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LADYWELL AGM
Forestbank Community Centre’s Management Committee are having their Annual General Meeting on Monday 27th June at 7.00p.m. All welcome.
KNIGHTSRIDGE MOSSWOOD COMMUNITY CENTRE
Management Committee are having their Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 21st June at 7.00p.m. All welcome.
DEANS: AGM
Livingston Station Community Centre’s Management Committee are having their Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 28th June at 7.30p.m. All welcome.
KIRKNEWTON
KAREN STEWART 01506 882880 KAREN136WLC@YAHOO.CO.UK
QUEENS PLATINUM JUBILEE AFTERNOON TEA
Come along to a Celebration Afternoon Tea in Kirknewton’s refurbished Village Hall on Friday June 3. There will be 2 sessions 11-1pm and 2-4pm. Kids activities will be available.
Please book your space by messaging either Steph or Debbie at infokirknewton@gmail.com or on the list at Festival Stores, Kirknewton.
REUSE AND THRIVE
Our Community Shop in East Calder is open every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10-2pm. We welcome donations especially bric a brac and these can be handed in on opening hours. The shops stocks a wide range of bric a brac (glasses, crockery, ornaments, pictures) clothes, toys, jigsaws and books. We also have the free boxes outside or inside on a wet day which are fun to rummage.. Do you fancy volunteering for a 2 hour shift on one of our days? You need not have had any experience and you will be trained. Ask when you are next in the shop.
MILITARY MUSEUM, LINBURN
The Museum is open on the following days, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 10-4pm. Closed on Mondays and Thursdays but these are available for groups
bookings Entry fees, Adult £7.50, Child £4 and Family £19.50 ( 2 adults and up to 3 kids).
Last August we were honoured and proud to host 6 Chelsea Pensioners at Military Museum
Scotland. An occasion that we hope to repeat this August. We have formed a great
relationship with the Royal Hospital Chelsea. So much so we plan to put on a small
exhibition dedicated to the Chelsea Pensioners. Founder's Day is the highlight of the Royal
Hospital Chelsea’s calendar, an event attended by all Chelsea Pensioners, which celebrates
the founding of the Royal Hospital by King Charles II. We will hold this
exhibition over the
weekend of June 10-12, (Founders Day is the 9th).
KIRKNEWTON COMMUNITY FOOTBALL CLUB
This club will be based in Kirknewton and will be running for the Season 202223.
We will be hoping to be involved within the community and we will have a Sunday morning amateur team playing in LEAFA leagues, previously we were East Calder CFC. We are looking
forward to getting started and we will be having some open training sessions for any players looking for a team. Training will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7-8.30pm at Kirknewton Pitch,.
We have spoken to a few local businesses as well and are always on the lookout for sponsors. If you want to be involved in the club on a playing or a business capacity, please do let us know.
ASHTANGA YOGA
An Ashtanga yoga General level class is held on Mondays from 10-11am and 5.306.30pm in the village hall. Please bring your own mats and please eat your last meal at least an hour before you arrive. This class activates the digestive tract and is best done on an empty tummy.
Cost £8 per class, cash payments please for time being please. .
MILITARY MUSEUM, LINBURN
The Museum is open on the following days, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 10-4pm. Closed on Mondays and Thursdays but these are available for groups bookings Entry fees,
Adult £7.50, Child £4 and Family £19.50 ( 2 adults and up to 3 kids).
The Military Museum Scotland has been awarded a grant from Museum Galleries Scotland to rebuild the WWI Trench. A completely new trench will be built, but the existing trench will be carefully dismantled and reused as much as possible. The existing trench took about 2.5 years to construct due to storm damage so it has been decided to build a replacement. Please drop me an email if you can help. to Ian Inglis milmussco@ yahoo.com.
SPORTS PAVILION
Kirknewton Community Development Trust is trialling a scheme which will see the Pavilion open to the public to purchase hot and cold drinks. The toilets will also be available for use.
Opening times Mondays and Wednesdays 9-11am and 3-5pm. Please note we can only take cash at this time.
COMMUNITY LISTENING PROJECT
This is be held every Monday from 1-3pm in East Calder Church Hall. Please pop along for a cuppa and some company. This cafe will aim to help people move out of restrictions and mix with others again.
Combating loneliness, isolation, low mood and give a place for people to come into contact with others who have time for a coffee and some company.
We hope this project in time can become an integrated part of the community providing a valuable service to those who can benefit from it. We are starting small but hope we can grow together.
EAST CALDER KAREN STEWART 01506 882880 KAREN136WLC@YAHOO.CO.UK EAST CALDER & DISTRICT GALA WEEK
when we celebrate our 100 years birthday starts on Sunday June 5 with the Queens Platinum Jubilee Big Lunch in the Dave King Partnership Centre Car Park from 1-3pm.
The area will be decorated with flags and bunting, tables and chairs will be supplied but bring along your own food and drinks plus your family and friends.
The events planned that week will be a week of Children’s sporting events, Art Competition, Fancy Dress Competition, Grand Carnival, Gala Quiz, Crowning Ceremony and to Finish with a Fantastic Gala Day on Saturday June 11, where we will have Face Painters,
Inflatables, Pony Rides, Magic Show, Fun Races, It’s-a- Knockout and many more activities.
The Finale will be our very own Music Festival called Music on the Muddies in the evening. We will have a licenced outside bar in a security fence area, restricted to 500 over 18s, and a larger area for families for you all to enjoy the 6 local bands playing for your entertainment. Entry is free to all. All households in East Calder will now have received their copy of the Souvenir Programme giving details of these events.
LADIES AND MENS MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT GROUP
This group for ladies offers peer support, confidence building, social activities and advice and support . No registration so just pop into the Dave King partnership Centre, East Calder EH53 0EP on Mondays from 6.30-8.30pm.
The Men’s Support Group is back again and meets on Wednesdays from 7-9pm also in the Partnership Centre,
COMMUNITY LISTENING PROJECT
This is be held every Monday from 1-3pm in East Calder Church Hall. Please pop along for a cuppa and some company.
This cafe will aim to help people move out of restrictions and mix with others again. Combating loneliness, isolation, low mood and give a place for people to come into contact with others who have time for a coffee and some company. We hope this project in time can become an integrated part of the community providing a valuable service to those who can benefit from it. We are starting small but hope we can grow together.
WHITBURN
PAUL GAVIN PAULGAVIN.COURIER@GMAIL.COM
CARERS OF WEST LOTHIAN
Carers of West Lothian are looking to recruit people to support their many hands project, the project is to support unpaid carers get some well- deserved respite for a couple of hours a week. if you would be interested the application forms can be found on their website https:// carers-westlothian.com/
WHITBURN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST
are still looking for volunteers to help support their community garden project on a Monday and Thursday afternoons 1pm to 4pm. Please get in touch even if you could only do an hour or so every little helps.
As they continue to add more raised beds they need support in planting, weeding, watering all the plants, building raised beds including other general tasks to upkeep and maintain the garden space. You don’t need any experience, as we are all learning as we go and learning from each other. Best of all you get a cup of tea, biscuit and a blether with good people. If you would be interested please contact our development worker
David at david@whitburncdt.org.uk or call 01501 748708 or just pop along.
The Garden is based at Whitburn Community education centre, just next to the tennis court.
WHITBURN SUPPORT FOR UKRAINIAN REFUGEES
Have you registered your interest in hosting a family fleeing the crisis in Ukraine? Are you thinking of doing so? Unable to host but willing to help? Here’s a link to a Facebook group for anyone who is intereste in hosting or helping to host Ukrainian refugees in Whitburn.
https://www.facebook.com/ groups/1340524189744039/
Please Join if interested and then share with your friends and help us build a local
support network. Thanks, everyone!
POLKEMMET COUNTRY PARKRUN
Are still looking for volunteers in a variety of roles including Photographers. If you can help, then please email polkemmetcountry@parkrun.com with your name and barcode number. If you can help in future weeks