In Person North Lanarkshire Bellshill Central Parish Church 28 September 2024 The main Bellshill Central Parish Church building is the former Macdonald Memorial Chirch and was designed by David Clunas and constructed in 1876. It is described as a Gothic, gabled rectangular-plan church with set-back gabletted buttresses with pairs of Gothic rectangular windows with inverted rounded corners and vertical stone mullions, on both upper and lower levels. It is set back from the main road and the principal elevation has a pointed-arch timber panelled door to centre. Bellshill Central Parish Church was formed in March 2014 when the former Macdonald Memorial and Orbiston Parish Churches were united as one. Part of the outreach of the former Orbiston Parish Church is the Orbiston Neighbourhood Centre which provides a community focus for adults and young people. View Details Facilities Refreshments Disabled Access Disabled WC WC Hearing Loop Parking
In Person North Lanarkshire Colzium House 28 September 2024 Colzium House was built in 1783, it was substantially enlarged in 1861, but much of the original building was pulled down in the late 1940s, due to dry rot, but the Victorian frontage and wings survive to form the house we see today. The museum comprises a single room on the second floor of the house, converted out of the former chapel. The Colzium Lennox Estate is rich in history and includes the excavated remains of a 15th Century L-plan tower house demolished in 1703. Nearby is a traditional Scottish ice-house c.1680 which has been restored and is open for public inspection. Also on the estate is a fine walled garden with numerous interesting shrubs and trees. View Details Facilities Disabled Access Disabled WC WC Parking Events For Children
Virtual,In Person In Person North Lanarkshire Kilsyth Burns and Old Parish Church 28 September 2024 29 September 2024 Kilsyth Burns and Old Parish Churches have a rich and interesting history leading to the unification of the Old Parish Church and Burns Parish Church to form Kilsyth Burns and Old Parish Church in 1975. The Parish Church was built in 1816 with the Chancel being added in 1932. View Details Facilities Refreshments Disabled Access Disabled WC WC Parking Hearing Loop
In Person 2024 Theme North Lanarkshire New Monkland Parish Church new 28 September 2024 29 September 2024 New Monkland is a parish church and has been in situ for nearly 385 years in the village of Glenmavis. Often referred to as the Auld Grey Kirk on the Hill, this historical building has a covenanter background is a B listed building with a bell tower that is A listed. The church is attractive and has 13 beautiful stained-glass windows by renowned artists. The church plays an important role in the life of the village. View Details Facilities Disabled WC Disabled Access WC Refreshments Parking Hearing Loop
In Person 2024 Theme North Lanarkshire North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre 28 September 2024 North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre is a 1996 purpose-built design by architects Andrew Merrylees, Grierson and Robertson. It is located on the site of the historic Motherwell Baths, training ground to a generation of Olympians whose story is told within the museum along with the story of Motherwell, temporary exhibitions, gift shop, meeting room, local studies search room, enclosed garden and free parking. View Details Facilities Disabled Access Disabled WC WC Events For Children Parking Hearing Loop
In Person North Lanarkshire Old Monkland Cemetery - Commonwealth War Graves Commission new 28 September 2024 The Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s mission is to ensure those who died in service, or as a result of conflict, are commemorated so that they, and the human cost of war, are remembered for ever. The tour will inform participants about our organisation as well as tell the life stories of those WW1/WW2 service personnel cared for by us in that cemetery. There are Dutch, Indian and those who served with the UK that are buried in Old Monklands Cemetery. Not only will their life stories be told but also the others who helped the allied forces during both world wars which helped shape our lives today. View Details Facilities Limited Access Parking
In Person 2024 Theme North Lanarkshire Spotlight Shotts - Shotts Community Centre new 28 September 2024 Shotts Community Centre has a long history as the former Calderhead Junior Secondary School from 1870 to 1965. It is one of Shotts few remaining Victorian public buildings with fine architectural features and is integral to Shotts history and culture. After closing as a school it became a Community Centre. In 1982 part of the main building was converted to a professional black box theatre and named the Henderson Theatre after Archie Henderson, a local actor, drama teacher prominent member of community. Spotlight Shotts, is a recently formed voluntary group of local residents with a mission to reinstate the facilities of the theatre and along with it, opportunities for education, celebration, and appreciation of performing arts. View Details Facilities Disabled Access Disabled WC WC Refreshments Events For Children Parking
