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Scottish Government back NLC’s Ravenscraig development plans
22nd April - 5th May 2011
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Minister Celebrates 65 Years 90 year old Rev Dr James Martin celebrates 65 years as a Minister with the Church of Scotland
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Sports
Strathclyde parkrun celebrates 1st Birthday and all your junior football action.
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New president Ann Leighton on opening day.
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istory was in the making on last week when Uddingston Bowling and Tennis Club crowned their first female president in the 148 years since the club was opened in 1863. Ann Leighton (63) joined in 2000 after she retired from work and has progressed from being a regular member at the club to taking up positions such as, Junior Vice President, Vice President and now President of the copy.pdf entire club 207mmx69mm-2for1_v1 after being nominated. Ann was already President of the
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Ladies but is overjoyed to be President of the whole club. She told The HUB; “I’m absolutely delighted, I think the fact that in the 148 years of the clubs existence; there’s never been a female President.” The election was finalised on February 24 when the club had its annual general meeting, after that the open day takes place to welcome the new President to their role. 2 06/04/2011 17:21 The event welcomes many guests including local councillors and the
Scottish Bowling Association who show face to wish the new President good luck. Normally, the President’s wife will roll the jack then two bowls and declare it open for play; however, in this case, Ann’s husband Brian was given the task this year. The bowling season runs from April to September and the club consists of approximately 550 members; 355 males and 175 females. Ann will be head of the committee
which is the group of people who run the club, sort out repairs, run the bar and are the club treasurers. On top of those responsibilities, Ann will also be the head figure and when other clubs are visiting, she will meet and greet them. The club has moved into another direction with the first female President and Ann said, “I knew I was going to get it, I knew I was going to be President. I’m very excited about it and had the most wonderful day at the official opening day.”
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ello again and welcome to your latest edition of The HUB. As normal, I personally would like to thank you for picking up your copy. I like to keep you up to speed with our development here at The HUB and I can confirm that we are launching our new Perth HUB on 12th May! As you can imagine, this is rather exciting for us as it allows us to continue to expand into other territories, delivering the best of local positive news. The team has been recruited and put in place and on a sales front we are pleased to welcome Gary Hutton and Stephen Crofts. Both these gents have vast experience and in print media and radio advertising and will no doubt be very successful in their new roles. What I have noticed already is the very positive response that we have been getting as we look forward to the launch of the Perth HUB. The feedback
we have noticed from the local Perthshire community is that they recongise the importance of a local paper that delivers positive news and promotes the good from within the community. Closer to home, we continue in our quest to see The HUB become a household name throughout Lanarkshire. We had anticipated that we would be in a position to launch the new Monkland’s HUB about now but as we have been diverted to Perth, our approach is to include positive stories from Monkland’s within this title for the time being. So, if you know of any good news stories from Monklands please do get in touch with us at monklands@thehubpaper.com On a positive note, it was good to see Mossend U19s reach the semi final of the Scottish Cup – and what a great turnout for the match played at Thorniewood Utd’s ground last week. There was a big crowd
cheering the lads on. Keeping with a football theme, we are now in the final stages of the seaons in the Junior leagues and there are some vital games still to come for our local sides. I would encourage everyone to go along and show your support to give the teams the advantage of a good support. In closing, with the Scottish Parliament elections looming, we have managed to catch up with most of the parties - although we did manage to miss Labour leader Iain Gray as he visited Lanarkshire due to unforseen circumstances. I would like to wish all of those candidates who are standing for election all the very best and I have no doubt that once we know who has been elected that they will appear in the political HUB shortly thereafter.
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irst Minister Alex Salmond returned to support Alex Neil’s election campaign for a second time this week by holding a special Q&A session. It was standing room only as one hundred and fifty people were in attendance at a special Q&A session with First Minister Alex Salmond and SNP candidate Alex Neil at Excelsior
Stadium last week. Elaine C Smith, the star of TV series Rab C Nesbitt, chaired the session which saw questions posed on local and national issues from an audience of SNP supporters and undecided voters from across the Airdrie & Shotts area. The most common question
for both Alex Salmond and Alex Neil was on the future of Monklands A&E, with both stressing their commitment to retaining the facility and investing in its future. Question topics ranged from energy policy, the pros and cons of coalition government, the state of of the town centres in Shotts and Airdrie, Westminster cuts and local services.
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Despite being scheduled to last 90mins the First Minister did not leave until 10.30pm. First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond said: “It was an absolute pleasure to be back in Airdrie & Shotts to support our SNP candidate Alex Neil. “It was a great night and there is clearly a lot of personal support there for Alex Neil as
well as for the SNP. In fact the loudest cheer of the night came when I referred to him as the Housing Minister who started Scottish Council House building again. “Airdrie & Shotts is going to be one of the most important seats in the election campaign, and I know that with the campaign Alex Neil and his team are running it is winnable for the SNP.” SNP candidate for Airdrie & Shotts, Alex Neil said: “This meeting highlighted the postive vision Alex Salmond has for Scotland and his commitment in particular to retaining Monklands As future. That wikll only happen with the reelection of an SNP Government at this election. “The SNP’s committment to helping ordinary hardworking
families has brought the endorsement of Alex Salmond for First Minister from Tommy Brennan, one of Lanarkshire’s outstranding union leaders, who fought so hard to keep Ravenscraig open. Never again can we allow a Tory Government in London to destroy jobs and industry in Scotland.”
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RAVENSCRAIG RE-DEVELOPMENT T
he Scottish Government has provisionally backed North Lanarkshire Councils development at the former Ravenscraig site. The backing for the ambitious plans was needed by the council for the former Ravenscraig development which result in 5000 job opportunities in the first six years; 500 temporary jobs for construction workers. The development began in 2001
where the original plans were drawn up as its one of the biggest derelict sites in Scotland. To date, there has already been development in the area which consists of residential houses, the new Motherwell College and the state of the art Ravenscraig Regional Sports facility. The development plan has been set over a 30 year period which will allow the eventual result to be more homes, a town centre, industrial units, leisure
facilities and schools. The Scottish government gave permission for the work to go ahead as long as any business rates that are raised are used to pay off the loan for the building. Maureen McConachie, North Lanarkshire’s head of regeneration services said, “We are studying the terms of the provisional approval of the business plan and will have further discussions with both the Scottish
Futures Trust and site developers Ravenscraig Ltd on how best to progess.” In order to make the site accessible, Scotland’s two major motorways will be linked to the new town centre. There will be £425 million worth of private investment from developers and the site will bring in revenue of £1.2 billion and once the development is complete, the overall job availability will be in the region of 12,600.
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Since Ravenscraig steelworks closed in 1992, the council have been thinking of new ways to bring in more money for Scotland and in particular, how to put that area to good use. Councillor Jim McCabe said, “The closure was a hammer blow for North Lanarkshire and Scotland, but this allows us to secure a real and prosperous future for the site and for the area as a whole.”
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lans are underway for the annual Bellshill Fair that will take place on May 28 at 11am. Councillor Richard Lyle will be opening this year’s event which will run the full weekend with help from M&D Leisure and Showman’s Guild. The fair will have a whole host of fairground rides along the Main Street and Tesco’s car park next to the Main Street and Emmajay Road which will stay open until 9pm. Over 27 local charities and various groups will put their stalls up between 10am – 4pm on the Saturday to raise funds. This year, the stalls include; The Salvation Army; St. Andrews Hospice; Beaston Oncology Unit and Chest Heart and Stroke Unit to name but a few. Keeping with the successful theme from last year, there will be entertainment with different groups performing throughout the event.
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Those groups include the Dance Dynamics Cheer Squad and the Street Dance Crew from Dance Academy. Duncan McLeod, Secretary for Bellshill Community Council said, “All that we ask for is the members of the public, come along and enjoy these young ladies performances on the day.” Strathclyde Fire Service will be in attendance with some equipment to allow people to see what the fire service is there for; especially younger people, whilst the Army Recruitment Team have still to be confirmed. Many guests have been invited to the event such as local councillors, the local MSP and members of the community council. Duncan added, “We are very pleased to be able to continue to bring this event annually to Bellshill and hope that the members of the public will come out and support them.”
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he annual clean-up campaign in and around Uddingston and Bothwell saw members of Brighter Bothwell and Uddingston Pride take to the streets to rid of their communities of rubbish. Both communities have entered into this year’s Britain In Bloom compeitions for the urban and small town categories. Although, the usual turn out wasn’t as high as previous years, they managed to beat their record number of bags filled in Uddingston and over 90 bags were filled in Bothwell. In Bothwell, the hotspots for collecting the rubbish were the Livingstone Memorial Bridge, Woodene Park, Ferry Road and The Glebe. Liz Wilson, Uddingston Pride Chairman, was very grateful to all the children who took part and highlighted the efforts put in by the adults who managed to compensate for the bad turn out. She told The HUB; “although the number of helpers was down this year we still managed to collect just as many bags of litter as last year" "We were delighted at the sterling effort by the adults and kids who did turn up to help. We still need the help from the Villagers and a change of attitude to the acceptance of littering going forward.”
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otherwell South dusts off the tea cups for Royal Wedding Garden Party. The bunting is ready to be hung and guests have already looked out their finest hats and bow ties for a special garden party at Motherwell South Parish Church to celebrate the Royal
Wedding on Friday 29 April 2011. Around 150 friends and family of the congregation at Motherwell South Parish Church will celebrate the Royal Wedding at a special showing of the event on a giant screen at the 'wee pink church', which will be decorated with white pew
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£3.00 and all levels are welcome, just for a hobby or hoping to have your first book published. All types of creative writing will be covered from writing for screen to novels, poetry to radio. Places are limited so get in fast but if enough interest is shown then further classes will be considered.
INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING? We are looking for young people aged 16-22 who live in Lanarkshire and are interested in volunteering, to pass on information about drugs, alcohol and sexual health to other young people. All young people who come on board as volunteers will receive full training on drugs, alcohol and sexual health issues relating to young people. They also have the opportunity to meet new people, build confidence, self -esteem and improve skills.
ends and white floral window arrangements. All the ladies will be presented with wedding favours and the gentlemen will receive a thistle button hole. Kids coming down to join in the celebrations will also receive a surprise gift bag. Following the screening of the
wedding ceremony, afternoon tea will be served in the church hall which has been kitted out regal attire. Organza drapes in the windows, St. Andrews flags and heather arrangments on window ledges, sparkling white linen table covers, cake stands with dainty home made cakes, a selection of garden party sandwiches and to add colour, there will be red, white and blue napkins. Weather permitting, a marquee, complete with garden furniture, will be erected in the church grounds whilst bunting will adorn the silver birch trees. Reverend Georgie Baxendale, said, "It's wedding fever at Motherwell South and the congregation as well as friends and family are getting very excited about our exclusive garden party to celebrate the Royal wedding. Our church will be transformed to celebrate this unique event and everyone is getting really enthused to make it an event to remember."
CONSUMER ADVICE OVER BUYING NEW FURNITURE THIS SPRING B
uying new furniture this spring? Then take some simple precautions. The advice comes from North Lanarkshire Council’s Trading Standards Service. Duncan Smith, Advisory Services Manager, said: “When buying new it always a good idea to pay by credit – not debit card – even if you have the cash. “You can always pay off the card before any interest is due. However, paying by credit card means if the shop goes out of
business, you can claim your money back from the credit card company. This is good advice whether you are buying in a shop or remotely. “But in addition make sure any upholstered furniture is properly labelled as complying with the correct UK fire safety regulations. This should be a permanently attached label usually under the cushions. “Without this label there is the possibility the item may catch fire easily and give off toxic smoke.”
We are looking for volunteers regardless of background, race, religion, sexual orientation, and experience and it looks great on your CV for future employers. We have a new training programme starting April 2011. If you are interested or require further information please contact Jacqui Bradley on: 01698 269872 or e-mail jacquibradley@landed.info We are also looking to recruit dynamic and enthusiastic people to join our Management Board to assist in guiding the strategic and operational direction of the organization. We are currently in need of a Chairperson and a Treasurer as well as ordinary members. In order to strengthen the Board, the organization is particularly looking for people with experience in Sales & Marketing, Publicity, Fundraising, Legal issues, Education, Health and/or Social Work. The Board meets approximately once a month, and travel expenses are available. Attendance at meetings can vary due to initiatives in strategic planning and other areas of particular interest to the individual member of the board. Please contact Jacqui Flanagan Project manager on 01698 269872 or via email to Jacqui@landed.info Contact details: LANDED Peer Education Service 150-152 Merry Street Motherwell ML1 1NA 01698 269872 www.landed.info
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t is a pleasure to be able to write my first political column for the Hub – there is plenty of politics around at the moment with the elections to the Scottish Parliament, as well as a referendum on the voting system to be used at the next general election, coming up on 5 May. With election posters on lampposts around Hamilton and across Lanarkshire, media coverage and leaflets coming through the door, there is more than enough opportunity for you to hear about the issues and candidates vying to become MSPs in Edinburgh. A lot of the issues being discussed in the campaign are important and will have an
impact on people, but although this is a political column, it is not an election column, and so I will leave the electioneering to others. It is just under a year since I was elected to represent the constituency of Rutherglen and Hamilton West. During that time I have been incredibly impressed by the very active and committed communities in that area – and the contribution they make to local life. Too often, we hear a lot about the bad things that happen, and not enough about the positive aspects of living in this area. Last week, I spent a very useful couple of hours, alongside local councillors, meeting the Earnock Residents Association. It
If shoppers are buying an item over the web or from a catalogue, they are urged to make sure they are given details about the ‘cooling off period’ and how orders can be cancelled during this time. “The ‘cooling off period’ allows you to change your mind. It starts from the time you pay a deposit or in full and ends eight days after you receive the details about how to cancel. “You are legally entitled to change your mind and receive a full refund during this time
– if you let the trader know of course.” Dave Roderick, Trading Standards Manager, said: “Buying furniture can represent quite an investment. Following this advice from my Consumer Advice team will help consumers protect their hardearned cash.” If you need further advice or want to let trading standards know of any sharp practices, please contact Consumer Direct on 08454 04 05 06
was a good chance to talk about a wide range of issues, local and national, and get feedback from a diverse range of people – from a variety of backgrounds, occupations and interests – all of who have a strong interest in what happens in and around the Earnock area. This weekend, I went along to the opening of the green of Burnbank Hamilton Bowling Club. Talking to members of the committee, before the green opening ceremony, there is a very real sense of pride in the achievements of people of all ages involved in the club. The roll call of honours listed for the last year by the outgoing president highlighted the vibrancy of a local club which, like many other organisations, is made up of volunteers who enjoy their sport and work hard to help ensure other people get the chance to do so too. Next weekend, I hope to be able to join local residents who will be doing their bit in helping clean up Nielsland park, following a very successful effort last year, so that
the park can be used and enjoyed by people of all ages over the summer months. It is part of politics – and of being a politician – that it is the problems that you highlight, or are highlighted to you. Representing people is often about trying to sort out problems, resolve issues or campaign where there is injustice. It is, though, good to be able to highlight some of the positive aspects of living in our communities, as well as responding to the more difficult circumstances. If you live in Blantyre, Burnbank, Hillhouse, Earnock or Meikle Earnock and want to raise any issues with me, then please do not hesitate to get in touch. I hold regular surgeries in Fairhill, Burnbank and Hillhouse every month, as well as in my constituency office in Blantyre. But you don’t need to wait until a surgery to contact me – you can phone on 01698 821380 or contact me by email at tom. greatrex.mp@parliament.uk – and I will do my best to help.
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GOLDEN JUBILEE S
t Columba's Viewpark branch of Union of Catholic Mothers recently celebrated their Golden Jubilee with a Mass of Thanksgiving in St Columba.s Church. Bishop Joseph Devine was in attendance and was joined by Canon Glackin from St Columba's, Fr. Gilhooley the U.C.M. Diocesan chaplain and .Fr. John Downey who is a Comboni Missionary and a native of Viewpark. North Lanarkshire Council also recognised this great event with a Civic Reception and presented a crystal vase to Mrs Mary Tochel, President of St Columba's branch.
North Lanarkshire Joint CHRISTINA’S CAMPAIGN GETS FIREMAN’S LIFT! Trade Unions Campaign C T
here is a public March and Rally in Support of the TUC campaign against cuts to public services on Saturday 30th April. Building of a joint campaign which began with Lanarkshire people supporting and protesting at the first march in Edinburgh in October last year, London was the latest event and the next event is coming to North Lanarkshire. Members of the public are being asked to join the protestors on this important event, assemble at the Duchess Park, Avon Street, Motherwell at 10:00am marching through Motherwell town centre to the rally at the GLO Centre at Muir street at 11:15am to hear speeches from leaders of the
major trade unions, voluntary sector representatives and from the churches. The organisers believe that the current government is determined to destroy the public sector; they are going to hammer crucial services that bind our communities together with the most vulnerable in our community who are going to be hit the hardest. Anyone who tells you different is a bare faced liar says the General Secretary of the TUC Brendan Barbar. North Lanarkshire’s joint trade union campaign is calling for another large turnout, let’s make it a family day, and let’s see our pensioners there, and let’s see those who work in the voluntary sector there.
hristina McKelvie's campaign to win the new Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse constituency for the SNP got a real fireman's lift when her campaign funds received a £500 donation from the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) in Hamilton. Christina was presented with her cheque at Low Parks Museum in front of a vintage fire engine, used by the Strathaven fire authority from 1874, by John McFadden, FBY Brigade Secretary for Strathclyde, and John Goldie, a firefighter in Hamilton for over 30 years and a former finalist in the World's Strongest Man competition. Christina was chosen by
MASTER OF THE MANSE CELEBRATES 65 YEARS A t the age of 90 years, Rev Dr James Martin celebrated 65 years as a Minister with the Church of Scotland on Sunday 10 April 2011, when he ‘came home’ to take the service at Motherwell South Parish Church, Motherwell. Motherwell South’s congregation came together to celebrate Jim’s status as arguably Scotland’s oldest serving Minister, by presenting him with a crystal decanter and a cake to commemorate 65 years since his ordination. Born and brought up in Motherwell in 1921, he was christened at the Manse Road Church, which has now become Motherwell South and even met and married his wife, Marion there. After attending the University of Glasgow, he spent many years in various communities, including Motherwell South Parish Church. He also spent a lot of time with Motherwell Football Club, where he was the club’s chaplain and is still a regular face on the terraces at Firpark. He was a regular contributor to BBC’s Sunday Service programme, as well as being a successful author of several books. He has been a locum minister for around ten years
the FBU as one of the election candidates who would receive their support in recognition of her strong support for the trade union movement and the work she has done in her role as backbench parliamentary liaison officer for the SNP Trade Union Group to build links between trades unionists and SNP MSPs and Ministers. Christina is herself a former Unison shop steward. Thanking the FBU for their generous donation to her campaign, Christina said, "The FBU are a great trade union who give enormous support to firefighters in the often difficult and dangerous job that they do. It's an honour for me to have
their support in my campaign to win Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse. "I can assure FBU members in this constituency that their
donation will be put to good use in helping me to contact voters with the SNP's positive message and policies to make Scotland better."
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within the Hamilton Presbytery and was delighted to take the opportunity to ‘come home’ to celebrate his 65 years with the Church of Scotland at Motherwell South, while Reverend Georgie Baxendale was away. Session Clerk, Iain Gray, said, “Jim has been around Motherwell South Parish Church for most of the 90 years of his life and it was a great pleasure to have him celebrate 65 years as a Minister with his
friends and family as he took Sunday’s service. “He has always made a fantastic contribution to the local community as well as the Hamilton Presbytery and he is highly regarded by all members of the congregation. We felt that as a community, we should celebrate his position as probably the oldest serving minister in Scotland, and having him take the service only added to his 65th celebrations.”
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Women at the Dalziel Centre in their homemade Easter Bonnets
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oman at the Dalziel Centre donned their Easter Bonnets to mark the seasonal celebrations on Wednesday 20 April. In addition to decorating their own hats, the patients of the day hospice - for people in Lanarkshire affected by cancer and other life limiting illnesses - enjoyed an afternoon of fun and laughs. Sandra Tollan, from Wishaw, has been attending the centre, based at Strathclyde Hospital in Motherwell, since 2006 when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She said: “We’re always doing something for a laugh and to
keep our spirits up so this was a great idea to celebrate Easter. “The Dalziel Centre is a brilliant place – you can come in and have a cry and a laugh with people who are also dealing with a serious illness. “For me it’s been a real lifesaver as I was feeling very depressed when I was first diagnosed. “You get support from other patients and the staff, who can also provide you with different medication, therapies and treatments.” Carol Murphy, the nursing sister at the hospice, said: “I’d like to thank Asda in Motherwell who donated Easter Eggs and
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the Craigneuk Parish Church who provided cream eggs for our patients to help us celebrate Easter.” The Dalziel Centre is looking for volunteers to help them raise money at a Bag Pack at Asda in Motherwell on Saturday 30 April and Sunday 1 May, from 10am to 4pm. Staff nurse Janice Slater, who is organising the back pack, said: “We are looking for anyone who is aware of the work of the Dalziel Centre and wants to help us raise money to give up a couple of hours of their time.” For more information call Janice on 01698 245076.
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hree new Deputy Lieutenants have been commissioned with Her Majesty The Queen's agreement by the Lord-Lieutenant of Lanarkshire, Mushtaq Ahmad OBE. The Deputy Lieutenants assist the Lieutenancy and help the Lord-Lieutenant in his role as Her Majesty the Queen's official representative. The new appointments bring to 11 the number of Deputy Lieutenants in Lanarkshire. Chief Executive of North Lanarkshire Council, Gavin Whitefield and Clerk to the Lieutenancy hosted a ceremony at the Civic Centre, Motherwell on the 7 April to welcome John Brown, John McKenzie and Jan McLaughlin Mack into their new roles. John Brown from Motherwell is a board member with the Lanarkshire Chamber of Commerce and has held several
senior management positions in both the public and private sector in addition to working and supporting charitable organisations. John McKenzie from Hamilton worked for Strathclyde Police in a number of disciplines for many years, and has a keen interest in environmental issues and being involved in supporting community based projects. Jan McLaughlin Mack from Airdrie has worked for over 40 years in community learning and development and currently works for North Lanarkshire Council as a youth worker. Jan is also a director for the Scots Boxing Hall of Fame and Youth Academy of Arts. Gavin Whitefield said: “I would like to extend my congratulations to the new Deputy Lieutenants on their appointments, and I look forward to working with them during their commission in serving the people of Lanarkshire.”
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Bothwell News lan Adams, Vice-President of the Rotary Club of Bothwell & Uddingston delivered an illustrated history of Prestwick Airport from its origins. Members of the Glasgow 602 Squadron, the Marquis Douglas and Clydesdale (24th Duke of Hamilton) and David Fowler McIntyre who owned the land at Prestwick, became the first to fly over Everest in 1933. Hamilton backed McIntyre to create a training facility with a hanger, offices and control tower in 1935. In 1938, passenger facilities added and with the onset of war,
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avid Duncan spoke to members of the Rotary Club of Bothwell & Uddingston about the hospital named after his father David in the Bihar region of India. Situated in the northern most area of India, the hospital in Raxaul on the border with Nepal, serves the poorest area of India. Founded in 1930 by David Duncan, son of a Church of Scotland missionary, the hospital receiving no government funding relies on volunteers and donations and what charges it can make to patients. (A sliding scale depends upon ability to pay.)
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By Trevor Cooper the airport was developed and used for military purposes including a large volume of American planes. Post war Scottish Aviation using the original buildings built such aircraft as the Prestwick Pioneers and the well-known Jetstream range. Alan then spoke of eight crashes between 1944 and 2009, one of which could have been avoided if the plane had returned to Amsterdam instead of attempting to land on the short runway in poor visibility and a very strong side wind, which prevented the use of the main runway. Andrew McFarlane thanked Alan for his illustrated talk about his birthplace.
Whilst the hospital priorities lie in medicine, surgery, orthopaedics, ophthalmology and dentistry it is in midwifery with over 5,000 births last year the it’s service comes under greatest pressure. The 2010, new hospital, now run by Emmanuel Hospital Association has a school catering for 700 pupils aged up to 14, attached. In the film which was shown members saw footage of the old hospital, well dressed pupils singing songs of praise and the opening of the new facilities. Dr Roy D’Silva paid tribute to yhe work of the staff and volunteers in a vote of thanks.
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thehubpaper.com 8 MICHELLE MONE MEETS MOTHERWELL COLLEGE MUSICIANS 22nd April - 5th May 2011
Michell Mone with Motherwell College students present at Foundry Music Lab April 201. From L-R: Don Wilson, aged 19, Carluke; Michelle Mone; Blair Davidson, aged 23, Muirhouse, Motherwell; Sammi Frame, aged 18, Wishaw; Rory Docherty, aged 19, Quarter, Sth Lanarkshire; Louise Hutchison, aged 18, Airdrie; Nick Scoggie, aged 20, Carluke; Daniel McGarry, aged 19, Shotts; Thomas Cairney, aged 19, Carfin.
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ND Music students at Motherwell College were treated to a very special guest lecture by one of the UK’s top entrepreneurs Michelle Mone, recently. As part of the music course, the students not only record and perform within bands as part of assessment but they have to study the business side of the music
industry. As well as giving some pointers in marketing a brand, networking and seeking funding for arts projects, Michelle gave the students business advice on their individual music projects they are currently being assessed on. And she spoke in detail about how to market a product online through social media, how to network at
corporate events and manage a budget whilst dealing with overheads. Course lecturer Scott Cowie said: “We are absolutely delighted that entrepreneurs such as Michelle Mone take the time out of their busy schedules to talk to our music students. We can give our students their music education but there is
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nothing to beat hearing directly on how to succeed, from the big names in business and the music industries.” Michelle Mone has become one of the many well known celebrities to deliver a guest lecture to the music course students recently. Others include T in the Park promoters Dave McGheachan and Dave Corbitt,
top music journalist Billy Sloan and Wet Wet Wet’s Graeme Clarke. The College music courses have a strong partnership with the Foundry Music Lab in which most of the practical and recording sides of the course are delivered. The Motherwellbased professional recording and rehearsal facility was founded
by Graeme Duffin (guitarist with Wet Wet Wet), Ted Blakeway and Sandy Jones. The College has worked with the Foundry since 2006. To find out more about the NQ rock and Pop, HNC/D Music email Scott Cowie at Motherwell College on scowie@motherwell.co.uk For more on The Foundry, go to www.foundrymusiclab.com
Recent Police incidents in our area
BELLSHILL Suspect males Incident:Found in suspicious circumstances and drive a vehicle whilst disqualified. Two males aged 28 and 46 from Motherwell were arrested last Thursday morning after being seen within a garden on Mavisbank Gardens, Bellshill. The Police were alerted after neighbour’s witnesses the pair acting suspiciously allegedly going in to gardens at this location. Bellshill Officers responded immediately and made a search of the area for the males who by this time had made off from Mavis Bank Gardens although they were later found within a van on Kirklee Rd, Bellshill. Both males were taken to Motherwell police Office and later charged with allegedly attempting to steal and the younger male was
further charged with allegedly driving whilst disqualified. Both males were released on undertaking to attend at Hamilton Sheriff Court. Theft from vehicles Incident:Steal from within insecure motor vehicles. Overnight on Saturday 9th April two vehicles were broken in to on St Mary’s Rd in Bellshill as they sat in the driveways of houses. It appears that the vehicles were left insecure making it easy for the thief. During the evening someone entered the vehicles and stole items which included a TomTom Sat-Nav. The Police have advised motorists to lock and secure their vehicles after use which will prevent the opportunist thief from taking an easy opportunity to steal.
MOTHERWELL CRIME: Vandalism LOCUS: WATSON STREET,MOTHERWELL A window was smashed when a youth in their 20s launched a brick through the living room window and then ran off. CRIME: Theft from a motor vehicle LOCUS: PARKNEUK STREET,MOTHERWELL A sat nav system was stolen from a Renault Traffic van parked in Parkneuk Street CRIME: Vandalism LOCUS: CHESTERS CRESCENT, MOTHERWELL A male in his 20s was seen headbutting a parked Saab 93
on several occassions whilst parked on Chesters Crescent. The vehicle sustained damage to the nearside panel and the passengers door. CRIME: Common Assault LOCUS: LANE, NEAR TO, STEWARTON STREET, WISHAW, A 19 year old male was subject an attack whilst on his way home from Tesco which resulted in him receiving punches and kicks to the head during the incident which took place in the lane near to Stewarton Street in Wishaw.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Bellshill, Motherwell or Hamilton Police Office or alternatively CRIMESTOPPERS can be called anonymously on 0800 555 111
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By Gary McCord
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n Uddingston salesman was so impressed by the response of the paramedics when his son was injured in a sledging accident that he decided to take up the profession himself. 44 year old Donald Wilson’s son was sledging with his family on 2nd January last year when an accident left him with a serious head injury.
Recalling his sledging accident at Chatelherault Country Park, 8 year old Jamie said: “I went down the hill while my dad was coming up and then I bumped into him and then I fell onto my side.” Having fractured his skull and lying unconscious in the snow, Donald utilised some basic firstaid training and did what he could to help clear Jamie’s airways while someone called 999. He
Donald with his son Jamie (8).
MAD MINISTRIES
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he excellently named Hub Café (although no relationship to The Wishaw HUB newspaper) held a fund raising and awareness day in aid of ‘Mad Ministries’, a Christian trust who serve and equip local churches within their local school communities. This particular event was orga nised to promote their ‘Mad in Schools’ project which provides chaplaincy teams, school assemblies, staff chaplaincy and religious and moral education input to name but a few of their many services. Speaking to The Wishaw HUB, youth pastor Brian Lowri said “Partnership is at the heart of our work. As part of a multi-agency society, we at “Mad in Schools” help churches play a wider role in the lives of young people. Our young people spend most of their day at school. So instead of waiting on them to come to the Christian community, we go to them and together with their school management team we serve them in a way that is both relevant and in keeping with the schools own aims and visions” Local schools were keen to praise their work and Dorothy Gebbie, deputy head teacher of Cathkin High School said “Mad ministries involvement in Cathkin High’s Chaplaincy Team has
been invaluable. They are able to communicate God’s word with young people in a relevant and challenging way”. Ian McKerron, Head Teacher of Woodside Primary School, said “Mad Ministries vibrant presentations enthuse children of all ages; they have the knack of delivering the message that is thought provoking as well as exciting. The stimulating use of resources and excellent rapport with children make them a popular choice for assemblies and visits to
said “While we waited for the helicopter, a First Response paramedic came and then an ambulance paramedic, and they all dealt with Jamie really, really well.” Jamie was subsequently airlifted to the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow by a Sea King helicopter from HMS Gannet and after a 10-day stay in hospital he made a full recovery. The whole experience caused Mr Wilson to reflect on what he wanted to do in life. Giving up a long career in sales, he applied for a position as a trainee with the Scottish Ambulance Service and exactly one year after Jamie’s accident, he started his job as a foundation paramedic with the Scottish Ambulance Service. He added: “It’s a very rewarding job and having my own son go through a traumatic accident, I feel I’ve got empathy towards people we’re called out to who are in the same kind of situation.” Although proud of his father’s new profession, Jamie does not plan on following in his father’s footsteps and instead wants to be a rugby player and drive an ice-cream van. So be it a 999 emergency or 99 cone, the Wilson’s are the ones to call! the School.” And principle teacher of religious education at Coatbridge High School sang the praises of Mad Ministries by saying “They have a unique ability to capture the attention of young people and in challenging them to consider how Christianity could make a difference to their lives”. Following the fund raising event, Diane Boyle, owner of the Hub Café said “After hearing and seeing the good work that Mad Ministries do I wanted to help. I opened up my café to them on Saturday 2nd April. That day was a great success and we will continue to have a close link with this
charity”. She added “I would like to thank everyone who helped with the home baking the cakes were wonderful and well presented”. Further information about Mad Ministries and their work can be found via their website. www.madinschools.co.uk or by telephoning 01698 267697.
EVENTS KEEP KIDS BUSY OVER EASTER M
ANY events throughout North Lanarkshire have kept children busy and full of fun during the Easter holidays. Bellshill Town Centre ran an egg hunt on Friday 8 between 1 and 3pm; starting at Bellshill Cultural Centre, children had to fill in an entry form then try to find Easter eggs on posters in shops throughout the town. The children then handed in their forms for a prize draw just after 3pm and the lucky children, who won, walked away with chocolate eggs. Children were also able to enjoy a wide range of activities in any one of the centres across North Lanarkshire. At the Sir Matt Busby, they ran a Sports Camp from 9am to 3pm but children also had the choice of coming in, on either the morning or afternoon. The camp is run every year and allows children to interact with each other, getting involved in activities and games.
Similarly, the Aquatec and Ravenscraig complexes ran Kids Clubs. At the new Ravencraig Sports Facility, the activities consisted of games and entertainment which ran all day, whilst at the Aquatec in Motherwell let the children venture out with a range of activities such as outdoor walks, visits to the Heritage Centre and face painting. North Lanarkshire Council’s Sports and outdoor Education also provided top coaching, new activities and great fun which ran from Monday 4 to Friday 8 and Monday 11 to Friday 15.
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hitburn FCA booked their place in the U19s SYFA Challenge Cup Final with a 4-1 win over Mossend FC. It was the last national cup Semifinal to be played and the standard of football did not disappoint with a strong Mossend team being defeated by an impressive Whitburn side. Unlike most matches in general this game started with a bang. In the first minute a penalty was awarded to Whitburn after an impressive piece of play by Liam Airley but referee James Moore correctly changed his decision to a free-kick after consulting with his assistant. A tough call but the contact was made outside the box. It was still a good chance from the set-piece but it was wasted. Mossend’s Scott Boyd was unlucky nine minutes in after hecruised past two opposing players. With confidence brimming he attempted a long range shot only for an unfortunate bounce to cause his shot to be scuffed. 17 minutes in and Whitburn had opened the scoring thanks to the head of Ricki Lamie. It was a lovely free-kick floated in from the right hand side and Lamie rose well to nod the ball past the keeper. It was clinical play from Whitburn and a clinical finish by Lamie. After the goal it was one way traffic with Whitburn producing attack after attack with Airley looking particularly threatening down the right hand side. If not for some good goalkeeping by
Jonathan McFarlane and a bit of brave defending by Mossend, Whitburn could have easily added another three goals before thirty minutes. On thirty one minutes McFarlane pulled off perhaps one of his best saves. Ross Morison chased down the loose ball on the left hand and only just managed to keep it in. His great play was almost rewarded with a goal. He cut the ball back to Jordan Swan when McFarlane just managed to tip the ball out for a corner. Wrongly a goal-kick was given and to Mossend’s disadvantage. A poor goal kick by McFarlane went straight to Morison who ran through on goal. Under pressure it was a poor attempt by the sticker and McFarlance managed to block the shot. Yet the blocked ball hit a Mossend player and ended up in the net. It was an unfortunate own goal to concede, but it justified the Whitburn pressure. It could have been even worse for Mossend as on 39 minutes Airley smashed the ball onto the post. Despite all their pressure it was still only 2-0 and on 43 minutes Mossend had pulled one back. Jordan McClymont managed to beat Whitburn keeper McArthur in the air and gave Mossend great hope for the second half. Whitburn had other ideas though and only a minute later they had restored their two goal cushion before half time. Alistair Henderson was the scorer finishing comfortably amid the confusion of a goal mouth scramble.
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COMES TO AN END Mossend FC Under 19s 1
Just when it was thought nothing more could happen before half time Morison really should have extended Whitburn’s lead. He was one on one with the keeper inside the box. He did well to knock it past the keeper but he also succeeded in knocking it past the left hand post. Half Time: Mossend FC 1 – 3 Whitburn FCA Unlike the first half the second got off to a slower start and Mossend were understandably the happier of the two sides, they simply lacked a goal for their efforts. Whitburn did not lack goals and they managed to score again on 63 minutes. Lamie scoring his second of the match and putting his side well on course for their place in the final. Mossend pushed on after their impressive second half start and a well-rehearsed free kick on the edge of the box saw Boyd with a good chance. However the angle was too tight and Mark McArthur made a relatively easy save. After that moment the quality of chances seemed to decrease and Whitburn came closest to scoring through Lamie again, if not for the post to deny him. Despite the disappointment for Lamie, Whitburn held on well and did remarkably to maintain a clean sheet in the second half due to hard work from the defensive four and goalkeeper McArthur. It was commiserations for Mossend who were beaten by a side much stronger on the day and
perhaps missed a centre back who has recently left the team. But Whitburn deserved their victory and their place in the U19s Scottish Cup final. Mossend manager Scott Lennox told The HUB;“I would like to say what a great achievement it was for a Mossend team to get to a Scottish Cup semi-final. To get to the last four from over 100 teams says it all. It was a great experience for the boys to play against teams from as far away as Kirriemuir and find out how their abilities compared with other regions of Scotland.” He continued; “On our long trip to the semis we played some great passing football, scored some great goals and showed some true grit and determination to come from behind and win or take games to replays. Although we couldn’t produce our best football in the semi-final we would like to take this opportunity to thank all our supporters who have followed our journey through hail rain or shine. A special thanks to the parents and Tunnocks who provided the catering and the boys of Mossend 2001 who were ballboys.”
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Business and Money Staff on Long Term Sick? - How to Deal With It Rhonda Brymer, consultant at Peninsula, gives advice...
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ne of my managers is ill and will be off work for 3 months. In the manager’s absence, his assistant is heading up the department and has performed extremely well. I would like to make this a permanent appointment, with the assistant becoming the manager full time. What are my rights when it comes to removing the ill manager from his role?
Rhonda Brymer, consultant at Peninsula responds:
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his is not as straight forward as you may have hoped. You cannot dismiss someone simply because you have found someone better for the job. You need to be particularly careful given the circumstances, particularly if his illness is related to any disability. Your manager has only just
begun sickness leave so his assistant cannot have been in charge for very long. Consider that your manager knew that he was going to have been off so he will have organised things so that they can run smoothly in his absence and you are looking at his assistant’s performance before he has had time to settle into the role or deal with any real problems. These apparent better management skills are
not something you have noticed when he has been covering for his manager during periods of annual leave so you have to ask yourself why you have only seen this now. He may be aware his performance is being monitored; there he is putting in extra effort. You have not stated whether there were any identified concerns prior to the manager’s absence with his performance, so I would assume he was
performing in the role to the required level. You need to identify if there are any areas of underperformance and then make arrangements to help address these. Potentially you hadn’t realised that tasks did not have to take as long as they were doing prior to the assistant taking charge or that work was possible that the manager had previously indicated couldn’t be done. Under these circumstances, you will need to talk to him about what you have discovered about the role in his absence. It is important you give your manager a chance to improve. It may also be the case that your manager was simply not making the best use of his assistant or the department needing a better structure. Look objectively at what is being done differently to determine what it is that you feel is being carried out better. You may then want to consider if it is worth restructuring or redistributing some of the work within the department to make the best use of everyone’s skills while helping to develop the assistant manager. Keep him in mind for any other vacancies that arise at management level within the
company. It would not be wise to make any fundamental decisions at the moment. Monitor the assistant and see if he can maintain this standard of performance. The real challenge will occur when he has to deal with any significant issues. Once you have a better feel for how he performs over a longer period of time then you will know what areas you need to discuss with your absent manager. At the moment the assistant manager’s performance will appear new and different, which can often appear better and more exciting. However, your manager will have taken steps in anticipation of his absence to clear a lot of issues or set things in motion for them to be easily handled. This means that his assistant manager has been able to concentrate so far on the work rather than the usual management pastime of ‘fire-fighting’ which could be giving you a skewed view of his performance. If you need any more advice regarding this topic please contact Rhonda Brymer on 0779 159 4463 or via email, Rhonda. Brymer@peninsula-uk.com
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this good since Brideshead Revisited”? Well fear not, because below is a summary of what you missed: - “Shut up” - “Shut up” - “Shuut-up” - “SHUT UP!” There you go. No need to thank me. Ok, I didn’t watch it, but I’m willing to bet my mortgage on it being an accurate assessment of what was said. Just because they’re from Essex, doesn’t mean they should be allowed to get their own TV show and annoy people. FOOTBALLER LOVE RAT EXCLUSIVE Did you hear about the footballer who was having an affair with a former Big Brother
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that it is important, and in the pubic interest that his identity be revealed? Do you feel that you have a right to know who he is? And did you read the headline above and think “Oh good, now his identity will be revealed?” Then you’re a very, very sad individual. EL HADJI DIOUF STRIKES AGAIN El Hadji Diouf has come out in support of, wait for it…Colonel Gaddafi. Those who represent him want to distance themselves from his comments. Indeed, one of them said “The man is an out-of-control, violent, and dangerous nutter. We do not condone such comments and wish he’d concentrate on playing for Rangers instead”.
See what I did there? I let you think I was talking about Diouf’s representatives. How funny am I? Of course, I may not be laughing if Diouf reads this and decides to come after me. MOBILE PHONES For legal reasons I can’t name the company involved, but I am pleased to say that I cancelled my contract with them last week. It was quite a rigmarole I can tell you. Twice they hung up the phone on me when I asked for the PAC code to transfer my number, then they offered me a new phone plus £120. Then the supervisor came on the phone and invited me to his wedding in Mumbai. I’m always in favour of making a customer feel valued, but inviting me to his wedding was just a wee bit too much.
That’s 2 hours of my life I’ll never get back. Although full marks to the punter who ran through the cinema wearing a Ghost Face mask just to liven up the proceedings. Well done to you sir…and sorry for panicking and hitting you over the head.
AND FINALLY Fancy a good night out? Then don’t go and see “Scream 4”. The plot is so bad, it makes even the most pointless and rubbish film look like Citizen Kane. And the villain in the movie is still the clumsiest in movie history (i.e- he runs into doors, falls down stairs, yet doesn’t seem to get injured).
Your Stars... Aries Mar 20 - Apr 20 This week's full Moon falls in your relationship zone indicating that a number of powerful changes are on the cards. Activity could prove to be the turning point, paving the way to transform the whole landscape of your life. Go with the flow, finish unfinished business and spring clean your personal life so you'll be free to make the most of the great opportunities on the way.
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23 Sep - 23 Oct With Venus in dreamy Pisces you’ll be surfing on the crest of a romantic wave, tempted to drop everything for someone who makes your knees tremble. With such promising aspects on the work front, best not to cut corners. Desire for more meaningful and supportive relationships will soon see you making space in your life for new people.
Taurus 20 Apr - 20 May Your lavish generosity makes it difficult to judge if you slept in the Hilton or on a park bench. It’s nice to be invited to more events than the mayor but difficult to live in the manner to which you’d like to become accustomed. Your credit card takes on a life of its own, Check your bank statements or it’ll be your undoing.
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24 Oct - 21 Nov If you’ve been slaving away, planetary activity indicates a more fulfilling job or vocational opportunity to exploit your creative talents is on the way. You’ll be flavour of the month with a number of aspects promising to free you up to pursue your creative goals. Meantime, don’t let a brief flirtation derail your bid for greater freedom and creative self-expression.
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Gemini 21 May - 21 Jun As success beckons, you’re likely to be inundated with offers. However, impatience for something tangible versus the promise of something better could leave you in a tizzy. Activities intended to open doors for you professionally will introduce you to a new social set who will be of help to you in the future. Don’t dither about what to wear if you get the invite or you may miss the boat.
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22 Nov - 21 Dec It must be confusing, treated like a hero at work and a villain at home, especially when you forget where you are. Competing demands suggests you’ll fall on your sword again; putting the needs of others first again. However, you’re getting tired of playing second fiddle. In fact, a growing urge to be yourself could see you taking a chance on life and love.
Cancer 22 Jun - 22 Jul Astrological activity indicates the beginning of a potential long-term career change, urging you to improve your worldly status and realise your dreams. You could be given an unexpected and even perplexing opportunity to exploit your hidden abilities and talents. Meantime, with Mercury retrograde, be mindful not to let temptation and desire cloud your usual good judgement.
Capricorn
22 Dec - 19 Jan While it looks like you’ve tapped the power of positive thinking, you could have difficulty bridging the gap between fact and fantasy. A break from the past will have repercussions for your home and family life. Perhaps it involves a move or changes within the home and family in the months ahead. Establish the home life that offers you greater comfort and security.
Leo 23 Jul - 22 Aug
Virgo 23 Aug - 22 Sep
Your love and social life is set to improve, or at least get less complicated. You could soon be embarking on a significant journey, either a pleasure trip abroad or a mental one via study, metaphysics or cultural diversity. You’re about to begin a period that promises exciting opportunities and unpredictable change.
You’ve shown you can deliver. Now it is time to put on your glad rags, loosen up and settle back. While artistic work is greatly enhanced, so is your appetite and you may have difficulty resisting every sweet thing that catches your eye. If you’re seriously tempted to team up with someone, follow your heart, not your head.
Aquarius
20 Jan - 18 Feb You could feel like you’re walking a financial and romantic tightrope. You’ve some excellent aspects promising love, career and financial benefits but you need to stay focussed. Keep putting one foot in front of the other and don’t make any major commitments till you get to the other side (early May). Temptation may come in many guises.
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19 Feb - 20 Mar The Astrological weather could leave you wondering whether to reach for the umbrella or the swimsuit. Bring both and hold onto your hat because things could get interesting. Astrological activity points towards a potential future source of income and change of lifestyle. Meantime, don’t let your optimism let you become sidetracked by money matters.
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Villagers On Top in Lanarkshire Derby U
ddingston Rugby Club got revenge for their earlier West League Division 1 defeat at the hands of Strathaven when they convincingly despatched their Lanarkshire rivals 45-17 on Saturday. The Villagers came into this match having played some excellent rugby over the last few weeks and continued to show what might have been had injury not blighted the early part of their season. On the day, they outscored their hosts 7 tries to 3 and the scoreline was an accurate reflection on how the Villagers dominated the game. The early exchanges were evenly matched with the Villagers looking to move the ball at pace while Strathaven were more content with the slow build up and some excellent ball retention, using the phases to move deeper into Uddingston territory. With both sides cancelling each other out it was 11 minutes before the scoreboard moved. With the Villagers attacking, poor hands saw the ball lost and as Strathaven looked to break from defence some excellent tackling regained possession for Uddingston. With the ball loose Tom Hughes put his boot behind it and set off chasing his kick. With the try line getting closer a second dribble saw the ball cross the whitewash and Hughes outpaced his man to dive on top for the opening try. Gordon Burns pulled his conversion from out wide but the Villagers were off to an excellent start. As with the opening period, the next
15 minutes saw both sides play some strong attacking rugby, with equally committed defending keeping the play in the middle of the park, and as with the opening period it was the Villagers who broke the deadlock. Ruairidh West broke from deep in his own half before offloading delicately to Brendan Cairns who moved through the gears, bursting into the Strathaven half. With the defence scrambling to get back Cairns moved the ball wide to Hughes who sprinted clear of the tacklers and cantered over in the corner. This time Burns was spot on and the Villagers had a 12-0 advantage. The Villagers were now starting to control the key phases of the game and on 35 minutes added a 3rd try. Again it was Cairns who powered out of defence before setting up a ruck. With the ball quickly recycled Burns took it on before passing to John Kinnoch who cut between the defenders to score at the posts. Another clean kick from Burns and the score was 19-0. Despite being under pressure in the scrums the Villagers were moving the ball well with forwards and backs combining to keep the pressure on Strathaven. With the first half drawing to a close the Villagers secured the 4 try bonus point. A long penalty kick by Burns took Uddingston to 5 metres from the Strathaven try line. An excellent take from Cairns set up the driving maul and as the loose forwards threw their weight into the maul the Strathaven defence
could do nothing to stop them. As the bodies got to their feet it was Colin Gardiner who emerged with the ball, and a grin. Burns pushed the conversion attempt wide of the uprights but the first half closed with the Villagers ahead 24-0. The Villagers knew that Strathaven had come back from a similar deficit the week before and were determined to extend their lead however not even the most ardent of the travelling support would have predicted what happened next. With Uddingston taking the kick-off the entire Strathaven team watched as the ball bounced between them and Jamie McPherson latched onto the loose ball before sprinting home from fully 30 metres out. Another successful kick from Burns and the Villagers had opened the second half without a Strathaven player touching the ball. Strathaven were visibly angered by their slack defending and made the Villagers pay with some strong driving play, taking them to within 5 metres of the try line. With all 8 forwards doing their jobs Strathaven took the scrum, against the head, allowing number 8 Gavin Donald to pick from the base and crash over the line. Gordon Howatson missed with the kick taking the score to 24-5. The next 20 minutes saw the Villagers control the game, stopping the home advances with some excellent tackling and putting the Strathaven defence under intense pressure in attack. On 51
minutes Cairns rounded off an excellent break by Chris King running in for a try which Burns converted. This was soon followed by Hughes 3rd try of the afternoon. Breaking out of his own half, Burns saw that the home defence were up flat and lofted an inch perfect kick over the top. As the ball bounced Hughes ran onto it, exchanged passes with Kevin Kidd before sprinting home. Burns once more added the extras and the game was well and truly over at 45-5. Full credit must go to Strathaven as they never gave up on the match and dominated the closing 10 minutes. Some excellent work on 71 minutes created an overlap on the left which found Gordon Howatson out wide with acres of space, allowing him to score in the corner. Howatson made sure with his own conversion moving the score to 45-12. With the clock running down, Strathaven scored their 3rd try of the afternoon when Lewis Macsween rounded off an excellent piece of attacking rugby. Howatsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kick fell short taking the score to 45-17. Strathaven threw everything they had into the closing stages, desperately looking for the 4 try bonus but the Villagersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; defence held strong to the end. This excellent result takes the Villagers completely out of the relegation zone, securing their mid table position. With the 2 Clubs above them having completed all their fixtures the Villagers now sit 7th in the table. With 4 fixtures still to play and the opportunity of targeting a top 5 finish from their closing games their still lots more action to come before the season ends.
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amilton travelled to the far north for their first competitive match in this season’s League Cup tie against an Inverness team who had performed exceptionally well in their first Premier League campaign in 2010. Manager Kevin Murphy said after the match “This was an excellent result attained by a good team ethic and hard work. The work carried out on the training ground is starting to filter through into the match performances and this can only auger well for the future”. Hamilton started this game with a slightly makeshift team due to injury and illness a terrific team effort brought about an excellent result. Hamilton started this match on the front foot and did not let up until the last minute. It took only three minutes for the first goal to arrive a great ball down the right by Ruadh Houston
gave Ashley McDonald the space to run in behind the home defence and slide the ball along the edge of the six yard box for Cheryl McCulloch to slot it home. Even though Hamilton had almost total control a slack piece of defending allowed Inverness to equalise through Kirsty Deans. It took only two minutes for Hamilton to re-establish their advantage, good strength and control from McCulloch gave her the time and space to lay the ball back to Helen Templeton who fired home from the edge of the box. The second half began the same as the first with Hamilton in control; a control they maintained for almost the full half, chances came thick and fast in the early minutes with only some desperate defending and good goalkeeping keeping Hamilton at bay. On 55 minutes the goal their pressure deserved finally arrived,
a freekick was conceded 25 yards from goal and captain Lynsey Hogg step up to hammer a tremendous drive into the top corner. Six minutes later a great run and cross from Sarah Crilly was met by McDonald at the back post who fired the ball high into the net to put Hamilton 4 – 1 up and almost in the next round. A bad defensive blunder at a corner allowed Lynsey McKenzie to bundle the ball across the line to give the home team some hope. Although Inverness huffed and puffed they never really threatened the Hamilton goal in the closing minutes of the match. Hamilton scored their fifth of the game right on fulltime, good play between Crilly and McCulloch gave Templeton the space to strike a superb shot from just outside the box into the top corner for an early goal of the season contender.
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hree Royal Albert riders took part in an APR road race at Barmill, where the riders are put into handicapped groups, the idea being that all groups arrive at the finish around the same time to sprint it out. Ricky Sutherland took an admirable 7th place, continuing his run of high placings. After a fast race which included very bad roads, lots of gravel and Paul’s puncture, here’s how Ricky explained his own finish: "Last lap and two riders broke off, didn't think much of it and stayed with the bunch. Another two followed and still thought they'd get brought back. 7 miles to go and the gap grew. I tried to encourage the other guys to work
to bring them back which would have been easy but they sat up. 2nd last corner and I broke off taking two riders with me. Into the last corner and I was leading the bunch out creating a gap. One guy slowly came by me with 100m to go, I sat in his wheel, but my legs were going, 50m and I pulled out and started gaining on him. He beat me by half a wheel and I got 7th." Meanwhile, two other riders from the club rode a 25 mile time trial at Freuchie in Fife. Keith Anderson’s time was 1 hour, one minute and two seconds and Alan Mooney’s one hour, one minute and 59 seconds. These seconds just above or below the minute can either make a rider feel better or worse!
Weekend 17/18 April Alan Mooney was out again, this time in a 10 mile time trial at West Ferry in Renfrewshire, along with William Brian, who is returning from injury. Alan’s time was 24 minutes 14 seconds and William did well with 27 minutes 25 seconds. Meanwhile, on the other side of the country, indefatigable Davie Fairweather and Iron Man Derek Burnside took part in a duathlon in Ayr. Derek was 9th out of 70 finishers and Davie was 41st overall, but won the over 60 category. Davie felt that his running time was the same as it was two years ago, but that his bike time was slower, although he was strong, as ever on the hills.
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Thorniewood United 4 Blantyre Victoria 2
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t was the late, late show by Thorniewood - scoring three goals in three minutes to deny a battling Blantyre side at Robertson Park. Belying their position at the foot of the table the South Lanarkshire side caused problems throughout and were very unfortunate not to have taken something from the contest. In a low key opening Thorniewood's first attempt on goal didn't arrive until the 21st minute when a Phil Hughes lay off from a Brian Wharton free kick was fired wide by Darren Miller. The 'Vics' keeper was at full stretch moments later to stop Miller’s well hit 25 yard effort. The visitors were looking the likelier side to score but vitally for the home side, lacked penetration in the final third. 'Wood's' Chris Faulds had the closest effort of the first half in 37 minutes flicking the ball just wide of the far post. HT 0-0 A good Miller ball in the opening seconds of the second half put Phil Hughes through but his chip was headed off the line by the 'Vics' defence. Blantyre took the lead in 48 minutes when a break on the left was squared across goal for Crawford to knock home from close range. This setback at last had 'United' showing some urgency and they equalised in 61 minutes when a Hughes corner on the right was turned in at the far post by an alert Stephen
trathclyde parkrun is 1year old! Meaning Strathclyde’s no longer a baby and has progressed to the toddler stage.
The birthday bash was a great success, 120 runners took part with plenty of volunteers helping out. The sun was shining, it was lovely and warm, and thanks to the runners there were lots of goodies to eat including birthday cake, and refreshments such as tea, coffee, juice and water, thank goodness for the water as it was so hot the runners really needed it. After the run there was a presentation ceremony, the lucky Winners receiving their awards (L-R) Neil Robbins, winners were: John Connor, Male Maggie Gebbie and Julie Paterson.
Mullen. Blantyre regained the lead in 68 minutes when a corner on the left wasn't dealt with at the near post allowing 'Vics' to score. A neat 'Wood' one - two move in 77 minutes ended with Mullen dragging his shot wide of goal and Des Bradshaw had a goal strangely disallowed in 81 minutes when it appeared to be a total misjudgement by the Blantyre keeper. Thorniewood equalised for the second time when Mullen bundled home from an 87th minute corner and with 'Vics' reduced to ten men 'Wood' scored a dramatic third in 89 minutes when Mark Daly rose to head home a Hughes corner. The visitor’s misery was complete in the 90th minute with a second red and conceding a fourth when a great Bradshaw pass released Mullen to complete his hat trick. Relief for a Thorniewood side who were never at their best at any stage apart from those blistering last three minutes. The management team must take consolation in the fact that their promotion hopes are still alive and they have players who will keep going until the final whistle. Thorniewood: Mather, Brophy, Daly, Wharton, Stewart(Newman69), McGowan(Bradshaw51), D Miller, Low, Mullen, Faulds, Hughes:(Devlin51)not used: Cunning, Lafferty, Queen, Fusari
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horniewood produced an excellent performance to see off Cambuslang and go equal top with Kilsyth in a highly entertaining match. 'Wood' opened the scoring with the first real chance of the match in 21 minutes when Chris Queen lashed home from six yards after a Des Bradshaw effort had come off the crossbar. Unfortunately for 'United' the visitors levelled via the penalty spot in 25 minutes through Kilmartin after Mark Daly had fouled in the area. Thorniewood almost regained the lead in 28 minutes when a cross on the left from Chris Lafferty was volleyed just wide from 12
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Happy Birthday Strathclyde parkrun S
by Stuart Clelland
Points Competition Maggie Gebbie, Female Points Competition Neil Robbins, HUB Volunteer of the Year (32 times he’s volunteered, thank you Neil from all at parkrun) Julie Paterson, Jammy parkrunner of the Year (10 minutes improvement) Ally Robb, Event CoVolunteers (L-R) Ally, Iain, Ronan, John, Moira ordinator told the HUB: and Ross. “You’re all winners to us which looks great. If you are looking and we’d like to thank for new running gear you might everyone for supporting us over the want to consider going along to the year.” Sweatshop who are one of parkrun George from Sweatshop handed sponsors and provides the monthly out vouchers to each of the runners prize of a pair of running shoes to to use in their shop; he also had the every parkrun event. new Nike Sports watch with him,
yards by Stephen Mullen. The 'Lang' keeper comfortably dealt with a high shot from the same player in 36 minutes before 'Rangers' almost took the lead a minute before the interval when a Kilmartin header from 14 yards came off the outside of the post. HT 1-1 Queen produced a decent effort on the turn from 16 yards for 'Wood' in 52 minutes before strong home appeals as a Des Bradshaw header was clearly handled. Enjoying their best spell of the match Cambuslang came close when ex Hamilton Accies & Airdrie striker Brian McPhee sent a header inches wide in the 68th minute. Thorniewood to their credit again took the lead in 77 minutes when a Kevin O'Neil ball into the box was superbly kept in play and turned across goal by Mullen for Darren Miller to head home. 'Wood' sealed victory 5 minutes later when Daly for the second match in a row rose unchallenged to head home an 82nd minute Hughes corner. It was a vital win for Thorniewood that ends a good week of football by taking nine points out of nine. Thorniewood:MatherBrophy, Daly, Wharton, Low, O'Neil, Cunning(Lafferty24(Devlin46), McGowan, Mullen, Queen, Bradshaw(D Miller66)
Vicki O’Hare of the HUB presents the HUB sponsored ‘Volunteer of the Year’ award to Neil.
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<<< WANTED for new players for the U19s.
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Everyone is welcome and training days are as follows, Wednesday 5.45pm to 7.15pm and Friday 6.30pm to 7.15pm. The team are also looking for a sponsor for the team as we have just started up and need all the help they can get. If anyone is interested please contact:
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Bellshill Reports by George Mills
HURLFORD UNITED 2 BELLSHILL ATHLETIC 2
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ellshill Manager Gerry Creaney was forced to re-shuffle his defence for the trip to Ayrshire to face Hurlford United for the first time this season. McGhee and Malloy joined Bennett on the injury list and Murray was suspended following his ordering off in the match with Carluke Rovers. Leyton Slack, Callum Brady and Matty Flynn replaced the missing trio. Crozier saw his 25 yard attempt oushed over by Home Keeper Markey and from the resultant corner McMillan headed a Dingwall shot clear. United’s Lawless headed a Wilson free kick over and Calder saved a close range McPhee strike
before Nimmo fired a Cross along the six yard area as the home side piled on the pressure. The ‘Hill were soon back on top and Markey did well to keep out a 20 yard free kick from Crozier and Slack went close with a shot from the edge of the penalty area. A 39th minute Connelly ‘goal’ was disallowed to deny The ‘Hill a deserved lead before Hurlford went ahead in the 42nd minute through the unmarked Lawless who netted with a powerful header following a corner from the right. Sean McKenna replaced Ryan connely at the start of the second half and soon stamped his mark on
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the game. His first touch sent Selkirk clear to shoot narrowly past and his 47th minute header from a Crozier cross flew past Keeper Markey for the equaliser. Bellshill continued to push forward and their efforts were reqarded in the 51st minute when McKenna sent Selkirk clear and the Striker made no mistake from 12 yards. McKenna had a shot blacked and McAuliffe shot wildly over as The ‘Hill chased a third goal. Calder saved from Paterson and McPhee passed up a decent charge before united equalised in the 64th minute. Calder punched a corner kick from the left clear and to the amazement of both
teams Referee Napier awarded United a penalty kick. Calder got a hand to Doolan’s shot but was unable to keep it out and the game was all square. McPhee headed narrowly past in a rare Hurlford attack before Referee Napier denied Bellshill a stonewall penalty kick. Leyton Slack ran at the Hurlford defence and as he rounded Markey the Keeper clearly fouled him. The Referee awarded a corner kick and blew for full time when the kick was taken. Bellshill Athletic: Calder, Shearer, slacj, Brady, Cairney, Connelly, McKenna (McKenna) Subs not used: Donnelly, Hall
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BELLSHILL ATHLETIC 4 ASHFIELD JUNIORS 2 B ellshill Almost went ahead straight from the kick off when Dingwall went past Ashfield Keeper Prior but his cutback across the goal was cleared by Visitors defend Brand. The ‘Hill had the Visitors on the backfoot and Prior did well to keep out a close range Cairney header and a Malloy long range effort. Bellshill had a strong penalty claim turned down by Referee Lawson in the 14th minute when Ashfield Defender Carley looked to have fouled Dingwall as the Striker broke clear. Ashfield’s first decent attempt on Calder’s goal was a 16th minute McShane free kick which flew inches wide of the goal. Ashfield stepped up the pace and Chalmers tested Calder before Dingwall went close at the other end. A slack effort was turned behind by Prior in the 48th minute and from the corner O’Boyle blocked Ryan Connelly’s close range shot. Ashfield went ahead in the 52nd minute when Ferguson took advantage of a weak
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Shearer attempted pass back to side step Calder and knock the ball into the net. Bellshill equalised 4 minutes later through Connelly who netted from close range after O’Boyle a net bound Dingwall shot. The Visitors regained the lead in the 61st minute from the penalty spot after Murray fouled substitute Coll. Connelly scores for ‘Hill Murray was cautioned fouled McKenna as the Striker broke clear. for disputing the award Two minutes later The ‘Hill went ahead and before the kick was taken he got a second for the first time in the game when McKenna yellow card for ungentlemanly conduct ans gathered a throw in from the left to leave Prior was ordered off. When the dust settled Smith helpless with a powerful drive. The home side stepped to hammer the ball increased their lead in the 88th minute when into the net. substitute Selkirk headed McKenna’s cross Ten men Bellshill pinned beyond the Keeper following good play by the visitors back as they went Dingwall and Cairney. in search of an equaliser Bellshill Athletic: Calder, Shearer, and got the reward their McAulifee (Selfkirk), Malloy, Murray, McGhee, efforts deserved after 81 Flynn (McKenna), Slack, Dingwall, Cairney, minutes when Bryan Dingwall Connelly converted a penalty kick they Unused Subs: Dolan, Brady. were awarded when O’Boyle
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ellshill Manager Gerry Creaney made two changes to the side who beat Ashfield in their last outing with Crozier and Selkirk replacing Flynn and Slack. Vale Keeper Hamilton saved from Dingwall and Selkirk as Bellshill pushed forward in search of an early goal a timely Murray tackle on McGowan stopped the home side Striker hitting the target and Calder saved a Stirling 20 yards Free Kick to keep the scoresheet blank. Lang missed a chance to put The Vale ahead in the 28th minute when he headed a McGowan cross over from 6 yards. Two minutes later Bellshill took the lead through Selfkirk. Crozier sent Connelly clear on the right and his perfect cross was headed beyond The Keeper by the alert Selfkirk. With half time looming McAuliffe set up Crozier but his powerful effort flew narrowly over the bar. Vale of Clyde started the second half in a more determind mood and Herriot and Quinn went close before Bellshill doubled their lead in the 48th minute. A long Calder
clearance was chased by Selkirk who got between Defender Paol and Keeper Hamilton to knock the ball into the net. The Vale pulled a goal back five minutes later through Quinn who cut in from the left to beat Calder from 8 yards. Bellshill reacted to the set back immediately and Herriot and Hamilton twice kept out efforts from Dingwall. Vale’s Lang passed up a 70th minute chance when he broke clear as The ‘Hill Defence appealed for offside but he sent his shot past the post. The Vale were awarded a free kick on the edge of the penalty area when a Murray tackle on Quinn was punished. Stirling struck the ball hard and low past Calder to equalise. Both sides had chances to seal the three points with a Coulter header the best effort for the home side and ‘Hills McKenna unlucky to see his header go narrowly past. Bellshill Athletic: Calder, shearer, McAuliffe, Malloy, Murray, McGhee (Flynn), Crozier, Selfkirk, Dingwall, Cairney, Connelly (McKenna) Unused Subs: Donnelly (G.K) Brady, Hall, Dolan, Slack.
<<< RESULTS & LEAGUE TABLES Super League First Division Saturday, 16 Apr 11 Stagecoach West of Scotland League Super League First Division Hurlford United F.C. 2 v 2 Bellshill Athletic F.C. Stagecoach West of Scotland League Central District First Div Blantyre Victoria F.C. 1 v 4 Greenock Juniors F.C. Thorniewood United F.C. 3 v 1 Cambuslang Rangers F.C. Stagecoach West of Scotland League Central District Second Div Wishaw Juniors F.C. 4 v 0 Royal Albert F.C.
JUNIOR LEAGUE TABLES Super League First Division Pos Team 1 Clydebank F.C. 2 Whitletts Victoria F.C. 3 Glenafton Athletic F.C. 4 East Kilbride Thistle F.C. 5 Renfrew F.C. 6 Girvan F.C 7 Ashfield F.C. 8 Shotts Bon Accord F.C. 9 Bellshill Athletic F.C. 10 Kilwinning Rangers F.C. 11 Cumbernauld United F.C. 12 Hurlford United F.C. 13 Vale of Clyde F.C. 14 Annbank United F.C.
Pld 20 18 19 18 17 17 17 18 20 18 17 16 18 19
W 10 8 8 8 9 8 8 5 6 7 6 6 5 2
D 6 6 6 5 1 3 3 9 5 2 3 3 4 4
L 4 4 5 5 7 6 6 4 9 9 8 7 9 13
F 34 29 34 19 21 33 43 27 37 29 34 28 32 18
A 19 19 25 17 23 23 34 26 44 40 37 31 35 45
GD Pts 15 36 10 30 9 30 2 29 -2 28 10 27 9 27 1 24 -7 23 -11 23 -3 21 -3 21 -3 19 -27 10
Wednesday, 13 Apr 11 Stagecoach West of Scotland League Super League First Division Vale of Clyde F.C. 2 v 2 Bellshill Athletic F.C. Stagecoach West of Scotland League Central District First Div Thorniewood United F.C. 4 v 2 Blantyre Victoria F.C. Tuesday, 12 Apr 11 Stagecoach West of Scotland League Central District Second Div Wishaw Juniors F.C. 0 v 5 Larkhall Thistle F.C.
Saturday, 09 Apr 11 Stagecoach West of Scotland League Super League First Division Bellshill Athletic F.C. 4 v 2 Ashfield F.C. Stagecoach West of Scotland League Central District First Div Blantyre Victoria F.C. 2 v 5 Shettleston F.C. Thorniewood United F.C. 2 v 1 St. Anthony's F.C. Stagecoach West of Scotland League Central District Second Div Wishaw Juniors F.C. 2 v 3 Maryhill F.C.
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1 Kilsyth Rangers F.C. 2 Thorniewood United F.C. 3 St. Anthony’s F.C. 4 Neilston Juniors F.C. 5 Cambuslang Rangers F.C. 6 Glasgow Perthshire F.C. 7 Johnstone Burgh F.C. 8 Dunipace F.C. 9 Greenock Juniors F.C. 10 Vale of Leven F.C. 11 Shettleston F.C. 12 Port Glasgow F.C. 13 Blantyre Victoria F.C.
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<<< BOWLING
2011 BOWLING SEASON BEGINS
Bothwell Bowling Club
Club President Brian Scott looks on with other club officials as wife Anne throws the first jack of 2011 and officially opens the new season.
Faulds drives the ball home for a late winner By Stuart Clelland horniewood scored deep into injury time to beat the league leaders St Anthony's in this vital six pointer at Robertson Park. In what was a must win match for the Viewpark side if they were to have any hope of promotion, it was the visitors started brightly enjoying an opening 10 minute spell before 'Wood' began to find their bearings. In 20 minutes 'Ants' central defender Mansare recieved a yellow for a strong challenge on Stephen Mullen before being shown a straight red for a headbutt on 'Wood' captain Barry McGowan in the ensuing melee. In a pulsating box to box encounter a number of good Thorniewood moves were frustratingly let down by a poor final ball. This was to change in 35 minutes when Brian Wharton
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fired a low free lick from 20 yards through the wall and under 'Ants' keeper Connolly to give 'Wood' the lead. HT 1-0 The second half began with a decent 'Ants' shot from distance in 47 minutes and the home side responded with a Des Bradshaw strike from 20 yards in 53 minutes. A superb Mark Daly tackle in 55 minutes saved the day for Thorniewood as the visitors threatened to score. Thorniewood had the perfect chance to take the lead when Chris Faulds released a perfect pass in 56mins to ‘Mighty’ Mullen on the half way line. The striker managed to drive forward to the edge of the box before shooting narrowly wide. Queen should have scored after superb play and a cross from the right by Faulds as he headed over the bar in what was
a gilt edged chance. St Anthony's took full advantage equalising straight from the kick off drilling home a low drive into the bottom corner. 'Ants' themselves had a great opportunity to take the lead in the 69th minute when a through ball wasn't cut out allowing Docherty to round United keeper Stephen Mather but the striker lacked composure firing well over. Andy Stewart headed over a Mullen corner in 71 minutes as the game started to become stretched. Wharton’s free kick from the edge of the area was well saved by Connolly in 84 minutes as Thorniewood searched for the much needed winner. Two minutes into injury time Thorniewood scored a dramatic winner when a Phil Hughes corner was knocked back across
Andy Stewart fights for possession the face of the goal for Faulds to bundle home amid joyous scenes. An important result for 'Wood' that just about keeps their promotion hopes alive. Thorniewood: Mather, Brophy, Daly, Wharton, Stewart, McGowan, Bradshaw(D miller57), O'Neil(Newman86), Mullen, Faulds, Queen(hughes70).not used Lafferty, Devlin, Crawley, Cunning
Uddingston Bowling Club
Club President Ann Leighton (centre, left) watches as husband Brian throws the first jack of the new season.
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