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: The Town House Hamilton

Time: 10:00 - 12:00

Cost: £8.70

Get Crafty 11 March 2025 12:30pm - 2:30pm £8.70 The Town House Hamilton

 

Indulge your creative side by trying out a different craft activity each week at this weekly craft class. Fill in a morning and dabble in felt making, silk painting and much more. Each week you will try your hand at something new.

Places are limited for most events so advance booking is advisable! Contact The Town House Hamilton on 01698 452299 or email thetownhouse@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: 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: Biggar library

Time: 10:00 - 12:00

Cost: £3.90 / £1.96 concession / Free with Activage

Introduction to Family History 11 March 2025 10:00am - 12:00pm £3.90 / £1.96 concession / Free with Activage Biggar Library

 

Join our two-part course that starts with an introduction to different tools for researching family history, followed by a more hands-on part. Group sessions; advance booking required.

Places are limited for most events so advance booking is advisable! Contact Biggar Library on 01899 222060 or email: biggar@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: Rutherglen library

Time: 14:00 - 15:00

Cost: £3.90 / £1.95 / Free with Activage

Book Boogie 11 March 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm £3.90 / £1.95 / Free with Activage Rutherglen Library

 

An adult singalong to some golden oldies with gentle movement. A fun way to improve mental wellbeing and physical fitness.

Places are limited for most events so advance booking is advisable! Contact Rutherglen Library on 0141 643 1296 or email rutherglen@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: 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: Lanark Memorial Hall

Time: 10:00 - 13:00

Cost: £24.55 / £19.65 concession

Moth Brooch Masterclass 11 March 2025 10:00am - 1:00pm £24.55 / £19.65 concession Lanark Memorial Hall

 

Goldwork is the historic embroidery technique where a skilled artisan embroiderer used metal materials to create surface decorations.  Nowadays, it is gold thread that is used.  You will us goldwork techniques to stitch a beautiful moth brooch. 

All materials included.

Places are limited for most events so advance booking is advisable! Contact Lanark Memorial Hall on 01555 673199 or email LanarkMemorial@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: Rutherglen library

Time: 14:00 - 15:00

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

Rutherglen Octocentenary 1926 11 March 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm £3.90 / £1.95 concession / Free with Activage Rutherglen Library

 

Slideshow and film illustrating the 1926 week of events in Rutherglen.

The Octo-Centenary celebrated 800 years since Rutherglen received its 1126 Charter.

Places are limited for most events so advance booking is advisable! Contact Rutherglen Library on 0141 643 1296 or email rutherglen@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: The Town House Hamilton

Time: 13:30 - 16:30

Cost: £24.55 / £19.65 concession

Design a Cushion Cover Masterclass 11 March 2025 1:30pm - 4:30pm £24.55 / £19.65 concession The Town House Hamilton

 

At this workshop, design your own pattern and print it onto a cushion cover. You will start by drawing out your design and then transfer your design onto the fabric. You can then make embellishments by using another technique such as felt making or embroidery. Your cushion can be a painting of flowers, a spring scene or relaxing words. It will be unique to you.

All materials included.

Places are limited for most events so advance booking is advisable! Contact The Town House Hamilton on 01698 452299 or email thetownhouse@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: Hamilton Town House library

Time: 10:00 - 11:30

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

Demystifying AI: Get Hands-on with Artificial Intelligence 11 March 2025 10:00am - 11:30am £3.90 / £1.95 concession / Free with Activage Hamilton Town House Library

 

Join us for an interactive showcase where you'll unravel the mysteries of AI through live demonstrations and hands-on experiences. Whether you're tech-savvy or just AI-curious, this event offers an opportunity to explore cutting-edge AI tools and understand their impact on our world.  Discover how AI is shaping the future – and try it out for yourself!

Places are limited for most events so advance booking is advisable! Contact Hamilton Town House Library on 01698 452122 or email: hamilton@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: East Kilbride Arts Centre

Time: 19:30

Cost: £14.50 / £13.00 concession (subject to £1.50 transaction fee)

Calendar Girls 11-15 March 2025 7:30pm and Saturday matinee 2:30pm £14.50 / £13.00 concession (subject to £1.50 transaction fee) East Kilbride Arts Centre

 

Studio 32 presents Calendar Girls.

Based on the Miramax motion picture by Juliette Towhidi and Tim Firth.

When Annie loses her beloved husband to leukaemia, she knows life will never be the same. What she doesn’t realise is that her life will be turned upside down when, what begins as a plan to buy a new settee for the local hospital, turns into an international media sensation. 

Studio32 are delighted to kick-off their 40th anniversary year with the brilliant Calendar Girls. Join Annie and her WI friends on their heart warming and laughter filled journey.

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