News and Updates
Pudsey visits GBT!
On Tuesday 20th May the GBT Tuesday science club had a very special visitor...Pudsey Bear! It was amazing to have Pudsey come along and meet some of the young people who benefit from our BBC Children in Need funded science project. Pudsey got to see some science in action and join in the fun, and even received a hand-drawn Pudsey from one of the young people!
We would like to say a big thank you to George, Karen and the team at Children in Need Scotland for all your support and making this possible.
Lastly, thank you to Pudsey for his time on such a warm sunny day, it was so lovely to see the young peoples faces light up and you made their day.
More pictures on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/GBTshotts/
GBT awarded Young Start Funding
We are delighted to announce that The National Lottery Community Fund Scotland have chosen us to receive a Young Start grant! This funding will help us to continue to support local young people through our youth-led community radio project Listen Lanarkshire. The Young Start fund has very generously supported our radio project over the last 3 years, and we are so excited to continue to build upon those opportunities and experiences over the next 3 
You can find out more details about the project here:
https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/news/press-releases/2025-04-30/young-scots-to-benefit-from-3-5-million-in-young-start-funding
Trackside Bikes: Empowering North Lanarkshire communities with support from the Cycle Access Fund
Great to see the work we do being recognised! A big thank you to Cycling UK, a fantastic organization to collaborate with, making the great work Trackside Bikes does possible.https://www.cyclinguk.org/real-life-stories/trackside-bikes-empowering-north-lanarkshire-communities-support-cycle-access?fbclid=IwY2xjawH7GJVleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHdAVFDbkeYf1RLarK58wy-norP4FJj3Y-sXXsHmTxNI7Axq43nTPsTfbQw_aem_o3N24bfxUWl20n82GJiONg
Christmas Light Switch On Event 2024
On Thursday 28th November, we hosted our annual Christmas light switch on event. This was a fantastic evening with lots of the community in attendance. There were free rides, stalls, raffles, bike sales and our cafe was open. The soundtrack was supplied by the Weekend D'Anthems team from our Listen Lanarkshire Community Radio station and broadcast live. You can listen back to it here: https://www.mixcloud.com/ListenLanarkshireOfficial/gbt-xmas-light-switch-on-dathems-special-2024/A huge thank you to everyone who supported this event and made it a great success, and local businesses for their generous donations!
New bus for Community Transport
Big thanks to The National Lottery Community Fund Scotland - Awards for All! Your support helped us purchase a new minibus, which arrived just last week and is already out and about making a difference! This bus is helping our communities stay connected and keep our services moving. Thank you for empowering our community to keep Going Better Together!
Macmillan Coffee Morning
HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who came along to our Macmillan Coffee Morning on Thursday 26th September at Springhill Hall
Well done to all our prize winners:
Raffle Hamper winner Graehame
Mary won our quiz
Helen won the timed word search
We raised approximately £170!
thank you to everyone who donated cakes and baked for this, it is greatly appreciated
Shotts: Past & Present
Getting Better Together have been learning about the past and present of Shotts. With thanks to the L.A.B Scotland which is an outreach project designed to develop digital media literacy within Scotland, working with a diverse range of groups to create their own content.Release date:
09 August 2024
Link to the video: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0jhjts8
