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Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.West Lothian’s efforts during the pandemic have been recognised at the High Street Heroes awards.The Scotland Loves campaign awarded individuals and groups for looking after vulnerable people in their community during Covid-19 restrictions.Boghall Drop-in Centre in Boghall was announced as regional winner for West Lothian at the awards.Highly Commended were: Pumpherston Volunteers & Community, Jordan MacDonald from Whitburn Covid-19 help page, Joanna and Marie Claire of Dream Fitness in Bathgate and Linlithgow Distillery Ltd.Heather McCormack, director at Boghall Drop-In, said: “Our Initial response when the lockdown was announced was never to

Throughout the pandemic, they have targeted various vulnerable demographics, like pensioners, and their latest focus is on families who have been marginalised in some manner by Covid-19.Heather McCormack, director at Boghall Drop-In, explained to the Courier that they are now looking to help families who have been affected by furlough or any other exceptional circumstances created by the contagion.But she stressed, as always they will consider all requests for help.She explained: “We are appealing to families and people who may be struggling financially to get in touch as at the moment we have access to fresh meats, bread and milk and are also supplying weekly packs of packed lunched items for parents who may be struggling with their kids

A West Lothian Aldi store has helped a local charity to provide more than 19,000 meals to vulnerable people in the area during the past year.The Boghall Drop In Centre, which provides a range of educational cooking and healthy living services, has been receiving donations of fresh food each week from the Aldi store in Whitburn for the past year.Heather McCormack of Boghall Drop In Centre, explained that before the pandemic, the charity had already noticed an increase in people looking for help across West Lothian.She continued: “The surplus food donated by Aldi makes a significant difference to many in our communities - helping them get access to fresh produce, save some money and reduce food waste.