Officials , volunteers and local residents officially opened the brand new Blantyre Community Garden last night adjacent to the Rowan Hall. The serene and transformed outdoor space at the Blantyre Soccer Academy, officially called “Blantyre Community Garden”, was the product of many months of hard work which aimed to create a functional community garden space, […]
It’s always the same when the sun comes out at the start of the school summer holidays. Bottles, cans, mess and litter discarded all over the Calder and Greenhall. Like this mess left by a group of youths at High Blantyre on Sunday night. No regard for others leaving this mess of empty alcohol bottles […]
What a joy to see as families flocked in the great weather today to the brand new children’s playpark at David Livingstone Birthplace. The play equipment opened to the public today, Thursday 1st July 2021 and as our photos show, it proved an instant hit with young children. The sun shone as the first kids […]
We were absolutely inundated with photos of the beautiful sky at sunset last night, Monday 28th June. Such an array of spectacular colours photographed in and around Blantyre. Here’s a selection of amazing photos by local readers who kindly shared their pics. Sorry to the ex pats and readers who moved away. This may make […]
Remember the children’s slide from the former David Livingstone playpark? Well, it was in great condition, so we tied up with Hillhouse Residents and Tenants Association and arranged for them to take ownership, saving it from being scrapped. Their committee recently gained lease of one and a half acres of land in Hillhouse and have […]
The David Livingstone Birthplace begins its maiden voyage to reopening this month, with the much anticipated children’s playpark. The playpark in the Village has been greatly missed by the Blantyre community during the Museum’s £9.1m refurbishment, and will reopen this Thursday 1st July. The main focal point of the playpark’s redesign will be a large multi-play […]
The council is backing a national summer clean-up campaign which kicks off this bank holiday weekend. Keep Scotland Beautiful’s (KSB) Summer Clean 2021 will run from May 28 to June 20. And anyone who is planning their own KSB Summer Clean in South Lanarkshire can get in touch with the council who can provide rubbish bags, […]
Blantyre is fortunate to have a couple of brand new Community gardens built this year. Soon to be unveiled one in particular at Blantyre Soccer Academy is nearing completion but now needs your help! BSA & Blantyre Community Trust are looking for any shrubs or plants & vegetables to fill their Planter areas in the […]