OUR NEWS AND EVENTS
F&BV CDT's Annual Christmas Hamper and Toy Appeal
The F&BV CDT staff and volunteers have been working hard at Eastfield Development Centre building boxes, sorting food, pulling together the hampers and toys for this year's Christmas Appeal. ​
​We want to make sure everything is ready for delivery on Monday morning. Delivery is also being done by staff and volunteers. Thanks to all the amazing volunteers who have helped in every part of this process!
It's also been fantastic how kind people have been again this year, we are aware of the cost of living challenges. Every donation large and small has been very much appreciated.
A massive thanks to Natalie Hazlett and Stuart Smith for collecting and donating the huge amount of new toys to ensure no child in Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley goes without on Christmas morning. They receive donations from friends, family, colleagues, businesses and well beyond. Their appeal for toys and donations seem to just get bigger every year.
F&BV CDT's Christmas Card Competition
Here's the winning entry for the F&BV CDT Christmas Card competition!
A huge well done to 8 year old Joe (1st prize), 5 year old Piotrek (2nd prize) and 10 year old Charlie (3rd prize).
Thanks and well done also go to all the children who took the time to enter our competition. We had some beautiful entries.​
Our Annual Christmas Appeal!
If you know anyone in Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley who needs support this Christmas – individuals, couples, families or the elderly – please contact us. Pop into The Hub or Eastfield Development Centre to pick up a form, or download one (below) to complete and return to The Hub or email to info@fauldhouse.org.uk
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​For further information about both donations and referrals please contact The Hub on 01501 773 699, email info@fauldhouse.org.uk or pop into see us at The Hub, 10 Main Street, Fauldhouse.
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We are delighted that we receive donations of food from the local community and £2000 from WLDT small grants for F&BV CDT's Christmas Appeal projects.
All the brand new toys are generously donated from an appeal to friends, family and social media by F&BV CDT Manager's daughter in law who didn't want to see any child go without at Christmas.
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F&BV CDT's Annual Fair Day!
Staff at F&BV CDT would like to thank absolutely everyone who supported us at (our rather misty) Annual Fair Day in Eastfield Development Centre on Saturday 7 September. We made over £800 and over 400 people attended through the day!
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Thanks to Albert Mancini for taking the photos, all the stallholders who attended including First Aid, the entertainers including Zoe's Face Painting & Balloons For Any Event, Silvano, Think Circus, Optimal Events Hire with the DJ, Football Buzz, Euan Black for live music, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service for taking time to attend with one of their appliances.
We also thank all the fabulous volunteers including mascots, the trishaw pilots, those who supported us on the tombola and in the kitchen providing snacks and refreshments, those who helped set up and then dismantle tables, gazebos and general clearing up. We couldn't do it without your help!
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Thanks also to the communities for coming along to our annual event. We really appreciate your support, as we realise the weather wasn't ideal this year!
Until next year....
Summer Programme fun at Eastfield Development Centre
The Summer Programme 2024 at Eastfield Development Centre was held on Monday 8 July to Thursday 1 August, Monday - Thursday from 11am-2pm and was a great success.
All activities were free and lunch was included. The programme targeted at P1-P7 included a variety of sports, beauty, arts, crafts, pottery, dance and more. 103 different children attended over the four week programme.
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Thanks to all the children who attended and to those who provided activities for the programme.
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Barista training with Burnside School at
The Hub
F&BV CDT have worked in partnership with Burnhouse School (Skills Centre) to provide Barista training and work experience to the pupils at our weekly 'Coffee and Chat' morning on the newly installed Barista machine in The Hub.​
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A huge thankyou and well done to the students and teachers of Burnhouse School for their Barista coffee service (with a smile). It has been very well received.
Thanks also to everyone from the community who has supported this project and popped into The Hub for a cuppa and a blether on a Thursday morning.
One visitor's comment was that the coffee was '...better than Starbucks!'
Barista coffee is available at The Hub (during term time) on a Tuesday and a Thursday morning from 10am-12pm. Just drop-in and support the young people involved!
F&BV CDT's newsletter
Here's the most recent edition of F&BV CDT's newsletter, Fauldhouse and Breich Valley Together. If you live in Fauldhouse or any of the Breich Valley villages, you should have received your copy through your letterbox.
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Fear not if you didn't receive a copy, please see PDF link below for a digital version for you to download.
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Download our last newsletter here.
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If you wish copies of previous newsletters, please contact lesley.dunsmore@fauldhouse.org.uk
British Heart Foundation Defibrillator installed
We are please to say that the defibrillator donated by the British Heart Foundation is in its cabinet at the front of Eastfield Development Centre, 2 Eastfield Road, Fauldhouse.
It has been registered on The Circuit (the UK’s national defibrillator network) and is available for community use 24/7.
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I'm sure you'll agree that this will be of huge benefit to the local community and hope it can help save lives.
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The BHF’s free digital training tool can teach you to save a life in 15 minutes with just your phone and a cushion,
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'Many of us will witness a cardiac arrest in our lifetime. Be ready for that day. The BHF’s digital training tool – RevivR, teaches you vital CPR skills and how to use a defibrillator in just 15 minutes on your mobile phone or tablet. Created by our medical experts, the tool will take you through a real-life scenario, so you feel prepared for an emergency. You never know when you'll need to give someone CPR, so learn today by taking the training at this link
Struggling? Eastfield Community Shop is
now open!
F&BV CDT have opened a new community shop at Eastfield Development Centre. Are you struggling with the high cost of living at the moment? If so, the Eastfield Community Shop could be the place for you.
If you live in Fauldhouse or the Breich Valley, please come along to the Community Shop at Eastfield Development Centre, 2 Eastfield Road, Fauldhouse, EH47 9LE.
The Eastfield Community Shop is open on
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Tuesdays 10am-12pm,
Fridays 9am-10am
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There is £1 membership/week entitling you to one visit per week for your food shop at greatly discounted prices but also unlimited visits for ‘free foods’. For example, pay your £1 and get Greggs items free on a Friday evening. The Eastfield Community Shop has bread, eggs, fruit and vegetables, frozen meat, tins and ambient Toiletries are available and much more.
Call Alex on 01501 229 645 during shop opening hours or just pop into EDC or The Hub for more information. The shop also has a Facebook page @eastfieldcommunityshop
You can also contact The Hub on 01501 773 699 for a wide range of information, support and advice services.