KIRKNEWTON

KAREN STEWART 01506 882880 KAREN136WLC YAHOO.CO.UK NEW COMMUNITY LED SHOP

“Reuse and Thrive”, a new community led shop in East Calder will be opening up on Thursday April 29. It will be selling inexpensive good quality pre-loved clothes and household items.

Proceeds from the shop will be invested back into our charitable activities and the local community. It will be open from 10-2pm on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

Find us opposite the Partnership Building, 148 Main Street, East Calder. Further info on www.reuseandthrive.org. uk or on Facebook “Reuse & Thrive”.

KIRKNEWTON BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Can everyone please look out for this leaflet coming through their door. We are trying to compile a business directory of all local businesses. So if you have used someone you would recommend or you are a small business we want to hear from you. Please feel free to recommend as many business as you want.

THE KIRKNEWTON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST

The Trust has received additional funding to support a business directory and to maintain the Larder / Community fridge up to April. They continue to look for funding to support activity during this

challenging time and for projects being identified in the forthcoming Kirknewton Development Plan.

The Kirknewton community volunteers on the Board of KCDT and the Community Council value all the help volunteer led groups and individual volunteers will bring to help make the Development Plan outcomes a reality.

With community spirit being valued so highly in Kirknewton we hope we can tap into that spirit to maintain the work achieved supporting people in the last year and supporting community groups, businesses and individuals getting back to running clubs and events again, hopefully before the end of 2021.

COMMUNITY FRIDGE AND LARDER

The Larder is open 9- 1pm every Thursday, it also provides soup bags with fresh veg and recipe.

Cyrenians provide organic eggs in Festival Stores, the delivery is usually every Thursday but you can order in store. You can also order fresh bread over the weekend. Ask in store. Deliveries are usually on a Friday and extra fresh bread may be available. Save on packaging and cost by using the new Wholefoods Unit. From Lentils to chocolate nuts there is something for everyone to stock up on

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COMMUNITY GARDENER

Christine Reid the new Community Gardener covering Kirknewton, East Calder and Calderwood is taking bookings now and for the new garden season. Book your slot and no obligation quote at christinekirknewton@gmail. com. Funds raised go back into creating local employment and community projects.

Her services include Grass and hedge cutting, Small tree, bush and shrub removal, Weeding and general tidy u, Small landscaping work, Fencing, Small painting jobs, Edible gardening, Composting and recycling, Garden

designand Advice and consultancy. We also offer a service to maintain shared green areas if enough residents sign up (approx £3 a month direct debit). Contact Christine for details – christinekirknewton@gmail.com.

PRINTING

Under current restrictions, the Green Room is closed (open for larder only). However, if you need to print something, if you contact a staff member we can go in and print for you and you can collect when it’s ready.

CRAIGSHILL KAREN STEWART 01506 882880 KAREN136WLC@YAHOO.CO.UK THE LITTER PICKS

organised by the Tower Bar are getting more and more popular which is great to see. They are normally held on Saturdays meeting at the car park from 9.30-10am where you will be given sanitised equipment and bags for an afternoon pick. We sometimes hold them midweek and on a Sunday. If you’d like to get involved in these please give us a message or just show up at the specified times above, adults and kids are welcome and we have wee pickers for the smaller kids too.

TRADERS FAIR

Craigsfarm Community Development Project is really excited to announce that we are going

to be running another traders fair on Saturday May 1 from 10-3pm. . This will be our second

Traders Fair where we will be showcasing some of the talented small businesses in West

Lothian. The one way system and social distancing measures will be in place to make this fair

as safe as possible for everyone coming along or trading on the day. The café will be open

and the coffee machine will be fired up ready for you to recharge after all of your shopping.

ALMOND HOUSING ASSOCIATION

“Our Growing Together” is a partnership project run by Almond HA and West Lothian Youth Action Project. Our new gardening workshops began last Tuesday and are for anyone in the community who would like to develop their gardening skills. These will be run by

Castlebank Horticultural Centre and the first session was an introduction to gardening. To join the online session, sign up using the Eventbrite link: https:// growing-together-gardening-workshops. eventbrite.co.uk

TRANSFORM CRAIGSHILL COMMUNITY ACTION GROUP

are working with a range of partners to provide digital devices, data and support to those who currently cannot access the internet.

Too many people in our local area are digitally excluded and we want to help our communities get connected. If you are aware of any families who are not online as they don’t have a digital device or internet access, please get in touch - we may be able to help. Email info@ transformcraigshill.co.uk.

SCHOOL BANK WEST LOTHIAN

If you are out doing your essential shopping or planning to buy on-line why not pop a wee extra item in your basket from our list of most needed items.

If you are shopping online to help raise funds for us at no cost to you. We appreciate every single donation, both large and small.

We a very limited number of red collection bins open to accept brand new donations e.g. Sainsbury’s (Livingston), Tesco (Linlithgow and Bathgate) and our offices in Kirkton Campus, Livingston. All other drop off points continue to remain closed until further notice. We are still not accepting second-hand donations right now but once the “stay at home” message is lifted we hope to.

We would appreciate if you can hold on to your second-hand donations until then when we will gratefully receive them as our stock is going down rapidly.

Thank you to everyone who supports us and we know the children benefiting from our service appreciate your generosity.

RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY FRIDGE

All kinds of food are available We are in Riverside Community Wing, Maree Walk, Craigshill EH54 5BP, open every Thursday and Friday from 9.30-12.30. Bring a bag and wear a mask. Contact 431430.