REMEMBERING Area paying respects to mark Armed Forces Day Nominate your teacher for a top treat
Flags raised for special events this weekend
West Lothian is joining organisations across the country in flying the flag for Armed Forces Day.
The Armed Forces Day flag was raised at West Lothian Civic Centre at 10am on Monday (June 19).
It will remain in place for a week in honour of our country’s armed forces.
Provost Tom Kerr said: “Armed Forces Day provides a focus for everyone to mark the contribution of the brave men and women past and present who represent the armed forces.
“By flying the flag, we show our support for the men and women and their families who make up the armed forces community.
“Thanks to all the representatives from the armed forces, council staff and members of the public who came along to show their support for our armed forces.”
The Legion Scotland Livingston Branch have also organised a special West Lothian Armed Forces Day (WLAFD) event tomorrow (Friday, June 23). A parade will leave St Margaret’s Academy at 5.50pm, and the service taking place at 6pm at the civic centre war memorial, which will include the dedication of a Poppy Bench.
Members of the public are invited to come along and show their support, and find out more about what Legion Scotland’s Livingston branch do and what you can do to help the armed forces community in West Lothian.
For more information on WLAFD, please search for Legion Scotland – Livingston on Facebook or email rblslivingstonbranch@gmail.com. Is your child’s teacher top of the class?
If so, let us know as we are searching for a dedicated teacher to win our Local Hero Award and a certificate and £100 Gift Card, courtesy of The Centre, Livingston.
At this time of year teachers are given lots of thank you presents by happy pupils, including everything from personalised mugs and pens to flowers and chocolates.
But we want to go a step further and recognise and reward one in particular who has gone that little bit further and is an inspiration to the children they teach.
Maybe your nominated teacher has helped your child excel at a subject that was tricky or they disliked, been a good role model or even just been there to listen.
Ashley Bisland, deputy centre director, said: “Coming up to the end of term is the perfect time to recognise the hard work teachers do and long hours they put in by giving away a £100 Gift Card for one lucky teacher to treat themselves.”
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