Bo'net

  • Read our January newsletter

    Get updates on training, funding and more in the Bo’net newsletter for January 2026.

  • Top tips: 26 for 2026

    It’s a New Year – and a good chance to try new things to help your community group or charity. Here’s 26 ideas Bo’ness groups could try in 2026. Showcase your volunteers and work. Post “behind the scenes” stories on your social media feeds once a week. Attend a local networking event every quarter. CVS…

  • Call for Festival volunteers

    The annual Hippodrome Festival of Silent Cinema – or Hippfest – is making a plea for volunteers. In a Facebook post, the Bo’ness venue said: “Each year we welcome a team of volunteers with many different qualities and skills to help us deliver our busy programme of events . . . Want to take part?”…

  • Fancy getting Tesco cash?

    Community groups in the Bo’ness area – working with children and young people – are being encouraged to apply for funding from Tesco. Shoppers vote for eligible groups and projects using blue tokens in Tesco stores. The most votes gets the most cash, up to £1500. Sharon Stoddart, a community enabler with Greenspace Scotland –…

  • Bo’net secretary highlights Kinneil on new podcast

    Bo’net Secretary Adrian Mahoney appears on the latest edition of the Edinburgh Outdoors podcast, talking about Kinneil Estate in Bo’ness. You can listen on Spotify – or anywhere you get your podcasts. Get more information on the main Kinneil website. You can also get information on wider tourist attractions in Bo’ness – and Roman Antonine…