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This year was the official 50th Anniversary of the Highland Games. The Chieftain's Parade through the village was augmented by previous Highland Chieftains and Tartan Queens. Two series of photos show the procession in Turfholm and Abbeygreen.

The rain just managed to stay off for the 2011 Blackwood and Kirkmuirhill Gala procession. This series of pictures shows the participants in the procession, the Coalburn IOR Pipe Band and the Coalburn Silver Band.

Despite very wet conditions, the 2011 Lesmahagow Show went ahead successfully. There were periods of sunshine interspersed with heavy showers and hail. This was the first year that there had been a Pigs section; in fact, it was the first time there had been Pig Judging in an agricultural show in Scotland for 30 years. As before, there was especial interest in the Texel and Beltex sheep classes. These series of pictures show the Champion of Champions and other events. For more details of the Show, see the Lesmahagow Farmers' Society website.

• Champion of Champions
• Pigs Section and Judging
• Horse and Pony Section and Clydesdale Horse Section
• Cattle Judging
• Sheep Judging
• Other images (Dog Show, Tug of War Competition and mud)

Over a period, the front page of this website showed a photograph of a flower in season. This page gives a collection of all the images used. All photographs were taken locally (i.e Lesmahagow or nearby).

A series of landscapes mainly in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

A series of images of my home village, Lesmahagow, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

A small collection of images of ships on the Clyde and boats on canals.

A new Tesco supermarket and petrol station opened in Lesmahagow at 8 am on the 22nd November 2010. This is sited adjacent to the motorway on the site of the former Europa Truck Stop, Pictures ahow the opening ceremony including Stephen Hunter, star of The X-Factor, singing to the customers and Tesco staff dancing in the aisles.

A series of images taken in a period of snow and ice from December 2009 - January 2010 in Lesmahagow, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Despite threatening weather, the 2010 Lesmahagow Show, held at Langside Farm, Brocketsbrae, was very successful. The standard of entries in all classes was high with especial interest in the Texel and Beltex sheep classes. These series of pictures show the Champion of Champions and other events. For more details of the event, see the Lesmahagow Farmers' Society website.

• Champion of Champions
• Cattle Judging
• Sheep Judging
• Horses
• Other Pictures (Sheep Shearing, Tug of War, Children's Fairground)

On a warm sunny day in May, the biggest ever Lesmahagow Show was held at Langside Farm, Brocketsbrae. This series of pictures shows some of the events at the Show, the cattle, sheep and Clydesdale horse judging; the tractor parade; the sheep shearing competition and the horse and pony games. For more details of the event, see the Lesmahagow Farmers' Society website.

The weather was warm and sunny for the 2010 Blackwood and Kirkmuirhill Gala and the joint villages put on a wonderful procession through the streets. This series of pictures shows the participants in the procession, the floats, the Coalburn IOR Band and the Coalburn Silver Band. There is one picture taken of the Gala Queen and her Court after the crowning.

Two weeks before the scheduled date, the annual Lesmahagow Highland Games was cancelled because of problems with funding. A more modest Gala was arranged in haste and was centred on the Miners' Welfare Club in Kelso Avenue. This series of pictures shows the procession which went around the streets in the near neighbourhood. No pipe bands this year, unfortunately. Congratulations to all those who put in the effort to produce a show on the day.

The Chieftain's Parade is part of the annual Lesmahagow Highland Games. This series of pictures shows the procession through the village with the Chieftain, the pipe bands and some of the imaginative floats this year. More details of Lesmahagow Highland Games can be found on the official website.

As part of the annual Lesmahagow Highland Games, there is a procession through the village to show the Tartan Queen and Princesses with Pipe Bands and floats decorated by local groups. This series of pictures shows the 2008 Chieftain's Parade. More details of Lesmahagow Highland Games can be found on the official website.

The Heavy Horse Show was held on a glorious sunny day at the Scottish National Museum of Rural Life, Kittochside, East Kilbride on Sunday 13th July 2008. It mainly featured Clydesdales which originate from South Lanarkshire. The photographs show some of the show entries, Clydesdales being ridden and pairs of Clydesdales in harness. A short video shows the parade of the Clydesdales in harness and pictures show the finale - a fun run by both Clydesdales and donkeys in harness.