Calderglen Park, East Kilbride in Winter
Calderglen Park, East Kilbride in Winter - Former Home of the Stuart Family
People of East Kilbride your team needs you! East Kilbride V Celtic
East Kilbride 2-0 Lothian Thistle: Home side progress to face Celtic
Scotland manager Gordon Strachan watched East Kilbride set up a glamour William Hill Scottish Cup clash with Celtic thanks to a 2-0 victory over injury-hit Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale.
Jack Smith and Sean Winter hit goals in each half of the rearranged fourth-round tie at the compact K-Park in Calderglen Country Park.
The triumph seals a six-figure windfall for the ambitious community club, who were only formed from the merger of Stewartfield and Jackton Boys Club in 2011/12.
They will face Celtic in a televised fifth-round contest on February 7 at New Douglas Park.
The visitors were cheered on by Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths, who played for Hutchison Vale as a boy.
But they came into the biggest match of their history without first-choice goalkeeper Kevin Swain, who broke his arm against Heriot Watt University on Saturday.
They looked set to start with outfield player Fraser Ogilvie in goal as Scottish Cup rules prevented them registering a new keeper after the initial date for the snowed-off game, but second-choice Byron Gibb shook off a virus to play.
They were missing centre-backs Grant Munro and Ritchie Wilkes through injury and East Kilbride were already favourites given their status in the upper half of the Lowland League, although the visitors are reigning East of Scotland League champions.
The hosts started positively and carved out two good chances, while Gibb looked vulnerable from two early crosses, but Lothian came back into the game and should have taken at least one of three counter-attack chances, with Willis Hare hitting the bar with the home keeper stranded.
But East Kilbride took the lead with five minutes of the half remaining, when Smith - son of former Airdrie striker Andy Smith - let a loose ball bounce in front of him 22 yards out, before dispatching a volley into the corner of the net.
The hosts wasted chances on the break after the interval to ensure a nervy finish and Hare was denied by a brilliant save from Matthew McGinley, before Winter scrambled a second from a late corner.
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Primary Transitions at Calderglen Country Park
How to survive starting High School could be the alternative name for Primary Transitions a programme run by South Lanarkshire Leisure's Active Schools team to help prepare Primary 7 pupils for the big move to Secondary Education.
The final event for the Class of 2012 in East Kilbride was three days of sporting fun at Calderglen Country Park
Places to see in ( East Kilbride - UK )
Places to see in ( East Kilbride - UK )
East Kilbride is the largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland. East Kilbride is also designated as Scotland's first new town on 6 May 1947. East Kilbride lies on high ground on the south side of the Cathkin Braes, about 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Glasgow and close to the boundary with East Renfrewshire.
East Kilbride is enclosed by the White Cart River to the west and the Rotten Calder to the east, the latter flowing northwards to join the River Clyde near Cambuslang. This area was previously the site of the small village of East Kilbride, prior to its post-war development.
East Kilbride forms part of the Greater Glasgow conurbation. However, the urban area is not directly connected to any other. The hamlets of Nerston and Jackton which were once separate settlements are now on the periphery of the expanding town.
Clarkston and Busby are also about 3 miles away to the west, with Thorntonhall much closer. Eaglesham lies to the south-west (again this is about 3 miles from East Kilbride centre). Another modern bypass keeps East Kilbride traffic heading for the M77 motorway away from Eaglesham. The closest town to the south of East Kilbride is Strathaven, about 7 miles away. The majority of land in that area is taken up by Whitelee Wind Farm.
East Kilbride is divided into a number of smaller areas bordered by main through-roads. Part of the new town design was that each of these would be a self-contained entity, with local shops and primary schools. This is true for the original areas of the town but newer developments, such as Stewartfield do not adhere to this model.
East Kilbride is connected to Glasgow city centre by road and rail. Three main roads connect East Kilbride with surrounding suburbs and the city, one being the A727 (formerly A726) leading west to Busby and on to Clarkston Toll. East Kilbride bus station, at the East Kilbride Shopping Centre, was rebuilt in June 2005 with modern facilities, including 14 rapid drive-through stances, allowing quick turnover of buses. East Kilbride railway station is situated in the Village, about a 10-minute walk from the bus station. Trains depart to Glasgow Central railway station every half-hour, with a journey time of about 27 minutes. The town is also served by Hairmyres railway station in Hairmyres.
( East Kilbride - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of East Kilbride . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in East Kilbride - UK
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1988 East Kilbride Country Fair
Highlights of The East Kilbride Country Fair held at Calderglen Country Park in 1988. Filmed and Produced by Martin O'Hare and Andrew McCurry.
Outlander in East Kilbride
Behind the scenes pictures at calderglen. Thank you to cast & crew who work really hard in all weathers to bring Outlander to our Tv for us to enjoy. ????????????????
Stavros Flatley at East Kilbride Shopping Centre
On Monday October 12 the hilarious father and son dance act took to stage in EK village. We were on hand to take in some of the action.
East Kilbride ... around with timelapses
East Kilbride 70 Voices Heritage Project A Collection of Stories
An oral history project featuring faces and stories from East Kilbride produced for the 70th anniversary of the New Town in South Lanarkshire. Produced by South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture Libraries with SCRAN and was funded by Scottish Libraries and Information Councils Public Library Improvement Fund.
Unfortunately the sound is quite low so these videos are best experienced with external speakers or headphones.
British Summer Time East Kilbride Style 29mar2010
Clocks just went forward to mark official british summertime and all we get in East Kilbride is snow lol!
(Incidentally, the field we're filming in is earmarked for a new football stadium, guys are in the far corner felling the trees :-( say goodbye to Calderglen Country Park!)
Calderglen
Lola going for an afternoon walk
Chatelherault Country Park
12 mēnēši Chatelherault Country Park 2015
East Kilbride from the sky
birds eye view of my town using cheerson cx 20
Meerkats in Calderglen Country Park
This summer I visited Calderglen Country Park in East Kilbride, Scotland with relatives, the highlight of which = meerkats! An awesome little family, they were a joy to watch and sharing this video with you all will let you see and appreciate them too!
Calderglen is worth a visit, it's so beautifully kept.
Awesome music, I recommend that soundtrack to everyone!
My camera work is a bit shaky but Flip Mino is awesome!
Hope you enjoy the video! ^_^
A day in the park....Calderglen Country Park!
When a group of PGDE Primary students went to visit Calderglen Country Park and got a tour from Ranger Phil! We also met some meerkats!!!
Crutherland Cave, East Kilbride
Not many people know about this cave hidden in the cliffs across from the Calderglen South Trail. I was impressed at the size and accessibility and have thought about camping overnight there.
It is called Crutherland Cave and is located on the South East bank of Calder Water, on the cliffs of Crutherland Estate, where the stream from the farm (Rotten Burn) joins the main river (Calder Water), hence the name.
It is easily found from the East side of South Bridge. From there continue South until the trail turns East where the farm stream meets the river. At this point there is no obvious way to cross, although the water is shallow in summer and there are stones to keep your feet dry as well as tree roots and branches to help you down and back up. Cross near to where the waters meet. When you have crossed, there is no longer an obvious path like the one you have been on, however, keeping right and staying close to the banks, if you look back you will notice the remains of man-made stairs that were once part of a bridge (that would've been handy), and also there is a noticeable trail that leads South. After a very short walk it opens up near a large tree with cliffs to your left, there you should see the cave opening and the short scramble up.
A few paces South of the cave is also an old Ironstone Mine cut out from the base of the cliff.
Well worth a visit, but I'm glad it has not been subjected to spray paint and broken alcohol bottles.
For more interesting information, check out this excellent website:
Thanks to Secret Scotland for info.