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…