West Lothian Observer

21/11/2025

🎄✨ Christmas Fayre – Save the Date! ✨🎄

Join us on Wednesday 27th November for our annual School Christmas Fayre – a festive evening full of stalls, treats, and holiday cheer! 🌟

🍰 Entry: £2 for an adult, £1 for a child and £5 for family group (includes tea/coffee or juice and biscuit)

🎅 Special Guest: Santa Claus!
Children can visit Santa and receive a selection box – just £2.50 🎁

🛍️ Stallholders welcome!
Tables available for just £10 – book early to secure your space.

📅 Date: Wednesday 27th November
📍 Venue: Our Lady of Lourdes primary school
⏰ Time: 6pm - 7:30

Bring the whole family along for an evening of Christmas fun – we can’t wait to see you there! ❤️

📩 To book a table or find out more, contact: parent council on 07522025575 or pm and we can advise on how to book 🥰

21/11/2025

West Lothian school pupils who are eligible for extra help with the cost of uniforms and lunches can submit an online application via the West Lothian Council website to ensure they will receive their entitlement for the new 2025/2026 academic year. If you have not already applied, you can find details of eligibility and the relevant application form via this link https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/mealsandclothing. If you encounter any issues with the application form or have any queries regarding these benefits, please email: [email protected]’

21/11/2025

Exciting proposals 🏗️

21/11/2025

21/11/2025

Festive Essentials Campaign

This is the last week for donations to the Advice shop’s annual Festive Essentials Toiletry Campaign. We're collecting donations of essential toiletries to be distributed to low-income households across West Lothian at Christmas, in partnership with West Lothian Foodbank.

🗓 The deadline for donations is Wednesday, 26th November.

Every donation makes a difference and will be gratefully received.

21/11/2025

Representation at The Scottish Parliament. To mark Carers Rights Day, CoWL Chair Ann and CEO Mike joined unpaid carers, young carers and organisations for a roundtable discussion with Tom Arthur MSP, Minister for Social Care and Mental Wellbeing and Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP.

The focus was financial, with an emphasis on rising fuel and living costs, challenges around carer payments and a proposed minimum income guarantee. Thanks to Carers Trust Scotland for hosting the event - a really important opportunity for leaders to hear the financial reality being felt by unpaid carers.

As we approach an election year, what commitments would you like to see our politicians make for unpaid carers?

21/11/2025

Spring Bulbs are on the agenda - we are busy gathering in compost from our friends at Silvibio and along with a huge quantity of daffodil bulbs provided by our new friends at Strathbrock Community Garden we plan to pot up a large number of bulbs for donation to local residents in Livingston plus a few care homes if they would like some. Special thanks to our friends at WLCAN who provide support to a number of our endeavours, we are very grateful to them for their financial support to this project. If any readers can think of a suitable recipient for a pot of growing bulbs please get in touch. All are welcome.

21/11/2025

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20/11/2025

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/nicola-sturgeons-government-criticised-over-36279311

The Scottish Government was criticised over the early days of the pandemic, but the First Minister was described as a “serious and diligent” leader.