West Calder
Lorna Graham clovenford@yahoo.com Final Flu Clinic Will be held at West Calder Medical Centre on Tuesday 29th November. Please contact the surgery on 01506 874300 to arrange an appointment. This Is Not a drop in clinic you must make an appointment.
Friendship Café, Christmas tea on Thursday December 8th 2016 from 1.45 to 4.00pm Entertainment will be by Billy Black. So come along and have a good time having a sing along or you can bring your dancing shoes if you want to dance, we just have a really friendly get together with tea and cakes etc. Everyone is most welcome, so come along and have “A Merry start to your Christmas”
Christmas Festival Tuesday December 13th from 3.30 to 7.00pm. The festival is being organised by the West Calder community centre Youth group. The following stalls and events will be available for your enjoyment; Jewellery, Stella & dot, Crafts Tombola, Face painting, Candy floss, Youth forum – candy floss, Kids rides & shooting, hair accessories, angel keepsakes, cakes, Arts & crafts, Coffee & waffles, Whisky sauce and cheese, Burger van and Santa. Photo momentous. So come along and have a great time, the festival starts after school so come on parents and grandparents bring the kids along for a really fun time. Look forward to seeing you there! Friendship Café Meets on the third Thursday each month. The café meets in West Calder Community Centre from 1.30 to 3.30pm. Raffle tickets cost £1 per strip and tea/coffee plus a biscuit or two costs 50p. So please come along and bring your friends. Everyone is welcome.
Tuesday Club in Stewart Court is at 2pm every Tuesday with entertainment followed by afternoon tea at a cost of £1.50 The Club is open to anyone in the Community.
Rosebery Centre (a day centre for people with dementia) - formerly based in Ladywell, Livingston has now moved to Polbeth/Harwood church in Polbeth. The centre is open 3 days a week -Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday. There are two staff members - Manager Anne Marson and Assistant Manager Richard Fish. We always on the lookout for new volunteers. For further information on the Rosebery centre or if you are interested in volunteering please contact Anne or Richard at 07943866655. Christmas Fayre on Saturday 26th November, 2016 in Polbeth Harwood Church at 2.00pm. Stalls Include:
Home baking, Groceries, Toys, Fancy goods, Brick-a-Brack, Books, Raffle, Tombola, Face Painting and Thrift Shop. Don’t forget to visit Santa’s Grotto, then finish off with afternoon tea Polbeth Harwood Church Sunday morning worship starts at 11:15am where a warm welcome awaits. JAM Club meets at 11:15am, there is a crèche every Sunday for children under 3yrs of age. For further information visit us at west-kirk-polbeth-harwood.co.uk a warm welcome awaits The West Kirk of Calder Sunday morning worship starts at 9:45am where a warm welcome awaits everyone. Sunday Club meets at 9:45am for all children age 3-P7, there is a crèche every Sunday for children under 3yrs of age. The Bible Class for older kids meets the second Sunday in every month. We meet first in the church at 9.45am.Everyone very welcome
Rehearsals for the evening of Christmas Music (on Friday 16th December) have now started and all singers are welcome on Wednesday evenings in the church at 7 pm.
Christmas Candy Bar Saturday 3rd December in the West Kirk Hall. Tickets for lunch are available from Margaret Greenhorn (871139). There are two sittings - 11.45am and 1pm - and tickets must be obtained in advance. The cost is £8 for adults and £4 for 12 years and under. The Christmas lunch includes homemade soup, turkey and trimmings and a choice of sweets including Christmas pudding with coffee and mints follow. Quiche is the vegetarian option. Morning coffee will be served from 10am, finishing about 11.15am to allow time to set the tables for lunch at 11.45am. The stalls will include the ever popular cake and candy, handmade gifts, a hamper to be won, tombola, raffle and other ideas to help make it a successful and enjoyable day. Fauldhouse and Breich Valley Fairtrade Group need your help. Do you live, work, worship or have community involvement in the area? Do you have an interest in Fairtrade? The group needs new members to keep going. We don’t meet very often, only when we need to, and keep in touch by email. We are also collecting foreign and obsolete coins and banknotes. You may have some of these around your home which are of no use to you. For further information on any of these matters contact Anne on 01501763839 or email anwalfar@gmail.com West Lothian Fibromyalgia Support Group meets on third Sunday of the month, 1.30pm - 3.30pm at West Calder Community Centre. Join us for support, information, friendship, talks, and outings. See sites. google.com/site/wlfibromyalgia or call Sheila on 0844 887 2388 for more information. Looking for work? Access to employment will continue to reside in WEST CALDER COMMUNITY CENTRE. Access2employment advisors help people to develop confidence with job searching, compile and advise on preparing a CV, provide interview guidance, assist with the completion of paper and online application forms and provide over all employability support. Appointments available with an advisor on Friday’s, to arrange an appointment please call 0800 032 9768.