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New Social Groups for Adults with Disabilities!

Have you heard about our new social groups? Would you like to get out and meet other people in a friendly environment? Why not come along to one of our free new social groups running in Bathgate Partnership Centre and Forestbank Community Centre in Livingston starting...

Young Carer First Aid Course

Young carers, aged 12 plus can now access a special range of opportunities - totally free with their Young Scot Card! Some of the benefits include a free cinema ticket, access to first aid training and lots more discounts for young carers! As a result, Carers of...

Disability Drop In

Our Disability Drop-In has a new location!! As of 31st July 2019 our Disability drop in service will be based at Carmondean Library between 1.30pm and 3.30pm. If you have a Learning or Physical Disability and you are in need of information, support or advice then...

Working Carers!

Our Development Worker, Gill was at Sky Livingston this week with an information stand along with our friends, Scott and Lyndsey-Anne from The Haven! Not forgetting Milo the guide dog who was a big hit with everyone! If you are a working carer why not contact us and...

Please Vote For Us!

Carers of West Lothian is delighted to have been short listed for Scotmid’s Community Connect Awards. To help us be in with the chance of winning a whopping £15,000, can we ask you all to pop into your local Scotmid Co-operative store and get a membership card? This...

New Mobility Shop

The Centre Livingston has a new renovated mobility shop! The mall’s new Mobility Shop, formerly Lothian Shopmobility has been completely renovated with a fresh new modern interior and features 12 new free-to-use mobile electric scooters, two electric powerchairs and...

Thank you

On Friday we said goodbye and thank you to our Chairperson Barbara who has been with us many years. Barbara has been an outstanding help and saw lots of changes and developments over the years. We wish her all the very best and thanks for everything she has done!!

Benefit Advice

Carers of West Lothian and West Lothian Advice Shop will be offering benefit advice sessions every second Wednesday starting from 29th August. Morning sessions will be at Sycamore House for unpaid carers and afternoon sessions at The Ability Centre (Carmondean) for...

Hello West Lothian

For over 25 years Carers of West Lothian (CoWL) has been developing carer support services for unpaid carers in West Lothian as the established local carers organisation. Following a successful tender process in early 2018, CoWL now also provides an information,...