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Have you any information about local activities in Armadale? For regular interest group meetings, sports facilities, etc, see the Clubs page updated 8 March 2010 Please e-mail Rosie |
Armadale and Blackridge News AND Local Area Committee Link Local Area Committee Members:
Councillor Isabel Hutton (Chair) |
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This page is only as reliable as the information it receives On this page:
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Armadale Station Community Development principal sponsor for the one hundredth Armadale Gala Day 2010 |
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CELEBRATIONS and THANKS Have you got something to celebrate - why not announce it here? |
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Congratulations
to Alex Hastings. His The Tales of Hastie Fae the Dale
has recently been published by
Rossendale Books .
If you would like to contact him directly to order a copy, please
e-mail
Rosie and she will put you in touch. Posted January 2010 |
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ANNOUNCEMENTS / HELP NEEDED See also CONTACT THE DALE
West Main Street, Armadale, December 2009 |
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GALA 2010 NEWS: Updated 1 March 2010 Wanted: photos of former gala champions for this year's programme. Contact Stuart Borrowman or Rings and things
GALA NEWS
The Gala Committee have invited Mrs. Jessie Feeney and Mr. Jack
Drummond to crown the Queen at the one hundredth Gala next June.
Jessie and Jack were the first post-war Queen and Champion.
The Gala Committee has published a commemorative booklet of photos, price £4. The booklet celebrating the Gala is now on sale from Rings & Things, Nelson's Garage and other outlets. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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 TV SERIES SEEKS SHOPKEEPING FAMILIES TO GO BACK IN TIME Are you a shopkeeper with a trade that can be traced
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The search is on to find shopkeepers in a variety of trades to
travel back to the 1870s to experience the heyday of the British High
Street. They’ll all be setting up in an existing parade of shops that
has been completely kitted out as it would have been in Victorian
Britain. Each family will run their shop as authentically as possible.
But they will have to master more than corsets, candle making and
crumpets because each trade will be fast forwarded through a century
of change and the shopkeepers will have to run their shops in six key
eras of British history. The makers of Edwardian Country House, Who Do You Think You Are? and New Tricks are looking for shopkeeping families to take part in this unique living history experience. Our shopkeepers will begin their experience in Victorian Britain at the birth of the High Street. Like the craftspeople before them, they’ll make much of their produce on-site, so the baker will be baking bread in wood fired ovens and making muffins for market day. The butcher will be introducing modern customers to traditional meat cuts and the grocer will be roasting coffee beans and hiring apprentices. By the time they reach the Edwardian era, customer service should be second to none. This was the golden age of shopping and standards will be high. When the shopkeepers and their families reach the 1920s and ‘30s, new technology and motorised vehicles will make working life easier and exotic new foods will arrive from around the Empire. World War Two sees the shopkeepers at the forefront of Britain’s war effort when the challenges of war-time rationing, coupons, gas masks and identity cards hit home. It’s all change in the 1950s when Americana, self-service and teenagers hit the High Street for the first time, and the traders will have to step into a radically new era of shopping and selling. In the 1970s it’s all a little bit more familiar: decimalisation and the supermarket arrive, as do frozen food, and flares. By the end of their experience, the shopkeepers will have navigated through 100 years of history and will be able to reflect on the highs and lows of their experience. The series will be filmed during the summer of 2010 and the shopkeepers will relocate for the duration of the filming to a picturesque High Street in a modern day market town. Would you and your family like the opportunity to experience life in six different eras of British history? Maybe you run your own business? Perhaps you are in a trade which goes back several generations and you’d like to step into your ancestors’ footsteps? Perhaps you’re a baker who is fascinated by the history of your produce? Or a family grocer who’d be up for the challenge of ration books and good old fashioned service? Or maybe you’re a professional butcher who thinks the nation has forgotten about meat which doesn’t come in plastic packaging? Do you have a family who’d relish the challenge? Ideally you’ll have at least two children between the ages of eight and eighteen. Whatever the case, do get in touch to find out more. For more details on this exciting opportunity, please contact Michael Fraser on 020 7241 9349, or email michael.fraser@walltowall.co.uk Posted February 2010
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Issued by Armadale Station Community Development: 3rd February 2010 |
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Scouts, Cubs and Beavers: There has been a significant increase in
numbers attending local groups, and so more Leaders are needed urgently.
Info: 07766771081 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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Armadale Sports Club Blues need new players born in 1999.
Ring Alan, 01506 203213 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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NEW Crossline Scotland:
a confidential Scottish telephone helpline offering a listening ear,
support and encouragement to callers, and signposting to sources of
further help and support within their own local community. (Helpline: 0845
658 0045) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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EVENTS IN ARMADALE Remember that while Armadale Community Education Centre is closed for refurbishment (until Easter 2010) Kath Brown, the Centre Manager, is operating temporarily from St Anthony's Social Club, 59 South Street, Armadale, and she can be contacted 8am - 4pm on 07766441553. I have posted alternative arrangements, where known, on the Clubs page. Lookinmg for information about Gala Day 2010? See HERE
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CONTACT THE DALE If you lived in Armadale in the past and would like to share your memories of those days, or if you would like to contact old friends and neighbours, please e-mail Rosie . Any e-mails about family members / local people up to December 2009 can now be found on the Family History page. 2010 e-mails will be posted below. |
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Platform Blackridge are looking for old photos and
reminiscences of Westcraigs Station.
Contact Stuart Borrowman 01506 281702 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| Armadale Statistics in 2001 | ||
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Armadale's new library under construction, attached to the front of Armadale Community Education Centre See Armadale Location and Community Information for contact details
The plaque in Armadale's current library marking its opening in 1963
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Cover photo of the successful DVD Gangsta's Paradise, which has a strong anti-drug message and has been requested for use in schools.
Congratulations to
Stephen Mander
and Jamie Cook who represented Armadale at the
Kids for Kids UK Film Festival in the city of Durham. The lads had a great time
and really enjoyed themselves. They attended screenings and workshops
as well as the final night where all the films in competition were
screened and the winners announced. Their film Gangsta's
Paradise was one of 100 original entries in the 12-16 yr old
group and from that large number it came second. Scott Mackay, posted 28 October 2009 _______________________ |
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ARMADALE ACADEMY:
note new number and area code 01506 282145
New Armadale Academy while under construction (left) and and former Armadale Academy (right) Armadale Academy was officially opened on Monday, 28 September, by the Cabinet Secretary for Education Fiona Hyslop. It is one of two new West Lothian secondary schools to be opened under a £60 million partnership arrangement. The school's capacity has been increased to 1,210 pupils to support new housing developments in and around the town. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1armIU29VfI for a taster of the day. West Lothian Council Press Release __________________________ |
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The Youth Drop-in Café in Blackridge at the top centre for young people,
aimed at
S2 to S6, is available every Wednesday night from 7.30pm to 9pm and offers
free food, hot drinks, sports
and internet access. Info: Claire.kane2@wled Posted February 2009 __________________________ |
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Road to close for railway bridge reconstruction Pedestrians are not affected by the closure. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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RAIL: The Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link Current Developments of 2006 - 2010 Airdrie-Bathgate Railway Plans For a copy of the newsletter, please visit www.airdriebathgateraillink.co.uk or email: info@airdriebathgateraillink.co.uk National Helpline for enquiries (open 24 hours a day, every day of the year): 08457 114141 Up-to-date passenger information about possible disruption caused by work on the Rail Link: 08457 484950 Railscot Photos of the Bathgate area BASIC INFO:
Graeme Elliott of Network Rail reported to the
Armadale and Blackridge Local Area Committee on 29 January 2009
that by
October 2008 Network Rail had laid
9.5 miles of track, installed 17 sets of points, demolished and/or rebuilt
11 bridges, installed and commissioned 40 signals, built two new station
platforms at Livingston North and Uphall and installed 75 electrification
stanchion
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| Regeneration and Town Centre Management / Developments affecting Armadale and area | ||
| 2009 | ||
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PLAYING FIELD NEWS A proposal for the construction of two playing fields at Avondale Drive, Armadale, was approved by West Lothian Council's Development Control Committee. The area of open space at Avondale Terrace will be upgraded and existing play equipment will be relocated. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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TOWN CENTRE DESIGN GUIDE Public Exhibition, May 2009
As part of the study of Armadale Town Centre in preparation for its Town Centre Design Guide, a public exhibition was staged in South Street car park on Saturday 9 May 2009. The organisers hoped to record the views of residents and visitors about the key issues and priorities for the town centre. |
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BEST BAR NONE LICENSING SCHEME
Posted 3 February 2009 |
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June 2008: NEW NURSERY CLASSROOM Armadale Primary School opened a new nursery classroom, which is designed to provide more much-needed places at the popular school. The classroom, which cost £250,000 to create in a former storage area, will provide a new learning environment. |
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June 2008: NEW LIBRARY At the Armadale Community Education Association AGM on the 28 May, it was announced that Armadale is to have a new library at Armadale Community Centre. Community consultations have now closed. Autumn 2008: COMMUNITY CENTRE The Centre will be closed from early 2009 for refurbishment and to enable a new extension to be built at the front of the Centre to house Armadale's Library. We understand that the new library's floor space will be doubled and that there will still be some sort of museum / display area, which will be essential with the current rise in interest in Armadale and its history. It is planned that the library will have to share a learning centre with the Community Centre. |
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2008 update: Armadale, Bathgate, Broxburn/Uphall, Linlithgow and Whitburn will share a budget fund of £526,000 for 2008/9. This is the first stage of a ten-year funding programme where £5 million pounds will be invested in the improvement of traditional town centres in West Lothian. Initial improvements being funded in Armadale will include improvements to the appearance of West Main Street and improvements to South Street car park. November 2008: Bathville Cross is receiving much-needed Council scrutiny. Run-down buildings, a burnt-out shop on the former Co-op site, and an empty building plot, formerly the Bathville Inn site, are some of the elements that spoil the Bathville environment. Consultation is now in progress and the opinions and ideas of local people are welcomed by the Local Area Committee.
The site of Bathville Inn, demolished after a fire in 2006 Armadale and Blackridge Local Area Committee November 2008 update: New powers include: traffic calming measures; parking restrictions; street naming; town centre improvements; anti-social under-age drinking initiatives; Christmas decorations; local planning matters and Christmas treats. Locality planning lead officer, Ann Gee and locality planning officer, Willie Carruthers Local Area Committee Members:
Councillor Isabel Hutton (Chair) |
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Community planning, locality planning and multi-member wards Community Planning and Regeneration Annual Report 2007 - 2008 |
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April 2007: West Lothian was placed 7th out 408 local
authority areas in a national survey, conducted by Reader's Digest,
in which researchers tried to identify the best places in Britain to
bring up a family. West Lothian scored well for
hospitals and schools and was the best of the top ten areas for
affordable housing. September 2007: Armadale, Bathgate, Broxburn/Uphall, Linlithgow, Whitburn are to receive a share of £250,000 for improvement projects. Each town will receive £25,000 and the rest of the money will be allocated subject to the assessed priorities of the towns, communicated by their councils, based on the recommendations of Local Area Committees (of elected members) and local groups, who in turn will be expected to reflect local views. Action Plan for Traditional Town Centres - Armadale Planning Consultation was conducted until 31 October 2007. |
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2006 |
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| 2006 Armadale Town Centre Residents' Survey (first 200 responses) | ||
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Happiness - is a place called West Lothian.
West Lothian has been voted the happiest place to stay in |
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Employment Advisers are in the Armadale area now to offer FREE advice on getting back into work.
Call us free on: 0800 032 9768 Email us: access2employment@westlothian.gov.uk Tuesday afternoons Mayfield Community House Wednesdays 1pm - 4.30pm currently in St Anthony's Social Club Fridays 2pm - 4pm CIS Advice on childcare, CVs, interview, training |
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