Howden/Ladywell
Sandra McLaughlin 01506 435505 sandramclaughlin@blueyonder.co.uk Elderberries group meets in Forestbank Community Centre every Tuesday from 2.00p.m - 4.00p.m. Don’t be bored, come along and meet new friends. Open to both Ladies and Gentlemen. Have tea/coffee and a chat. Various activities. Check us out! For further information please phone Sandra on 430035. Step Out Walking Group meets every Thursday morning at the Baptist Church Car Park at Cedarbank at 9.45a.m. New members welcome. Contact 01506-811354 for further information. Monthly Messy Church Service on first Sunday of the month from 4 – 6 at Mosswood Community Centre, Knightsridge. Craft, food and worship activity for all the family, and for all ages. Charity Shop Braid House Day Centre, Labrador Avenue, Howden, Livingston EH54 6BU has opened a ‘Little Charity Shop’ within the Day Centre. This sells all sorts of bric-abrac. Anyone is welcome to come along and have a look. For more details please contact Reception on 01506-430615. We hope to see you soon. Café Connect Extra is for people who have dementia and their carers to meet and give each other support. The café runs on the first Wednesday of the month from 2.00pm to 3.30pm at Dedridge Baptist Church, Quentin Rise, Dedridge EH52 5LH. Everyone is welcome to come along. Bra Bank Liz Howley is collecting unwanted wearable or new bras and new pants for girls and women for Smalls for All. Can you please hand them in to Sandra at Forestbank Community Centre and she will pass them on to Liz. Thanks to everyone who has handed some in already! Liz Howley is also a volunteer with a new service for Breast Cancer Care. She is part of a new team promoting “Breast Health Awareness”. This service is provided by a team of volunteers and is called “Team B-Aware”. This involves a short 15 minute talk about Breast Health Awareness and is aimed at small groups in the community such Ladies Groups, Young Mums Groups, Church Groups, Occupational Health Groups, Health Week Promotion Groups, Parents Association Groups etc. The list is endless and any interested groups or businesses can ask for a volunteer to come and give a talk. To book a talk email elizabethhowley123@gmail.com and Liz will get back to you. The talks are free and are promoted by Breast Cancer Care, 0141 353 8330. Ladywell Work Club help yourself and others into work. A weekly dropin club will be available to jobseekers in Forestbank Community Centre in Ladywell. The aim of this new initiative is to help local unemployed residents find a new job by providing resources and professional support in the local area. You will influence the topics you want to know more about to help you find a job. You will also have the opportunity to share your experiences with others and access support including CVs, completing application forms, undertaking job search, or learning interview techniques and you will have access to the most up to date vacancies. Dropin any Monday from the between 2:00pm and 4:00pm, or phone access2employment on 0800 032 9768. Memory cafe for people with dementia and their carers is on at Newyearfield Farm Community Centre, Hawk Brae 1st Thursday of the month between 2pm and 4pm. Contact Katie McAndrew dkcc.mcandrew@btinternet.com 07960 753325 or Aileen Eland eland@alzscot.org.