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THE WILLOW WOOD WANDERER Responsibility However, by the Including Formal 11 Cuthill Brae for Any Errors, Inaccura- Residents Police Checks New Arrivals on the Park WANDERER NOTICES 2013 Winter 2013 A Bumper Year for Willow Wood The Association welcomes our 31 December 2013 Momentous Year for Scottish Park Home Residents new neighbours... COMPUTER PROBLEMS? Gary Ferguson (No 4) FOR REPAIRS, ADVICE, INKS So much has happened tween residents and site the Housing (Scotland) AND HARDWARE Tony & Christine Shelton (No 8) on the local and national owners. Willow Wood bill of 2013. Unscru- park home scene since Residents Association, pulous park owners Billy & Betty Doyle (No 13) GW Computers Inside WILLOW WOOD RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION the last edition of the who were the only resi- need to look out since Stoneyburn Chair: Wilma Gault (Tel:01501 760087) Duncan & Margaret Greenhow Complimentary Wanderer nearly a year dents Association repre- all licences must be re- (No 38) 01501 763363 Secretary: Susan Meiklejohn (Tel: 01501 760190) ago. sented on the Govern- applied over the next 2014 Brenda Hendy (No 45) ment’s consultative three years with site www.willowwoodwestlothian.co.uk In a local context we have Wanderer articles, edi- Mini Calendar committee, can take a owners and their local seen the most comprehen- torial comment, letters from our MSP great deal of credit for managers being re- ‘Creating a Community’ and photographs are sive programme of events these welcome changes quired to pass a Fit and published in good faith. promoted The Publishers take no Proper Person Test THE WILLOW WOOD WANDERER responsibility however, by the including formal 11 Cuthill Brae for any errors, inaccura- Residents police checks. A cies or omissions. The Associa- West Calder EH55 8QE views of contributors safeguard has been tion. The EDITOR: JIM HALUCH are not necessarily those built into the Bill to of the Publishers. members TEL: 01501 762190 ensure that residents h a v e will not be affected r a i s e d by any suspension spectacu- FESTIVE GREETINGS or withdrawal of a lar sums licence. See our from for the Association allow- which was recognized later articles giving ing it to buy two high The Willow Wood Wanderer when the Housing Min- more detail on all these quality marquees for com- ister Margaret Burgess legislative matters. munity use. Donations MSP launched the regu- and find raising were so lations from the park.. Jocelyn Carpenter successful that these were Pride in these achieve- While the new regula- ments has been tem- sufficient to fund the pur- tions were widely wel- wishes her friends and chases without taxing the pered by the reality of neighbours at Willow- comed there was some life on the park. Every- normal Association funds. disappointment that the Wood the very best for the Cathy Halpin We showcase all the one was stunned to hear Festive Season and thanks commission on sale was of the untimely death of and Tom Menzies events later not abolished. However them all for their beautiful Jean Richardson while cards which are greatly send the compliments of the On the national scene, the much this was a disap- season to all their neighbours on holiday in Majorca lot of park home residents pointment no one fore- appreciated at Willow Wood. a few weeks ago. The was greatly improved by saw the far reaching Community lost one of Instead of sending cards they have changes which are now made a donation to the Willow the introduction of new its real characters and Wood Residents Association regulations by the Scot- been proposed to the we print an obituary to tish Parliament to the licensing and control of Jean in later pages. written agreement be- park home sites through STOP PRESS NEWS Ruby Jones FOR ALL YOUR PARK HOME MAINTENANCE thanks everyone for The Association Committee greatly regrets the necessity to cancel last Friday’s Carol con- NEEDS their good wishes and Seasons Greetings cert at the last minute. The weather was atro- sends them all her best cious and presented a possible danger due to regards for Christmas the marquee becoming unstable in the high and New Year SERVING THE RESIDENTS OF WILLOW WOODwinds PARK Alternative arrangements were made for collection of the raffle prizes. The Com- mittee thanks those who turned out at a mo- Tel 01506 530344 The Willow Wood Wanderer ment’s notice to dismantle the marquee and save it from damage. www.parkhomesscotland.com THE WANDERER EDITORIAL THE POLITICS PAGES It is a year since we last probably the most momentous selling and gifting homes, recog- FROM Angela Constance brought you an edition of The year in the history of park nition of residents associations NEIL FINDLAY MSP is MSP for the Almond From Wanderer. homes in Scotland since the and other resident safeguards. Valley constituency which Angela Constance The publishers regret that it has Mobile homes Act of 1983. Unfortunately the only setback Lobbying Bill taken over includes Willow Wood was the failure to achieve aboli- by Scottish Government and Minister for Youth MSP been so long and that the quar- It was in 2008 that Mike Lark- Employment in the Scot- tion of sales commission. Sig- terly or thrice yearly record since man started his campaign for Over the last 18 months I tish Government nificantly, the Scottish regula- 2005 has been interrupted. Why change in the law on Park have been working on the in- tions are much stronger than in the interruption—a combination Homes motivated by the experi- troduction of a new bill to England due to the close study PARK HOMES LEGISLATION of indifferent health for a while, ences of residents at Willow regulate the lobbying of par- the stakeholder committee un- After many years of supporting Willow Wood residents with other commitments, lack of mo- Wood. Simultaneously, Jim liament. The Bill would set up tivation, getting older and just Haluch and the WWRA had dertook on what had been omit- their campaign to change the law to afford more protection ted in the English legislation a statutory register of those and rights for park home residents, I was delighted the new the plain onerous task producing embarked on the Community lobbying MSPs and Civil Ser- the newsletter and keeping the Right to Buy and quickly be- A further result of that study is regulations came into force on 1st September 2013. it was vants. A lot of hard work has Willow Wood website up to came involved in the campaign the inclusion of a Mobile (Park) good to join the Housing minister, Margaret Burgess MSP gone into preparing the Bill date. Some help would be ap- for change. Since 2010, Jim Homes section in the Housing on a visit to meet the residents but now the Scottish Govern- preciated but in the meantime if and Mike have sat on the Scot- (Scotland) Bill 2013. As we who had campaigned with such ment have stepped in to take you are online make sure you tish Government Stakeholder mention elsewhere, the bill ful- courage and vigour for a change have a look at your very own committee on park homes and fils our dreams from 2010 with over my proposal. in the law. Internet website at have lobbied strongly in print, its strong emphasis on discourag- Whilst I am disappointed it is www.willowwoodwestlothian.co online and with MPs and MSPs ing and indeed removing all du- not in this years legislative .uk for a change in the law. The bious and indeed criminal ele- programme I look forward to campaign reached its first set of ments from running park homes the government sticking to One thing that can’t be blamed is goals last September with sites in Scotland. A momentous the aims and objectives of lack of news. Year 2013 was changes in the regulations for year indeed. the Bill as it has received wide ranging support from health has meant a hospital stay and Ms Kaushalaya Chand NEWSDESK 1 across Scotland. The Scottish as her daughter writes on our Let- Parliament has a reputation M r s M a r y O v e n s ters page it seems unlikely that Kaushalaya (No8) recently moved for openness and accountabil- Friends and neighbours of Mrs Mary will be returning to Willow away from Willow Wood and has Mary Ovens, (No 5) were saddened Wood. Mary was a fixture on the asked The Wanderer to express her ity and getting this Bill to hear of the fairly sudden deterio- park and despite being in her eight- gratitude to all her neighbours and passed will protect that going ration in her health. Mary is proba- ies up till recently she was still driv- friends at Willow Wood for their forward. ST JOHN’S HOSPITAL bly the only real ‘local’ in Willow ing and keeping her garden im- friendship over years. Kaushalaya I know that my constituents in Wood having been born nearby in maculate. The Wanderer wishes gave sterling service to the Resi- I will be keeping a very close Almond Valley are very commit- Westwood Road. Mary’s poor Mary well. dents Association serving as Treas- eye on developments to en- ted to their local hospital and are urer. sure that the entire Bill is in- interested in the developments troduced that take place there. Earlier this Obituary—Jean Richardson (1944-2013) year, the Cabinet Secretary for Willow Wood lost a great friend and neighbour with the Health and Welfare Alex Neil most untimely death of Jean Richardson. Jean and her MSP and I, visited the hospital. I husband Jimmy came to Willow Wood (no 21) some years am pleased that both The Cabinet secretary and NHS Lothian ago from Aberdeen and quickly established themselves as remain committed to the long tern future of Accident and Emer- the fine neighbours they became.
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