B’quarry&Murieston
Yvonne Green 01506 440881/07504551881 yvonnegreen55@gmail.com Murieston Road housing develop- ment - results of planning appeal.A planning application for houses on Murieston Road (by Murieston Castle Farm) was rejected by West Lothian Council and subsequently appealed by the developers. The findings by the reporter appointed on behalf of the Scottish Government supported those of West Lothian Council, and as a result the appeal has been dismissed. The Wellhead Farm development (i.e. the sheep field further along Murieston Road by the Cala development) is still pending decision following appeal by the developers.
Murieston 6k Trail Race hosted by Corstorphine Athletics Club will be held on September 9 from 11am -2pm. Starting with a lap of the Cricket pitch, and a short section of tarmac footpath on Murieston Valley to Nevis Drive, the route then follows a well-marked red shale track along the trail and around the pond before joining the boardwalk by the Murieston Water. After climbing and descending the steps in the wood, the route re-joins the red shale path towards Livingston South Station before a short uphill section on tarmac at Robin’s Way then back through the woods to the Cricket Club for a final lap of the pitch and a welcome arrival at the finish line. Full details at http:// www.caac.org.uk/muriestontrailrace
Livingston Cricket Club are holding thier first ever Gin Tasting night on Saturday 26th August. The tasting night will have 6 measures of top quality gin along with the tonics and the garnished that go with it. There will be an in-depth talk from an expert with some fun and games along the way, plus a raffle and buffet. .All yours for only £25 per head! Tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis and must be purchased by Friday 25th to guarantee your place.
BATS! MEG have arranged for West Lothian Ranger Service to conduct a bat walk through Murieston on September 19th from 7.30pm to 9pm. Come along and find out about the bats that are always flying around this area! Walk leaves from Campbridge Pond. Livingston Cricket Club Com
munity Gala Day will take place on Saturday 2nd September. We hope that you, your friends and family will join us to help make another fantastic community gathering. All the old favourites – races, activities and entertainment for all the family will be back again on the Gala Day, but we have a new twist for this year ….Gala King and Queen Plus Flower Girl and Pageboy. Also, .... the Wheelie Bin Challenge! Why not bring along your decorated wheelie bin to the Gala Day and enter our Best Decorated Wheelie Bin competition. It’s being judged by our Gala Day King and Queen, who will also hand out the winning prizes for the top 3. What a perfect summer activity for the kids - get them creative and practice for 2nd September! If you would like to help out with the gala on the day or during the run up to it please get in touch with Jenny at Cricket Club – your help would be greatly appreciated. If you are part of a group that would like to take part or would like to have a stall on the day just let us know. Thank you for your support – see you on the Gala Day! Please see the Cricket Club Facebook page for further information. Fancy being crowned Murieston Bake Off Champion 2017? Here are all the details for this year’s competition - so time to plan your entry! Bake Off, Saturday September 2, Livingsston Cricket Club Gala Day. Judging will be on taste and decoration. Categories: Nursery to P3- 6 Biscuits, Primary 4 – P7- 6 Cupcakes, Second- ary 1 to S6- Chocolate Cake, AdultVictoria Sponge Cake. All entries cost £1.50 each and must be delivered to the club on the day between 12 noon and 12.20. For an entry form contact sjwhenley@gmail.com or call into the club. Cakes will be sold after judging. Please see cricket club website or Facebook page for further info. We love a bit of sport here at the Cricket Club, so we’ve organised lots of fun races for the Gala day. Think you or your family might be the next Bolt or Farah?... Then come along to the club bar and sign up for the races before the big day - bar is open Thursday-Saturday and the sign-up sheets will be available there. Here is the list of races to whet your appetite! There are 10 races: P1-just running P2-egg&spoon P3skipping rope P4-sack race P5-wheel barrow P6-pancake flipping P7-TBC Teens-three legged Adult&child- water balloon Grandparents- kick the ball Will you be the best in Murieston? See you on 2nd September!
Community Council elections will be held on 26th October 2017. Nominations must be received by Thursday 14th September 2017. Bellsquarry and Adambrae has five members at present but not all are seeking re-election, so it is important if the Community Council is to continue, that more residents put their names forward. A Community Council can have between 4 and 18 members. Please consider filling in a nomination form. These are available from West Lothian Council.