Mid Calder
Yvonne Green 01506 440881 yvonnegreen55@gmail.com Mid Calder Bowling Club Opening Day will be Saturday 22nd April, 1.30pm for 2pm.There will be a free Cabaret that night starring Beodette Clark. There will also be a raffle and food will be provided. Mid Calder Community Council are delighted to announce that there will be a Junior Citizen of the Year for Mid Calder along with our Senior Citizen of the Year. The criteria for the Junior Citizen is as follows: They must be a resident of Mid Calder and be under 18 years old. Do you know anyone who deserves this award? Is there someone you know who is raising a lot of money for charity? Is there anyone who gives up their time freely to help others? Nominations for both Senior and Junior Citizen should be made in writing to Eleanor Blair, Community Council Secretary by Thursday 11th May 2017. The winner of the Junior Citizen will receive The Billy Preston Shield along with a Gift Voucher and the Senior will receive the Ian Ross memorial Quaich. Nominations can be emailed to eblair892@btinternet.com or handed into the Auld School, School Lane in a sealed envelope. Mid Calder Colts Soccer School 1 are looking for players born in 2010 and 2011 to join the soccer school. Do you – love football, love being part of a team, feel ready for a challenge, have dedication and enthusiasm ?- then you are just what the soccer school is looking for. Contact derekadams1969@gmail.com or call 07415138191 for more information. Mid Calder Community Council will hold their next meeting at 7.45pm on Thursday 13th April in the Auld School, School Lane. Please note that the venue for the Community Council meetings will be the Auld School from now on. Meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 7.45pm All interested parties welcome. Mid Calder Tartan Army and Mid Calder Childrens Gala are hosting a Ceilidh Night on Saturday 15th April 2017 in the Masonic Hall, Mid Calder. Enjoy an energetic live set from local lads 5 Strings, all the traditional Scottish & Tartan Army favourites from Robert Robertson & Ted Christopher, before dancing the night away to our live ceilidh band. Tickets available from MCTA/Gala Committee or online: https://goo.gl/vbeXGJ Mid Calder Boys’ Brigade meets in the Glenalmond Church Hall on Friday nights. 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. 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. Yoga Classes are held in the Masonic Hall on Wednesday evenings from 7.30 - 9pm. These are informal classes and all levels welcome. Call Linda on 01506 884115 or 07742 063080 for more information. Annual Sportsman’s Dinner hosted by Mid Calder Gala Committee will be held in the Masonic Hall, Mid Calder on Saturday April 29th at 7pm for 7.30pm. Guest Speakers are Jim Leishman and David Tanner with M.C. Kevin Kaye. Tickets price £30 per person includes 3 Course Dinner must be purchased in advance by contacting: midcaldergala@gmail. com, visiting Mid Calder Gala Face- book page or phone 07754591624
Fairtrade Cafe welcomes anyone who would like to join us on a Tuesday morning between 10am and 12 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.
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. 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 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.