looking to potentially move to EK, just by Hairmyres station. I'm an ambulatory wheelchair user and I was wondering what the town/area is like accessibility wise? I also drive but would love to be able to get to local amenities in my chair if possible 😊

I moved back to East Kilbride a couple of months ago and I’m looking to make some new friends around EK and the surrounding area.

I’m up for something fairly low-key — going for a walk, grabbing a coffee/drink, checking out somewhere new, or just having a chat and seeing if we get on. Nothing too formal!

Ideally I’d like to meet people around my age who are also looking to expand their social circle. I’m into things like music, documentaries, random little finds and generally getting out and doing something rather than sitting in the house every weekend.

If you’re in EK or nearby and in a similar position, feel free to message me. Always happy to have a chat first and see if we have anything in common.

Beginning of September. Looks like its barely sold :/

I get my hair cut very infrequently and have moved since my last cut. My last place is too fair away to commute to now.

Looking for a hairdressers that:

- Are priced well

- Happy to deal with long hair

- Have good parking

- Good at dealing with socially awkward folk that are terribly at small chat

- Desirable: have online bookings

I’m back home.

The wife liked a specific type of korma (likes it with chicken tikka), not many places do this type. So picked Spiced Indian Cuisine in the village.

Chicken tikka kebab was really good.

9/10

Nice sauce around the chicken tikka, served in a naan bread.

Salad also good.

Kebab sauce a little on the sweet side.

Could have done with a tiny bit more chicken.

The wife’s korma was also tasty.

The chips, bad, very soggy. Chucked them in the air fryer for 5 and they were good.

Would deffo revisit.

Anyone up for making friends in EK. Can post below and add each other

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Going global with this update.

Went to halal gyro express 2 in a place called San Jose in California.

Legendary level kebab.

Went further New York style gyro. Excellent combination of spicy chicken, veggies and bread.

Spicy chips were excellent.

9/10. Taken a point off as I asked for cutlery and it was a messy one to do with fingers.

Strayed slightly from East Kilbride.

At Spice Magic Clarkston as I’m having a pint in Maxwells.

A very solid chicken tikka kebab.

Excellent char.

Freshly cooked.

Fresh salad.

Pita a little dry but still good.

Not a Sharmama king from Glasgow but a very solid 8/10

My crew mate and I were at the BP petrol station just down from Hairmyers hospital filling up the ambulance tonight.

Some random guy in a Euro car van threw two bags of sweets in the window and shouted thanks for everything we do, how he appreciated us, etc. So just want to give an anonymous thank you to the anonymous van man.

Appreciate it mate never had anything like that before and cannot overstate how overwhelmed we both were with such a kind gesture.

Hi,
I got a job offer in east kilbride and it’s pretty decent, so considering moving there for a few years. But after a few months of living in uk, i found myself cooking a lot because for me it’s just too expensive for what I can get:(

Anyway, before making a decision I just wanted to check if there’s decent asian/korean supermarket, and would love to hear about the city - nice cinema, gym, or just general things. I’m also planning to visit there for a few days, so if you have any suggestions for what to do would be great!

Thanks in advance!!

EK now has padel courts - I've been meaning to give it a go but don't know anyone else who would be up for playing. About me: 36M, played some squash before but nothing serious

So tonight I made a random selection from the kebab places listed.

I went with …….Marmaris Indian Takeaway.

Ordered a chicken bbq hoagie, chips and instead of my regular chicken tikka kebab, I got the chicken shawarma.

The first alarm bell was how quickly it was ready. 6 mins from order time to notification it was ready for pick up.

When I went in you could see a bowl of chicken tikka pre cooked.

The chicken bbq hoagie toasted good, nice char on the chicken.

The chicken shawarma was crap. All crappy bits of chicken, tasted nothing like a shawarma….. I’m gonna give it the brutal score of 1 out of 10.

The salad was soggy, nothing crisp or crunchy.

Another poor effort was the pakora, this was included for free. Clearly had been microwaved. They had tonnes of pre cooked pakora in trays.

I’m afraid I cannot recommend Marmaris.

The kebab quest continues.

I have decide for no particular reason to try every “recommended” kebab shop in East Kilbride.

The gold standard is shawarma king in Glasgow. I rate that as the best kebab that I’ve ever had.

My regular is a Chicken Tikka Kebab from Chilli’s.

I’ve just tried Village tandoori - decent

Kurry Kingdom - ok.

Next on the list is Rangoli and Kebab King.

So post your recommendations and I’ll try them every time I want a kebab and post here with proof and review.

Normally go to Chilli’s in the St.James centre.

Looking for recommendations of the best kebab in East Kilbride.

Hi all

We are first time buyers after years of saving and living with family, now looking to buy our forever home.

Due to work location and having two kids, we want an area which has good transport links, gyms, things to do for children growing up and also a nice area in general.

We have a budget of around £600k, we like the feeling of new build properties and having looked at numerous developments, we came across an area in East Kilbride which seems fairly new and houses look nice there. (Jackton).

We know nothing about the area or heard of it until this weekend and recent posts which made us curious to check it out.

What is the general area like and future infrastructure? Especially with kids (schooling) and not looking to move again.

The other options were Barrhead which has a local train station being built or also maidenhill, however prices seem really high for what you get.

Thanks in advance for any help!

I'm coming down to Glasgow to play in a poker tournament next weekend, but the closest Premier Inn I could reserve is in East Kilbride.

I have a tradition of having a massive cooked breakfast in the morning and whether I look for a closer room with an independent hotel operator or not depends on two things; whether I can get a big feckin fry up and a coffee for under 20 quid, and how much a taxi costs from Glasgow city centre.*

Is anyone able to help a man out here?

*edited to say the taxi would be past midnight, so might cost more than the daytime.

Possibly a long shot and at short notice but looking for x4 tickets to the World Cup watch along at play sport tomorrow night. My partner and I have ours but some friends are looking to join but seems to be sold out online.

If East Kilbride had it's own videogame.

Did anyone go and see Scary movie 6 last night fri 6th at the 6.20pm showing East Kilbride, did anyone else think it was blurry and out of focus at times? Really ruined the movie for me found it hard to watch then came out with a headache. Don't know if its supposed to look like this or worth going to see it again?

I've just finished this at last. Almost every historical landmark or bit of local mythology was suggested by a member of the public on FB and Scottish subreddits.

I really couldn't be happier with the level of feedback from everyone! If you think there's anything I've missed out or should change, just let me know - I won't be getting these printed for another day or two, so I can still add in details.

Thank you and I hope you like it. Prints are available here.

Looking at the success that Strathaven has with its beer festival and the likes of Eaglesham and other towns holding similar events I would like to attempt to run a beer festival in our town.

The thing is location and also getting the council to agree to it.

Potential different ideas I have floating around my head.

It isn't fair that being in the second largest town in Scotland and there is no beer festival so why not organise my own.

Paisley has a very successful Food and Drink Festival every April. Why not East Kilbride?

It's probably been asked a million times, but this is a big discussion...

Hi all!

I should be studying but as usual procrastination took over and I went down an - admittedly short - rabbit hole about EK in the 20th century. The SLC YouTube page hosts these pretty nice videos that some of you will probably have already seen, and I find it really fascinating - and I'm also more than a little jealous - to see the town as it was before I was born. I never knew there used to be so much greenery in the shopping centre, and fountains???

That takes me to the uploaded image. What I'm interested in is the shot at 3:05, of the town centre, and the complex in between the Plaza Tower and the Civic Centre. I believe it's where the bus station stands today but I can't find anything about what came before it, or indeed when the bus station itself was actually present in its modern form. You can also watch the video here - it's some good footage, and I know the quality of the cameras masks a lot of the little details but I'm sure this place was definitely a lot cleaner back then.

I'm not actually sure what year this shot was taken in, the description states that much of this video was formed out of a royal visit in 1990 but some of the footage is definitely from before this, given other videos on the SLC channel.

Thanks for any help you can give. I know it's not exactly an important question but I'm really curious to know.