, Hall, 7.00pm7.00pm to to 8.00pm 8.00pm KirktonholmeKirktonholme Road, Road, 7.00pm7.00pm CoalburnCoalburn One One Stop Stop Shop, Shop, GreenhillsGreenhills Community Community 10.00am10.00am to to 11.00am 11.00am EastEast Kilbride Kilbride 5.30pm5.30pm to to 6.30pm 6.30pm BirthwoodBirthwood Road, Road, Coulter Coulter WestwoodWestwood Hall, Hall, Riverton Riverton Drive, Drive, WestWest Mains, Mains, East East Kilbride Kilbride ForthForth Primary Primary School, School, CoalburnCoalburn Road, Road, Coalburn Coalburn Hall,Hall, Greenhills Greenhills Square, Square, 2nd2nd Saturday Saturday BraidwoodBraidwood Village Village Hall, Hall, 1st1st Thursday Thursday Westwood,Westwood, East East Kilbride Kilbride 2nd2nd Wednesday Wednesday BraidwoodBraidwood Road, Road, Braidwood Braidwood MainMain Street, Street, Forth Forth 6.30pm6.30pm to to 7.00pm 7.00pm EastEast Kilbride Kilbride 6.00pm6.00pm to to 7.00pm 7.00pm 10.00am10.00am to to 11.00am 11.00am GordonGordon MuirMuir 3rd3rd Saturday Saturday 4th4th Saturday Saturday BlacklawBlacklaw Primary, Primary, Glen Glen Arroch, Arroch, 3rd3rd Wednesday Wednesday VivienneVivienne ShawShaw AbingtonAbington Village Village Hall, Hall, 1st1st Monday Monday 10.00am10.00am to to 11.00am 11.00am EastEast Kilbride Kilbride Arts Arts Centre, Centre, 10.00am10.00am to to 11.00am 11.00am EastEast Kilbride Kilbride 5.30pm5.30pm to to 6.30pm 6.30pm 2nd2nd Monday Monday CarlisleCarlisle Road, Road, Abington Abington 5.00pm5.00pm to to 5.45pm 5.45pm EastEast Milton Milton Primary Primary School, School, OldOld Coach Coach Road, Road, East East Mains, Mains, CrossfordCrossford Village Village Hall, Hall, 3.30pm3.30pm to to 4.00pm 4.00pm 7.15pm7.15pm to to 7.45pm 7.45pm Blackwood/KirkmuirhillBlackwood/Kirkmuirhill GreenhillsGreenhills Community Community Hall, Hall, VancouverVancouver Drive, Drive, East East Kilbride Kilbride EastEast Kilbride Kilbride 4th4th Saturday Saturday LanarkLanark Road, Road, Crossford Crossford SmyllumSmyllum Resource Resource CrawfordCrawford Village Village Hall, Hall, CommunityCommunity Flat, Flat, GreenhillsGreenhills Square, Square, East East Kilbride Kilbride 2nd2nd Saturday Saturday 10.00am10.00am to to 11.00am 11.00am Centre,Centre, Smyllum Smyllum CarlisleCarlisle Road, Road, Crawford Crawford HopeHope Road, Road, Blackwood Blackwood 4th4th Tuesday Tuesday SusanSusan KerrKerr 10.00am10.00am to to 11.00am 11.00am CalderwoodCalderwood Hall, Hall, DavidDavid ShearerShearer 1st1st Friday Friday Road,Road, Lanark Lanark 8.15pm8.15pm to to 8.45pm 8.45pm 1st1st Monday Monday 10.30am10.30am to to 11.30am 11.30am MountMount Cameron Cameron Primary Primary 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Stonehouse,Stonehouse, Udston Udston Mill Mill Road, Road, Murray,Murray, East East Kilbride Kilbride HighHigh Common Common Road, Road, 6.30pm6.30pm to to 7.00pm 7.00pm BevBev GauldGauld 0774807748 114 114 582 582 or or StonehouseStonehouse ChrisChris ThompsonThompson StSt Leonards, Leonards, East East Kilbride Kilbride CatherineCatherine 3rd3rd Thursday Thursday BraidwoodBraidwood Village Village Hall, Hall, NewbiggingNewbigging Village Village 0169801698 454686. 454686. 6.00pm6.00pm to to 7.00pm 7.00pm 2nd2nd Wednesday Wednesday 2nd2nd Saturday Saturday BraidwoodBraidwood Road, Road, Braidwood Braidwood McClymontMcClymont Hall,Hall, Dunsyre Dunsyre Road, Road, oror email email BillBill HolmanHolman WestwoodWestwood Community Community Hall, Hall, 6.00pm6.00pm to to 7.00pm 7.00pm 10.00am10.00am to to 11.00am 11.00am 1st1st Wednesday Wednesday [email protected]@ 4th4th Monday Monday NewbiggingNewbigging 1st1st Thursday Thursday RivertonRiverton Drive, Drive, Westwood, Westwood, 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SouthSouth Lanarkshire Lanarkshire MaxwelltonMaxwellton Avenue, Avenue, Calderwood,Calderwood, East East Kilbride Kilbride GallowhillGallowhill Road, Road, Lanark Lanark 44 Clydesdale Clydesdale SouthSouth LanarkLanark Road, Road, Crossford Crossford 1st1st Monday Monday LifestylesLifestyles Stonehouse, Stonehouse, GerryGerry ConveryConvery Calderwood,Calderwood, East East Kilbride Kilbride 4th4th Saturday Saturday 2nd2nd Wednesday Wednesday 1st1st Friday Friday 6.00pm6.00pm to to 6.30pm 6.30pm GeorgeGeorge UdstonUdston Mill Mill Road, Road, Stonehouse Stonehouse 4th4th Monday Monday 10.00am10.00am to to 11.00am 11.00am EileenEileen LoganLogan fromfrom 5.45pm 5.45pm 6.00pm6.00pm to to 7.00pm 7.00pm CarmichaelCarmichael Village Village Hall, Hall, GreenshieldsGreenshields 3rd3rd Thursday Thursday 6.00pm6.00pm to to 7.00pm 7.00pm HunterHunter House, House, EveryEvery Monday Monday SmyllumSmyllum Resource Resource Centre, Centre, TheThe Murray Murray Owen Owen SchoolSchool Road, Road, Carmichael Carmichael 1st1st Saturday Saturday 6.00pm6.00pm to to 7.00pm 7.00pm BlacklawBlacklaw Community Community Wing, Wing, CalderwoodCalderwood Baptist Baptist Church, Church, 6.00pm6.00pm to to 7.00pm 7.00pm SmyllumSmyllum Road, Road, Lanark Lanark Centre,Centre, Liddel Liddel Grove, Grove, LifestylesLifestyles Hall, Hall, 6.45pm6.45pm to to 7.15pm 7.15pm 10.30am10.30am to to 11.30am 11.30am BallgreenBallgreen Hall, Hall, Glasgow Glasgow Road, Road, BlacklawBlacklaw Primary Primary School, School, MaxwelltonMaxwellton Road, Road, East East Kilbride Kilbride 7.15pm7.15pm StSt Bride Bride Centre, Centre, Murray,Murray, East East Kilbride Kilbride CarnwathCarnwath Road, Road, ThankertonThankerton Village Village Hall, Hall, StrathavenStrathaven GlenGlen Arroch, Arroch, East East Kilbride Kilbride KirkfieldbankKirkfieldbank Primary Primary School, School, 5151 Station Station Road, Road, Thankerton Thankerton Braehead,Braehead, Douglas Douglas 2nd2nd Friday Friday GladysGladys MillerMiller CarlukeCarluke 6.00pm6.00pm to to 7.00pm 7.00pm RiversideRiverside Road, Road, Kirkfieldbank Kirkfieldbank 7.30pm7.30pm to to 8.00pm 8.00pm 1st1st Monday Monday 66 East East KilbrideKilbride SouthSouth SheenaSheena WardhaughWardhaugh 1st1st Saturday Saturday 1st1st Wednesday Wednesday 3rd3rd Wednesday Wednesday TheThe Red Red Deer Deer Centre, Centre, 10.00am10.00am to to 11.00am 11.00am 5.30pm5.30pm to to 6.30pm 6.30pm SymingtonSymington Village Village Hall, Hall, 6.00pm6.00pm to to 6.45pm 6.45pm 1st1st Saturday Saturday 6.00pm6.00pm to to 6.45pm 6.45pm ArchieArchie BuchananBuchanan AlbertaAlberta Avenue, Avenue, Westwood, Westwood, LongLong Calderwood Calderwood TheThe Tom Tom Craig Craig Centre, Centre, MainMain Street, Street, Symington Symington RigsideRigside Hall, Hall, 10.00am10.00am to to 11.00am 11.00am BraeheadBraehead Hall, Hall, 2nd2nd and and 4th 4th Monday Monday EastEast Kilbride Kilbride PrimaryPrimary School, School, LawhillLawhill Road, Road, Law Law 8.15pm8.15pm to to 8.45pm 8.45pm MuirfootMuirfoot Road, Road, Rigside Rigside KirktonholmeKirktonholme Hall, Hall, CarnwathCarnwath Road, Road, Braehead Braehead 6.00pm6.00pm to to 7.00pm 7.00pm 3rd3rd Saturday Saturday BosworthBosworth Road, Road, Calderwood, Calderwood, 2nd2nd Wednesday Wednesday CoulterCoulter Village Village Hall, Hall, 7.00pm7.00pm to to 8.00pm 8.00pm KirktonholmeKirktonholme Road, Road, 7.00pm7.00pm CoalburnCoalburn One One Stop Stop Shop, Shop, GreenhillsGreenhills Community Community 10.00am10.00am to to 11.00am 11.00am EastEast Kilbride Kilbride 5.30pm5.30pm to to 6.30pm 6.30pm BirthwoodBirthwood Road, Road, Coulter Coulter WestwoodWestwood Hall, Hall, Riverton Riverton Drive, Drive, WestWest Mains, Mains, East East Kilbride Kilbride ForthForth Primary Primary School, School, CoalburnCoalburn Road, Road, Coalburn Coalburn Hall,Hall, Greenhills Greenhills Square, Square, 2nd2nd Saturday Saturday BraidwoodBraidwood Village Village Hall, Hall, 1st1st Thursday Thursday Westwood,Westwood, East East Kilbride Kilbride 2nd2nd Wednesday Wednesday BraidwoodBraidwood Road, Road, Braidwood Braidwood MainMain Street, Street, Forth Forth 6.30pm6.30pm to to 7.00pm 7.00pm EastEast Kilbride Kilbride 6.00pm6.00pm to to 7.00pm 7.00pm 10.00am10.00am to to 11.00am 11.00am GordonGordon MuirMuir 3rd3rd Saturday Saturday 4th4th Saturday Saturday BlacklawBlacklaw Primary, Primary, Glen Glen Arroch, Arroch, 3rd3rd Wednesday Wednesday VivienneVivienne ShawShaw AbingtonAbington Village Village Hall, Hall, 1st1st Monday Monday 10.00am10.00am to to 11.00am 11.00am EastEast Kilbride Kilbride Arts Arts Centre, Centre, 10.00am10.00am to to 11.00am 11.00am EastEast Kilbride Kilbride 5.30pm5.30pm to to 6.30pm 6.30pm 2nd2nd Monday Monday CarlisleCarlisle Road, Road, Abington Abington 5.00pm5.00pm to to 5.45pm 5.45pm EastEast Milton Milton Primary Primary School, School, OldOld Coach Coach Road, Road, East East Mains, Mains, CrossfordCrossford Village Village Hall, Hall, 3.30pm3.30pm to to 4.00pm 4.00pm 7.15pm7.15pm to to 7.45pm 7.45pm Blackwood/KirkmuirhillBlackwood/Kirkmuirhill GreenhillsGreenhills Community Community Hall, Hall, VancouverVancouver Drive, Drive, East East Kilbride Kilbride EastEast Kilbride Kilbride 4th4th Saturday Saturday LanarkLanark Road, Road, Crossford Crossford SmyllumSmyllum Resource Resource CrawfordCrawford Village Village Hall, Hall, CommunityCommunity Flat, Flat, GreenhillsGreenhills Square, Square, East East Kilbride Kilbride 2nd2nd Saturday Saturday 10.00am10.00am to to 11.00am 11.00am Centre,Centre, Smyllum Smyllum CarlisleCarlisle Road, Road, Crawford Crawford HopeHope Road, Road, Blackwood Blackwood 4th4th Tuesday Tuesday SusanSusan KerrKerr 10.00am10.00am to to 11.00am 11.00am CalderwoodCalderwood Hall, Hall, DavidDavid ShearerShearer 1st1st Friday Friday Road,Road, Lanark Lanark 8.15pm8.15pm to to 8.45pm 8.45pm 1st1st Monday Monday 10.30am10.30am to to 11.30am 11.30am MountMount Cameron Cameron Primary Primary BlackbraesBlackbraes Road, Road, 1st1st and and 3rd 3rd Monday Monday GreenhillsGreenhills Parish Parish Church, Church, 6.00pm6.00pm to to 7.00pm 7.00pm Calderwood,Calderwood, East East Kilbride Kilbride 6.30pm6.30pm to to 7.00pm 7.00pm 4.30pm4.30pm to to 5.15pm 5.15pm LeadhillsLeadhills Village Village Hall, Hall, 6.00pm6.00pm to to 6.45pm 6.45pm School,School, Blacklaw Blacklaw Drive, Drive, RamsayRamsay Road, Road, Leadhills Leadhills Greenhills,Greenhills, East East Kilbride Kilbride TheThe Murray Murray Owen Owen TheThe Tom Tom Craig Craig Centre, Centre, KirkfieldbankKirkfieldbank Primary Primary School, School, TheThe Fountain, Fountain, Abbeygreen, Abbeygreen, Centre,Centre, Liddel Liddel Grove, Grove, StSt Leonards, Leonards, East East Kilbride Kilbride LawhillLawhill Road, Road, Law Law RiversideRiverside Road, Road, Kirkfieldbank Kirkfieldbank 9.00pm9.00pm LesmahagowLesmahagow Murray,Murray, East East Kilbride Kilbride CrawfordjohnCrawfordjohn Village Village Hall, Hall, 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TOM 2 Reporter.indd 24 28/10/2014 13:11 TOM 2 Reporter.indd 25 28/10/2014 13:11 remember no surgeries are held on public and school holidays Jim Wardhaugh 12 Rutherglen Central 14 Cambuslang East 16 Bothwell and Davie McLachlan 19 Hamilton South 20 Larkhall Peter Craig 1st Monday 1st Monday 2nd Saturday and North Uddingston Angela Crawley Jackie Burns 10.00am to 11.00am Walter Brogan 6.00pm to 6.45pm 6.00pm to 6.30pm 1st Tuesday 1st Tuesday 1st Tuesday Blacklaw Primary, Glen Gordon Clark Maureen Devlin Whitehill Machanhill Primary 5.00pm to 5.30pm 6.00pm to 7.00pm 5.30pm to 6.15pm Arroch, 2nd Monday 1st Tuesday Neighbourhood School (formerly 6.00pm to 7.00pm Flemington/Hallside South Lanarkshire Craigbank Primary East Kilbride 6.00pm Centre, Hunter Road, known as Glengowan Primary), Quigley’s Hall, Church of Scotland, St Brides Primary School, Whitehill, Hamilton Lifestyles Fairhill, School, Glengonnar Academy Street, Larkhall 4th Saturday Landemer Drive, Hutchison Place, Cambuslang Neilsland Road, Hamilton Street, Strutherhill, Larkhall Ailsa Road, Bothwell 7.00pm 6.45pm to 7.15pm 10.00am to 11.00am Rutherglen 5.45pm to 6.15pm Glenlee Primary School, 2nd Tuesday 6.30pm to 7.15pm Calderwood Hall, 3rd Monday 3rd Thursday Hareleeshill Primary School, North Halfway Hall, 6.00pm Anderson Street, Hamilton 6.00pm to 7.00pm Hareleeshill Primary School, Community Wing, Myrtle Lane, Blackbraes Road, 6.00pm to 7.00pm Graham Avenue, Halfway Uddingston Library, 3rd Monday Trinity Parish Church, Myrtle Lane, Larkhall Larkhall Calderwood, East Kilbride Royal Burgh House, 6.30pm to 7.00pm 6.00pm to 6.30pm Neilsland Square, Fairhill King Street, Rutherglen Bellshill Road, Uddingston 2nd Wednesday 2nd Monday Westburn Community Hall, St John’s Primary School, 3rd Tuesday 5.30pm to 6.15pm 11 Rutherglen South Northbank Avenue, Anne Kegg Dixon Street, Hamilton 6.00pm to 7.00pm 6.00pm to 6.30pm Edward McAvoy Quarter Primary School, Robert Smillie Memorial Robert Brown 1st Monday Westburn, Cambuslang To arrange an 6.45pm St Elizabeth’s Primary School, Limekilnburn Road, Quarter Primary School, Glen Avenue, 1st Wednesday 6.30pm appointment phone Ferniegair Hall, Carlisle Road, William Drive, Eddlewood, Pam Clearie 2nd Saturday Larkhall 6.00pm Quigleys Hall, 07881 310 565 or Ferniegair Hamilton To arrange an If you require assistance, 10.00am to 10.45am 6.45pm to 7.15pm Fernhill Community Landemer Drive, 01698 454424 Last Thursday of January, Parker Place Sheltered Housing Rutherglen appointment phone or email anne.kegg@ please contact 07748 114 596 Craigbank Primary School, Centre, Auchenlarie 07748 114 559 or March, April and September Complex, Parker Place, Larkhall Drive, Fernhill 3rd Monday southlanarkshire.gov.uk 6.00pm to 7.00pm Glengonnar Street, Larkhall 6.30pm 01698 454942 18 Hamilton West 11.00am to 11.45am 2nd Wednesday Chatelherault Primary School, 3rd Monday Bankhead Primary School, or email pam.clearie@ Jim McGuigan Machanhill Primary School 6.00pm to 7.00pm 6.00pm and Earnock Silvertonhill Avenue, Hamilton Bankhead Road, Rutherglen southlanarkshire.gov.uk 1st Monday (formerly known as Quarter Primary School, Calderwood Primary School, Allan Falconer Last Saturday of February, 6.00pm to 7.00pm Glengowan Primary), Limekilnburn Road, Quarter Buchanan Drive, Rutherglen Denis McKenna Christine Deanie Uddingston 4th Tuesday August and November Academy Street, Larkhall 2nd Wednesday 1st Thursday Grammar, Station 6.00pm 10.00am to 11.00am 4th Monday 3rd Wednesday 4th Monday 6.00pm to 6.30pm 6.00pm 6.00pm 5.30pm to 6.00pm Road, Uddingston Hillhouse and Earnock Cooperative Store, Burnhill Sports Centre, 5.00pm to 5.45pm Netherburn Community Hall, Spittal Community Hall, Cairns Primary School, 1st and 3rd Tuesday Community Centre, Mill Road, Fairhill Toryglen Road, Ivybank Avenue, Netherburn Community Hall, Overton Road, Netherburn Carrick Road, Rutherglen 12.00pm to 12.30pm Hillhouse Road, Hamilton Rutherglen Halfway, Cambuslang Joe Lowe Overton Road, Netherburn 6.45pm to 7.15pm 4th Wednesday David Milne Centre, To arrange an 6.00pm to 6.45pm 4th Wednesday 4th Thursday Old Mill Road, Uddingston Graeme Horne Ashgill Community Wing, 6.00pm 6.00pm 1st Monday appointment phone Ashgill Community Wing, 5.30pm to 6.00pm 2nd Saturday Stewartgill Place, Ashgill Loch Primary School, Royal Burgh House, 6.30pm to 7.15pm 07748 114 581 or Stewartgill Place, Ashgill Hallside Primary School, 10.00am to 11.00am Lochaber Drive, King Street, Rutherglen Hillhouse and Earnock 01698 454133 4th Wednesday Lesley McDonald Newton Station Road, Bothwell Library, Main Springhall, Rutherglen Community Centre, or email joe.lowe@ 4.00pm to 5.00pm 1st Monday 13 Cambuslang West Halfway, Cambuslang Street, Bothwell 6.45pm 6.15pm to 6.45pm Hillhouse Road, Hamilton southlanarkshire.gov.uk Youth Surgery, Larkhall Academy, 6.30pm to 7.00pm Committee Room 3, Russell Clearie 3rd Monday 3rd Monday Broomhill Road, Larkhall Machanhill Primary Halfway Library, 211 Hamilton 6.00pm to 7.00pm Brian McCaig Cathkin Community Wing, 1st Monday Road, Cambuslang 6.30pm to 7.15pm 4th Saturday School (formerly Bothwell Senior Citizens’ 1st Thursday Cathkin Primary School, 5.00pm to 6.00pm Townhill Primary School, 10.00am to 11.00am known as Glengowan Primary), Centre, Fallside Road, Bothwell 6.00pm Burnside Road, Rutherglen C-TEC, 1-15 Main 15 Blantyre Melfort Road, Hamilton Craigbank Primary School, Academy Street, Larkhall Street, Cambuslang 4th Saturday Chatelherault 2nd Monday Hugh Dunsmuir 10.00am to 11.00am Jean McKeown Glengonnar Street, Larkhall Gerard Killen 6.15pm to 7.15pm Primary School, 6.30pm to 7.00pm 2nd Tuesday Eastfield Community Centre, 1st Saturday Uddingston Community Centre, 2nd Saturday Silvertonhill Avenue, Hamilton 4th Saturday 10.00am Bellshill Road, Uddingston 10.15am to 11.00am 11.15am to 12pm Netherburn Community Hall, 5.30pm to 6.15pm Dukes Road, Cambuslang 2nd Thursday Overton Road, Netherburn Fernhill Community 3rd Tuesday TACT Community Hall, Hillhouse and Earnock 6.00pm Machanhill Primary School Centre, Auchenlarie 5.00pm to 6.00pm Hillview Drive, Blantyre 17 Hamilton North Community Centre, St Elizabeth’s Primary School (formerly known as 7.15pm to 7.45pm Drive, Fernhill Whitlawburn Community 3rd Saturday Hillhouse Road, Hamilton Community Wing, William Glengowan Primary), Dalserf Primary School, and East 4th Monday Academy Street, Larkhall Douglas Road, Ashgill 6.15pm to 6.45pm Resource Centre, 10.00am Drive, Eddlewood, Hamilton Belmont Road, Cambuslang Larkfield Neighbourhood Hall, Lynn Adams 5.00pm to 5.30pm 3rd Monday Spittal Community Centre, 1st Tuesday St Peter’s Primary School, 3rd Thursday Andy Carmichael Carrick Road, Spittal 6.15pm to 7.15pm Stonefield Road, Blantyre 6.00pm 1st Saturday 6.30pm to 7.00pm Burnside and Blairbeth Church, 6.00pm to 7.00pm Highstonehall Road, Craigbank Community Wing, 4th Tuesday Woodhead Primary School, 10.00am to 10.45am Church Avenue, Rutherglen Jim Handibode The Town House, Laighstonehall, Hamilton Craigbank Primary School, 5.30pm to 6.00pm 1st Saturday Woodhead Crescent, Hamilton Margaret Vale Cadzow Street, 5.45pm to 6.15pm Avon Road, Larkhall Cathkin Primary School, Clare McColl 10.00am Hamilton Udston Primary School, Sheltered Stuart Gallacher 3rd Tuesday Burnside Road, Rutherglen 2nd Thursday TACT Community Hall, 7.15pm to 8.00pm Thornhill Road, Hamilton Housing Complex, 1st Thursday 6.30pm 6.00pm to 6.30pm 5.00pm to 5.45pm Hillview Drive, Blantyre 6.30pm to 7.00pm Charlotte Path, Larkhall Cambuslang Gate, Glenlee Primary School, 6.00pm Orange Halls, 64 Muir Street, Loch Primary School, Lochaber 3rd Saturday Anderson Street, Hamilton John Ogilvie High School, Chatelherault 11.00am to 12pm 27 Main Street, Farm Road, Burnbank, Hamilton Hareleeshill Community Larkhall Drive, Springhall, Rutherglen Cambuslang 10.00am 2nd Tuesday Primary School, 6.45pm to 7.15pm Larkfield Neighbourhood Hall, 6.00pm to 6.45pm If you require assistance, Silvertonhill Avenue, Hamilton Wing, Hareleeshill Primary 4th Monday 6.00pm to 7.00pm please contact 01698 454552 6.30pm Calderwood Primary School, Stonefield Road, Blantyre Ferniegair Hall, Carlisle Road, 2nd Thursday School, Myrtle Lane, Larkhall Whitlawburn Community Quarter Primary School, Buchanan Drive, Rutherglen Resource Centre, Ferniegair 6.00pm 2nd Saturday John McNamee John Menzies Limekilnburn Road, Quarter Belmont Road, Cambuslang 7.00pm to 8.00pm 1st Monday St Elizabeth’s Primary School 10.00am to 10.45am Brian McKenna 1st Saturday Netherburn Community Hall, 4th Tuesday of March, May, 4th Monday 10.00am Whitehill Neighbourhood 6.30pm to 7.15pm Community Wing, William 1st Wednesday 6.00pm to 7.00pm Centre, Hunter Road, Hillhouse and Earnock Drive, Eddlewood, Hamilton Overton Road, Netherburn September and November 6.00pm to 6.45pm TACT Community Hall, Eastfield Community Centre, Hillview Drive, Blantyre Whitehill, Hamilton Community Centre, 3rd Thursday 11.00am to 12pm 6.30pm Spittal Primary School, Dukes Road, Cambuslang Dalserf Parish Church Hall, 3rd Saturday Monica Lennon Hillhouse Road, Hamilton 6.00pm Ashgill Community Wing, Lochlea Road, Spittal Stewartgill Place, Ashgill Kirk Road, Dalserf Richard Tullett 10.00am 2nd Monday 3rd Monday Woodhead Primary School, 2nd Wednesday 2nd Tuesday Larkfield Neighbourhood Hall, 6.00pm to 6.30pm 6.30pm to 7.15pm Woodhead Crescent, Hamilton 3rd Saturday 6.00pm to 6.45pm 5.30pm to 6.15pm Stonefield Road, Blantyre Ferniegair Hall, Carlisle Townhill Primary School, 10:00am to 10.45am Fernhill and Cathkin Cambuslang Gate, Road, Ferniegair Melfort Road, Hamilton Craigbank Community Wing, Bert Thomson Parish Church, Neilvaig Main Street, 6.45pm Craigbank Primary School, 1st Saturday Drive, Rutherglen Cambuslang St John’s Primary School, Key to political party Avon Road, Larkhall 10.00am 3rd Wednesday 6.30pm to 7.30pm Dixon Street, Hamilton 4th Saturday Eastfield Community Centre, TACT Community Hall, Independent remember 5.30pm to 6.15pm 4th Monday 10.00am to 10.45am Dukes Road, Cambuslang Hillview Drive, Blantyre Calderwood Primary School, 6.00pm to 6.45pm Machanhill Primary No surgeries 3rd Saturday Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 4th Tuesday Whitehill Neighbourhood School (formerly known Buchanan Drive, Rutherglen 10.00am 5.30pm to 6.15pm Centre, Hunter Road, Scottish Labour Party as Glengowan Primary), are held on Cambuslang Institute, Larkfield Neighbourhood Hall, Whitehill, Hamilton Academy Street, Larkhall Greenlees Road, Cambuslang Stonefield Road, Blantyre public and Scottish Liberal Democrats 11.00am to 12pm 6.30pm to 7.30pm 7.00pm Whitlawburn Community Glenlee Primary School, ? Scottish National Party Quarter Primary School, school holidays Resource Centre, Anderson Street, Hamilton Limekilnburn Road, Quarter 26 the the reporterreporter Belmont Road, Cambuslang the reporter 27

TOM 2 Reporter.indd 26 28/10/2014 13:11 remember no surgeries are held on public and school holidays Jim Wardhaugh 12 Rutherglen Central 14 Cambuslang East 16 Bothwell and Davie McLachlan 19 Hamilton South 20 Larkhall Peter Craig 1st Monday 1st Monday 2nd Saturday and North Uddingston Angela Crawley Jackie Burns 10.00am to 11.00am Walter Brogan 6.00pm to 6.45pm 6.00pm to 6.30pm 1st Tuesday 1st Tuesday 1st Tuesday Blacklaw Primary, Glen Gordon Clark Maureen Devlin Whitehill Machanhill Primary 5.00pm to 5.30pm 6.00pm to 7.00pm 5.30pm to 6.15pm Arroch, 2nd Monday 1st Tuesday Neighbourhood School (formerly 6.00pm to 7.00pm Flemington/Hallside South Lanarkshire Craigbank Primary East Kilbride 6.00pm Centre, Hunter Road, known as Glengowan Primary), Quigley’s Hall, Church of Scotland, St Brides Primary School, Whitehill, Hamilton Lifestyles Fairhill, School, Glengonnar Academy Street, Larkhall 4th Saturday Landemer Drive, Hutchison Place, Cambuslang Neilsland Road, Hamilton Street, Strutherhill, Larkhall Ailsa Road, Bothwell 7.00pm 6.45pm to 7.15pm 10.00am to 11.00am Rutherglen 5.45pm to 6.15pm Glenlee Primary School, 2nd Tuesday 6.30pm to 7.15pm Calderwood Hall, 3rd Monday 3rd Thursday Hareleeshill Primary School, North Halfway Hall, 6.00pm Anderson Street, Hamilton 6.00pm to 7.00pm Hareleeshill Primary School, Community Wing, Myrtle Lane, Blackbraes Road, 6.00pm to 7.00pm Graham Avenue, Halfway Uddingston Library, 3rd Monday Trinity Parish Church, Myrtle Lane, Larkhall Larkhall Calderwood, East Kilbride Royal Burgh House, 6.30pm to 7.00pm 6.00pm to 6.30pm Neilsland Square, Fairhill King Street, Rutherglen Bellshill Road, Uddingston 2nd Wednesday 2nd Monday Westburn Community Hall, St John’s Primary School, 3rd Tuesday 5.30pm to 6.15pm 11 Rutherglen South Northbank Avenue, Anne Kegg Dixon Street, Hamilton 6.00pm to 7.00pm 6.00pm to 6.30pm Edward McAvoy Quarter Primary School, Robert Smillie Memorial Robert Brown 1st Monday Westburn, Cambuslang To arrange an 6.45pm St Elizabeth’s Primary School, Limekilnburn Road, Quarter Primary School, Glen Avenue, 1st Wednesday 6.30pm appointment phone Ferniegair Hall, Carlisle Road, William Drive, Eddlewood, Pam Clearie 2nd Saturday Larkhall 6.00pm Quigleys Hall, 07881 310 565 or Ferniegair Hamilton To arrange an If you require assistance, 10.00am to 10.45am 6.45pm to 7.15pm Fernhill Community Landemer Drive, 01698 454424 Last Thursday of January, Parker Place Sheltered Housing Rutherglen appointment phone or email anne.kegg@ please contact 07748 114 596 Craigbank Primary School, Centre, Auchenlarie 07748 114 559 or March, April and September Complex, Parker Place, Larkhall Drive, Fernhill 3rd Monday southlanarkshire.gov.uk 6.00pm to 7.00pm Glengonnar Street, Larkhall 6.30pm 01698 454942 18 Hamilton West 11.00am to 11.45am 2nd Wednesday Chatelherault Primary School, 3rd Monday Bankhead Primary School, or email pam.clearie@ Jim McGuigan Machanhill Primary School 6.00pm to 7.00pm 6.00pm and Earnock Silvertonhill Avenue, Hamilton Bankhead Road, Rutherglen southlanarkshire.gov.uk 1st Monday (formerly known as Quarter Primary School, Calderwood Primary School, Allan Falconer Last Saturday of February, 6.00pm to 7.00pm Glengowan Primary), Limekilnburn Road, Quarter Buchanan Drive, Rutherglen Denis McKenna Christine Deanie Uddingston 4th Tuesday August and November Academy Street, Larkhall 2nd Wednesday 1st Thursday Grammar, Station 6.00pm 10.00am to 11.00am 4th Monday 3rd Wednesday 4th Monday 6.00pm to 6.30pm 6.00pm 6.00pm 5.30pm to 6.00pm Road, Uddingston Hillhouse and Earnock Cooperative Store, Burnhill Sports Centre, 5.00pm to 5.45pm Netherburn Community Hall, Spittal Community Hall, Cairns Primary School, 1st and 3rd Tuesday Community Centre, Mill Road, Fairhill Toryglen Road, Ivybank Avenue, Netherburn Community Hall, Overton Road, Netherburn Carrick Road, Rutherglen 12.00pm to 12.30pm Hillhouse Road, Hamilton Rutherglen Halfway, Cambuslang Joe Lowe Overton Road, Netherburn 6.45pm to 7.15pm 4th Wednesday David Milne Centre, To arrange an 6.00pm to 6.45pm 4th Wednesday 4th Thursday Old Mill Road, Uddingston Graeme Horne Ashgill Community Wing, 6.00pm 6.00pm 1st Monday appointment phone Ashgill Community Wing, 5.30pm to 6.00pm 2nd Saturday Stewartgill Place, Ashgill Loch Primary School, Royal Burgh House, 6.30pm to 7.15pm 07748 114 581 or Stewartgill Place, Ashgill Hallside Primary School, 10.00am to 11.00am Lochaber Drive, King Street, Rutherglen Hillhouse and Earnock 01698 454133 4th Wednesday Lesley McDonald Newton Station Road, Bothwell Library, Main Springhall, Rutherglen Community Centre, or email joe.lowe@ 4.00pm to 5.00pm 1st Monday 13 Cambuslang West Halfway, Cambuslang Street, Bothwell 6.45pm 6.15pm to 6.45pm Hillhouse Road, Hamilton southlanarkshire.gov.uk Youth Surgery, Larkhall Academy, 6.30pm to 7.00pm Committee Room 3, Russell Clearie 3rd Monday 3rd Monday Broomhill Road, Larkhall Machanhill Primary Halfway Library, 211 Hamilton 6.00pm to 7.00pm Brian McCaig Cathkin Community Wing, 1st Monday Road, Cambuslang 6.30pm to 7.15pm 4th Saturday School (formerly Bothwell Senior Citizens’ 1st Thursday Cathkin Primary School, 5.00pm to 6.00pm Townhill Primary School, 10.00am to 11.00am known as Glengowan Primary), Centre, Fallside Road, Bothwell 6.00pm Burnside Road, Rutherglen C-TEC, 1-15 Main 15 Blantyre Melfort Road, Hamilton Craigbank Primary School, Academy Street, Larkhall Street, Cambuslang 4th Saturday Chatelherault 2nd Monday Hugh Dunsmuir 10.00am to 11.00am Jean McKeown Glengonnar Street, Larkhall Gerard Killen 6.15pm to 7.15pm Primary School, 6.30pm to 7.00pm 2nd Tuesday Eastfield Community Centre, 1st Saturday Uddingston Community Centre, 2nd Saturday Silvertonhill Avenue, Hamilton 4th Saturday 10.00am Bellshill Road, Uddingston 10.15am to 11.00am 11.15am to 12pm Netherburn Community Hall, 5.30pm to 6.15pm Dukes Road, Cambuslang 2nd Thursday Overton Road, Netherburn Fernhill Community 3rd Tuesday TACT Community Hall, Hillhouse and Earnock 6.00pm Machanhill Primary School Centre, Auchenlarie 5.00pm to 6.00pm Hillview Drive, Blantyre 17 Hamilton North Community Centre, St Elizabeth’s Primary School (formerly known as 7.15pm to 7.45pm Drive, Fernhill Whitlawburn Community 3rd Saturday Hillhouse Road, Hamilton Community Wing, William Glengowan Primary), Dalserf Primary School, and East 4th Monday Academy Street, Larkhall Douglas Road, Ashgill 6.15pm to 6.45pm Resource Centre, 10.00am Drive, Eddlewood, Hamilton Belmont Road, Cambuslang Larkfield Neighbourhood Hall, Lynn Adams 5.00pm to 5.30pm 3rd Monday Spittal Community Centre, 1st Tuesday St Peter’s Primary School, 3rd Thursday Andy Carmichael Carrick Road, Spittal 6.15pm to 7.15pm Stonefield Road, Blantyre 6.00pm 1st Saturday 6.30pm to 7.00pm Burnside and Blairbeth Church, 6.00pm to 7.00pm Highstonehall Road, Craigbank Community Wing, 4th Tuesday Woodhead Primary School, 10.00am to 10.45am Church Avenue, Rutherglen Jim Handibode The Town House, Laighstonehall, Hamilton Craigbank Primary School, 5.30pm to 6.00pm 1st Saturday Woodhead Crescent, Hamilton Margaret Vale Cadzow Street, 5.45pm to 6.15pm Avon Road, Larkhall Cathkin Primary School, Clare McColl 10.00am Hamilton Udston Primary School, Sheltered Stuart Gallacher 3rd Tuesday Burnside Road, Rutherglen 2nd Thursday TACT Community Hall, 7.15pm to 8.00pm Thornhill Road, Hamilton Housing Complex, 1st Thursday 6.30pm 6.00pm to 6.30pm 5.00pm to 5.45pm Hillview Drive, Blantyre 6.30pm to 7.00pm Charlotte Path, Larkhall Cambuslang Gate, Glenlee Primary School, 6.00pm Orange Halls, 64 Muir Street, Loch Primary School, Lochaber 3rd Saturday Anderson Street, Hamilton John Ogilvie High School, Chatelherault 11.00am to 12pm 27 Main Street, Farm Road, Burnbank, Hamilton Hareleeshill Community Larkhall Drive, Springhall, Rutherglen Cambuslang 10.00am 2nd Tuesday Primary School, 6.45pm to 7.15pm Larkfield Neighbourhood Hall, 6.00pm to 6.45pm If you require assistance, Silvertonhill Avenue, Hamilton Wing, Hareleeshill Primary 4th Monday 6.00pm to 7.00pm please contact 01698 454552 6.30pm Calderwood Primary School, Stonefield Road, Blantyre Ferniegair Hall, Carlisle Road, 2nd Thursday School, Myrtle Lane, Larkhall Whitlawburn Community Quarter Primary School, Buchanan Drive, Rutherglen Resource Centre, Ferniegair 6.00pm 2nd Saturday John McNamee John Menzies Limekilnburn Road, Quarter Belmont Road, Cambuslang 7.00pm to 8.00pm 1st Monday St Elizabeth’s Primary School 10.00am to 10.45am Brian McKenna 1st Saturday Netherburn Community Hall, 4th Tuesday of March, May, 4th Monday 10.00am Whitehill Neighbourhood 6.30pm to 7.15pm Community Wing, William 1st Wednesday 6.00pm to 7.00pm Centre, Hunter Road, Hillhouse and Earnock Drive, Eddlewood, Hamilton Overton Road, Netherburn September and November 6.00pm to 6.45pm TACT Community Hall, Eastfield Community Centre, Hillview Drive, Blantyre Whitehill, Hamilton Community Centre, 3rd Thursday 11.00am to 12pm 6.30pm Spittal Primary School, Dukes Road, Cambuslang Dalserf Parish Church Hall, 3rd Saturday Monica Lennon Hillhouse Road, Hamilton 6.00pm Ashgill Community Wing, Lochlea Road, Spittal Stewartgill Place, Ashgill Kirk Road, Dalserf Richard Tullett 10.00am 2nd Monday 3rd Monday Woodhead Primary School, 2nd Wednesday 2nd Tuesday Larkfield Neighbourhood Hall, 6.00pm to 6.30pm 6.30pm to 7.15pm Woodhead Crescent, Hamilton 3rd Saturday 6.00pm to 6.45pm 5.30pm to 6.15pm Stonefield Road, Blantyre Ferniegair Hall, Carlisle Townhill Primary School, 10:00am to 10.45am Fernhill and Cathkin Cambuslang Gate, Road, Ferniegair Melfort Road, Hamilton Craigbank Community Wing, Bert Thomson Parish Church, Neilvaig Main Street, 6.45pm Craigbank Primary School, 1st Saturday Drive, Rutherglen Cambuslang St John’s Primary School, Key to political party Avon Road, Larkhall 10.00am 3rd Wednesday 6.30pm to 7.30pm Dixon Street, Hamilton 4th Saturday Eastfield Community Centre, TACT Community Hall, Independent remember 5.30pm to 6.15pm 4th Monday 10.00am to 10.45am Dukes Road, Cambuslang Hillview Drive, Blantyre Calderwood Primary School, 6.00pm to 6.45pm Machanhill Primary No surgeries 3rd Saturday Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 4th Tuesday Whitehill Neighbourhood School (formerly known Buchanan Drive, Rutherglen 10.00am 5.30pm to 6.15pm Centre, Hunter Road, Scottish Labour Party as Glengowan Primary), are held on Cambuslang Institute, Larkfield Neighbourhood Hall, Whitehill, Hamilton Academy Street, Larkhall Greenlees Road, Cambuslang Stonefield Road, Blantyre public and Scottish Liberal Democrats 11.00am to 12pm 6.30pm to 7.30pm 7.00pm Whitlawburn Community Glenlee Primary School, ? 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TOM 2 Reporter.indd 26 28/10/2014 13:11 TOM 2 Reporter.indd 27 28/10/2014 13:11 You can’t buy your shopping on our website... but you can report a repair to your council house

www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk The routine stuff is important too, so if you have internet access, please use our online payments for rent, council tax, parking fines and more. It’s available at anytime day or night. Don’t have internet access? Refuse, grounds maintenance Here’s a handy list of our main contact numbers and street cleansing 0303 123 1020 Payments 0303 123 1005 Conference and banqueting 0303 123 1009 Housing repairs 0303 123 1010 Bereavement services (cemeteries and crematorium) 0303 123 1016 Council tax and benefits 0303 123 1011 Parking 0303 123 1006 Council tax arrears 0303 123 1014 Customer Services Centre - Housing enquiries (except repairs) 0303 123 1012 for other enquiries 08457 406080 Crisis and Community Care grants 0303 123 1007 Out-of-hours emergency repairs Social Work and Money Matters 0303 123 1008 and homeless 0800 242 024

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TOM 2 Reporter.indd 28 28/10/2014 13:11 You can’t buy your shopping on our website... art PUBLIC art project that captured Come the night of the auction, Thomas’ the imagination of people across design was the second top seller, bringing but you can report South Lanarkshire over the in a £5000 winning bid. summer has raised more than The auction brought double celebration A£67,000 for charity. right in the Nisbet household as it was Thomas’ a repair to your The Ready Steady Gallop project wife Angela’s design of ‘Cameron’ which organised by Hamilton Business brought in the biggest bid – a whopping Improvement District (BID) resulted in £7200 for the hospice. 25 life size fibreglass Clydesdale horse on the Angela also designed the horse ‘Duke’s sculptures popping up all over Hamilton. council house Garden’ which netted £2000, meaning the The horses were then auctioned off to couple’s handiwork brought in more than raise money for the Kilbryde Hospice. The £14000. finished designs included a Cameronian Thomas said: “Needless to say I’m soldier, a Roman warrior and a design nHORSESo STATUEse AUCTION IS A absolutely delighted that my horse helped based on the gardens at Chatelherault. raised so much for the Kilbryde Hospice. They were based at locations including THOROUGHBRED AFFAIR SAYS “I’m still in shock that it raised as much Chatelherault Park, Low Parks Museum, JAMES DAVITT as it did: I was just relieved it sold at all. Strathclyde Park, M&D’s and The Regent “It was my first time at an auction and Shopping Centre. I was surprised at how nerve-wracking the Among the artists who designed the experience was. artwork on the horses was Thomas Nisbet, “In total I think I spent about a month who is currently on secondment to South solid painting the horse, so it’s nice that Lanarkshire Leisure from the council. all of the hard work paid off and raised so His design was called Wildlife of much for such a deserving charity.” the Clyde Valley and was on display at The project was organised by the Hamilton Top Cross (Quarry Street). Hamilton Business Improvement District He said: “It was great fun to be involved (BID) and Wild in Art with the Kilbryde in the Ready Steady Gallop project. Hospice the charity partner. “As you can probably guess from the As well as generating money for the name, I tried to include as many different hospice, the idea behind the project was to types of wildlife as possible that you would try to generate extra footfall for Hamilton find in the Clyde Valley. businesses. “The project created a huge buzz in and The final total raised was £67,800. around Hamilton.”

“The project created a huge www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk buzz in and around Hamilton” The routine stuff is important too, so if you have internet Thomas Nisbet access, please use our online payments for rent, council tax, parking fines and more. It’s available at anytime day or night. Don’t have internet access? Refuse, grounds maintenance Here’s a handy list of our main contact numbers and street cleansing 0303 123 1020 Payments 0303 123 1005 Conference and banqueting 0303 123 1009 Housing repairs 0303 123 1010 Bereavement services (cemeteries and crematorium) 0303 123 1016 Council tax and benefits 0303 123 1011 Parking 0303 123 1006 Council tax arrears 0303 123 1014 Customer Services Centre - Housing enquiries (except repairs) 0303 123 1012 for other enquiries 08457 406080 Crisis and Community Care grants 0303 123 1007 Out-of-hours emergency repairs Social Work and Money Matters 0303 123 1008 and homeless 0800 242 024

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UPILS from across South Lanarkshire A LESSON have been finding out what a Junior Road STOPTHAT WILL Safety Officer’s job is all about,writes James Davitt. JRSOs are pupils who have LAST YOU Pdemonstrated a keen interest in raising awareness of road safety issues within their school. A LIFETIME Each school usually has two JSROs from either primary six or seven and they are either interviewed or specially selected for the job. An open day was held at Chatelherault Country Park recently which introduced them to their role and helped provide the skills they require. Organised by the council’s Road Safety Education, Training and Publicity Team, this year 123 schools are taking part in the JRSO scheme. This year 99 schools and 297 JRSOs attended the event at Chatelherault.

The scheme links to the “Curriculum for Excellence” for schools and the main duties of a JRSO are: l Maintaining a notice board l Running competitions l Highlighting road safety campaigns l Speaking at assembly Each JRSO was provided with a pack containing an activity book, year planner, pen and a lapel badge. Additional information and resources were provided to support them in their role. There were a number of activities organised throughout the day, such as a traffic trail, road safety game and informational DVD as well as ideas and information about what should be displayed on notice boards in the schools. Pupils were also very excited to meet the new mascot ‘Road Safety Simone’. Representatives from Police Scotland, the Scottish Fire & Rescue Service, Cycling Scotland, Living Streets and transport and logistics company Norbert Dentressangle were all in attendance. Chair of South Lanarkshire Council’s Road Safety Forum, Councillor Graham Simpson said: “I am delighted that we have so many Junior Road Safety Officers in place across South Lanarkshire. “Most schools should have a junior road safety officer now and if not it’s easy for them to nominate someone. “It was great to hear how enthusiastic the young people were about their new roles and I am sure they are desperate to share their knowledge with their fellow pupils. “I hope that by giving young people a passion for road safety at an early age we are providing them with knowledge that will last them all their life. “I would like to thank our partners who turned up on the day and helped make the event such a success.” 30 the reporter

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UPILS from across South Lanarkshire A LESSON have been finding out what a Junior Road STOPTHAT WILL Safety Officer’s job is all about,writes LEARN James Davitt. JRSOs are pupils who have LAST YOU Pdemonstrated a keen interest in raising awareness of road safety issues within their school. A LIFETIME Each school usually has two JSROs from either primary six or seven and they are either interviewed or specially selected for the job. An open day was held at Chatelherault Country Park recently which introduced them to their role and helped provide the skills they require. Organised by the council’s Road Safety Education, Training and Publicity Team, this year 123 schools are taking part in the JRSO scheme. This year 99 schools and 297 JRSOs attended the event at Chatelherault. “I am delighted that we The scheme links to the “Curriculum for Excellence” for schools and the main duties of have so many Junior Road a JRSO are: l Maintaining a notice board Safety Officers in place l Running competitions l Highlighting road safety campaigns across South Lanarkshire” l Speaking at assembly Councillor Graham Simpson Each JRSO was provided with a pack containing an activity book, year planner, pen and a lapel badge. Additional information and resources were provided to support them in their role. There were a number of activities organised throughout the day, such as a traffic trail, road safety game and informational DVD as well as ideas and information about what should be displayed on notice boards in the schools. Pupils were also very excited to meet the new mascot ‘Road Safety Simone’. Representatives from Police Scotland, the Scottish Fire & Rescue Service, Cycling Scotland, Living Streets and transport and logistics company Norbert Dentressangle were all in attendance. Chair of South Lanarkshire Council’s Road Safety Forum, Councillor Graham Simpson said: “I am delighted that we have so many Junior Road Safety Officers in place across South Lanarkshire. “Most schools should have a junior road safety officer now and if not it’s easy for them to nominate someone. “It was great to hear how enthusiastic the young people were about their new roles and I am sure they are desperate to share their knowledge with their fellow pupils. “I hope that by giving young people a passion for road safety at an early age we are providing them with knowledge that will last them all their life. “I would like to thank our partners who turned up on the day and helped make the event such a success.” 30 the reporter the reporter 31

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TOM 2 Reporter.indd 32 28/10/2014 13:11 NEW WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE FOR FLATS IS COMING SOON, FINDS MHAIRI ANDERSON

CommonSense is a reminder THE HIGHSthat tidy means OF safe new initiative is looking to remind AEast Kilbride residents that it makes sense to keep common areas tidy for their RECYCLINGORE than 10,000 flats in The white recycling bag enables own safety. South Lanarkshire are you to collect and store a wide range CommonSense has been launched soon to benefit from a of materials for recycling in your by South Lanarkshire Council, along new service which will home until you are ready to empty with Scottish Fire & Rescue and Police enable residents to recycle a wide it into your individually numbered Scotland, to promote the idea that there M are not just aesthetic reasons for keeping range of items easily from home. blue bin, or to your shared recycling The service began in the East bin. Once you have emptied it into communities uncluttered by rubbish Kilbride area in September this year the main blue recycling bin take the – they are also safer to live in, and the and is set to be rolled out to all other bag back home and you are then campaign aims to remind residents of the areas of South Lanarkshire. ready to start refilling your bag with dangers that can be avoided. Housing Officers carry out regular The Scottish Government has your next recycling items. visits to blocks of flats where the Council set ambitious recycling targets for The blue bins will be emptied is the landlord and/or is the factor to Councils to recycle 60% of household every two weeks, on an alternate ensure that common areas are kept clear waste by 2020. week basis with the normal refuse to make certain there is no danger to To date, our recycling has been a bin, so if you have an individual blue bin for your property please residents and visitors, including the risk great success with tonnage currently of fire. sitting in excess of 55,000 tonnes of place your bin out on the kerbside by 7.30am on your collection day. As part of these visits, officers ensure household waste per year. that common areas are tidy, stairways And remember that tidy But we need to do more so don’t and passageways are clear of any communities are safer places so look let a good thing go to waste! blockages and residents are properly after your bin and return it to storage With this in mind, the council is disposing of household rubbish. Rubbish as soon as possible after emptying. now extending recycling services to that is discarded carelessly can be set Remember, obstructions to the paths flatted properties throughout South on fire and put property and residents can cause a great deal of danger Lanarkshire and residents will be at risk. This is especially so in blocks of and stress to wheelchair users and able to recycle materials such as flats and common and shared areas such families with pushchairs. paper, card, plastic, tins, cans and as bin stores and drying areas, and could aerosols when the new alternate The council will also empty the also cause an unseen obstruction in a week collection service is introduced. shared recycling bins on site. smoke-filled environment in the event of Residents who live in flatted You will shortly be receiving a a fire. properties will receive a new, white leaflet for you to keep which will Officers from the council and the two recycling bag and an individually contain a comprehensive list of emergency services are promoting the numbered blue recycling bin, or what can and cannot be recycled, campaign through visits to communities they’ll get a shared recycling bin, however, please be aware that if your and schools, and reminders to local depending on which is appropriate bin is consistently full of the wrong residents are on wheelie bins and refuse for their property. materials then it may not be emptied. vehicles.

SENSIBLE MESSAGE: Helping launch the CommonSense campaign in East Kilbride are (left to right) Station Manager Andy Watt, Inspector Mark Leonard and, from South Lanarkshire Council, Area Services Manager Donald Gray, Waste Officer Bob Black, Waste Assistant Michael Whiteside and Driver David Henderson.

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TOM 2 Reporter.indd 34 28/10/2014 13:11 T’S the Disney© animation that has taken the movie world by storm – and captured the imaginations of millions of children in DISNEY DOES IT the process. AGAIN... AS ONLY I‘Frozen’ – inspired by Hans Christian THE Andersen’s fairy tale ‘The Snow Queen’ – tells DISNEY CAN. LYNNE the story of Anna, a fearless princess, who along with a young iceman, his pet reindeer, CARSTAIRS FINDS and Olaf the clueless snowman sets off on a journey to find her sister, Queen-elect Elsa. OUT WHY CHILDREN The icy powers Elsa has spent her life trying to conceal have finally been revealed ARE SO ENCHANTED and she banishes herself to a spectacular frozen kingdom. In the process, she also traps her people in an eternal winter. Since its release late last year, a whole army of little Anna and Elsas have emerged with young girls in particular lapping up every moment of the icy tale. Costumes are selling out across the country GIRLS and Anna and Elsa dolls are set to top the most wanted list this Christmas. Little wonder then that when South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture (SLLC) put on an ‘Anna and Elsa’ storytelling and singalong event in Cambuslang library recently, the sessions sold out within hours. Three children’s assistants from the Cambuslang library cluster – Anne-Marie McKenzie of Cathkin library, Debbie Millar of Rutherglen, and Claire Cameron who organised the event at Cambuslang – took on the roles of Anna, Elsa and the Ice Queen respectively. Together they enchanted more than 200 children and their parents in one of the most successful events ever staged in the area. Explained Maria Moran, Team Leader at Cambuslang: “We have never seen anything quite like it, from the initial selling out of “So many young minds have been captured by the story of this movie, which is based on a much-loved fairy tale” tickets, to the wonderfully dressed children and parents who came along. It was a wonderful experience for all of us.” The event started with a singalong warm- up, followed by a reading to the captivated young audience of a chapter of the story . Excitement levels soared further as the much-loved characters appeared and danced along with the children as they sang the movie’s biggest hits ‘Do You Want To Build A Snowman’ and ‘Let It Go’. Afterwards ‘Ice Queen’ Claire read the final chapter of the story before some refreshments and a chance for every child to have their photograph taken with the characters. Concluded Maria: “So many young minds have been captured by the story of this movie, which is based on a much-loved fairy tale. “We wanted to harness some of that enthusiasm and return to the simple pleasure of telling the story, where the written word fires the imagination.”

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A GREAT PLUS AS NEW SCHEME ADDSAIDS LEARNING AT ALL LEVELS,UP SAYS SARAH BURROWS ≠ n innovative and motivating all new learners in order to numeracy increase their levels of strategy achievement. wasA launched recently A theme of the in South Lanarkshire strategy is to make which will help to sums fun. Teachers deliver the highest are encouraged to use quality learning and a range of technology teaching experiences and active learning in numeracy for all to ensure that maths learners. really resonates with The launch is the ÷ pupils and encourages culmination of more them to enjoy than two years’ work numeracy on a regular by a range of schools basis. and partner agencies, Councillor Jean working collaboratively McKeown, Chair of to learn from best South Lanarkshire practice throughout Council’s Education the council area. Resources Committee From nurseries to said: “We want learners primary and secondary of all ages to see the schools right through benefits that arise to youth services and from having good adult learning, all were numeracy skills. We included to ensure want to encourage that the new strategy everyone to improve met the needs of all their numeracy skills learners in the South through innovative Lanarkshire. teaching and learning The strategy and to show how sums provides information can be fun. on the importance “It pools together of numeracy in best practice from everyday life and in throughout South the workplace, as well Lanarkshire and as lesson plans and beyond and provides case studies to support schools and other schools, nurseries, establishments with adult learning one document that establishments and focuses positively on youth groups in developing numeracy addressing this key skills.” aspect through the curriculum. It will give a strong focus on delivering numeracy as a means of engaging, challenging

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TOM 2 Reporter.indd 36 28/10/2014 13:11 EEDBACK from residents has additional support of the CCTV led to a new and improved vehicles, this enabled Police Scotland NEW STRATEGY ≥ Community Warden service to take appropriate action against being created, writes Andy certain individuals, and helped to FLivingstone. WE’RE reassure local residents that positive The opinions of local people and action was being taken. a review of the service have seen The Estate Wardens continue to be changes and improvements being WATCHING the eyes and ears of the community, made to produce an enhanced, quality patrolling ‘hot spot’ areas across South service with greater flexibility to Lanarkshire and providing support respond to community concerns. to local residents. Additionally they The service now has two distinct TO HELP now have powers to issue fixed warden roles working a variety of shift penalty notices for littering and dog patterns to provide cover seven days a fouling, and these powers are used in A GREAT PLUS AS NEW SCHEME week, including working until 3am on a targeted approach based on specific AIDS LEARNING AT ALL LEVELS, Thursday to Sunday nights. intelligence and information received. ADDS UP Investigative Support Wardens This proactive environmental role SAYS gather evidence in relation to anti- will actively contribute to creating SARAH BURROWS ≠ social behaviour, with the assistance of safe and attractive communities n innovative and motivating all right across South Lanarkshire and new learners in order to two new mobile CCTV vehicles. In June this year, the team will complement the service already numeracy increase their levels of PUBLIC OPINION provided by Environmental Services. strategy achievement. supported the Quad Bike initiative YOU The team is equipped with body- wasA launched recently A theme of the launched in Larkhall in partnership PROMPTS A worn CCTV to gather information and in South Lanarkshire with Police Scotland and other services strategy is to make evidence as part of this new role. which will help to sums fun. Teachers from South Lanarkshire Council. REVAMPED SERVICE The team actively engages with deliver the highest are encouraged to use The campaign helped to promote local communities by attending a quality learning and a range of technology the safe use of quad and trail bikes variety of events and fun days to teaching experiences and active learning and highlighted that it is illegal to ride promote the services available to tackle in numeracy for all to ensure that maths any petrol-driven machine on the road anti-social behaviour and discuss any learners. really resonates with unless you have a driving licence. concerns people may have. The launch is the ÷ pupils and encourages More recently the team worked culmination of more them to enjoy in partnership with Police Scotland We continue to review our service than two years’ work numeracy on a regular and Glasgow Community Safety by carrying out consultations with by a range of schools basis. Partnership to tackle cross-boundary Anyone who would like more local residents each year. ‘Positive Communities’ events are held annually and partner agencies, Councillor Jean issues between Fernhill and information about these events or about across South Lanarkshire where local working collaboratively McKeown, Chair of Castlemilk. the Community Warden Service, or residents are invited to give their to learn from best South Lanarkshire A temporary CCTV unit was who would like to report a complaint views on the services available to practice throughout Council’s Education installed in the area and, with the about anti-social behaviour, can contact tackle anti-social behaviour. the council area. Resources Committee Joanne Thomson on 0141 584 2608 or, From nurseries to said: “We want learners alternatively, can use the Anti-Social primary and secondary of all ages to see the Behaviour Hotline, 0800 389 1105. schools right through benefits that arise to youth services and from having good adult learning, all were numeracy skills. We included to ensure want to encourage that the new strategy everyone to improve met the needs of all their numeracy skills learners in the South through innovative Lanarkshire. teaching and learning The strategy and to show how sums provides information can be fun. on the importance “It pools together of numeracy in best practice from everyday life and in throughout South the workplace, as well Lanarkshire and as lesson plans and beyond and provides case studies to support schools and other schools, nurseries, establishments with adult learning one document that establishments and focuses positively on youth groups in developing numeracy addressing this key skills.” aspect through the curriculum. It will give a strong focus on delivering numeracy as a means of engaging, challenging

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TOM 2 Reporter.indd 36 28/10/2014 13:11 TOM 2 Reporter.indd 37 28/10/2014 13:11 JAMES DAVITT FINDS OUT HOW SANDY HAD A &BALL IN THE GOLDEN ERA OF MUSICAL HITS HE golden era of rock and roll was also the music, but everywhere else was embracing rock golden era for music in East Kilbride. and roll.” During a large part of the 1960s there Sandy recognised the potential of the Olympia, was only one place in the west of Scotland firstly during his spell as a punter then working that consistently attracted the top chart stars – the behind the scenes doing accounts for the bowling TOlympia Ballroom. alley. Realising he needed more experience to And during that golden period one man was pursue his dreams, Sandy spent a period working responsible for booking the top acts for the town’s down south in variety clubs. premier stage. After a couple of years doing that, it was during Sandy McBain was ballroom manager at the a visit home that the new owners of the Olympia Olympia having first worked at the five-pin offered him the job as ballroom manager. bowling alley. Sandy said: “I told the management I would He was also among the first to experience the be delighted to take them up on the job offer, but I new venue when it opened its doors in December needed a free hand – I recognised the place needed 1960. a total change of image and direction. He said: “When I first went a Sunday night was “The first act I booked as ballroom manager was the time to go, it had a local band playing the hits the Kinks. The management were delighted at first, from the charts, a jazz band and a soul band – it but their mood soon changed though when I told was an excellent mix. them the cost - £400! “The thing was, because it was a Sunday, you “Straight away I knew my neck was on the line couldn’t actually dance with it being the day of the – I couldn’t charge too much or people wouldn’t Sabbath!” turn up but equally if it was too cheap we wouldn’t Following the initial interest and buzz the make any money. Olympia created, its fortunes began to wane in the “So I charged 50p at the door and you can early 60s. imagine my relief when we had 799 people turn up Sandy explains: “Around the end of 1963, on the night to see the Kinks – just one person short beginning of 1964, the business was in a pretty of paying their fee outright. appalling state – the 1000-capacity ballroom was “It meant that between people paying at the attracting maybe 40 punters. door and the cloakroom and cafe takings meant we “The mistake they were making was that they made a decent profit. At that time we didn’t have were still playing the Glenn Miller big band style a licence to sell alcohol otherwise we would have made a fortune! “To me though, that first gig was a statement of intent and about really making the Olympia the place to be. “We had pretty much most of the major acts of the time, people like Gerry and the Pacemakers, the Troggs, Manfred Mann and the Small Faces. “Later on in my time – I had a few different spells working at the Olympia – we also had Slade, the Bay City Rollers, Status Quo and AC/DC. “We also gave loads of local bands a chance to go on to bigger and better things. “For me that golden period must have been between 1964 and 1968 – we were attracting huge names and the Olympia really was the place to be.” 38 the reporter

TOM 2 Reporter.indd 38 28/10/2014 13:11 JAMES DAVITT FINDS OUT HOW SANDY HAD A &BALL IN THE GOLDEN ERA OF MUSICAL HITS HE golden era of rock and roll was also the music, but everywhere else was embracing rock “I knew that Paul had written this golden era for music in East Kilbride. and roll.” song and given it to them – and During a large part of the 1960s there Sandy recognised the potential of the Olympia, was only one place in the west of Scotland firstly during his spell as a punter then working when I heard the demo I knew it that consistently attracted the top chart stars – the behind the scenes doing accounts for the bowling was going to be a huge hit” TOlympia Ballroom. alley. Realising he needed more experience to And during that golden period one man was pursue his dreams, Sandy spent a period working Sandy recently shared his experiences at an responsible for booking the top acts for the town’s down south in variety clubs. event at the Ballerup Hall – which is home to the premier stage. After a couple of years doing that, it was during Olympia’s original mirrorball. Rumours have also Sandy McBain was ballroom manager at the a visit home that the new owners of the Olympia persisted that the flooring in the Olympia was also Olympia having first worked at the five-pin offered him the job as ballroom manager. ripped up and placed in Ballerup Hall but Sandy bowling alley. Sandy said: “I told the management I would thinks that may be an urban myth. He was also among the first to experience the be delighted to take them up on the job offer, but I The event, organised by South Lanarkshire new venue when it opened its doors in December needed a free hand – I recognised the place needed Council’s Seniors Together, was called 1960. a total change of image and direction. Remembering the Olympia and no-one is better He said: “When I first went a Sunday night was “The first act I booked as ballroom manager was qualified than Sandy on that subject. the time to go, it had a local band playing the hits the Kinks. The management were delighted at first, Sandy said: “I always got a lot of satisfaction from the charts, a jazz band and a soul band – it but their mood soon changed though when I told from booking acts that went on to be massive stars. was an excellent mix. them the cost - £400! “Of course I didn’t get it right all the time, but I “The thing was, because it was a Sunday, you “Straight away I knew my neck was on the line had more than my fair share of successes. couldn’t actually dance with it being the day of the – I couldn’t charge too much or people wouldn’t “One act I remember really hitting the jackpot Sabbath!” turn up but equally if it was too cheap we wouldn’t with was Peter and Gordon. Following the initial interest and buzz the make any money. “They were unknowns at the time but went on to Olympia created, its fortunes began to wane in the “So I charged 50p at the door and you can have a huge hit with a song called World Without early 60s. imagine my relief when we had 799 people turn up Love. Sandy explains: “Around the end of 1963, on the night to see the Kinks – just one person short “Through my contacts in the music industry, I beginning of 1964, the business was in a pretty of paying their fee outright. knew Peter was the brother of Jane Asher, who at appalling state – the 1000-capacity ballroom was “It meant that between people paying at the that time was the girlfriend of Paul McCartney. attracting maybe 40 punters. door and the cloakroom and cafe takings meant we “I knew that Paul had written this song and “The mistake they were making was that they made a decent profit. At that time we didn’t have given it to them – and when I heard the demo I were still playing the Glenn Miller big band style a licence to sell alcohol otherwise we would have knew it was going to be a huge hit. made a fortune! “I managed to get them booked for £80 before “To me though, that first gig was a statement the song was released. By the time they played a of intent and about really making the Olympia the couple of months later, it was at number one. place to be. “The Olympia was absolutely bouncing that “We had pretty much most of the major acts of night, I remember one of the local policemen asking the time, people like Gerry and the Pacemakers, the me was I not nearly full? Troggs, Manfred Mann and the Small Faces. “I said, yes, we are just approaching the 1000 “Later on in my time – I had a few different capacity now – full well knowing there was already spells working at the Olympia – we also had Slade, about 1500 people in there!” the Bay City Rollers, Status Quo and AC/DC. The Olympia became better known to a “We also gave loads of local bands a chance to new generation as a roller disco and was later go on to bigger and better things. demolished to become part of East Kilbride “For me that golden period must have been Shopping Centre. between 1964 and 1968 – we were attracting huge Sandy said: “The old building might not be names and the Olympia really was the place to be.” there, but the memories still live on.” 38 the reporter the reporter 39

TOM 2 Reporter.indd 38 28/10/2014 13:11 TOM 2 Reporter.indd 39 28/10/2014 13:11 ONSTRUCTION of long-lasting improvements to Cities, said: “The Glasgow and a brand new £21m our infrastructure. Clyde Valley City Deal is one road designed to “I am delighted we are of the most significant deals ease congestion is involved in the City Deal and we have agreed. THE £1.13BN Cexpected to begin in 2016, I look forward to working “Innovation, transport writes James Davitt. closely with our other infrastructure, business ‘CITY DEAL’ Cathkin Bypass will be the partners to deliver this support, investment in life first of a number of South significant and large-scale sciences and skills for young MEANS BIG Lanarkshire projects to get project over the coming people are all essential underway as part of the years. foundations for jobs and INVESTMENT £1.13 billion Glasgow and “It will create jobs and prosperity, which are being Clyde Valley City Deal. help cement the Clyde Valley enhanced by this historic City FOR SOUTH The total investment in the region as one of Europe’s Deal.” South Lanarkshire area is leading areas with a vibrant, Officials from each of the LANARKSHIRE approximately £170m. thriving economy.” eight local authorities as Further projects will follow The Glasgow and Clyde well as other local partner on in due course including Valley City Deal is an organisations worked to capacity improvements along agreement between the UK develop the City Deal. Greenhills Road / A726 in government, the Scottish It is estimated that up to the south of East Kilbride Government and eight local 29,000 jobs may be created and through the Stewartfield authorities across Glasgow and there could be additional Way corridor to the north of and the Clyde Valley. private sector investment in East Kibride. Infrastructure It was signed back the region of £3.3 billion. improvements will also in August by Danny As well as significant be delivered to support Alexander, Chief Secretary infrastructure investment, Community Growth Areas to the Treasury, Greg Clark, there will also be investment across South Lanarkshire. Minister for Cities, Derek in life sciences and Depute Leader Jackie Leader of South Mackay, Local Government business support as well as Burns signs the City Lanarkshire Council, and Planning Minister and employment programmes. Deal on behalf of South Councillor Eddie McAvoy, local council leaders. The other areas to benefit Lanarkshire Council. said: “The projects set to take The UK and Scottish from City Deal alongside Left to right: Greg Clark, place in South Lanarkshire as Governments will each South Lanarkshire are Minister for Cities, part of the City Deal will make contribute £500m in grant East Dunbartonshire, East Danny Alexander, Chief a huge difference to our area. funding, and the councils will Renfrewshire, Glasgow Secretary to the Treasury, “Not only will they bring borrow a further £130m. City, Inverclyde, North Councillor Jackie Burns jobs during the construction Greg Clark, Minister for Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire and Derek Mackay, Local phase, they will also make Universities, Science and and West Dunbartonshire. Government and Planning Minister.

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TOM 2 Reporter.indd 40 28/10/2014 13:11 ONSTRUCTION of long-lasting improvements to Cities, said: “The Glasgow and FINDS DRIVERS CAN ALL DO THEIR BIT TO IMPROVE EVERY BREATH WE TAKE a brand new £21m our infrastructure. Clyde Valley City Deal is one MHAIRI ANDERSON road designed to “I am delighted we are of the most significant deals ease congestion is involved in the City Deal and we have agreed. THE £1.13BN Cexpected to begin in 2016, I look forward to working “Innovation, transport writes James Davitt. closely with our other infrastructure, business ‘CITY DEAL’ Cathkin Bypass will be the partners to deliver this support, investment in life first of a number of South significant and large-scale sciences and skills for young MEANS BIG Lanarkshire projects to get project over the coming people are all essential underway as part of the years. foundations for jobs and INVESTMENT £1.13 billion Glasgow and “It will create jobs and prosperity, which are being Clyde Valley City Deal. help cement the Clyde Valley enhanced by this historic City FOR SOUTH The total investment in the region as one of Europe’s Deal.” South Lanarkshire area is leading areas with a vibrant, Officials from each of the LANARKSHIRE approximately £170m. thriving economy.” eight local authorities as Further projects will follow The Glasgow and Clyde well as other local partner on in due course including Valley City Deal is an organisations worked to capacity improvements along agreement between the UK develop the City Deal. A drive for Greenhills Road / A726 in government, the Scottish It is estimated that up to the south of East Kilbride Government and eight local 29,000 jobs may be created and through the Stewartfield authorities across Glasgow and there could be additional Way corridor to the north of and the Clyde Valley. private sector investment in East Kibride. Infrastructure It was signed back the region of £3.3 billion. improvements will also in August by Danny As well as significant be delivered to support Alexander, Chief Secretary infrastructure investment, Community Growth Areas to the Treasury, Greg Clark, there will also be investment CLEAN AIR across South Lanarkshire. Minister for Cities, Derek in life sciences and Depute Leader Jackie Leader of South Mackay, Local Government business support as well as EHICLE emission testing is undertaken throughout include: Burns signs the City Lanarkshire Council, and Planning Minister and employment programmes. South Lanarkshire to help improve the quality of the l Make sure the vehicle is regularly maintained - check the Deal on behalf of South Councillor Eddie McAvoy, local council leaders. The other areas to benefit air we breathe. tuning, emission controls and tyre pressures Lanarkshire Council. said: “The projects set to take The UK and Scottish from City Deal alongside Fortunately overall air quality in our area is good l Don’t make unnecessary journeys - short trips use a lot of Left to right: Greg Clark, place in South Lanarkshire as Governments will each South Lanarkshire are Vbut as exhaust emissions are recognised as one of the major fuel (especially if the engine is cold), so walk, cycle or use public Minister for Cities, part of the City Deal will make contribute £500m in grant East Dunbartonshire, East causes of poor air quality, the council’s environmental health transport more often Danny Alexander, Chief a huge difference to our area. funding, and the councils will Renfrewshire, Glasgow officers are carrying out a serious of roadside tests as part of l Only use air conditioning or climate control when you need Secretary to the Treasury, “Not only will they bring borrow a further £130m. City, Inverclyde, North their regular review of the situation. it - these systems use additional fuel Councillor Jackie Burns jobs during the construction Greg Clark, Minister for Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire Our trained technicians are carrying out a series of roadside l and Derek Mackay, Local Drive slowly - driving slower than 60mph will reduce phase, they will also make Universities, Science and and West Dunbartonshire. vehicle emissions tests throughout South Lanarkshire. Government and Planning emissions, save fuel and save you money An initial quick test will take no longer than 10 minutes. Minister. l Drive gently - hard acceleration and sudden stops increase However, should the vehicle fail this first test then a full test may fuel consumption be undertaken. l Switch off the engine - if you are stuck in traffic for more than This should take no more than 30 minutes in total. If your a minute turn the engine off vehicle fails the full formal test then you may be issued l Don’t engine idle - switch the engine off while with a Fixed Penalty (£60 rising to £90 after 28 days). waiting to pick up from school, sports activities, However the fine will be withdrawn if you can shopping etc demonstrate within 14 days that the defect in the The decisions we make about how we vehicle has been corrected and that emissions look after our vehicles, how we drive our from the vehicle now comply with the law. vehicles and the alternative travel choices Vehicle emission testing is a basic aspect that we make will have an impact on our of the MOT test, however faults and defects air quality. Even these small changes could that cause harmful emissions can develop in help reduce pollution.More advice on less than 12 months. It is therefore essential air quality can be found at http://www. that your vehicle is properly serviced and scottishairquality.co.uk/ which provides maintained throughout the year. Major up to date data regarding air quality in pollutants from petrol and diesel engines South Lanarkshire as well as throughout include carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, Scotland. You can also register with the hydrocarbons, smoke (particulate matters) free ‘know and respond’ service at and ozone. These pollutants can exacerbate this website which will allow you existing medical conditions. Air pollution to receive air quality alerts. This can also irritate the eyes, nose and can be particularly useful to throat and reduce resistance to colds those suffering respiratory or and other illnesses. cardiovascular conditions. Air pollution can be especially HIGH harmful to the very young and l Additional advice can BURNSIDE the very old. It is therefore in all be obtained from South of our interests to make efforts Lanarkshire Council’s to improve the air we breathe. Fleet and Environmental As a motorist there are a Services - please email FERNHILL number of measures you can customer.services@ take to reduce pollution from southlanarkshire.gov.uk Map not to scale. © Crown copyright and database rights 2013. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100020730. your vehicle. These measures or phone 0303 123 1015. 40BYPASS the reporter the reporter 41

TOM 2 Reporter.indd 40 28/10/2014 13:11 TOM 2 Reporter.indd 41 28/10/2014 13:11 ® A LAND OF HE LEGO® Brick LEGOCity exhibition at Low Parks Museum was a major success, Tattracting thousands of adults and children to the Hamilton attraction. Fans of all ages marvelled at the intricacy of 60 stunning architectural scale models of major landmarks and iconic global images – including the town’s Mausoleum and Low Parks Museum itself. All were painstakingly recreated by Edinburgh- based artist Warren Elsmore. Taking centre stage was a breathtaking recreation of St. Pancras Station, London, built from 150,000 LEGO® bricks, and which took an ALL THE astonishing two years to complete. YOUNGSTERS As well as marvelling at the construction, there was also plenty of HAD A REALLY opportunity for young minds to build their own masterpieces at hands-on CONSTRUCTIVE stations, on the LEGO® mini figure trail and in the Brick City big quiz. TIME SAYS The exhibition – which was free to enter for anyone with ACE membership LYNNE CARSTAIRS – visited Hamilton for seven weeks as the last stop before heading to London. There was a special surprise for grandmother Rene Rigby, who had the bonus of being the exhibition’s 5000th visitor. Mrs Rigby went along with grandchildren Abbie and Alexander, (main picture) cousins who are both 6, during the school October week to enjoy one of the most successful events staged by South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture. The youngsters, who attend Kirkton Primary School, were delighted to pick up a construction playset each from Chair of South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture Board Councillor Hamish Stewart, to mark the milestone event. The family will also enjoy a complimentary lunch in the cafe when they next visit. Mrs Rigby, from Morningside, near Wishaw said: “I was delighted to be the Brick City tour has been one of the and adults and children alike have been 5,000th visitor and my grandchildren most successful exhibitions ever staged fascinated by the amazing constructions loved their prizes. Hats off to everyone by SLLC and we are delighted to have and equally keen to get in to build a involved at Low Parks for giving us a welcomed so many thousands through masterpiece of their own. We are proud day out the whole family could enjoy.” the door at Low Parks Museum. and honoured to have been part of the Concluded Councillor Stewart: “The “The appeal of LEGO® is universal tour.” 42 the reporter

TOM 2 Reporter.indd 42 28/10/2014 13:11 ® A LAND OF HE LEGO® Brick LEGOCity exhibition at Low Parks Museum was a major success, Tattracting thousands of adults and children to the Hamilton attraction. Fans of all ages marvelled at the intricacy of 60 stunning architectural scale models of major landmarks and iconic global images – including the town’s Mausoleum and Low Parks Museum itself. All were painstakingly recreated by Edinburgh- based artist Warren Elsmore. Taking centre stage was a breathtaking recreation of St. Pancras Station, London, built from 150,000 LEGO® bricks, and which took an ALL THE astonishing two years to complete. YOUNGSTERS As well as marvelling at the construction, there was also plenty of HAD A REALLY opportunity for young minds to build their own masterpieces at hands-on CONSTRUCTIVE stations, on the LEGO® mini figure trail and in the Brick City big quiz. TIME SAYS The exhibition – which was free to enter for anyone with ACE membership LYNNE CARSTAIRS – visited Hamilton for seven weeks as the last stop before heading to London. There was a special surprise for grandmother Rene Rigby, who had the bonus of being the exhibition’s 5000th visitor. Mrs Rigby went along with grandchildren Abbie and Alexander, (main picture) cousins who are both 6, during the school October week to enjoy one of the most successful events staged by South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture. The youngsters, who attend Kirkton Primary School, were delighted to pick up a construction playset each from Chair of South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture Board Councillor Hamish Stewart, to mark the milestone event. The family will also enjoy a complimentary lunch in the cafe when they next visit. Mrs Rigby, from Morningside, near Wishaw said: “I was delighted to be the Brick City tour has been one of the and adults and children alike have been 5,000th visitor and my grandchildren most successful exhibitions ever staged fascinated by the amazing constructions As well as marvelling at the construction, loved their prizes. Hats off to everyone by SLLC and we are delighted to have and equally keen to get in to build a involved at Low Parks for giving us a welcomed so many thousands through masterpiece of their own. We are proud there was also plenty of opportunity for day out the whole family could enjoy.” the door at Low Parks Museum. and honoured to have been part of the Concluded Councillor Stewart: “The “The appeal of LEGO® is universal tour.” young minds to build their own masterpieces 42 the reporter the reporter 43

TOM 2 Reporter.indd 42 28/10/2014 13:11 TOM 2 Reporter.indd 43 28/10/2014 13:11 Furnishing S if supplying furniture that lets vulnerable people build a home wasn’t enough, one local new jobs company is doing even more good FINDS A do something practical, so coming here was Aby helping young people into work in the ANNIE STUART great.” process. COUNCIL-BACKED COMPANY He adds: “The training is all hands-on, The Furnishing Service plays a crucial role MAKING A DIFFERENCE TO so you get so much experience and all the locally as South Lanarkshire Council’s main experienced fitters are really helpful. You can social housing furniture supplier, working, LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN have a bit of a laugh too, but you work hard among others, with the elderly and women MORE WAYS THAN ONE and learn a lot.” who are escaping from domestic violence. William is just 16 and already an But the company also has a Kilbride, we provided more than 600 hours of accomplished office assistant, handling stock, comprehensive employability programme work experience for 25 adults who had been payments and liaising with local authorities for school-leavers and young unemployed long term unemployed,” explains Randle. “At across Scotland and England. the end of the programme, we recruited 17, people. He says: “Work is nothing like school, it’s who remain with us.” Managing director Randle Wilson set up a big change and it’s not what you expect. the firm in 1995 and explains: “It’s tough for Business admin apprentice William Doing a work experience programme first is many young people, leaving school unsure of McCrear and carpet fitting apprentice Scott really helpful.” Dowie, who live in South Lanarkshire, came what they want to do with their lives. I didn’t Randle agrees: “I have no doubt that to The Furnishing Service via the Scottish know what I wanted to do when I was that William will be a top accountant one day, and Government’s Employability Fund, which is age, so I understand where they’re coming Scott will be running his own carpet business. aimed at young people who require some from.” One of the best things about this is watching support prior to entering the world of work. The Furnishing Service (TFS) employs 197 young people grow in confidence and self- people, including 14 apprentices, across three Both spent six weeks at TFS on a paid esteem as they develop the skills and qualities UK branches. The majority – around 150 – are work placement and impressed Randle they need to get on in life.” so much he offered them both full time employed in East Kilbride. South Lanarkshire Council depute leader apprenticeships. Its employability initiatives include Jackie Burns met Randle and colleagues apprenticeships in installation, administration “I didn’t know what I wanted to do at during a recent visit to their East Kilbride and warehousing, and a comprehensive work school and when I left I didn’t get a job, which base. He said: “It’s inspiring that this team experience programme, not just for school got me down,” explains Scott, 18. is helping very vulnerable people make a pupils but also for vulnerable young people “It’s hard when you’re trying to find work home, and at the same time offering job and the long-term unemployed. but nothing is happening. I’m pretty good opportunities for local young people. That’s a “In partnership with Jobcentre plus in East with my hands, and I always thought I could double benefit and deserves a lot of praise.”

“It’s tough for many young people, leaving “Work is school unsure nothing of what they want to do with like school, their lives.” it’s a big Randle Wilson change and it’s not what “I didn’t know you expect. what I wanted Doing a work to do at school experience and when I left I programme didn’t get a job, first is really which got me helpful.” down.” William McCrear Scott Dowie

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TOM 2 Reporter.indd 44 28/10/2014 13:11 Could you be a permanent Furnishing FOSTER CARER? S if supplying furniture that lets vulnerable people build a home wasn’t enough, one local HEN you think of right stage in their life, will generally new jobs foster care what do you move to a more independent status company is doing even more good do something practical, so coming here was FINDS A imagine, asks Andrew where the foster parent can become a Aby helping young people into work in the ANNIE STUART great.” Thompson? For many Supported Carer and the young person process. COUNCIL-BACKED COMPANY He adds: “The training is all hands-on, people the answer to that question is will receive their own funding making The Furnishing Service plays a crucial role MAKING A DIFFERENCE TO so you get so much experience and all the W caring people who provide a safe, short them financially independent but locally as South Lanarkshire Council’s main experienced fitters are really helpful. You can term home for a child or children. But remaining in the family home. social housing furniture supplier, working, LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN have a bit of a laugh too, but you work hard did you know there is also a need for R said: “The staged move to full among others, with the elderly and women MORE WAYS THAN ONE and learn a lot.” permanent foster carers? independence is an important process who are escaping from domestic violence. William is just 16 and already an ‘R’, a full-time worker with South and I think it can really make a huge But the company also has a Kilbride, we provided more than 600 hours of accomplished office assistant, handling stock, Lanarkshire Council, welcomed a 12 difference to that young person’s comprehensive employability programme work experience for 25 adults who had been payments and liaising with local authorities year old child into her home some chance of success as they set of on their for school-leavers and young unemployed long term unemployed,” explains Randle. “At across Scotland and England. the end of the programme, we recruited 17, seven years ago on a permanent own in life. people. He says: “Work is nothing like school, it’s who remain with us.” fostering basis after deciding, along “Being a Permanent Foster Carer Managing director Randle Wilson set up a big change and it’s not what you expect. with her existing family, that they has been, and is, hugely rewarding but the firm in 1995 and explains: “It’s tough for Business admin apprentice William Doing a work experience programme first is wanted to foster and this was the I would encourage anyone thinking many young people, leaving school unsure of McCrear and carpet fitting apprentice Scott really helpful.” Dowie, who live in South Lanarkshire, came option that suited them best. about it to make sure to consider what what they want to do with their lives. I didn’t Randle agrees: “I have no doubt that to The Furnishing Service via the Scottish She said: “I knew that permanent it means to be offering that permanent know what I wanted to do when I was that William will be a top accountant one day, and Government’s Employability Fund, which is foster homes were needed and we home to a child until they reach age, so I understand where they’re coming Scott will be running his own carpet business. from.” aimed at young people who require some felt as a family that going ahead on adulthood. One of the best things about this is watching that basis would mean that the young The Furnishing Service (TFS) employs 197 support prior to entering the world of work. “Our own boys were 10 and 12 young people grow in confidence and self- person coming into our lives could people, including 14 apprentices, across three Both spent six weeks at TFS on a paid years older than the child we fostered, esteem as they develop the skills and qualities fully integrate with our routines and UK branches. The majority – around 150 – are work placement and impressed Randle who was 12 when he came to us, and they need to get on in life.” really become part of the family – it just employed in East Kilbride. so much he offered them both full time that does mean a return to family South Lanarkshire Council depute leader made sense for us. holidays when you might be starting Its employability initiatives include apprenticeships. Jackie Burns met Randle and colleagues “I know some people wonder to get opportunities for breaks without apprenticeships in installation, administration “I didn’t know what I wanted to do at during a recent visit to their East Kilbride why children might be put forward the children. and warehousing, and a comprehensive work school and when I left I didn’t get a job, which base. He said: “It’s inspiring that this team for a permanent placement rather “However it is possible to plan for experience programme, not just for school got me down,” explains Scott, 18. is helping very vulnerable people make a than adoption and there are really a that and to have respite arrangements pupils but also for vulnerable young people “It’s hard when you’re trying to find work home, and at the same time offering job number of reasons. It might be that in place with, perhaps, another family and the long-term unemployed. but nothing is happening. I’m pretty good opportunities for local young people. That’s a they are a bit older and so less likely which can give you space and provide “In partnership with Jobcentre plus in East with my hands, and I always thought I could double benefit and deserves a lot of praise.” to be adopted. They may still have an important second, safe home for the a relationship with one or both birth child.” parents and not want to lose that,” l There are currently a number “It’s tough for “However, what really matters of children aged more than eight many young is that you can provide a good in South Lanarkshire for whom environment for a young person to people, leaving Permanent Foster Care provides “Work is grow to being an adult and form a the best option. If you would like to school unsure nothing bond that can help them as they make find out more contact the Family of what they their own way in the world.” Placement Team familyplacement@ With Permanent Foster Care the want to do with like school, southlanarkshire.gov.uk or by young person, once they reach the telephone 0303 123 1008 their lives.” it’s a big Randle Wilson change and it’s not what SIBLING THRIVINGLY you expect. ANYONE with more than one for National Adoption Week is families or individuals that can families we have helped put “I didn’t know child knows that sibling rivalry is welcomed. The great majority offer them a safe and caring together tell us that while the what I wanted Doing a work a very real phenomenon but that of the adoptions we undertake place to call home. Events like adoption process seemed the close family bond between involve a single child but we do Adoption Week and Fostering a daunting task at first, it is to do at school experience brothers and sisters is strong aim to keep brothers and sisters Fortnight provide an important a worthwhile and beneficial and when I left I programme and important. That bond lies together when they are being opportunity to talk about their experience that they were didn’t get a job, first is really behind the decision to focus placed for adoption and are service and encourage people guided through to achieve the which got me National Adoption Week 2014 always keen to speak to people to find out more. best result.” helpful.” (3-9 November) on the theme of who would be able to offer a Ada continued: “Our team If you want to find out more down.” William McCrear Siblings. place in their family for more work very hard with people who about adoption or fostering Scott Dowie South Lanarkshire’s Adoption than one child.” are considering adoption to the team can be contacted and Fostering Manager Ada The Family Placement Team ensure there is a good match by email: familyplacement@ Niddrie said: “The choice of work year round uniting children with the child or children, and southlanarkshire.gov.uk or by Siblings as this year’s theme and young people with the have repeatedly found the telephone 0300 123 1008. 44 the reporter the reporter 45

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HEROESLEST WE FORGET: LYNNE CARSTAIRS DISCOVERS SOME UNIQUE PROJECTS WHICH ANGING in the entrance hall of Hamilton Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture’s museums staff Grammar School are memorials who have been on hand to help the pupils with their commemorating former pupils and staff who research into men from The Cameronians (Scottish were killed in the two World Wars. Rifles), Lanarkshire’s local infantry regiment whose H collection can be seen on display at Low Parks Museum These daily reminders of generations of sacrifice got art teacher June Mackenzie thinking. in Hamilton.” In this year which, marks 100 years since the In fact SLLC’s own project ‘Local Heroes – the untold outbreak of World War 1, why not research the lives of stories of The Cameronians in their own words’ was the men commemorated there and create an individual recently awarded £68,000 by the Heritage Lottery artwork based on the life and death of each? Fund (HLF). June explained: “The basic idea started to gel and And it was this award that enabled the Arts from then on the WWI Art Project was born. Before we Development and Libraries and Museum teams to work knew it we easily had 79 pupils volunteer to work, in with local schools and community groups to bring to their own time, on researching the stories of the 79 life letters and personal diaries of the men who served men listed on the school’s First World War memorial. in the Cameronian regiment during WWI “Each pupil has a story, to tell. Initially using words Gerry Campbell, General Manager of SLLC, said: and then, as they understand each soldier’s story “Our Museum Service holds a vast collection of this will be translated in many styles and techniques, letters and diaries from officers and soldiers of The culminating in a respectful tribute to each of the men Cameronian (Scottish Rifles) Regiment. who lost their lives. “The records, which have been painstakingly “We have also been working closely with South transcribed by an army of volunteers, provide a picture 46 the reporter

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HEROESLEST WE FORGET: LYNNE CARSTAIRS DISCOVERS SOME UNIQUE PROJECTS WHICH WILL HELP SOUTH LANARKSHIRE MARK THE CENTENARY OF WORLD WAR ONE ANGING in the entrance hall of Hamilton Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture’s museums staff of individual soldiers’ experiences of WWI and how it The stunning Remembrance Garden, complete with Grammar School are memorials who have been on hand to help the pupils with their impacted on them and their families. We hope that a bespoke monument, is based on designs by pupils commemorating former pupils and staff who research into men from The Cameronians (Scottish through this project we will provide a new insight into and was brought to fruition by a working group led by were killed in the two World Wars. Rifles), Lanarkshire’s local infantry regiment whose the lives of the soldiers at war from a personal and history teacher Andy McLean, above right. H collection can be seen on display at Low Parks Museum individual perspective.” These daily reminders of generations of sacrifice got He said: “This whole project, leading to today, has art teacher June Mackenzie thinking. in Hamilton.” Thirteen-year-old Hannah Nicol, above left, has been been a fitting community-wide tribute to those who In this year which, marks 100 years since the In fact SLLC’s own project ‘Local Heroes – the untold looking into the life of Captain Cecil Murray, an officer fought and died in the Great War. Our sincere thanks outbreak of World War 1, why not research the lives of stories of The Cameronians in their own words’ was who served with the 6th Battalion The Cameronians must also go to our sponsors, whose genuine support, the men commemorated there and create an individual recently awarded £68,000 by the Heritage Lottery (Scottish Rifles) and who was killed in action on 16 expertise and professionalism ensured a centenary artwork based on the life and death of each? Fund (HLF). June 1915 at the Battle of Festubert. commemoration of genuine quality.” June explained: “The basic idea started to gel and And it was this award that enabled the Arts Hannah and art teacher June were invited to Low Over in Uddingston, the town’s War Memorial has from then on the WWI Art Project was born. Before we Development and Libraries and Museum teams to work Parks Museum by Assistant Museums Officers Barrie been voted the best kept in Scotland by a national knew it we easily had 79 pupils volunteer to work, in with local schools and community groups to bring to Duncan and Lizzie O’Neill, where Hannah learned about veterans’ charity. their own time, on researching the stories of the 79 life letters and personal diaries of the men who served Captain Murray’s military career as a Private soldier. Legion Scotland singled out the memorial, above men listed on the school’s First World War memorial. in the Cameronian regiment during WWI Hannah said: “It was really great and I was able to centre – which is maintained by the Council – from “Each pupil has a story, to tell. Initially using words Gerry Campbell, General Manager of SLLC, said: see and hold the medals awarded to Captain Murray. more than 80 entries from across the country. and then, as they understand each soldier’s story “Our Museum Service holds a vast collection of Barrie and Lizzie gave me a lot of information and Ian Forsyth, President of the Legion Scotland this will be translated in many styles and techniques, letters and diaries from officers and soldiers of The photographs which I can use in my project.” Hamilton branch said: “We are indebted to the council’s culminating in a respectful tribute to each of the men Cameronian (Scottish Rifles) Regiment. Meanwhile Calderglen High School in East Kilbride ground services staff. This award is a wonderful who lost their lives. “The records, which have been painstakingly has unveiled a bespoke memorial to former pupils who testament to their hard work and I’m really proud of “We have also been working closely with South transcribed by an army of volunteers, provide a picture died in battle. this achievement.” 46 the reporter the reporter 47

TOM 2 Reporter.indd 46 28/10/2014 13:11 TOM 2 Reporter.indd 47 28/10/2014 13:11 have fun but be safe! Do you know the rules for using petrol powered machines such as quad bikes, scooters, go-peds, trail bikes, mini motos or motorbikes?

It is against the law to ride any petrol-driven machine You may be able to use these machines on private on the road unless you have a driving licence, road land, for example in a large private garden or in a tax and suitable third party insurance. A helmet and secure private yard. If the land is not owned by the MOT certificate may also be required and the bike rider, then permission must be granted by the land must be roadworthy. owner prior to use. It is against the law to ride in any other public place, While these machines may be great fun, they which includes pavements, car parks, industrial can also be extremely powerful and potentially estates, play parks, recreational grounds such as dangerous. Please make sure that riders are football pitches and any area where members of the competent to handle the machine or supervised public could be endangered. where appropriate.

Always ride in a safe place Always wear a proper motorcycle helmet – it may help to save your life!

For information on Road Safety please contact: South Lanarkshire Council, Community and Enterprise Resources, Roads and Transportation Services, Traffic and Transportation Section, Montrose House, 154 Montrose Crescent, Hamilton ML3 6LB Phone: 01698 453620

www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk

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