South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture

Location: The Town House Hamilton

Time: 19:30

Cost: £16.00 / £13.00 concession (subject to £1.50 transaction fee)

Ups and Downs presents 30th Anniversary Show 10-15 March 2025 7:30pm £16.00 / £13.00 concession (subject to £1.50 transaction fee) The Town House Hamilton

 

Join the Ups and Downs Theatre Group in celebrating its 30th Anniversary. 

A trip down memory lane of No1’s over the past 30 years along with an Ups and Downs take on The Little Shop of Horrors.

Enjoy an evening of great singing and dancing, lots of laughs and all-round great entertainment, it’s a show like no other. A one-of-a-kind experience that captures a group of young children and adults with Downs Syndrome, making their mark in the arts and drama world.

Available to book online or by calling The Town House Hamilton on 01698 452299.

Location: East Kilbride Arts Centre

Time: 10:00 - 11:30

Cost: £3.50 (includes a cuppa and cake)

A Great Yarn 14 March 2025 10:00am - 11:30am £3.50 (includes a cuppa and cake) East Kilbride Arts Centre

 

Want to learn the basics of knitting or crochet, so you can start that new project? You're in the right spot! Do you wonder what that funny symbol on the yarn label means? We can help with that, too, and more!

An opportunity for knitters, crocheters, and other fibre artists in the South Lanarkshire community to gather, share their projects and grow their art.

All levels and skills welcome.

Places are limited for most events so advance booking is advisable! Contact East Kilbride Arts Centre on 01355 261000 or email ekartscentre@southlanarkshireleisure.co.uk.

Part of the Young at Heart Festival. Find out what else is happening near you on our Young at Heart Festival web page.

Location: East Kilbride Central library

Time: 10:30 - 12:00

Cost: Free

Bridge too Far 14 March 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm Free East Kilbride Central Library

 

Want to learn how to play bridge or just looking for some company. Come along and enjoy a game or two.

Places are limited for most events so advance booking is advisable! Contact East Kilbride Central Library on 01355 220046 or email: eastkilbride@library.s-lanark.org.uk.

Part of the Young at Heart Festival. Find out what else is happening near you on our Young at Heart Festival web page.

Location: St Leonards library

Time: 11:00 - 12:00

Cost: Free

Barras to Barbie 14 March 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm Free St Leonards Library

 

From the Barras to Barbie:  Two women who meant business.  East End Glasgow to West Coast America! Maggie McIver and Ruth Handler. The Famous Queen of the Glasgow Barras and the amazing life of the Barbie Doll creator. Liz Allan is a local storyteller who shines a spotlight on these true pioneers to celebrate International Women's Day 2025.

Places are limited for most events so advance booking is advisable! Contact St Leonards Library on 01355 241573 or email st.leonards@library.s-lanark.org.uk.

Part of the Young at Heart Festival. Find out what else is happening near you on our Young at Heart Festival web page.

Location: Low Parks Museum

Time: 19:30

Cost: £25.00 (subject to £1.50 transaction fee)

FARA 14 March 2025 7:30pm £25.00 (subject to £1.50 transaction fee) Low Parks Museum

 

In celebration of their 10th anniversary, Orkney born folk quartet FARA embark on a whistle-stop tour around the UK in 2025, returning to some of their favourite venues and towns from a decade of touring.  Presenting an evening of highlights from their three critically acclaimed albums, FARA’s fiery fiddles, foot-stomping piano, and enchanting three-part vocal harmony will take you on a joyful journey through their time performing at the forefront of Scotland’s folk music scene.

Tickets can be booked via the online box office.

Part of the Young at Heart Festival. Find out what else is happening near you on our Young at Heart Festival web page.

Location: Chatelherault Country Park

Time: 10:00 - 17:00

Cost: Free admission

Colour and Line exhibition 8-22 March 2025 Mon-Sun 10am-5pm Free admission Cadzow Gallery, Chatelherault Country Park

 

An exhibition of works of art produced by the participants who attend the SLLC Arts Development Drawing and Painting classes throughout South Lanarkshire.

Weekly classes are delivered during term times during the day and in the evenings in our cultural venues in Lanark, Hamilton, Rutherglen and East Kilbride.

If you are interested in participating in any of the Arts Development Drawing and Painting classes, please email artsdevelopment@southlanarkshireleisure.co.uk.

Location: Low Parks Museum

Time: 10:00 - 17:00

Cost: Free admission

Exhibition: The Dutch Don’t Forget – The Cameronians in the British Liberation Army

 

Standing outside the entrance to Low Parks Museum is a simple, bronze memorial plaque on a polished granite plinth that bears the words “The Dutch Don’t Forget”. The plaque was presented to veterans of the 52nd (Lowland) Division, a Scottish, Territorial Army formation that played a vital part in the liberation of the Netherlands in the final stages of the Second World War. The message is simple, the Dutch will never forget the sacrifices made by the men of the 52nd (Lowland) Division in freeing them from Nazi oppression.

Two battalions of The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) proudly fought in the Dutch campaign in the Second World War. The 6th Battalion, historically covering the county of Lanarkshire, and the 7th Battalion, drawn mainly from the south side of the city of Glasgow.

This commemorative exhibition highlights the part played by these two battalions, as part of the 52nd (Lowland) Division, in this pivotal stage of the Second World War.

Free entry, open Tuesday to Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm.

Location: Rutherglen Town Hall

Time: 09:30 - 16:00

Cost: Free admission

Textile Treasures exhibition 12-22 March 2025 Mon-Sat 9:30am-4:00pm Free admission Café, Rutherglen Town Hall

 

This is our second ever exhibition of the textile work which has been produced by the participants who attend the SLLC Arts Development Textile, Dressmaking, Get Crafty and Knitting classes throughout South Lanarkshire.

Weekly classes are delivered during term times during the day and in the evenings in our cultural venues in Lanark, Hamilton, Rutherglen and East Kilbride.

If you are interested in participating in any of the Arts Development Classes, please email artsdevelopment@southlanarkshireleisure.co.uk.

Location: East Kilbride Arts Centre

Time: 10:00 - 16:00

Cost: Free admission

The Canny Capercaillie 7-30 March 2025 10:00am - 4:00pm Free admission East Kilbride Arts Centre

 

Fiona MacGregor is a local artist and multisensory storyteller. Pre-Covid, Fiona’s company Freerange ArtFarm worked with children and adults with additional needs, using props, puppets, music and sound technology equipment to provide interactive art and storytelling sessions.

When lockdown put a halt to her business, Fiona turned to art commissions, and wrote and illustrated her first children’s book, The Brownie of the Butter Burn, early in the Covid-19 pandemic. She has a passionate interest in rewilding and protection of natural habitats and wildlife and followed up her first success with The Canny Capercaillie. She donates a percentage of sales from Capercaillie to Trees for Life, a Scottish rewilding charity.

Fiona continues to paint commissions and takes her storytelling sessions to groups and festivals.

You can find her work on Facebook and Instagram as Freerange ArtFarm, and on her website.

Location: Larkhall library

Time: 10:30 - 11:30

Cost: £3.90 / £1.95 concession / Free with Activage

Big Library Quiz 14 March 2025 10:30am - 11:30am £3.90 / £1.95 concession / Free with Activage Larkhall Library

 

A fun quiz morning. Test your memory of days gone by. Tea and coffee provided.

Places are limited for most events so advance booking is advisable! Contact Larkhall Library on 01698 452469 or email larkhall@library.s-lanark.org.uk.

Part of the Young at Heart Festival. Find out what else is happening near you on our Young at Heart Festival web page.

Location: Fairhill library

Time: 10:00

Cost: Free

Auld Fairhill Footsteps 14 March 2025 Drop in, all day Free Fairhill Library

 

Celebrate days gone by and browse a selection of old photos, maps with help available for anyone interested in tracing their ancestors. Bring along old photos or memorabilia that you can share. Refreshments available between 10:00am-12:00pm.

Places are limited for most events so advance booking is advisable! Contact Fairhill Library on 01698 456360 or email: fairhill@library.s-lanark.org.uk.

Part of the Young at Heart Festival. Find out what else is happening near you on our Young at Heart Festival web page.

Location: Village Theatre East Kilbride

Time: 19:30

Cost: £28.00 / £27.00 concession (Subject to £1.50 transaction fee)

Singin' I'm no a Billy he's a Tim 14-15 March 2025 7:30pm £28.00 / £27.00 concession (subject to £1.50 transaction fee) East Kilbride Village Theatre

 

A phenomenon in Scotland where it has sold out countless nationwide tours, a sensation at the Edinburgh International Fringe Festival and now touring throughout the United Kingdom & Eire.

Israeli vs Palestinian, Catholic v Protestant, Celtic vs Rangers…

When tribal factions clash can reason ever prevail?

A play exploring bigotry and ethnic identity.

What happens when, on the day of the Old Firm Match, you lock a Celtic and Rangers fan in a cell together?

Fireworks! And a weird kind of unity.

Two hate filled rival football fans locked up in the same prison cell verbally lacerate each other while their teams assemble for the derby in the stadium nearby.

In this crucible, Billy and Tim vent all their fears, bigotry, paranoia, misconceptions and, most significantly, the mutual loathing that has shaped their whole lives.  The lads’ collision is not just a matter of football rivalry, but a very serious clash of cultures with all the deep-seated bigotry that that entails.

Face to face with the object of their hatred, do they choose to destroy each other or to confront their demons and start a dialogue towards some kind of ceasefire?

A potent allegory for peace processes all over the world, Des Dillon’s extraordinary moving and hilarious “Singin’ I’m No A Billy, He’s a Tim” speaks for any divided culture where polarisation is inbred and prejudice governs reason.

When drama is supposed to reflect society, what better arena than the sport that grips society most?

“There’s more to football than football”.

Available to book online or by calling East Kilbride Arts Centre on 01355 261000.