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Townsfolk ignore
the credit crunch
to top up the tins
Airdrie & District Round Table say
School children in Scotland playing a BIG thank you to everyone who
one of the world’s oldest ball donated as their Santa Sleigh toured
games have had their kit donated the Monklands area of central
Airdrie & District Round T
by Airdrie & District Round Table. Scotland. 2008 saw a record to the str
ables and helpers br
eets in the Monklands and succeeded in raising
ought Santa
The North Lanarkshire Shinty £10,850 raised, the Table’s best
almost £11,000.
Circle at Coatbridge is for ever Santa Sleigh Run.
children aged 5 –14 playing a “We are giving the money back
game that is rapidly spreading to the local community in the way Vice Chairman Norbert Grant Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser,
across central Scotland. of our Small Grants Fund, plus added: “This could not be achieved Fast Signs, The Flower Basket and
Shinty is unique to Scotland and, donations to many local good without the continued help and JJ Travel. We are also indebted to
while similar to hockey and hurling, causes and special need projects,” support of our strategic partners: our families, friends and Tablers old
has roots in golf and ice hockey. said ADRT Chairman Iain Jamieson. T.O.M. Airdrie Ltd, Martin Plant Hire, and new for their support.”
Games are played with two teams
of 12 players. Each player has a
curved stick called a caman and
Airdrie shows how to make a little go a long way
each game lasts 90 minutes.
In shinty the feet can be used
to stop the ball but not the hands
Airdrie and District Round Table’s A donation of £100 means a lot Community Volunteer Services,
to The Airdrie Craft Workshop.
(unless you are the goal-keeper).
annual Small Grants Fund has North Lanarkshire for their help and
Formed over 25 years ago it
Another big difference is that the
provided help during 2008 to more support in administering the forms
offers courses on woodworking
caman can be swung above
than 20 good causes.
for lads and lassies.
and publicising the availability of the
shoulder height, so it’s not a sport
While the Table was not able to
The facility is open every
fund within the their community,”
for the light hearted.
help with all requests for funding, morning apart from Friday, said Chairman Iain Jamieson.
Airdrie Tables were delighted to
the aim was to spread the £3000
and folk can come along and
Secretary of the Round Table,
use the benches, hand tools
sponsor the team’s strips: “This is
fund across a wide section of the Douglas Allan, commented: ‘This is
and woodworking equipment.
a growing sport in our area and
community and to help as many our most successful Small Grants
The Workshop also has a
we welcome initiatives to coach
causes as possible, particularly
Crafts and Hobbies group
Fund and we look forward to helping
young players,” said Table
those who would have difficulty
which meets weekly.
as many local groups next year.
Chairman Iain Jamieson.
finding mainstream funding. “Our main fundraising each year
“We would once again like to thank is the Santa Sleigh collection carried
out throughout the Monklands, and
it very pleasing to see the money
raised locally helping many local
good causes!’
Receiving a donation of £100
are members of Airdrie & District
Round Table together with Airdrie
Craft Workshop members –
Gordon Davis, Douglas Allan,
Colin Bruce, Norbert Grant,
Gordon McRae and John Horn.
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