Friends of Centenary & West End Parks Airdrie is a voluntary group which works with NLC to improve the parks in our area.
We have several walking trails which are about a mile in length ,including historic trail with 13 interpretation boards throughout the park and an evening winter trail with several lighting features as well as three play areas and a sensory garden that you can view on our web page
Plains Community Futures is a voluntary group that strives to make Plains Village a more pleasant place to live and visit. It aims to bring people together to maintain and enhance the village. PCF has many various projects including wooden flower tubs throughout the Main street; a newly created woodland park with bespoke climbing boulder; and a new community garden on Main Street Plains. The group also carries out regular litter picks and welcomes new volunteers, young and old.
The Friends of Brownsburn Community Park began in 1991 with a view of saving an area of semi-derelict land as a community space giving a sense of countryside for exercise and relaxation. They hold volunteer days with the Countryside Ranger Service throughout the year where activities such as tree and bulb planting are carried out.
Walking is a great form of exercise as it has so many health benefits. One way to increase the amount of walking you do is to join a local health walk group. Get Walking Lanarkshire run various health walks across the Airdrie locality, you can find the timetable at the link below. There's no need to book.
Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire's Locator tool has information about many community groups and activities, including green health. Find it here.
Volunteering: more information about local volunteering opportunities including outdoor ones can be found here.
Parks & recreation - getting out and about into your local parks can have a positive impact on your health and well being. Find out about your local park or nature reserve here.
North Lanarkshire Country Parks sometimes hold events that you can get involved with. Check out their facebook page for more information here.