Here’s something nice which certainly needs to be recognised within the community. As you’ll be aware the Doon Inn on Broompark recently changed hands. However, before the Doon Inn closed, the owners donated the last day of takings to St Andrews Hospice. We have learned that £2,500 was donated by the Doon Inn to the […]
Family and friends of a Blantyre man who died after a heart attack whilst playing golf have been praised by the nation’s heart charity for their incredible fundraising efforts in his memory. Gordon Smith was just 48 when he collapsed at Drumpellier Golf Club in November 2006. The following year, his family organised a golf […]
Local woman Senga Arbuckle was part of a 3 person fundraiser team bravely doing a bungee jump to raise money for the Avonbridge Care Home Residents Comfort fund. The money raised is going to treats, entertainment and days which of course all the residents really do deserve. Senga, who is from Blantyre now has her […]
An absolutely excellent feat achieved by the boys at Blantyre Albion on Sunday as they conquered the 7 Munro challenge raising money for both the Glasgow Children’s Hospital and the team itself. It may have been a long and sore 8 hours, they may have gotten lost but it was all for a good cause […]
3 local ladies naming themselves “Team Debbie, Kristyn & Senga” will be Braving a Bungee Jump to help raise money for the Residents Fund for the Avonbridge Care Home, where they work. If anyone would like to sponsor them, you can do so in person, at the home or via the link below. https://gofund.me/c5358a28 All […]
Local men Jim King and John Paul King have raised a whopping £2,135 for Pancreatic Cancer Research! The duo recently embarked on a charity trek of the West Highland Way all in the name of charity and smashed their fundraising target. Jim added, “What an effort! Hope this helps to get cure for this terrible […]
On Sunday the 10th of July Blantyre Albion will be taking on the 7 Munros in a day challenge to raise funds for both the Glasgow Childrens Hospital Charity and the club. They told us, “75% of the proceeds will go to the Charity with the other 25% going to the running and improvement of […]
Shoppers at Asda Blantyre graciously donated over 570 meals last month to help people facing hunger in the local area. The drive was part of a campaign throughout May which saw shoppers adding extra food items and toiletries to their trolleys which were then passed on to a collection for Hamilton District Foodbank. Asda has […]