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March 2016

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Kirknewton Easter holiday programme New column! - Parenting in West Lothian Nicola Welsh - “There are no rules for grieving�

Local history - Huly Hill and the Newbridge Chariot Walk - In the footsteps of Robert Louis Stevenson plus local businesses, community information and more!

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t’s mother’s day this month, Iinterviewed but on a sober note we a West Lothian

mum who has suffered loss of her baby and is now keen to get conversation going in society about still-births and neo-natal bereavement. She runs support services in Livingston, see pages 8 – 9.

We’re launching a new column this month on parenting in West Lothian, and looking forward to reading her adventures as she navigates life in West Lothian from the point of view of a young family – see page 16 for the first instalment. And for our Local People column, Suzanne caught up with Allison Barr to see how the Jak’s Den project is going, 12 months from Jak’s passing.

For the local history pages I’ve been learning all about how the area of land near the River Almond crossing at Newbridge was a really important focal point around here for millennia – and how one of our most unique and important discoveries about the Celts was discovered at Newbridge and will be the centrepiece of an exhibition opening at the National Museum of Scotland this month. See pages 34-35..

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FEATUREs Inter view with Nicola Welsh 08 Spotlight on Red Hot Windows.

28 Spotlight on Saltire Lock & Secur ity 30 Huly Hill & the Newbr idge Char iot 34 Behind the scenes at the Bathgate Regal 52 REGULARS Parenting in West Lothian Technology Thought for the Month Walk Inter ior s Local People Recipe

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“There are no rules for grieving”

“I want to break the taboo around discussing stillbirth and neonatal death, and make it normal to talk about it,” says Nicola Welsh.

I’m chatting to Nicola in her kitchen at home in Threemiletown, surrounded by all the usual family trappings - photos of her boys, birthday balloons, toys and the family dog. But Nicola carries the invisible scars of neonatal bereavement, and she is dedicated to helping other families who have suffered in the same way. Setting out initially to create a support group for her local Linlithgow community, it snowballed and she now finds herself Chief Executive of SANDS Lothians (Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society), a charity providing support and services for bereaved families across Edinburgh and the Lothians.

Nicola and her husband Gary discovered during her second pregnancy that their baby had a serious condition called exomphalos. Theo was born and battled through three weeks and four operations. For three weeks they believed he would pull through. But when he passed away, they were left not only obviously bereft but with no support to help them deal with it. “The hospital [Sick Kids in Edinburgh] was phenomenal in what they did to help Theo,” recalls Nicola, “but once you’ve lost your baby, there is no counselling

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or obvious supports available via the NHS*. We were left totally alone.”

While her peers were going to new mums and babies groups, Nicola was alone with her toddler and what she describes as feelings of “intense, scary and overwhelming grief” and was desperate for professional help. The community midwife had visited for post natal care, and she was lucky to have some good friends, but Nicola was desperate to meet someone who had had the same experience. “Meeting other bereaved parents helps to validate your feelings,” she says. “It’s particularly difficult for parents of stillborn babies as there are no photographs or memories to draw on.” It was nine months until Nicola met someone else who had lost a baby, and she finally started to find some validation of her feelings. “You never heal completely,” she says. “That particular train has gone, and it leaves you standing on the platform waiting for the next train which is one of deep sadness. But you can shape where you want it to go by talking about it.”

After the birth of her third boy, Oscar, Nicola set about in earnest to create a support group for the Linlithgow area. She found out about SANDS Lothians (separate from the UK-wide SANDS charity) which was in existence, but no-one had told Nicola about it and there was no local group. It’s been hard work, but today SANDS Lothians is a stand-alone charity employing five people, including two counsellors, and a team of volunteers. Nicola is the Chief Executive. It has a premises at Craigsfarm community centre in Craigshill**, where they have a counselling room and a befriending room, and a family support group meets every month. They provide photo albums for parents to record their brief time with their baby. They can help talk through funeral arrangements with parents. And they work constantly to raise the profile of the charity so that midwives and doctors know to refer people to them.

What advice does Nicola offer for society? “If you know someone who has had a stillborn baby or lost a newborn, don’t be afraid to talk about their

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baby. Always acknowledge the baby, name them and remember them. When you talk to a bereaved parent they may get upset ...but that’s because you were brave enough to let them know that you remember. I’ve been fortunate in having good friends who still drop me a wee card or a text on Theo’s birthday every year.” She recognises that in our society people find it difficult to talk about babies who have passed away, but believes this needs to change. “I found a fantastic quote the other day: ‘When you say my child’s name you are not reminding me that they died. I know they died. What you are reminding me is that they lived, and that is the greatest gift.’”

SANDS Lothians also runs a pregnancy support group for women who become pregnant again after losing a baby. “Another pregnancy is never the same – you never recapture the joyful, hopeful experience. Many women suffer anxiety and need a lot of support such as extra scans and appointments and speaking to other women who have the same anxiety.”

And what about the dads? “It’s harder to get them to talk,” says Nicola. “The whole bereavement process impacts them enormously of course, and

relationships can suffer too. Couples do come to the counselling together, but the on-going groups are predominantly mums. We’re looking at starting a group just for dads.”

A bereavement committee now operates at St John’s Hospital in Livingston which Nicola was instrumental in setting up. It has a dedicated family support room on site with bedding, TV, toiletries and everything a family needs as they are going through the most traumatic time.

When I visited Nicola at the end of January the family had just had Theo’s 7th birthday. I was affected by the very deep impact that his brief life still has on the family. Nicola is always happy to talk about him and passionate about helping others on this journey. It was a pleasure to learn their story and if this article reaches just one family who need help it will have been well worth it. *There is an NHS counselling service but there is a very long waiting list. ** May be moving premises later this year, please check with them before attending.

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Parents in West Lothian

HOW TO KEEP YOUR MONKEYS ACTIVE IN THE EVENING EVEN WHEN BUNTY IS BLOWING RAIN SIDEWAYS So the year of the Monkey has dawned in the Chinese Lunar Calendar – Xin Nian Kwei Le! I lived in China for years and the culture of evening exercise, outdoors activities, and the general convention of not being in your house in the evenings is common to everyone there – this counts for kids too from as young as you can imagine.

That might be alright if you live in China, however, a West Lothian February is not to be trifled with; especially with storm after innocently-named storm (“Storm Bunty just blew away my cat!”) making conditions outside unbearable for even the hardiest souls among us. So what do you do when you have a little naughty primate who needs to burn off energy but you also don’t want to have to pluck him out of a tree in the middle of a hurricane?

Recently soft-play venues have been a life-saver for us – when I finish work at 5:30pm and it falls

Our column is West Lothia t: Nicola Jengaenga li ves in n with Quin months an d her hubby n 2, Penny 10 Channa , 2 2 1/4.

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Yesterday, I decided to head to the Xcite venue in Bathgate – I’d heard their soft-play was a bit bigger and more challenging – just what we need!

When we arrived, a birthday party was just winding up so the soft-play was packed with assorted cake-stuffed offspring on sugar-highs – all the better for Quinn as he loves to get jostled about with the older kids and I’m sure he imagines in his head that he is about 7 years old. I sat at the side and fed Penny, waving and cheering dutifully as Quinn summited various stages of the apparatus, and ‘wheeeeee’-ing with delight as he came down the slides in ever more ill-advised positions (backwards on his knees is the current favourite).

Dinner at home was a peaceful affair – Tang Cu Li Ji (sweet and sour chicken) with white rice in honour of the occasion. Quinn is going through a phase where any rice-based dish will meet with approval – maybe he has heard the old Chinese wives-tale used to chastise picky kids – “Every grain of rice left in your bowl becomes a maggot to eat you when you’re dead!” (Chinese sayings can be a bit blunt when translated!)

By 7:30pm Quinn was puffed out and ready to sleep – mission accomplished!

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So maybe it wasn’t tai-chi in the square, or ping pong on a roundabout island, but my little Monkey had found a way to have fun and be active on a winter’s night! Jia you xiao hai! (Go for it wee man!)

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At some point in your life you will feel lonely and most people don’t know what to do or how to overcome the loneliness.

Feeling lonely, lost and isolated often makes you think that there is no one to help and you hide your emotions. Loneliness has many different origins and affects people in different ways, you may feel lonely when you live alone but you can also feel lonely when you are part of a large family which is not meeting your emotional needs.

Deeper loneliness If you feel that social contact is not a cure for your loneliness and you feel constantly lonely then you need to seek professional help. Talking to a counsellor or psychotherapist will allow you to express, understand and explore your feelings and help deal with them. Your GP can help with this or alternatively you can source a voluntary or private counsellor who will advise which method of counselling best suits your needs. Remember counsellors are empathetic and non-judgemental and there to help you.

Help others People all around us are suffering from loneliness so take extra notice as you can make a difference to their lives by making contact and showing you care.

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RED HOT WINDOWS

Karen Murray chats to the family behind Red Hot Windows

Blackburn-based family run business Red Hot Windows is aptly named it would appear as business seems to be red hot at the moment.

Normally finding their busy period to be summer (as one would expect) and in the lead up to Christmas (rather more unexpected), over 2015 and continuing into this year, business has been brisk and steady all year round.

Red Hot Windows was established 20 years ago

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and decided to make a go of it on their own manufacturing and selling UPVC windows and doors. They took the sensible option of growing their business slowly and steadily and of keeping it pretty much within the family.

Lilian’s daughter Laura works in the office with her and Allan’s son, also Allan, does the fitting.

Gary works with the two Allans on fitting – he’s not connected to the family but been working with them for a good few years now and is definitely part of the team. Laura’s uncle works in the factory and there is also Stuart, taken on from the training centre and proved his worth, so is now part of the team too.

Says Laura: “We have gone from strength to strength as a business and we believe that is because we have not grown too big too quickly.

We take on what we can cope with and ensure our work is done to the highest level.”

The company manufactures its windows at the factory in Blackburn which means they can be assured of the quality. They sell to trade but also to the public for whom they supply and fit, which comes with a 10 year guarantee on the work carried out.

“People can come to the factory to see windows being made,” explains Laura. “I think people like to see what is being built and they appreciate our friendly manner. If they want to see the finished product, we post pictures on our facebook page of the work we have completed.”

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Regarding the windows and doors themselves, there are choices of colour: white, woodgrain brown, rosewood brown and Sherwood. Because the windows are manufactured by the company you can spread the cost by just ordering one window at a time over months or years and be assured you will get a match. You can also choose a UPVC finish or a timber finish.

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Originally from Edinburgh, Jay Drummond of Saltire Lock and Security has been in West Lothian for thirteen years, where he lives with his wife and four children.

He set the business up just over a year ago and is very enthusiastic about his work: “Every day is a new challenge and something different. I love it.”

Whilst locksmithing refers to making keys, installing and fixing locks, the flip side is, of course, lock breaking. Jay describes the police checks he had to go through before he could set up in business. “It was a very thorough criminal records check, much more rigorous than the usual disclosure process.” Which is no surprise, in the city of Deacon Brodie...

So how did he get into locksmithing? “My fatherin-law showed me an article on it knowing that I was looking for something different to do. I had always been good at those metal puzzles where you have to separate the shapes and it turned out that locksmithing was perfect for me.” He learned the trade under the guidance of a very experienced locksmith locally, and by completing a Master Locksmithing course (he is a member of the Master Locksmith Association).

other keyless products, which are popular with his commercial clients. But for household use, “a key is simply more practical than some of the new technology options.” The keyed lock is, it seems, a piece of technology that has stood the test of a long time, and lock-breaking is not easy despite how it looks sometimes in movies “because working away at a lock for twenty minutes wouldn’t make very exciting viewing!” explains Jay. “I’ve seen Ray Donovan [Amercian TV series about a “fixer” for Holywood’s elite] break a yale lock in a couple of minutes. In reality it would take more like twenty.” To break into your home burglars will try any other method rather than breaking a lock, so a good lock is an effective barrier.

Speaking of burglars ... when on any job, as part of his service Jay offers to look at other locks on your home and do a security review. “Not many people realise that for your home insurance with any British insurer to be valid, you have to have British Standard or Kitemark lock on all external doors to comply with insurance regulations. So I always advise customers of this, and it’s up to them if they want us to upgrade their locks.”

Saltire Lock and Security do key-cutting on-site, and can install window locks and safes. Jay has experience of safe-breaking: “Without giving too much away...if you know where to drill in and what to do you can open them.”

There is no call-out charge. Jay is keen to provide a good value service and relishes the challenges this work throws at him. So for any key and lock related problems, call Saltire Lock and Security who will be delighted to help out.

Jay’s work involves primarily being called out in emergency situations when someone has been locked out of their house or office, and new lock installations for domestic and commercial customers. “I’m called out when someone is in trouble – occasionally at awkward hours of the night. Being locked out or losing your keys is never funny, and it’s very satisfying to be able to solve the customer’s problem and quickly get them safely into their home.”

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Local History

Huly Hill & the Newbridge Chariot

by Helen-Jane Shearer

Have you ever sat in the traffic by the BP garage at the bottom of Cliftonhall Road in Newbridge waiting to get onto the roundabout, and wondered what that strange little hill is, surrounded by the low stone wall?

It’s one of several tantalising clues that this area was a very important focal point for thousands of years. The wee hill ahead of you as you wait at the T junction is a bronze age burial mound (tumulus) dating from around 2500BC. Three standing stones surround it within the fenced area, and there is a fourth stone the other side of the motorway. The area beside Edinburgh Airport runway, the end of which is just half a mile from our tumulus, was a burial ground where cists dating from the around the fifth century AD

have been found, along with another standing stone, the Cat Stane, which has been there for thousands of years.

We don’t know which of these various monuments are related to each other, if any. The stones around our tumulus may have been part of complete stone circles; it has never been subject to detailed modern archaeological study, although was opened in 1830 when a spearhead or dagger, animal charcoal and small fragments of bones were found.

When I visited on a rare sunny day last month, I found that within the grassy circle the din of the roads is muted; the hustle and bustle of the interchange, the industrial estate with its heavy commercial traffic, the garage ... all seem to fade.

Viewed from the footbridge over the motorway, it sits broodingly mysterious in the incongruous modern landscape, its three stones standing eloquently silent sentry as they have for countless years.

A replica of the Newbridge Chariot will be the centrepiece of a new exhibition, “Celts,” which opens at the National Museum of Scotland next month.

The iron tyres for the replica, which was made in 2001, were forged by local blacksmith Pete Hill of Ratho Byers Forge. Pete recalls, “We did some of the work in exactly the same manner as the original craftsman would have, with the forge anvil and hammer. The shaping into the ring was done using a modern roller and the tyres were joined using modern techniques to ensure accuracy of size. The most interesting aspect for me was the privilege of touching and inspecting ironwork of such an age, made by someone much like me, working in more or less the same manner centuries later. While some of the equipment has changed, the processes of thinning, stretching, punching and joining iron - or nowadays steel - have remained unchanged since the dawn of the iron age. If you could transport a smith through time either back or forward, they would recognise the work and tools and would no doubt share an immediate connection with the craftsman of the time.”

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Huly Hill from Clinftonhall Road

The fact that Huly Hill survived for millennia suggests it was very important. Which may be why this spot was chosen some two thousand years later for a very important burial – a Celtic chariot.

When the Edinburgh Exchange estate was being built at Newbridge in 2001, remains of a chariot were found under what is now the commercial unit just before the turning for … Chariot Drive.

It had been buried intact, most likely as part of a human burial (although no trace of a body remained), in the fifth or early fourth century BC. To find out more I contacted Dr Fraser Hunter, Principal Curator of Iron Age and Roman Collections at the National Museum of Scotland.

“Owning a chariot at all at that time was like owning a Ferrari - especially this one, which was built for speed” he says. The two-wheeled chariot was designed to be pulled by two horses (although as he points out, Iron Age horses would look like ponies to our eyes). So this was the burial of someone undoubtedly wealthy and possibly of special social status. Detailed study of the remains revealed a utility vehicle that had worked hard, showing wear and tear and replacement parts. The wheels are not a matching set, being of slightly different diameter, rim form and fastenings, so one of them may have been a replacement. The iron tyres were well worn; some of the fixings where the harness attached to the yoke look like replacement parts.

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with chariot burials on continental Europe. It was buried up to its axle with slots cut in the ground for the wheels, before being covered with earth. Dr Hunter says, “This chariot is unique in Scotland and extremely rare in Britain. The best parallels are in France and Belgium, showing the wideranging contacts at the time.” So Scotland was not cut-off on the fringes of Europe, but had links with the continent even then – as a few other features of this chariot show. The horses’ bridle bits (undecorated two-link snaffle bits) are unusual for Iron Age Britain but common in France and Belgium. The chariot itself however was of British manufacture, so this wasn’t a visitor from the continent. As Dr Hunter explains, “Vehicles need suspension if they are to move at any speed.

On the continent, this was achieved by various metal fittings which suspended the body of the chariot and allowed it to “float” and absorb the shock. In Britain, no such metal fittings are found.

Instead, organic components were used – either a rawhide floor which absorbs the bounce, or by hanging the chariot body off leather straps.”

Similarly, there were no nails to hold the tyres to the wheels, which indicate British make as continental chariots of the period used nails.

So our Newbridge burial could have been someone who spent time on the continent. We don’t know why people buried chariots - it’s easy to speculate but difficult to establish facts. But we do know that Newbridge was a special site for a significant person. It’s also an ancient crossing point of the River Almond (which we whizz over on the A89 next to the luxury car village, barely noticing it’s there).

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Colinton and Craiglockhart Dells WALK

Helen-Jane Shearer traces the footsteps of Robert Louis Stevenson in Colinton

This area of woodland trails covers both sides of the Water of Leith from Colinton to Slateford. Steeped in history, it’s also home to a lot of wildife and flora, and with wellmaintained paths is ideal for either a brisk circular walk or an aimless meander.

There are many spots you can get into the Dell, but for this walk I chose to start from Bridge Road in Colinton and walk down the “Long Steps” - a very old stairway linking the main part of the

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village to the parish church in the Dell below. It’s the start point for a trail commemorating the association of the author Robert Louis Stevenson with the village of Colinton. Stevenson’s maternal grandfather, Lewis Balfour, was the parish minister here from around 1823 and Stevenson is known to have spent many childhood summers with his grandfather at Colinton Manse. There are some of his poems on plaques as you go down the steps.

At the bottom of the Long Steps, the road crosses the Water of Leith. You’ll see a fairly new bronze statue on your right of a young Robert Louis Stevenson with his Skye terrier; this was erected only a couple of years ago. Walk past Colinton graveyard and you’re into the Dell itself and right next to the river. Stay on the path near the river (rather than branching up left onto the old railway line walkway) which fairly soon takes you over the river at Colinton Weir, and you’re walking between the river and a mill chase that formerly fed Redhall Mill – just one of many mills that were on this stretch of the river in its industrial heydey. There were few signs of spring when I did this walk in January, but in the spring you’ll find the banks are covered with wild garlic and the Dell bursting with life. The next path junction is at Kates Mill. The path straight ahead was closed for maintenance, so I crossed the bridge here and carried on towards Slateford on the other side of the river. You pass through what appears to be a clearing in the wood, but is in fact the site of the former Bogs Mill. There was a mill on this site from as early as 1598, and in 1735 the first banknotes manufactured in Scotland were produced here - 20 shilling notes for the Bank of Scotland – apparently under the watchful eye of “a picquet of soldiers mounted guard in the cottage on the bank above.” The path of the mill lade is still visible in the grass.

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Statue of young RL Stevenson near Colinton Parish Church

a walled garden. This is Redhall Walled Garden, 18th century kitchen gardens for Redhall House and still used as gardens today – now run by the Scottish Association for Mental Health (www. samh.org.uk) who offer training here. Cross the river over the small wooden bridge that you come to, and turn left. You’ll shortly pass an odd little stone building, which is one of two “ladies grottos” in this area. It’s thought they were built about 1830 for the owner of Craiglockhart House to provide shelter for ladies whilst walking in the Dell. Around 300 metres further you arrive at the side of the Blue Goose Inn on the A70 - (http:// thebluegoosecountrypub.co.uk) a great place which is also dog-friendly to stop for a bite to eat before retracing your steps back through the Dell to Colinton.

When the paths are fully open it’s possible to do this walk as a circular route going from Colinton to Slateford on one side of the river and back on the other side. You can vary it by taking some sections on the Balerno-Edinburgh old train line walkway which runs parallel for some of the way, and you can pop up and down from railway to riverside at various points.

Back at Colinton, before you climb the Long Steps, pay a visit to the “Swing Cafe” at the Parish Church. It’s open Mon to Friday from 10am to 2pm. The name is a reference to Robert Louis Stevenson’s poem The Swing, said to have been inspired by the swing he played on as a child here, which hung from the yew tree you can see in front of the building. See www.colintonparish.com/the-swing-cafe.html

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Open Plan Living… and Shoes! by ecko

There are some basic human needs essential to our survival – oxygen, water, food, shelter, sleep…and shoes; preferably Jimmy Choo’s.

There’s another human need however, which is not mentioned on the list, and that’s the need for space – ask any girl with a collection of Jimmy Choo’s and she’ll tell you the same thing.

Wardrobe, or shoe storage space is one thing though – living space is another kettle of fish entirely and there’s definitely a move towards living a more uncluttered and minimal lifestyle.

Open-plan living is nothing new but in the last five years, according to numerous consumer reports, it’s on the rise. In fact some national newspapers have reported that UK homeowners are so desperate to knock down walls that one in five who tried to convert their homes have caused damage with an average cost of £8,000 per household – or to put this in real terms – around 20 pairs of Jimmy Choo’s! The moral of the story is therefore to leave it to the experts and go shoe shopping instead. If you do crave open-plan living and more space however; perhaps for a new, open-plan dining kitchen combined with a family room, a home office or even a fitness suite

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The SpaceKube is a modern, modular, extension room designed and engineered in the company’s workshop and then put together like a huge jigsaw in a few short weeks on-site before being fixed to your home. Ekco has been designing and supplying kitchens, bathrooms and bi-fold doors since 1999 so it seemed like a natural step to create a room to house everything else in. So now the company has orders for SpaceKubes to create open-plan kitchens and dining rooms, additional bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms and even one for a home office. So how about a SpaceKube walk-in wardrobe complete with ample shoe storage? According to Ekco anything’s possible.

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Allison Barr lives in Mid Calder with her daughter, Aimie, and their new puppy, Ollie.

After losing her son Jak to cancer one year ago, Allison has worked tirelessly to see his wishes fulfilled. In December Jak’s Den Mark 1 HQ opened its doors in Livingston, dedicated to supporting young cancer patients and their families.

It’s truly amazing that just one year after the passing of teenager Jak Trueman the first “Jak’s Den” is up and running! I went along to Geddes House to see what it was like and was greeted by his mum, Allison, with a warm smile and a big hug. The bright primary colours of the décor only added to the welcome.

Allison showed me to a cosy sitting room, a place where parents of young cancer patients can catch their breath. In the corner was “Jak’s Star Tree”, an artificial tree bedecked with little wooden stars, each bearing the name of a child who was seriously ill or had passed away.

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“It’s a place where young cancer patients and their families can just relax and be away from a hospital setting for awhile.”

At Jak’s Den children can enjoy soft play, table football or arts and crafts. Currently one child, the sister of a terminally ill patient, is receiving music therapy there. “Siblings can be overlooked,” says Allison, “but they need support too.”

Allison is always happy to chat with and encourage parents, but her future plans include offering families professional counselling. “We’re calling this ‘Mark 1’ because it’s a start,” she explains. “The big Jak’s Den, which is going to cost £3.3 million, will make available more facilities, including a neutropenic café for patients who can’t risk infection, a Loud Room for those who want to let off steam and a large hall for musical theatre.”

Currently Team Jak is making a difference through delivering snacks to Sick Kids Hospital every week, giving young cancer patients “Jak’s Sacks” (goodie bags) and providing parents with a thermal mug so they can enjoy a coffee on the ward.

Jak has received several awards posthumously, but Allison received her own in December, the government’s “Points of Light” award, which recognises “outstanding individual volunteers”.

“Losing Jak means things will never be the same,” she says. “But working to make Jak’s Den a reality has given me a purpose: a way to give people hope in what can seem a hopeless situation. It’s my way of honouring my son’s life.”

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Recipe & Food Notes

by Anne Pinkerton

Easter cakes White chocolate brownie

Easter marks the beginning of spring; longer days, new crops, and dull winter food relived with some treats. This was the origin of many ancient special seasonal foodstuffs. Eggs, in particular, are part of the rituals; painted red and baked in a bread plat in Greece, painted and rolled down hills in Britain, made into a special eggnog drink in Norway and Shetland and used to enrich sauces in France and Spain. Nowadays the chocolate industry has a bonanza offering chocolate eggs of every colour, size and extravagance.

Make your own Easter cake and indulge in the pleasure of chocolate. Here are two ideas - one from Sicily, the other from a friend who is an enthusiastic baker with an eye for decoration.

Sicilian Cassata

A traditional cake for Easter with origins in North African sweetmeats; the Sicilians decorate it with elaborate style. You need a round 8” or 9” cake tin Ingredients • Plain sponge cake- Either bought madeira or fatless sponge made with the weight of 3 eggs, plain flour and sugar.

• 150g marzipan • 500g ricotta cream cheese, sieved • Juice and zest 1 orange • Wine glass of sweet wine e.g. Marsala or sherry • 250g mixed candied fruit (cherries, mango, citron, cranberries, raisins, angelica) 48

• 5 0g chocolate drops or your favourite chocolate chopped roughly • 25g natural pistachio nuts or walnut pieces • 50g sugar • 100g good dark chocolate Method Warm the orange juice and wine in a pan. Add fruit mixture and let it steep till cold.

Cut a circle of silicon paper and place it at the bottom of the cake tin. Roll out the marzipan into a circle and put on top of the paper. Carefully melt the chocolate and paint it on the marzipan.

Line the top and sides of the tin with thin slices of sponge cake, leaving enough to make a base for the cake.

When the fruit is cold mix it with the ricotta, nuts, chocolate pieces and sugar. Pile all the filling into the tin and cover with the rest of the cake. Press it down till firm and there are no air bubbles.

Refrigerate in the tin overnight.

Un-mould the cake and decorate with sieved icing sugar, spring flowers, more cherries, angelica, grated chocolate or anything you fancy.

White Chocolate “Brownie”

Less complicated, it can be eaten as a cake or with fruit salad for dessert.

Ingredients • 125g white chocolate • 100g unsalted butter • 3 large eggs • 150 sugar • 100g chopped walnuts • 100g white chocolate roughly chopped • 125 plain flour sifted twice • 9” square or rectangle shallow baking tin lined with baking paper Method Heat oven to 180 C. Gently melt the butter and 100g chocolate in a bowl over hot (not boiling) water.

In a large bowl with a hand whisk beat the eggs and sugar till pale and bulked up. Continue whipping the mixture over hot water till it is the consistency of thick cream. With care not to lose the air in the eggs, fold in the butter and chocolate then the nuts and chopped chocolate and finally fold in the flour. Pour into the lined tin and bake for 30 to 40 minutes, till just firm to the touch. Leave to cool in the tin and then turn out and dust with a little icing sugar. Decorate with flowers, mini eggs or finely chopped nuts.

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The Kirknewton Community Development Trust aims to create a sensory garden in The Kirknewton Community Woodland. The sensory garden would be filled with plants,

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Sensory Garden in Kirknewton Woodland

features and equipment to create a sensory experience - stimulating the senses of visitors so that they can touch, smell and hear things which are reassuring, inspiring and relaxing. The garden would be an ideal place for community members to visit, especially benefiting the elderly, those with disabilities as well as young children.

Now over to you! The Trust will receive either £8,000, £10,000 or £12,000 to create this project. With £12,000 we can create a sensory garden with added features such as an art space filled with wooden sculptures.

To support us, please visit Tesco East Calder from 27th February to 6th March and you can vote for who should receive the £12,000, £10,000 and £8,000 awards. All support is appreciated!

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FEATURE

“Start with the best intentions and let ideas evolve”

Many of us have enjoyed live theatre or other shows at the Regal Bathgate, West Lothian’s wonderful little community-led theatre.

Konect spoke to Scott Kyle, the actor, producer and manager of the Bathgate Regal, about life on set and behind the stage.

Scott has a string of stage, film and TV credits to his name, and is currently filming in a major TV series that will be on our screens later this year. It sounds very glamorous: he’s picked up by a driver and taken to the film location, escorted into his trailer where he is served breakfast and anything he needs is brought to him. Costume and makeup staff come to prepare him and he’s escorted onto the set. “But it’s not glamorous,” he explains, “actually you’re just a cog in a wheel – you’re picked up and waited on hand and foot so that the producers know exactly where you are at all times and you’ll be ready when you’re needed on set.” And he is conscious that if he messes up there is a long queue of actors behind him who fit the bill and he could simply be replaced. Such is the precariousness of earning a living as an actor. Scott has full time work as Artistic Director and Manager of the Regal, using his annual leave to do film and other acting work. But he got here the hard way; he spent years touring with his own theatre company, is aware of the high unemployment rates of actors and is passionate about improving prospects for young actors and getting people into theatres.

“I realised in my second year Acting and Performance course at City of Glasgow College that most of the students graduating ahead of me had no work to go to. So I set up my own theatre company so that at least myself and my class would have work. We’d make it for ourselves.”

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Scott Kyle, Actor, Producer and Manager of the Bathgate Regal Theatre.

Scott called the company No Limit People (NLP) Theatre. He found the script for a show called “Singin’ I’m No a Billy, He’s a Tim” in the library, and the fledgling NLP picked this for their first production, performing in local pubs and the college. Then Scott managed to talk his way into larger venues including the Citizen’s Theatre in Glasgow. He arranged a tour, and to cut a long story short they toured that show successfully for 5 years, at ever-larger venues. “It was a while before I realised other theatre companies had funding from bodies such as Creative Scotland, so they made money whether they sold tickets or not”. NLP however had no funding and had to rigorously market to get the audiences in. But it was very successful (“I made enough money to buy my mum a house, that was a good feeling”) and in the fifth year they booked the SECC in Glasgow – playing to 3000 people per night. They were much bigger-risk shows and it was a lot harder to make money. So why did they go for the bigger-risk venues? Scott looks bemused - “We never did any of it for the money. That was a nice side-effect. As actors we just wanted bigger and bigger audiences!” Eventually the show’s author removed Scott’s rights to it, and Scott moved on to various film roles and other theatre shows.

Three years ago he was asked if he could help turn around the fortunes of the Regal Theatre.

“I was willing to do whatever it took to make it work,” he says of his efforts here. Drawing

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on his experience as an actor, producer and marketeer, he has made it an act-friendly venue, and does everything in his power to get people into the theatre to experience a live show. “We use the theatre as a venue for all sort of clubs, and I hope that by coming here and getting familiar with the venue, people will realise it’s a great place and with fantastic facilities, and be more inclined to come here for a show.”

Initiatives he has promoted include the Regal Academy of Performing Arts, the Regal Film Academy, Tech School, Regal Radio and monthly comedy nights. He has many ideas for the way forward and utilises his contacts from within the entertainment industry to bring some big names to Bathgate.

“We have a great team of volunteers here. There’s a willingness to pull together to make the theatre work,” he says. A local roofing company painted the theatre for free, many of the ushers are volunteers and the tech team, which started as a tech school that they paid to come to, now do

all the tech work on a volunteer basis in return for the training they receive. “We start with the best of intentions and let ideas evolve. Bathgate’s very friendly, folk will do each other a good turn,” observes Scott, and that’s a big part of the theatre’s success.

Scott has seen acting friends hit the “big time” and become famous, losing their anonymity. Is he ready for this to happens to him? “It’s not where I want to go. If you’ve got a lucrative role that will keep you comfortable for years it might be worth it. But to do a short series or a single film that is so big you lose your anonymity for months or even years after it’s over – that’s not such a nice thought.”

He was in the BAFTA-nominated film Kajaki in 2014 and has worked with some great directors and producers in recent times. But what he really wants is for you to go along to the Regal, support the little theatre companies and the students he is training there, and most importantly, enjoy k live theatre at a great local venue!

Scott on the set of Kajaki, a 2014 film set in the war in Afghanistan.

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and Useful Information Wednesday 16th March

Art for the Heart Workshop Kirknewton Green Room, 7-8pm, cost £2. Run by Happiness Works www.happinessworks.co.uk

Saturday 19th March

West Lothian Highland Society monthly ceilidh Monthly Ceilidh at Strathbrock Community Centre, Broxburn. 7.30 – 11.00pm. Music by 19th March 2016.7.30 – 11.00pm. Music by Ewan Galloway Trio. Guests – Boghall & Bathgate Junior Pipe Band with Alvis Kerr. Cost Members £5.00. Non-Members £6.00 each. BYOD and snacks. New members welcome, contact John Sneddon 01501 770911.

Daily from Friday 25th March until Sunday 17th April

Easter Eggcitement at Almond Valley Heritage Centre The farm is alive with the cheeps and bleats of baby animals, who will be introduced to you at handling and encounter sessions. Grab your clue sheet, sharpen your pencil, and tear around the farm collecting clues on the springtime trail. Keep a look out for hidden eggs that might win you a prize. In the craft area you can make bonnets, masks and other springtime decorations. There will be still further special attractions over the four days of Easter (25th - 28th March), including our famous plastic duck race along the mill lade.See www.almondvallery. co.uk

Saturday 26th March

Polkemmet’s Hidden Past Step back in time with this short walk and talk around Polkemmet, run by the West Lothian Countryside Ranger Service. Find out about what it was like to live on the estate, learn about past uses and how it came to be the popular Country Park it is today. Suitable for: All Meet: Outside the classroom, Polkemmet Country Park Time: 2pm-3pm Cost: free.

Easter Crafts for Children Come along to drop in session at East Calder Library from 10.30am-12pm to make Easter Bonnets, Bunny Masks, Honeycomb Chicks etc.

Sunday 2nd April

Easter Fun Run in Beecraigs Country Park Annual run organised by West Lothian Run. 2k, 5k & 10k fun runs. Registration opens 9.30am, 2k run starts at 10.20am. Or register online at www.westlothianrun.org

Sunday 3rd April

Almondell Past & Present Join the West Lothian Countryside Ranger Service and Friends of Almondell for an afternoon amble through time. Find out who used to live there and discover the wonderful heritage features that they left behind. Suitable for: All (particularly those interested in history) Meet: Almondell Visitor Centre Time: 2pm-3pm Cost: free Oakbank Bowling Club, Oakbank Road, East Calder March 5th - Cabaret Night – David James (Singer) - £5.00 a ticket – pay at door – 8 till late, all welcome.

April 16th – Cabaret Night – Johnny Henderson (Singer) £5.00 a ticket – pay at door – 8 till late, all welcome.

April 30th – Comedian Bert Allan - £5.00 a ticket – pay at door – 8 till late, all welcome.

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Access 2 employment Job Club. Kirknewton Green Room, Fridays, 9.30am-1pm. Contact Fraser on 07899 063971.

Potter Around Easter Holiday club, Overton Farm, Kirknewton. For more information http://www. potteraround.co.uk

To include your event here, please email editor@konectdirectory. co.uk or call 07854 492638.

Library Information East Calder Library

Main Street, East Calder, EH53 0EJ T: 01506 883633 E: eastcalder.lib@westlothian.gov.uk Opening times: East Calder Library: Mon & Fri 10am – 5pm, Tues 10am-3pm, Wed 11am-4pm, Thurs 12pm-7pm, Sat 10am-1pm.

Please note Registration Services are now available by appointment only. Monday – 2.00 to 4.30. Wednesday – 11am-1pm. Friday – 2.00 to 4.30. Telephone 01506 883633.

Library is closed Friday 25th March and Monday 28th March for Easter.

Bookbug: We now have two book bug sessions per month, Monday 7th March 10-10.30am and Saturday 19th 10-10.30. The Saturday sessions are especially popular with dads and family groups. These are fun song, rhyme and interaction sessions for babies, toddlers and preschool children.

Adult book groups: We have two adult book groups meeting on Thursday nights; Thursday 17th and 24th March 5.45-6.45pm. Call into the library and pick up a copy of next month’s book and pop along for a friendly meeting with refreshments provided. Everyone welcome.

IT CLASSES: Mondays 1.30-3.30. Book a place in the library.

Other facilities we offer are: free internet access, cheap printing facilities and free scanning.

There are daily papers to read and magazines to browse in a warm safe environment.

Pumpherston Library

Drumshoreland Road, Pumpherston, EH53 0LF T: 01506 280996. E: pumpherston.lib@westlothian.gov.uk Opening times: Monday – 14.00 to 17.00. Wednesday – 14.30 to 16.30. Thursday – 14.00 to 18.00.

West Calder Library & Customer Information Service

West Calder Library and Customer Information Services are temporarily relocated at 24-26 Main Street, West Calder. T: 01506 771630 Opening Times: Monday – 10.00 to 16.00. Tuesday – 10.00 to 19.00. Wednesday – 11.00 to 16.00. Thursday – 11.00 to 18.00. Friday – 10.00 to 15.00. Saturday – 10.00 to 13.00. CIS enquiry desk closed each day 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm.

Bookbug: Monthly Bookbug sessions have recently restarted in West Calder. Because of space restrictions in temporary location these are held in West Calder Community Centre. Please call the library on 01506 771630 for more information on dates and to book a place.

Bookgroups: Book groups run on first two Tuesdays of the month at 5:30 pm and on the last Thursday of the month at 4:45 pm.

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Kirknewton Community Development Trust Easter programme For Primary 1-Primary 7 Monday 4th of April-Thursday 7th of April

MONDAY

8.30am-9.30am Drop off at The Green Room 9.30am-12 noon Door Hanger Design 12 noon-1pm Lunch 1-3.30pm Shrink Art and T Shirt Design 3.30pm-5pm Film 5pm-5.30pm Pick up at The Green Room

WEDNESDAY

8.30pm-9.30pm Drop Off at The Green Room 9.30am-4pm All Day Trip: Kelvingrove Museum 4pm-5pm Film 5pm-5.30pm Pick Up at The Green Room

TUESDAY

8.30am-9.30am Drop Off at The Village Hall 9.30am-12 noon Drumming Class & Dance 12-1pm Lunch 1pm-3.30pm 3D Printing 3.30pm-5.00pm Film 5pm-5.30pm Pick Up at The Green Room

THURSDAY

8.30am-9.30am Drop Off at The Green Room 9.30am-2pm Cyrenians Farm Trip (bring packed lunch) 2pm Smoothie & Snack Making 3.30pm-5pm Film 5pm-5.30pm Pick Up at The Green Room

Cost: £100 for a week | £25 per day £15 per half day (includes lunch session, activity and drop off/pick up slot) £5 charge per half hour after 5.30pm

FRIDAY 8th april 6pm -sat 9th april 10.30am

For S1+ | Hilly Cow Wig Wams £20 | Over night Stay (dinner & breakfast included) All bookings in advance. Bookings to be confirmed by 21/3/16. To book please contact Youth and Volunteer Coordinator Jennifer Ba on: jenniferkirknewton@gmail.com or call 01506883988.

KCDT is a company limited by guarantee in Scotland No.307425 and registered with the Office of the Charity Regulator No SC037895

clubs & classes

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

Firefly Arts

Firefly Arts provide fun and friendly theatre, film and drama workshops for children and young people (5 to 25 years) in venues across West Lothian. Call 08447 744496 or email admin@firefly-arts.co.uk for more information on our current programme. Firefly Arts Ltd, Howden Park Centre, Livingston, EH54 6AE. www.firefly-arts.co.uk

Lothian Running Club We 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 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 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

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 Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Classes in South Church Hall, Uphall Starting on Thurs 17th Sept 7.30 to 9.30pm. 10 weeks through to the 19th Nov, then starting the 7th January through to 10th Mar 2016. £3 per week. Teacher Mrs Margaret McGregor. Dancing for fun & fitness, any new beginners very welcome. For more info contact Sandra Cheyne, tel 01506 430600 email sdcheyne77@ yahoo.com.

EAST CALDER Pre-birth Yoga

East Calder Community Centre. Wed 5.15pm – 6.45pm. 6 week programme starts 24 September. For more details: 07767 777044 or ruth@sukha.co.uk

Forget-Me-Not Café

East Calder Church Hall, Manse Court. Last Thursday of the month, 10am – 12pm. A meeting place for people with dementia and their carers of all ages. Drop in and join us for information, support and social activities. Supported by Alzheimer Scotland and East Calder Church. For more information please phone 01506 533 116.

East Calder Bowling Club

Bingo every Sun and Wed 8pm– 9.30pm. Junior coaching (10 to 16 years old) every friday 2pm – 4pm. We can also coach adults, free, so come along and give it a try. Hats every Mon 6-30pm.

Have an Egg-cellent Easter in West Lothian The winter months are almost over, the temperatures are rising and with Easter fast approaching, on the 27th of March, it’s time to explore the outdoors again and take part in Easter fun. West Lothian’s top attractions are now opening their doors to the refreshing Spring season, with a number of new and exciting events for all ages to enjoy.

If the change in season is encouraging you to get active this Spring, then West Lothian is home to a number of fantastic walking and cycling routes across many areas including Linlithgow, Bathgate, Livingston and many more.

Family attractions such as Almond Valley Heritage Centre are re-opening their fantastic railway, alongside a number of family fun events which are taking place as part of their ‘Easter Eggcitement’ Spring campaign.

Get down to Five Sisters Zoo to visit the spectacular lions in their new habitat, or take a stroll around the Linlithgow Peel and enjoy the beautiful views of the loch and palace.

With so much on offer at these fantastic attractions and scenic routes, it’s no secret that West Lothian is the place to go for some fun this Easter. So get involved, get outdoors and enjoy some Scottish Spring sunshine!

For the latest on all the great things to see and do in West Lothian please visit www.visitwestlothian.co.uk, Facebook. com: VisitWestLothian and Twitter.com: @teamwestlothian

See club website at www.eastcalderbowlingclub.com. Members can find details here of competitions, play by dates and club news.

East Calder Jog Scotland Group

Meet every Tuesday at East Calder Health centre car park at 7pm.

All abilities welcome, a social way to get fit, make friends and enjoy local countryside. Contact Dawn on 01506 883330 or 07806 772935 for more details.

Yoga for Everyone

East Calder Community Centre. Wed 7.00pm – 8.30pm For further info contact Ruth Plevin: 01506204338 or ruth@sukha.co.uk

East Calder Colts FC

East Calder Park. We are currently recruiting for an under 10’s team born 2002. For information required regarding any of our teams please visit our website www.eastcaldercolts.co.uk or contact Head Coach Paul Garrad on 0797 959 2674. Let’s put the fun back into football. All welcome.

East Calder Old Folks Club

East Calder Community Centre. Last Thursday of the month, September to April 1.30pm - 3.30pm. Pensioners and nonpensioners welcome. Contact Carol Anne Murray (Secretary).

East Calder Ladies’ Circle

East Calder Community Centre. Second Thursday of the month, September to May at 1-3pm. Secretary: Mrs E Bennett, 73 Mansefield, East Calder, West Lothian EH53 0JE.

East Calder Youth Club

East Calder Community Centre. Fri 6.15pm - 8.45pm. Ages 10 to 14 yrs. Cooking, football, baseball and other outdoor sports, pool, video games, board games and arts/crafts. Contact Gary Sneddon 01506 774473.

ast Calder Scout Group

Scout Hall, Calderhall Terrace. Beavers Mon 6.15 - 7.15pm (boys 6 - 8 yrs). Cubs Mon 7.30 - 9.00pm (boys 8 - 10 yrs). Scouts Tues 7.15 - 9.00pm (boys 10 - 14 yrs). Contact Jack Galloway on 077907 93889 eastcalderscouts.org.uk

East Calder Needlecraft Club We are a group of ladies who would like to invite you to our weakly Thursday meetings, between 7 and 9.30 pm in the Community Centre. We enjoy a range of needlecrafts including cross stitch, embroidery, knitting, crochet, sewing. Friendly tuition given. Our members range in age from 18 to 80. Outings include a trip to Hobby Craft in Glasgow, S.E.C.C. Also away day trips - something to please everyone. Tea and biscuits provided.

Please contact 01506 882427 for more information.

East Calder Old Tyme Dance Club

East Calder Community Centre We meet Tuesday afternoons from 1 pm to 3 pm, and dance to live music from Bobby Abbot, accordionist. Beginners/learners are very welcome to join us in this very friendly club.

Slimming World

Pigeon Club, Oakbank Road, East Calder Tuesdays at 3.30pm, 5.30pm and 7.30pm and Wednesdays at 9.30am. Contact Sue on 07803 520781 for more information.

Lindsay Anderson Dance

East Calder church hall Zumba ® Monday 7-8pm. Followed by 30mins toning (Must have attended zumba to participate). Facebook Zumba with Lindsay.

Email: lindsayandersondance@yahoo.co.uk. Tel: 07834 183084.

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New Mums Group

Mini & Me Music Group

This group is for new mums of any age. East Calder Community Centre. Mon 11.00am – 12.30pm. Free. Contact health visitor via health centre for further details 01506 880582

The Green Room Thursdays 2pm-2.45pm. Songs, stories and rhymes just for the little ones. Meet other mums & make new friends. Contact Amanda on 07814 055499.

Breast Feeding Support Group

Kirknewton Youth Group

East Calder Church Hall. Wednesday 11.30 am – 12.30 pm.

Contact Health Visitors via Health Centre for further details 01506 880582

Village hall or Green Room. Fridays 6-8pm. For P7+. Please Contact Jennifer at jenniferkirknewton@gmail.com

Bingo

Kirknewton Primary School. Babies class up to age 8 Thurs 5.30 - 6.30pm. Junior/senior class Thurs 6.15 - 8.00pm. For info contact Trisha on email t.ewing@btinternet.com

Pigeon Club, East Calder. Sun 8.00 - 10.00 All welcome

Boys Brigade

East Calder Church Hall. Anchors (age 5 - 8) Fridays 6.30 - 7.30pm Juniors (age 8 - 11) Fridays 6.45 - 8.15pm. Company Section (age 11-18). Fridays 7.30 - 9.45pm. Call Jean Gilchrist 01506 880367

East Calder Playgroup

Now located in East Calder Community Centre. Mon-Fri 9am11am from 2 years. For the best introduction to your child’s education - lots of fun to be had! £5 per session. Contact Carol on 07748 053340.

Rainbows, Brownies and Guides

East Calder Church Hall, Main Street. Rainbows Mon 6.30 – 7.30pm and Wed 6.15 – 7.15pm. Brownies Tues 6.30 – 8pm & Wed 6.30 – 8pm. Guides: Wed 7.30-9pm. Monday Guides meet in Kirknewton Chuch Hall 7pm-9pm. Guides contact Fiona Wilson 07595 679117 fionamhwilson@sky.com. Contact Gillian Maben 01506 880640.

Toddler Clinic

East Calder Health Centre. 1st Tues every month. Drop in for advice & support 1.30–3.30pm KONECT

Kirknewton Starlets

Kosy Kaff

Kirknewton Village Hall. Fridays 4pm – 5pm term time. Free home baking, hot chocolate, games and activities for primary school aged children. See www.knec4jesus.org.uk for more information.

Daytime Pilates Classes

Thursdays in Kirknewton Village Hall: 9.10am to 10.00am.

10.10am to 11.00am for beginners. For more details contact elise@ekpilates.co.uk. You’ll also find me on facebook.com/ ekpilates.

Kirknewton Rainbows and Brownies

Kirknewton Village Hall. Rainbows Wed 5pm-6.15pm; Brownies Wed 6.30pm-8pm. Contact Gill on 01506 883261 or gillww@ hotmail.com

Toddler Group

Kirknewton Church Hall. Parents/carers with tots aged 0-3 yrs, friendly group with play, stories and craft for the children and meet up/chat for parents. Thur 9.30 - 11.30am.

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clubs & classes Physio Pilates Classes

Modified Pilates taught by a Chartered Physiotherapist.

Kirknewton Village Hall. Tuesdays 6.45pm and 7.45pm - suitable for beginners or improvers. Spaces are limited so for more information or to book contact Dianne on 07795466464. diannemackenzie1@gmail.com. Facebook: Physio Pilates Classes.

Kirknewton Runners

Meet at Kirknewton Park every Monday at 19.30

Hatton Sports Club

Tennis and squash. Burnwynd, Kirknewton. Social and competitive play. LTA-qualified tennis coaches. Contact Carol Blamire 01506 880208

Kirknewton Stompers

Walking group, meeting at Kirknewton Park entrance on Park Terrace. Every Wed 7.30pm. Join the group on the community facebook page where people post details of the walk, or any other time they are walking.

Simply Play

Kaspars Out of School Care for Kirknewton. Kirknewton Primary School. Mon – Thu 3.15-6.00pm, Fri 12.30 – 6.00. Call 07871 791000

Kirknewton Women’s Rural Institute

Classes in Livingston, Uphall Station, Mid Calder and Broxburn.

Please see our website for full timetable and venues. Children from 2 years to adult.www.myramackieschoolofdance.co.uk incorporating our competitive cheer division the Scottish Starlets.

Star Harmonies

Musical Theatre School. Mid Calder Institue Hall.Tuesdays 1030-11am- Baby Starz; 11-15-11-45am- Little Starz. Other classes in Polbeth. Black Bull Inn Thursdays 6:10-7:10pm Liv’n Harmoneez Kids/Teenz Choir; 7:30-9:30pm The Liv’n Harmony Singers adult choir. Contact 07545 178310 for more information. See www. starharmonies.co.uk email: starharmonies.musicworkshops@ gmail.com

Mid Calder Mother and Baby Group

Institute Hall, Tuesdays Drop in 10am-12pm. Newborn to Walking, £1 per baby, all welcome. Please e-mail midcalderbabygroup@gmail.com for more details or find us on facebook

West Lothian Women’s Cycle Club

Meet every Thursday at Mid Calder Primary School Car Park at 6pm. Get on your bike! All abilities welcome, should have own bike and kit. A great way to get fit, have fun and meet new friends around the local area. Contact Elizabeth Logan on 07515 161 307.

The Willows Playgroup

Come and join us for a friendly evening of craft, demonstrations and fun. 2nd Thursday of each month, 7.15pm in Kirknewton Church Hall.

School Lane Mid Calder. Children from 2 - 5 years (nappy changing facilities). Mon - Thurs 9 - 11 am. £5 per session (snack provided). Further information available from Karen on 01506 882832.

Potter Around

Welcome Café

Art and craft studio at Overton Farm, Kirknewton EH27 8DD. Drop in anytime for ceramic painting and decopatch or have fun playing with clay. Book both adults and children’s parties in a wide range of arts and crafts. Open the first Tuesday of each month for those who prefer evening. Book into one of our many workshops including candle making, potter’s wheel, felting, jewllery and glass fusion. Regular classes include oil painting for both adults and children and our Kids Art Club on a Friday afternoon as well as the Warhammer Club on a Saturday afternoon. We take commission for painted pottery and artwork and we have a gift shop selling hand made items from jewellery through to art. Look out for our summer workshops running for children through the holidays. For more information call 01506 238961, email chat@potteraround.co.uk. www.potteraround. co.uk www.facebook.com/PotterAround

Kirknewton Play Group

Kirknewton Village Hall. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays 9.15am to 11.30am. Ages 2 to 4 1/2 years. £5 per session. Call in and see us during session times or email kirknewtonplaygroup@yahoo.com

Celtic Stepz

Kirknewton Village Hall. Adult dance class to encourage adults back into dance and raise money for good causes. Wednesdays 8.15-9.30pm. Contact Cathy on 01506 881674

MID CALDER 5th West Lothian Mid Calder Cub Group

Mid Calder Institute Hall. Thursdays 7.20 to 8.30. New cubs welcome. Aged betweem 8 – 10 years. Please contact Vroni on 07900 907297.

Mid Calder School of Dance

Mid Calder Institute Hall. Highland, Disco Tues 6.00pm - 7.00pm and Fri 6.00pm - 9.00pm. Various ages. Contact Heather 01501733054.

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Myra Mackie School of Dance

Glenalmond Hall. Every Tuesday 10am-12noon. This is a Fair Trade Café all proceeds of which to the Vine Trust in Peru. Do come along and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and some home baking with friends.

Mid Calder Camera Club

Institute Hall, Market Street. Wed 7:30pm – 9:45pm. All levels of photographers are welcome. For more information, visit www.mccc.org.uk or call Steve Collier at 01506 881398 or Gordon Scott at 01506 882616.

Mid Calder Colts FC

Teams covering all ages, playing soccer 7s, 11-a-side and also a soccer school. For more information see the Colts’ website www.mid-calder-colts.org. Contact Carole 883934. Contact@ mid-calder-colts.org.

Mid Calder Mother & Toddler Group

Institute Hall, Tuesdays and Thursdays 9am-11am. £1.50 per child per session, all welcome. Please e-mail midcalderbabygroup@gmail.com for more details.

Rainbows, Brownies and Guides Rainbows Wed night, Brownies Tues night, Guides Mon and Wed nights. To register please go to the Girl Guiding website, Parent’s sections.

Yoga Classes Masonic Hall. Wednesday evening class 7.30 -9pm. Contact Linda Bibby 01506 884115. www.wholebodybalance.co.uk

Folk Club

The MidCalder Inn, Mid Calder. Meets every third Tuesday of the month 8pm at the “Tap Shop”.

Choral Highlights Ladies’ Choir We would like to invite all ladies with a love for singing and music to come and join us. You don’t have to be able to read music. We are a well established three part choir and have KONECT

a membership of around 20 ladies. We sing a wide variety of songs including music from films and shows, spiritual, traditional and pop music. We hold two concerts annually, one before Christmas and one in the summer accompanied by West Calder Brass Band. We also sing at venues across the region on request. The choir practices in Kirk of Calder on Wednesdays 7.30 - 8.45pm. New members are always most welcome to join.

Contact John Rankine - 01506 880029.

POLBETH Star Harmonies

Musical Theatre School Polbeth Harwood Church. Mondays: Drama: 6-6-40pm- P1-3; 6-45-7-25pm- P4-7; 7-30-8-10pm- S1+.

Dance: 6-6-30pm- Nursery-P2; 6-30-7-30pm-S1+; 7-30-8-10pmP3-P7. Tuesdays: 3-15-3-45pm- Baby Starz; 3-50-4-20pm- Little Starz; 4-20-5pm- Little Harmoneez. Other classes in Mid Calder. Contact 07545 178310 for more information. See www starharmonies.co.uk email: starharmonies.musicworkshops@ gmail.com

Polbeth W.R.I.

1st Wednesday of the month at 7pm. Come along for an interesting programme of talks and demonstrations. New members always welcome. Further info on 01506 435708.

PUMPHERSTON Pumpherston United FC

School and creche available. Rev Dr AJ Groenewald 8 Manse Court East Calder EH53 0HF. 01506 884585 or 07588 845814. groenstes@yahoo.com website www.knec4jesus.org.uk

Mid Calder

Services 10.30 every Sunday in the Kirk of Calder, Main St, Mid Calder. Sunday School and crèche available. Pumpherston services - The Kirk of Calder also holds fortnightly services on Wednesday mornings at 10:15 at the Pumpherston Institute Hall.

The website www.kirkofcalder.com has full details of current activities/services.

St Theresa’s Catholic Church Masses - 11.30AM every Sunday. 9am every Monday and Friday.

6pm every Wednesday. Confessions - After Mass on Sundays, or on request. www.livingstoncatholicparishes.co.uk; 01506 880918 frpaul@livingstoncatholicparishes.co.uk.

To include your club or class, email details to editor@konectdirectory. co.uk. Charity and not-for-profit groups are free, there is a small charge for other listings. See our website for details. www.konectdirectory.co.uk

Solution to February Crossword

Across: 1 Perhaps, 5 Cycle, 8 Shampoo, 9 Exact, 10 Extra, 11 Kitchen, 12 Honest, 14 Glides, 17 Raisins, 19 Noble, 22 Olive, 23 Elegant, 24 Rural, 25 Pitcher.

Down: 1 Piste, 2 Roast, 3 Appears, 4 Shocks, 5 Chest, 6 Crashed, 7 Extends, 12 Harbour, 13 Noisier, 15 Lenient, 16 Asleep, 18 Ideal, 20 Brash, 21 Enter.

Four groups, including a soccer school for 5-12 yrs (Thur 6.00pm - 7.30pm); 1998 age group (Tuesdays); 1997 age group (Mon and Wed) and 1995 age group (Mon and Wed). Training at Pumpherston Recreation Park. For more information, please email feedback@pumpherston-united.co.uk

Uphall Station Creative Play

Meets in Uphall Station Institute Hall. Tues 1-3pm and Thurs 9.30-11.15am. Parents/carers of babies/toddlers age 0-5 very welcome. Supported by SureStart. Different play activities every week.

The Look Group

Outdoors activities in Almondell and Calderwood Country Park for ages 8-12. Meeting at Visitor Centre 10.30 - 12.00 Saturdays - not every Sat, check programme with the Rangers on 01506 882254.

WEST CALDER

Solution to Sudoku Page 50

West Lothian Fibromyalgia Support Group

Meets on the third Sunday of the month 1.30pm – 3.30pm, at West Calder Community Centre. New members always warmly welcomed. Join us for support, information, friendship, talks and outings. See sites.google.com/site/wlfibromyalgia or call Sheila on 0844 887 2388 for more information.

18th West Lothian Scout Group

West Kirk Hall, West Calder. Beavers Mon 6-7pm. Cubs Wed 6.16-7.30pm Scouts Thurs 6.30-8pm. Girls and boys 10.5 - 14 yrs.

Contact Jean Walkinshaw 01506 873638.

West Calder Walking Group

Every Thurs at 12.30. Meet outside the Co-op, West Calder Main Street. Walk approx 1 hr then coffee/tea stop to finish.

Call 01506 871773 for more info.

CHURCHES Polbeth Harwood Church

Service 11:15 am every Sunday. West Kirk of Calder Service 9:45 am every Sunday. Minister: Rev Dr Jonanda Groenewald, 8 Manse Court, East Calder EH53 0HF. Tel 01506 884802

Church of Scotland Kirknewton Services 9:45 in the Kirknewton Kirk, Station Rd. East Calder Services 11:15 in the East Calder Church, Main St. Sunday KONECT

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Publisher: Lothian Publications Ltd, Overton Farmhouse, Kirknewton, EH27 8DD. Editor: Helen-Jane Shearer, 07854 492638, hj@konectdirectory.co.uk

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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS Accountant/Bookkeeping AKT Bookkeeping

7

Architect Plan It Design

29

Barber TJ’s Barbers

19

Bathrooms 1st Choice Living Bathgate Bathroom Studio Duffy Mclean Ekco

27 12 12 45

Beauty Lisa Blair Beauty Therapy

22

Bowling Club East Calder Bowling Club

21

Builder Almond Building Company Build-It Grant Contracts

29 29 10

Building Surveyor David Hastings

14

Cafe/Tearoom Park View Coffee Shop & Takeaway

4

Dentist Balerno Dental Care Currie Dental Care No9 Dentist

22 23 21

Dressmaking/Alterations Just Sew Nota Bene

24 19

17

Funeral Director Porteous Funeral Directors Thomas Brown Funeral Director

Property Maintenance Cleaning and Maintenance

11

51 25

Garage Doors Max’s Garage Doors Ltd

Public House Black Bull The Grapes Bistro

47 33

10

Garden & Landscaping AA Landscaping D Greaves Ladies Who Garden Riccarton Garden Centre SG Garden Services

6 11 10 11 11

Restaurant Al Borgo Sky Kitchen

49 49

Roofing Thomson Roofing Services

37

Security Services Saltire Lock & Security

31

15

Hairdresser Jane & Friends Handyman 1st Call Handyman Heating Services Duffy McLean L & S Heating

17

Complementary Therapies Access 2 Balance Whole Body Balance

21 19

Computer Services Sort My Pc Sprint Computers

15 24

Dance Supplies Highland Dance Shop

55

62

26 31 14

Fostering Edinburgh Council

25

29

14 27

19

27

CLOTHES & FASHION Kidzeco

Plastering Alexander Aitken Plastering Nu Walls Plumbing Services Currievale Plumbing EPH Livingston Plumbing Company

Golf Club Baberton Golf Club

6

43 43 43

Foot Care Foot Clinic

Glazier R McNeill Joiner & Glazer

Cleaning Services C and W Cleaning Services

Pet Services Milrig Kennels South Lodge Cattery Tilly Chance Dog Grooming

4 19 25 17

40

Church St Mary’s Dalmahoy

13 36

Florist Every Occasion Quite Contrary Vicky’s flowers Williamsons

Caravan Service & Repair Auto Fitness

23

Paving Edinburgh Paving Company JGM Landscapes

10

41 40 2 32 42 5

Chiropody/Podiatry Livingston Chiropody & Podiatry

29 27

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Car Service & Repair Autocare Solutions Chips Away Colin Nixon Hermiston Motors Kirknewton Garage LVS Garage Services

55 55

36

Painter/Decorator Braekirk Decorator’s Nu Walls

Fencing/Gates LTC Fencing

2 32

7

20

Oven Cleaner The Clean Team

Estate Agent Castlebrae Sales & Lettings Ltd

Car Sales Colin Nixon Hermiston Motors

Children’s Nursery ABC Private Nursery Angela Elizabeth Nursery

Mobility Med-Ecosse

14 13 31 36 26

41 40

Catering Food Creations

31 27

Electrician A&A Electrical Hi Line Electrical Optical Lighting Riddell Electrical Services Simply Electrical

Car Bodywork Bodyshop Edinburgh JWG Car Care

Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning James Burnett Carpet Cleaning

Locksmith Saltire Lock & Security West Lothian Locksmith

Jewellery Jewellery Workshop

7

Storage Unit Storage Containers

7

19

Takeaway Park View Coffee Shop & Takeaway Sky Kitchen

4 49

14

Telecoms Services John McGraw Telephone Engineer

36

4 26

Tree Surgery Maxwell Tree Care

10

Trusted Trader Scheme West Lothian Trusted Trader

26

Vet ICR Vets Pentland Veterinary Clinic

42 43

Wedding Services Nota Bene Quite Contrary Vicky’s flowers

19 19 25

Window Cleaning Gordon Scott Window Cleaning

14

Windows 1st Choice Living Red Hot Windows

27 28

7

Joiner Craigcrook Joinery Geoff Vinter Joinery GR Construction R McNeill Joiner & Glazer

29 27 4 27

Kitchens Duffy Mclean Ekco S & S Home Improvements

12 45 63

Lighting Optical Lighting

Signwriting SignCentive

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