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PiggeryBrae - Cambuslang Park Centenary gala day

                  






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29 June 2013

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     extract of article from RutherglenRutherglen Reformer

Hundreds of people played their part in commemorating Cambuslang public park’s centenary on Saturday afternoon.The Friends of Cambuslang Park had been planning the event for a couple of years, and were delighted that the rain stayed off as they held the commemoration.
South Lanarkshire Provost Eileen Logan cut a tartan ribbon to mark the occasion, having been accompanied in a horse-drawn carriage by Friends chairman Norman Rae.
There were stalls aplenty to keep the crowds entertained, with local MP Tom Greatrex working at the coconut shy, whilst MSP James Kelly was helping out at the hoopla stand. James Kelly MSP said: “It was great to see the centenary of Cambuslang Park being marked by both a civic reception and the gala day.

“The park has been transformed in recent years and is now widely used by people from Cambuslang and beyond.

“This is all down to the great efforts of the Friends of Cambuslang Park and we should be very grateful for the tremendous amount of work they continue to put in.”

Tom Greatrex, MP for Rutherglen, added: “I was delighted to be able to take part in the celebrations over the weekend to commemorate 100 years of Cambuslang Park. It was a fantastic, fun filled day and it was great to see so many families out enjoying themselves.

“The work that Friends of Cambuslang Park carry out is so important in ensuring the massive improvement, maintenance and promotion of the park as an enduring community space which has something for everyone. The day was very well attended, with plenty of people dropping by for a shot on the coconut shy stall whilst I was helping out there.
“It was striking to see volunteers dressed up in old fashioned clothes in-keeping with the 1913 theme, and lovely to view old pictures and local artefacts from a century ago.

                                                                              
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“It is amazing to think that although times have changed immensely, the Park has endured and is enjoyed every bit as much today as it was by the residents who lived here a century ago. I hope that it will continue to be enjoyed by the people of Cambuslang for the next hundred years to come.”
 


At the band area, on the day entertainment was provided by a Brass band, a choir, Rutherglen Rep and PiggeryBrae



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