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Bridge road to close for up to 20 weeks
The B7015 between Livingston and Mid Calder will be closed for up to 20 weeks to allow strengthening and refurbishment of the masonry bridge over the River Almond.
The stretch of road across the bridge will close from 3 May to 17 September.
Traffic will be diverted Calder Road, Lizzie Brice roundabout, The A899 dual carriageway, Almond interchange and Almond link road.
Pedestrians will be diverted via the new Howden bridge and the Calder Mill cycle bridge.
Celebrating Craigshill event draws a crowd
Top television actress Jane McCarry proved popular with youngsters at the 'celebrating Craigshill' event on Saturday, 20 February.
For Jane has a host of younger fans from her role as Granny Murray in the TV programme 'Me Too'
Craigshill has been selected to be one of ten demonstration projects across Scotland to look at developing community engagement.
The aim of the event was to raise awareness and to develop the interest of local people to become more involved in their community.
The Daisy Drop-in Centre was one of many local groups represented on the day.
Help wanted with eco-friendly gala
Craigshill Festival Association are looking for people to help with this year's gala, which will take place on 21 August.
The theme for 2010 is for Craigshill to show off how to be ECO friendly.
Anyone with an interest in the gala or time to attend committee meetings will be made welcome.
The next two meetings will be held at Letham Primary School at 9.30am on 19 March and 23 April.
Anyone not able to attend but who might have positive suggestions for the big day, should email: craigshillgala@hotmail.co.uk
Walk this way in Craigshill
The Craigshill Put Your West Foot Forward group meets every Tuesday morning at 10am, setting off from various locations and returning to the starting point for that week.
Walks last for between 45 minutes and an hour and include a short walk option.
New walkers should arrive 15 minutes early to allow time to register.
The March walks are: 2 March, Craigsfarm to Civic Centre circuit; 9 March, Craigsfarm to river walk; 16 March, Craigsfarm to Howden riverside; 23 March, Livingston Rugby Club to Almondell visitor centre; 30 March, Craigsfarm to Dedridge Pond.
No special equipment is required, just comfortable footwear. Walks are led by two walk leaders, one at the front and back, so walkers can set the pace to suit themselves.
Work starts on new resource centre
Work has started on West Lothian Council's new disability resource centre in Craigshill for adults with learning disabilities.
The 1,550 m2, purpose-built resource centre is located on Craigshill East Road.
On its completion, the new development will see users and staff moving in from the two existing facilities at Linlithgow and Blackburn.
The new centre will comprise an arts-and-crafts room, a music room, an IT training suite as well as a custom-built sensory garden.
Booze you lose success
The group pass on a special thanks to Audrey from Scotmid, who donated a further £600 worth of vouchers.
Year of accolades for Mid Calder Primary School
The school picked up two prestigious awards - The International School Award and the European Award for Languages - for outstanding work in the development of the global dimension in education and modern languages, respectively. The school was recognised for the outstanding and creative way the school is developing global links through a variety of innovative projects.
The presentation for the European Award for Languages took place in Bristol earlier in the year. The award was presented by broadcaster Henry Bonsu. Mid Calder Primary was the only school in Scotland to win an award and the only primary school in the UK.
Mid Calder Primary won the award for its innovative e-Twinning project with a school in France where they co-wrote a dual language novel in French and English, 'James Walker and the Buried Treasure.' The children wrote the novel a chapter at a time and illustrated the novel before bring it to life by creating a stop-motion animation dvd.
