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Pencaitland’s 2013 Litter Pick set for 21st April from 2pm

Pencaitland’s regular community Litter Pick is set to take place on Sunday the 21st of April from 2pm.

Pencaitland's Litter Pick-up 2012
Click the photo to see snaps from last year’s event.
As with past years the action kicks off from 2pm in Pencaitland’s Trevelyan Hall. Groups or families turning up will be given litter pickers and bags before heading off to various parts of, not only Pencaitland, but hopefully some of the other areas covered by the Community Council. We’re particularly keen to have groups or families who want to cover Glenkinchie or New Winton this year.

Then, once your area has been covered, pop on back to Trevelyan Hall with your haul of flotsam and jetsam where there will be refreshments and the opportunity for anyone under 16 to participate in our free Prize Draw for a fabulous compact Digital Camera. This year it’s a Nikon L25 and it comes with a memory card and case too.

For 2013’s Litter Pick we are working with Clean Up Scotland, part of the charity Keep Scotland Beautiful. With the nearest Greggs’ support, Clean Up Scotland will be providing goodies for all those taking part. We’ll also be handing out bright yellow tabards to make everyone stand out as they seek out the strangest item of rubbish.

This year's free prize draw, open to all under-16s taking part in the Litter Pick, is a Nikon L25 with memory card and case.
This year’s free prize draw, open to all under-16s taking part in the Litter Pick, is a Nikon L25 with memory card and case.
Last year we had a great selection including a rugby ball, a car bonnet and the Spar’s old shop sign blown away in a storm. Let’s see if we can find even more unusual stuff this time round.

At the 2012 event more than 50 people came along and helped make the Litter Pick a great success. This year we want to beat 2012’s numbers, so make a date in your diary and come make your community a place you can be proud of…

Bring your Camera

If you have a camera please grab some photos during your Litter Pick and email them to us at website@pencaitland.org where we will then feature them on the website.


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Event: Richmond’s Hope Charity Fundraiser, 23 February, Pencaitland

A fun event is being held in Pencaitland’s Bowling Club on 23 Feb from 7:30pm, to raise money and awareness for the work of Richmond’s Hope. Established in 2003 in the Niddrie area of Edinburgh it provides services to children in the Lothians between the ages of 4 and 18 years.

Working in purpose-built rooms they allow children and young people to rebuild their lives after the death of a significant person, through individual support and therapeutic play, family support, parent participation events, and group support for 13-18 year olds.

When someone has died Scottish charity Richmond’s Hope is a place where children and young people can explore their feelings & find ways of coping.
When someone has died Scottish charity Richmond’s Hope is a place where children and young people can explore their feelings & find ways of coping.
Currently the average cost per child is £1,150, and 1,900 families have been supported by the charity since its start. At present young people in East Lothian cannot access funding, which is provided by both Midlothian and City of Edinburgh Councils for children living in those areas.

The charity fundraiser is a night of music, fun and entertainment to raise money for at least one and hopefully two East Lothian children to access the services provided by Richmond’s Hope. In addition, organisers are aiming to raise awareness with East Lothian Council that, at present, children in this area do not receive a financial contribution towards bereavement therapy.

Event: A night of music, fun and entertainment
Title: Richmond’s Hope Fundraiser
Date: Saturday 23 February, 7:30pm
Venue: Pencaitland Bowling Club
Tickets: £15/person, includes buffet, available from the email address below or search Richmond’s Hope Fundraiser Pencaitland on Facebook
For more info: Call Stella Birrell on 07811 349255 or email stellabirrell@yahoo.co.uk.


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Fatherson set to round off Front Room sessions this Friday

Fatherson play The Front Room in Haddington this Friday. The gig is the last in a series of live, acoustic music evenings held at the John Gray Centre in association with Lamp House Music.

Fatherson round off the Front Room series of gigs this coming Friday
Fatherson round off the Front Room series of gigs this coming Friday. Click above to check them out on Facebook.
Fatherson are a three piece band from Kilmarnock. Currently based in Glasgow they have been making waves in Scottish music with a string of support shows and tours with bands such as Idlewild, Panic! at the Disco, Feeder and Twin Atlantic. This summer also saw the band play festivals such as T in the Park and Wickerman. The Front Room will be a chance to see the band perform an acoustic set in a more intimate venue.

The group won a Scottish Alternative Music Award for Best Rock/Alternative Band back in March and are now playing to sell-out audiences, including Edinburgh’s Liquid Rooms, Glasgow’s Garage and the Arches. They have a new single and debut album planned for spring 2013. you can listen and see them in action on the band’s YouTube channel.

Support comes from a local act, still to be confirmed, and the ‘Victorian Trout Conspiracy’… another band enjoying a faithful and increasingly large following. Usually a twelve-piece, this East Lothian-based ska band will perform with a smaller group to accommodate the venue.

The Front Room is a collaboration between the Council’s John Gray Centre and Lamp House Music. All bands play their own, original music.

Martin Simpson from Lamp House Music said: “Even before they went on sale, we had lots of enquiries about these tickets. Fatherson have a massive following. Lately they’ve been playing on a much larger scale – enormous tents and festivals – so it’ll be a real treat to see them play an acoustic set in such an intimate setting! The Front Room as a whole has been a great success and it’s fitting for Fatherson to provide the finale. It’s going to be a top night!”

Tickets are £8 from the John Gray Centre (01620 820 680) or Lamp House Music (01620 825 630) and on the door, subject to availability. The bar opens at 7pm, with the first band on stage at 7.30pm

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Book Week Scotland starts today: Many East Lothian events on offer

If the recent Hooked on Books Week wasn’t enough, local libraries are joining in Book Week Scotland, starting today. It’s the first national week celebrating books and reading.

Book Week Scotland runs from 26 Nov to 2 Dec with free events in many East Lothian libraries.
Book Week Scotland runs from 26 Nov to 2 Dec with free events in many East Lothian libraries.
Book Week Scotland runs from the 26th of November to the 2nd December providing a schedule of free events aimed at getting as many as possible to participate in reading for fun, regardless of a person’s reading skills.

As part of the week East Lothian libraries are hosting a range of events including author visits, teenage book groups, creative writing discussions, songs, poetry, arts and crafts, as well as kid’s and family events.

The ‘Reading hour’, taking place at 11am on 30 November, will be held across Scotland as a focus for Book Week Scotland. Library visitors can pick up a free book ‘My Favourite Places’ which is the result of a collaboration between BBC Scotland and the Scottish Book Trust. Together they invited everyone to think about their favourite place in Scotland, consider what makes it special and to then write a story, poem, song lyric, letter or sketch about it. The winning entries are featured in the book.

All East Lothian libraries, except Ormiston and Wallyford, will be taking part in the Reading Hour. There will be reading champions in each library to try and make sure everyone goes away with something they’d like to read; mystery books; poetry readings and much more.

So choose a library and join in the fun!

On Saturday, 1 December there will be a Readers’ Day in the John Gray Centre, Haddington. Alistair Moffat, director of Lennoxlove and Borders book festivals, will be discussing a project he’s been working on – Scotland’s Ancestral DNA. Marie Macpherson’s debut novel ‘First blast of the trumpet’ explores the early life of John Knox and features many places around East Lothian. Peter Kerr’s ‘Song of the Eight Winds’ is a tale of 13th century Mallorca.

There will also be a literary ‘pub quiz’, book swap, tour of the museum and musical entertainment. This is a ticketed event of £7.50 plus refreshments and a buffet. Full details of the complete programme and how to book where appropriate is on ELC’s website.

About Book Week Scotland

Book Week Scotland is being delivered on behalf of Creative Scotland by Scottish Book Trust, the leading agency for the promotion of literature, reading and writing in Scotland. It develops innovative projects to encourage adults and children to read and write; funds a variety of literature events and promotes Scottish writing to millions of people worldwide.


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Musician Paul Gilbody set for Front Room session

After Blueflint played in Haddington’s new John Gray Centre, the second of three live acoustic gigs is set to take place on 26th October with Paul Gilbody.

Paul Gilbody plays The Front Room in Haddington on 26th October from 7pm
Paul Gilbody plays The Front Room in Haddington on 26th October from 7pm

Known as The Front Room, the events have been organised with Lamp House Music. The first evening was a sell-out and it is expected the second with Paul Gilbody will be just as popular.

Paul Gilbody is a Belfast-born, Edinburgh-based singer-songwriter who has worked with the likes of KT Tunstall, Tom Jones and Horse and is now concentrating on his own career. He has an abundance of skills including double bass, guitar, beatboxing and pedal-looping.

The Front Room provides an opportunity to catch this highly regarded, multi-talented musician perform his catchy, melodic and chilled-out tunes starting at 7pm on the 26th. The event takes place in the centre’s Star Room, made to resemble a cosy front room with clever use of cardboard artwork created by artists Vic Macrae and Neil Ogg.

Tickets are £8 from the John Gray Centre (01620 820680) or Lamp House Music (01620 825630) and on the door, subject to availability. The bar opens at 7pm, first band 7.30pm

The Front Room is a collaboration between East Lothian Council and Lamp House Music. Also involved are Jewel & Esk College, whose students will oversee the sound production at the event. ELJAM and the Haddington Music Initiative are supporting the gigs and selecting an East Lothian youth support act to perform a short set each evening.

Videos

Track: Ricochet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6DWqVOyCAc

Track: Tell me what I’m missin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn1Y49Cd4Mk

Want to hear more? You can listen to more tracks on Paul’s SoundCloud page.

About Lamp House Music

Lamp House Music opened in April 2012. Based in an original Victorian railway building – ‘The Lamp House’ is set in Station Yard, Hospital Road, Haddington, offering rehearsal rooms for musicians and bands. These rooms have been soundproofed and acoustically engineered and are now light, clean and modern practice environments. Rooms are open seven days a week and are available to hire by the hour. They come fully equipped with new, top spec equipment. Lamp House Music lessons are fun, friendly and affordable, available in a variety of instruments for both children and adults. Fully experienced and qualified tutors are available for one-to-one tuition and class-style lessons, which include guitar, drums, vocals and keyboards. Lamp House Music have run two very successful children’s Summer Schools and will be holding an Autumn School during the October school holiday.

 

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Scouts aim to revive Pencaitland with Parents’s info event

Would you like to see Scouting start-up in Pencaitland for young people aged 6-14? Then come to a parents’ information night at the Trevelyan Hall on Tuesday 25th September, 7.30-8.30pm.

South East Scotland Scouts will be hosting an info night for parents to find out more about Scouting and how Scouting can get started in Pencaitland. To register your interest in Scouting starting up, email development@sesscouts.org.uk.

For more info on Scouting, view this video:

http://youtu.be/WT6No8lDSBI

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Lollipop man Bill’s funeral set for Wed 26th

August 2009 and Bill Wise looks on as Sally Averbuch attempts to work out which way she is meant to be going...
August 2009 and Bill Wise looks on as Sally Averbuch attempts to work out which way she is meant to be going…
The sad news of local lollipop man Bill Wise’s sudden death last weekend shocked many Pencaitland villagers who got to know him well over the years.

We can now report that his funeral will take place this coming Wednesday at Ormiston Parish Church. Minister David Torrance will be taking the service which begins at 10am.

You can read earlier messages of condolence on our previous story under comments.

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Live Music @ John Gray Centre: Blueflint & Caroline Gilmour

Blueflint are part of the line-up for The Front Room acoustic sessions at the John Gray Centre starting Sep 28th
Blueflint are part of the line-up for The Front Room acoustic sessions at the John Gray Centre starting Sep 28th.
The John Gray Centre presents The Front Room. Live acoustic music in association with Lamp House Music.

A series of live music events will shortly take place at Haddington’s new John Gray Centre. The first event features Blueflint, Caroline Gilmour and a support act, on Friday 28th September.

More music will be happening on the last Friday of the month in October and November. We’ll let you know the line-up when we get word.

The bar opens at 7pm, with the music starting at 7.30pm.

Tickets are £8 and are available directly from the John Gray Centre on 01620 820695 or via Lamp House Music 01620 825630. You can also pay on the door.

A Blueflint track:


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Event: Facebook for SMEs @ East Lothian Coffee Morning

Fantoosh Face Art is a great local example of small business using Facebook to keep in touch with customersDo you run a business in East Lothian? Each month the East Lothian Coffee Morning runs a session focusing on how to effectively use web technologies to promote your business. This month it’s Facebook under the microscope.

The East Lothian Coffee Morning is a free and informal networking group that was originally set up to help local companies understand how they can get more business by using the Internet. It’s a mix of networking with other business people, presentations, workshops and case studies.

This month, whether you love it or hate it, Facebook is still here despite a plunging stock market price. Depending on your viewpoint it can be a great addition to your business’s marketing mix or a drain on your time and resources. So come along and find out how to make the best use of Facebook pages for a small business.

Being held in Ducks at Kilspindie in Aberlady on the 21st of September, informal networking takes place between 8 and 9am, with the presentation starting from 9am until 10am. Everyone is welcome to attend and there’s no charge for coming along… just pay for your own refreshments.

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East Lothian Coffee Mornings (eBusiness Group)
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