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Helping Hand HUB

Tuesday 4th Mar 2025

10am to 1pm

New & Preloved: Clothes, Winter Jackets, School Uniforms, Toys, Prom Dresses and lots more… Many items completely free of charge

Everyone Welcome. Join us for Tea, Coffee & Biscuits

Y.M.C.A

294 Main Street

Bellshill

ML4 1AB

Families Here and Now Service Event

The FHANS group (Families Here and Now Service) are running an event next weekend (8th & 9th of March 2025) in Chryston Hub and in Motherwell.

The theme of this event is “Mothers day” and it is intended for families to join in and have fun! It is important to note that despite the theme being mothers day, the focus will be on making something for a person that means a lot to you!

This drop-in service will have lots of fun arts and crafts to do such as card making and colouring in for the children! There will also be plenty of snacks and drinks for both parents and children to enjoy.

Saturday (08/03/25): 12pm to 2pm, Chryston Community Hub conference room (Chryston Primary)

Sunday (09/03/2025): 12pm to 2pm, Barnardo’s Motherwell (58-60 Albert Street, Motherwell, ML1 1PR) next to the Health and Wellness Hub.

These drop-ins are free, and everyone is encouraged to come along, there will be FHANS workers there too, who will be there to help and assist anyone who needs help or support in the meantime. You do not need to be referred to FHANS to come along as this event is open to the community!

SQA Exams 2025: Update

The SQA have made significant changes to the 2025 exam timetable.

Info/ updates below or CLICK HERE to view

They have added an extra day which means that exams will now start on Friday 25 April 2025 instead of Monday 28 April. The finish date of Monday 2 June is unchanged and remains as a contingency day. Results Day will be Tuesday 5 August.

Change of exam day

  • Accounting – all levels
  • Classical Studies – all levels
  • Computing Science – all levels
  • Dance – all levels
  • Engineering Science – all levels
  • English for Speakers of Other Languages – Higher
  • French – all levels
  • German – Higher
  • Media – Higher
  • Modern Studies – all levels
  • Nuadh-eòlas – all levels
  • Practical Metalworking – National 5
  • Practical Woodworking – National 5
  • Psychology – all levels

Change of exam time

These exams remain on the same date but they have changed the exam times:

  • Biology – National 5
  • Cantonese (Listening) – Higher
  • Cantonese (Listening and Discursive Writing) – Advanced Higher
  • Care – National 5 and Higher
  • Fashion and Textile Technology – National 5 and Higher
  • Mandarin Simplified and Traditional (Listening) – Higher
  • Mandarin Simplified and Traditional (Listening and Discursive Writing) – Advanced Higher
  • Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies – National 5
  • Urdu – Higher

Motherwell Community Board

Community members are welcome to join meetings to discuss various issues relating to your local community.

Next Meeting: Tuesday 11 March 2025

Time: 6.30pm-8:30pm
Location: Dalziel St Andrew’s Parish Church, 47 Merry Street, Motherwell, ML1 1JJ

For more information or to attend the meeting please contact: communitymatters@northlan.gov.uk or visit: https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/your-community/working-communities/your-area/community-boards 

The following link provides a brief introduction to Community Boards: click here

Motherwell Community Board poster

School Closures

Red weather warning for Storm Eowyn – Friday 24 January 2025 – School Closures

A Red weather warning has been issued for Friday 24 January 2025, between 10am and 5pm as Storm Éowyn is expected to bring very strong winds and widespread disruption.

The Council has taken the decision to close all schools and education establishments including early learning facilities on Friday 24 January.

We understand the impact this may have on parents and carers, however the safety of people is paramount. No school transport or breakfast clubs will run.

We will provide updates on the impact on other services through the normal Council social media channels and the website here: northlanarkshire.gov.uk/weather

As always, we would like to remind you that learning resources are available via NLC’s Virtual Classroom for P1-S3 pupils, and eSgoil and Scholar are available for senior phase pupils.