Clubs And Activities To Get Involved With In Airdrie Considering exploring rural Scotland? Well, we have the place just for you, Airdrie in Lanarkshire! In this article, we will discuss the opportunities of exploring this beautiful part of Scotland’s countryside. Where Is Airdrie? Airdrie is a small town in Lanarkshire, Scotland with a population of 36,390, in around the middle of the year 2020. The town is around 16 miles East of the centre of Glasgow if you travel on the M8, which is the fastest route, and is about 38 miles West of the centre of Edinburgh if you travel on the M8, but is not the fastest route according to Google Maps. If you want to get there from the capital city of the United Kingdom, London, then this will take over 7 hours, nearly 400 miles and a toll by travelling via the M6. Airdrie and District Angling Club Fishing is hugely popular in Airdrie and, with this in mind, even has its club for this pastime at a large body of water called Hillend Loch! The angling club has cups and competitions for people of all ages which are spread out throughout the year. These competitions can be based on a
memorial for a lost loved one or a group of lost relatives, such as the John Simpson Memorial Shield or the Jubilee Memorial Trophy. Some of these cups have multiple winners to make sure that close calls are made a bit fairer but some do not have any medals so some may feel unrewarded. The cup competitions displayed on their website show that their events are held in the afternoon and late at night, which may prevent younger members of the family from participating in the joys of fishing, but a good time for adults to possibly spend some time away from the rest of the family. For the people considering joining this club, the trout season starts in mid-March this year, and so does the pike season. You can also enrol for a membership from February and can do this between 10 am and 3 pm on the specified days. An Evening With Five Only Fools and Horses Actors For the adults who grew up in the eighties and nineties of the United Kingdom watching the sitcoms of the day, there is a very special event just for you! Travelling to Airdrie in August means you will get the experience of spending an evening with five actors from the classic British comedy series, Only Fools and Horses. This lineup includes Patrick Murray, the actor for Mickey Pearce, Phillip Pope, the person who played Tony Angelino, Vas Blackwood, The Shadow’s actor, Jevon, played by Steven Woodcock, Daniel Peacock, who played Mental Mickey, and Michael Fenton Stevens, who played Alan Perkins. You can grab tickets today and up to the scheduled days for 33 pounds to enjoy this evening that will take place in the August of this year, 2023. It is said that you may end up acting out some famous scenes with the actors which would please any fan of the legendary eighties comedy! The fan interactions do not stop there with a laughing challenge taking place on the two evenings that these shows take place. Want to know what else does not stop here? Our list of clubs and activities in Airdrie, let us carry on discussing them. Art Attack No, this is not the children’s program that aired on our screens on CITV in the nineties, but it is still designed for a younger audience, this time taking place in the Lanarkshire town and its surrounding area! The club is aimed at children aged seven to twelve and is taking place between February and June this year, for 6 pounds, and has a variety of times on the timetable, which can be viewed on the VisitLanarkshire website. This activity in Airdrie and the surrounding area takes place in many different parts of the county, including Airdrie Town Hall, Gartcosh Community Centre, Charlotte Toal Centre, Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life and Muirfield Community Centre. Airdrie Mind Music Soul If you want to relax with the sound of making and listening to music, then this event at Airdrie Town Hall is the right option for you. This event has been said to help people with dementia and
those who feel lonely and separated from the Scottish town’s community, so you could take part in improving people’s lives by making a bit of noise with them on days between 8th February and 21st June. What is even better is that it only costs 4 pounds and 50 pence for people who are 16 years old and over! However, this is suitable for people of that age, which may mean that you cannot bring your younger children along with you to take part in these performances. Conclusion After discussing your opportunities in Airdrie, whether you are visiting or you live there, I believe that there is something to do for everyone. These activities and clubs range from getting active and having a laugh to sitting down and making an art piece or relaxing with music that you can join in with. Thank you for reading my article and maybe you could visit Airdrie sometime in the future! Written by David McCaig