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The exhibition takes us through the poet’s life but centres on his years with his wife Valda at their home near Biggar in Lanarkshire, 1951-78.Learn about MacDiarmid’s significance, his encounters, friendships and flytings with some of his contemporaries (including Dmitri Shostakovich, Ronald Stevenson and Hamish Henderson), his domestic and countryside environment and the companionship, support, fierce dedication and love of his wife Valda. A collaboration between the University of Glasgow, Biggar and Upper Clydesdale Museum and MacDiarmid’s Brownsbank.

A week long event, with folk from Symington and surrounding area displaying scarecrows

Have fun building confidence and fitness while learning new skills.  Age 5 and up, all fitness levels and abilities welcome.

Your local jogscotland group

Our fun, friendly jogging groups are perfect for people who want to get active for the first time, or more experienced runners who want to exercise in a sociable, supportive environment.

Thursday 7.15pm Interval Training, this is intensity to your level

You can book classes a week in advance.  Please book via the sports centre. 

If you’re a member of Biggar Sports Centre you can book online here

https://sl-leisure.co.uk/biggar-sports-centre-fitness-timetable

Members and non members can also book via: 01899 222066 

Learn new skills and develop fitness, strength, and flexibility in a safe and supportive environment.  Age 16 and up – no upper age limit.  All fitness levels and mobility levels are welcomed.

Thursday 8.15pm – Legs, Bums and Tums

You can book classes a week in advance.  Please book via the sports centre. 

If you’re a member of Biggar Sports Centre you can book online here

https://sl-leisure.co.uk/biggar-sports-centre-fitness-timetable

Members and non members can also book via: 01899 222066 

Baby Sensory is an award winning, multi-sensory development programme specifically designed for babies as early as Birth upto 13 months old.

Book a place or contact Marie here

You don’t have to be especially fit, skinny (or willing to
shoehorn yourself into lycra) to benefit from these classes! All that’s needed
is an openness to different ways of working with the breath, body and mind. We
explore mantra, philosophy, breathwork, meditation and mindful movement –
finishing up with a deep relaxation or yoga nidra. The aim here is not to “nail
poses”, but to find kind and supportive ways to ease into a connected relationship
with your own body, spirit and mind. As a curious side effect, maybe you’ll become
stronger, better balanced or more flexible along the way!

Contact Anne via Facebook: www.facebook.com/withstillness
or email: yogannie1@outlook.com for further information and secure links to
classes.

PASTA WORKSHOPS

8 SESSIONS

Session 1: Classic dough

Session 2: Rich Egg dough and Shapes

Session3: Gluten-free egg dough

Session4: Vegan Dough

Session 5: Multi-colored pasta

Session 6: Wide pasta

Session 7: Filled pasta

Session 8: Filled pasta

This will be progressive learning.
You will learn different shapes, different types of dough and different
techniques.

Each session will last 1:30 hours.

We provide the materials and at the
end of each session you will take the pasta you have made with your own
hands to eat at home.

We are starting on the 17^th
of September and these are the dates:

September:     Friday 17th from 10:30 am to 12 pm

October:          Friday 1st from 10:30 am to 12 pm

         
              Friday 15th
from 10:30 am to 12 pm

         
              Friday 29th
from 10:30 am to 12 pm

November:      Friday 12th 10:30 am to 12 pm

         
              Friday
26th 10:30 am to 12 pm

December:      Friday 10th 10:30 am to 12 pm

         
              Friday 17th 10:30 am to 12 pm

Price per individual session: £20

Price per Block (8 sessions): £120

Booking is Essential

To book your space now, contact us at:

Elartissano@gmail.com
or call 07423146521

A weekly one hour zoom class for beginner and intermediate.
From Monday the 26th April Lindy’s home studio will also be open for one on ones or small groups up to 3 people. Studio opening hours are 9:30am to 5:30pm Monday to Friday.
If you would like to book a zoom class or a class at the studio for reformer or mat, contact Lindy at
pilateswithlindy@gmail.com
Payment for Zoom classes is £24.00 for a 4 week block.

Bookbug Sessions are for parents and babies aged 0-5 years. We will share rhymes and books with parents, carers and babies.

6 Adult spaces per session, booking is required.

Please phone Biggar Library on 01899 222060 for any queries regarding these sessions.

Welcome to our final Four Seasons session of the year, our annual Halloween Special. This year we will be enjoying making foraged toffee or chocolate apples over the fire with whittled sticks, creating our own hand made broomsticks and wands and playing lots of fun Halloween games in the woods before we say goodbye to the woodland until the Spring.

We have a handful of one off spaces to join us for this Halloween party and if you’d like to book your child onto the session please pm or email claire@wildthingsscotland.co.uk Our website is currently under construction so payment links can’t be accessed through the usual route but messaging to reserve a space we can send a link to pay.

The cost of the workshop is £10 per child and the sessions are suitable for children aged 5-12 years of age.

Our Four Seasons sessions are held at the Biggar Little Quarry up Langlees Rd (off Lindsaylands Road) and are from 11am-1pm. We ask that children wrap up warm, wear waterproof clothing and bring a packed lunch to enjoy around the fire half way through the session.

We look forward to seeing you all there!

Sensible clothing and footwear is a must, the sessions are held in a forest environment where the ground is uneven, the weather can be wet and children can get muddy.  

All particiapnts are asked to bring a packed lunch along to enjoy around our campfire half way through the sessions.  Warm drinks will be provided.  

Over the course of 6 sessions we will be learning some simple bushcraft techniques and using tools to embark with the children on some simple greenwoodworking projects.  The aim of the group is to build up these skills and this is why we would encourage children to attend for the 6 sessions as a block, although individual sessions for this group are available. 

Details can be found at https://www.facebook.com/wildthingsscotlandcic/

If you have any more questions about the sessions please don’t hesitate to contact Claire Knox on claire@wildthingsscotland.co.uk

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Boot camp – interval training using only body weight followed by core crunch. Each exercise can be adapted or progressed to suit all fitness levels.

To book contact Aileen on 07944 094 860

A great way to start Sunday morning !

Open to everyone of all ages and abilities.

Meet at Coulter Village Hall car park at 9am every Sunday

Routes vary around Coulter, depending on the wishes of the group

Turn up at 9am any Sunday or email john.riley1956@gmail.com for more details.

Come and join our Sunday morning running group, who meet at 9am in Coulter Village Hall car park most Sundays. A sociable little group of runners of varying abilities, who often split into two groups, to help those who want to run shorter distances (3km to 4km) at a slower speed. The other group might do 7km to 10km depending on the route chosen. Mainly running off-road, with the odd bit of tarmac in between. And we take plenty of breathers. Hope to see you!

Everyone is welcome to join us for our worship gatherings

In person Sunday morning service in Black Mount (Dolphinton) at 9.45 am

In person Sunday morning service at Biggar Kirk at 11.15 am

Boot camp – interval training using only body weight followed by core crunch. Each exercise can be adapted or progressed to suit all fitness levels.

BOOKING AND PAYMENT ONLINE IS NOW LIVE FOR BOOT CAMP THIS SUNDAY AT BIGGAR RUGBY CLUB.

To book click here 

Everyone is welcome to join us for our worship gatherings. In person Sunday morning service in Biggar Kirk at 11.15amin person Sunday morning service in Black Mount (Dolphinton) at 9.45am

Following the lifting of social distancing restrictions due to COVID-19 there is no need to register or book a place.

Please be advised that you are still required to wear a face covering, sanitise your hands when entering and exiting the church, and your details will still be collected for track and trace purposes.

If you are unable to join us in person, please visit our YouTube channel at around 6pm to view a recording of this Mass. > https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZlqPIbrIHNvx6Yrw4WGWrQ

Biggar RFC Girls host the Glasgow Northern Regional Round – a festival featuring Biggar, West of Scotland and Hillhead Jordanhill

Witches, goblins and ghouls! Who knows what you might find inside the museum tonight? Spooky fun for all the family at Biggar Museum. Come along if you dare!

Have fun building confidence and fitness while learning new skills.  Age 5 and up, all fitness levels and abilities welcome.

Monday – 6.45pm bootcamp in the burn braes 

New boot campers welcome, class tailored to suit all levels and abilities. 

Boo or turn up ? 

🌟🌟 BURLESQUE CHAIR DANCE BIGGAR 🌟🌟

TAKING BOOKINGS NOW!! LIMITED SPACES!!

It’s time to shed those pounds in a fun way!!! My aim is to get you back to feeling fabulous! 🔥

Join me every Monday night from 7pm-8pm for a complete beginners class.

New routine starts on Monday 16 August for a block of 4 weeks.  We will be dancing to ‘Mustang Sally’

£5 per class – Booking is essential

St Mary’s Hall

North Back Road

BIGGAR

ML12 6DE

For more information call me on

07935 906145 or email angela.mccormack196750@gmail.com

Best wishes

Angela x

AKA Angel Stardust ⭐

Biggar Senior Football Club for over 45s, meet on Biggar Sports Centre Astroturf.

Changed to Monday evening 7 – 8pm

All welcome

Click here for Facebook page

Learn new skills and develop fitness, strength, and flexibility in a safe and supportive environment.  Age 16 and up – no upper age limit.  All fitness levels and mobility levels are welcomed.

Monday 7.45 – Stretch and Core Class. You can book classes a week in advance.  Please book via the sports centre.  If you’re a member of Biggar Sports Centre you can book online herehttps://sl-leisure.co.uk/biggar-sports-centre-fitness-timetable Members and non members can also book via: 01899 222066

🌟🌟 BURLESQUE CHAIR DANCE BIGGAR 🌟🌟

TAKING BOOKINGS NOW!! LIMITED SPACES!!

It’s time to shed those pounds in a fun way!!! My aim is to get you back to feeling fabulous! 🔥

Join me every Monday night from 8.15-9.15pm for a complete beginners class.

New routine starts on Monday 16 August for a block of 4 weeks.  We will be dancing to ‘Mustang Sally’

£5 per class – Booking is essential

St Mary’s Hall

North Back Road

BIGGAR

ML12 6DE

For more information call me on

07935 906145 or email angela.mccormack196750@gmail.com

Best wishes

Angela x

AKA Angel Stardust ⭐

Now that the darker nights are closing in we’ll be heading to Biggar British Legion Hall for a 4 week block of Nature Art Classes for local Primary aged children. This group replaces our Woodland Wednesdays but due to hall availability will take place Tuesdays, collection from the school at 3pm and then the class will run from 3.30-5pm.

Lots of creative fun, working with natural materials to make take home art masterpieces each week.

Our usual route to book (website) is unfortunately down just now but booking can be made by sending a Facebook PM or emailing claire@wildthingsscotland.co.uk and we can send a payment link to reserve a space.

Looking forward to getting creative with nature!

Biggar, Baby, Toddlers and Playgroup will be in the Legion Hall, South Back Road on Tuesday and Thursday mornings 9:30-11:30 (no pressure to be there on time, just come when you can make it) 

Registration is £5 and each session is £2.50 for over 6 months old (£1 for additional siblings). 

If you have a younger baby please make sure to bring along your own blanket to lay on the floor. 

We’re back, face to face, for this fun  dance class.  

Work up an appetite in this energetic, fun, dance class for adults.  Join Alex and learn choreography to some great tunes.  You will learn dance technique, improve you balance and coordination, in addition to keeping you mind and body health.

Due to COVID limitations, booking is essential.  Please use the Learn More link to book.

Babes in the Wood is back for our Winter Nature Art sessions, based in the Horticultural Centre at Castlebank Park, Lanark. The block is a 4 week block, every Tuesday, starting November 2nd- November 23, 10.30am-12 noon.

Every session will have a craft, a seasonal walk in nature to collect materials and games or play at the end in line with the craft theme.

Tickets are £6 each per adult and child and £2 for additonal siblings.  To reserve a place PM or email claire@wildthingsscotland.co.uk and a booking link will be sent through.

Following the lifting of social distancing restrictions due to COVID-19 there is no need to register or book a place.

Please be advised that you are still required to wear a face covering, sanitise your hands when entering and exiting the church, and your details will still be collected for track and trace purposes.

CXYP restarts on 26 October, and this second term is eight weeks – ending 14 December (Term 3 will start on 4 January)

CXYP is supported by The Loaningdale Trust, and by a Clyde Wind Farm Community Fund Microgrant. Because we are a charity, and run by volunteers, we can limit the cost to £30 per member for this 8-week term. CXYP is supported by The Loaningdale Trust, and by a Clyde Wind Farm Community Fund Microgrant.

Our Group Leaders are professional tutors who are highly experienced and qualified in working with children and young people of all abilities and levels of experience.

If you would like to book a place, or want more information, please get in touch via biggar.cxyp@gmail.com. We’ll email you a consent form. 

http://www.biggarcornexchange.org.uk/cex-young-performers/

“I would advise any parent to put their kids into a drama club. It isn’t about teaching a kid how to become an actor. It’s about putting them somewhere where they gain this incredible charisma at a really young age. Then when you come up for job interviews, apprenticeships or whatever, you have this tiny little sparkle that you wouldn’t have had otherwise. I think it’s invaluable.”

Martin Kemp from Spandau Ballet and TV in the U.K.

http://www.biggarcornexchange.org.uk/cex-young-performers/

CXYP restarts on 26 October, and this second term is eight weeks – ending 14 December (Term 3 will start on 4 January)

CXYP is supported by The Loaningdale Trust, and by a Clyde Wind Farm Community Fund Microgrant. Because we are a charity, and run by volunteers, we can limit the cost to £30 per member for this 8-week term. CXYP is supported by The Loaningdale Trust, and by a Clyde Wind Farm Community Fund Microgrant.

Our Group Leaders are professional tutors who are highly experienced and qualified in working with children and young people of all abilities and levels of experience.

If you would like to book a place, or want more information, please get in touch via biggar.cxyp@gmail.com. We’ll email you a consent form. 

http://www.biggarcornexchange.org.uk/cex-young-performers/

“I would advise any parent to put their kids into a drama club. It isn’t about teaching a kid how to become an actor. It’s about putting them somewhere where they gain this incredible charisma at a really young age. Then when you come up for job interviews, apprenticeships or whatever, you have this tiny little sparkle that you wouldn’t have had otherwise. I think it’s invaluable.”

Martin Kemp from Spandau Ballet and TV in the U.K.

http://www.biggarcornexchange.org.uk/cex-young-performers/

Taekwondo classes for all levels

Tuesday Step Class with Aileen

Please book via the sports centre. 

If you’re a member of Biggar Sports Centre book online here

Members and non members can also book via: 01899 222066

You can book classes a week in advance.

CXYP restarts on 26 October, and this second term is eight weeks – ending 14 December (Term 3 will start on 4 January)

CXYP is supported by The Loaningdale Trust, and by a Clyde Wind Farm Community Fund Microgrant. Because we are a charity, and run by volunteers, we can limit the cost to £30 per member for this 8-week term. CXYP is supported by The Loaningdale Trust, and by a Clyde Wind Farm Community Fund Microgrant.

Our Group Leaders are professional tutors who are highly experienced and qualified in working with children and young people of all abilities and levels of experience.

If you would like to book a place, or want more information, please get in touch via biggar.cxyp@gmail.com. We’ll email you a consent form. 

http://www.biggarcornexchange.org.uk/cex-young-performers/

“I would advise any parent to put their kids into a drama club. It isn’t about teaching a kid how to become an actor. It’s about putting them somewhere where they gain this incredible charisma at a really young age. Then when you come up for job interviews, apprenticeships or whatever, you have this tiny little sparkle that you wouldn’t have had otherwise. I think it’s invaluable.”

Martin Kemp from Spandau Ballet and TV in the U.K.

FitSteps is an energetic, up-beat dance fitness class
featuring all of your favourite strictly dances. It is designed to give real,
measurable fitness results. This class is suitable for all ages and abilities
and you don’t need a partner.

You will have so much fun you won’t even realise you are getting fit!

Due to COVID-19 limitations, booking is essential, please use the Learn More link
below to book.

Senior training is open to all male rugby players of age 18 and above. No experience necessary – come and join the fun!

Classes continuing over the summer, except for a holiday break 17th and 24th August

Classes times are 7.15-8.00pm & 8.00-9.00pm.  

Masks will need to be worn to and from class but can be taken off when partaking in exercise. 

There will be cleaning and sanitizing stations throughout the facility for use.

Look forward to seeing you all again, remember to use the booking system at the centre to book your classes. Thanks 

Book your class here

Dance yourself fit with this fun, high energy dance class using Ballroom and Latin dance moves.

BBC Strictly is back on the telly box and if you are a fan then you will love this class.  Come along Tuesday evenings to learn the moves you see performed by the celebs and their professional dance partners. 

Come dressed in comfortable clothing and wear supportive shoes – like trainers – and bring a full bottle of water.

COVID info

Please wear a face mask to enter and move around the venue.  Face masks can be moved to dance.

Hand sanitiser is available at the entrance and in the dance space.

Due to limited space (keeping social distancing in mind) booking is essential. Please use the link under Learn More.

Please contact me via Facebook/Messenger to book.

www.facebook.com/Aileenwalkerfitness

A weekly one hour zoom class for intermediates. 

From Monday the 26th April Lindy’s home studio will also be open for one on ones or small groups up to 3 people. Studio opening hours are 9:30am to 5:30pm Monday to Friday.

If you would like to book a zoom class or a class at the studio for reformer or mat, contact Lindy at

pilateswithlindy@gmail.com

Payment for Zoom classes is £24.00 for a 4 week block.

Join Anne for gentle group yoga on Wednesday mornings. Please bring your own mat, blanket and any pillows, cushions or eye bags you may need. These classes are run by South Lanarkshire Leisure. Places should be booked in advance via Biggar Sports Centre,  01899 222066.

NEW class starting Biggar Sports Centre, Wednesday nights 6.15pm – 6.45pm

Intense interval training but can be adapted to suit
all fitness levels.

Please book via the sports centre. 

If you’re a member of Biggar Sports Centre book online here

Members and non members can also book via: 01899 222066

You can book classes a week in advance.

You don’t have to be especially fit, skinny (or willing to
shoehorn yourself into lycra) to benefit from these classes! All that’s needed
is an openness to different ways of working with the breath, body and mind. We
explore mantra, philosophy, breathwork, meditation and mindful movement – finishing
up with a deep relaxation or yoga nidra. The aim here is not to “nail poses”,
but to find kind and supportive ways to ease into a connected relationship with
your own body, spirit and mind. As a curious side effect, maybe you’ll become stronger,
better balanced or more flexible along the way!

Contact Anne via Facebook: www.facebook.com/withstillness or email: yogannie1@outlook.com for further information
and secure links to classes.

Wednesday – 7pm at the sports centre – flexitone (a mix of Pilates/yoga/stretching/body weight flowing moves), all welcome. 

Please book via the sports centre. 

If you’re a member of Biggar Sports Centre you can book online here

https://sl-leisure.co.uk/biggar-sports-centre-fitness-timetable

Members and non members can also book via: 01899 222066 

You can book classes a week in advance. 

Write a message 

Tie a ribbon

Write the name of the people you remember 

Hold a tealight candle and light up the memories of those we have lost. 

All items provided

Email Sharryn@tcf.org.uk for further information 

Sharryn McKelvie says:

As part of my role with The Compassionate Friends as a bereaved parent and indeed as a resident of Biggar, I would like to invite anyone in the community of Biggar, who has been bereaved in any way, to come together on Wednesday 3rd November 2021 from 7pm at the Memorial Garden, Park Place, Biggar.

Biggar Remembers our Absent Friends an event as part of Scotland’s festival of remembrance 1st – 7th November 2021 “because dead ordinary people live on in the memories we share”.

During this pandemic many people have died, and families have not had the chance to have everyone pay their respects in our traditional way. Our losses may be recent, or they might be from a long time ago, but dying matters to those left behind.

Thanks to a grant from “To Absent Friends” we can turn the memorial garden into a beautiful, bright, area of reflection for us to remember our Absent Friends. You do not need to bring along anything as these will be supplied for you. They will be left up for 48 hours before being taken down on Bonfire Night (the LED tealights will remain lit for up to 48 hours).

A short time bringing the community together, for “Biggar Remembers our Absent Friends”.

Biggar Girls!  

Ever fancied team sport and show the boys how it’s done!? 😉

Biggar RFC Girls rugby is starting weekly pre-season training.  Come along, no commitment, and have a go. 

Under 14’s (going into s1 to s3) are starting up training Wednesday evenings at 7 pm. Great fun, great way to keep fit, make new friends, plus all the benefits of team sport. BRFC is a ‘one family’ friendly club, and will make you and your whole family welcome.

Rachel Orr recently played for Scotland has been part of the coaching team at BRFC.  Aim high. There’s never been a more exciting time to join a women’s’ team. 

Bring water, trainers…

PM Jan Davies for more details.