A historic community hall and library is to celebrate its 90th birthday.

Busby's Duff Memorial Hall and Library opened on September 10 1921 and will celebrate the anniversary this week with an open day.

The hall was built as a memorial to the sons of well-known local gent William Duff, who both died during the First World War.

Library staff will take over the building for the morning to promote table-top sales, raffles, a coffee morning and lots more.

The money raised help to fund a plaque in honour of the all the Busby men who died in active service.

After Lieutenant William Duff was killed in June 1915 at Gallipoli, his father, businessman William Duff, donated £5000 to build a library in his memory.

Following the death of his other son, Lieutenant John Mitchell Duff, in August 1919 in India, Mr Duff donated a further £5000 to provide baths for the community.

Both young men served with the 7th Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). John was buried in Taukkyan War Cemetery in Myanmar, India, and William in Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery in Turkey.

The hall, completed in 1921, originally had baths, a library, reading room, billiard room and social room.

£5.5m hall to open early

A £5.5million community hall is set to open ahead of schedule.

The Fernhill Community Facility in South Lanarkshire, which will offer meeting rooms, a sports pitch and dance studio, as well as kitchen and bar facilities is to open on Saturday, November 19.

Funded by South Lanarkshire Council and the Community Regeneration Partnership's Fairer Scotland Fund, the centre will replace the existing Fernhill Pavilion.

Bookings are now being taken and existing users of Fernhill Pavilion will be contacted to confirm their arrangements.