Author: Friends of Kinneil

RESIDENTS are being encouraged to come along and help out at a weekend litter pick. The Friends of Kinneil has joined forces with Bo’ness Community Council and Bonnie Bo’ness to run the clean-up at Kinneil Foreshore this Saturday, May 12, from 10 a.m. to noon. Falkirk Council will supply gloves and bags – all you… Continue reading Help clean-up Kinneil foreshore!

A LITTER pick is being held in Kinneil Estate on Sunday, April 29, 2012. It’s part of the National Spring Clean, supported by Keep Scotland Beautiful. Volunteers are being asked to meet at 10 a.m. at the top car park, beside Kinneil Woods. Falkirk Council is providing gloves and equipment – just come along. Children… Continue reading Clean up Kinneil

>> Information on the 2016 event here SCOTS inventor James Watt – and his links with Kinneil House in Bo’ness – will be celebrated during free open days this weekend. The events have been organised by Historic Scotland in conjunction with the charity The Friends of Kinneil. Families are being encouraged to come along to… Continue reading Free open weekend at Kinneil

IT'S Easter Weekend - and a time to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. Worshippers from the Old Kirk in Bo'ness will gather at the ruins of the old 12th century church at Kinneil on Sunday for a sunrise service. You are welcome to attend. The service will start at 8 a.m. and will be followed… Continue reading Easter at Kinneil

KINNEIL Museum has been closed for a short period – to allow improvement works to take place. Thanks to funding from Falkirk Council, the museum will become more accessible for people with disabilities. Toilets will be upgraded and a ramp installed to improve wheelchair access. Falkirk Community Trust, which runs the facility on behalf of… Continue reading Kinneil Museum closed for upgrade

LAST night (Tuesday) we premiered a small film to finalise our Growing Communities Fund project (find out more at http://www.kinneil.org.uk/deanfield). If you didn’t make it along to St. Mary’s Church Hall in Bo’ness to see the film, we’ve uploaded it to YouTube – allowing you to see it in full here. Enjoy.

RESIDENTS in the Deanfield area of Bo’ness have called for better play facilities at Kinneil Estate and Foreshore. They gave their comments as part of a major survey conducted by The Friends of Kinneil, with support from the Growing Communities Fund. The full results of the survey will be revealed at a public meeting in… Continue reading Deanfield report published

HISTORIAN Geoff Bailey will give a free talk on the history of Kinneil at a special event on Tuesday, March 20, 2012. The evening meeting, organised by The Friends of Kinneil, will also report on the recent consultation with people in the Deanfield area about Kinneil Estate and Foreshore. The event will take place in… Continue reading Join us for free history talk

THE spring issue of the Kinneil News newsletter – produced by The Friends of Kinneil – has just been published. It includes information about the six free open days at Kinneil House (starting on the morning of March 17), details about a free history talk on March 20, and feedback from a major consultation exercise… Continue reading Read Kinneil News online

FREE open days at Kinneil House are just some of the great events listed in the new Falkirk Outdoor Events Diary for 2012, published by Falkirk Council. The free publication is available from local outlets, and on the Council’s website. Click here to read it in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. As well as Kinneil events,… Continue reading Free events diary now available