Lottery Success

I was delighted to learn that two primary schools and the Getting Better Together Project have received rewards totalling £4,838 from the Big Lottery Fund’s 2014 Communities programme. The 2014 Communities is a grants programme offering local sports clubs, voluntary and community organisations and schools awards of between £300 to £2,000 to support children’s involvement in [...]

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St Pat’s Garden Fete

Last Sunday I attended the St Pat’s Garden Fete in Shotts. The event was organised to raise funds for the church an I am pleased to say that it was very well attended. In fact it was so well attended, that we even had some unwelcome visitors in the form of a swarm of wasps! I [...]

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Jubilee celebrations with the people of Shotts & Harthill

Over the past few days I have had the pleasure of attending a number of Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations in Shotts and Harthill. On Monday I visited the residents of Mornay Way sheltered housing complex with Provost Jim Robertson and Deputy Lord Lieutenant Helen Russell for their Jubilee tea party before going to the Garden [...]

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Volunteering in Shotts

This morning I visited the Getting Better Together project in Shotts to help out in the community cafe. I did this as part of the CSV make a Difference Day. Getting Better Together is a wonderful project in Shotts that aims to promote healthy living, improve play facilities in Shotts and also improve local transport. This [...]

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