Join us on Wednesday, August 5th, 2026, at the David Livingstone Centre for a free Community Day celebrating the National Day of Play. From 11am to 3pm, enjoy sports, workshops, entertainment, and a barbecue in a welcoming atmosphere. Bring your family and friends for a day of fun and community spirit.
The David Livingstone Centre in Blantyre is hosting a free community fun day on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, from 11am to 3pm, celebrating the National Day of Play. The event features sports races, children’s workshops, entertainment, a community barbecue, and promotes family bonding in a welcoming outdoor atmosphere.
The David Livingstone Trust has submitted a planning application to South Lanarkshire Council for a 51m2 single storey extension to the Africa Pavilions at the David Livingstone Centre. This extension aims to enhance kitchen facilities and create a new entrance. A decision on the application is pending.
The Big Bird Watch 2026 is coming on 23rd, 24th and 25th January! If you’re quackers about birds or simply enjoy sharing the planet with fellow feathered friends then there’s a fantastic event planned at David Livingstone Birthplace just for you! This year the centre is taking part in the RSPB Big Bird Watch but with 26 […]
The Wylde Thistle Artisan Market at David Livingstone Centre showcased an impressive variety of quality goods and services. Attendees enjoyed engaging with talented vendors who crafted luxurious items. The market operates until 5 pm on Saturday, encouraging Blantyre residents to support local vendors in a successful trading day.
Exciting news today! The museum at Shuttle Row, which was birthplace to famous explorer, David Livingstone will re-open on 28th July 2021! Following a wonderful £9.1m renovation, the state of the art museum is now rebranded as David Livingstone Birthplace and will re-interpret his story for a new generation, telling his life-story from multiple perspectives, […]
A group of precious polychromatic plaster tableaux depicting David Livingstone’s historic journey to Africa have been painstakingly restored as part of a £6.1million project to transform the Scottish explorer’s birthplace, due to re-open to the public in 2020. The tableaux, created by prominent 20th Century British sculptor Charles d’Orville Pilkington Jackson in the 1920s, were […]
The David Livingstone Birthplace explores the local community for volunteers The David Livingstone Birthplace Project, home to the history of Scotland’s famous explorer David Livingstone, has announced that it is exploring the local community for a series of new volunteer positions in the run up to its planned re-opening next Summer. The project, which is […]