Please take part in this survey on funding for playparks
As the Rutherglen Reformer reported recently, Cambuslang and Rutherglen only have 17 playparks. This is less than half the number provided in Hamilton (41), and just under a quarter of the number in East Kilbride (75). A new survey on playpark provision is being...
New Cambuslang community microgrant scheme is open for 2021/22
We have great news - the Cambuslang Community Activity Grant scheme 2021/22 is now open for funding! Funded by South Lanarkshire Council's Renewable Energy Fund, Cambuslang Community Council have been awarded £5,000 for a third year to offer microgrants of up to £500...
Consultation on NHS plans to move hip, knee & shoulder surgery from Hairmyres to Monklands
NHS Lanarkshire are consulting on transferring orthopaedic (hip, knee & shoulder) surgery from the Hairmyres Hospital to the new Monklands Hopsital when it opens in 2028. What do you think? Do you agree? NHS Lanarkshire are organising an onlinbe event on 2...
Water discolouration in Cambuslang: update
Friday, 27 August 2021, 17.00 We have just received this update from Scottish Water on local water discolouration. "Ahead of the weekend, I thought it would be helpful to get in touch with an update on the ongoing situation with the water supply to parts of...
Cambuslang BankHUB to continue until at least April 2023
Cambuslang received the good news today that the BankHUB - initially set up for a six-month pilot period - will continue for at least another 18 months. Since opening their doors in April, the two BankHUBs in Cambuslang (South Lanarkshire) and Rochford (Essex) have...
What do you think of the new banking and cash services in Cambuslang?
We are now two months into the launch of the new services being trialled in Cambuslang as part of our participation in the Community Access to Cash Pilot initiative. We now want to find out what you think of the services so far, particularly the Cambuslang BankHUB...
We are looking for new members – 5 vacancies on the Community Council
Are you interested in being part of a group that creates change in Cambuslang? We are looking for five new members to join Cambuslang Community Council. In recent years, you may have seen information on the many projects or campaigns that Cambuslang...
What do you think about waste bins on our Main Street?
Cambuslang Main Street, like many town centres in Scotland, suffers from the blight of increasing numbers of commercial waste bins. This is visually unsightly and a cause of excess litter, spillage, fly-tipping and the attraction of vermin. The bins also present a...
A makeover of Cambuslang Main Street is about to begin!
Cambuslang is getting major new investment for a makeover of the central area of the Main Street; and a new Park & Ride car park on Bridge Street.* The streetscape project will see a range of works on the south side of Cambuslang Main Street between Greenlees Road...
Our objections to savings options in the SLC 2021/22 revenue budget
Cambuslang Community Council has submitted its objections to budget savings proposed by South Lanarkshire Council. You can find our submission here. The background is that on 13 January 2021, the Executive Committee of South Lanarkshire Council approved a revenue...