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Thought might be useful to share the Outdoor Access Code’s Countryside Calendar which provides useful guidance on things we should consider each …

In Harry’s final talk for this winter he tells us about the hidden history of West Lothian – fascinating to learn that …

Huge thanks to the people of Bathgate who have helped consider the town’s future. This is part of an exercise carried out by …

In Harry’s second storytelling talk he will tell us about the origins and growth of the Order of St John, and links …

Delighted to share recordings of Harry Cartmill’s recent Bathgate talks. In this first one Harry tells us about the history of Bathgate. …

Some fascinating local history as we approach the King’s coronation. One of our team, Jim Easton, spent time researching and collating a …

SUNDAY 9TH OCTOBER Bathgate Hills Venture is excited to announce that we have won funding from the Year of Stories 2022 to …

The Bathgate Hills provide an amazing habitat for local wildlife. Many plants and animals make their homes in the wonderful variety of …

We have been speaking to Historic Environment Scotland and agreed we will give some help thinning the Rosebay Willow Herb. It’s lovely …

The Bathgate Hills Venture is very excited to announce that we have been awarded funding from The Year of Stories and we …

West Lothian residents were asked, via Community Choices, to help influence the future work of the council’s Grounds Maintenance service. The grounds maintenance …

Imbolc at Cairnpapple

‘From the ashes a fire shall be woken,A light from the shadows shall spring…’ J.R.R. Tolkein We are going to mark each of the …

2021 Round Up

As we approach the end of 2021, and as a very newly constituted SCIO, we thought we would share our progress this …

We are delighted to report that we are now a fully constituted charity registered with OSCR.  We have also set up a …

Bathgate’s lovely Chapel Well Garden has it’s new flower bed. Big thanks to Enterprise Bathgate in Bloom for the plants and our …