Colin Montgomerie places prized memorabilia in a time capsule to mark the Elizabeth Mongomerie Builidng at Maggie's Lanarkshire

Colin Montgomerie and his family attended a celebration at the site of the Elizabeth Montgomerie Building at Maggie’s Lanarkshire to mark the progress of Monty’s Maggie’s Appeal.

Colin and his father were joined by dignitaries, NHS officials, Maggie’s centre users and supporters, and the architects involved in the project at the site of Monklands Hospital today to bury a commemorative timecapsule where the new Maggie’s Centre will be located. Maggie's currently runs an interim service in Wishaw.

Items included within the time capsule are: Signed golfing memorabilia from Colin; architects impressions of the centre’s design; personal items from Maggie’s Lanarkshire’s scrapbooking class, and much more.

Colin met with people affected by cancer, who will benefit from the new centre opening, as well as with Maggie’s staff to hear exactly what the new centre will bring to the region. Planning permission is granted for the centre, with architects plans approved, and construction work set to begin imminently.

Maggie's Cheif Executive Laura Lee was in attendance and said: “We are so pleased to welcome Colin and his family to our site. This is a really lovely opportunity for us to celebrate the support from Colin and his Foundation, who are the principal funders of the Elizabeth Montgomerie Building at Maggie’s Lanarkshire.”

Colin Montgomerie said: “I am so pleased to be here today with my father, to celebrate the success of our campaign to establish The Elizabeth Montgomerie Building with Maggie’s in Lanarkshire, as part of a lasting legacy to my mother. We are so close to seeing the fruit of everyone’s hard work coming together and I can’t wait to revisit this site next year to officially open the centre.”

Tim Davison, the Chief Executive of NHS Lanarkshire said: “We know how important the Maggie’s Centre is to the people of Lanarkshire and it is exciting to see the plans for a permanent centre coming together. The interim centre at Wishaw already provides vital support for people with cancer but there is no doubt that the new centre will be an invaluable resource for patients and their families over the coming years.”

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