MID CALDER
YVONNE GREEN
01506 440881 YVONNEGREEN55@GMAIL.COM.
COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Please note due to unforeseen circumstances the Mid Calder Community Council meeting due to be held on 3rd February was cancelled and will be held tonight, Thursday 10th February. Mid Calder Community Council normally meet on the 1st Thursday of the month from 7.30pm in Mid Calder Institute Hall. Meetings are open to all residents of Mid Calder. You can keep up to date on the groups Facebook page. If you would like to discuss anything please drop us an email and we will put it on our Agenda, Email eblair892@btinternet.com.
RIVERS
Help to support your local river by signing up for @ForthRiversT’s ‘Outfall Safari’ programme. If you are interested in taking part and helping to locate pollution issues in the River Almond, please follow the link to Forth River Trust’s short survey form at https://www. surveymonkey.co.uk/r/2KTZ93S
SINGERGIE
free community singing for fun choir meets at the East Calder Bowling Club. It’s a totally free, singing for fun choir, held on Friday mornings and / or Monday evenings. No auditions, no egos, no cliques, just fun! Great songs, good company, come and see what the fuss is about! Fri 10am - 12 noon East Colder Bowling Club. Remember to dress warmly as we’ll be keeping the room well ventilated in line with Covid measures
MID CALDER COMMUNITY COUNCIL
meet on the 1st Thursday of the month from 7.30pm in Mid Calder Institute Hall. Meetings are open to all residents of Mid Calder. You can keep up to date on the groups Facebook page. If you would like to discuss anything please drop us an email and we will put it on our Agenda, Email eblair892@btinternet. com.
FOOTBALL BUZZ
in partnership with Official Mid Calder Colts Community Football Association is back. Classes start at just 18 months old and with venues across central Scotland there is something for everyone.
Check out the Colts Facebook page to see what it’s all about and to book your free taster session
MID CALDER SCHOOL OF DANCE
meet in the Institute Hall, Mid Calder. Come along and try out your local community dance school.
We have ballet / tap classes on Mondays between 3.40pm and 6.30pm and highland / disco classes on Thursdays between 6pm and 9.15pm. Our classes are open to children of all ages from 3 upwards.
Mid Calder School of Dance is a not for profit group which has been part of
the Mid Calder Community for over 25 years. Please message Mid Calder School of Dance Facebook page if you want to arrange a free trial for your child.
THE KIRK OF CALDER GUILD
hold their meetings in the Glenalmond Hall on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month in the afternoons from 2pm - 4pm. The group will not meet in January and will reconvene on 12th February 2022.
CHORAL HIGHLIGHTS CHOIR
are looking for new members. if you would like to join please get in touch with John Rankine on 01506 880029.
The choir meets every Wednesday at 7.30pm in the the Kirk of Ca;der. Their music consists of a wide range of material from musicals, traditional, pop and much much more.
MID CALDER BABY AND TODDLER GROUP
meets in the Institute Hall on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 9am to 11.30pm. Cost of a session is £1 for under 1’s and £2 for 1 and over. Older children will be given a snack and there is tea/ coffee available for adults. It is up to the parents to set up and then put away toys
and make sure the hall is left clean and tidy - this is very important due to Covid. For further information and to ask any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch via the group’s Facebook page.
MID CALDER WEIR WORKS UPDATE
Slippage in the contractor’s programme of work, resulting in part from two severe weather events, has meant that the duration of the closure of the riverside path between East Calder Wastewater Treatment Works and Pumpherston Road, Mid Calder, is now estimated to extend until 17th March 2022.
This was originally expected to have been completed by December 2021.
Existing diversions will therefore continue, and affect the following: access between Almondell and Mid Calder; National Cycle Route (NCR) 75; The Shale Trail.
West Lothian Council and its project partners, SEPA and Forth Rivers Trust, apologise for the continued inconvenience, which is necessary in the interests of safety to facilitate construction of the fish pass over Mid Calder Weir.
This project will allow migrating fish species to access quality habitat in the upper reaches of the river system, enhancing whole river biodiversity.
For further information on this project please contact the WLC Flood Defence Team via 01506 280000. For information on routes through Almondell, please contact Almondell & Calderwood Country Park Visitor Centre on 01506 882254.