Mid Calder
Yvonne Green 01506 440881 / 07504551881 Email : yvonnegreen55@gmail.com This year’s Gala Week commences on Sunday 27th May with Fun Sunday held in Gala Park from 12noon with the 5-a-Side Football Challenge. There will also be the Duck Race, Fancy Dress, Pet Show and much more. Events will be held in the park at 6.30 throughout the week:- Monday – Mini Marathon and Penalty Kicks, Tuesday- Basketball Shoot and 1 Mile Trophy race, WednesdayInter-schools 7 a-side Football Tournament, Friday- Crowning of Gala Queen. On Wednesday 30th, the Teddy Bears Picnic will for nursery age children will be held in the Institute Hall at 6pm. Thursday the annual Gala Quiz will be held in the Masonic Hall at 7.30pm and the Girls Pamper Night will be held in the Institute Hall at 6pm. Staurday 6th June is Gala Day and the Grand Gala Parade leaves from South Lodge Avenue at 1pm, followed by an afternoon of Gala Sports in the Park. Gala bags will be distributed in the park immediately after the parade arrives there. For full details of all Gala events please see the Gala Programme which is being delivered to every Mid Calder household. The world famous Mid Calder Children’s Gala Duck Race is back on this year ! At 2pm on Sunday 27th May the ducks will ‘swim’ down the Almond to the finishing point at the bridge at Almondell Car Park opposite Gala Park on Pumpherston Road. Ducks are available for sale in the Post Office, Black Bull and the Tap Shop , £1 per duck. Prizes are: £25 for 1st £15 for 2nd £5 for last place! 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! Bottle Bank Competition Recycle your glass during the “Mid Calder Children’s Gala Day” and raise money for next year’s event! The bottle banks at Almondell Country Park will be assessed by WLC so that every bit of glass placed in them during the week before and the week after 2nd June 2018, will be counted and will result in a payment to your Gala Committee. The more YOU recycle the bigger the payment for your gala next year! 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 7th June 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.