Mid Calder
Yvonne Green 01506 440881 yg@greentowler.fsnet.co.uk Kirk of Calder are holding a Fam-
ily Afternoon Halloween Quiz on Sunday 30th October at 1pm in the Glenalmond Hall after soup and sandwich lunch. Entry £10 per team of up to 6 players. Fancy Dress is optional but there will be a prize for the best/ worst dressed team. Please see the Kirk’s Facebook page for more info on registering or contact Eleanor Blair on 015060881302 or 07823328609 Mid Calder Bowling Club Presentation Dance and Cabaret will be held on Saturday October 28th. Tickets price £5 for are available from the Clubhouse bar. Mid Calder Gala Committee are holding an 18+ Fancy Dress Halloween Party on 28th October from 7pm `til midnight in East Calder Pigeon Club. £7 per ticket per person; buffet, disco and raffle. Contact Julie at 07979324468 or email midcaldergala@gmail.com for tickets.
Mid calder women’s group waiting list has re-opened. Any ladies aged 50 and over who would like their name put on the waiting list, please contact the secretary, Mrs. Margaret Wilson on 01506-883306 or e-mail midcalderwomensgroup@outlook.com The Club has many varied speakers, games days, party days, numerous outings and a Christmas lunch. The Club is held every Monday from 1 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. in the Institute Hall, Mid Calder. Mid Calder Boys’ Brigade meetings in the Glenalmond Church Hall on Friday nights have restarted. Places are available for all age groups:- Anchors P1 to P2, 6.30pm - 7.30pm, Juniors P3 - P6 and Company Section P7 and older, 7.30pm - 9.00pm . Please contact Eleanor Blair on 015060881302 or 07823328609 for further information. Liv’n Harmony Singers is an adult choir with a difference. Meets on a Thursday evening 7.30pm to 9.30pm in the Black Bull, Mid Calder where the emphasis is on fun and laughter
as much as singing. Come and join us in our 5th year for lots of singing and laughs- no experience needed just a love of music and friendship . Phone Allison on 07545 178310 for more details. Choral Highlights Ladies’ Choir would like to invite ladies with a love of singing and music to come and join us. You don’t have to be able to read music. We are a well-established three part choir and have a membership of around 20 ladies. We sing a wide variety of songs including music from films and shows, spiritual, traditional and popular ( pop!) music! The Choir perform two concerts annually, one just before Christmas and one in the summer accompanied by West Calder Brass Band. We also sing at venues across the region. On the social side, we meet a couple of times in the year for a nice meal and entertainment. New Members always welcome, we practise twice a week in Kirk of Calder, Mid Calder - Sundays 11.45 am till 1 pm and Wednesdays 7.30 till 8,45pm . Contact John Rankine - 01506 880029
Mid Calder Community Council will hold their next meeting at 7.30pm on Thursday 13th October in the Institute Hall. All interested parties welcome.
Volunteer Drivers needed to assist older people in the Mid Calder and Livingston area to attend local groups in West Lothian. The Cyrenians Befreinding Service helps alleviate loneliness and isolation in older people. Befriending is delivered by volunteers and we urgently need volunteer drivers who can spare a few hours a month. Mileage costs are reimbursed at 45p per mile. If you would like to help please contact Kathryn or Lorna on 01506 815815 or email befriendingWL@cyrenians.scot for more information.
Fairtrade Cafe welcomes anyone who would like to join us on a Tuesday morning between 10am and noon in the Glenalmond Hall where home baking is on sale and all funds raised go to street children of Peru c/o the Vine Trust. Come along and help us to promote fair trade and make new friends. The Fair Trade café is run by the Kirk of Calder.
Clothing bank is situated to the front of the Glenalmond Hall. Please bring any good quality clean clothes, belts, paired shoes, ties, handbags (in a bag) and place in the recycling bank. All proceeds from this will go towards Kirk of Calder Oldeani project and then to Church funds. For more information contact, Eleanor Blair on 015060881302 or 07823328609.
Mid Calder School of Dance is a not-for-profit parent-run group with professional teachers which runs on Tuesday and Friday nights in the Institute Hall, Mid Calder. For further information, visit the groups Facebook page Mid Calder Camera Club meets on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm, in the Institute Hall, Mid Calder. For further information, see the website at www. mccc.org.uk or contact Gordon at 01506 882616 or Steve at 01506 881398 Liv’n Harmoneez Kids and Teen Choir is an exciting choir which meets on Thursday nights in The Black Bull Function Suite, Mid Calder. Running from 6.10pm to 7.10pm and led by local Music Teacher, Allison Barr this promises to be a choir full of fun and laughter as well as learning skills in singing and vocal production. Phone 07545 178310for more info and to register. Mid Calder Mother And Baby Group meets in the Institute Hall, Market Street on Tuesday mornings from 10 am. Mid Calder Toddler Group meets in the Institute Hall, Market Street on Tuesday mornings from 9am to 11am.