East Kilbride

East Kilbride is the largest metropolis in South Lanarkshire in Scotland and the 6th largest settlement in Scotland. It become additionally exact Scotland's first new city on 6 May 1947. The place lies on a raised plateau to the south of the Cathkin Braes, about 13 km southeast of Glasgow and close to the boundary with East Renfrewshire. The city is enclosed through the White Cart Water to the west and the Rotten Calder Water to the east, the latter flowing northwards adjoining to Blantyre, before joining the River Clyde opposite Daldowie close to Cambuslang.

This vicinity changed into previously the site of the small village of East Kilbride, prior to its put up-struggle development right into a New Town. The antique village nevertheless survives and is integrated with the town close to its metropolis centre. East Kilbride as a brand new metropolis became designed to offer elements culture, sport, and heritage for residents so that it will create a experience of belonging and location. Key cultural centers in the town consist of the Dollan Aqua centre.

The city is also domestic to the popular arts and overall performance venue The East Kilbride Arts Centre, in addition to the longstanding Village Theatre. The city consists of several open wallet of land that have been utilised as outside football pitches, public parks, a boating loch, numerous sports activities centres, 3G pitches, three golfing guides. East Kilbride is home to the National Museum of Rural lifestyles, positioned at Wester Kittochside farm. A visit gives an possibility for site visitors to get returned to the land and experience the traditional manner of lifestyles because it became on the rural and partially mechanised Scottish farm of the Nineteen Fifties.