Coming up
FCDT’s Fauldhouse Environment Extravaganza!
Saturday 24 June 2017 from 11am-2pm
Free Event
Fun science experiments, plant and decorate your own plant pot, arts and crafts, games, smoothie bikes, recycling and waste awareness and free energy advice.
Watch this space for more of this year’s FCDT events, including
- Opening of the Eastfield Centre
- Annual Fair Day
- Septemberfest
- Remembrance Sunday Service
and more
For information on any of our events, please contact The Hub 01501 773 699
Recent Events
FCDT AGM
Fauldhouse Community Development Trust will be holding its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 13 June 2017 at 7pm in The Hub, 10 Main Street, Fauldhouse, EH47 9HX
A full copy of our annual report, financial statement and nomination to the board forms will be available at the meeting.
If you would like copies in advance of the meeting or you require any further information, please contact Julie Smith on 01501 773 699, call into The Hub or see our website www.fauldhouse.org.uk
Finger buffet and light refreshments will be available from 6.30pm.
Fundraising quiz for Eastfield
Spring Time Fun!
Friday 17 March
1-3pm in The Hub
Time for
- Animals with Zoo-Ed
Petting zoo and stories (The Gruffalo and Harry Potter) - Magic with Magic Mac
- Facepainting by Catrina
Time for Adventures
Friday 24 March
Meet at The Hub 1.30pm
Adventures in the forest with the Forestry Commission Rangers
Time to Bake
Thursday 30 March
10.30am-12.30pm in The Hub
Fundraising event. Raffle, coffee, bake and donate (shop bought accepted too!)
Timebank Social
Friday 31 March
10.30am-12.30pm in The Hub
Santa Parade
Wednesday 14 December 2016
5pm
Fauldhouse Community Development Trust and Together for Health worked in partnership for a third year organising the Santa Parade.
Following the Christmas Tree light switch on at 6pm, Santa and his sleigh led a parade through the village. Back at The Partnership Centre, there was an opportunity for children to meet Santa in his grotto, have a photo taken with a Frozen character or two, meet a fairy and her helpers and make some fairy reindeer dust. There were stalls and the chance to make some creative Christmas crafts. Mrs Claus was in her igloo in the Library telling winter stories.
The Salvation Army played carols during the evening and there was a debut performance by FCDT Timebank Project’s new community choir.
Timebank Pamper Evening
Friday 9 December 2016
6.30pm
Volunteers and Timebank members were invited to a Time to Pamper evening to say thank you for their involvement with the Timebank and volunteering with FCDT.
Those who came along had the opportunity to have their hair and nails done, reiki sessions, massage sessions and angel card readings plus a buffet and stalls.
Remembrance Sunday Service
Sunday 13 November 2016
1pm
Fauldhouse Community Development Trust invited all members of the community, especially ex-service men and women to our Remembrance Sunday Service at Fauldhouse War Memorial, Bridge Street.
Septemberfest16
Musical events in Fauldhouse throughout the month of September
FCDT’s Annual Fair Day
Saturday 3 September 2016
11am – 2pm
There were crafts, baking, raffle, stalls, refreshments and food.
Free activities included mini zoo, storytelling, Photo Mementos, bouncy castle, giant slide and face painting. Sambalistic played from 11am-1pm.
All activities were at Fauldhouse Village Green, The Hub, The Salvation Army Centre and St Andrew’s Church Hall
FCDT’s Birthday Lunch and Annual General Meeting
Thursday 12 May 2016
FCDT held its Birthday Lunch and AGM in The Hub, 10 Main Street, Fauldhouse, EH47 9HX.
A full copy of our annual report, financial statement and nomination to the board forms was available at the meeting. FCDT’s Annual Report and Accounts available on our document page
FCDT’s Springtime Event
Saturday 7 May 2016
A FREE family village event with an environmental theme. There was a ranger led walk in the local forest making s’mores at a campfire along the way (leaving from The Hub at 12 noon). At The Hub there was stalls, face painting, Magic Man performances, art workshops, a Bookbug session (11.30am-12 noon), planting spring flowers and wildflower seeds. There was smoothie-making with Together for Health using their new kid’s smoothie bike, an adult cycling challenge with the GRC Triathlon Club plus coffee and cake at a ‘pop-up’ cafe in The Hub. Results of the School’s poster competition was announced at the event.
Santa Parade
Wednesday 16 December 2015
Fauldhouse Community Development Trust worked in Partnership with Together for Health for a second year to organise a Twilight Santa Parade in Fauldhouse.
People came along, joined in the Festive Fun and were active at Christmas. Everyone met at Fauldhouse Partnership Centre at 5.30pm before going on a torch lit parade through the village with Santa at 6pm.
There was also Christmas entertainment including the Salvation Army band playing Christmas carols and there were stalls at the Partnership Centre. There was an opportunity for children to meet Santa and have photos taken with one of the Frozen characters.
For more information on next year’s event please contact Lindsay, email: lindsay.macgregorwestlothian.gov.uk or Lesley, email: lesley@fauldhouse.org.uk
Remembrance Sunday Service
Sunday 8 November 2015
Fauldhouse Community Development Trust invited members of the community, especially ex-service men and women to their Inter-Denominational Remembrance Service at Fauldhouse War Memorial, Bridge Street on Sunday 8 November at 1pm.
Septemberfest15
Saturday 5 September – Tuesday 29 September 2015
Fauldhouse Community Development Trust’s Septemberfest15 started on Saturday 5th September 2015 and offered a month of musical events in a variety of venues around Fauldhouse until Tuesday 29th September.
Septemberfest15 kicked off with FCDT’s Annual Fair Day on Saturday 5th September where the popular Sambalistic played their distinctive sounds and offered visitors the chance to play along too. There were stalls, food and activities on The Village Green, in The Hub (10 Main Street), the Salvation Army Centre and refreshments were available in St Andrew’s Church Hall.
Local groups and organisations had stalls and provided activities. There were crafts, baking and raffle. Activities for the kids were free including face painting, crafts and activities, cupcake decoration, a bouncy castle and mini zoo.
Septemberfest15 events in the village ranged from Samba drumming workshops to musical movies at The Hub Community Cinema including The Buena Vista Social Club and for the Kid’s Cinema the recent remake of classic story Annie. Entrance was free for the cinema throughout September.
There were also be performances by singers, young and old. New local talent was showcased at a Gala Day Fundraiser in the Fauldhouse Miner’s Welfare on Saturday 12th September. The Choral Highlights Choir performed on Wednesday 9th September at St John the Baptist Chapel Hall and there was an Evening of Music and Song on Wednesday 23rd. Bruce Davies performed at the Salvation Army Centre on Saturday 12th September. The Commercial Inn will had a Charity Day on the 13th and Greenburn Golf Club, a Comedy and Music Night on the 18th.
The entertainment throughout the month should have suited all ages and tastes. The month ended with a Charity Concert at Fauldhouse Miners Welfare Club on Sunday 27th September in aid of The Brain Tumour Charity, the line-up featuring an array of local musicians and entertainers.
See calendar for details of events. Contact The Hub, 10 Main Street, Fauldhouse, EH47 9HX tel: 01501 773 699 or email lesley@fauldhouse.org.uk
Thanks to Foundation Scotland and West Lothian Council Community Arts for their financial support to make the month of events in September in Fauldhouse possible.
