What its all about
The West Lothian Grapevine Twinning Association was established in 2008 to foster friendship, hospitality and understanding between the inhabitants of West Lothian in Scotland and the City of Grapevine in Texas, USA.
Through communication and exchange visits, it aims to bring about a sharing between the two communities of knowledge and experience in the areas of history, heritage, culture, the arts, sport, commerce, education, science and technology. <More>
What's here?
This website aims to give up to date information on what has been happening from the West Lothian perspective. It also links to Grapevine websites to give a USA based perspective. We hope you find it useful and encourage comments (praise, criticism or suggestions for improvement) which should be e-mailed to mail@westlothiangrapevine.co.uk.
AGM - Thursday 27 May 2010 at 6pm
The third Annual General Meeting of the West Lothian Grapevine Twinning Association took place on Thursday 27th May at 6pm at Almond Valley Heritage Centre. <Minutes>
2010 Exchanges and Visits
August Vist from Grapevine
West Lothian Council hosted a delegation form Grapevine in August. <More>
September Golf Competition in Grapevine
In September a party of 6 school golfers, with a teacher, will travel to Grapevine to defend the Galagher Golf Trophy, won by West Lothian in 2009.
Other exchanges and visits are at the planning stage.
2009 Exchanges & Visits
March - Ceilidh at West Lothian College- June - Gallagher Trophy Golf Tournament in West Lothian
- June - Hospitality Student Exchange New! See photos and a full report
- On Vacation in Grapevine
- Visit for the Dedication of the Civic Centre
2008 Exchanges and Visits
September 2008 Sister Cities Visit to Grapevine
June 2008 Visit from Grapevine
Sister Scarecrows!
April 2008 Visit from Grapevine
A party of seven delegates from Grapevine, including Mayor William Tate, visited West Lothian from 4th to 8th April and we are sure that they have taken lasting memories back to Texas with them.
- Podcast: Paul McCallum of Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau and - A Link to some other West Lothian Podcasts
- Pictures Taken on 4th April (Day1)
- Pictures Taken on 5th April (Day 2)
- More Day 2 Photographs (Ceilidh)
- Day 3 Photographs
- Day 4 Photographs
- Details of Delegation & Programme
Marching Youth Band and Delegation to Visit in June
In June the Colleyville Heritage High School Panther Marching Band of 40 young people from Grapevine will visit West Lothian along with a community delegation of around 25 people. The band, which will stay at Oatridge College, will take part in Linlithgow Marches, Armadale Gala Day and other events. <More>
September 2007 vist to Grapevine
A party from West Lothian visited Grapevine in September 2007 and were given exceptional treatment by the people of Grapevine.
Find out About Grapevine
The City of Grapevine is located between Dallas and Fort Worth in the heart of Texas, USA and is the location of the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport. As its name suggests, it is in the centre of a grape producing area and the highlight of their year is the GrapeFest wine festival in the autumn. <More>
More about West Lothian
West Lothian is situated in the central lowlands of Scotland, between the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow. It is an area rich in history and heritage that has a growing economy. <More>
Constitution, Officers and Committee
The West Lothian/Grapevine Twinning Association has now been established and its Constitution agreed. Officers and committee members were appointed, to serve until the first AGM, which will be held in May, 2008. <More>