Homemade Dandelion Cordial

If your looking at trying something new and cheap this week why not make the most of the abundance of Dandelions growing about us in Lochgelly. Here is a really easy recipe to try and it makes for an amazing alternative to squash. Ingredients: As many Dandelion heads as you can get, [...]

Corporate Hospitality from Mossmorran

It emerged at the Lochgelly Community Council meeting for March, that Mossmorran has been offering and providing gifts and events, to community representatives that serve on the Mossmorran Community Liaison Group. This may also extend to local representatives that serve on other Mossmorran [...]

Blue alert! Bluebells on their way – and earlier than last year…

The Woodland Trust is calling for the public to find their nearest wood and record the first appearance of native bluebells, as it tracks the arrival: http://www.naturescalendar.org.uk/map/current.htm?rsid=164&reid=3&ry=2012&rs=S of the flowers across the country this spring. The conservation [...]

Share your local News & Views

We are making a call to members of the local community who would like to create and share their local news and views about Lochgelly and the surrounding areas. There are many local issues within the Lochgelly area, and many positive and negative developments and news, but due to time [...]

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A range of news and information about the Lochgelly area

Lochgelly Albert vs Crossgates (video highlights)

1 month ago

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Below is a video from Lochgelly Albert providing highlights from the recent match held at the Lochgelly Albert football grounds on 24/3/12 The final score was: Lochgelly Albert – 2, Crossgates – 2. Anyone interested in the Lochgelly Albert team, please visit their website at: [...]

Community Council – March 2012

1 month ago

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These are not the official Community Council minutes. The article is compiled from the notes taken at the public meeting The Community Council held their monthly meeting on the 14th March at the Royal Oak Community Club (The Phoenix). Before beginning the meeting, the Chair informed the members of [...]

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Kingdom Black Belts continue professional development.

1 month ago

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Lochgelly tae kwon do sent 2 black belts to the United Kingdom Tae kwon do Federation (UKTF) “3 Masters black belt seminar” on Saturday 24th March. This excellent seminar was run by Master Sheena Sutherland (8th dan) and Masters Sandy Dunbar and Michael Thompson (both 7th dan) and covered [...]

The Band Project

1 month ago

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The Band Project at the Lochgelly Centre is progressing well, with the first video update of the group playing ‘Oh When the Saints..’ after only 2 weeks of playing, the group has provided another update which combines the brass section, Samba Drummers, and vocalists playing ‘Oh When The Saints Go [...]

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“Culture of denial” at Fife Council about visual, landscape and health impacts of turbines on local communities

2 months ago

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Eleven organisations and groups from across Fife have written to the Chief Executive of Fife Council to complain that the Planning Department is failing local communities and individual residents threatened by turbine applications. Planning reports, which Councillors use to decide applications, [...]

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2 months ago

How does one celebrate 102 years of life? Lochgelly Baptist Church will celebrate being 102 this weekend. Tonight, 7pm, will be “Lins Honeyman in concert”. pass the word around, looks like being a great evening of song and music. Tomorrow, Rev Dr. Jim Purves is guest speaker 11.15am and 6.30pm. Tea and coffee will follow both evening events. You all are welcome to join the celebration.

Tension in Community Council causes rift

2 months ago

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Local Councillor Mark Hood was snubbed by Community Councillor Chair Ernest McPherson, during the public meeting for March, resulting in three Community Councillors walking out of the meeting, and the actions of the Chair branded ‘rude’ and ‘disgusting’ by other Community Councillors. The rift [...]

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Fife Tae kwon do competition success.

2 months ago

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Four of Lochgelly TKDs students along with 3 from the Windygates club competed in the 7th MSBA championships in Livingston on Sunday 4th March, and brought home a haul of 6 medals. This was a great result considering that for most of these it was their first taste of competition and 2 of those were [...]

Lochgelly Tae kwon do goes back to school

2 months ago

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Instructors from Lochgelly Tae kwon do visited local primary schools this week to give all classes a taste of martial arts. These visits were organised through Fife Council’s primary school sports co-ordinators, and are aimed at encouraging youngsters into healthy, positive activities which build [...]

The Band – ‘Oh When The Saints…..’

2 months ago

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The Band is a project by On At Fife being held at the Lochgelly Centre, which encourages people to come together to learn a new musical instrument. Primarily aimed at those that have never played a musical instrument before, or for a very long time, the series of workshops aim to teach you the [...]

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