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- Mar 9
- 2 min
Support a good cause by eating cake!
When you order delicious cakes & savouries from The Larder’s Bakery, the money you spend helps families locally experiencing food poverty
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- Jan 30
- 4 min
Blood Bikes Scotland - supporting the NHS
“Behind every journey made on the bikes, there’s a patient – someone is waiting for a critical test result, medication or equipment."
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- Nov 11, 2021
- 3 min
Community for Food: So that no local schoolchild will go hungry
“The idea for a local food provision service … well, it sort of snowballed!” says Caroline Brown – Tiggy to those who know her. “Back in...
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- Oct 27, 2021
- 3 min
Interested in counselling skills? Courses & volunteering at SMILE West Lothian
A local charity specialising in counselling for children and young people is looking to get more people trained, and raise funds for the...
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- Jul 8, 2021
- 4 min
Search, Track, Trap
A lost dog is in survival mode. They are not your pet at this point; they are an animal looking after themselves in the wild
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- Jun 15, 2021
- 3 min
Uncovering the hidden problem – gambling awareness in West Lothian
It’s a hidden problem – one that you have to know the signs to look for, and one that sufferers are very secretive about.
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- Apr 9, 2021
- 4 min
Ride It Out together
Everyone in West Lothian is invited to join ‘Love to Ride West Lothian’, a fun, free, community platform which supports you to cycle
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- Apr 5, 2021
- 3 min
Engineering a miniature world: Almondell Model Engineering Centre
Almondell Engineering Centre is a beautiful natural environmental setting, and ecology goes hand in hand with the engineering here.
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- Dec 7, 2020
- 4 min
“Because you would do this for me”
“‘You would do this for me,’ is the response we all give to the question, ‘Why are you doing this?’” says Muna Ausat, one of a group of Falk
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- Nov 13, 2020
- 1 min
The Community Chest is open again
The Community Chest is full of money and is now open again – despite the challenges of COVID. The Chest provides grants of up to £500 to...
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- Jul 1, 2020
- 1 min
Sponsor A Child
Can you help a child in West Lothian have a sense belonging, of being just like their classmates, by sponsoring uniform for the new term?
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- Mar 26, 2020
- 4 min
The Sunday Dinner Lady
“Sunday dinner was always a tradition in my family,” says Winchburgh resident Anne Wilson, aka the Sunday Dinner Lady. “I love a Sunday...
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- Mar 12, 2020
- 3 min
Craigshill Good Neighbour Network (CGNN): Neighbours helping Neighbours
Operating from a base in Craigshill, but open to people from all around West Lothian and beyond (“we wouldn’t be good neighbours if we...
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- Jan 31, 2020
- 3 min
Musically Active Dudes
A class with an energetic dance vibe and great music, from a DJ who regularly spins the discs at Boteco do Brasil in Edinburgh and...
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- Dec 17, 2019
- 2 min
The most difficult time of year?
The festive season is upon us once more and for most of us this is a happy time when we are out shopping for our nearest and dearest,...
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- Nov 6, 2019
- 2 min
Re-engage: Tackling loneliness in West Lothian with tea and company
Loneliness is one of the most invisible but debilitating issues in society today, but all across West Lothian volunteers are working to...
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- Nov 4, 2019
- 2 min
Heritage Fairy Woods, Uphall : Jumping Generations
In its heyday as a grand private residence, the grounds around Middleton Hall in Uphall had a reputation for being a beautiful place to...
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- Oct 10, 2019
- 3 min
What is a Tool Library? (or, a Thing Library?)
What do you think of when you hear “Tool Library”? I had assumed it was a place you could hire garden or DIY tools, until I visited the...
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- Oct 10, 2019
- 3 min
Pure passion for food equality
The Sustainable Thinking Scotland Foodbank Farm It all started when a couple of guys working for a large supermarket were involved in...