Only 8 days remain until Christmas Day, and the festive spirit is growing with a twinkling tree adding warmth to the room. Readers are encouraged to share photos of their own Christmas trees, regardless of style, to spread holiday cheer and engage in the celebration of the season.
As it begins to get dark this afternoon, it’s the turn of Blantyre to get our Street Lights and Christmas Tree lights switched on. The council have been in touch with us and advised today, Sunday 17th November is the big day. The street lights along Glasgow Road, the Christmas tree at the Sports centre, […]
Now here’s a sorry sight! The high winds of the last 24 hours have taken a toll on High Blantyre’s festive celebrations, as the town’s Christmas tree toppled. However, unfortunately, the damage is extensive with the tree trunk itself snapping in the stormy winds, meaning the tall Christmas tree is now lying on its side, […]
To those who are still thinking Christmas is some time off, a sharp reminder tonight that it’s not, as High Blantyre’s Christmas Lights got switched on. The Council remotely switched on Main Street Christmas Street Lights and the Kirkton Christmas tree lights at High Blantyre earlier this afternoon. Glasgow Road’s tree and lights will be […]
More vandalism. Again to the Christmas Tree on Glasgow Road. At 5.05pm, today Thursday 3rd January 2019, three young boys were observed vandalising the Christmas Tree on Glasgow Road. This comes only a few weeks after it was last vandalised. The wee idiots may think it was fun or “not important” to vandalise a tree […]
Those of you who remember last years Christmas tree at Glasgow Road, may recall it looked a little lacklustre, unlike this fine example pictured back in 2012! Council budgets have meant trees around Lanarkshire have been smaller in recent years. However, with a couple of weeks still to go , Blantyre Community Committee have sprung […]