Rutherglen Landemer Day to celebrate 50th anniversary of its re-introduction this weekend

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Landemer Day will this weekend celebrate the 50th anniversary of its Rutherglen re-introduction.This will be the golden anniversary of Landemer Day since its resumption in 1974 when there was a reorganisation of local government and Glasgow expanded its boundaries to take in Rutherglen.Over the years, it has changed in look and substance, but the same celebratory spirit remained.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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We used to have parades with floats all the way up to Overtoun Park, but with the changes in regulations regarding people being on the back of moving vehicles, the parade died a death.“We then encouraged people to come just to the Main Street after it was renovated, because of how out-the-way the park was, but it was also to increase footfall for the shops.“I think we will have more stalls than usual this year, as well as hopefully the fire brigade if emergencies permit.“We will have a climbing wall, balloon modeller, face painter, as well as Trevor Smith, who will also be in attendance with his funfair rides.“Our entertainment last year was thought to be phenomenal, so we had to bring them back this year.“Some ideas never came to fruition,