The 2014 Festival was a huge success with large crowds filling the Main Street and the outdoor events at Bothwell Primary School on both Saturday and Sunday. The festival drew to a close with an excellent Gala Concert at the Parish Church with some outstanding performances from some very talented musicians. Building scarecrows is the [...]

Scarecrow Hunt – Results A big ‘thank you’ to all the young children who hunted for tiny scarecrows on Bothwell Main Street. Lots of children found all 14 scarecrows. The 14 lucky winners who were drawn from the correct entries are listed below.   Scarecrow Winner Yellow hat Elize Meechan Light pink hat Rachael Beggs [...]

The 2014 Festival is almost upon us, so now is the time to decide on how to participate in this year’s event, whether building another inspiring scarecrow or attending some of the events we have in place for you. Building scarecrows is the essence of the festival, so to encourage as many people to work [...]

As part of the Community Gathering entertainment this promises to be one of the day’s main highlights. The 7stanes stunt team have been wowing audiences all over the country with their bike skills and bravado. Whether it’s leaping across an 8 foot gap; jumping over a 1 metre high bar; flying over our 7stanes truck [...]

Get your dancing shoes on and join us for a great family night out with music from Merlin a fantastic 5 piece band from Glasgow. A big thank you to band leader Jim Carson for this and also for providing the sound and light production for the Comedy Night and Gala Concert. Tickets £3 available [...]

Spend some time in the company of a real national treasure! No one deserves that description more than Liz Lochhead; the national Makar, a playwright of distinction whose works are already classics. Listen to her read some of her treasured poetry, and anecdotes describing her life’s work. To find out more about Liz Lochhead and [...]

V-I-P-S Open Day Public Performance Come and see a public performance of Singing, Acting and Dance from the VIPS kids, for children and adults. A Special Harvest taster from the V-I-P-S performance school of 3 – 18 years. www.v-i-p-s.co.uk  

Gary Sutherland and his brother decided to recapture their childhood cycling round the Morayshire coast, and ended up cycling 1000 miles around Scotland. From the mountains of the highlands to the traffic-jams of the city, their road trip revealed as much about themselves – both painful and hilarious – as it did about the country. [...]

The Junior Disco will be ideal for children from primary 4 and below. Mums and Dads will be welcome to stay with nursery aged children, the more the merrier! Starts 4.30pm until 6pm The Senior Disco will be tailored for children from primary 5 and above. Starts 7pm until 8.30pm Tickets will be £2 available [...]

This year we will be holding the Scarecrow Festival of Transport at Bothwell Primary School, Blantyre Rd, Bothwell. This will be a celebration of transport throughout the ages and will cover vehicles from old to new, big to small, humble to outrageous ! ………. but not mainstream ! A great event for all the family [...]