Stoneyburn

Moira Hendrie 01501 762591 moirahendrie14@gmail.com Scots Night will be held in the Breich Valley Church, Bents on Wednesday 30th November at 7.15pm. Cost is £5, includes supper. Entertainment by Quern. Everyone welcome Coffee morning in the Breich Valley Church, Bents, on the last Saturday of every month from 10am–noon. Some stalls. All welcome. Stoneyburn’s Rich Heritage An enthusiastic group have been meeting to explore the rich and often surprising heritage of Stoneyburn and Bents. They began by looking at the mining history of the area and borrowed some of the reminiscence boxes from the Local History Library to prompt memories of working in the mines around Stoneyburn. People have brought their stories and photographs. More was discovered looking on line and with visits to the Local History Library in Linlithgow to find out more information. We looked at old maps and saw how the village has developed over the years. We looked at archive photos illustrating Stoneyburn’s past and read newspaper articles which give a taste of how everyday life was so different and yet not so different. The group have suggested we develop all of this into a Heritage walk. We have arranged with Generation Arts some funding to develop this. They will support the group to create a permanent record, in the form of an illustrated heritage walk and artists’ book, of important historical facts, events and buildings (existing and non existent) that were/are a part of the local history of Stoneyburn. Key moments/people/events/buildings. They will fund a writer and artists to support the production of online and hard copy information about locations in Stoneyburn using the information that we have gathered. We would welcome anyone who would like to contribute their memories and local knowledge. Hope you can come along. The meetings are on Tuesdays at 1.30pm – 3pm at Stoneyburn Community Centre. Stoneyburn Community Education Centre Pop Up library Monday and Wednesday 10am-noon Book Bugs Starting Soon Fitness Room Monday to Friday 9am-9pm Saturday 9-noon Mondays Card making 6:30-9pm (new members welcome) Tuesday Parent & Toddlers 9-11:30am Contact Sharon at the Health Centre 762515 Walking group 10-noon meet at centre. New members welcome Pensioners Lunch club 11:30-1:30 contact Doreen at the Health Centre on 762515 to attend Mining History group 1:30-3:30pm Youth Club 7-9pm Wednesday Mother & Toddler 9-11:30am contact Sharon at Health Centre on 762515 Sporting Reminiscence 11:30-1:30pm The Auld Yins 6:30-8pm (Generation Arts) Short/Table Tennis 7-9pm (open to anyone) Thursday A2E 9-1pm (drop in for help with CVs and job applications) Credit Union 11:30-12:30pm Pensioners Lunch club 11:30-1:30pm contact Doreen at the Health Centre on 762515 Women’s Health group 1:30-3pm Mini Kickers 3-5yrs 3:30-4:30pm Junior Youth club 6:30-8pm Friday Xcite Fitness class 10.15-11.15am (Referrals by GP) Clair McIvor School of Dance 1:305pm Junior Youth Club 6:30-8pm Youth Club 8-9pm Saturday Children’s Club 10-noon There are some spaces on the programme if you would like to start a new group or if you have ideas for a class. Currently we are liaising with instructors to try and set up a Slimming class and a Boogie Bounce class. Call 01501 762323 Stoneyburn Community Council meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 7pm sharp in the community centre, where everyone is welcome to attend. We also are looking for new committee members, so if you are interested, please pop along.

Panto Please note that payment for this years’ panto is now due.

Bike lending library is now up and running and we have a number of bikes available for loan, both long or short term. We are also looking to start a bike training session for people who have not ridden a bike for a while. Names to Centre office.

Old Folks Treat Names to be handed in to the reception at the Health Centre