New Adventures in the Summer Months
Maybe this glorious May sunshine has made you consider a holiday, but
anything in excess of 24 hours is too much to cope with. Have you thought
about a day trip to some of the magnificent sights within a bus or train ride of
St Oswald’s?
Whitelee Wind Farm
Moor Road near
Eaglesham.
Its 215 turbines generate
up to 539 megawatts of
electricity, enough to power
just under 300,000 homes.
This is the UK's largest
onshore windfarm, located
on Eaglesham Moor just 20 minutes from central Glasgow.
There is no direct bus service to the windfarm but the No 4a bus which
comes up Victoria Road and passes the New Victoria Hospital through
Ledard & Cartside Roads into Holmlea Rd and onwards to Hill Drive,
Eaglesham. This is the terminus and as close as public transport goes.
Make rest of the journey by taxi.
Visitor Centre is open Monday – Sunday 10:00 – 17:00
The Café serves a selection of foodstuffs and is surrounded with large glass
windows and an external deck that provides stunning views of the windfarm.
Onsite Bus Tours are available to allow you to get up close to the turbines or
join one of the guided tours. There is also a small gift shop, exhibition and
learning hub for the children.
For more information go to: https://www.scottishpower.co.uk/whitelee/
THE SPIRIT WHICH CHANGES THE WORLD.
Whitsun gives us a glance into the times when the Church started. The
disciples who had closed themselves off from the world around them after
the death of Jesus were now walking out filled with courage; the dark spirit of
fear was banished and replaced by the spirit of departure and awakening.
Like this, God’s spirit brings movement into the world, into the church, into
our lives.
It was the 50 th day after Easter. For 40 days Jesus had talked to his
disciples, had eaten and had prayed with them. After the Ascension, they
had to do without him for 10 days, yet Jesus had promised to send them the
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