Links - Rutherglen Internet Guide

Just about everything I could think of to do with the area is on here. For some things like churches and schools, there are more than are listed. But I've only put up the places that have a website. Not my fault if your place isn't on here! if you have another link for anything around this part of Glasgow, please send me details and I'll add it to the list.

SITE NAME AND URL	BRIEF DESCRIPTION
SPORT
	Clyde FC: Famous football club, formerly based in Rutherglen http://www.clydefc.co.uk
	Rutherglen Glencairn: Middling junior fitba team, formerly based near Shawfield and now moving to Burnhill http://communities.msn.com/RutherglenGlencairnFC/
	Cambuslang Rangers: Decent junior fitba team based near Hoover factory in Cambuslang http://www.thelangonline.org/
	Cambuslang Rugby: Quite successful local rugby team http://www.crfc.freeserve.co.uk/
	Hampden: Scotland's national stadium and Football Museum is within walking distance of Ruggy http://www.hampdenpark.co.uk/
	Rutherglen Amateur Swimming Club http://www.rasc.org.uk/
	Rutherglen Taekwondo Club http://www.gstkd.freeserve.co.uk/
	South Lanarkshire Lifestyle Leisure Centre: New swimming, 5-a-side and fitness centre in Eastfield. Also used by Trinity High School
	Holyrood Sports Centre: Fitness suite and Astroturf near ASDA http://www.glasgowclub.org/club-locator/holyrood.asp
	Castlemilk Sports Centre: Indoor courts, swimming pool and indoor grass bowling in the heart of Castlemilk http://www.glasgowclub.org/club-locator/castlemilk.asp
	Burnside Blairbeth FC: Church football team, their motto is "serious about God, serious about football". Bizarre stuff http://www.burnsideblairbeth.com/
	Cambuslang Bowling Club http://www.cambuslangbowlingclub.btinternet.co.uk/
	Templeton Bowling Club (near Stonelaw High) http://www.templetonbc.co.uk/index.htm
	Cathkin Braes Golf Club www.cathkinbraesgolfclub.co.uk
POLITICS / ORGANISATIONS
	Janis Hughes: Member of Scottish Parliament for Rutherglen. Occasionally actually of some help to people. Standing down at the next election 'to pursue other interests' - is she being given the boot for refusing to toe the party line? http://www.janis-hughes-msp.new.labour.org.uk/
	Robert Brown: Glasgow LibDem MSP who lives in Burnside. Talks a good game but a bit too polite to make any useful changes - perfect for the Scottish Parliament then! http://www.robertbrownmsp.org.uk/
	Tommy McAvoy: Local politician for Ruggy (in London! What's the point of that?). His job is to bully other Labour MPs into voting for things they don't really like so that the party always wins. Due to the high percentage of pensioners in the Burgh, Tommy Mac has one of the safest seats anywhere in the UK. http://www.tommymcavoy.labour.co.uk
	South Lanarkshire Council: Local Authority in which Rutherglen and Cambuslang are situated http://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/
	Strathclyde Police: This link will take you the South Lanarkshire page of the polis. Lots to read about on this site http://www.strathclyde.police.uk/index.asp?locID=414&docID=-1
	Community Information Network: About Rutherglen and Cambuslang - some useful telephone numbers etc, but my site's better! http://www.cin.org.uk/sitemap/sitemap.shtml
	Rutherglen Community Council: Not really sure what these folks do but at least they seem to be trying... http://www.rutherglencc.co.uk/
	Rutherglen and Cambuslang Housing Association: They build and maintain houses in the local area. Smart wee site as well http://www.randcha.co.uk
	West Whitlawburn Housing Co-operative: A small housing group who maintain and improve the flats in Whitlawburn http://www.wwhc.org.uk
	Castlemilk Housing Co-operative: A group of small housing groups who maintain houses in Castlemilk http://www.castlemilk-housing.co.uk
	Oatlands Regeneration: A grand plan to renovate a done-in area between Shawfield and the Gorbals http://www.oatlandsregeneration.co.uk
	M74 Extension: The Government spin on the new motorway planned to go through Ruggy http://www.m74completion.com/M74_Homepage.html
	JAM 74: And this is what some folk think of those motorway plans http://uk.geocities.com/jam74_uk/
	Rutherglen Repertory Theatre Group http://www.rutherglenrep.org.uk/
	Greenhill Youth Theatre http://www.gyt.org.uk/
	Rutherglen Rotary Club http://www.rutherglenrotaryclub.co.uk/
48th	48th (Rutherglen): Local Scout Group http://www.pegj.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/scouts/
113th	113th (Burnside): Local Scout Group http://www.113.org/
138th	138th (Cambuslang): Local Scout Group http://homepage.ntlworld.com/wstuarth/index.html
COMMUNITY
	Toryglen Community website: lots of useful information about things going on in the Toryglen area (a bit dull though) http://www.toryglen.com
	Interesting site about Castlemilk's history, including the ancient house and lands and the building of the scheme http://www.castlemilkhistory.info
	Old Cambuslang: This guy's got an impressive collection of Old Cambuslang photos and information http://www.boyle.ukpals.com/Cambuslang/
	Drumsagard Residents Association: Informative but very dull site ("Please pick up your dog faeces" etc) about the new 'community' of Drumsagard near Cambuslang http://www.drumsagard.org.uk/
	Rutherglen.net: A short and simple guide to the town, featuring webcam and videos, from a fine fellow who also proudly presents: http://www.rutherglen.net/
	Rutherglen Academy (the old Stonelaw): This is whur we went tae skool. This site has pictures and memoirs from the '60s http://www.rutherglenacademy.net
	Rutherglen Christmas Videos: from the creator of the Ruggy Academy site - the impressive 2004 festive lights in Main Street. Maybe the only Ruggy video on the web...if it still works! http://rutherglenacademy.net/lights_intro.html
	The main page of this Rutherglen Town Guide http://members.lycos.co.uk/amfaeruggy/guide.htm
	The Factory: I have no idea who made this site about a trippy place near Rutherglen http://members/lycos.co.uk/bluefactory
	Clydebridge Steelworks: Another, more technically-minded site about the steelworks with lots of photos and info http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/clydebridge/
YST	Scheme Team: Neds from Burnhill http://www.pjyst.tk
YBT	Beth Team: Neds from Blairbeth http://www.geocities.com/ybtno1/
YFT	Wifty: Neds from Fernhill http://www.youngfernhillwifty.freewebspace.com/
YBD	Bankheid Derry: Neds from Bankhead http://www.derryboys.tk/
YMST	Main Street Fleeto: Neds from Main Street http://www.ymst.4t.com
WYST	Skull Team: slightly girly neds from Whitlawburn http://da-troopz.tripod.com/welcometaemasite/index.html
Spittal Alternatives	Non-neds from Spittal http://www.spittalalternatives.2ya.com/
Skate Cambie	Strange site about skateboarding around Cambuslang http://members.lycos.co.uk/skate_cambie/home.html
BUSINESS
	The Reformer: Local weekly newspaper http://iclanarkshire.icnetwork.co.uk/news/rutherglennews/
	Greggs: Make cheap and tasty or should that be nasty?) snacks - Scottish base is near Shawfield and is victimised by neds http://www.greggs.co.uk/
	Safeway: Probably the local area's biggest employers - but not for long, thanks to Morrison's! http://www.safeway.co.uk/
	The Control Panel: local computing company based in Farmeloan Road http://www.thecontrolpanel.co.uk/
	WR Windows: Company supplying windows, doors, conservatories etc, based at Farme Cross http://www.wrwindows.co.uk/
	Fleming Carpets: Popular local flooring business. Based near the new Recycling Centre in Eastfield http://www.flemingcarpets.com/
	Scotkart: Cool indoor go-karting at Westburn near Cambuslang http://www.scotkart.co.uk/
	Cycle Lane: bike shop, based in Mill Street since dinosaurs rode BMXs http://www.cyclelane.co.uk
	City Refrigeration: Successful cooling equipment firm currently based at Shawfield http://www.city-holdings.co.uk/
	Cambuslang Travel: Local travel company (for package holidays) http://www.cambuslangtravel.com
	First Bus: They run most of the buses and trains around the area http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/scotland/swscot/timetables/timetableindex.php
	Bravenet Web Tools: They host my site for free! http://www.bravenet.com/
	The Braes Centre: Castlemilk's 'premier' (i.e. only) shopping destination. Best entertainment is shoplifter-watching. http://www.thebraes.com/
	Mitchell Library: The website for Glasgow's biggest library. Many of the old photos come from this site http://www.mitchelllibrary.org/
	Glasgow Digital Library: lots of information and links on this site, and also lots of photos which I have borrowed http://gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/
	Minizoo: 'The Animal Man' does kids parties with animals - fun! http://www.minizoo.org.uk/
	Arrell: Local mechanical engineering firm based in Bankhead http://www.arrell.co.uk/
	Haddows: Thresher Group own most of the fine (and not-so-fine) offies to be found in the area - their party piece is selling to under-18s! http://www.haddows.co.uk/
	Tennents: Brewed just a few miles from Ruggy - deserves a mention for the sheer volume of Lager, Special and Soupies consumed in the Glen http://www.redt.co.uk/
	Buckfast Tonic Wine: You all know what this is, and it has no connection with Rutherglen apart from being the unofficial 'Most Popular Drink'. Neds give it a bad rep but if you want to be nicely pished for the rest of the night then you canny beat it! http://www.buckfast.org.uk/TONIC.htm
	IRN-BRU: Scotland's national hangover cure (the only drink worldwide which outsells Coke) - based in nearby Parkhead, but moving out! http://www.irn-bru.co.uk/irnbru.asp
	ViaMichelin: Dodgy maps are lifted from their route-planning site http://www.viamichelin.com
	FrontPage: How to buy the thing I used to make the site http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/FX010858021033.aspx
	All the cool aerial photos on here are from Multimap http://www.multimap.com
EDUCATION / HEALTH / RELIGION
	South Lanarkshire College: with a base in Cambuslang - which is getting closed down soon http://www.south-lanarkshire-college.ac.uk/
	Stonelaw High: My old school in Eastfield. Piece of pish, fun and new though it was. http://www.stonelaw.s-lanark.sch.uk/
	Trinity High: I have never been in this school so I can't really say anything about it. Looks shite, getting rebuilt http://www.trinity.s-lanark.sch.uk/
	Cathkin High: I have never been in this school so I can't really say anything about it. Looks shite, getting rebuilt http://www.cathkin.s-lanark.sch.uk/
	Holyrood Secondary: Apparently "the biggest school in Europe" - Catholic school near Toryglen http://www.holyrood-sec.glasgow.sch.uk/
	Burnside Primary: Nice school for snobby kids (but not rich enough to go to Hutchie). Naturally your smartarse webmaster went there http://www.burnside-pri.s-lanark.sch.uk/
	Croftfoot Primary: Suprisingly, a school for kids in Croftfoot http://www.croftfoot-pri.glasgow.sch.uk
	Rutherglen Health Centre: They won't actually make you better but it's the thought that counts, plus they might give you methadone! http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/ggpct/Location/ruthergl.htm
	Castlemilk Health Centre: They won't actually make you better but it's the thought that counts, plus they might give you methadone! http://www.castlemilkgp.co.uk
	Stonelaw Church: all about God etc, if you like that sort of thing http://www.stonelawchurch.org/
	Rutherglen Old Church: all about God etc, if you like that sort of thing http://www.rutherglen.clara.co.uk/
	Burnside Church: all about God etc, if you like that sort of thing http://www.burnsideparishchurch.org.uk
OTHER
	Rutherglen, Australia: Our sister town in Victoria, a wine-growing centre - but do they have Buckfast?? http://www.visitrutherglen.com.au/
	Lanarkshire Family History Society: Maybe they'll help you find some ancestors from Ruggy http://www.lanarkshirefhs.org.uk/
	Glasgow Survival: What are neds anyway? Find out here in this excellent and popular site... http://www.glasgowsurvival.co.uk
	Glasgow Guide: An interesting guide site about the famous city which swallowed up towns around it http://www.glasgowguide.co.uk/
	Glazgow: An interesting guide site about the famous city which swallowed up towns around it http://www.glazgow.com

If you have another link for anything around this part of Glasgow, please send me details and I'll add it to the list... also please report any broken links, cheers!