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Leona Greenan

Statue of late great Celt Billy McNeill to be unveiled in hometown this weekend

A memorial to Celtic captain Billy McNeill will be unveiled in the town of his birth this weekend.

Members of the Billy McNeill Commemoration Committee, along with his widow Liz, will officially unveil a £70,000 statue at Bellshill cross at 1.30pm on Saturday, before then heading to nearby Cesar's bar to celebrate the achievement and remember the life of the Lisbon Lion.

The Committee have worked tirelessly over the last three years, since the Celtic legend's passing on Easter Monday 2019, to create a lasting memorial for the late great McNeill, with members of the public, Celtic fans and supporters clubs and organisations across the country donating to a fund to enable the erection of such an effigy.

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