Stoneyburn

Community centre continued Ipad and tablet courseCLD are running a tablet and Ipad course on a Wednesday from 7 – 9pm for 4 weeks from the 2nd March. You can either bring your own tablet or use one of the ones supplied. This is ideal for beginners as well as seasoned users. Panto: We are taking names for this year’s panto at the King’s theatre on Christmas Eve. Names with a £5 deposit to the centre office. There is some space on the programme if you would like to start a new group. If you require any further information, please contact Joe Smith at the Centre or call 07747767570. \Whitburn Paul Gavin 07976570711 paulgavin.courier@gmail.com Access2employment is a FREE Employability Service run by West Lothian Council supporting local people into Employment, Training or Education. Experienced Advisers are located within Whitburn Library (Mon- Fri) or book an appointment free on 0800 032 9768 Alzheimer Scotland are looking for volunteers to help at our Day Club that runs out from Whitburn. The day club is an active club and is for people with early onset dementia. Some of the activities involve going bowling, walks in the country parks, barge trips and visits to other attractions. This is an enjoyable and fun volunteering role and the volunteers will be well supported by the charity and given training for this role. Please contact Aileen Eland on 01506 533 116 or e-mail “aeland@alzscot.org.uk for more information or an application. Summer Family Fun F1 comes to the centre with Go-Kart party on Saturday 30 July, Nerf Gun Wars with Foam Dart Thunder on Saturday 6 August, the welcome return of ‘Oscar’ with a brand new show from Mouse Tale Puppets on Saturday 13 August..Tickets on sale soon! Summer Fun from the WCEC management committee, for you, your family and friends. For more info please contact the Whitburn Community Education Centre or call 01501 678888. Weigh2Go Every Monday from 5pm till 6pm at the Centre. It’s FREE from the Health Improvement Team. Help and support on losing weight.For more information call - 01506 775626 or email- hit@westlothian.gov.uk Welcome Café held in Answer House Reveston Lane Croftmalloch Tuesday Afternoon 12.00 pm - 2.00 pm last orders 1.15 pm Good wholesome food at competitive prices come along and see for yourself, arrange to meet a friend or bring one with you, enjoy a variety of food choice in good friendly surroundings. Profits from the Cafe goes to help with the running costs of Day Care. West Lothian Financial Inclusion Network offer advice on money matters and benefits, every second Tuesday of the month from 12-2pm at Answer House. The energy advice worker for WLFIN, Ian McIntosh is carrying out home visits for anyone requiring basic energy saving advice and help with utility bills. To make an appointment please contact Ian on 01501 771775 or email ian@wlfin. org.uk Whitburn Bowling Club hosts a variety of events;Thursday regular bingo, Saturday evenings dancing to live bands and bingo with accumulating snowball jackpot 7pm to 12am, Sunday alternated entertainers and sing along with bingo and play your cards right with up to £500 prize money. The club also have two substantial halls to let for Friday functions , contact club for more information.

Whitburn Choir Mondays 10am – 11am. Classes run every week (except during school holidays) at the Centre and it’s free! The group is fully funded for one year so there’s no cost to take part. If you, your friends, family or relatives supported or served with the armed forces currently, or in the past, then come and sing with us. Singing can be energising, uplifting and great fun. No musical experience is necessary. If you can hum, you can sing! Can’t come but want to know more? Call: Joanne – 07521 358 239 www. generationarts.co.uk Whitburn Community Centre The Biggest and Brightest Soft Play in Whitburn open all week-Monday to Saturday 9am till 7pm and Sunday 10am till 7pm. Community gym opening times as usual from 8.30am till 9.15pm! Living Well Community Cafe at the centre Drop in anytime on Thursdays from 10am till 2pm to the Living Well Community Cafe. We’re going back to the future! Remember those days when you could get a hot cuppa and a wee bite to eat at the centre? Those days are definitely back! We’re hoping you, your family & friends will drop in as we’d love to see you and make this volunteer led project. Whitburn Juniors Football Social

Club The club will be hosting live performance acts every Saturday with Bingo every Sat at 10pm.On 9 July Saturday night entertainment are David L Fyfe and Sheila. They also have a domino tournament every Friday evening at 10pm. Also on the 15 July there will be an 80’s Tees Night in aid of STV Children’s Appeal tickets are £5 and can be had from the club bar staff. Also on the 16 July 2 piece band Perfect Union will be the Saturday night entertainment. 16 July Whitburn Juniors are playing their first friendly match of the season at Central Park against Blantyre Vics at 1pm. Monday bingo at 7pm

Probus Vice President Bob Nowrie welcomed 42 members to this weeks meeting, held as usual in the Hilcroft Hotel. Todays speaker saw the return of Ian Scott this time to present a talk entitled “Drovers of Falkirk” Ians talk was based on the part in history that the Falkirk Tryst played since the 1600s in the practice of driving cattle from the north of Scotland, south for subsequent sale. The men who carried out this task were known as drovers and their journey started in many different parts of the north of Scotland (included the Isles) before travelling on foot all the way to the finishing point in Falkirk. The subsequent sales held each Autumn saw many thousands of cattle (and eventually sheep) being auctioned and some of the money raised was used to help new industries in the area. With photos, route maps and copies of many paintings about drovers, Ian covered this fascinating insight into the life of the drovers which eventually ended around 1900. The vote of thanks was given by John Steel who thanked Ian for another interesting and well presented talk.