Ravenscraig is an area of land located in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, due to become a small town. Ravenscraig was previously inhabited by steel industry workers, as it was formerly the site of Ravenscraig steelworks. Once the largest hot strip steel mill in Western Europe, the steelworks closed in 1992, and is now almost totally demolished.
Ravenscraig is located in one of the most accessible places in Scotland, with over two-thirds of Scotland’s population within 90minutes drive time.
Located in North Lanarkshire, Ravenscraig lies between the towns of Wishaw and Motherwell, who together house a population of over 60,000.
Ravenscraig is only some ten minutes drive from both the M74 and the M8 motorways, which lead to Glasgow and Edinburgh– Scotland's two largest cities– respectively. This allows easy access for commuters and visitors to the area.
Ravenscrag (or Ravenscraig) is the name of several ships, some being sailing vessels (SV) and some steamships (SS). One of the sailing vessels is historically significant for bringing to the Hawaiian Islands in 1879 Portuguese immigrants who subsequently introduced the ukulele to island culture.
Capt. Biggam's Ravenscrag
The best known of several similarly named ships, the Ravenscrag (spelled without the "i") is a British sailing vessel commanded by Capt. Biggam that on 23 August 1879 brought 419 Portuguese immigrants from the Madeira Islands to the Hawaiian Islands to work as contract laborers in the sugarcaneplantations. The ship left the Madeiran port of Funchal on 23 April 1879 and took exactly four months to cross the Atlantic Ocean, round Cape Horn, and then sail across the Pacific to Honolulu, Hawaii. Among the passengers were Manuel Nunes, Augusto Dias, Jose do Espirito Santo, and Joao Fernandes, who are credited with introducing the ukulele to Hawaii. This was the second ship of Portuguese immigrants to reach the Islands, having been preceded on 30 September 1878 by the German barkSSPriscilla.
Word came like a hammer Night fell down like a shroud And it's caught me drinking, trying to turn back the clock Through this industrial ghost town I've known graft and I've voted well Trying to keep the Lowlands red But all I gets control in foreign hands Other colours instead All I want is a roof over my head All I want is a steady job All I want to do is say I love you With every penny I've got And all I think about are Debbie and Jane To give them some kind of chance in life But the long road running out the strip mill gates Has got me walking that line We never stretched our dance hall dreams We got it just about right There's little escape from a working town And from a working life I placed my future in the palm of your hand One autumn Friday at the Church of All Saints There's no investment here in life or in love And now it's getting too late All I want is a roof over my head All I want is a steady job All I want to do is say I love you With every penny I've got And all I think about are Debbie and Jane To give them some kind of chance in life But the long road running out the strip mill gate Has got me walking that line Has got me walking that line
McTaggart Construction and RavenscraigLimited’s proposals would see the delivery of 48 affordable homes on Prospecthill Road and a neighbourhood retail hub to the south east of the site with commercial units and potential drive through development ... .
The new facility owners Motus Commercials state that the new facility will provide purpose-built space for the sales, service and parts support of DAF Trucks, addressing the company’s need for a larger, modern facility to meet customer demand ... .
On approach to the A723 roundabout from New Craig Road, sections of the metal structure had been significantly damaged and with part of the barrier close to touching the ground ... .
The proposals are for the extraction and remediation works of 200 acres of land marking a major milestone in the regeneration of the former steelworks ... .
Sections of the crash barriers at the New Craig Road in Ravenscraig have been hit by drivers and the damage has weakened the protection provided to pedestrians by the structures if struck again by motor vehicles ... .
Planning permission has been granted for a �10m employment hub at Ravenscraig. Led by Fusion Assets, the hub will provide industrial space for up to ten businesses, further bolstering local economic development in the area ....
The event, organised to support the suicide prevention campaigns of North and SouthLanarkshire Councils, aims to break the stigma surrounding suicide and encourage open conversations to prevent it ... .
The first of two consultation events at the RavenscraigRegional Sports Centre has been held to discuss proposals to extract and remediate 200 acres of land ... .
RussellWilkie says the transformation of the former industrial site in North Lanarkshire will serve as a model for regeneration projects to follow ....
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