Mid Calder
Yvonne Green 01506 440881 / 07504551881 yvonnegreen55@gmail.com Mid Calder Community Council are proud to announce that the winners of the 2018 Citizens of the Year Awards are:- Citizen of the YearBOBBY GRANT and Junior Citizen of the Year- ABBY FARMER. A huge thank you to all those who nominated them, they received their awards during Gala Week. Mid Calder Bowling Club will hold their next Cabaret Night on Saturday June 30th when entertainment will be provided by Odette Clark. High school to mark the closure of the current West Calder High School, a Final Farewell event is being held at the school on Saturday 23rd June from 11am to 2pm. There will be live music, guided tours and much more. All welcome. Mid Calder Gala Committee are holding their AGM on Wednesday 5th September at 7.30pm in the Institute Hall. Open to all Mid Calder residents. Kirk of Calder Sunday morning service is at 10.30am. The church is open for quiet reflection on Sundays from May to September from 2pm to 4pm. Kirk of Calder is having their Summer Club for children (primary 1 to primary 7) from Monday August 13th to Friday August 17th. It will meet 10 am to 12 noon in the Glenalmond Church Hall, Mid Calder. Places need to be booked so please contact Ruth Lang, Tel: 01506 882600 or email langfam@supanet.com for further details, or an application form. Come and join our adventure cruise, sailing the 7 ‘C’s! 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 Community Council hold their monthly meetings on the first Thursday of the month at 7.30pm in The Glenalmond Church Hall. The next meeting will be on Thursday 5th July at 7.30pm. All residents of Mid Calder welcome. For further details contact: Eleanor Blair Secretary Mid Calder Community Council on 07823328609 or email at eblair892@btinternet.com Kirk of Calder Sunday School Sunday Stars and the Mini Kirks meet in the Glenalmond Hall on Sundays from 10.30am till 11.30am. We usually meet in the church to start with, then go down to the hall for songs, games, stories and fun. Either come along or make contact through the Kirk’s Facebook page if you would like to enrol your child; we would be delighted to see children from 3 years upwards. Come and join our happy family.
Mid Calder Toddler Group meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9am to 11am in the Institute Hall, Market Street, Mid Calder If any parent/ carer has a ‘hidden talent’ you wish to share with the babies/toddlers please speak to a committee member at Toddlers or contact us through our Facebook page. It could be crafts or singing/dancing - don’t be shy - we need your help.
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.
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. A 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.
iv’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.