Fauldhouse Together Issue 40
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The latest news on developments in the village, from the FCDT Team Fauldhouse Together Issue 40, Winter 2018/19 Keep an eye out for Santa’s visit to Fauldhouse! This year’s Santa Parade will be held on Tuesday 18 December with this annual event kicking off at 6pm from the Christmas tree on the village green. (Collect tickets from 5pm). The evening’s festivities will include meeting Santa on his sleigh at the village green to go on a torch lit procession around the village led by Santa. On arrival back at Fauldhouse Partnership Centre there will be music by the Salvation Army who are performing with the newly formed Fauldhouse Community Brass Band and Christmas songs by Pop Skool. There will be stalls, a photo booth, smoothie bike, elf crafts and activities. Santa and Mrs Claus will also be there in their grottos to meet the children. A ticket is required to visit Santa in the Partnership Centre. Tickets will be available on the day from 5pm in Fauldhouse Partnership Centre foyer. Please hold on to your tickets as this will allow children to see Santa and parents tickets will be entered into a prize draw. Families with younger children are Murray, Falla Hill Primary School Murray, advised to pick up their tickets early. Queuing for Santa will be done by child’s ticket number eg 1-25, 25-50, 50-75 and so on. The drawings on the Santa Parade posters and fliers this year are by the winners of a Christmas competition and are by the children of Falla Hill and St John the Baptist Primary Schools. All the lovely entries by all the children will be on display at the Santa Parade. All the children have all done a marvellous job! For information about this year’s event, please contact Lesley on 01501 773 699 or email [email protected] Fauldhouse Together is published by the Fauldhouse Community Development Trust, 10 Main Street, Fauldhouse, West Lothian, EH47 9HX. It has a nominal price of 60p, but is distributed free of charge to local residents. The FCDT is a Registered Company: 313776 and a Registered Charity: SC038616. tel: 01501 773 699 mobile/text: 07434 607 860 email: [email protected] web: www.fauldhouse.org.uk Fauldhouse faces Trivia Quiz Fun Teddytastic! Photo: Albert Mancini Thanks for showing your support for the Trivia Quiz Night fundraiser in the Commercial lounge on Friday 28 September 2018. This was part of Septemberfest and the event raised £350 for the Children’s Gala Day 2019. United in remembering founder member Photo courtesy of The Bield A fantastic number of trauma teddies knitted and crocheted by tenants of Blackfaulds Court and the Photo: Albert Mancini kind people of Fauldhouse. Locals who know the history of Fauldhouse Amateurs FC will recognise the name of its founder member the late Harry McCulloch. In Appeal for centenary early November, his daughter, Jennifer, donated information two sets of strips to the club bearing her father’s initials. Years after his passing Harry is Fauldhouse United FC was founded in 1919 and still remembered with his love for the club. What will celebrate being 100 years old next year. a legend. To mark the centenary year the club, with the assistance of FCDT, would like to document the club’s life and times over the century. Would you be able to help ? Bingo We are looking for the names of club presidents, programmes, secretaries, treasurers, club captains, club Every Wednesday in Miners Welfare Club managers and committee members from 1950’s until the Doors open 7.30pm 1990’s. Eyes down 8.30pm The club already have reports from the successful period Prize money £560 every week when the club won the Scottish Cup 1946. Ten main book games plus two flyers All you have to do is drop your information into And two £100 snowballs the Hub for the attention of Dave Huddleston, In aid of Fauldhouse United FC Colin Cunningham, Albert Mancini or email lesley. Licensed Bar [email protected] at FCDT. Please add All welcome your name so your information can be returned. page 2 Fauldhouse Together – Issue 40, Winter 2018/19 Colours Classical 2018 In September DJ Jon Mancini returned for a second year to the SSE Hydro in Glasgow with the 50 piece Scottish Festival Orchestra and choir for a crowd of 4,500. The event was to celebrate iconic The Arches with dance anthems from 1995 - 2015. The line up also included Fauldhouse vocalists Paige Turley and Garry Greig. Looks like it was a great evening! Photo courtesy of Albert Mancini Photo courtesy of Change Greenburn Ryder Cup for buses Details of First Bus service 26 available in The Hub. Sad news FCDT were very sad to hear of the recent passing of local lady Rena Adamson. She was a regular in The Hub and Photo: Albert Mancini a popular and talented member of the Take a Break Craft Group. The photo below shows Rena with one Office space available of her beautifully crafted needlework pieces. to rent, Fauldhouse She will be sadly missed and fondly The Hub has office space available to rent. If you would like remembered. details or to view the facilities, please contact The Hub, FCDT, 10 Main Street, Fauldhouse, EH47 9HX, email: [email protected] or tel: 01501 773 699 Community Calendar Check out FCDT’s Community Calendar at www.fauldhouse.org.uk/fcdtevents It has a selection of events and activities on at The Hub, Eastfield Development Centre and a variety of events taking place in Fauldhouse over the coming months. If you want to ensure your organisation’s event is listed on the site please contact [email protected] Fauldhouse Together – Issue 40, Winter 2018/19 page 3 Centenary Remembrance Service What an wonderful turnout and support from Fauldhouse for the special Centenary Remembrance Sunday Service. Thanks go to all who contributed to the event and, of course, to the community of Fauldhouse for attending in such miserable weather. FCDT are looking for new volunteers to help to organise and run the annual Fauldhouse Remembrance Sunday Service. If you have been part of the armed forces, we are looking for people like you to help both on the day and in the run up to the event. If you think you could fit the bill, please contact Lesley Dunsmore at [email protected] or call 01501 773 699 Photos: Ann Holloway Busy raising funds Exciting news! FCDT are in the customer vote for a Bags of Help grant from Tesco, a scheme which gives community projects like us grants of up to £4,000 – all raised from the sale of carrier bags in Tesco stores. The public will vote in store during November and December on who should receive the awards. Please support us in your local store! FCDT are in Tesco Bathgate (Superstore), The Take a Break Craft Group have been very Blackburn Road and Tesco Livingston (Express), Main busy fundraising over the past couple of months. Street. If you’re out shopping.... don’t forget to pop In September the group raised approximately £400 for your blue Tesco token into the FCDT box, it’s near Macmillan Cancer Support by holding a coffee morning the front door on your way out. as part of the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning and then in November held a Tea and Toast event for Poppy All proceeds go back into your community. Scotland which raised over £250. Please share post and tell family and friends. The Well done ladies! I’m sure the funds will be appreciated. more tokens we get the larger the award! page 4 Fauldhouse Together – Issue 40, Winter 2018/19 Fauldhouse Together – Issue 40, Winter 2018/19 page 5 Eastfield Development Centre Eastfield Road, Fauldhouse, EH47 9LE. Call 01501 773 699. You can also follow EDC on twitter @eastfieldcentre and like EDC on facebook at facebook.com/eastfieldcentre. Football Reminiscence Group Over the last year we have been delighted to welcome West Lothian Youth Foundation to the Eastfield Development Centre to deliver their Football Reminiscence group. The Football Reminiscence group meets monthly and works with individuals affected by dementia. The 90 minute session uses football images, footage and memorabilia from the past to help improve memory and recall. If you know anyone who would be interested in attending these sessions, the group now meets on the last Wednesday of every month (excluding December) from 11.30am-1pm at the Eastfield Development Centre. The session is completely free. Photos: Paul Renwick For more information please contact [email protected] or call 01506 417 000. Paracise Total Toning Ged’s Total Toning is a women’s only fitness class which runs at the Eastfield Development Centre every Tuesday evening from 7-8pm. Classes cost £4 per person and no booking is required. Are you interested in a light, gentle and relaxing exercise class? Paracise could be just the class for you. Paracise is a gentle but effective workout that flows smoothly through movements designed to improve mobility, flexibility and balance. The class is led by Jean Shanks on behalf of Ageing Well and runs every Monday from 10.30-11.15am at the Eastfield Development Centre. Classes cost £3 per person or are free for Xcite POL and Premier Members. For more information please contact Avril Clerkson on 01506 237 950. West Lothian Drug and Alcohol Service – Friends and Family Support Group Are you currently supporting a family member or friend who has issues with alcohol or substance misuse? Support and advice is available through the Family and Friends Group run by West Lothian Drug and Alcohol Service.