Howden/Ladywell
Sandra McLaughlin 01506-435505 sandramclaughlin@blueyonder. co.uk Indoor Boot Sale There is an Indoor Boot Sale on Saturday 25th March from 12.30 – 2.30. Tables £5 (booking required). Café will be open for refreshments. Please contact Newyearfield Farm Community Centre, Hawk Brae (next to the dentist), Ladywell West, Livingston EH54 6UT. Tel No: 01506 462458 29th Scouts Beavers Group We currently have spaces for both boys and girls aged between 6 and 8 years old. Meetings take place on Wednesday evenings from 6.30 pm to 7.30pm in Toronto Primary School and we offer a wide
range of fun games, crafts, outings, friendship and a chance to learn and try new things. Simply come along on a Wednesday night or call Gavin or Louise on 01501 773519 if you need more information. FORESTBANK “ELDER”berries The “ELDER”berries group meets in Forestbank Community Centre every Tuesday from 2.00p.m - 4.00p.m. Don’t be bored, come along and meet new friends. Have tea/coffee and a chat. Various activities. Check us out! For further information please phone Sandra on 430035. The Step Out Walking Group meets every Thursday morning at the Baptist Church Car Park at Cedarbank at 9.45a.m. New members welcome. Contact 01506-811354 for further information. Messy Church
Monthly “Messy Church” Service on first Sunday of the month from 4 – 6 at Mosswood Community Centre, Knightsridge. Craft, food and worship activity for all the family, and for all ages. Charity Shop Braid House Day Centre, Labrador Avenue, Howden, Livingston EH54 6BU has opened a ‘Little Charity Shop’ within the Day Centre. This sells all sorts of bric-abrac. Anyone is welcome to come along and have a look. For more details please contact Reception on 01506-430615. We hope to see you soon. Café Connect Extra is for people who have dementia and their carers to meet and give each other support. The café runs on the first Wednesday of the month from 2.00pm to 3.30pm at Dedridge Baptist Church, Quentin Rise, Dedridge EH52 5LH. Everyone is welcome to come along.
Cancer 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”. 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.
The 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