Howden/Ladywell

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. 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. West Lothian Credit Union Local voluntary organisation, West Lothian Credit Union encourages savings, and offers affordable loans to everyone living or working in West Lothian. The shop, opposite Primark in The Centre, Livingston, is open 9 to 5 Monday to Friday, and 10 to noon on a Saturday, telephone 01506 436666, or visit the website on www. westlothiancreditunion.co.uk for more information. Memory Café Newyearfield meets first Thursday of the month, 2.15 -3.30pm at Newyearfield Farm Community Centre, Hawk Brae, Livingston North EH54 6AB. This friendly café welcomes people with dementia and their carers, where they can meet others in a similar situation for support and social contact whilst enjoying refreshments, friendly company and various activities. Carers on their own are also welcome, as are people with dementia who are able to make their own way there. The café will meet on 3rd November and 1st December 2016.

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