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Welcome to Forth

Forth Village is situated near Lanark, Scotland on the A706. It is twinned with Yvetot and Hemmingen and stands 1000 feet above sea level, with a population of just under 3000.

Pedestrian Crossing



The Forth and District Initiative group who having campaigned for some time to have a pedestrian crossing on the Forth Main Street finally had their wish come true on February 10th 2005. It totally transforms this part of the village and should be a lot safer for pedestrians crossing this busy main road.

Windfarm

What has been hailed as the largest onshore wind farm to be constructed in Britain is the Scottish Power scheme built at Blacklaw, near Climpy, Forth in Lanarkshire. The 45 giant turbines are now operational and the site was opened officially by Nicol Stevens MSP on 12th Jan 2006.

December Diary 2008

  • Dec 2 - Bravehearts football club meet in the sports centre at5.30pm.
  • Dec 7 - Christmas Cards drop of in the Bank Hall at 6pm.
  • Dec 12 - Senior Citizens Christmas Lunch in the masonic Hall at 7 pm.
  • Dec 24 - Watchnight Service at Forth StPauls Church.
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The First Open Day at Blacklaw Windfarm

This took place on a wet and damp Saturday on 26th August 2006, was a very successful event attracting over 4,500 visitors from all over the area.
The visitors were taken on bus trips to one of the turbines and were given a detailed description of the work carried out on the site, along with facts and figures about the output of these giant 300 ft turbines.

The open day was part of the British Wind Energy Association Weekend.
Over £70,000 from the windfarm will be distributed to local projects in the area. In the village of Forth this amounts to £27,000 for a new playpark, £2,900 for a disabled toilet to be built at The British Legion in Manse Road, £2,500 for the Breast Care Shop improvements, £2,200 for equipment for a palliative care facility in Forth.

Contact Us

If you would like any news or events featured on these pages please email the Forth volunteer editor, David.