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Our Group Worker Emily, blogs on how the little things can be big wins. “This week at our group sessions we talked a lot about setting tasks and trying to achieve them, whether that’s with the kids and getting them through their school work or for you to take some time for... Read More →

Scotland’s Virtual Kiltwalk 2021 – Fri 23rd – Sun 25th April With mass events looking unlikely in the first half of this year, The Kiltwalk are back with  ‘Scotland’s Virtual Kiltwalk’ taking place on the weekend of the 23rd – 25th April 2021. If... Read More →

In the latest of our Meet the Team features its the turn of our newest staff member Joanne Baxter. Joining the team in January 2021 as a Family Support Coordinator Joanne brings a wealth of experience to the team. I have only recently joined the home start team as one of the... Read More →

We are all home schooling again but how is it really going for us? In this Blog, our Group Worker Steph shares her experiences and has a few helpful hints too. Here we find ourselves in another round of home schooling… with any luck for the last time! Like the majority, I... Read More →

AmazonSmile is a way for customers to support their favourite charitable organization every time they shop with Amazon. Shoppers who start at smile.amazon.com will find the same Amazon they know and love, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the price of... Read More →

Group Worker Emily blogs how we should take this lockdown day by day. Whatever your circumstances right now, this situation is tough. We talked a few months ago about how we are not in the same boat, but are riding the same wave; each of us experiencing it slightly... Read More →

Guidance on new stay at home regulations coming into effect on 5 January 2021.  Outdoor gatherings have been restricted to one-on-one meet-ups, and schools will close to most pupils until February at the earliest. Home-Start West Lothian remains open for support, albeit in a... Read More →

We posted this movie picture quiz on our Facebook page and here’s the answers. 1 Elf 2 The Santa Clause 3 Muppets Christmas Carol 4 Merry Xmas Mr Laurence   5 Batman Returns 6 Trading Places 7 Home Alone 8 Bad Santa 9 A Christmas Story 10 A Charlie Brown Christmas 11... Read More →

Lisa Stark is one of our Family Support Coordinators and in this blog she describes how easy it is to get the specialist help that Home-Start West Lothian offers and what happens next. Home-Start West Lothian is a volunteer befriending service which supports families all over... Read More →