B’quarry & Murieston

Yvonne Green 01506 440881 / 07504551881 yvonnegreen55@gmail.com Tonight, 26th October at p.m , Livingston Round Table and Livingston 41 Club will be hosting a Cheese and Wine Night at the Kingfisher Bar. Tickets are £20 a head which gives you the opportunity to sample 8 different wines. For more information, please contact jenny.anderson@livingstoncricketclub.co.uk Murieston Community Council meets on the second Thursday of the month at 7pm in Williamston Primary School. All interested parties welcome. Check out www.muriestoncommunity.com for further information. All of the minutes of the meetings can be found at The Minutes of Meeting page. Catch up on all the hot topics discussed at the meetings. Election of Murieston Community Councillors has now taken place and the inaugural meeting of the new Council will be held at Williamston Primary School on Thursday 9th November at 7pm. All welcome and if you would like to represent your community as a co-opted member on the Community Council, then please come along to find out how this is done. The Community Council currently has two main projects it would like to facilitate - a Community Garden and a Development Trust: There is an opportunity to provide a Community Garden on land adjacent to Murieston Water. The Community Council will facilitate planning but require a management team to setup a constitution and manage the project. If this is something you would like to be involved in, whether on the management team or just a plot holder please let us know, contact details below. With continued austerity drive and pressure on local community finances, it is becoming more difficult for Local Authorities to fund projects for communities. The Community Council feels that a way of funding local projects is to have a Community Development Trust in our area. Advantages are: Grant Aid for community projects are easier to access if there is a properly structured Development Trust which is of a charitable status. Projects are owned and managed by the community and should promote sustainable regeneration of the community or address a range of economic, social, environmental issues within the community. Examples, perhaps tennis facilities, community garden, community café, broadband for areas that appear to be avoided by commercial providers, enhancement to existing footpaths in the Murieston area etc. In general, any type of project that enhances the community will normally fall within the constitution and remit of the Trust. For more information on Development Trusts, go to the website Development Trust Association Scotland . Once the level of community interest is established, the Community Council’s intention is to hold a Public meeting, 1st Quarter 2018 to allow a formal Development Trust to be set up. This will be advertised nearer the actual date. If any of the above projects appeal to you and you would like to become involved, please contact the Community Council, either on our website http:// murieston.communitycouncil.org. uk/, complete “Contact Us” and just head it with the project you would like to be involved in, leaving your contact details. Alternatively, phone 07393908954. For those members of the Community who have already registered interest we will be in touch. Bankton Mains Bowling Club Ladies’ Section will be holding a meeting on Thursday 2nd November at 7 p.m. This will be a film night.

Games Night will be held in Bellsquarry Village Hall on 10th November at 19:00–22:00. Come along and join your neighbours for a game or two of cards, dominoes, Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit - whatever you like really. Tea and coffee provided but feel free to bring a bottle and some nibbles if you wish. All welcome.

Rainbow Guides have space for new members at Murieston Hall on Friday nights and other evenings. Rainbows is all about developing self-confidence, building friendships, learning new things and having fun. Girls get their hands dirty with arts and crafts, trying out cooking and playing games. Rainbows is all about learning by doing and a great start to your daughter’s journey in girl guiding which has endless opportunities. For fuller information, go to www. girlguiding.org.uk/information-f…/ register-your-daughter or contact Vicky on 01506 414581 or Julie on 07508 705 293. Parents or carers of under 5s can register an interest also. Williamston Primary School Christmas Fayre Sunday 26th November - 2pm - 4.30pm Volunteers Needed! All we’re asking is for 30 minutes of your time leaving you 2 whole hours to go round the Fayre with your family! If you can help on the day, please make contact via the schools Facebook page. A new ‘Sing in the City’ choir will be coming to Livingston starting on Jan 17th 2018 from 19.00 till 21.00 on Wednesdays in Murieston Scout Hall. For further information see www. choiredinburgh.co.uk r to book a free trial night contact - hello.singinthecity@choiredinburgh.co.uk