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‘Santa is Coming – 7p.m. Arrival at Market’ This was one of the headlines in the Carluke Section of ‘The Carluke & Lanark Gazette’ of...

Did you ever play Mary or Joseph? Or were you perhaps one of the Three Wise Men or one of the Shepherds or the Innkeeper? Perhaps you...

Christmas is pantomime season and Carluke had its very own pantos between 1944 and 1957 when members of the YMCA entertained. The old...

Some of you will remember the really long, cold, snowy winter of 1962-63. At the time I was in Primary 3 at The Wee School in School...

For many decades, Carluke was home to not one but two hospitals – Law and Roadmeetings – and these two grand institutions have played a...

One of the highlights of the festive season for many people is their Christmas Dinner. Interestingly, the components of this important...

While we do not always have a ‘White Christmas’, snow is something that we always associate with the festive season so we thought you...

In December 1914 while the people of Carluke and the surrounding communities prepared to celebrate Christmas, their thoughts could not...

A visit to Santa is part of the Christmas magic for children. Older readers will remember trips to Glasgow on the steam train to visit a...

There has never been a shortage of Christmas parties in Carluke Parish - School, Sunday School, Boys’ Brigade, Girls’ Brigade, Cubs,...

Once again it is the time of year to write and post your Christmas cards and calendars. This is a tradition that the people of Carluke...

For the last seventy years, the people of Carluke have enjoyed the sight of a decorated Christmas Tree in the Market Place. It has played...