October 2018 saw the official opening of ‘Sanctuary’ at Boghall Parish Church. We were keen that the opening would be an opportunity for everyone who participated to bring along friends and family and use the the event to showcase all of our hard work. Many groups that had been involved throughout the project such as…
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BROXBURN UNITED
In April 2018 we worked with our sister project ‘Curious Routes’ in Edinburgh to bring a series of month long activity to Broxburn United Sports Club’s ‘Alive and Kicking’ group. We developed a programme of activity that would feed into common interests in the environment, keeping fit and creativity. A varied programme of walking, bird…
MUSIC FOR MENTAL HEALTH
Peter Johnstone, a guitarist and visual artist joined Artlink Leylines project in February 2017. He was the inspiration behind the Music for Mental Health event on 30th September 2017 in Boghall, inviting bands he knows to play in the humble setting of Boghall so people don’t have to travel to the city centres to experience…
EXHIBITION
July 1st to August 14th 2017, 9am – 5pmVisitor Centre, Almondell & Calderwood Country Park, nr. Broxburn Handmade screen printed posters; a new game inspired by our passion for fishing on the river Almond; bird watching events in July and August; fabric designs inspired by ‘twitching’ in West Lothian and a new sanctuary space for…
NEWLANDS DAY
Our work is about being around and getting into the heart of West Lothian community life. Occasionally an opportunity arises for our group to present work and ideas we have been working on for some time. Newlands Day in Bathgate is a yearly event where organisations and the community come together and take part in…
GO FISH
Our partnership with West Lothian Angling Association (WLAA) goes back a long way. It all started by inviting them in and chatting about how we could explore our shared interest in fishing on the river Almond. What resulted was a series of fly tying sessions at Almondell Country Park and the publication of a booklet titled…
LOOK TO THE SKIES
John Gordon is the main inspiration and source of expertise in our current investigations into bird watching in West Lothian and beyond. Birding for John goes back to his early adult years when he would go bird watching with his father. Over the years we have used his knowledge and amazing drawing skills to create…
THE FOUNDRY
We see new people and interests coming into our project all the time. Recently Dyo Mackay of the Young Adults Service in West Lothian introduced us to the talents of Peter, Alex and Alice. They have brought some exciting new ideas into our work. Peter sings, plays in a band, makes films and is a local…
HAIRY JIM
Kevin Clark is a gifted draughtsman and avid graphic novel and movie enthusiast. He is a prolific creator of characters and story-lines. His ‘Hairy Jim and the Adventures of Underwear Guy’ became the main identity for the information fliers for the Newland Day procession in 2014 . A while back Kevin struggled to find like-minded individuals to…
WELFEHD COOP
Food coops are not a current phenomenon, the first coops were established over 150 years ago. We first came across the West Lothian Food and Health Development at Carmondean Library in 2008 while using the library for one of our workshops. It is a voluntary led and run initiative which aims to reduce the barriers…