South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture

Location: East Kilbride Central library

Time: 14:00 - 15:30

Cost: Free

Football Memories 18 March 2025 2:00pm - 3:30pm Free East Kilbride Central Library

 

Come along and enjoy reminiscing about old games, players and any other fond memories or interests in football.

Places are limited for most events so advance booking is advisable! Contact East Kilbride Central Library on 01355 220046 or email: eastkilbride@library.s-lanark.org.uk.

Part of the Young at Heart Festival. Find out what else is happening near you on our Young at Heart Festival web page.

Location: Avondale Community Wing library

Time: 14:00 - 15:00

Cost: £3.90 / £1.95 concession / Free with Activage

Bannocks and Blood: A Library Murder Mystery 18 March 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm £3.90 / £1.95 concession / Free with Activage Avondale Community Wing Library

 

Detective Jimmy Perez has been called but he is delayed on the mainland due to storms. One of the suspects standing before you is a killer, can you solve the murder – a great opportunity to test your detective skills with a small break for refreshments mid murder investigation before the culprit is caught.

Places are limited for most events so advance booking is advisable! Contact Avondale Community Wing Library on 01357 521167 or email: strathaven@library.s-lanark.org.uk.

Part of the Young at Heart Festival. Find out what else is happening near you on our Young at Heart Festival web page.

Location: Chatelherault Country Park

Time: 10:00 - 17:00

Cost: Free admission

Colour and Line exhibition 8-22 March 2025 Mon-Sun 10am-5pm Free admission Cadzow Gallery, Chatelherault Country Park

 

An exhibition of works of art produced by the participants who attend the SLLC Arts Development Drawing and Painting classes throughout South Lanarkshire.

Weekly classes are delivered during term times during the day and in the evenings in our cultural venues in Lanark, Hamilton, Rutherglen and East Kilbride.

If you are interested in participating in any of the Arts Development Drawing and Painting classes, please email artsdevelopment@southlanarkshireleisure.co.uk.

Location: Low Parks Museum

Time: 10:00 - 17:00

Cost: Free admission

Exhibition: The Dutch Don’t Forget – The Cameronians in the British Liberation Army

 

Standing outside the entrance to Low Parks Museum is a simple, bronze memorial plaque on a polished granite plinth that bears the words “The Dutch Don’t Forget”. The plaque was presented to veterans of the 52nd (Lowland) Division, a Scottish, Territorial Army formation that played a vital part in the liberation of the Netherlands in the final stages of the Second World War. The message is simple, the Dutch will never forget the sacrifices made by the men of the 52nd (Lowland) Division in freeing them from Nazi oppression.

Two battalions of The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) proudly fought in the Dutch campaign in the Second World War. The 6th Battalion, historically covering the county of Lanarkshire, and the 7th Battalion, drawn mainly from the south side of the city of Glasgow.

This commemorative exhibition highlights the part played by these two battalions, as part of the 52nd (Lowland) Division, in this pivotal stage of the Second World War.

Free entry, open Tuesday to Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm.

Location: The Town House Hamilton

Time: 10:00 - 12:00

Cost: £8.70

Get Crafty 18 March 2025 12:30pm - 2:30pm £8.70 The Town House Hamilton

 

Indulge your creative side by trying out a different craft activity each week at this weekly craft class. Fill in a morning and dabble in felt making, silk painting and much more. Each week you will try your hand at something new.

Places are limited for most events so advance booking is advisable! Contact The Town House Hamilton on 01698 452299 or email thetownhouse@southlanarkshireleisure.co.uk.

Part of the Young at Heart Festival. Find out what else is happening near you on our Young at Heart Festival web page.

Location: East Kilbride Central library

Time: 10:00 - 12:00

Cost: £3.90 / £1.95 concession / Free with Activage

Introduction to Family History 18 March 2025 10:00am - 12:00pm £3.90 / £1.95 concession / Free with Activage East Kilbride Central Library

 

A presentation on how to begin your Family Tree research with useful information on how to use the Family Search website in South Lanarkshire libraries. Followed by a practical session during which you can try out genealogy searches with help from skilled staff.

Places are limited for most events so advance booking is advisable! Contact East Kilbride Central Library on 01355 220046 or email: eastkilbride@library.s-lanark.org.uk.

Part of the Young at Heart Festival. Find out what else is happening near you on our Young at Heart Festival web page.

Location: Rutherglen Town Hall

Time: 09:30 - 16:00

Cost: Free admission

Textile Treasures exhibition 12-22 March 2025 Mon-Sat 9:30am-4:00pm Free admission Café, Rutherglen Town Hall

 

This is our second ever exhibition of the textile work which has been produced by the participants who attend the SLLC Arts Development Textile, Dressmaking, Get Crafty and Knitting classes throughout South Lanarkshire.

Weekly classes are delivered during term times during the day and in the evenings in our cultural venues in Lanark, Hamilton, Rutherglen and East Kilbride.

If you are interested in participating in any of the Arts Development Classes, please email artsdevelopment@southlanarkshireleisure.co.uk.

Location: East Kilbride Arts Centre

Time: 10:00 - 16:00

Cost: Free admission

The Canny Capercaillie 7-30 March 2025 10:00am - 4:00pm Free admission East Kilbride Arts Centre

 

Fiona MacGregor is a local artist and multisensory storyteller. Pre-Covid, Fiona’s company Freerange ArtFarm worked with children and adults with additional needs, using props, puppets, music and sound technology equipment to provide interactive art and storytelling sessions.

When lockdown put a halt to her business, Fiona turned to art commissions, and wrote and illustrated her first children’s book, The Brownie of the Butter Burn, early in the Covid-19 pandemic. She has a passionate interest in rewilding and protection of natural habitats and wildlife and followed up her first success with The Canny Capercaillie. She donates a percentage of sales from Capercaillie to Trees for Life, a Scottish rewilding charity.

Fiona continues to paint commissions and takes her storytelling sessions to groups and festivals.

You can find her work on Facebook and Instagram as Freerange ArtFarm, and on her website.

Location: Rutherglen library

Time: 15:00 - 16:00

Cost: £3.90 / £1.95 concession / Free with Activage

Historic Tour of Rutherglen Library 18 March 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm £3.90 / £1.95 concession / Free with Activage Rutherglen Library

 

Find out more about the Carnegie built Rutherglen Library which dates from 1907. Hear the ghost stories of Librarians past.

Places are limited for most events so advance booking is advisable! Contact Rutherglen Library on 0141 643 1296 or email rutherglen@library.s-lanark.org.uk.

Part of the Young at Heart Festival. Find out what else is happening near you on our Young at Heart Festival web page.

Location: Low Parks Museum

Time: 10:00 - 13:00

Cost: £24.55 / £19.65 concession

Vintage Star Masterclass 18 March 2025 10:00am - 1:00pm £24.55 / £19.65 concession Low Parks Museum

 

Low Parks Museum holds a vast collection of objects of the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Regiment.  You will look at the Cameronians crest of a mullet (star), bugles and thistle emblems and focusing on the star you will use couch braid and sew beads onto a padded felt background to create a vintage motif.  This workshop is suitable for beginners or those with experience.

Places are limited for most events so advance booking is advisable! To book please contact The Town House Hamilton on 01698 452299 or email thetownhouse@southlanarkshireleisure.co.uk.

Part of the Young at Heart Festival. Find out what else is happening near you on our Young at Heart Festival web page.