New sporting memory group in Cambuslang is a great way to share your stories and make friends

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Whether you’re a fan of the Bully Wee, the Hi-Hi, a Celt or a Gers supporter, you are being invited to share your stories at a Sporting Memories Club that's recently started up in Cambuslang.Launched by Clyde FC Community Foundation, it is aimed mainly at people over 50 years of age, who live locally and want to share their stories of football and other sports.So you don’t have to be a Clyde fan, or follow Cambuslang Rangers, or Rutherglen Glencairn to come along and reminisce.It’s a great way of making new friendships with people who live in the community while enjoying fascinating conversations about sport and local history.

The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now. Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android The Cambuslang group is open to anyone who wants to share their own stories about sport and the history of the area with others, or you may just want to go long and listen.Clyde FC historian Gordon Sydney, who is known as Syd, is one of those who attends and he can tell you a thing or two about the club over the decades.He said: “The whole sporting memories concept in Scotland was started by Falkirk FC historian, Michael White.

He started it for people with dementia. And as far as I’m aware there are groups in Portugal and Brazil off the back of that."People then looked around and thought well, there’s loads of older guys out there who don’t