kirknewton community consultation 2011

A community participation exercise

carried out on behalf of Kirknewton Community

Development Trust

Hilton Associates February – March 2011

This project was supported by:

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Contents

Kirknewton – an introduction ................................................................................................. 4 About Kirknewton Community Development Trust: ............................................................... 4 How this all happened: .......................................................................................................... 5

A message from Stewart McKenna, Chair of Kirknewton Community Development Trust. 5 Seeking local knowledge ................................................................................................... 6 Aim of the work ................................................................................................................. 6 Why participatory appraisal? ............................................................................................. 6

How it was done .................................................................................................................... 7 Who participated? ............................................................................................................. 8 Gathering the information .................................................................................................. 9 What people where asked: .............................................................................................. 10 What people think about the area .................................................................................... 10 Organising the information .............................................................................................. 11 Feeding back the information to the community .............................................................. 11 Cost and time .................................................................................................................. 12

What the community said about the area ............................................................................ 12 What’s great about the area? .......................................................................................... 13 What’s not so good about the area? ................................................................................ 14 What people would like to be changed or improved ........................................................ 15

Youth views ........................................................................................................................ 17 Conclusion .......................................................................................................................... 18 Appendices ......................................................................................................................... 20

Appendix 1: All comments: What people like .................................................................. 21 Appendix 2: All comments: What people don’t like ......................................................... 31 Appendix 3: All comments: Changes/Improvements ...................................................... 41 Appendix 4: Balerno High School 26 pupils 12 – 17 + Youths at Kozi Café under 15 ...... 56 Appendix 5: Kirknewton Nursery & Primary School ......................................................... 58 Appendix 6: Maps with recorded site specific comments and ideas................................. 67

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Acknowledgements

Thank you to everyone in Kirknewton who participated by sharing their ideas and opinions that have made this possible. To Kirknewton Community Development Trust who enabled this to happen and have willingly given their voluntary time to support the work. Also to the collaborative working of the trust Development Officer, particularly in promoting the work through the media, social networking and a poster campaign. To the Big Lottery fund for supporting the work with an award to the trust. To West Lothian Council Economic Development for organising Ordnance Survey maps of the area. To the Community Council for the use of their community hall during the drop-in and feedback events. Without all this help and support, we could not have done all this work.

Copyright

Maps West Lothian Council Licence No. 100037194, 2007 ©Crown Copyright 2007. All rights reserved under West Lothian Council Licence. Process method & photographs © Vikki Hilton This report is a record of all the ideas people shared during the community engagement work.

For more information contact:

About Kirknewton Community Development Trust:

About this community approach:

Stewart McKenna (Chair) [email protected] or Tony Foster: Development Officer [email protected] http://www.kirknewton.org/

Vikki Hilton 3 Priory Grove South Queensferry EH30 9LZ [email protected] 0131 331 1523

The right of Victoria Hilton to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with SECTION 77 OF THE COPYRIGHT DESIGNS AND PATENTS ACT 1988.

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Kirknewton – an introduction

Kirknewton lies about 10 miles to the south-west of Edinburgh in West Lothian. The village has an estimated population of 16801 people over the age of 16. Recent population figures put the population at around 2000 people. It is close to the A71 and only five miles from Edinburgh by-pass and three miles from Livingston. Despite this it is surprisingly rural and because of its past history it has a wide variety of housing styles and ages. Today, Kirknewton is a changing community, with new houses being built and new people moving into the area. It is close to good road links and has bus and train services. This community development work was undertaken on behalf of Kirknewton Community Development Trust (KCDT) by an independent community facilitator. This follows on from work undertaken in 2007 to engage the community around sustainable energy projects and community benefits. The 2007 work engaged 167 people in sharing their ideas about renewable energy projects. For more details see http://issuu.com/isihamba/docs/microsoft_word_-_kirknewton_newsletter_report The current community engagement work is part of a Big Lottery technical assistance grant to enable the trust to develop their plans further for a bio-digestor and or related energy projects. This work was undertaken to ensure the wider community is involved in having a say about how community benefits are targeted and to help the trust and other local organisations apply for further funding and develop a community plan.

About Kirknewton Community Development Trust:

Kirknewton Community Development Trust2 is a local membership organisation. It is a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity. Membership is open to anyone who lives in Kirknewton and is over 18 years of age.

Kirknewton Community Development Trust aims are to: • Promote opportunities for learning and education • Encourage community-led development • Help and encourage local people to develop new skills • Promote protection and enhancement of the local environment • Promote energy efficiency in the home • Promote the use of renewable technology for generating electricity and heat • Relieve fuel poverty

The voluntary members of the local charitable trust established to manage these funds were keen to involve more local people in what should happen and to inform the planned community development plan and future funding applications.

1 Estimated population Statistics 30 June 2005, West Lothian Council

2 http://www.kirknewton.org/community_groups/community_development_trust

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This report includes a summary of what happened during the community work, who was involved and what people said. At the end of the report, in the appendices, there is a copy of all the views and ideas people recorded.

How this all happened:

A message from Stewart McKenna, Chair of Kirknewton Community Development Trust.

Thanks to all those who took part in the recent Community Consultation, and here are the results. Who are we? We are Kirknewton Community Development Trust or KCDT for short. It’s a big name for a small group of seven volunteers who came together in 2006 through the Community Council to try and make a small contribution to reducing Kirknewton’s environmental footprint. We fought for “environmental justice” following the use of Kaimes Quarry as Edinburgh’s largest rubbish dump for 15 years between 1987 and 2002 despite the simple fact that Planning Consent have never been sought or granted. The outcome is that we have a community owned and registered charity (KCDT) with ideas and ambitions to make Kirknewton a better place and we have funds which we propose to invest in a renewable energy project that will deliver real benefits to our community. This consultation process builds on the earlier work undertaken in September 2007 which helped us to get to where we are today with lots more going on in the village. We have gone from 7 members to over 130 members all keen to improve and change our village. The drop-in event held on February 6th attracted nearly 120 people and the feedback sessions held in the Village Hall on Thursday 10th and Sunday 13th March attracted 74 people and demonstrated that there were members of our community who cared. Overall over 560 people took part. We will now use all your inputs to help us form a community development plan and we hope to arrange further meetings seeking your help and enthusiasm in developing your ideas for improving life in Kirknewton.

Anyone wishing to be notified of the date and time of the next meeting of our group should email [email protected] and put FEEDBACK MEETING in the subject line. Membership of KCDT is open to anyone living within Kirknewton and surroundings, so get involved – it’s your say, it's your community Thanks again, Stewart McKenna (chair)

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Seeking local knowledge

A Participatory Appraisal (PA) approach was used which recognises the knowledge and values which already exist in an area. It is an informal, open, and transparent process, very often carried out by local people, and it is quite unlike most surveys and questionnaires. Participatory appraisal is about not making assumptions about what local people are interested in; it recognises their ability collectively to think about what it’s like living in the area, and to come up with their own solutions. At the start, no-one knew what would emerge – and that was important too. People on the committee have ideas but they really wanted to see what knowledge and ideas other people in the community had around renewable energy issues. The information in this report was gathered by the team of facilitators by talking with local people and recording everything that was said. In the end around 500 people shared their knowledge, ideas and opinions and over 2200 comments were recorded. This included young people from Balerno High School and 198 pupils from Kirknewton Primary School. In addition 74 people came to 2 feedback sessions on 10th and 13th of March. This provides a good picture of what these people think about the Kirknewton area and what could be done to make it a better place to live and or work. So now KCDT, and anyone else who has a good reason to be interested in Kirknewton, can use this information to take forward any ideas which have emerged. With your help the trust will drive forward your ideas which will help bring about positive changes and improvements and help make Kirknewton an exemplar village.

Aim of the work

The aim of the work was to ensure local views help KCDT to see how benefits coming to the community through investment in renewable energy projects in the area should be spent. It was also to help inform a community development plan to take Kirknewton forward ensuring that the plan is based on community knowledge and solutions. The work aimed:

• to reach as wide a cross-section of the community as possible in terms of age, gender and locality;

• to encourage people to share their knowledge, ideas, opinions and solutions about the issues for their community and how positive changes might be implemented.

Why participatory appraisal?

In order to understand how people feel about the area and find out what they would like to see happening, an approach was needed that would let people share their views about what they thought about the area, and make suggestions about what could be done to change or improve it.

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Participatory appraisal recognises that the people who live in the community have the knowledge and experience to comment on it, and specifically encourages reaching out beyond the “usual suspects”. It encourages people to share their ideas and knowledge about life and local conditions. It tries to involve as wide a cross section of local people as possible, and make sure there is equal representation. This means that those whose voices are not often heard or valued – “the hidden voices” – are heard. PA recognises that people’s lives and ideas and experiences are different and sometimes complex. So it reaches out to as many members of the community as possible, and does not try to create averages or demand that everyone is the same.

A single comment may be highly significant and very useful. The use of visual methods enhances and encourages participation. These provide a structure, and act as a focus for discussion and analysis. If you would like to know more about this method of working, contact Vikki Hilton of Hilton Associates3 All the outcomes in this study are based on what people have said, and we have recorded them all as important. Please do read all the comments in the appendices.

How it was done The community development participation

exercise was promoted through flyers inserted in the local Konect magazine which is delivered to all householders in Kirknewton. Lots of posters were also put up on lamp posts, at local businesses and left at public access places. It was also promoted through email, facebook and twitter. It was also promoted through West Lothian Council facebook which had 15,306 members and though Love West Lothian twitter which has 1363 followers. In addition there was an article in a local newspaper promoting the work. The work was carried out collaboratively by Vikki Hilton who specialises in community development approaches and methods and KCDT, particularly working with Tony Foster, the Development Officer. The Development Officer was new to the project and keen to make links into the community so led on the promotional working contacting organisational representatives and leading a social networking campaign to alert people to the work. This was the local nursery, high school, primary school, Kaspers (after school club), Community Association, Community Council, Development Trust, Gala

3 3 Priory Grove, South Queensferry, West Lothian, Scotland. EH30 9LZ. [email protected]

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Committee, Kosy Kafe, Parents Council, Parent Staff Association, Scottish Rural Women’s Institute and the West Lothian Clarion, Church, Pensioners. After the initial link the facilitator followed up by telephone, email and or meetings.

Who participated?

The team spent several days working in the community encouraging local people to share their ideas and opinions about the area. This started with the drop-in event on Sunday 6th February 2011. At this event over a 100 people dropped by to share their ideas. This was a fantastic level of interest The team spent several days including mornings, afternoons, and evenings during the week as well as at weekends walking around the village knocking on doors to ensure a wide range of people had a chance to share their ideas. People also participated by email, facebook and telephone if they were unable to meet face-to-face. The team tracked the age range and numbers of people who were talking to them, to make sure that that all age groups were involved. They also checked that they were meeting a range of people that were close to the population spread of the area.

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Everyone who participated put a dot on a map to show where they lived and a tick to show what age they were. This was to make sure that a wide range of people, young to older, women and men from all over the area were reached. The charts above show the range of ages who participated. They do not include the 198 primary and nursery children from Kirknewton Primary School who also participated. The map shows the wide spread of people who took part in different parts of the village. Each dot represents a household. By the end over 560 people had participated with a good range of ages and a fair geographical distribution. This shows enormous interest within the community and is evidence of the increased awareness of KCDT and interest in what is happening in the community. It also shows people have a real interest in being involved in improving Kirknewton as a place to live and work in. In the work carried out in 2007 there was far less awareness of the Trust and then 167 people participated in the community engagement work.

Gathering the information

This work was carried out from the beginning of February 2011. The kick-off event was a well-advertised drop-in event at the Community Hall in the High Street on

Saturday 6th February. As part of this the Development Officer and Facilitator went to the local church service to promote the drop-in and also join the coffee morning where people were able to share their views. Overall 120 people participated on the 6th which is a fantastic level of interest for the community. The work continued with the team out and about in the area on several weekend and week days knocking on doors to ensure a

wide range of people participated. This was a way of making sure people who had not heard about the work or couldn’t get to meetings also participated. They also worked with groups including: Kosy Kafe – Parent and Toddler Group – Play group – Kirknewton Primary School –

Balerno High School – Community Hall Committee

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Everyone’s participation was recorded by age and gender and where they lived to ensure we reached people living in all parts of the village. In total just under 500 people participated with a further 74 people coming to 2 feedback events in March. The team used a visual diagram to ensure openness and no pre-determined closed questions. These are open methods that enable people to share the ideas and solutions they have to what it’s like in the community.

What people where asked:

People were asked:

What’s it like living / working in

the Kirknewton area? They were asked to rank how they felt from 1-10 with 10 being great and then to think about and record:

1. What’s great about living in the area? Makes it a good place to live?

2. What gaps/ barriers are there currently for you in the community? What’s not

so good about living in the area?

3. What would make Kirknewton a better place to live in? & why?

This approach and method is different to surveys and questionnaires with pre-defined questions. It encourages people to focus and reflect on the issues that are important to them.

What people think about the area

Not everyone wanted to record how they felt about the area. However 184 people were happy to record how they felt and the diagram above shows that the large majority of them were positive about the area. We didn’t ask the primary school children or high school young people this question because of the way their meetings were done.

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Organising the information

All the ideas people shared meant that a vast amount of information was amassed and it had to be managed in some way. There were over 2200 comments as well as drawings from some of the primary school children. Every comment was recorded and some strong themes emerged from them. The team had also gained some initial impressions of what ideas were emerging and these helped to confirm the main themes in discussion with the development officer. Whichever way the information was looked at there might have been different ways of categorising it. You may see different themes but what has emerged, in the end, we are confident give a good impression of what the people of Kirknewton think are important issues. All the recorded comments are in the appendices. The young people at Kirknewton Primary School and Balerno High School shared their ideas and these are summarised on pages 16 to 17 with details in appendix 4 and 5.

Feeding back the information to the community

One of the features of Participatory Appraisal is to give prompt feedback to the community; this was done in several ways during March and April.

• At a KCDT evening event on March 10th where the Development Officer led a short presentation and discussion, 30 people took part.

• At a drop-in event on Sunday 13th March from 10 am to 5pm, 44 people took part.

Feedback was also given at the Meals and Wheels event at Kirknewton on March 26th; over 300 people turned up and all the material was displayed. Electronic feedback: In addition the Development Officer added details to the Kirknewton Facebook and ran a blog on twitter to feedback information. In April 2011 there were 206 facebook group members and 28 followers on twitter at twitter.com/kirknewtonEH27. Feedback information has also been put on http://kirknewton.wordpress.com/ and 656 people were recorded opening it.

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On average 50 people open development trust emails and people also get the latest information at www.kirknewton.org/latest/news- The results were also promoted via the West Lothian Council Facebook page with 15,306 members There is also this report and a brief summary report will be will be distributed throughout the community in KONNECT. In addition copies will be available electronically, on CD-ROM and on the KCDT website.

Cost and time

Direct costs to KCDT were around £900.00 which covered the cost of promotion for 2 campaigns. This included commercially produced posters and flyers, adverts in local publications, sundry items, flyers through the school and hall costs with catering for 2 events. This did not include the time cost of the development officer or the facilitator. The process has taken from the initial meeting at the beginning of January to the end of April; further work bringing the community development plan together using this report as a basis will be completed by the end of May. What now This information will be used to develop the community plan and assist with funding applications as well as providing a good basis for understanding the community needs and aspirations.

What the community said about the area This section is a summary of what people most liked about the area, things they didn’t like so much and things they think will improve life in the area. What people said is summarised in diagrams and discussed on the following pages. All the comments people made are in the appendix which people are encouraged to read. The appendix includes maps where site specific comments are noted; these are in addition to the comments and relate to specific areas in the village. They all make a fascinating read. The diagrams below help show the main themes and the proportion of comments overall. The summary highlights the top 6 categories and the diagrams show the proportion of other comments.

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What’s great about the area?

1. Location People clearly liked living in the area, valuing the position close to Edinburgh with good links to the airport, main roads and major towns but not in the city. They liked the feel of being in a rural area, the quietness and senses of safety. They commented on the friendliness and good neighbours with a good community spirit. 2. Facilities and activities People appreciated the shop and post office and the things that went on like the playgroup, toddler group, the Gala. However it is noticeable that there were almost the same number of negative comments as positive and twice as many comments in this category about changes and improvements. This is a topic people talked about in 2007 and clearly has not improved radically over the last 4 years. 3. School People liked the schools in the area and it was noted as a reason people come to the area. Someone did say there were “Too many houses and new developments for the school and therefore uncertainty of getting a place”. 4. Public Transport This again was an interesting area of discussion. Many people commented on the good public transport service, both bus and train and noted the “improvements over the last 20 years”. Someone also recorded that “the “Train station makes for a good place to be”. 5. Walking and cycling It’s a good place for walking with easy access to outdoor activities such as hillwalking according to some people.

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6. Park People commented on the park with most knowing that it was in the process of being upgraded which people felt was good. It was also noted as safe These highlight the 6 most recorded things; there are lots of other comments which are in the appendix. What should be noted is that people also recorded that they were “very impressed with the Trust” and the “potential of and uniting contribution of the development trust”.

What’s not so good about the area?

1. Facilities and activities The main theme here was the lack of facilities and activities for people of all ages. There was particular concern over lack of things for teenagers and young people but also as someone said “There doesn’t appear to be much to do for all ages in the village. A community centre would be useful for activities and as a meeting place – no café nearby and the pub is not attractive to many people.” 2. Public transport There were a lot of comments about the “poor bus service” and “unreliable” bus service with bad links. Someone else said “bus service appalling, can’t live here without a car. There were fewer comments about the train service but people still felt there was a need for more evening and weekend services. Comment was made about the poor links with Balerno. This was also highlighted by the high school students who called for a weekend service to maintain their links to friends as the catchment high school is Balerno. People living in the Burnwynd and Linburn areas had real concerns about the poor bus service because of issues over where the bus would stop. This made relying on

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the bus for getting to work was impossible and had an economic impact. During the winter it was particularly bad and dangerous because of having to walk along an unlit road with no path. Someone said it was impossible to rely on the bus service for work due to the hours it ran i.e. not early or late enough. 3. Traffic management There were a lot of concerns over the congestion on Main Street and issues over parking and lack of speed controls. People were concerned about the speed of traffic through the village. 4. Appearance People talked about areas looking scruffy and run down, particularly in the Kaimes area where issues over road and pavement maintenance are causing problems. People commented on the amount of litter and would like to see more effort made to keep the village clean and a smarter appearance. 5. Park People commented on the park needing to be improved but also acknowledged that there were changes about to take place. Some people thought that there should be a park in the Kaimes area as it’s a long way to go to the park. Also not enough in the park for older children. 6. Dog issues There were the usual concerns about dog mess and the need for more dog bins. In the primary school some of the children highlighted that the pavement from Hillhouse Wynd was particularly bad.

What people would like to be changed or improved

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1. Facilities/activities This was clearly the area most people wanted to see changes in and there were lots of suggestions. These included suggestions for

• More facilities for teenagers, skate park and some sort of lighted area near the football goals, clubs, drop-in café with internet

• An ATM in the village

• A social space to meet (there was also a specific category for a café which links to this issue)

• More services in the village i.e. doctors surgery

• Village pub doing food/coffee There are lots more ideas in the full list in appendix 3. 2. Traffic management There were lots of suggestions for managing the traffic in the area to deal with the particular concerns of speeding traffic and traffic congestion on the Main Street. People also mapped their ideas which can be seen at the end of the report. Some were complex one-way system others included:

• Speed bumps – with some specific suggestions recorded and some mapped

• Disabled parking on Main Street for the Post Office and shop

• Limit speed on winding roads near Kirknewton

• Electronic speed signs

• Limit speed to 20mph in some areas

• Yellow lines to restrict parking Many of the suggestions will be controversial and it will obviously be useful for more community engagement work to be done before any changes are made. 3. Public transport People wanted a better, reliable bus service someone said “First Bus tries your patience and your purse”. There were also suggestions for an improved service to Balerno and also weekends. People had ideas about a local “sprinter” bus between local communities. As the library and health services are not based in Kirknewton people without cars rely on the buses to access these services. People in Burnwynd and Linburn wanted the bus stops sorted out so the buses stopped locally not a mile up the road. Particularly with aging communities the buses may end up being their only way to access shops and services. The impression is that if you are not in a hurry the bus service is good but if you rely on the service for work it’s not so good. 4. Park People were looking for park improvements so it will be interesting to see how people evaluate the changes taking place in April / May 2011. However some of the things suggested are not within the current improvements such as a skate park, improving the goals, having lights for evening access in the winter 5. Walking and cycling Improving access for walkers and cyclists with signposts as well as routes linking local communities was called for. People also suggested measured walks for

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walking groups which could be used by everyone. People in Linburn and Burnwynd also wanted the roadside pavements improved or created for safe walking. 6. Community Centre People were asking for a new community hall, because the present on is not big enough and not always available. They also suggested it could be used for a variety of social activities, even having the café – social space – people thought the village really needed. Someone said “good to have a centre all ages can use” and “new community centre open for the young and elderly alike, available for private functions to make it more viable”.

Youth views

Below is a summary of what the high school students and the primary school students think about the area. Further details are in Appendix 4 and 5. Balerno High School 26 pupils 12 – 17 & youths at the Kozi Kafe under 15 The facilitator met with 26 high school pupils in their lunch break. There was a great deal of discussion particularly around the lack of facilities for their age group. They recorded 67 points; there was a strong push for a skate park that they would like to be involved in designing as well as a better bus service that would enable them to maintain social relationships. This is a key as Balerno High School is the local High School and public transport links are poor. All the ideas were put on the wall – see the picture below. They discussed the importance of the ideas and decided that:

The Top Priorities were:

• Improved bus service

• Skate Park

• More entertainment for children Older students at Balerno High School said they would be interested in “helping in the community”; “being involved in change” and “interested in helping other people”. Some of them are already on facebook and were following what was going on. It was clear that they were keen to be involved in changes and opportunities should be encouraged for community volunteering.

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Kirknewton Primary School

At the beginning of February Tony Foster, Development Officer and Vikki Hilton, Facilitator were invited to talk to the whole school at Friday morning Assembly. Tony told the young people what was going on with the “I love Kirknewton” big idea. Vikki then asked the young people to think about the things they really like, don’t like so much and changes they would like to see happening. They were asked to talk about, and write or draw their ideas in class then the pupil council meeting the following week and worked with the facilitator to share all the ideas. This

picture shows the ideas the representatives bought to the meeting. Below are the top priorities after all class representatives had shared their classes ideas bought to the Pupil Council. After listening to everybody they decided as a group that the following were the top priorities – see picture �. All the ideas they bought to the council meeting are in appendix 5 pages 58 - 66 to show that the ideas came from all the pupils. Number of votes of School Council in brackets 1.Cafe (with burgers), ice cream cones, or ice cream van in summer (4) 2.Bus timetables so don't cross & make traffic jam (3) 3.Dog bins all over i.e. especially Main Street, Kaimes, Park (2) 4.Trees (1) 5.More activities i.e. Football Team, BMX Trax, Skate Park (1) 6.Youth Group (meeting place)

Further Information

We would strongly recommend that you read all the comments. You will find them in full in the appendix. There will also be copies of the reports available through Tony Foster, in the library and on the KCDT web site.

Conclusion The KCDT group now has the opportunity to use your ideas to take forward opportunities and projects locally. It was clear from the comments people made and working in the area again after 3 years that the village had more of a “buzz”. There are more events and the Village Gala Day has restarted.

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People talked about improving walking and cycling routes and KCDT has already started working with various organisations and carrying out a paths audit, with community help, to improve paths. In addition things that do not fit within the trusts role will be passed onto the relevant parts of council and other organisations. Look out for updates on how this work is being used and for more meetings and/or information events. We have uncovered an astonishing amount of information which makes for interesting and useful reading. It is an excellent starting point for developing the community development [plan and can be used by other community organisations as well as the trust to target funds and apply for additional funds to support local initiatives. We are confident and pleased that, as a result of this exercise, even more people know about KCDT and have a chance to share their issues, ideas and opinions about life in the village it is part of a long term process of involving the whole community in “Growing Community Assets” and helping promote and ensure long term benefits. This will also help inform the direction of the community development plan and provide support for taking community ideas forward. Several things emerged that will need to be revisited to continue this process: 1. People talked a lot about the park which is in the process of being revamped. As

part of the revamping the local community was asked for their opinions in autumn of 2010. Given the amount of interest in the park and park improvements and further suggestions arising from this work it would be useful to carry out an evaluation of park changes in about 6 months’ time.

2. There were lots about lack of facilities and activities to do locally. This can have an effect on health and well-being and sometimes lead to isolation socially and mentally. It would be useful to have an audit of exactly what is available and when. Consideration needs to be taken of the needs of different age groups to ensure different needs are met.

3. Young people in the village want to get involved and targeting working with them to develop some of their ideas and community ideas would be a very positive move.

4. Creating a social space; people were concerned that there was nowhere for people to meet. Whether it be parents of young children wanting to meet up whilst children attended groups, young people wanting a space to meet, new people in the village wanting to meet other people. It is an important part of a community to have spaces for social interaction. A café was called for, the pub to create space for coffee, a community centre that was also a social hub. A dedicated community space is a long-term solution but there may be short term solutions building on suggestions made by the community.

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Appendices

Appendix 1: All comments: What people like Appendix 2: All comments: What people don’t like Appendix 3: All comments: Changes/Improvements Appendix 4: All comments: Balerno High School 26 pupils 12 – 17 plus Youths at Kozi Café under 15 Appendix 5: All comments: Kirknewton Nursery & Primary School Appendix 6: Maps with recorded site specific comments and ideas

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Appendix 1: All comments: What people like (647 comments recorded)

LOCATION - 390 • A real community

• A village not in a town

• Access good to Livingston & Edinburgh

• Access to Edinburgh & Livingston

although bus service timings &

availability could be improved

• Access to Edinburgh & M8 corridor but

still relatively unspoiled

• Access to Kirknewton House grounds

• Accessible to Edinburgh, Glasgow,

Livingston road & rail

• Accessible to Edinburgh, Glasgow,

Livingston road & rail

• all right

• all right

• An increasingly mixed & balanced

population with growing sense of

community

• Away from hustle & bustle

• Away from hustle & bustle

• Beautiful village

• Beautiful walks

• Being out in the country

• Born & bred here it's all I know like it

• Burial grounds

• Can get involved in the community

• Central Scotland location, close to all

major road networks, linking to

Edinburgh, Glasgow, → M74, lake

district, M9 → Aviemore etc

• Chance to see the agricultural seasons in

action sheep, cattle etc outside the

window. Good & fertile soil.

• Cheaper housing than central Edinburgh

• Children can play outside safely. It's a

good place for families

• Close community, safe environment for

young children.

• Close enough to Edinburgh

• Close enough to Edinburgh

• Close knit community

• Close to big cities

• Close to countryside nice places to walk

our dog

• Close to countryside/walks amenity

• close to Edinburgh

• Close to family

• Close to hills but handy for Edinburgh

• Close to nature

• Close to the City

• Close vicinity to Pentland Hills &

Edinburgh

• Closeness to countryside

• Community & friendly.

• Community Development Trust has

worked hard to raise profile & noticed a

difference in last year with more things

happening. Occasionally call into its

office & would volunteer but have

limited time.

• Community environment

• Community feel about it

• Community is good a lot of nice people

• Community spirit



• Community spirit & it's getting better

over last 2-3 years with more

community events like the Gala (really

good).

• Community spirit, especially around

involving the school

• Community spirit, people look out for &

help each other

• Community vibe

• Commuting to work in

Livingston/Edinburgh easy with

proximity (unless using public transport)

• Convenient location for work & access to

all major roads north, south, east &

west

• Core of a community

• Countrified see horses walking the

streets

• Country walks

• Country-like

• Dalmahoy Hill

• Dog walking opportunities

• Easily commute to work in Edinburgh

• Easy access to Edinburgh & Livingston

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• easy commute for anywhere but still

enough away not to be burdened with

city noise and hassle

• Easy commuting for jobs

• Easy to get to Edinburgh on public

transport, close enough to Edinburgh to

cycle to work, so it's got more

affordable housing.

• Easy to get to other areas e.g.

Edinburgh & by-pass

• Easy to get to other areas e.g.

Edinburgh & by-pass

• Easy to get to Pentlands, canal & Ratho

Climbing (airport & motorway handy

too).

• Enjoy countryside, air is cleaner

• Environment, fields/rural areas

• Even though it is close to Edinburgh &

Livingston, it feels remote from the

cities and a safer place

• Everyone knows each other

• Everyone knows everyone

• Everyone's friendly

• Fairly quiet area

• Family

• Family (lived all my life 45 years)

• Family has lived in the village for over

100 years - bit of history

• Family ties

• Fantastic being so close to countryside;

great walks & to get out with kids &

dogs

• Feel safe walking home at night

• Feeling of being rural, but close enough

to Edinburgh & Livingston to get to work

• Feeling people want to help each other

• Feels relatively safe

• Feels rural but access to urban areas

good mixture of everything

• Feels safe for kids

• Feels very safe

• For kids going for walks

• For kids in general

• Friendly

• Friendly

• Friendly

• Friendly

• friendly

• Friendly

• friendly

• Friendly

• Friendly community

• Friendly neighbours

• Friendly neighbours

• Friendly people

• friendly people

• Friendly place generally. Get to know

people and can rely on them.

• Friendly place to live, definitely a

community spirit

• Friendly/have made very good friends

here

• Friends

• Friends, very helpful people

• Generally pleasant area

• Good access

• Good area for walking

• Good community

• Good community

• Good community feel, friendly village

• good community feeling

• Good community spirit







• good country walks

• Good facilities: shop & Chippy

• Good for kids growing up

• Good links to city & airport

• Good mix of population

• Good neighbours

• Good neighbours

• Good neighbours

• Good neighbours

• Good neighbours

• Good neighbours

• Good neighbours

• Good neighbours

• Good network of people

• Good place for commuting & transport

• Good place to have children

• Good public transport at the moment

• Good road access

• Good sense of community




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• Good situation between Edinburgh &

Livingston, good transport connections

• Good travelling distance between

Edinburgh & Livingston

• Great area

• Great area

• Great area

• Great view

• Green belt around

• Green like being in country but near

town

• Green space/country living

• Handy for Airport

• Handy for Edinburgh

• House prices are lower than Edinburgh

• House prices, young people can actually

afford houses in West Lothian & village;

therefore we have made friends with

many other young couples.

• however village is in a peaceful rural

location, open countryside, close to

Pentland Hills park and West Lothian

Almondale country park etc

• I am quite happy as I am

• I like the fact that it is in the

countryside

• I like the strong friendly community

feel. I like the fact it feels a safe place

to bring up children & they can play

outside freely.

• I moved here from Edinburgh but love

living here, more freedom for kids,

wouldn't have that in the city.

• I think it is a very good place because it

is small and very safe.

• In the country

• In the country & not too far from

Edinburgh & Livingston

• In the country but accessible to town &

facilities

• In the country more freedom for kids

• Isolation

• Isolation

• It is safe environment for kids to live in,

there are plenty of opportunities to get

close to nature

• It isn't a big city, it is just a small

village because I know everyone and it

isn't busy that is what I like

• Its central with easy access (road and

train) to E,W,N and S

• It's good that a lot of new

housing/people have expanded the

community

• It's quiet so our kids can play on our

street.

• It's quiet, peaceful, there's no real

worries and it's a close community.

• It's small enough to walk to anywhere

else in it!

• its small, surrounded by accessible

countryside walks, woodlands, rivers etc,

including farms

• Kids can run about in relative safety

• Kirknewton is a very nice village

• Knowing our neighbours

• Like being out of town

• Like being out of town

• like it as it is

• like it as it is

• Like living here

• Like living here

• Like living in the country

• Like living in the country but easy to

commute to Edinburgh

• Like the area – except for traffic from

A71 am/pm

• Like the community

• Like the environment, reasonably rural

• Like the size of the village & fact it

hasn't merged into others

• Like walking out of front door to fields

• Lived away from Scotland for a number

of years & chose to live here because

it’s cheaper & good for kids.

• Lived here all my life

• Lived here all my life, don't know

anything different

• lived here all my live

• lived here all my live

• Lived here for years & brought kids up

• Living in country away from city life

• Location

• Location

• Location - commuting to Edinburgh

• Location for working

• Location useful for working/commuting

to Riccarton

• lots of green areas

• Lots of green space

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• Lots of likeminded people

• Lots of walks in area Selmuir Forest &

around Leyden Road

• Lots of young families

• Love it here

• Love Kirknewton lived here all my life

(70 years) nice quiet place with no

vandalism to talk about

• Lovely feeling of community

• Lovely in Braekirk area

• Lovely open countryside

• Lovely views, peaceful countryside.

• Low crime rate

• Lower crime area

• many people don't know where the

village is, this means not many people

drive through our village centre

• More neighbourly in recent years lots of

changes, partly because of kids &

meeting each other through them.

• Neighbours really nice

• Never thought of moving away

• Nice & quiet

• Nice & quiet, no trouble

• nice and easy access to countryside

• Nice community

• Nice community feel about it: meet lots

of people friendly - PO, shop, toddler

group

• Nice community feeling about the place

• Nice neighbour

• Nice old buildings too

• Nice place to bring up children

• Nice place to live & everyone friendly

• Nice quiet village why we chose to move

here 30 years ago

• Nice size of village

• Nice to be out in the country, the views

of the Forth Estuary are excellent

• Nice village

• Nice wee village

• No problems as live here & work in

Edinburgh don't use village

• not a lot of noise or trouble

• Not a lot of trouble

• Not bothered by neighbours

• Not crowded with people

• Not far from

Edinburgh/Livingston/Airport

• Not in built-up area

• not much trouble

• not much trouble

• Not much trouble

• Not too far from town & shops

• OK area, but I'm just about to move out

of area, so don't want to comment.

• OK area, but I'm just about to move out

of area, so don't want to comment.

• Old Quarry

• Open fields

• Open space

• Open space

• Open space for children & lots of places

to go walks or cycling

• Out in the country

• Out of city so good for raising young

kids

• Out of city so good for raising young

kids

• Out of town

• Out of town

• Out of town

• Overall it's a good community to live in!

• Overall, there have been so many

changes for the better over the 36

years we have lived here

• Part of small community

• Peace & quiet

• Peace & quiet

• Peaceful

• peaceful

• peaceful

• Peaceful

• Peaceful & quiet

• Peacefulness

• People

• People acknowledge each other & stick

together as a community

• People are friendly, the community is a

nice size, not too big, not too small

• People are good speak to each other,

look after each other

• People are nice

• People friendly

• People friendly & helpful

• Proximity to Edinburgh

• Proximity to facilities in Livingston,

especially the hospital, and also to a city

of Edinburgh's calibre.

• Quiet

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• Quiet

• Quiet

• Quiet

• Quiet

• Quiet

• Quiet

• Quiet

• Quiet

• Quiet

• Quiet

• Quiet

• Quiet

• Quiet

• Quiet

• Quiet

• Quiet

• Quiet

• Quiet

• Quiet

• Quiet

• Quiet

• Quiet

• Quiet & no problems. Like it the way it

is

• Quiet area in country but good access

to work

• Quiet but getting busier (20 years been

here)

• Quiet countryside around & great views

northwards

• Quiet cul-de-sac

• Quiet enough

• Quiet location Semi-rural position with

some open countryside nearby (at the

moment!).

• Quiet not much trouble

• Quiet not much vandalism

• Quiet place to live plus safer for the

residents especially children

• Quiet small community, quite active

community groups

• Quietly

• Quietness

• Quietness

• Quite a good community feel not like a

big town. Knowing neighbours & having a

good circle of friends.

• Quite a nice community

• Really small nice creative community

• Relatively peaceful

• Relatively quiet & peaceful walking

straight from the house good

• Rural

• Rural

• Rural

• Rural

• Rural

• Rural

• Rural area which we enjoy yet still close

to Edinburgh/Livingston for amenities &

job opportunities.

• Rural location

• Rural location

• Rural outdoor network/horses

• Rural site with good transport links

• Safe

• safe

• safe

• Safe area for children plenty of safe

areas to play (Although, other than Park

which is far away & over a road no areas

specifically designed for child's play

area)

• Safe place to bring kids up

• Safe village

• Safe village to live in

• Safer for kids as not in a city

environment

• Semi-rural situation (at the moment!)

• Sense of community

• Sense of community - & it is getting

better

• Sense of community a lot of friends &

colleagues working together

• Sheep & cows & farmland

• Sheep & cows & farmland

• So much on the doorstep

• Sociable community with lots of

informal groups for fun/childcare

• Some really good people in the village

• Still a village

• Still a village

• Superb views from Kaimes

• Superb views from Kaimes

• takes getting used to – lived in

Edinburgh

• takes getting used to – lived in

Edinburgh

• Teenagers running around but not being

horrible just being kids

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• The community spirit

• The countryside, the views, the walks

• The fact that it's out of the City

• The fact that it's out of the City

• The history i.e. Roman remains

• The people in the village are nice

• The school is a close distance walk!

• The street we live in has lots of children

which is good.

• The village is quiet

• The woodlands & fields surrounding the

Policies

• there appears to be no crime or drugs

problem and people in the main are

friendly

• there are no shops or traffic jams

• Towns not too far away

• Very accessible, Livingston & Edinburgh

good location

• Very friendly

• Very friendly

• Very good community particularly in

Braekirk

• Very good size excellent feeling of

security

• Very little traffic noise

• Very little vandalism

• Very safe

• Village a nice size

• Village atmosphere

• Village community good to see drive to

making this a better place to live

• Village events e.g. Gala, Torchlight

procession etc

• Village feel

• Village feel, everyone's very friendly

but also can work in Edinburgh

• Village is a quiet place to live, little

crime & trouble

• Village life

• We have the best of every world

• We like living in Kirknewton because it is

a village and has a rural feel although it

is equally near Edinburgh & Livingston.

• Wee village

• Within close distance to activities of all

types

• Wonderful place to grow up

• Woods @ back, field @ front (B/L

• Wouldn't move anywhere else

WALKING & CYCLING - 22 • Access to Wellwood Estate - delusions

of grandeur to have access

• Beautiful walks

• Can walk everywhere

• Children riding bikes on pavements is

very dangerous for walkers

• Easy access to outdoor activities

hillwalking etc

• Easy to cycle commute into Edinburgh

for me

• Enjoy walking & would be interested in a

group

• For kids going for walks

• Fresh air & walks

• Good local walks from door

• Good place to walk dog

• Good place to walk dog

• Good walking with small child

• Important to have somewhere for

teenagers & high school pupils, though

they are not a problem.

• Lots of nice walks

• Lots of places to walk/play

• Lots of walks

• Surrounding very walkable countryside

including Kirknewton House Policies

• Walk the dog fields & woods

• Walks

• Walks

• We love being able to access local woods

& fields & enjoy walking & cycling in the

area too

.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT - 39 • Better bus service sometimes not on

time

• Better now because of buses

• Bus good service half hourly

• Bus good service hope it carries on

• Bus links to Edinburgh & Livingston are

now better than when we first arrived

• Bus service fine when it turns up

• Bus service often have to wait

30minutes 1 hour. Sometimes it misses

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Kirknewton if weather bad

• Bus service OK

• Bus service OK

• Bus stops on Main Street

• Bus/train service to Edinburgh & beyond

• Buses & trains improved over last 20

years

• Buses 2 an hour is good

• Easy commuting Bus & Train

• Excellent public transport

• Good bus service

• Good bus service suits me if I need it

• Good public transport

• Good public transport links served by

bus & rail

• Good train station

• Good transport bus & train

• Good transport infrastructure

• Good transport link

• Good transport links (buses & trains) to

Edinburgh, Glasgow, Livingston & Balerno

• Good transport links to Edinburgh &

Livingston (rail & bus)

• Good transport links, rail & bus

• Got bus & train links, so good

• Handy having a railway station nearby

(although the service can be erratic)

• Public transport

• public transport vastly improved

• railway station and bus routes good

• Train access to town (although limited

timetable)

• Train link is very valuable & buses too

• Train link to Edinburgh good (husband

cycles from East Calder to station)

• Train service is OK

• Train station

• Train station make for a good place to

be too

• Trains & buses: easy to get to Edinburgh

& Livingston

• Useful having access to railway station

RECYCLING - 2 Think food waste recycling is a good idea Think food waste recycling is a good idea

LOCAL FOOD - 1 Pending allotment space

VEGETATION - 2 Community wood planted by families Good public open space

COMMUNITY CENTRE - 4 Village hall is great facility for the

community

Community hall

Village Hall done up & used more profitably

i.e. things for wee boys

Improve the Village Hall or get a new one

FACILITIES/ACTIVITIES - 89 • Access to amenities & shops in

Livingston

• All amenities shop excellent

• Area in Kaimes (see map) improve & tidy

up & make it an area safe for kids to

play.

• Children's Cosy Cafe on Friday good

thing

• Chip Shop

• Chip Shop

• Close to East Calder for Rhyme Time at

Library

• Close to good shopping

• Coffee shop or somewhere for lunches

able to socialise in village without having

to go to say Livingston. Suggest

somewhere in corner of park as lots of

land, or building near school. (see map)

• Convenience of an (excellent) village

shop, PO, pub

• Dalmahoy Leisure Centre is nearby

• Dancing classes

• Easy proximity to amenities (Livingston,

Edinburgh, Library & Dr. @ East Calder

etc)

• Everything on doorstep

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• Excellent shop, PO & pub

• Festival shop good for essentials & was

great when village snowed in owner very

helpful.

• Fish & Chip shop fish supper quite nice

• Fish & Chips is good

• Gala Day

• Garden

• Glad we've got a shop

• Good Chippy like to support local

business

• Good clubs in village hall

• Good event in the Park sustainable

transport

• Good local shop & PO

• Good local Shop & Post Office

• Got a PO and village shop

• Groups & societies

• Groups e.g. toddler group for new mums

• Groups i.e.: Playgroup, Rainbows &

Brownies, Dancing, Caspas etc.




• Improve the Village Hall or get a new

one

• It's good that we have the Post Office

lot of villages have lost there's

• Kids’ activities/playgroup/toddler group

• Library Bus comes to Kaimes Place every

2 weeks (good for children's books)

• Like the pub

• Little things like parcels can be left @

PO to pick up if not at home

• Local & nearby churches

• Local school, PO etc.

• Lots of groups for young children

• Maintaining & building on village e.g.

good the Gala has come back.

• Mobile library

• Nearby medical practice and district

hospital both good (+ delivery of

prescriptions)

• Nice community, lots of space, shops are

good, Cafe

• No dental surgery so have to go to East

Calder Medical Centre OK if have car

bus times have improved.

• Play Group at Village Hall good

• Play Group at Village Hall good

• Playgroup

• Playgroup & mother & toddler group

• PO

• PO

• PO

• 'Potter Around'

• 'Potter Around'

• 'Potter Around' have open night

• Pub

• Shop

• Shop

• Shop

• Shop

• Shop

• Shop & PO

• Shop & PO

• Shop & PO good

• Shop & PO very good

• Shop & Post Office

• Shop & Post Office are a bonus

• Shop & Post Office are really close

• Shop is excellent: clean & well ordered

• Shop pretty well stocked

• Shop, PO wouldn't like to see them close

• Shop's clean, variety of stuff, & staff

friendly

• Size of a village: close to shop & PO

• Some activities to do with: they are for

younger children(e.g. 'Potter Around',

Saturday dance class)

• Sort the water supply at the cemetery

so it can be used

• Still has PO and local shop

• Summer Gala

• The semi-rural nature of the village

• The shop is handy!

• The shop!

• The village Park, School & village Hall

are all assets used by us all.

• Use some of empty spaces in Kaimes for

play park e.g. behind houses

• Village Hall done up & used more

profitably i.e. things for wee boys

• Village just up the road

• Village shop good

• Village shop will get things in & does

things for the community

• Wednesday evening daughter goes to

Taekwondo in Kirknewton - good

• Wee shop is great

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• Well stocked local village store & post office

PARK - 21 • Better Park to keep us content

• Big play park

• Fab to have a park (& will be even better

once upgraded)

• Good doing the Park up

• Good doing the Park up

• I know the park will be done up & will

then use.

• Improve park new football goals

• Other small parks as now have bigger

population possibly in field & waste

ground between Kaimes & railway.

• Park area could be more of a hub & build

on what is in village.

• Park being done up will make it better

• Park getting done up great

• Park good

• Park is a safe park

• Park is being revamped (good to look

forward to)

• Park is going to be better

• Park, though I think it's going to be

done up

• Parks good & woods nice for walks

• Play park

• Play park

• Play park aware it's to be improved

• Play park is being upgraded

SCHOOL - 39 • Balerno has good High School

• Buddy system in school so when around

in village less likely to have bullying - can

walk up the road & everyone looks out

for each other.

• Excellent school

• Extend or build new school as

oversubscribed priority for those living

in village

• Good friendly school

• Good nursery/primary school and in

Balerno High School catchment area

• Good Primary & Secondary Schools

(Kirknewton & Balerno HS)

• Good primary school

• Good school

• Good school

• Good school

• Good School/Nursery

• Good schools

• like the school

• Local School is very good

• Lovely Nursery & Primary School

• Mums& Toddlers, school great for kids

• Primary school

• Primary School has a good reputation &

feeds into Balerno

• Primary school has good reputation

• Primary School is excellent

• Primary school within walking distance

• Priority for school places should be for

those already living here.

• School

• School

• School

• School

• School

• School & catchment for Balerno High

School

• School a lot of life in the village centres

around it

• School is fantastic

• School not capable of expanding with

the community

• Schools

• Size of school not adequate for all new

housing

• The local school

• The school is excellent

• Toddler group

• Too many houses & new developments

for school therefore uncertainty of

getting a place.

• Within the catchment of a highly rated

school (Balerno)

APPEARANCE - 13 • Pub hanging baskets • West Lothian Council is good at picking

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up litter.

• It's pretty & lots of open space

• Face lift with tidy fencing who has

responsibility? (Kaimes)

• Landscape area behind Kaimes also

other grass areas as Council won't adopt

& householders don't do their bit to

look after.

• Looking a bit run down (overall general

comment)

• & contractor to manage, (originally? 15

then? 30) but not everyone paid up &

now neglected.

• Ground behind Kaimes not cared for as

don't know who owns it.

• Grass areas behind Kaimes & other

areas in scheme are left as wilderness.

Tenants used to pay factor

• Grit needs to be cleaned up

• Public areas & roads, car parks not

maintained broken bits of cement.

• Street cleaning not as good as could be

• Wheelie bins there can be 30 left in car

park

LOCAL ECONOMY - 2 Can work from home Konnect

DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING - 1 West Lothian Council do quite a good job

KCDT - 10 • Establishment of Community

Development Trust keen to find out

more about what they are doing.

• Fantastic Trust initiatives like the A. D.

Plan (Anaerobic Digester) & the

Powerdown

• Good that we have a Development Trust

• I like and appreciate that there seems

to be a strong initiative towards

supporting the Community Development

Trust.

• Like the opportunities being given to us

to improve our village & become greener

through the Community Development

Trust

• Potential of and uniting contribution of

Development Trust

• Promoting sustainable development

• The Community Group is looking at green

energy, something we are passionate

about

• The Trust

• Very impressed with the Development

Trust

MISCELLANEOUS - 12 • Animals & sheep

• community council, KCDT, allotments

committee, parents group etc getting

people together and putting thoughts

into action

• Good C of S church will excellent

current Minister

• I have a car so OK

• Kirknewton Facebook good way to find

out about things on-line

• Level crossing & accidents don't know

what's happening & how it will affect

the village • Not sure

• Nothing particularly

• Tap at Cemetery is locked so can't get

water need to get water from the river

which is very dangerous.

• Useful to follow on Facebook & Twitter

• Wildlife

• Wildlife

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Appendix 2: All comments: What people don’t like (381 comments recorded)

LOCATION - 12 • Get the feeling that 'beyond the railway

line' is not automatically included in

Kirknewton

• I think the main divide in this

community is between the 'locals' and

the new residents. I also think this

centres round the public house where

the locals use and I think having spoken

to a friend who moved out that there's

a culture up the pub that many

newcomers don't know about or are

willing to explore. The opposite is also

true for the locals, not partaking in

many new things which the newcomers

bring into the community • In days of old, everyone used to

celebrate Gala Day with communal

BBQ's etc. • Not enough incentive for adults in the

community to know their neighbours

• Cliqueness

• 'Forgotten Village' on edge of West

Lothian

• It's become a commuter town

• Lack of integration between village

people & new people

• Not as safe a close-knit community as it

used to be worse at night. Youngsters

hanging around.

• Not as safe a close-knit community as it

used to be worse at night. Youngsters

hanging around.

• Seen Kirknewton grow & develop but

new people are not integrating use it as

a commuter village, Those from new

developments don't get involved in

Church

• Village has lost its character

WALKING & CYCLING - 12 • Children riding bikes on pavements is

very dangerous for walkers

• Cycle route 75 as exists is highly

dangerous from East Calder junction

through the village & along Dalmahoy

Road

• Difficulty to get anywhere on bike ride

without negotiating very busy road

• Improve signing for public walks/paths

• Lack of maintenance of footpath Haggs

Road – too dangerous

• No obvious walking paths

• No pavement to Kirknewton from

Linburn Road

• Not the most thought out walking

routes

• Path up to airfield branches/trees years

ago could walk up with pram. It was dug

up for Cable TV & not been re-tarred.

Cars go too fast here too.

• Paths inaccessible in & out of the village

• Paths/cycle tracks limited

• Pavement Dalmahoy to Wilkieston non-

existent – safety, very dangerous

PUBLIC TRANSPORT - 65 • Although bus has improved, still limited

bus passes villages e.g. can't get to

Balerno & Broxburn nor Royal Infirmary

have to go via East Calder. LRT used to

go through & was better than First Bus.

• Appallingly bad public transport links

• Bus links only 1 bus that serves the

village

• Bus service not reliable

• Bus service unreliable in evenings &

doesn't link to health centre/library

• Buses only accept exact change plus no

bus tracker unlike Lothian Buses

• Expense of train & bus

• No bus service i.e. 5 mile to nearest bus

stop

• Poor public transport

• Poor public transport available especially

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later at night with no buses available

after midnight. Public transport, it's

expensive - cheaper to drive.

• Poor public transport to areas such as

Balerno/Ratho (which are in school

catchment area)

• Public transport is available, both buses

& trains although still not reliable

enough. Buses are still late & cancelled.

Wish more people could be persuaded to

use it rather than drive.

• Public transport is unreliable &

expensive (both bus & train)

• Public transport to Livingston/Edinburgh

etc. is very expensive

• Public transport, buses terrible

• The bus service is not very good and

there is no access to other local

communities (i.e. Balerno, Broxburn,

West Calder etc.).

• Train service infrequent & expensive

• Train times could be improved upon

particularly in the evening

• Transport more buses are needed to run

through the village. At the moment the

service is awful i.e. buses not turning up

or running late.

• Transport more reliable buses the First

Group not responding to the

comments/complaints

• Unreliable bus service

• Very limited public transport to Balerno

limitation for Balerno High School pupils

doing out-of-school/after-school

activities & maintaining friendships can

exacerbate a 'ghetto' & ' them & us'

thinking

• Poor bus service

• Some restricted travel train times

• Bus service poor


• Better bus service sometimes not on

time

• Better bus service would be good

• Bus can be poor service

• Bus fares and times - £2-70 single

• Bus not very frequent & in bad weather

non-existent

• Bus service - better than past but

occasionally don't turn up can wait 1

hour, even not just bad weather.

Dependent on bus for large/heavy

shopping & need to go to supermarket

for most things as cheap - local is

expensive.

• Bus service appalling can't live here

without a car

• Bus service often have to wait

30minutes 1 hour. Sometimes it misses

Kirknewton if weather bad

• Bus service pathetic (one in family can't

drive) stand for ages & can't rely on it

• Bus service poor

• Bus service rely on it for work. 28 to

Livingston - first bus is at 7.15am some

mornings have to be in for 7am so bus no

use don't have access to a car to get to

work (father has to drive)

• Bus service unreliable

• Buses - 28 - don't always come up to

village, & when they do some of

passengers already on bus complain they

have to come via Kirknewton.

• Buses don't always turn up, especially in

winter, people missing doctor & hospital

appointments, losing jobs. First Bus have

a monopoly. 'The Forgotten Village'. A

problem if don't drive, no car or elderly.

• Buses don't come on time and only 1 an

hour on Sundays when comes

• Buses not awfully reliable

• Buses not regular Sunday service

• Cost & frequency of buses e.g. Lothian

buses cheaper than First which serve

Kirknewton

• Cost of bus service

• Cost of bus, can't even take kids to

Livingston 80 pound for monthly bus

pass to Edinburgh 2.70 single to

Edinburgh

• Cost of train and bus

• Depend on lift for After School Club

• Needs linked up public transport

• No transport for After School @

Balerno need car to pick-up

• Not able to get to work in the morning

with a bus as need to get to St Johns &

buses not early enough

• Nothing for teens & they have to rely on

public transport to go anywhere

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• Poor transport only one bus an hour at

weekends

• Public transport not so good: irregular,

sometimes don't turn up. Used to work

in town & used buses but not reliable 2

years ago

• Public transport poor i.e. blind so rely on

it to go weekly to hospital

• Snowed in for 5 days buses & trains not

running

• B/L Buses stop @ Wilkieston &

Dalmahoy but not @ Burnwynd

• B/L Don't want to leave the area but

transport access is an issue (20 houses

& had petition 36 signatures)

• B/L Family – disrupts as can't get a bus

in & out of town

• B/L Last 2 1 / 2 years Police made law

that Bus does not stop. Used to stop at

farm. First Bus, Horsburgh. It's a Police

issue

• B/L Poor access to public transport for

Burnwynd residents (73 & 78)

• B/L Poor bus connection

• B/L Safety issue of no bus stop in

Burnwynd – in winter in the dark had to

walk 1mile +

• B/L Withdrawn bus service -economic

impact. Daughter will no longer come

home in holidays as can't get a job

relying on bus

RECYCLING - 2 • Glass recycling • Lack of recycling facilities

VEGETATION -1 • Trees close to the house afraid it will fall on house

CAFÉ -2 • Coffee shop or somewhere for lunches




land, or building near school. (mapped)

• no cafe in village

COMMUNITY CENTRE- 7 • Limited Community Centre facilities

• One small village hall limits what groups

can be developed e.g. no real base for

youth over weekend • Small Village Hall only used by one user

at a time needs Community Centre

• The current Village Hall is no longer

adequate for the villagers' needs

• Village Hall is great but a little small for

community events


one



DOG ISSUES - 25 • Animals fouling on paths

• Careless dog owners who don't clear up

on paths & Play park

• Cat & dog poo is health danger - toxic

• Cat poo - need to check for it before

children can go in garden

• Dog dirt - pavements

• Dog fouling

• Dog fouling

• Dog fouling and graffiti/vandalism spoils

some of the common areas

unfortunately

• Dog fouling on pavements

• Dog fouling on pavements

• Dog mess

• Dog mess in lots of places

• Dog mess over back by railway

• Dog mess over back by railway

• dog muck found in most streets

• Dog muck is a real problem there is too

much of it around the village and it

reflects badly on the owners.

• Dog poo

• Dog poo

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• Dog poo

• Dog poo

• Dog poo up the area from Whitemoss

Road - problem with leaves covering it &

can't see the dog poo; periodically

cleared but soon gets covered up again

• Dog’s dirt on pavements could be

anywhere. There are bins but is people's

ignorance. A real problem for young

children & getting it on pram wheels -

not sure how to resolve.

• Dog's dirt

• Inconsiderate dog owners not cleaning

up

• more litter bins/dog bins needed

FACILITIES/ACTIVITIES - 84 • Although in WLDC boundary, local

authority support & action , spending

etc. is to say the least, rather negative

• Community Centre/Cafe internal

meeting place

• Could be more for older kids to do

• Despite the Pub, Post Office & Shop

existing, there is no other gathering

place such as a tea-shop/restaurant,

which tends to isolate the community.

• Facilities limited

• Fear of using pub

• Few gathering places/spaces for all ages

• Footpaths outwith village centre poorly

marked/non-existent

• Health Service part-time clinic?

• I don't think that there is enough for

teenagers & adults to do in the village

• Kids play facilities limited dated

• Lack of any restaurants

• Lack of community facilities (often

promised never delivered!)

• Lack of facilities in Park.

• Lack of resources for children &

teenagers.

• Lack of use of Village Hall for

classes/pastimes etc. e.g. Tai Chi/other

classes

• Limited public services

• Little to interest teenagers or older

children

• Local amenities are too expensive e.g.

Shop

• Local pub appearance of building & noise

level at times encroaches on personal

space feel this could be improved upon

considerably!

• Local pub not particularly inviting

scraped paintwork & no name

• Maybe a more active Youth Club,

something for teenagers need to get in

care & drive to East Calder or Balerno

• Mobile phone & broadband connections

poor

• Most activities I take part in are

outwith the village and I would not be

able to attend without a car.

• No cubs/scouts

• No doctor

• No gym facilities in the village

• Not enough amenities e.g. no cash

machine (free), no chemist etc.

• Not enough for older kids

• Not enough for teenagers, they need

things to occupy them

• Not enough for the older children to

do/keep occupied

• Not enough kids having fun any more

• Not much going on in the village for all

ages

• Nothing for children aged 10-18 and as a

consequence there are groups of these

children roaming Kirknewton annoying

certain parts of the village

• Nothing in the village for the kids

• Nowhere for teenagers to hang out

• Poor facilities for all ages

• Poor facilities for teenagers & children

• Pub frontage

• Teenage activity

• Teenagers tend to get bored & then

vandalise equipment etc.

• The shop is expensive

• The village has grown & this has brought

huge benefits to the community in

terms of new people, families etc.

But.......there does seem to be a problem

with young people, 10-16, being

occupied/having somewhere to go in the

evening.

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• There doesn't appear to be much to do

for all ages in the village. A community

Centre would be useful for activities

and as a meeting place (no Cafe's nearby

and the Pub is not attractive to many

people).

• There is a growing number of children in

the area from ages 10-15 and there's

nothing in the village for them to do,

hence they just wander the streets

most evenings. Having a Community

Development Programme in the village is

this not something they can look at

providing i.e. a youth club, flood lights at

the Park for evening games?

• There used to be a visiting doctor's

surgery East Calder Health Centre is

increasingly busy a more village-based

centre would be good

• Too much of a commuter village feel,

needs more facilities

• Village lacks a pleasant facility for

socialising with friend’s e.g. pleasant

local pub

• Youth inclusion/activities

• 16yr olds not is school, nothing

• areas of unused land, many pockets in

between Kaimes estate, residents have

huge car parking problem so

redevelopment of land for their use

• Chip Shop

• could be a lot more

• Facilities in Kirknewton diabolical

• I rely completely on my car for

transport to work, social activities, big

shops and most hobbies, also health

care, doctors in East Calder




• Improve facilities

• Lack of activities for teenagers i.e. no

clubs, scouts etc.

• lack of amenities in village centre and

'village' feel and identity of street

furniture

• Leisure facilities a joke

• Limited community facilities

• local pub is rubbish

• Need to be things for the teenagers

• Needs a good family pub with beer

garden



bus times have improved.

• Not a huge amount for the children out

of school

• Not a lot for kids to do

• Not a lot of facilities

• Not a lot to do, can get bored easily

• Not much for older children & teenagers

• Not much for young ones

• Nothing for kids to do

• nothing for teenagers

• Nothing for young ones

• nothing for young people, no local jobs

• nothing happening, new houses built but

no increased facilities

• Nothing really

• Pub too clique

• public transport to go into Edinburgh or

Livingston for night time social

activities

• Summer worse for young people when

other gangs come

• Things for 11-16 year olds. We need a

youth leader or a teen group to plan

things for themselves - there is money

around as seen in the Funding Fair.

• To play football you have to go to

Murieston

• Used to be a whirlie thing in the park

which went

• Village getting by for services

PARK - 26 • Better Park facilities but that's to

come soon

• Park area underused

• Park but it is being improved

• Park has been lacking in upgrades so this

new Par improvements will be good.

However other facilities are lacking for

teens especially the School is also

bursting at the seams. The community

spirit has been very lacking but it is

improving all the time with initiatives

such as this.

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• The Park is not as good as I'd like &

doesn't have any objects for older

kids/teenagers to go on!

• Would have said the Park, but very glad

to see that community action has forced

the Council to make a move on that.

• Improve Park (on-going)

• Long way to play park from Kaimes

• Park not so good


then use.

• local park boring for 12 yr. old

• Long way to play park from Kaimes

• Orange gravel @ Park need to clean Park



ground between Kaimes & railway. (map)



• Park grounds too wet

• Park lets the place down but they are

doing it up

• Park not so good

• Park, though I think it's going to be

done up

• Paths in park to be improved

• Play park but pleased its being dealt

with

• 'Pond' that developed in Park is a

hazard, especially very young children

• some park stuff is vandalised

• The Park



• Older kids don't have much to do in the

Park

SCHOOL - 13 • Decent surface in School playground

• Local School at/beyond capacity

• School is already too small for people

who wish to attend it.

• School/Nursery oversubscribed



in village

• Kids didn't get into the Primary School

as it's full

• No wrap-around care @ School effect

on those who want to work

• Primary school oversubscribed



• School not capable of expanding with

the community

• School too small due to new housing

• Size of school not adequate for all new

housing

• Too many houses & new developments

for school therefore uncertainty of

getting a place.

APPEARANCE - 39 • Area in Kaimes improve & tidy up & make

it an area safe for kids to play.

• Cleanliness: dog dirt/broken glass

• Council doesn't both to do much up here

grit not cleared. Kaimes area there is

query over ownership. Roads falling to

bits & we pay our Council Tax.

• Council never do anything for here a

forgotten corner nothing cleaned up for

2 years garage area never swept in 2

years (see map)

• Eyesore outside pub & cigarettes left

out



• Grass areas behind Kaimes & other

areas in scheme are left as wilderness.

Tenants used to pay factor & contractor

to manage, (originally 15 then 30) but

not everyone paid up & now neglected.

• Grit comes after the snow has come

• Grit not cleared up from snow gets in

house

• Ground behind Kaimes not cared for as

don't know who owns it.

• I feel some parts of the community look

neglected & people/residents/home

owners obviously struggle to maintain

inadequate fabric of buildings and

parking areas i.e. in Kaimes. Good family

sized accommodation but constructed

from poor materials who is going to pay

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to improve this?

• Kirknewton sign at east end of village

has 'r' & 'v' covered up so now reads

'Please die slowly' I don't want to die

slowly!

• Landscape area behind Kaimes also



look after.

• Litter

• Litter in & around village

• Litter, fly tipping & general untidiness

• Local pub in poor condition

• Looking a bit run down (overall general

comment)

• Looks tatty got tattier

• Noisy standing outside pub & brings

down the tone & standard of village

• None

• Not clean

• Not kept as clean as used to be

• Parking areas in Kaimes are messy

• Poor cleanliness, communal grass doesn't

get cut Council don't clean up as dispute

on ownership.

• Several areas of the town are scruffy &

poorly maintained. Lots of small & large

areas of land are filled with litter &

waste, even very close to the village

centre. Not enough care is taken to

make the town more aesthetically

pleasing, a specific example is the old

bus left rotting away at the local

garage? Roads in/out of Kirknewton are

also scattered with litter. The local pub

doesn't appear to have a name? Looks a

bit scary too. Road sign on way into

village appears to say 'Please Die

Slowly'!

• Some parts look a bit run down

• Some parts of village never get swept

by Council

• Street cleaning not as good as could be

• Streets need cleaned up after snow

• the car parks in Kaimes are getting very

dangerous children play about in them

and the council workers who go about

lifting litter off the roads and

pavements should go to Specsavers as

they do not do a very good job

• The whole village could do with a deep-

clean; parts of it are filthy, mainly on

the two private estate patches.

• The whole village could do with a general

tidy, housing areas scattered with

general rubbish

• Unsightly broken down buses in garage

on main road

• Various public places in the village that

are very unkempt, in particular the area

at the bus stop on Main Street opposite

Meadowbank Road. I've done a bit of

research on this piece of land & it would

appear that it's the responsibility of

the residents of the Kaimes Estate to

maintain this area

• West Lothian Council is rubbish in

regards to services they provide -

bigger than what they want to deliver

• Wheelie bins there can be 30 left in car

park

• Within Kaimes estate a lot of

unmaintained areas (hard

standings/grassed areas) which always

seem to have no clear info on

responsibility

• Would like to see the effort here that's

happening at Blackridge/East Calder

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT - 42 • All the cars particularly Main Street

• Area by rail crossing doesn't feel safe

7-8 trains an hour (not all stop, some

are freight)

• Buses in Main Street

• Busy road

• Busy road running past school too much

traffic

• Car parking in Main Street & near school

at pick-up time

• Cars drive through village too quickly

• Concerned about the waste of money

making an underpass because of human

error when people won't want to walk

through it

• Congestion down at the School

• during snow no bus service, no cleaning

of roads, isolated

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• Hugely busy around Main Street areas

at times an accident waiting to happen

• Inconsiderate drivers/parking

• Level crossing & accidents don't know

what's happening & how it will affect

the village.

• Main Street & traffic nightmare going

from top end of village down

• Main Streets lots of parked cars

• Needs traffic calming measures

• No disabled parking in Main Street

• No safety mechanisms (flashing 30 sign,

sleeping policemen etc.) coming into

village both sides

• Parking bad

• Parking in the Main Street

• Parking in village

• Parking is dreadful throughout village

• Parking near school at drop-off & pick-

up time nightmare for buses

• Parking not being able to park outside

the house

• Parking on main road & vehicles couldn't

get through in snow

• Parking problem

• Parking some people have 3 or 4 vehicles

& commercial vehicles so can't get in &

out of garage (Kaimes)

• Petrified of crossing @ railway twice in

2 years barriers been up when train

came through

• Rail crossing is still very poor as well

• Road outside the School in the mornings

is a nightmare with people parking

• Seems more dangerous for children

going to school when all the cars are

parked be better if they walked

• Since the new traffic lights were put in

on the A71 traffic in the village has

increased

• Some of the footpaths are too narrow &

unsafe, although it would impact on

traffic (but slow cars down!!) - they

should be widened.

• Too many heavy lorries using as a by-

pass

• Too much village traffic/congestion

• Traffic in the village roads too narrow

• Traffic is too fast

• Traffic on A71!

• Traffic through the village too fast,

particularly pas airfield

• Traffic travels too fast throughout

Kirknewton. The speed bumps at the

School have very little effect. The

entry & exit routes need good speed

bumps & signs displaying drivers' speed

are needed. Drivers pick up speed

driving out past Hillhouse Terrace &

then past Hillhouse Wynd

• Unnecessary to spend all the money on a

tunnel it's not the crossing, it's the way

people use it

• Years trying to get lollipop person by PO

to make it a safe crossing here

LOCAL ECONOMY - 4 • Lack of affordable childcare presents

many parents working.

• Broadband speeds are slow by all

network providers

• Poor radio signals mobile/TV/poor

internet speeds.

• Slow Broadband/lack of complete cable

coverage

DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING - 9 • Bins out the front of the houses on Main

Street makes it difficult with buggies

dangerous having to use the road

(double buggy & dog)

• Danger of over development planning

applications for areas inevitably will lead

to increased population, traffic etc.

• It's grown too much

• Live opposite area where proposed

underpass will be started leads to top of

agricultural land. Probability land in

between used for development

• No gas in all houses

• No houses available

• Not sufficient social & affordable

housing

• People can't get houses

• Some areas need developed to improve

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appearance & safety (in terms of access

for elderly & disabled) e.g. area at bus

top opposite graveyard & parking areas

& grass boundaries within Kaimes

housing scheme.

MISCELLANEOUS - 38 • A lack of visibility of the police within

the village. I have yet to see the

community officer on the beat in any

regular certainty.

• More community policing & police

awareness for the kids. Police need to

make presence aware, especially with

the new Park. Police to be pro-active

with teenagers.

• No Police presence

• No Police presence - Police based in

Broxburn which is too far away Guy with

knife @ house for 20 minutes but half

an hour before police came

• No Police they only come during the day

when kids not around.

• Bus stop near the graveyard bad (the

police know it’s a bad spot)

• Lack of police presence

• Air quality often poor smelly & airborne

dust/dirt

• Distributed rather than nuclear village

• Had to fight tooth & nail to get gritting

at the top end of Braekirk Avenue

• Need to get more individuals involved in

community projects same faces at all

meetings

• Not a huge amount of things for kids &

adults to do

• Not a lot of political interest

Kirknewton is on the fringe of West

Lothian possibly stronger links

perceptionally with Edinburgh

• Old stayers & newcomers (dormitory

town) split community

• Progressively becoming too busy for

existing infrastructure

• Street lighting out for some weeks

• Too many committees/interest groups

lacking a bit of focus which actually

delivered something

• Vandalism & groups of youths in small

square next to Chip Shop. They play

football there & jeer at me when I come

& go from my house. Footballs damage

my property. Nothing done about this.

This colours my views

• Can't really say

• Grit needs to be cleaned up

• Grit used in winter gets into house.

Should sweep up grit & reuse.

• It took 3 days for tractor to get down

to Kaimes from main road had to dig

ourselves out lots of complaints were

put on Facebook.

• I've lived here all my life (over 32

years). I'm not interested because the

incomers weren't here when the waste

was dumped & now they want to take

over with the compensation money &

change for themselves. We had to live

with it. Newcomers come because it's

cheaper than Balerno but they don't

give you the time of day & don't give

way in the village with cars.

• Kids a nuisance burnt my hedge last

year. Seem to want to vandalise.

Vandalised what is already in Park &

concerns about new things to be put in &

how they will be looked after.

• Needed to take about 2 week’s holiday

because of snow of last 2 winters. The

way cars were parked stopped services

getting down to Kaimes.

• Not able to get out for 3 days over

winter slopes & ice. This affects

people's working life. Snow plough piled

the snow up round the cars.

• Older Primary kids & some High School

kids hanging out in the square near the

Development Trust, drinking & smoking

• Parking issues on-going but especially

when snowing. Frequent double parking

on Kaimes Crescent especially at night

time means it's a hazard. Bin lorries

can't get down.

• Primary School kids in Graveyard -

playing football. Climb on old grave.

Throw flowers out of bin. Get 'cheek'

when approached.

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• Public areas & roads, car parks not

maintained broken bits of cement.

• Roads in Kaimes area not managed well

when there was snow.


so it can be used

• Tap at Cemetery is locked so can't get

water need to get water from the river

which is very dangerous.

• When come into the village, it is a hill at

either end need salt out quicker in

winter

• Boy racers on road to Kirknewton

• Flooding on Haggs Road from Burnwynd

along Dalmahoy Road – floods frequently

& means a big circular route to High

School

• Main gas supply runs down road but

refuse to connect us

• Noise of traffic on main road

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Appendix 3: All comments: Changes/Improvements 610 recorded

comments

LOCATION – 5 • Kirknewton has an excellent location and

not enough is made of this!

• Nothing

• We moved her 2.5 years ago and just

love living here there is an amazing

community feel, good communication

network with fb/connect, perfect rail

network and the pub has always a

friendly environment for a wee dram at

the end of the week!! Keep up the great

work for the Kirknewton Community and

thanks for everything to date.

• We're fine, have a car & able to get

where we want to for things not in

village

• Wouldn't want Kirknewton to get any

bigger

WALKING & CYCLING – 44 • Access for walking & cyclists could be

improved

• Access path up Newlands way which

would give circular route Stables way &

Ormiston, should be linked if they want

to be part of our community, with

sensor lights on the path to save energy

by being solar powered. Paths don't

have to be expensive could be whindust

which is local to Ravelrig Quarry.

• Alternative to wheelie bins in Kaimes

there's lots of steps up & down to

houses so they're left on path so no

room for walking, buggies & small

children on bikes & scooters. Suggest

communal large bins put into parking

area separate for recycling, especially

with the new food waste recycling due

to happen. They would be quicker to

empty.

• Better access to safe cycle paths

• Better signs & access to local country

walks, especially to connecting local

features like Dalmahoy Hill, Balerno,

Pentlands etc.

• Bike paths Kirknewton to East Calder

• Can the tractor path be used next to

farm which goes under A71?

• Create signposts for country walks

• Cycle lane by School but people parking

what's the point of it if it can't be

enforced for cars not to park

• Cycle paths linking the outlying housing

areas i.e. Ormiston, Newlands, Humbie

etc.

• Cycle paths, extend rural paths

• Cycle routes from the village suitable

for children in particular to link with

Almondell Country Park

• Encourage walking to school

• Enforce no parking outside the School

to ease traffic problems in the morning

maybe set up a Walk to School system

which may bring people together &

strengthen the community.

• Farmers: put up a notice about which

areas can be used to walk across land

• Foot/cycle path connection to Pentland

walks

• Footpath at side of road out of village

to Linburn Road (see map)

• Improve facilities: cycle paths, paths

wider & open up pathway opposite

Ormiston Farm for cycling/walking

• Improve path up to airfield (see map)

• Keen cyclist more off road paths/cycle

route to Edinburgh

• Make the most of what we have info

about local walks, places of interest

• Measured walking routes for Walking

Group

• More community activities for all ages

e.g. cycling tracks/trails

• More cycle & walking paths

• More footpaths, paths through the

farmland

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• More people to walk instead of using car

in the village

• More walking paths would be good

• More walks

• Path access so people up Newlands way

can be part of the community

• Path from village to Almondell Country

Park could be more walker friendly &

better for children (and bike path).

• Path improvements (see map)

• Paths around village to encourage

walking/cycling

• Rural network of paths around the area

for hiking & cycling made more

accessible (i.e. a path to Dalmahoy Hill

etc.)

• Safer road crossing for pedestrians

particularly children walking to/from

school

• Seating in the village to encourage more

people to walk more

• Some paths impassable around the

village

• Walk/cycle way

• Walking group idea sounds really good

• Walking/cycling paths/network wildlife

areas to be indicated - lots of buzzards

etc.

• We could try & formalise some of the

informal footpaths around the village

• Would like to join a walking group want

to keep active

• B/L Make pavement safe & clean • B/L Pavement from A71 Linburn to

Kirknewton (Top Priority) • B/L State of Haggs Road

PUBLIC TRANSPORT - 58 • A more reliable AFFORDABLE bus

service. First Bus try your patience!! and

your purse.

• An improved train service would be good

i.e. more running later trains back from

Edinburgh etc.

• Better bus service

• Better bus service sometimes not on

time

• Better bus service unreliable put on a

wee Sprinter

• Better bus service unreliable put on a

wee Sprinter

• Better bus service, more frequent &

starting earlier only 7.15am -11pm

• Better public transport more frequent &

cheaper may result in fewer cars &

congestion

• better train services

• Better transport

• Better transport wouldn't have to drive

to work

• Better transport wouldn't have to drive

to work

• Better/more public transport more

reliable bus & train service

• Bus

• Bus link to Balerno: increased service as

only 2-hourly. Suggest the Lothian bus

44 could go to Kirknewton, then Ratho &

become 48 & pick up route to Edinburgh.

• Bus service could be better 28 has

issues often late particularly 'rush

hour'

• Bus service has improved over the years

but still not so good don't stick to the

timetable. Need to make sure it waits

for the right time at the beginning of

the village.

• Bus shelter near School needs side

panels to keep wind out

• Bus shelter near School needs side

panels to keep wind out

• First Bus contract withdrawn & given to

a reliable provider plus regular checks

made on their performance

• I really believe more public transport is

essential to ensure happier residents. I

don't want to take my car to work but I

have if I want to get their & back in less

than 3 hours I only work 12 miles away

in Edinburgh city centre!

• improve bus service

• Improve regular buses especially Sunday

• improve transport – difficult to get

from KN to Broxburn

• Improved bus service e.g. differing

routes other than to Edinburgh City &

Bathgate e.g. to go to the Gyle

• Improvements to public transport

(Balerno/Ratho) outside school hours

• Later buses or trains think last from

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Edinburgh is 11.30pm. 27 bus to

Livingston could be diverted.

• Link up bus service so could get to East

Calder (don't drive, mum at home) i.e.

Medical Centre. Currently stops at top

end & have to walk quite far with 2

children 2 & 4.

• local small bus connection between

Kirknewton, East and Mid Calder and

south to Balerno and Currie

• More buses at peak-time to & from

Edinburgh

• More frequent bus & train service would

improve carbon footprint as public

transport would take more passengers.

• More parking, bus times linked to train

times; fulfilment of village (ESO)

dreams and plans

• More public transport would make it

easier for people to get in & out of

village

• Need more buses to get to local

amenities

• need more frequent bus links with

Balerno – high school children

• People need to know more about what's

going to happen with the changes at

level crossing with public transport put

info in Konnect

• pram friendly buses

• Public transport from here to Balerno

e.g. for evening classes

• Revamp whole structure of bus & should

be regular (High priority)

• Something like the Post Office bus

• Train service to Glasgow that doesn't

take 1 & quarter hours

• Train times could be improved upon

particularly in the evening

• Train: improve services

• transport into Balerno for high school

pupils to visit friends and social events

• transport links with Balerno only come

2/3 times a day – 424 need a timetable

• Try to get First buses to accept change

and get them to issue live updates or

become more reliable

• Would be good if Lothian buses served

the village (extension of 48 or 44

service) as less expensive than First Bus

• Would like a Lothian bus from

Kirknewton e.g. to Livingston as First

bus is rubbish

• Better public transport

• Better train & bus service train should

be more than once an hour. Bus has

improved but often runs late.

• B/L Bus stop reinstated @ Burnwynd on

A71

• B/L Bus stop reinstated at Burnwynd

• B/L Improve bus service so can catch

near Burnwynd

• B/L Joiner @ Burnwynd employs people

& there's no bus service

• B/L Paintball has to pick people up from

bus stop but won't stop closer, but

would be more convenient if stopped

closer to Paintball

• B/L There is no layby coming out of

Edinburgh at Dalmahoy and buses stop

but refuse to stop at Burnwynd using

excuse of there being no layby

• B/L Clarity over the 28 bus, stopping @

Linburn Road end – one going into

Edinburgh but not on the way out

• B/L Improve bus service so can catch

near Burnwynd - lit bus stop

RECYCLING - 9 • A local exchange for goods (like

Freecycle but local) would be good to

reduce waste or things going to tip if

others could put these to use

• Better recycling facilities

• Glass recycling bins

• Glass recycling bins

• I really like the bio energy idea

• Library/book swap in Hall once or twice

a week to swap books

• More recycling facilities

• Recycling for glass in the village

• System of exchange Freecycle for

surplus good

LOCAL FOOD - 16

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• Allotments

• Allotments

• Allotments

• Allotments good as well

• Allotments idea good too place where

locals can buy locally grown produce

• allotments please, many new-build

houses with small gardens – would also

increase community spirit and pride in

our village, promote food sharing

• Community gardens/allotments would

greatly improve this community

• Confirming allotment space & more

space for interested residents &

school/nursery to be involved

• Fair trade cooperative

• Farm at railway could sell produce would

be great

• Food co-op

• Improvement to neglected areas (could

areas that are currently unused & land

ownership unclear be used for

allotments by residents?)

• In summer a weekly market for sale of

local produce

• Local food information suppliers buy

locally

• Surplus food, garden stuff barter

system

• Try to encourage more people in food

production maximise soil's fertility

VEGETATION 15 • A renewed focus on the wood that was

planted adjacent to the playing field

tidy up paths, plant bulbs etc.

• A village-in-bloom project

• Bring in some summer planting in the

village

• Generally tree planting to enhance the

area, village & surroundings

• Grass areas could be prettier, like at

bus stop on Hillhouse Terrace, area

behind bus stop opposite cemetery

• Main Street lacking in colour e.g. a few

hanging baskets on lamppost or similar

e.g. space at Pub & at Festival shop

• Make more of flowers, plants to make

the village more attractive planters

outside the shop/on Main Street

• Maybe some floral decoration would

cheer up the Main Street

• More trees planted around to hide the

railway. Farm at level crossing end re

planting trees

• More trees planted look after village

wood

• More trees planted look after village

wood

• More woodland

• 'Sense of arrive' into village & plant

daffs on verges on approaches into

village

• Signage of footpaths & general signage

in area points of interest e.g.

conservation village

• The banks along the burn could be

greatly improved nettles & other weeds

have taken over

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CAFÉ - 16 • A Cafe for everyone to congregate, with

filled rolls for passing trade, Smoothy

makers & healthy services for kids &

adults alike somewhere funky & up-to-

date nice decor, Pannini's etc.

• A cafe somewhere to meet friends

• A cafe, even a couple of days a week,

serving lunch ...Village Hall?

• A central meeting place/Cafe

• A small Cafe lots of parents drop kids

off at clubs which only last half an hour

• cafe – somewhere to go that not

outdoors

• Coffee morning to meet & chat e.g. good

for those widowed, or people on their

own still active & don't feel old enough

for pensioners group. Not sure where to

put it.

• Coffee shop open during day (1-3 or 4

pm) with buggy space & toys, possibly at

'Potter Around' but as off beaten track

best in village - Village Hall?

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• Coffee shop or somewhere for lunches




land, or building near school. (see map)

• Coffee shop somewhere for mothers to

go during the day with kids

• Community Cafe

• Community Cafe, providing a place to

meet

• My youngest child who is 5 comes to the

village hall on a Saturday. The class

lasts just over half an hour & could do

with a Cafe to go & sit, as time you

would go down the road, time to come

back.

• Nicer social place than pub maybe Cafe

type venue

• Perhaps a coffee shop

• Restaurant/Cafe/Pub family friendly

COMMUNITY CENTRE - 30 • A bigger Community Hall (Village Hall is

great but not big enough for a lot of

things)

• A Community Centre

• A Community Centre or for the one we

have to be redecorated

• A community Centre would be lovely as

Village Hall is small for some uses. If a

community Cafe could be incorporated

then this would be great.

• A Community space for music practice,

dance, meetings etc.

• A new Community Centre is an obvious

improvement space for playgroup,

Kaspars, pensioners, youth club, sports

clubs etc. The village would grow as a

community (although not in size) with

the provision of a new Community

Centre.

• A new Community Centre open for the

young and elderly alike, available for

private functions to make it more viable

• Better Community Centre

• Better Community Centre more open

plan?

• Better Village Hall/new Community

Centre

• Big Community Centre that can be used

for everyone, more clubs for kids, could

be hired out for private functions

• Bigger Village Hall

• Community Centre



• community centre at edge of village so

more parking and kids playing around it

doesn't disturb people

• Community Centre with small coffee

shop for elderly

• Community Centre with somewhere for

kids to go

• Community Hall with coffee

shop/restaurant

• good to have a centre all ages can use

• Improve Community Centre facilities


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• Larger centrally placed Community

Hall/Cafe/informal elderly day activities

• Need a Community Centre with space

for pool table etc. Open 6 at night

supervised. 6-10 in dark hours to give

teenagers something to do get the kids

involved in raising money.

• New Community Centre with Surgery,

better storage, car parking etc.

• Some money spent on improving the

Village Hall facilities



• Village hall expand/improve use for all

ages especially teenagers

• Why do we always have to pay for Halls

some families in the village are

struggling have things on in the Hall

that's free. Not all the pensioners are

well off & costs need to be kept down so

they can join in.

• Would be good to have a Community

Centre/Bowling Green (see map)

DOG ISSUES - 29 • Better & cleaner pavements dog poo dog warden monitoring

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• Clean up the streets - dog fouling a

problem in the Park too

• Couple of bins up from Whitemoss Road

for dog poo

• Deal with dog fouling

• Dog mess dog patrols should be out of

hours not just 9-5.

• Dog mess management

• Dog warden patrolling

• Dog wardens 7-9pm & 6am onwards as

this is when dog walkers are out

• Education for dog owners to stop fouling

• Fence area off in park to exclude dogs

• Find a way of changing people's

behaviour to clearing up after dogs.

• Less dog muck on pavements & Play Park

• License to have a dog

• More dog bins

• More dog bins

• More dog bins

• More dog litter bins in the Main Street

• More dog muck bins

• More education re health dangers of

dog & cat poo

• More fines or preventative measures to

stop dog fouling

• More litter & dog bins around the place

• More poo bins in the Park area (see map)

• More posters for dog mess

• More presence of dog wardens to

address dog fouling problem

• Need to get owners to pick up dog poo in

lane near farm

• New children's Park (which is already

happening!) that's fenced off to keep

dogs out

• Removal by dog owners of their dog's

mess!

• Responsible dog owners

• Too much dog mess!

MORE FACILITIES/ACTIVITIES – 155 General - 97 • A pub for the whole community family

friendly

• a social place to meet

• A weather shelter for the very

dedicated lollipop lady

• Access to a swimming pool! (Kirknewton

baths would be better nearest public

pool is Broxburn. 'Bubbles' does not

count.

• Access to Health Centre facilities

within village particularly for those

without own transport & the elderly

• An oral history of the village

• Another pub or somewhere to eat

• ATM

• ATM in Kirknewton I think this would be

well used & helpful addition to the

village

• ATM/ cash line machine would be useful

• ATM/Cash point

• ATM/Cash line

• ATM/Cash line hole in the wall

• Badminton

• Better Broadband

• Better facilities i.e. a cafe would be nice

• Better mobile & reliable Broadband

would allow working from home

• better pub

• Better pub/food

• Better shops/more choice of goods to

purchase

• Better sports facilities for all ages e.g.

access to tennis courts at Wellwood

Estate

• Bigger, better Gala more activities,

maybe even parade

• Bowling Club

• Butcher

• Charity shop to self-fund info centre

• Charity shop to self-fund info centre

• Chemist

• Chemist

• Club House for football in the Park can't

play 11/ a side need changing room

• Community art projects

• Community based coffee shop could be

used for clubs e.g. knitting. In Newport

on Tay there's one that is a gift shop

too, which has volunteers & community

donate baking. Volunteer staffing might

be difficult for those with small

children. Suggest building near

Drummond Housing site & because no

development seems to be happening

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there (Mapped)

• Community/Doctor Centre

• Cooking club Progressive meals

• Cooking club Progressive meals

• Could be another shop

• Could be more for older kids to do so

they don't wreck the Park for younger

children

• Cycle Club in summer

• Doctor in village

• Doctor or at least Nurse of Physio to

visit village

• Doctor or at least Nurse of Physio to

visit village

• Doctor's surgery (even a drop-in)

closest is East Calder

• Doctor's surgery in village

• dying pubs – need more people going to

it – better atmosphere

• East Calder on a Friday night has a

Youth Club. My son who is 10 used to go.

They do craft, snooker, play games,

there's a Wii. Good for them socially.

Kirknewton could do with something like

that.

• Encouragement of more community

involvement

• Entertainment for older people a new

club

• Events in the Park e.g. in summer

• Fast Broadband

• Faster Broadband (working from home)

• Fence play area against dogs & to stop

little kids getting out

• few more local facilities – shops – things

to do considering the population

• few more shops

• Food co-op

• Gala flags should be throughout the

village

• Good to have a bakers in Kirknewton

• Hard surface in Park for team sports

• I moved into Kirknewton in June 2007 &

did not know anyone in West Lothian.

The good thing was the existence of the

Konnect Directory which gives

information on the area but I wished I

could have more information about the

village and the activities/community life

when I moved in.

• If more people got involved in things

like Gala Day, more joining up & sharing

of resources amongst the different

organisations

• Improved facilities e.g. local pub raising

profile of Kirknewton

• In full time jobs in our 30's with no kids

and I would like to see some kind of

activity for working adults! A lot of the

activities appear to be for kids, families

and or older people etc. I was thinking

something like adult learning i.e. fitness,

language class, EDCL and/or book club.

Zumba is the only fitness available and

costs 4 pounds for 45 mins! The list of

relative cheap/easy to set up activity is

endless.

• Increased community spirit!!

• Interested in history of village & done

historical research

• Kirknewton would be a much better

place if more people chose to be

involved in community projects/clubs

etc.

• Local based Surgery have to depend on a

driver (I don't drive)

• Local Health Centre perhaps

• More activities in the village (all ages)

• More events/activities for families e.g.

in Village Hall

• more facilities/entertainment

• More individuals involved - new scope to

actions

• More news about the life in the village

(activities/groups/events etc.)

• More shops - chemist

• More shops, a good pub with food where

you could go for a family meal

• More traditional pub

• Music rehearsal space in the 'Eco' shed

• Need a clinic/doctor once or twice a

week

• Need health classes at Community

Centre e.g. Dance lessons, self defence

• Needs to be more for families

• Nice local inn & restaurant



bus times have improved

• Our own Doctor's Surgery

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• Practise room for bands

• Pub painted & fettled (smartened up)

• Pub: lunches, tea/coffee

• Shop: improve range of goods sold

• Slimming club in Village Hall once a week

• Sports: tennis courts Mr Wellwood?

Would he open up to village use?

• Tennis courts @ Burnwynd but no public

transport access

• The Kirknewton pub could do lunches,

tea/coffee

• Village Feast might become an autumn

fair

• Village Feast might become an autumn

fair

• We need something to invite non-

residents to village e.g. restaurant/tea

shop/walking make use of the

views/country parks/adventure

playground

• Website

• Would be good to have little shop in

Linburn

• Would like to see the return of

traditional aspects of gala day i.e. gala

queen, page boy and ladies in waiting.

• More bins around

• Cheaper stuff in the shop

• Kirknewton needs to improve what it has

because lots of people are very bored &

don't ken what to do

Youth - 58 • 12-16 for Youth Club 5-6.30pm hour & a

half, physical games

• A cafe for young people

• Activities for children e.g. 9 years +

• Activities for teens

• Activities for teens e.g. a Club

• Ask the kids

• Ask the young people

• Bit more for teenagers to do

• Get the kids involved in developing ideas

i.e. get involved in raising money for

community building




• Maybe a community space with drop-in

facilities for teenagers (i.e. table

tennis, Wii etc.)

• More activities for children i.e. Skate

park

• More amenities for children

• More for kids 5-a-side

• More for teenagers especially boys, i.e.

drop-in cafe internet thing - already

one for an hour a week but its limited to

Church so may put some people off.

• More for the younger ones lack of

transport & can't drive etc.

• move classes for kids – i.e. karate –

locally so don't have to rely on public

transport

• Multi-purpose gym hall, i.e. different

coloured lines for different sports e.g.

tennis red, football green (like Ratho)

open at night for Brownies, Guides,

football, hangout for teenagers.

• My children are now past nursery age

but wrap around care for this age group

would be appreciated by many

• Need to be things for the teenagers

• Needs to be more in the village for all

age groups & young people boredom is

leading to vandalism

• Opportunities for children & young

people to participate in the development

of community life

• Quite happy with what I need, though

it's the young ones who need things

• Rugby group Sunday morning would lead

a group (volunteer to work with youth

teams)

• Safe outdoor area for children

• Skate Park built in Park for older

children

• skateboard area up in the park

• Soccer group

• Some sort of childcare/nursery that

would bring people from all the housing

areas together

• Some sort of meeting place for young

people

• Some sort of play area in Kaimes

• Some sort of Youth/Activities Club for

11-16 year olds

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• Something for older kids

• Something for the teenagers

• Something in place for the children i.e.

a regular Youth Club

• Something needs doing for teenagers

because getting bored & trouble

• Somewhere decent for the kids i.e. 6-12

year olds

• Teens Cafe or drop-in

• There doesn't seem to be a youth club

or teenage meeting place. I am sure with

a volunteer rally/training we could try

and meet the youth of Kirky needs.

After all these YP are the next

generation and keeping in touch with

their needs will help with anti-social

behaviour, discipline and potentially

make them more responsible citizens as

well as bridging gaps in our community.









• Things for older children

• things for the kids to do – 16 yr. old-

nothing to do

• Was a drama club but only to P7 would

like something like that for older/teens

• Youth Club

• Youth Club

• Youth Club 12-16, 5-6.30pm physical

games, food

• Youth Club at weekend

• Youth Club for older children

• Youth Club indoor bowling, games in Park

• Youth Club staggered for different ages

(would be prepared to volunteer for 2

hours a week)

• Youth Club teenagers 12-16

• Youth Club: children to play on a Friday

night

• Youth clubs

• youth clubs 16-18 yr. olds – something to

do

• Skate Park

• A better play area

• Skate Park because it is a good place to

hang out

PARK - 48 • A better Park

• A tennis court in the Park

• Another play area other side of village

from the Play Park

• Area in Kaimes (see map) improve & tidy

up & make it an area safe for kids to

play.

• Better Park play equipment

• Better Park with more modern play

facilities

• Better paths in Play Park to make them

weather-proof & more user friendly for

pram-pushers, children on bikes &

skates etc.

• Better use of the Park area more

facilities for all, not just younger

children

• big park needs more for older children

• Bike track in Park

• Bike track in Park

• Central entry to Play Park needs

reinstatement for convenience of adult

& child users (currently children climb

over fence & sometimes hurt themselves

where gate used to be)

• Exercise machinery in Park

• Fence in new Play area as then safer

environment & clean from dog poo

• Five-a-Side pitch for main Park & lit so

can play longer, especially in winter

• Give Kirknewton Park lighting for kids

• Have an all-weather hockey pitch at a

Sports Centre like East Calder


then use.

• improve park

• Improve: play facilities dated

• Improved Park

• Improvements to facilities in Park for

children

• Lighting in the Park

• Maybe another Park for kids, nearer the

other end of the village so kids that

aren't allowed up to the main Park can

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play nearer to home (Kaimes) so it's a

bit safer than them walking on their

own.

• More smaller Parks around Kirknewton

instead of one big one



ground between Kaimes & railway. (see

map)

• Outdoor green gym in Park e.g.

treadmill, weight presses e.g. Craigshill

in Livingston & fantastic example @

beach in Leven

• Park

• Park - more for young ones to do been

an issue since being here for 20years



• park could be better for kids

• Park develop for all ages to use i.e. bike

track

• Park improve

• Park improvements

• Park is great but once it's dark it's no

good need flood light i.e. a goal lit-up

the furthest away

• Park needs to meet the needs of the

older children as well (have 9, 7, & 3

year olds)

• Park should be dog free as there is

plenty of woodland

• Park skate boards

• Park space needs further development

(aside from play equipment) no provision

for 8+ age group

• Park: better football goals; a bike track

• Park: lots of scope as plenty of room

• Play Park needs much more improvement

than currently planned

• Running track in the Park

• Skate Park for older kids

• Special needs provision e.g. if not as

aware as some other children of

boundaries, so have gates in park, nets

for goals

• The kids love football & need lights in

the Park because when it gets dark they

move to the Main Street

• Two flood lights on a time switch/sensor

away from the house at far end of the

football pitch so kids could play at night.



SCHOOL - 15 • 5 million pounds spent on underpass

might be spent more usefully on

enlarging or building a new school.

• All-weather pitch at school and/or

tennis court

• Annual litter awareness campaign in

Primary School aimed at children (+

parents/adults)

• Expand school to ensure places for all

village kids



in village

• Housing in the village is expensive and

cost of living relatively high perhaps

more affordable housing should be

purchased & provided back to residents.

I would not like to see more houses

being built village is big enough & school

is full.

• Modernise school facilities

• More spaces in the school



• School also needs a shelter in playgroup

for parents picking up

• School needs more classroom space, as

houses still getting built, thus more kids

coming into village.

• School to be modernised

• School: more classroom space for the

expanding village

• School: school could have a shelter so

that when it is raining parents won't get

wet

• Slightly larger Primary School facilities

needed to cater for existing population

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APPEARANCE - 26

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• A community wide effort to clear up

litter & keep the village clean. It works

elsewhere.

• Arrange a community litter collection or

ask Council to do it

• Ask garage owner to hide/remove old

bus

• Brighter more lively Main Street

• Bulldoze Kaimes Estate & rebuild

• Cleaner & tidier

• cleaner streets

• council to remove extra grit from

footpath



• If it was a brighter, more colourful

village

• Improve the look as Kaimes is tatty

• Improve waste ground on right hand

side going to East Calder (see map) it's

a bog in the winter & been like it for 16+

years. Builder should do something

about it.

• Improved cleaning from Council. Cut

communal grass. Dispute ownership get

it sorted

• Improved waste collection larger bins to

collectively store waste as opposed to

lots of wheelie bins on street

• Landscape area behind Kaimes (map) also



look after.

• More bins to put rubbish in

• Paint houses on Main Street different

colours (e.g. like logo)

• Pub: improve appearance; bin for

extinguishing cigarette ends

• Pub hanging baskets

• Renew/clean sign at east of village

• Re-paint pub and make it look less scary

& more inviting

• Review of unkempt public places in the

village to make the village look better &

a place that the residents of the village

take a pride in

• snow clearance on the side streets

would prevent the main street being

blocked in winter

• Tidier, less litter etc.

• Tidy up the village may create a sense

of pride within the community

• West Lothian District Council to use

some legal muscle to make home owners

clean up their properties & gardens

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT - 62 • As all residents know, the 'S' shaped

bend in the Main Street is a hazard,

especially because, due to insufficient

parking spaces, cars are forced to park

on one side of the street. Cars, vans,

lorries & buses all have to drive through

the village and speeding is a problem.

Therefore, I suggest 2 'sleeping

policemen' to be built on the Main

Street, approaching the said 'S' bend.

• At the moment there is too much village

traffic too many heavy lorries using as a

by-pass

• Better street lighting between the

railway station & the traffic lights (this

is a dangerous road to walk at night)

• Better traffic management in village i.e.

electronic sign or bump, also on airport

road or near school (map)

• Big advance warning signs to make

people aware of the Kirknewton turning

– traffic lights • Bus area is marked on one side but not

on other, plus area should be marked as

no parking

• Car park areas in Kaimes could be

maintained for safety when people are

mobilising as on a steep hill

• Change Network Rail's plans for

crossing improvement for options more

acceptable to community

• Close the Main Street to rat-running

lorries, limited use of yellow lines to

control careless parking, speed reducing

methods on Station Road right up to

Newlands Estate.

• Disabled parking somewhere near

Shop/PO/Village Hall



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• Double barrier on the crossing wouldn't

be as expensive as a tunnel

• Double barrier to railway

• Double yellow lines through village

• Double-arm rail crossing barriers

instead of 6million pound alternatives

that deprive long-standing excellent

farmer of some of his prime land.

• Fix the rail crossing

• Flashing lights to warn of speed

• Full barrier at Station

• I seem to be the only person who thinks

the bridge to replace the level crossing

is a good idea

• improvements to traffic, parking

(rationalisation of), pedestrian, cycling,

seating

• Limit speed on winding road to

Kirknewton

• Limiting access in the Main Street to

cars & NO HUGE TRUCKS

• Make Kaimes Crescent a one-way

because narrow & double parking



• Managing the traffic in Main Street no

easy solution

• More considerate driving through Main

Street & less selfish parking

• More speed bumps on road from Balerno

side of village to reduce traffic speed

passing school

• Needs to be clear where bus stops –

particularly for non-drivers/teenagers &

older people

• Not enough parking space (Kaimes)

• one way traffic lights at either end of

the village

• Parking area

• Parking restrictions on the main street

to ease road rage and congestion.

Speed humps are positioned on the Main

Street (blind bend by the graveyard,

village end (junction with Meadowbank

Road and in between long straight

portion of road) Apparently 2 cats have

been killed over the last two months on

this short portion of road and a dog was

killed by a bus last year. Also a child

was killed while crossing after leaving

the bus about 25 years ago.

Grit boxes would be good for people to

manage the icy/snow conditions on the

rural roads to please. I'm up Leyden

Road and although I managed after 3

months of pestering to get a box put on

the bad corner as it leaves the railway

line, someone had stolen it within a

week! If not boxes, can I suggest a

Kirknewton village central store of grit

that everyone can access to take away a

supply to help look after their own area?

This would be easy for the council to

maintain and I'm sure locals would find

it more helpful.

• Parking space (live on Main Street)

• Parking up Main Street extend car park

in Park to allow parking to get off the

streets

• Proper safe pavements from bus stop to

Burnwynd

• Protect pedestrians: Cars start

speeding down as going out of village

when they get from Meadowbank Road

onwards. Pavements very narrow here so

if have buggy & child or dog, have to

walk in road. Having traffic calming or

narrow the road. (Mapped)

• Putting full-length barriers at the level

crossing would make it much safer

• Safer road crossing

• Safety mechanisms coming to village

especially outside Hillhouse Wynd

flashing '30' sign (slow down) and/or

narrow road/sleeping policemen

• Something to manage traffic congestion

on Main Street

• Sort out signage at A71 to stop

commercial traffic heading for

Kirknewton village instead of Camps!!

• Speed bumps on Road at Hillhouse Wynd

(To Map) • Speed humps are positioned on the Main

Street (blind bend by the graveyard,

village end (junction with Meadowbank

Road and in between long straight

portion of road) Apparently 2 cats have

been killed over the last two months on

this short portion of road and a dog was

killed by a bus last year. Also a child

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was killed while crossing after leaving

the bus about 25 years ago.

Traffic - possibly flashing warning lights

near school

• SPEED REDUCING MEASURES Vehicles

enter & exit Kirknewton at ridiculous

speeds especially leaving through the

east exit. Speeds of up to 60mph.

Proper speed bumps & a sign showing

their speed are needed.

• Traffic calming coming into the village

this is basic safety especially as the

School path runs alongside it

• Traffic calming in Main Street

• Traffic calming measures on Main

Street all the way through to Hillhouse

Wynd

• Traffic controls: speed signs in & out of

village, speed bumps, parking in Main

Street

• Traffic management in Main Street

• Traffic management on Main Street

• Yellow lines in the Main Street










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• Grit used in winter gets into house.

Should sweep up grit & reuse.

• It took 3 days for tractor to get down

to Kaimes from main road had to dig

ourselves out lots of complaints were

put on Facebook.



• Needed to take about 2 week’s holiday

because of snow of last 2 winters. The

way cars were parked stopped services

getting down to Kaimes.

• No disabled parking in Main Street

• Not able to get out for 3 days over

winter slopes & ice. This affects

people's working life. Snow plough piled

the snow up round the cars.

• Parking issues on-going but especially

when snowing. Frequent double parking

on Kaimes Crescent especially at night

time means it's a hazard. Bin lorries

can't get down.

• Roads in Kaimes area not managed well

when there was snow.

• Sort out winter arrangements Kaimes is

on slope & ice is dangerous especially

older people & for children.

LOCAL ECONOMY - 5 • Attracting more small businesses

• Info on cheaper energy use in area as

have no gas

• Kirknewton needs to be nice enough that

people want to come here. This could

stimulate the local economy & support

more facilities and amenities for local

people to also benefit from.

• local business directory for services in

the village i.e. hairdresser, beautician,

dog walker, tradesmen services

• no local jobs

DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING - 20 • Affordable housing










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• Better management of bins on Main

Street for safety

• Better plans for dealing with winter

weather

• Guaranteed restriction on further

residential development around village

to keep size, surrounding countryside &

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feeling of community protected.

• Housing associations should come in &

bring in social housing & houses for

people with a connection with

Kirknewton should have a priority

• Maintaining & building on village e.g.

good the Gala has come back.

• Maintaining sense of community by not

allowing large-scale development

• No wind farms please!!

• Not increasing size of village much

further so as to keep its identity&

separateness

• Not to let it get any bigger - more

building would spoil the feel of the

village

• Over development would lose the 'village

feel' of the village & lessen its

agricultural nature, leading to

Kirknewton becoming a dormitory town.

• Rail crossing - there was a consultation

on this but haven't heard how there's

any progress.

• Sort out winter arrangements Kaimes is

on slope & ice is dangerous especially

older people & for children.


so it can be used

• Widen the narrow pavements between

the Shop & the Park & at the bottom of

the village

• Wider pavements

• Would be nice to see the old gate

restored near the traffic lights A71 –

Linburn

• Wouldn't want Kirknewton to get any

bigger

• Solar panels on all community buildings

MISCELLANEOUS - 29 A reliable signal on phone e.g. today is

typical trying to get signal for several hours

to speak to other people in village depend on

it as no landline.

Better gritting in the winter

Council says communal Kaimes areas belong

to MOD

Council seeking opinions from residents

about their performance

Garage owner stopped from extending his

business to public area

Grit used in winter gets into house. Should

sweep up grit & reuse.

Having villages own supply of salt in advance

of winter e.g. Park & a few other places

throughout village

Higher visibility of community policing

between the times of 19.00 & 22.00.

I think a culture change is needed in

Kirknewton. In this new challenging world,

communities such as ours need to integrate

to survive. I think there could be a class

divide with middle class people moving out

of the city into a predominantly working

class village. Something to break this stigma

of classes and the 'newcomers' from the

'locals' would help greatly with this, to help

aid integration.

Is there any system in place to support

elderly or infirm in cases of extreme snow

etc. when care at home services can't get

through? A local buddy system could be set

up.

Knowing who - elderly or disabled - who

could do with help shopping, company system

for holding this information

Limit the area beside the Community Office

so this isn't a football area for children

Maintaining & building on village e.g. good

the Gala has come back.

Nothing particularly

Information points about history of the

village

School inform children not to go & play in

Graveyard educate them @ School

Solar panels on all community buildings

Sort out Midlothian versus West Lothian

conflict for postal address versus local

authority

Sort out winter arrangements Kaimes is on

slope & ice is dangerous especially older

people & for children.

More community policing & police awareness

for the kids.

Perhaps a mediator could be allocated for

the village i.e. minor

disputes/confrontations could be dealt with

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before they escalate/get out of control’.

Police

Police based in Livingston would be better as

closer than Broxburn

Police keep checking Kirknewton

Police officer to patrol

A police man to patrol Police need to make presence aware,

especially with the new Park.

Police to be pro-active with teenagers.

Policemen on the beat to help with the little

vandalism there is deter the teenage

element

I've lived here all my life (over 32 years).

I'm not interested because the incomers

weren't here when the waste was dumped &

now they want to take over with the

compensation money & change for

themselves. We had to live with it.

Newcomers come because it's cheaper than

Balerno but they don't give you the time of

day & don't give way in the village with cars

.

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Appendix 4: Balerno High School 26 pupils 12 – 17 + Youths at Kozi Café under 15

THINGS THEY LIKED LOCATION - 5 Good community, friendly

Grass areas and open spaces,

park,

Good community

Friendly

PARK - 1 Park when sunny

FACILITIES/ACTIVITIES - 13 Chippie

Chippie

Football field

football pitch

Good Kozy Kafé

Good shop

Half decent shop

Kozi Cafe

Park

Shop

Shop

Used to be something at the Church on a

Sunday in the summer 6-12, paid 3 pounds

and get food & drink was good

THINGS THEY WERE NOT SO KEEN ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT - 5 Bus to Ratho – Balerno – Kirknewton 424 bus

only during the week

Buses not reliable

No good bus routes

Poor bus services

Transport, only one bus, prices, how often

(more buses!)

FACILITIES/ACTIVITIES - 5 Poor facilities

not enough activities, not much to do for

kids

Nothing to do

No skate park

Not enough activities

PARK - 4Park – not very entertaining, needing more

items

Park

Too dark to use the Park at night

Pond in Park is dangerous for smaller kids

APPEARANCE - 3 Sewer smell

Litter and gravel everywhere

Kaimes Crescent Car Park / Cal de Sac

needs cleaning up

CHANGES/IMPROVEMENTS THEY RECORDED AS BEING IMPORTANT E.G. PUBLIC TRANSPORT - 8 Better bus services to shopping centres

Bus a few times a weekend that connects

Balerno-Kirknewton-Ratho-Livingston (?424)

Bus link to Ratho and Balerno is needed and

needs to be frequent

Bus route connecting Balerno, Ratho and

Kirky to see mates

Buses to Balerno 424 not just 44

Improve bus services with lots of

suggestions as to what can be done

Improve Kirknewton Buses

To Ratho 41 and 48 – to enable people to see

each other in Ratho and Balerno

FACILITIES/ACTIVITIES - 12 Better place for teens/children

Football team

Metal football pitches

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Motocross track Put goalposts at field at the back of

Hallcraigs

Skate Park – with lots of reasons why they

would like one i.e. because there is nothing

to do; last forever; it’s a hangout place; cost

of transport and lack of it to other venues,

lack of things to do. Costs a bomb to get

the train e.g. £4-£15. Also “let the kids

design it”; concrete built

Skate Park mentioned by a lot of the

students

Some more activities

Try to have a variety of shops – remember

the sweet shop

Try to have more entertaining things for

children (High School and Primary)

Would be good to have a local football team

Youth group enjoyed the one that was on

APPEARANCE - 4

Flowers in areas

Cleaning up messy areas – graffiti, poor

tarmac

Re-tarmac the car Parks in Kaimes

Let kids change the village – look at what

they want

PARK - 8 Another set of swings or other equipment in

the park

Artificial turf so could be used all year

round

Astroturf in Park

Flying fox

Lights in the Park

Park improvements

Park needs improvements and more play

items

Skateboard ramp in Park

LOCAL ECONOMY - 1 More business

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Appendix 5: Kirknewton Nursery & Primary School

NURSERY: WHAT THEY LIKE From single sheet with drawings Feeding the ponies

The animals in the fields

The fields

The countryside

Having a lollipop lady

Village events like BBQs and Gala Days and

Ceilidhs

Dance classes at the Village Hall

The Playgroup

Kirknewton Nursery

The bus

The Railway Station

The Post Office

Swing Park

Slide

Walking to the Shops

Friendly neighbours

Cycling

We like everything about Kirknewton

It feels a safe place

Peace and quiet

Our house

I love going to the Park and playing on the

slide

Having a swing park

New Play Park we are getting x 2

The swings and roundabout at the play park

Big Park (especially when new play park

built)

Having a Park

The Park playing on the swings

Park

The fact the Park is being upgraded

Having a big Park (even better that it is

soon to be refurbished following village

consultation)

I like seeing the cows in the field

The fields

Watching the lambs

I like to feed the ponies

I like to go and see the ponies near the

railway line

I like to go for a walk in the countryside

Animals in field

Going in the woods

Being able to walk in the woods

Trees

Being near the countryside

The birds visiting the garden

Walking to Nursery

Likes playing in the garden

Having a Nursery and a School in the village

The School and Nursery

Nursery

Nursery

A great Nursery and Primary School

Nursery School

The Nursery/School

Not too noisy

My friends

I like being able to walk to friends’ houses

Being able to play in my street with friends

and on my bike

Friendly people

Friendly neighbours

People are kind and helpful

Being able to ride my bike to School and the

Park

Cycling to the shop

Ballet class x 2

Dance class at Village Hall

The Gala Day

Village events like BBQs, Ceilidhs, Irish Jigs

and the Gala Day

Going for walks x 2

Playgroup x 2

Playgroup

A well-stocked village shop and handy Post

Office

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Shop

The shop

The village shop because it has Cbeebies

magazines

Going to the shop to buy sweeties

I like to go to the local shop and not have to

go in the car all the time

Post Office

I like posting letters in the Post Office

Keith the friendly postman!

A lovely feeling of community

Being safe on the road with Mrs Charleston

Lollipop lady

A lovely lollipop lady

Having a regular (usually!) bus and train

service

Having a Railway Station

Train Station

NURSERY: WHAT THEY DON’T LIKE From single sheet with drawings No space left at the dance class

No Youth Club or other things for older

children

Expensive bus service

Fast cars!

Crossing the road by the shops

No speed bumps

No Cafe

Old Park

The slippery grit in the Park because I feel

and hurt my knees

No duck pond

Somewhere to go on my bike

Dog poo

Broken glass

Litter

Dog poo in the Park and in our street

Dog poo

Dog poo in the Park and on the pavements is

horrible!!

Dog poo! (in Park and on pavements)

Dog poo on all the pavements yuk!

Lots of dog muck on pavements

Doggy poo

All the dog poo

Dogs frighten me when they run the Park

and on the paths and are not on leads

Broken glass

Glass in the Park

Rubbish in Park

Litter in the Park

Litter

Grit on pavements

I didn't like the slippery grit because I fell

and my knees bleed

Glass in playground

Not much for kids to do as Park does not

have much in it

There might be room to fit me in the School

When I get older I wish that there was

more to do for older children, perhaps in

the village Hall like a youth club

We need more kids clubs in the village

No space left at the dance class in the

Village Hall (too small)

Nowhere to go when raining local if you

don't drive

Nowhere to go for a cake and juice to meet

friends with Mummy

Somewhere to go on my bike

Small pavements when I'm on my bike

Busy road

Crossing the road by the shop

I don't like fast scary cars on the road

Cars drive too fast

Cars go too fast in the village

No speed bumps

The Park at the moment

I wish that there were new swings and a

climbing frame in the play park

No duck pond to feed ducks at!

Being snowed in

I don't like walking in the trees

The bus service

The unreliable bus service which is also

expensive

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NURSERY: WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE CHANGED/IMPROVEMENTED From single sheet An ice-cream shop

Book shop or Library

A fence to stop dogs going into the swing

park

Another crossing for the road by the shops

A new duck pond

More space for dance classes (bigger

community centre)

P1/ 2 H

LIKES I like the way you can go to the village hall

and do things

I like the Park it's nice

I like the burn

I like 'Potter Around'

DISLIKES I don't like broken glass

Big lorries going too fast

No bridge to cross the rails

IMPROVEMENTS A bigger school

Car park to make it safer at home time

(parents can pull in)

Village snowplough

Swimming pool or changing rooms

More toys in the Shop

Glass recycling facility (Teacher comment)

Clothes/can recycling facility (Teacher

comment)

P2/ 1G

LIKES Ballet, Rainbows, dancing, art club

The Park

Fresh water and milk

Houses

Animals

School

Chip shop!

DISLIKES The shop

It is small

At night people swing the swings around the

poles (In the park)

At night people are noisy in the streets

Lots of pollution from cars and buses

IMPROVEMENTS Get the Council to make the gardens better A bigger Chip Shop

P3 / 2 LIKES

The School

The Shop

The Chip Shop

The Church

The Park

Our friends and family

The houses

DISLIKES Litter in the Park

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The Graveyard is messy

People throw glass

The roads have cracks in them

Improvements More things in the Park

More bins in the Park (or empty current ones)

Bigger Village Hall

Bigger School

Change the Shop - more toys

Bakers/Deli

PRIMARY 4 LIKES Top 3 selected by Class

Train Station

Potter Around

Chippy

There's lots of space in the Park to play

games such as football

Woods in the Park

The Park

Park in the village

Playground

It's a small place so it's easy to find places

The smell of the air

The woods

Trees

The swamp

The fields

The people

The farm

Animals

Nature

Wildlife

Countryside

Weather

Train Station

The Train Station

Potter Around x 2

Cosy Cafe in the Village Hall

School

The School

Village Hall

Village Hall

Chip Shop in the village

Chippy x 4

Post Office x 2

Post Office in the village

Festival Stores

The Shops sell lots of stuff

Village Shop

Shop in the village

Shop

Pub in the village for adults

Pavements

Houses

People

The Streets

DISLIKES Top 3 selected by class

Broken glass

Bus Stops

The Village Hall

Park

Park

The park

Basketball nets in the village

Maths

Spelling

Homework

School

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Broken glass

Graffiti

Litter

Broken glass

Rubbish

Houses

Roads

Cars

Broken bikes

Trains

Lack of trees

No grass

The puddles

Hurting animals

Resources for the school

The resources at school

Graveyard in the village

Bus stops in the village

Train track in the village

The village hall

The pub

IMPROVEMENTS Top 3 selected by class

The bus timetables so they don't meet

Add dog dirt bins

More activities

The Village Hall bigger

Police Station

The bus timetables so 2 buses don't meet in

the Main Street

Add public toilets

Add bins

Add dog dirt bins

More trees

Bigger school

Less school subjects

No school

The lunch tables in the school

Less violence

No silliness

More fashionable clothes

No school clothes

More pets

Houses with secret passages

Tesco Express

Pet Shop

Festival Stores bigger

Add shopping centre

Add sports centre

Add hairdresser

Add a Kirknewton football team

Add a cinema

Men's sport shop

Pet shop because we would like pets a lot

Cloth and sports shops

Shops with umbrellas that block out light

Activities

Football goals in the school

Astro pitch

Swimming pool

Add gym

An ice rink

Swimming pool because it would be very nice

in the summer time

Gym for exercise

Child Gym

Horse riding centre because girls really find

it fun!

Zoo because lots of people like the Zoo

PRIMARY 5 LIKES

Top selected by Class

Places to play

Church

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Clubs

Friends

Houses

Park football pitch

Places to Play

Post Office

The Chip Shop

The Shop

Potter Around

Railway Station

The School

Village Hall

Wildlife

Wood

DISLIKES

Top selected by Class

Litter/graffiti

Litter

Graffiti

Dog poo on pavements

Unkind people

IMPROVEMENTS Top selected by Class

Football team

More trees

Close bins

Fix roads

Less grit

Shop bigger

Toys in shop

Football team

Ice rink

Swimming pool

P6 LIKES

School

Teachers

Our friends

Friends

My friend

My family

My house and friends

My house x 4

Community

My street

My friends!

My family

My friends and family x 2

How we're all like one big happy family!

Potter Around

Potter Around

Potter Around

The Stables

Kaspars x 2

Ormiston Mains

Chips from the Chippy

Chippy

The Chippy x 2

The Chip Shop

Shop Festival Stores

The village Shop

The weather

Snow, rain, hailstones

The snow

The Railway Station to get to Edinburgh &

Glasgow

The Railway: because I can go to Edinburgh

to the Build a Bear factory

Park

Church

We live in Scotland

The woods

The wildlife

The fields

The woods & wildlife

Wood

The open space!

The hill, round the back path

The wildlife

The swings in the Park

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The SIZE of the Park x 2

Internet

TV

My dinner

Small village

Our small School x 2

The Post Office

Meadowbank Hill

The Village Hall x 2

Building Site

Houses

DISLIKES People put the swings too high round the

pole

People chuck footballs at you when you are

playing at the Park

People dropping cigarettes on the ground x

2

People playing with lighters at the Park near

the toys

People under 18 walk around with alcohol

near little children

People chucking stuff at the Village Hall

windows

Big kids walking around with knives in their

hands

Big people play on the little swings when

little people want on them

People should not be litter bugs

People with pen knives

People who burn things

People swearing

People smoking

Drunk people

People (older kids) wreck the Park

More bins round the Park

Broken glass everywhere

All the rubbish

Litter (more bins)

We don't like litter in the street

Broken glass

Cigarette things on top of bins

Dog dirt (poo)

The weather

The small Village Hall

School

Church

Park

Small school

Not a lot to do except for the Park

Put tarmac in front of the basketball net so

you could bounce a ball & it's on a hill

Closed doors in classroom

Shop not big enough (more variety of stuff

in the shop)

£ should go in improvements

Small Post Office

Bigger Park

Better football pitch

Bigger school

More adventurous stuff for the Park ex. zip

wire

We want safe Railway Station

Better signal for Broadband

The Shop (Festival Stores) isn't big enough

IMPROVEMENTS Obstacle course in Park

More events in Kirknewton AKA football

lessons

More arts and crafts lessons e.g. Pottery,

clay making and glass making

Assault course

Youth club

Kirknewton sports team

Skate Park

More stuff for the Park

Paint balling at Kirknewton forest

Paint balling at Kirknewton Park

Bike track

Water Park

Swimming pool in the NAAFI

Better football pitch

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Rugby team

Kirknewton football, rugby, hockey,

basketball team

Indoor bit at the Park for soft play or

arcade

Improve the Park

Get an obstacle course in the top end

playground

Roller coaster

Class for drug dealers to stop smoking and

taking drugs

Class for all the drug dealers to stop

Wildlife place in Kirknewton or near x 2

Animal safety centre for stray animals x 2

Bigger shop with clothes in it x 2

Cafe

Starbucks x 2

Costa

Game shop x 2

A big shop

Better Chippy

Art shop

Clothes shop

Pet shop

Ice cream stand in the Stand

Cinema

More fizzy strawberry laces in the shop x

2

Celebrities

A Runway Show

The Aeroplane Show

Get some more bins in the Park

Fix the pavements

A flower garden in the Park

P7 LIKES Top 3 chosen by class

The Park especially with new plans in place

to improve it

Cosy Cafe somewhere to meet others

The Shop

The wildlife / nature: cute and good for

exploring

Firs lots of them to climb

Kirknewton Wood hide and seek, it's got

bike bumps (small)

The new Park spacious, forests

The Stables because it's good for younger

children

The Park we like playing football

The woods it's good for playing games

Lots of great surroundings for children,

park, trees to climb etc.

School because you get good education

The Cosy Cafe: it's fun, cosy and FREE!

Cosy Cafe free biscuits and hot chocolate

On Friday the Cosy Cafe so we can meet up

The Village Hall used for parties/clubs

Village Hall because it is good for parties

and things

Shop/Chippy because they are good things

The Chippy the food tastes nice

Festival Stores it has nice food

The Shop is good, the staff are lovely

Everyone is friends

A lot of nice people

People because they're friendly

Friendly village

All our friends live here so we can play

with our friends

Some of the houses are nice

It's close to SOME people's work

DISLIKES Top 3 chosen by class

The Village Hall needs updated

Nowhere to spend free time with others

indoors

Not enough bins to keep the area tidy

The hall could be bigger for more clubs

The hall's interior needs updated

Village Hall too small

The Village Hall is too small

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Community Hall too crammed, too small

Concrete under basketball court

Park - the green shed

They said they were getting a skate park

but it never happened

One of the best play equipment was taken

down

There's no nets on the goals

More things at the Gala Day (have a King

and Queen?)

More activities in the weekends

Nowhere to play really

The Park because the older ones wreck it!

Some people get very bored because

there's nowhere to go

Football pitch always gets wrecked

Get proper grit for winter not just stones

Litter

Too much litter

Not enough bins

Firs - thistles

Chippy no hygiene

IMPROVEMENTS Top 3 chosen by class

Improve/update the Village Hall

Develop a Skate Park e.g. ramps for bikes,

skateboards

Create a full time meeting place, e.g. Cosy

Cafe but not limited to Friday

Better entertainment

Skate Park x 2

A Skate Park & dirt bike track in Park

Bike track

More play areas

Football nets/improved pitch

Nets on goals in Park

More Zumba classes

Library

Basketball court

Graffiti Wall

Climbing Wall

BMX course

SKATE PARK

Golf course

Arcade

Library with internet access

Make the Hall better

Village Hall needs refurbished

Bigger Village Hall

Upgrade Village Hall, make bigger (get

extension) make community centre/job

centre

Baguette Express

Butchers

Chinese restaurant x 2

Greggs

Ice cream stand / hot dog (in the summer)

Ice cream stand

Petrol garage

Bank of Kirkie

Shake Bar or Juice Bar

Scotmid

Bigger and better shop (get a co-op, more

stock)

Cafe

Bus stops need new plastic windows

More bins

Bin lorry schedule

Kids should be allowed in the pub till 7

o'clock

Known vandals not allowed in the Park

CCTV for vandalism - if you're caught pay

50 pounds and village clean up

Bus lane behind Park

Zebra crossing main road

Knock down Meadowbank View's wall

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Appendix 6: Maps with recorded site specific comments and ideas

kirknewton community consultation 2011

Documents

people dont

contents kirknewton

whats great

stewart mckenna

local knowledge

participatory appraisal

youth views