Cousland Village Information

Blacksmith work from Cousland Smiddy

Jamie Fleming, the resident blacksmith at Cousland Smiddy for the last 16 years, makes a wide and varied range of metal worked items such as ornamental gates, railings, fire-grates, canopies, curtain-rails and garden furniture for domestic and business customers.

Jamie is also now developing his skills in stoneworking and has produced a new sundial for Ormiston Church and has been commissioned to produce a sensory fountain centrepiece for the new Eskbank Hospital.

If you have something special you need making, you can contact Jamie at:

Cousland Smiddy
31 Hadfast Road, Cousland, Dalkeith.
Telephone: 01875 611 700
Mobile: 07974 838 744

Bus Timetable

For up to date information on bus timetables and services click below

Midlothian Council Roads and Transport Web Page

http://www.midlothian.gov.uk//%5CArticle.aspx?TopicID=0&ArticleID=17091

Bus service in Cousland - Use it or Lose it!

Rural bus services such as that to Cousland will be vulnerable especially as so few residents use the service. CVHA has campaigned long and hard for our bus service to be retained - it would be very unfortunate if we were to lose it and virtually impossible to re-instate it once gone. Please look at the timetable and see when you could use the bus.

Community Beat Officer contact details

PC Bert Mohammed 5277E is the Community Beat Police Officer for Cousland.

Contact details 0131 311 3131

In an Emergency dial 999

Cousland Village Hall Association Contact details

Current office bearers are:

Interim Chair person: Dougie McKenzie dougiemckenzie@btinternet.com 0131 454 0880

Treasurer: Ernest Hourston measurer1@aol.com

Secretary and hall bookings: Lorraine Chapman - lorraine.chapman3@btinternet.com 0131 663 7231

Committee Members include, Mike & Leslie Combe, Ayesha Akhatar, Julie Sweeney and Hall User Groups (HUGS) including Sheena Irving, Carol McArthur and Joe Cardow - Tynewater Community Council representative.

Dates for CVHA committee meetings
1st Monday of each month, 7pm, in the hall

Next meeting: Check Calendar page

Members of the community are always welcome to attend

Fishmonger

James Dickson & son's fish van delivers to the village every Thursday morning. He stops outside the village hall somewhere between 11 and 11.15am but if you would like him to come to your door please just call.

James Dickson Son, West Harbour Rd, Cockenzie, East Lothian. Tel: 01875 811 301. Mob: 07967 413 440.

Liftshare

http://www.liftshare.org

Midlothian Mobile Library

The mobile library is in the village every Friday morning.

• Stuart Park: 11.15am,
• The Phone Box: 11.30am,
• Dalrymple Gardens: 11.45am.

Milkman

The milkman is happy to take new delivery orders from Cousland. He delivers late each evening for the following day except Sunday (double delivery on Saturday to cover Sundays).

Contact details: C/o 2 Plummer Court, Dalkeith. Contact Number 0131 663 9548.

Park and Ride (from Sherriffhall)

A new timetable is now available for the Park and Ride service from Sherriffhall to the centre of Edinburgh. Click here for a timetable [PDF].

Sunday Papers

Anyone wishing to have a Sunday paper delivered please contact Tel. 0131 454 0659. I would like to thank everyone supporting me with this.