Kirkliston - Once Known as Cheesetown

13/06/2026

Kirkliston Gala 13th June 2026

13/06/2026

Wishing our our Gala Queen, Lily, her Court, Margaret & Arthur Easton and our Villagers a ‘Wonderful Day’ 🎉🥀🎉🥀🎉

Big ‘Thank You’ to our Kirkliston Gala Official Page for making this happen ❤️🙏❤️

06/06/2026

Unbelievable 🫩

CHANGES TO SCHOOL TRANSPORT FOR KIRKLISTON PUPILS “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE” 🚌
As local councillors, we are deeply concerned to have learned of plans from Council education officers to remove dedicated school bus provision for over 40% of children from Kirkliston who attend Queensferry High School.

Under proposals due to take effect at the start of the new academic year, these pupils would instead be expected to rely on public transport. These plans were developed without any prior discussion with us as local councillors.

There are serious flaws in the proposals. Under the current Lothian Buses timetable, many pupils would need to catch a bus at around 7.15am in order to arrive at school. This would see them reaching Queensferry High almost 50 minutes before the school day begins, as later services would arrive after the start of classes.

There are also significant concerns about capacity. The number of pupils affected — almost 200 — far exceeds the stated capacity of a standard double-decker Lothian bus, which is 131 passengers. Despite this, there has been no indication that additional public bus services will be provided to accommodate demand.

Taken together, these issues make the proposals wholly unacceptable.

That is why we have lodged an emergency motion to the Council’s Education Committee, which will be considered next week. Our motion calls for these changes to be paused while an urgent meeting takes place between Council officers, parent council representatives and local councillors to find a workable solution that protects pupils and families.

06/06/2026

Road Closures for Gala - 13th June 2026

01/06/2026

Awesome review - The Newliston Arms 🌟

31/05/2026

🎉 Help Secure the Future of Our Gala Day 🎉

As you can see from the post below the existing Committee members are no longer able to continue in their current role for 2027.

The Kirkliston Gala Official Page requires new volunteers to attend their AGM in September - please help save our Gala and attend 🙏

There has only been twice in 100 years where there was no Gala :

1939 to 1945 - during the Second World War and 1959 to 1962 - no volunteers to run the Gala .

We must ensure this does not happen as a truly wonderful ‘Village Tradition’ would be lost 😢

🌟Please help save our Gala 🌟

29/05/2026

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25/05/2026

This was really popular last year so we're pleased to say it's back again for this year. Hosted by Kirkliston Heritage Society you can enjoy a guided walk and hear all about the rich history of our village - this one has limited spaces so book now to avoid disappointment