Bo'net

  • Free wellbeing event

    Residents are being invited to a free wellbeing event in Bonnybridge Community Hub (the former community centre in Bridge Street). The event is taking place this Friday 28 March 2025 from 12.30 p.m. to 6 p.m. It’s been organised by CVS Falkirk and District. Kerrie Hoggan from CVS said: “This is a free community event,…

  • From Lulu to Lidl – remembering La Fabrique

    IT was the factory turned nightclub that attracted a galaxy of stars. La Fabrique in Bo’ness secured big names like the Bay City Rollers, Lulu, and Des O’Connor. It was one of the places to go in the 1970s. Today the nightclub is long gone, replaced by a branch of Lidl. But the memories of…

  • Get set for Volunteers’ Week

    The annual Volunteers’ Week – at the start of June each year – is a great opportunity to celebrate local volunteers. You could: The Volunteers’ Week website has lots of great resources to help. The 2025 Volunteers’ Week runs from 2-8 June and ends with another community celebration, The Big Lunch. This initiative encourages communities…

  • Media training podcast

    Artificial intelligence (AI) was on the agenda when Bo’net co-hosted a media training day in association with Bo’ness Car 4U. We asked the Google NotebookLM tool to create a podcast about the day, using our slide notes. The life-like discussion has been entirely created by AI. It gives a good impression of what was raised…

  • February newsletter

    Check out the latest newsletter from Bo’net – including details of our free media training event on 8 March 2025 … and a forthcoming free Funders’ Fayre. https://mailchi.mp/97bc67f83a8a/bonetupdate-feb2025