Lanark Community Development Trust - LCDT

Christmas Wreath Making Workshops

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/ December 13, 2015 / Leave a comment

On Saturday 5 December we held two Christmas Wreath workshops at Castlebank. The workshops proved to be very popular and were booked out very quickly. Cammy Murray was the tutor and did a fantastic job as everyone who took part left with a beautiful wreath which could rival any that...
Propagation Course at Castlebank

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/ November 18, 2015 / Leave a comment

Here is you chance to save a huge amount of money in your garden. Come along to the Propagation Course and learn how to take your own cuttings and grow your own plants.
Castlebank Halloween Spooktacular

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/ November 2, 2015 / Leave a comment

There was a great turnout of children and adults at the Halloween Spooktacular at Castlebank Horticulture Centre. Alison Galbraith, the storyteller, had children and adults enthralled by her spooky stories. Pumpkin soup and scary cakes were also on offer and disappeared like magic! Our volunteers entered into the spirit of...
Castlebank Bog Garden

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/ October 7, 2015 / Leave a comment

The stretch of boggy ground where the old curling pond used to be has been crying out for some kind of makeover. We were keen to develop it as a Japanese Water Garden but South Lanarkshire Council refused permission for this. However, they did agree that we could develop the...
Castlebank Community Consultation Survey

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/ September 10, 2015 / Leave a comment

Lanark Community Development Trust is a local charity working to develop projects in the area which make our community a better place to live, work in or visit. One of our projects is to develop Castlebank Park into a better community space and provide facilities for environmental volunteering and training...
Castlebank Community Consultation Event

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/ September 10, 2015 / Leave a comment

Give us your views on how you would like to see the project developed in our community event at The Tolbooth on Thursday 17th September from 3pm until 8pm.
William Wallace Rose Garden crowdfunding

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/ August 28, 2015 / Leave a comment

Lanark Community Development Trust is working to improve the town for the community of Lanark and encourage more visitors to our historic town. We are restoring Castlebank Park, Lanark and are creating a William Wallace Memorial Rose Garden with a 7ft sculpture of Wallace in the centre to commemorate his...
Paddington in the Park

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/ July 7, 2015 / Leave a comment

Lanark Library storytelling group visited Castlebank on Tuesday 7 July to meet up with Paddington Bear. A large crowd of small children, babies and mums and dads came along to the story telling session in the polytunnel before meeting up with Paddington himself. They then did a Paddington Treasure Hunt...
Your Park Needs You

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/ June 27, 2015 / Leave a comment
Volunteer Day – Saturday 11 July at 11.00am

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/ June 19, 2015 / Leave a comment

The park is looking stunning at the moment with most of the rhododendrons in full bloom in spite of the chilly weather. The Development Trust is continuing in its work of regeneration of the park and we have just started work converting the squelchy grassed area that used to be...