VSGWL, Community Enterprise, and Business Gateway are collaborating to provide free assistance to local Third Sector Organisations and Social Enterprises. This event specifically caters to small grassroots organisations seeking generic support and aims to showcase the variety of assistance available. This event will take place in-person at The Gateway office in Bathgate. Register to attend

Do you want to find out more about how you can support the parents you engage with towards employment? We are offering an opportunity for organisations to chat about the Partnership for Parents  in a drop-in lunch session via Teams on Tuesday 27 February, 12.30pm – 1.30pm.   Partnership for Parents provides transformative third sector pathways…

Launch event 1 – In person, Tuesday 19th March 09:30 for 10:00 start until 13:00.

Launch event 2 – Online, Thursday 21st March from 10:00 until 12:00.

Launch event 3 – Online, Tuesday 26th March from 14:00 until 16:00.

Join us for an important event on Wednesday 17th April at 10am! Diane Stewart, Health Improvement Lead, will be presenting the West Lothian Suicide Prevention Strategy at The Gateway office. This event is open to all working in the Third Sector, Community Groups, or Social Enterprises interested in learning more about West Lothian's Suicide Prevention…

You are invited to our online Funding Event in partnership with Easy fundraising on Tuesday 23 April 10am – 11am Does your community organisation need additional funds? Join us on Teams to find out how your organisation can receive free unrestricted funding via funding platform easyfundraising. In this informal session, Becky from easyfundraising will: •…

Date: Thursday 25th April Time: 14:00pm Location: The Gateway, 20-22 King Street, Bathgate, EH48 1AX You are invited to join us on Thursday 25th April, at 2pm for a Carer Positive information session with Carers Scotland and Carers of West Lothian. Individuals and Third Sector organisations or Social Enterprises are invited. This event is for…

We cordially invite you to attend an informative event regarding the recent updates to Charity Law in Scotland. Staying informed and compliant with these changes is paramount for all organisations. Some of the main changes include: • increased inquiry powers for OSCR • power to remove charities from the Scottish Charity Register if they do…

Your staff and volunteers are invited to our First Aid Training in partnership with Red Cross on Wednesday 12th June 2024, 10am-12pm. This is a second opportunity to take advantage of this training, the previous event in February sold out quickly and received great feedback. This will be an interactive first aid workshop run by…

We are delighted to invite you to a special event focused on Resilience and Wellbeing for Leaders and Managers, specifically tailored for chief officers and senior managers of West Lothian voluntary sector organisations.   Date: Thursday 27th June Venue: The Gateway, 20-22 King Street, Bathgate, EH48 1AX.   This event aims to: Explore the concepts…