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WEST CALDER LORNA GRAHAM CLOVENFORD@YAHOO.CO.UK CHRISTMAS KIRK’S CAFé
Saturday 4 December in West Kirk Church hall. A very warm welcome awaits everyone. Tea coffee and festive fayre served from 10am, lovely homemade gifts for friends and teachers, cards, Tombloa, Lucky Dip, Guess the Whisky, tasty home baking, raffle. Soup and filled rolls served from 11am – 12:30pm. Bring along the kids and see Santa, and why not try out our Family Advent Trail. Your support is very much appreciated. Visit our Facebook to see a selection of goods. Your support is very much appreciated.
WEST KIRK OF CALDER & POLBETH HARWOOD CHURCH
Sunday morning worship 9:45am in The West Kirk and 11:15am Polbeth Harwood Church. Weekly Sunday/JAM clubs welcome all children and the Bible class meet the first Sunday in the month at the West Kirk. All children’s groups meet first in the church at the same time as the Sunday service. Everyone must wear a face mask in the Church and hand sanitise units are available as you enter both churches and church hall. For all up to date information please check out our Church website: west-kirk-polbethharwood.co.uk for our weekly Sunday video service for all ages. OR Should you not have internet you can listen to a recording of our service in the comfort of your own home by calling: 01506 286 884 December 12th is our Gift service in both Churches and all gifts donated will go to Bethany Trust in Bathgate
CALDER KIDS
For babies, toddlers and their carers. A friendly group meet in the West Kirk church hall on Wednesday mornings from 9:30- 11am. £1 for adults includes a cuppa & biscuit and 50p for snack for toddler age kids. All welcome.
CONGRATULATIONS
to Easter Breich Wood Community Group who have succeeded in their bid to gain funding from the Scottish Land Fund to purchase the Easter Breich Woodland for the community. They also have become a registered charity (SC051201). This marks a great milestone in the Steering Group’s work. Currently the group are working through the necessary administration to complete the transition of ownership. The Steering Group are keen to hear from members of the local community who may be interested in joining the Board in the future - especially those with skills in the areas of accountancy, land & woodland management, events organisation & fundraising. If you would like more information please contact easterbreichwood@gmail.com The group is also updating information on their Facebook, Twitter & Instagram pages. Keep in touch to support your local woodland & habitat.
DEMENTIA GROUP
Music 4 u is a fun filled time of musical activities especially designed for people with dementia. It’s held on the third Wednesday of each month at Carmondean community complex, Fells Rigg, Livingston. Anyone with dementia
is welcome, but we would ask that they were accompanied by a carer. It’s from 2 p.m. To 3.30 p.m. And begins with an afternoon tea followed by all types of musical activity. Volunteers are all skilled in dementia and music. The December meeting will be 8th December, one week earlier than normal. Contact Nancy on 419904 for further information.
THE WEST KIRK CHURCH HALL
Looking to book a hall? We have some availability for daytime and evening bookings at competitive rates. For more information contact: Stewart Munro stewart88.munro@sky.com
BELLSQUARRY MURIESTON
YVONNE GREEN
01506 440881 YVONNEGREEN55@GMAIL.COM
LIVINGSTON SOUTH CHURCH
will be holding the following Christmas Services in Murieston Village Hall; Sunday 19th December - Carol Service 6.30pm. Friday 24th December- Christingle 6.30pm. Saturday 25th DecemberFamily Worship 10.00am. Sunday 26th December- Sunday worship 10.00am. Please note that for the *The Christingle: Due to number restrictions in the hall, you will have to book your space. This should include any visitors that will be accompanying you.
You will be able to book by emailing the LSCC , livingstonsouthcommunitychurch@ gmail.com, or on the list on a Sunday morning.
LIVINGSTON SOUTH CHURCH
Outreach committee are holding a Christmas Coffee Morning on Saturday and sold merchandise this year for Children in Need.
Along with the staff taking part in the
4th December from 10am to 12noon in Murieston Village Hall. This will be a free event. Please feel free to invite a friend or friends. We are hoping that Santa might put in an appearance! There will be a Christmas Raffle from which the proceeds will go to the Salvation Army.
BELLSQUARRY VILLAGE HALL COMMITTEE
would like to welcome all adult residents to our Christmas themed coffee morning on Saturday 11th December from 11am -1pm.. Come along and enjoy some Ho! Ho! Ho! and Festive Cheer with friends and neighbours.
BELLSQUARRY VILLAGE HALL
As things are returning to more of a normal, the hall is becoming much busier again. This is lovely to see and we are delighted to see the hall back in use.
The hall is run by a small group of volunteers and it can be difficult to keep up with the amount of enquiries coming through.
We can’t always reply to your messages right away so please be patient.
Some of the main info you need prior to booking is listed below, please message us with specific queries or to check availability etc..
Thank you Cost: £8 per hour for regular weekly lets £10 per hour for one offs and weekends £20 surcharge for weekend. Set up time must be included in parties booking. Hall Dimensions: 10m x 5m (no bouncy castles) Plenty of tables and chairs - seating for 50 people Fully functioning kitchen, hot water etc. Toilets with disabled access. No staff on site, entry is by keysafe - code will be provided when booking is confirmed.
MEG
Update from MEG, Murieston Environmental Group. We would like official CIN sweepstake we raised £1970 in total. to say a massive Thank You to the Co-op and it’s members for choosing us as one of their local charities over the past year. It is because of them we were recently able to accept a cheque for £2180.48.Donations like these mean we can continue to fund things like “fish in the classroom” and doing clean ups/maintenance works along our many paths.
If you do have a membership with the Co-op they would encourage you to choose a local cause, if you don’t your donations just go into a central pot and get split between all the charities.
KIZZI’S POP UP DOGGY DINER
indoor café will be held at Livingston Cricket Club on Sunday 5th December from 11am to 3pm. You will have to book your table for your hooman friends, as us dogs need to make sure they stay safe. For £2:95, you can have a selection of Doggy treats such as liver cake, peanut butter and banana biscuits and a Barkdque burger. Kizzi will give you a doggy bag if you cannot manage it all.
Hoomans can buy a nice coffee or tea and some cake and chat to friends. Table slots are 11- 12:45 and 13:00- 14:45. Please book early to avoid disappointment. To book contact Jen on 07909645084
WHITBURN PAUL GAVIN PAULGAVIN.COURIER@GMAIL.COM SCOUT POST
Whitburn Scout Group will once again be running its Christmas card delivery service. After last year’s absence, this will be the 35 th year of the service. Cards can be posted at the following shops from Monday 29 November: The Gothenburg, East Whitburn; Rashid Bros, Murraysgate; Lifestyle Express (Captain Morgan’s), East Main St; Mia’s Card Shop, West Main
St; Glenmore Minimarket, Blaeberryhill Road; and Boots the Chemist, West Main Street. The last day for posting will be the end of trading on Thursday 16 th December. The cost remains 30p per card.
Deliveries will take place Saturday and Sundays to Whitburn, East Whitburn and Redmill ONLY.
Please ensure all cards are addressed with a full name, house number and street. All proceeds go to the Scout Group. For more information visit our website at www.7thwhitburnscouts.org.uk.
Any comments or questions regarding the service should be made to Gavin Johnston on 01501 773519. Send a card and support the Scouts!
SCOUT GROUP
Thursday meetings of the Group’s Beaver Scout sections have
resumed. Spaces are available for both boys and girls. We meet at 5.30 – 6.30 pm.
Beaver Scouts are for children aged between 5¾ and 8 and offers the chance to experience fun, games, crafts, outings, friendship, gain badges and a chance to learn and try new things. Simply come along to Brucefield Church Halls, East Main Street on a Thursday night, visit our website at www.7thwhitburnscouts.org. uk or call Gavin Johnston on 01501 773519 if you need more information.
WEST LOTHIAN CLD YOUTH SERVICES
A new survey has been launched by LGBT Youth Scotland to gather the views and experiences of LGBT young people aged 13-25 about Life in Scotland today.
It’s important that they hear from a wide range of people from across Scotland to make sure the research is representative of what’s happening in the real world. Tell your story, support your family.
When you complete the survey, you can enter a draw to winone of the 20 £50 Amazon vouchers. https://bit.ly/2ZynZiF
WHITBURN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST
are delighted to have our very own charity Christmas cards on sale again this year. All profits will be reinvested in the local community. Pop into our office at 61 West Main Street or the Community Fridge at 57 West Main Street and pick up a pack.
If you would be interested in helping us and volunteering, please contact david@whitburncdt.org.uk or he will be at the garden on Monday and Thursday afternoons 1pm to 4pm if you would like to pop up and help out.
If anyone has any standard size pallets that they would be able to deliver to the community garden, The WCDT would like to make their own composting bin using the pallets.
They would be looking for about 12 pallets of the same size, if you could help then please could you either message the page, contact development worker David on 01501 748708 or email david@ whitburncdt.org.uk
WHITBURN COMMUNITY FRIDGE FUNDRAISING
Tesco customers can vote in the Bathgate store and both Tesco express stores, in Broxburn and East Calder, until 31 December to decide how much funding we receive
. Funding will be used for our Community Fridge project to continue to support the local community and redistribute surplus food.