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Encyclopedia > Carfin

Carfin is a small town the place where cha scott grew up. carfin is to the north-east of Motherwell, Scotland on the road to Newarthill. Brandon Parade, the main shopping street in Motherwell, on a typical Saturday Motherwell (Tobar na Màthar in Gaelic) is a large burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, between Glasgow and Edinburgh. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen of the UK Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by... Newarthill is a small village to the north east of Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. ...


Local facilities

The closest High school is Brannock High.


The cuisine in Carfin is similar to that of the average Scottish town, the Curry Kings/Wok Express duo supplying food from the East, with Marinis serving up traditional chip shop food such as chips, fish, fritters and various kinds of pizza. A Pizza Margherita made in Naples (Napoli), Italy Pizza (IPA pronunciation: ) or Pizza Pie, is the name of an oven-baked, flat, usually round bread covered with tomato sauce and cheese with optional toppings. ...


The community centre provides ample awning space for local youths to take shelter from the rain. There are many places of worship in Carfin. Clyde Valley Community Church (CVCC), a new and friendly community based church, currently meets in the town's community centre and hopes to build a complex in the Ravenscraig development in the future. Carfin Grotto is a famous pilgrimage place, with extensive gardens and a visitors centre/cafe. A church hall is also present (holds keep-fit classes on Wednesdays), and a small mosque for Muslims. Carfin Grotto, a shrine to Mary, was the idea of the Father Taylor (later Cardinal), priest of St. ...


The outskirts of Carfin do offer some interest, with a private golf club/rugby fields/driving range complex situated in the 'Dalziel Park' estate, which is situated directly next to the BOC gas plant. The BOC Group is the official name of the multi-national industrial gas company more commonly known as BOC. As of 2003, BOC has over 44,000 employees on six continents, with sales of over £4. ... A gas is one of the five main phases of matter (after solid and liquid, and followed by plasma and Bose-Einstein Condensate) and, that subsequently appear as a solid material is subjected to increasingly higher temperatures. ...


The town also has the largest percentage of homosexuals than anywhere else in western europe and celebrates this by having an yearly Gay Pride parade, organised by local man Andi Peters Six color rainbow gay pride flag flying over Castro Street, San Francisco, June 2005 The gay pride or simply pride campaign of the gay rights movement has three main premises: that people should be proud of what they are, that sexual diversity is a gift, and that sexual orientation and... Andi Peters, for many children, he was their introduction to black people. ...


Transport

Carfin train station provides the hub for transport to Glasgow, with the local bus stops providing easy access to Motherwell and surrounding towns. These services cease to operate on Sundays, isolating the town and forcing the inhabitants to survive on nothing but sandwiches. For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... Brandon Parade, the main shopping street in Motherwell, on a typical Saturday Motherwell (Tobar na Màthar in Gaelic) is a large burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, between Glasgow and Edinburgh. ...


Climate

The climate is temperate, agreeing with the temperate climate of northern Britain. Not much farming is done in Carfin, though the outskirts do see some fields, occasionally containing cows and/or sheep.


Coordinates: 55°48′N 3°57′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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Carfin Lourdes Grotto (217 words)
The founder of this beautiful shrine, Canon Thomas Taylor, was inspired by a visit that he and a number of parishioners made to Lourdes around 1920, which led to the realisation of his dream - to build a replica of the Lourdes Grotto for the people of Scotland.
Under the guidance of Canon Taylor, and with the willing help of many men during the Depression Years from the Carfin parish and neighbouring parishes, future generations have been left with a wonderful heritage and it is our privilege to preserve and enhance it.
You may know Carfin Grotto well, you may very well have visited it as a child; you may be a regular visitor or you may never have had the opportunity to come and visit the Grotto – no matter!
BBC - h2g2 - Carfin (673 words)
Carfin is a small village situated in the West of Scotland, a mile from the town of Motherwell.
The population of Carfin is mostly Roman Catholic and this is attributable to the Carfin Grotto.
Carfin is a great place to live since it is quite quiet when you want to relax but when you need some action, you are only a few minutes from the Motherwell town centre and less than half an hour by car from Glasgow city centre.
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