Konect Bathgate December 2016

DECEMBER 2016

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CHRISTMAS GIFT SPECIAL Carols & Fireworks in Kirkton Park Plus local West Lothian Drug & businesses, community Alcohol Service information Local Winter Walk & more!

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The community magazine for Bathgate and Torphichen

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t was a pleasure this month to learn more about how the Bathgate Community Centre works within the Partnership Centre, and how the funding goes back into community projects. One of these is the Carol Service and Fireworks event which takes place at the east end of town in Kirkton Park, just before Christmas – see page 9 and make sure you’re there!

The rest of the magazine this month has a Christmassy-feel too, with a Christmas shopping guide in the West Lothian section.

The Charity of the Month feature is the West Lothian Drug and Alcohol Service - knowing about this may help with the festive reflections we all have and anyone thinking about making next year the time for change.

All our regular columns from our local contributors are here, I hope you enjoy them. We don’t produce a January edition of Konect, so I’d like to wish all our readers and customers a happy and healthy Christmas season and new year. Thanks for reading Konect this year.

CONTENTS Carols and Firewor ks Bathgate Community Centre progr amme Crossword What’s on Useful Infor mation Regal Theatre progr amme Sudoku Clubs & Classes

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WEST LOTHIAN REGULAR Visit West Lothian Parenting in West Lothian Proper ty Matter s Chr istmas shopping guide Food & Dr ink Music Review Charity – WLDAS Walk Technology

WL3 WL4 WL6 WL10 WL18 WL21 WL22 WL30 WL32

INDEX OF ADVERTISERS

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ADVERTISING ENQUIRIES CHARLENE GAFFNEY 07772 941899 charlene@konectdirectory.co.uk JENNY THOMSON 07824 469266 jenny@konectdirectory.co.uk

Helen-Jane, Editor hj@konectdirectory.co.uk

ADVERT BOOKING DEADLINE: 10th of the month prior to print.

ARTWORK/COPY DEADLINE: 13th of the month prior to print.

The Konect Directory is delivered to 10,000 homes throughout Bathgate and Torphichen. Copies are also left at the library, convenience stores, post offices and other locations around Bathgate.

Tis the season” - catch a brass band carol service at Kirkton Park on 18th December

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SUNDAY 18TH DECEMBER

CAROLS AND FIREWORKS KIRKTON PARK, BATHGATE, FROM 5PM

For the third year running, the Bathgate Community Centre Management Committee in association with Friends of Kirton Park present a Carol Service and Fireworks display.

Music provided by the bands of the Air Training Corps and Bathgate Churches.

Carol service 5pm, followed by fireworks at 6pm.

WHO ORGANISES THE CAROLS AND FIREWORKS EVENT?

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his December will be the third year running we’ve had the Christmas event in Kirkton Park. I met with Billy Weir of the Bathgate Community Centre Management Committee to find out more about the event, who they are and how it all works.

“Since we had to stop the annual fireworks display at Meadow Park due to lack of funding, we decided to incorporate fireworks into a Christmas event for the community at the east end of town,” he explains. “We help fund the event and work in association with the Friends of Kirkton Park, who arrange various events through the year.”

The funds come from revenue from room hire at the Partnership Centre. The Partnership Centre itself is owned and run by West Lothian Council, but the rooms available for hire are managed by the Bathgate Community Centre Management Committee. The committee is a group of local people who manage the room bookings,

facilitating a huge number of groups and activities to take place - they currently have 68 user groups on their books, representing a fantastic range of activities available to the local community (see pages 10 and 11 for the current programme). It is managed on an entirely volunteer basis, and all funds from the room hires are put back into events for the community.

“The primary beneficiaries are the Bathgate Procession, the Highland Games and the new Christmas event,” explains Billy. “There will be a small number of stalls at the Christmas event, a carol service and fireworks, and we hope to see a great turn-out from the community!”

ROOM HIRE AT THE PARTNERSHIP CENTRE - Hire a room at the Partnership Centre for your business, group or party.

All funds from room hire go back into the Bathgate community.

Parties - £40 for 3 hours. Commercial and community hires – please enquire for rates.

Please call 01506 283333 or enquire at reception.

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PROGRAMME

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BATHGATE COMMUNITY CENTRE MONDAY 9.30 -­‐ 3.30pm 9.30 -­‐ 11.30pm 9.30 -­‐ 11.30am 10.00 -­‐ 3.00pm 1.00 -­‐ 3.00pm 1.45 -­‐ 4.15pm 1.45 -­‐ 4.15pm 2.00 -­‐ 6.30pm 3.00 – 5.00pm 6.45 -­‐ 8.30pm 6.00 -­‐ 9.00pm 6.30 -­‐ 9.00pm 6.30 -­‐ 8.30pm 7.00 -­‐ 9.00pm

TUESDAY

Bathgate Community Playgroup :ŽŚŶ DĐŐŚĞĞ ŽŵƉƵƟŶŐ ůĂƐƐ :ƵŵƉŝŶŐ :ĂĐŬƐ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ /ŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ dĞĂŵ :ŽŚŶ DĐŐŚĞĞ ĞŐŝŶŶĞƌƐ ŽŵƉƵƚĞƌ ůĂƐƐ 50+ Art Group ϱϬн DƵƐŝĐͬ ŽŽŬƐ (alt Mondays) Simply Play Jewellery Making Group Bridge Club EĞǁůĂŶĚƐ :ƵŶŝŽƌ ƌĂƐƐ ^ĞĐƟŽŶ KƵƚƐŝĚĞƌƐ zŽƵƚŚ ůƵď Bathgate Flower Group (Every 1st Monday) Quill Poetry Club

9.30 -­‐ 12.00pm 9.30 -­‐ 12.30pm

10.00 -­‐ 12.00pm 11.00 -­‐ 12.30pm 1.45 -­‐ 4.15pm 2.00 -­‐ 6.30pm 4.00 -­‐ 6.00pm 6.30 -­‐ 9.00pm 6.30 -­‐ 9.00pm

Bathgate Childminding Group Bathgate Community Playgroup dĂƉĞƐƚƌLJ Θ ŵďƌŽŝĚĞƌLJ ϱϬн Ehzh ϱϬн ƌƚ ůĂƐƐ Simply Play John Mcghee Computer Drop /Ŷ Θ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ ^ĞƐƐŝŽŶƐ Library Reading Group (Every 2nd Tuesday) :ƵŶŝŽƌ zŽƵƚŚ ůƵď

WEDNESDAY 9.00 -­‐ 10.30am 9.30 -­‐ 3.30pm

10.00 -­‐ 12.00pm 10.00 -­‐ 12.00pm 11.00 -­‐ 1.00pm 11.45-­‐1.45pm 1.00 -­‐ 3.00pm 2.00 -­‐ 6.30pm

>ĂĚŝĞƐ ĂĚŵŝŶƚŽŶ Bathgate Community Playgroup ϱϬн EĞƚǁŽƌŬ 'ĞŶĞĂůŽŐLJ ůĂƐƐ John Mcghee Computer Fun Club ŚĞƐƚ͕ ,ĞĂƌƚ Θ ^ƚƌŽŬĞ ^ĐŽƚůĂŶĚ Sing ‘n’ Swing :ŽŚŶ DĐŐŚĞĞ tŽƌŬ/d ůĂƐƐ Simply Play

3.30 -­‐ 7.15pm 4.30 -­‐ 6.30pm 5.00 -­‐ 6.15pm 5.00 -­‐ 6.00pm 6.30 -­‐ 8.00pm 8.05 -­‐ 8.45pm 6.30 -­‐ 9.00pm 6.30 -­‐ 9.00pm

ŽƵŶƚĞƌǁĞŝŐŚƚ ůĂƐƐ (class ƟŵĞƐ ǀĂƌLJ͕ ĐŚĞĐŬ Ăƚ ƌĞĐĞƉƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽͿ ŝŐŝƚĂů /ŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ 'ƌŽƵƉ dŚĞƌĂƉĞƵƟĐ zŽŐĂ džĞƌĐŝƐĞ ůĂƐƐ DŝdžĞĚ ůĂƐƐ zŽŐĂ DĞĚŝƚĂƟŽŶ 'ƌŽƵƉ tĞƐƚ >ŽƚŚŝĂŶ ƌŽĂĚůLJ ^ĐŽƚƐ Society (Every 3rd Wednesday) ŵĂƚĞƵƌ ŽdžŝŶŐ

THURSDAY 9.30 -­‐ 12.00pm Bathgate Childminding Group 9.30 -­‐ 12.30pm Bathgate Community Playgroup 10.00 -­‐ 12.00pm dŚƵƌƐĚĂLJ ƌƚ 'ƌŽƵƉ ;tĂƚĞƌĐŽůŽƵƌ WĂŝŶƟŶŐͿ 10.00 -­‐ 2.00pm Ability Centre Support Service Outreach Group 11.00 -­‐ 1.00pm ^D Zd E,^ 'ƌŽƵƉ 12.00 -­‐ 3.30pm ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ /ŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ 'ƌŽƵƉ 2.00 -­‐ 6.30pm Simply Play 2.30 -­‐ 4.00pm 50+ Patchwork Group 3.30 -­‐ 9.00pm Danceworld 6.30 -­‐ 9.00pm Community Church 7.00 -­‐ 9.00pm FABB Club 7.00 -­‐ 9.00pm Swimming Club

FRIDAY 9.00 -­‐ 12.00pm 9.30 -­‐ 11.30am 9.30 -­‐ 11.30am 9.30 -­‐ 12.30pm 10.00 -­‐ 12.00pm 10.00 -­‐ 12.00pm

^ƚ :ŽŚŶ͛Ɛ ĂƌĚŝĂĐ ZĞŚĂď ϱϬн WŝůĂƚĞƐ Job Club Bathgate Community Playgroup ϱϬн WĂƉĞƌ dĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞƐ Lipreading Group ; ǀĞƌLJ ϯƌĚ &ƌŝĚĂLJͿ 11.30 -­‐ 6.30pm Simply Play 1.00 -­‐ 3.00pm :ŽŚŶ DĐŐŚĞĞ ďƐŽůƵƚĞ ĞŐŝŶŶĞƌƐ ůĂƐƐ 1.00 -­‐ 3.30pm DŝŶŝ <ŝĐŬĞƌƐ Θ DŝĐƌŽ ^ŽĐĐĞƌ 1.45 -­‐ 4.00pm ϱϬн ^ĐƌĂďďůĞ Θ ĂŶĂƐƚĂ 2.00 -­‐ 4.00pm EĂƩĞƌŝŶŐ EĞĞĚůĞƐ 5.00 -­‐ 6.00pm Karate 7.00 -­‐ 9.00pm Art Club 7.00 -­‐ 9.00pm ŵĂƚĞƵƌ ŽdžŝŶŐ

SATURDAY 9.00 -­‐ 4.00pm 10.00 -­‐ 12.00pm 10.30 -­‐ 11.30am 1.30 -­‐ 3.30pm

Danceworld Gaelic Learning WĞƫŐƌĞǁ ^ĐŚŽŽů ŽĨ ĂŶĐĞ EŝŐŚƟŶŐĂůĞ ůƵď

SUNDAY 10.30 -­‐ 1.30pm ůŝŵ ŚƵƌĐŚ 11.00 -­‐ 2.00pm ŵĂƚĞƵƌ ŽdžŝŶŐ 6.00 -­‐ 8.00pm Community Church

YOUTH CLUBS All youth groups are supported by fully trained, qualified, skilled and experienced youth workers.

OUTSIDERS YOUTH CLUB Monday – 6.30-9.00pm

JUNIOR YOUTH CLUB Tuesday – 6.30-9.00pm

ROOMS Rooms available to book within Bathgate Partnership Centre.

For more details please ask at Bathgate Partnership Centre Reception.

BATHGATE COMMUNITY CENTRE Based within: Bathgate Partnership Centre Lindsay House South Bridge Street Bathgate, EH48 1TS

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Konect West Lothian VIEW

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ishing all our readers and customers a happy and peaceful festive season!

We love producing the December issue of Konect, and celebrating all things West Lothian! This year we have pulled together some suggestions for Christmas shopping - whether for you shopping is an experience shared with friends (with frequent mince pie stops), or whether it’s a chore to be done as quickly as possible… we have everything you need here in West Lothian. Of course there’s nothing you can’t get online, but do try and support local businesses this year – many of them also have online shopping and delivery services so if you really want to avoid the high streets you can still support local businesses.

End of year parties of all sorts; catching up with friends over mulled wine; and of course families coming together for Christmas and Hogmanay – there’s plenty of family entertainment too with santa’s grottos in the Centre and at Almond Valley Farm, pantomimes on at both the Bathgate Regal and Howden Park Centre in Livingston and a new zoo illuminations show at Five Sisters Zoo. We don’t produce a January edition, so will be back with the February magazine and look forward to another year of all things local, interesting articles, competitions and great offers! We’re always happy to hear your feedback. Email editor@ konectdirectory.co.uk or message us via our facebook page at www. facebook.com/KonectMagazines.

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IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS… IN WEST LOTHIAN!

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t’s the most wonderful time of the year, and boy do we have a great festive period for you in West Lothian!

With fantastically funny pantomimes, joyful Christmas markets and merry family fun it is certain to top Last Christmas.

So why don’t you Step into Christmas in West Lothian, for it Tis’ the Season to be Jolly and have a Wonderful Christmastime!

It’s behind you! Oh yes it is, because it’s pantomime season again! Howden Park Centre is presenting its new family production, Red Riding Hood

and the Wolves of Winter - full of songs, jokes and frosty winter fun! Sing along with Grandmother Babushka Blossom, boo the wicked Ice Queen and share Rosie’s journey with her best friend Peter and his clever dog Patch. The Bathgate Regal Community Theatre also has a treat for you, with its festive performance this year – Cinderella. Will Cinderella make it to the ball and meet her Prince Charming? Why don’t you take the whole family to this fantastic pantomime and find out!

Performance dates and times, and directions to tickets for both shows can be found on the Visit West Lothian website.

Now a little Christmas wish from all the Visit West Lothian team – whether you’re Driving Home for Christmas, doing some Christmas Wrapping, Walking in a Winter Wonderland or enjoying some Mistletoe and Wine, we just want to say have a safe and very Merry Christmas Everybody!

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f all the personality traits that I could have passed down to my children, the one they’ve ended up with – impatience – is the worst they could have got.

I freely admit that if I’m to go somewhere, or receive something, you’re best to tell me about it a few seconds before it happens because I will instantly become obsessed by the moment’s arrival.

So imagine the frustration of my longsuffering husband upon realising that both Penny and Quinn have the same instant-gratificationist tendencies. This is why we now have to partially spell a lot of words out to each other lest there be an immediate panic for whatever it is we’ve been discussing …

“Is I-G-P-I-G still drying on the clothes horse?” (Quinn’s stuffed toy Iggle-Piggle)

“Do we need to buy Y-O-G at the supermarket?” (yoghurts) “Is I-G-P-I-G still drying on the clothes horse?”

(Quinn’s stuffed toy Iggle-Piggle) “Don’t give Quinn any more B-A-N today, he’s already had 3; any more and he’ll get potassiumpoisoning.” (banana) So it might make sense to you when I tell you that late on Saturday afternoon, a trip to S-O-F-T was suggested in hushed tones … (soft play!)

We decided to try out one we had never been to before – Yoyo in Bathgate - but had a bit of bother finding the place since we don’t know Bathgate well. After a lot of driving around in circles we eventually parked at M-C-Ds (McDonalds) and called them – the lovely lady at reception told us very politely with a chuckle in her voice that we must be looking right at the place – and was dead right! We drove across the road and parked up, and paid our entry fee (£8 in total for our two) and let them loose. Quinn immediately ran for the T-RA-M-P (trampoline) and Penny got on a little red plastic S-E-E (see-saw) and guarded it jealously for the next 45 minutes …

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After a while managed to prise the kids off the apparatus for long enough to eat some F-O-O-D we’d ordered about 15 mins earlier – pesto and mozzarella panini, baked potato with beans and C-H-E-E-S-E, and burger and chips. The food was very reasonably priced, and tasty, with quite generous portions. The kids certainly didn’t leave anything on their plates, which in Quinn’s cased concerned me somewhat as he left the table and got straight back on the trampolines.

As H-O-M-E time drew closer, we bundled the babies back into the car, thoroughly jiggled and jounced, and worrying full of luncheon. I needn’t have worried, both babies were so tired out that they fell asleep on the way home and went from car-seats to B-E-D without a peep.

A resounding success then and, while the babies slumbered, worthy of reward with some takeaway and a spot of W-I-N-E. Picture: In the ball pit at Yoyo, Bathgate.

The monthly Parenting column is contributed by Nicola Jengaenga. Nicola lives in West Lothian with her two pre-schoolers and hubby Channa.

They juggle hectic work schedules with the everevolving demands of their two tiny overlords and also squeezing in time for each other!

KING’S CHURCH WEST LOTHIAN

We’re a new church plant made up of people living in the West Lothian area. We want to see a lively church formed with great connections to the local community.

Please see our website or contact us for when and where we’re meeting.

We’d love to welcome you. www.kingschurchwl.org connect@kingschurchwl.org Text: 07860027575

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PROPERTY MATTERS

“YOU DON’T NEED TO WAIT TILL SPRING!”

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s we find ourselves in the middle of the dark winter months, there is usually the feeling that it would probably be best to wait until the spring before putting your property on the market. After all, spring is traditionally associated with a time of change and this has always had a bearing on the property market.

However, we would urge some caution on this.

Firstly, serious buyers do not give up over the Winter, and can even become frustrated by lack of choice as many properties are withdrawn from the market over Christmas in the mistaken belief that nobody will be looking at this time of year. You can take advantage of this temporary imbalance of supply and demand by being one of the properties that is actually new on the markaet! Whilst viewing activity may be slightly less frenetic, you can be assured that every KONECT WEST LOTHIAN 6

viewing will count, as you will only be dealing with serious buyers.

Many sellers will inevitably “Buyer activity wait until the spring before doesn’t stop over putting their property on the festive period” the market – which could flood the market and potentially thwart prices.

However, the current backlog of frustrated buyers are already looking today and buyer activity certainly doesn’t stop over the festive period as the Rightmove graph of web traffic from last December and January shows.

So if you are contemplating a sale next year, I suggest you take advantage of the situation, be strategic, and position your property for an early sale at a time when demand is currently outstripping supply.

The monthly Property Matters column is contributed by Craig Turpie. Craig is a director at Turpie & Co Estate Agents and Letting Agents with extensive knowledge of the West Lothian Property Market and over 20 years experience in bespoke sales and marketing.

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At least one of your friends will have finished their Christmas shopping in November. But for most of us there is still a lot to do and still time to get thoughtful and interesting gifts; don’t get caught out having to get whatever chocolates the nearest service station has left on Christmas eve!

“Dog rules” tea towel £6.45, cotton apron £16.45, “Scotland the Best” by Peter Irvine £5.95 and cats handy umbrella £18.95.

All from New Hopetoun Gardens. www.newhopetoun gardens.co.uk Stag Cufflinks £15 from The Kilt Studio

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The Family Treepot £65 Hand-painted with your family tree and a choice of designs, a truly unique gift. £65 from Potter Around www. potteraround.co.uk. Order by 12th December for Christmas.

Hipster Santa jumper £35, River Island in Livingston Centre. A retro classic with a modern twist.

Best friend pair of unicorn pins £4.50, Claire’s. We can’t resist the pair of rainbow unicorn pins (the matching pin is for their BFF).

Tree House. Fairy gardening is really popular this year. New Hopetoun Gardens stock many accessories. www.newhopetoungardens.co.uk

Find the perfect gifts for all your family and friends!

Our award winning giftshop is packed full of the most unusual and wonderful gifts. Also we have a great selection of houseplants to bring style and health to any home.

The Orangery tearoom is a lovely place to meet up with friends this season.

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Leisure trolley with seat.

Big enough for a good size shop or everything you need for a day out. Fold down seat holds up to 100 kg/ approx 16 stone. Ideal for holidays, picnics, camping and festivals. £35.99 from Ableworld Broxburn

Uccello tipping kettle. Gift of independence to people with restricted mobility and strength. £39.99 from Ableworld Broxburn

Pedal exerciser £15.99 from Ableworld Broxburn

Nite safe sensor.

A light sensor night light and handy torch all rolled into one. £16.19 from Ableworld Broxburn

West Lothian stores and businesses are participating in a nationwide “shop local” campaign, which will take place on SATURDAY 3RD DECEMBER. With such a wide, unique selection of retailers, West Lothian’s traditional town centres such as Linlithgow, Bathgate, Armadale, Broxburn, Uphall, Whitburn, as well as many local villages, offer a more personal shopping experience than larger shopping destinations. So when you’re writing up those Christmas lists, think about Shopping Local this Christmas!

Luxury Hamper from Hopetoun Farm Shop, or make up your own smaller food gift baskets, select specially for the recipient from the extensive range of beautifully packaged speciality and seasonal foods.

Clan crest whisky glasses, set of 4, £35 from the Kilt Studio www.thekiltstudio.co.uk

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Large unicorn £42, small unicorn £22. From The Stone Ring, Bathgate. www.thestonering.co.uk

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Lightbox £25, River Island. One of the hottest home trends around, the lightbox comes with a range of letters, numbers and symbols so you can personalise it to suit any occasion all year round.

Di poloma black cherry and almond eau de parfum £25; luxury bathing set £17.95; luxury soap £6; Fired earth fragrance diffuser £22; candle tins £11.45. All from New Hopetoun Gardens. www. newhopetoungardens.co.uk

PAW Patrol Skye £21, Build A Bear.

Check out the huge range of cuddly bears available from Build A Bear including PAW Patrol, My Little Pony, Pete’s Dragon and Peppa Pig. Plus Build A Bear have a fantastic range of outfits for your child’s bear.

The gift of an experience, a gift that is ongoing throughout the year, or a gift of choice: vouchers and subscriptions are a fantastic idea and there is a lot available locally. Our favourite for animal lovers is a Five Sisters Zoo voucher for half or full day zoo keeper experiences, an unforgettable experience. You can also get season passes for the zoo so they can feed the lemurs as often as they want! Think about a golf membership, gym or leisure club membership; most beauty salons offer gift vouchers for beauty, massage or spa experiences. Local garden centres, besides a range of gifts this time of year for gardeners and non gardeners, sell gift vouchers.

Pugs and kisses cushion £7.99, New Look. Cuddly pugs are a hot trend this Christmas!

Despicable Me Monopoly £12.50, Wilkinson. The Minions are still as loveable as ever, so you can’t go wrong with a Despicable Me Monopoly game, sure to be a favourite long after the festive season.

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The Livingston Centre Gift Card is available from the Information Desk, use the new kiosk in the mall outside H&M or buy them online using their secure gift card portal. Redeemable at over 70 retailers in The Centre. The Centre also has a fantastic range of seasonal events including Santa’s Grotto until 24th December and festive food markets from 27th November – 27th December.

Open daily from 9am – 6pm, except Thursday (9am – 8pm) and Sunday (10am – 6pm). Christmas trading hours will be listed at www. thecentrelivingston.com.

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t’s not difficult to buy presents for people who enjoy food, cooking and anything to do with the pleasure of eating. Very fine chocolate, bottles of wine or special jars of charcuterie; a subscription to one of the many special food clubs which send a packet of cheese, hand-baked cakes or biscuits, cuts of meat, tea, gourmet coffee beans or other delicious seasonal foods every month for as long as your subscription lasts.

I have, over the years, been lucky enough to have received all these. I most enjoyed the cheese because I was introduced to new flavours I would otherwise been too hesitant to try and the random choices educated me through the year.

Books are a good way of making people take a rest and relax. There are many options for foodies before you resort to a cook book.

“Consider the Fork” by Bee Wilson is a history of how we cook and eat. It reads as easily as a novel but is full of stories of how man has tamed fire, used different measuring devices and had fashions in spoons. It explains the link between the style of food eaten and the equipment that has developed to eat and prepare it. Pitfalls of the manners surrounding the use of chopsticks wrongly in Japan and the reasons for labour intensive foods being offered by the rich and powerful inhibiting the development of labour saving gadgets are all explained in a light but thoroughly researched way.

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difference between a nutmeg and a ginger grater and why are all discussed. At the end of each topic there is a page telling of a special tool. So for “Measure” it’s an egg timer and for “Fire” it’s The Toaster.

(At least two of my cook friends will receive this book this year!)

“The Belly of Paris” by Emile Zola is full of the most evocative descriptions of food. You can almost taste the summer fruit on the market stall and taste the cheeses in the cellar of the shop keeper. It’s set in the area around the Marche des Innocents as Les Halles, the enormous, busy central market of 19th century Paris is being built. Social disruption and change caused by establishment of the Second Empire and the great modernizing and building projects during the Haussmann era underlie the story of RougonMacquart family. Published in 1873 the petty squabbles and worries of small tradespeople are still relevant to the reader today. Zola pictures a world in which food and the injustices of society are inextricably interlinked.

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LEMON SYLLABUB This is a very old but simple pudding. It could have been made by people in any of the books or films mentioned and it a bit special so good at Christmas time. In the past it was made using sweet wines or sweet sherry, but for today’s taste this would probably be too sweet. Serves 4 I NGREDI EN TS ࡄ ࡄ ࡄ ࡄ

½ pint whipping cream 50g caster sugar 50ml white wine, not too dry Zest and juice of 1 lemon

ME THOD Whip the cream and sugar together till soft peaks are formed. With a table spoon gently fold in the wine, zest and lemon juice. Spoon into four pretty glasses. Serve with thin, crisp biscuits. You can put mixed berries or poached fruit under the syllabub for a bigger pudding and serve 6.

Penguin Books have produced a set of 20 special extracts from their food publications. The Great Food Collection includes:- The Art of Syllabub, Love in a Dish, A Middle Eastern Feast, The Art of Carving, The Pleasures of the Table, From Absinthe to Zest and The Elegant Economist. You could indulge in all of them for yourself or give them away one by one to people who might enjoy a short read.

However, if you still want to give a friend a cook book the most beautify produced ones I can remember are by Tessa Kiros. 1. “Limoncello and Linen Water” and 2.

“Venezia Dreams.” Hard backs with gold edged pages, a velvet ribbon bookmarkers and many sumptuous photos of food intermingled with settings of old Italian china and black and white family photos. The recipes are good too.

Spread from limoncello and linen water

Anne Pinkerton is a local cook who believes that everybody can enjoy seasonal food and can have pleasure preparing meals for their family and friends.

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MUSIC REVIEW

DARKER THAN YOU THINK 2

016 is the year that launched a million FB “can’t believe they are gone” posts.

If you enjoyed those then you’re going to love the next ten years. Get ready to say goodbye to the entirety of the generations that created and defined popular music and film as we understand it today.

Lyrically there is no doubting what is being put forward. “I’m leaving the table/I’m out of the game” he growls, so close that he is speaking directly into your ear, “Put out the flame”. The title track uses much of the same imagery, stark and sombre in the face of death, “I’m ready my Lord”.

Leonard Cohen saw it coming, even if you did not. “You Want It Darker” was composed in the lengthening shadow of his own mortality, being released only a few weeks before his death. Sonically there is little to call between this collection and the preceding two albums of his final period, “Popular Problems” and “Old Ideas”. The voice, never the most graceful of instruments, has fallen into a register that is below bass, rumbling up from the depths to be set in wonderfully sympathetic arrangements rather more sophisticated than Cohen’s own love for cheap casio backings on display during his late eighties resurgence.

“Leonard Cohen saw it coming, even if you did not.”

You can forgive Cohen for leaving aside some of the sardonic asides that generally alienate the gloom, but this final missive should be considered along with the body (and Cohen sang often the body) of sensual, sincere and humorous work which illuminated sometimes crass decades which did little to deserve him.

The monthly music review is contributed by James Kerr. James presents the Regal Music Club show on Regal Radio and is a member of the local band Snakeskin Shoe Review.

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CHARITY OF THE MONTH

WEST LOTHIAN DRUG AND ALCOHOL SERVICE

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We want people to know that we’re here, and that they can contact us any time if they’re worried they have a problem with alcohol, drugs or tobacco,” says Brian Pringle, general manager of the West Lothian Drug and Alcohol Service (WLDAS).

Operating out of community centres, health centres and other venues across West Lothian, a team of qualified and experienced counsellors dispense hope and help regularly to hundreds of people in West Lothian who are struggling with problems and dependencies. “We have a good rate of success at helping people move on,” says Brian, “and some of our service users come back to help others.”

Alcohol is still the biggest problem here in West Lothian, but the service also covers tobacco and all drugs thanks to the multi-skilled team of counsellors. The charity’s origin, around 30 years ago, was a group of Livingston residents who wanted to offer help to solvent mis-users.

It grew from there, and 70% of the staff and board are still local people providing a caring and confidential service for members of their community struggling with addictions or who are at risk of addiction.

“We’re not the usual drug and alcohol group such as you see in movies and soap operas,” Brian explains. “We work mostly on an individual basis, where you will see a counsellor for a series of sessions on a one to one basis.” With a background as a psychiatric nurse, Brian has extensive experience in helping people with all manner of mental health conditions and counselling work, which he loves doing - although nowadays as manager of the WLDAS his time is spent ensuring ongoing funding for the service and developing the services they offer. Misuse of drugs or alcohol is often traceable to a root cause or trauma in people’s lives, so Brian was keen to offer psychological services to help KONECT WEST LOTHIAN 22

people address some of these root causes, where applicable, and prevent relapses. So WLDAS now employs a psychologist. There is also a specialist counselling service for young people who have experienced a sudden bereavement- again, an initiative to address root causes and to prevent dependency problems from developing in the first place.

The first step to getting “We’re not the help can be the hardest, so WLDAS are happy to usual drug and take a call from a family alcohol group member or friend in the such as you see first instance, so long as in movies and they have the consent soap operas” of the person involved.

The fastest way into the service is via the daily drop-in centres, where you can call in with no appointment and find out what you might expect from the service if you do want to make an appointment and start the journey. Drop-in sessions are held at different venues in West Lothian every day, so if you call the service they can tell you where the drop-ins are for the week.

The counselling services though are provided via appointments rather than drop-in, and are held at various locations in West Lothian; all of the appointment venues are places where you could be going for any purpose, such as community centres and health centres.

A member of WLDAS staff attends local police stations every morning to see who has been in overnight with an offence for which alcohol or drugs may have been a factor, and to offer help.

Likewise, they have someone based at A&E at St Johns Hospital to offer help where drugs or alcohol was a factor in the attendance.

This remarkable organisation provides a host of other services. Brian explains, “One problem with services in the health sector can be people being passed from pillar to post. We offer many

relevant services within the “family” so to speak, and on the occasions where we do need to pass on to another organisation, your regular counsellor will be involved in the hand over, take you to the first appointment or whatever is appropriate to ensure continuity of service.” Services run

by WLDAS itself include support groups for depression and anxiety; cooking classes in the cafe kitchen at Almondbank Centre; a walking group; a computer group to help navigate the benefits system; taking people to the gym, helping them re-engage with things they used to do, or to try new activities; help with steps back to employment or college; cognitive behavioural therapy, and many other services.

If you or someone you know could benefit from seeing a counsellor at WLDAS, please call 01506 430225 or email enquiries@wldas.org.

Website www.wldas.com. Office hours: 8am-6pm Mon – Fri and 9am to 12.30pm Saturday for queries or advice on drugs, alcohol, tobacco and related issues, or to make an appointment to see a counsellor.

The WLDAS counselling services is registered with COSCA, Scotland’s professional body for counselling and psychotherapy.

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THE TOUGH 10K NEEDN’T BE SO TOUGH… Karen and the boxercise team at the Tough 10K

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s I write this the Pentlands are covered in a light dusting of snow - pretty to look at from a distance, but I’m very glad they weren’t like that when I took part in the Cancer Research Tough 10k at the beginning of November.

This challenge, which I was gently persuaded to join by my boxercising pals, took me out of my comfort zone but at the same time, got me out in the hills on a Sunday morning. By heading out early we got the best of the day, saw some really beautiful sunrises and even a broken spectre (a phenomenon of light and mist that you see in the hills very rarely). The views made the hard work of running worth the effort, the money raised for Cancer Research was all the reward required; the sense of achievement a wonderful added bonus.

However, the best thing about it was the fact that I have now discovered a new walking route - a circular route in the Pentland Hills that fits in with the time I have and where I won’t wander off course.

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The Tough 10k was “By heading out the perfect route. The early we got ascent is very steep and tough but the descent the best of the is also fairly steep and day, saw some precarious in muddy really beautiful weather. In fact on the sunrises and even day of the event, the a broken spectre route had been changed (a phenomenon of slightly at the end to light and mist rarely make the descent a seen in the hills” little less steep and is the one I will now be making my new walking route. 10k is a great distance and I reckon will take around 2 to 2.5 hours at a brisk pace. The terrain is rough, a mixture of gravel track, grass and rather slim sheep tracks. It can be muddy, and it’s uneven underfoot, but take it easy and it is no problem.

The route begins at the car park at Bonaly. Find the Outdoor Centre and a little way past that you will see the car park area on the right hand side with a gate and stile for the beginning of the path.

It is a bit of a difficult start as you begin by going steeply uphill for a good kilometre before you go through another gate and the path starts to level out a little. Still heading upward along a gravel path, you will see a reservoir on the right and then youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll come to another gate. Through this and it is a turn to the right where the path then resembles more of a sheep trail. It can be muddy and undulating with a few puddles to negotiate but the views start to open up ahead of you with Glencorse reservoir coming into view, the hills beyond and the Scots pines. The path twists this way and that and there are drainage bridges peppered along the way but it is fairly obvious where to go. A bridge over a burn takes you a little uphill but generally the route is fairly level at this point. It then heads downhill toward the reservoir. The narrow path comes out on to a wider path, turn left and then down through the gate ahead. Take a left here with the reservoir on your right and you are on that tarmac road for a few hundred meters.

Be prepared though, as you are about to head uphill again. You will see a sign for Castle Law hillfort on the left. Go through the gate and head up the fairly narrow and very steep track. It is tough going but quite short. At the top, it is through another gate and turn left.

You are then heading along the side of the hills on a grassy path with the reservoir down to your left. The path eventually splits and you take the left hand fork which will take you around the side of the hill.

The path meanders up and down and can be quite challenging before eventually going upwards again.

You will be rewarded though â&#x20AC;&#x201C; once you reach the top, you will see a tarmac road again. Turn left and over the cattle grid; follow the road along until you see a crossroads. You will see a sign for Bonaly down to the left so follow that and over the stile at the bottom of short hill. There are two paths ahead.

Take the lower path to the right and walk around the side of the hill. You will now get views of the Bridges and over the Forth to Fife on your right hand side as you move along the side of the hill.

Looking across firth of forth from pentlands

View over glencorse reservoir

Again you will come to a fork and you can take either one as they both end up at the same point.

However, the best option for a more even path underfoot is to take the left hand fork and go around the other side of the hill. The path is quite grassy but takes you slowly around and down the hill. It then heads off to the left and eventually brings you back to the top of the steep track you first walked up. When you see the gate, go right and through it and then retrace your steps back down the hill to the car park.

A perfect circular route with plenty of different terrain to challenge and wonderful views along the way makes this walk ideal for a weekend afternoon.

Decent footwear is required and if you are going to tackle it in winter remember warm outdoor clothing. The path is fairly easy to follow but if fog descends it could be easy to get lost so check the weather forecast before you go and be prepared!

I do intend to run the route again from time to time but I am certainly going to walk it on a more regular basis and make sure I enjoy those Sunday mornings up in the hills.

The walk feature is contributed by Karen Murray.

Karen lives in West Lothian and is passionate about walking in the great outdoors having been bought up to love walking by her father (still hillwalking in his 80s)

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TECH TRENDS FOR 2017

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016 saw all kinds of bright ideas: dual-lens cameras in smartphones, virtual reality headsets, new versions of Windows and the end of the headphone socket in iPhones. Here are the key trends driving the technology you’ll buy, use or crave in 2017.

ONLINE TV: Getting TV over the internet isn’t new but it’s changing. Netflix is now offering half the amount of titles it offered in 2012 because it - and its rival Amazon - is more interested in making its own programmes than in buying other people’s.

From Amazon’s Jeremy Clarkson vehicle The Grand Tour to Netflix’s The Crown, some of the most exciting TV isn’t being broadcast anywhere but online. That trend’s going to accelerate in 2017.

The days when online TV services resembled a particularly bad video shop’s bargain bin are disappearing fast.

4K HDR TV: Television manufacturers persuaded us to upgrade from standard definition TVs to high definition TVs. They tried again with 3D, without much success. The next big home entertainment hype is over 4K and HDR televisions. 4K, also known as Ultra HD or UHD, has four times the number of pixels than full HD, so delivers really sharp images - provided you have a 4K source. There aren’t many of those around yet: Netflix has a little 4K content, but most broadcasters are still on HD rather than 4K. The most recent PlayStation and Xbox One offer 4K gaming, although once again that depends on having games optimised for the resolution. It might be worth waiting to see whether 4K succeeds or if it’s another 3DTV. While 4K offers more detailed images, HDR offers more drama. It’s short for High Dynamic Range, and you might have encountered it in your smartphone’s camera: HDR delivers deeper shadows and brighter highlights than normal photography, and it’s the same with HDR TV.

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VIRTUAL REALITY: 2017 will decide whether virtual reality is the next big thing. VR headsets from Facebook-owned Oculus, Google and Sony hit the virtual shelves in late 2016, but what happens this year will seal the format’s fate: without compelling games to play or experiences to experience, those headsets could turn out to be very expensive paperweights. The technology is really impressive, but so was 3D TV. SUPER SMARTPHONES: After a minor revamp in 2016, the 2017 iPhone is rumoured to be a dramatic upgrade with new screen technology and the same great cameras currently limited to the big and expensive iPhone 7 Plus. We might even see wireless charging too, something Apple’s rivals have offered for some time. Samsung’s Galaxy S8 should be impressive too, and hopefully less prone to battery explosions than this year’s Galaxy Note 7.

HOME AUTOMATION: Whether it’s Microsoft’s Cortana, Apple’s Siri or Amazon’s Alexa, this may be the year when we spend more time talking to our tech than tapping on its screens. Virtual digital assistants in our phones and in home hubs have the potential to automate everything - assuming they can finally understand non-US accents, that is.

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WHAT’S ON & USEFUL INFORMATION Friday 2nd December A Celebration of Christmas with Toccata Ladies Choir. 7.30pm at Strathbrock Parish Church. Tickets on the door, £5 Saturday 10th December West Lothian Highland Society Monthly Ceilidh – Celebrating 45 years of the Society Strathbrock Community Centre, Broxburn, 7.00pm. Band will be Ewen Galloway Trio. Piper - Alvis Kerr. Singers - Close Harmony. Members £6.00, Non-Members - £7.00.

LOCAL CHRISTMAS CRAFTING SESSIONS: Christmas Crafts with West Lothian Ranger Service: CHRISTMAS WREATH MAKING: Sunday 4th December. Materials will be provided.

Meet: Sutherland Building, opposite the Visitor Centre, Beecraigs Country Park. To book call 01506 844516 or email: mail@ beecraigs.com HOMEMADE CRAFT ITEMS FOR CHRISTMAS: Saturday 10th December.

Our cosy craft room awaits your crafty skills! Materials provided. Suitable for: Families. Meet: Outside the Classroom, Polkemmet Country Park. To book call 01501 743905 or email: polkemmet@ westlothian.gov.uk GATHERING AND MAKING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS FROM NATURE: Sunday 11th December. Meet: Almondell Visitor Centre. To book call 01506 882254 or email: almondell&calderwood@ westlothian.gov.uk Each Country Park crafting session is 2pm3.30pm. Cost: £3.65 per item.

Santa visits Almond Valley Weekends, 3rd & 4th, 10th & 11th, 17th & 18th December, then daily between 22nd to 24th December. Santa will be at Almond Valley Museum & Farm, settling into his farmyard cottage set within a chilly midwinter forest. Here he’ll be welcoming young visitors, and handing out some early Christmas presents. Make your own Christmas decorations KONECT BATHGATE 56

in the museum, and join in with the magic of a traditional Christmas. See www.almondvalley. co.uk Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th December Christmas Deer Walks at Beecraigs Accompany the Ranger as we feed the deer their magic food and make sure everything is OK for the work ahead. Wear warm clothes and sturdy footwear. Suitable for families Meet: Sutherland Building, opposite the Visitor Centre. Time: 11am & 2pm Cost: £3.65 adult, £2.50 child. To book call 01506 844516 or email: mail@beecraigs.com Sunday 18th December Carols and Fireworks Kirkton Park, Bathgate. Carol service 5pm, followed by fireworks at 6pm. See page 9 for more details.

Cinderella – Panto at Regal Theatre Bathgate!

5th to 24th December, see website times and pricing and to book. www.bathgateregal. org or call the box office on 01506 630 085/ email boxoffice@bathgateregal.org

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BATHGATE LIBRARY INFORMATION Simpson Library Bathgate Partnership Centre, South Bridge Street, EH48 1TS. Tel 01506 282910 Email: bathgate.lib@westlothian.gov.uk Opening hours: Mon – Fri 8.30am – 8.00pm Sat 9.00am – 5.00pm.

Bookbugs: Bookbug West Lothian delivers free story, song and rhyme sessions for babies, toddlers and pre-school children in local libraries, working in partnership with the Scottish Book Trust. Call the Simpson Library for dates of this month’s book bug sessions.

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BOX OFFICE OPEN: MON-SAT: 10AM-10PM | SUN: 10AM-6PM Ring and leave a message.

01506 630 085

FOR COMPLETE UP TO DATE LISTINGS AND BOOKING, SEE WEBSITE AT

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CLUBS & CLASSES

Sports, Hobbies, Learning, Support Groups & more...

BATHGATE Bathgate & District Flower Club We are a friendly group who meet on the 3rd Monday of each month from September to June (no meeting in December) in the Regal theatre Bathgate at 7.15pm.

We have a Floral Art demonstrator at each meeting who does around 5 arrangements which are given as raffle prizes at each meeting. We also arrange outings each year. The club was established 48 years ago and we celebrate our 50th Anniversary in September 2015.

Contact Carole.Hawkins48@yahoo.com

Bathgate History Group We are a friendly group who meet on a Wednesday afternoon at 2pm in The Tryst behind St John’s Church, Mid Street, Bathgate. We have interesting speakers on various topics with tea and coffee. A warm welcome awaits old and new members, the first meeting for the 2014/2015 session is Wednesday 3rd September. For further information contact Dorothy on 01506 652505.

Simply Play

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Provides flexible after school care and holiday programmes for children aged 5-14. Our clubs are based in Simpsons Primary School Community Wing and Bathgate Partnership Centre. We offer a range of indoor and outdoor play experiences until 6pm Mon-Fri. Sessions are paid for as they are booked with no fee for `holding` an unused space. For more information visit www.simplyplay.org or call 01506 856444.

Any Dog ‘ll Do Rescue Group A friendly group of volunteers based in and around Bathgate. Looking for new members to help raise awareness and fundraise for the dog rescue charity. A good way to meet new, like-minded people and have fun at the same time. Contact Lyn Pattison on info@ anydogildorescue.org to find out when the group will next meet and how to get involved.

31st West Lothian Scouts Scout Hall, Majoriebank Street. Thursdays 7pm – 9pm

Bathgate Concert Orchestra We are a friendly, enthusiastic group of musicians and are always happy to welcome new players of whatever level. We rehearse on Friday evenings during school term time from 7:30pm-9:30pm at St John’s Church Bathgate. Anyone interested in coming along to join us should contact the Secretary Joan Proven at Joan_Proven@hotmail.com Tel: 0131 331 3187. See www. batchgateconcertorchestra.org.uk. You can also find us on facebook.

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West Lothian 50 Plus Network

New members always welcome for educational, social, recreational and cultural activities. Monthly meet-ups, visits and day trips. Over 25 different activity groups, including arts, crafts, walking, theatre etc. See www. westlothian50plusnetwork.co.uk or call 01506 635510.

Office hours Mon - Fri 10am - 2pm.

Yoga Class

For people living with long term conditions. Bathgate Community Centre, 5–6.30pm on Wednesdays. Class is run by KICC Active Lothian, a partnership with MS Therapy Centre Lothian. £5.50 per class or £20 for four weeks. First class is free! Call Joanna on 07436 102726 to book.

more information please contact Alzheimer Scotland on 01506 533114.

Friends of Polkemmet Country Park

Group meets on the second Sunday each month between 10am – 12pm to carry out practical conservation projects in Polkemmet Country Park. Dates for 2015 are: 12/04; 10/05; 14/06; 12/07; 09/08; 13/09; 11/10; 08/11. Please contact the Ranger Service on 01501 743905, Polkemmet@westlothian.gov.uk or visit the Friends of Polkemmet Facebook page if you would like to join us.

West Lothian Table Tennis Club

Kidzeco, 20-24 George Street, Bathgate, EH48 1PW. Range of baby and children’s activities including Hartbeeps, Soft Play, Baby & Kidz Times. Please see our events page on facebook for class times and prices, or call Kidzeco Bathgate on 01506 815534.

West Lothian Table Tennis are a friendly club who are always happy to welcome new people who have played in the past or would like to pick up the sport for the first time. Whether you are seven years old or 70...Everyone is welcome! Meet at Bathgate Academy. For further information contact: David Stephen, Club Secretary david.stephen2@sky.com or 07979 095772. See www. wlttc.co.uk.

2nd Bathgate Girls’ Brigade

Paranormal Investigation group based in Bathgate

Baby and Toddler activities

Meets on Wednesday evenings in St John’s Church Halls, Mid Street. Explorers P1-3 Girls: 6.15pm - 7.30pm. Juniors P4-7 Girls: 7.00pm - 8.30pm. Brigaders S1-S6 Girls: 7.00pm - 8.30pm. Please contact Alison Weddell (Captain) on tel 07710 619264 or email alison.weddell@gmail.com for further details.

The Stone Ring

40 King Street, Bathgate. Beginners Self awareness & Development. Mon 7-9.30 pm (approx) £6.50. Moot Every 2nd Wed of the Month. 7-9.30pm (approx) £5. Thai Chi Fridays - 6.30-8.30pm (approx) £25 per month.

Bathgate Playgroup

Bathgate Partnership Centre. Mon–Fri 9-11.30am and afternoon sessions Mon & Wed 12.30-3.30pm

Newland Concert Brass

Friendly band based in Bathgate. We welcome brass and percussion players of all ages and abilities.

Training Band Mondays 6 – 7pm in Bathgate Partnership Centre. Junior Band Mondays 6.30 – 7.30pm in Bathgate Partnership Centre. Senior Band Mondays 7.45 – 9.30pm in the band hall on Belvedere Rd. For more information see the website at www.newlandconcertbrass.org.uk

MOMS (Mums Offering Mums Support)

Kidzeco, 20-24 George Street, Bathgate, EH48 1PW. Mon 1pm–3pm. Group for new and expectant mums to meet other mums, share ideas and experiences and generally have a chat and a cuppa! £1 includes hot drink. Call Kidzeco for more info 01506 815534.

Regal Music Club

The Regal Theatre, Bathgate. For anyone who loves music. We meet fortnightly on Wednesdays. 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Come along to chat, discuss, meet new people, eat biscuits. You don’t need to play or sing but if you do there is always a chance to perform. Check out the facebook page or just drop in. £2 including refreshments.

Bathgate Reading Group

Simpson Library, Bathgate. Meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 6.00pm, all adults are welcome.

Bathgate Memory Cafe

Kaim Park Hotel, Edinburgh Road, Bathgate. A meeting place and caring supportive group for people with dementia and their carers. The Memory Cafe runs the 1st Monday of every month from 1.30pm to 3.00pm. For

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We’re looking for people to join our small group.

Will meet on the first Wednesday of the month 7.30pm venue tbc. Investigations to be carried out approximately every 6-8 weeks at various locations around West Lothian and beyond so own transport essential. Both believers and skeptics welcome. Must be over 18. Please contact Tracey at ghost.scotland@ outlook.com for further information.

Bathgate Fairtrade Group

Bathgate Fairtrade is a small group and welcomes more members locally to support fairtrade. We meet up periodically and attend local events. If you are interested please contact the secretary Gillian Reid on 01506 653366 or email mrs_g@btinternet.com

West Lothian Run

Little Runners – free of charge: Wednesdays at Boghall Community Wing, 6-7pm; Thursdays at Boghall Community Wing 6-7pm (for kids with autism);Saturdays at Kirkton Park, Bathgate 10-11am. Adults - £2 per session. Saturdays from Kirkton Park, Bathgate from 10-11am, taking a different route to the kids. Book your place in any of the groups at westlothianrun.org.uk.

Generation Dance Bathgate

St Mary’s Hall, Livery St. Every Friday 10.30am– 11.30am.

Join the community dance club for anyone over 60 years. There’s no need to book, just turn up. Regardless of your mobility, independence and experience, come along, try us and tell your friends. Seated / adapted dance for people with mobility aids and other challenges is our speciality. Everyone can take part.

Suggested weekly donation £2. Can’t come but want to know more? Call: Joanne on 07521 358 239. www. generationarts.co.uk

Royal British Legion

Ex-service male/female organisation. The Club offers comradeship, social activities, e.g. golf, fishing and bowling events. Bingo, cabaret and dancing. Our function hall is available for hire by members, families and friends. Friday night bingo 8.00 pm; Karaoke Saturday night in the Lounge. Watch notice Board for special events.

Bathgate Bridge Club

Meets every Thursday from first Thursday in October until the last Thursday in May at EU Church Hall, Church Park, Marjoribanks Street, Bathgate. 6.45 for 7.00pm start. All Welcome. Contact Georgette Nicol 01506 203498 for more information.

The Regal Youth Company

Regal Community Theatre, Bathgate. Music workshops for 13-25 year olds - Monday evenings 7pm to 9pm, £2. Drama workshops for 13-25 year olds - Wednesday evenings 7pm to 9pm £2. For information see www. rycbathgate.com or contact us via our facebook page

Bathgate Theatre Company

Ever wanted to be onstage or help out behind the scenes? Bathgate Theatre Company are always looking for new members to take part in their annual show which takes place in November with rehearsals usually being every Thursday from 7pm – 9pm at the Regal Community Theatre, Bathgate.

Annual members fee £30 plus £10 insurance if going onstage. For more info contact the Secretary on bathgatetheatrecompany@gmail.com or visit our website www.bathgatetheatrecompany.moonfruit.co.uk

Kirkton Park Tennis Club

Welcoming new members to join our developing tennis club! The tennis courts at Kirkton Park in Bathgate have recently been resurfaced and are now open for use.

For further information on our club go to our website: KirktonParkTennisClub.co.uk. You can also find us on Facebook. Learn, Play, Enjoy!

Fitsteps

Fun and effective dance fitness class inspired and created by Strictly Come Dancing stars Nartalie Lower and Ian Waite. Learn the steos from Tango, Jive, Viennese Waltz, Samba and many more, without the need for a partner. Wednesdays - St Mary’s Hall, Livery Street, Bathgate 7.30 – 8.15pm. £5 per person. Form more info call Lianne on 07737 927463 www.facebook.com/ moveitdanceandfitsteps

WESTER INCH Wester Inch Parent & Toddler Group

Thursday mornings 9am - 11am. £1 per adult and 50p per child. For more information contact us via our facebook page Wester Inch Parent and Toddler Group or email on westerinchtoddlers@hotmail.com

Simpson Art Club

We meet every Tuesday 7 - 9pm in the community wing of the Simpson Primary School, Bathgate. All over 18, including beginners, are welcome; Regular demonstrations and teaching from professional artists, work in all mediums. For further information email simpsonartclub@gmail.com. Contact 07762 933138

Centrepoint Church

Simpson Primary School. Sunday Worship Gathering, Weekly 10:30am. Contact: Tom Jackson m: 07540391081 e: tom.jackson@centrepointchurch.org

Messy Church

Held by St. John’s Parish Church in Community Wing, Simpson Primary School. Third Thursday of each month 6.45pm-8.15 pm. Join us for fun, games, craft activities, stories and singing. All ages welcome. No charge, donations welcome. For more information contact Parish Minister, Rev. Duncan Shaw on 01506 653146 or westlothian@churchofscotland.org.uk or Rev. Zoltan Safrany on 07411 444 743 email safiref@gmail.com

OTHER AREAS New Town Roller Girls

Roller Derby team, meeting 9-10pm on Wednesdays

at Craigswood Xcite. New members welcome, contact us via our Facebook page www.facebook.com/ NewTownRollerGirls or email newtownrollergirls@hotmail. co.uk. Please contact us before coming to your first session so that we can sort equipment for you.

West Lothian Clarion

Cycling club – our aim is to help cyclists plan and reach their own goals through training with, and seeking advice and support from fellow club members. Weekly club runs leave from Linlithgow Leisure Centre and East Calder Sports Centre. See www.westlothianclarion.co.uk or email secretary@westlothianclarion.co.uk

Lothian Running Club

Welcome runners of any standard. We believe that running clubs are not just for the elite (although we will let fast people join too). Suitable for all ages and we have a junior section too from age 6. Training sessions in/around Livingston, meet at Inveralmond High, Craigswood Sports Centre and Dechmont Law car park.

For more info see website www.lothianrunningclub.co.uk.

West Lothian Breast Cancer Support Group

Meets on the first Tuesday of each month, in Oscars, Ladywell, Livingston, from 7pm-9pm. Further details & information, contact Nan McDonald 01506 655739.

The Tree Club

Office at 19c South Bridge Street, Bathgate. West Lothian’s only afterschool club for children and teenagers with additional support needs. Stimulating and creative activities with high staff to child ratio. See www.thetreeclub.org.uk

Alternative Company Entertainers (ACE)

Meet every Thursday in Whitburn academy at 7:00 – 9pm. Ages 5 to 105+. Contact acompanyentertainers@ gmail.com or find us on facebook.

Harmony Dance Club Armadale

We are a not for profit club for retired ladies, dancing to CDs - mostly sequence dancing. We meet every Tuesday afternoon in the Community Centre, South Street Armadale, from 1.30 to 3.30pm. We would welcome old and new members to our club. Don’t worry if you don’t know the dances, we can teach you.

West Lothian Baking Club

We meet approximately every 6th Wednesday 7:30 – 9:30pm in Dechmont Hall to talk about all things baking related. No requirement to be the next Mary Berry! £2 per meeting.Email wlbakingclub@yahoo.co.uk or find us on facebook.

West Lothian Gymnastics

Craigwillow Centre, Craigshill, Livingston. Pre school classes for boys and girls, learn gymnastics in a fun and dedicated full time gymnastics facility. Classes lead by fully qualified coaches and morning, afternoon and weekend classes available for children 18 months - 3 years and 3-5 years with direct progression to recreational pathway age 5 without waiting list.

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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS Bathgate Partnership Centre

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ACCESSORIES M & A Jewellery 8 BATHROOMS Bathgate Bathroom Studio WL29 BEAUTY Beauty Jem 8 BUILDING SURVEYOR David Hastings WL24 BUTCHER Hopetoun Farmshop WL21 CAR SERVICE & REPAIR Ace Exhausts & Tyres 4 Formula 1 MOT 4 M & S Auto Solutions 7 Meadowpark Garage 14 CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING C and W Cleaning Services WL24 CATERING Food Creations WL20 M & N Catering 51 CHILDRENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ACTIVITIES/ENTERTAINMENT Five Sisters Zoo WL5 Jump Station WL5 Young Engineers WL3 CHURCH Centre Point Church 16 Kings Church WL5 CLEANING SERVICES Clean Bee Domestic Cleaning Ltd 51 COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES Greenfield Herbalist 8 COMPUTER SERVICES Sprint Computers WL8 CONSERVATORIES Andrew James Windows & Conservatories WL27 Greenburn Glass WL29 DECORATING Graham & Brown WL26 DRY CLEANER Bee Cleaner 50 ELECTRICIAN D B Electrics 4 Simply Electrical WL25

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ESTATE AGENT Aberdein Considine Remax Turpie FISHMONGER Bathgate Fishmonger FOOD & GROCERIES Hopetoun Farmshop FOSTERING Edinburgh Council FURNITURE & FURNISHINGS Imaginex GARDEN & LANDSCAPING All Year Round Landscapes New Hopetoun Gardens Woodford Timber GARDEN BUILDINGS Champfleurie Estate Ltd GIFTS New Hopetoun Gardens GOLF CLUB Deer Park HEATING SERVICES A Touch of Gas D Mac Services Scotland Dewar Plumbing Red Hot Condensing Boilers HIRE (CAR/VAN/MINIBUS) AK Stretch Limousines HOME DECOR Ligneum Designs Ltd IRONING Decreased Ironing JOINER Create Enhanced Spaces Ltd KILT MAKER & HIRE The Kilt Studio KITCHENS Create Enhanced Spaces Ltd S&S LEAFLET DELIVERY The Leaflet Lady LOCKSMITH West Lothian Locksmith Company

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MOBILITY Ableworld Med-Ecosse MOTORHOME (HIRE/SALE) Motorhome Hire Scotland OVEN CLEANER The Clean Team PAINTER/DECORATOR David J Lane Manic Street Painters Nu Walls PET SERVICES Dog Walking - PRWI PLASTERING Top 2 Bottom Plastering PLUMBING SERVICES Capital Heating D Mac Services Scotland PRINTING SERVICES Capital Cartridges RECYCLING SERVICES Cash 4 Clothes REMOVALS Man With Van Ltd RESTAURANT Heritage Indian Restaurant Karma Liberta Restaurant Deer Park ROOFING MH Developments TRUSTED TRADER SCHEME West Lothian Trusted Trader TUITION Sax Lessons VET Ayrton Veterinary Hospital Riverside Veterinary Practice WALLPAPER Graham & Brown WINDOWS 1st Choice Living Andrew James Windows & Conservatories Greenburn Glass ZOO Five Sisters Zoo

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