A particular ceremony has been held to mark the official unveiling of the Jim Walker Partnership Centre.
Provost Cathy Muldoon welcomed members of the late Jim Walker’s household and native elected members to a small ceremony on the former Bathgate Partnership Centre.
Councillors voted unanimously to rename the city’s hub for council and group providers in 2021 following his sudden passing.
Jim Walker was a well known and much-respected determine in his residence city of Bathgate and throughout wider West Lothian.
He served as a councillor on West Lothian Council and its predecessor authorities for over 40 years, after first being elected to Bathgate City Council in 1972.
Jim was additionally closely concerned in a lot of different essential features of Bathgate life, together with Bathgate Procession, Kirkton Brass Band and Bathgate Thistle Soccer Membership.
He was awarded an MBE (Member of the British Empire) in 2013 in recognition of his work locally.
Provost Cathy Muldoon mentioned: “It’s an enormous honour to formally unveil the Jim Walker Partnership Centre on the coronary heart of the Bathgate group he served so properly for therefore a few years.
“Jim made a large contribution to group life to the city the place he was born and bred all through his life, so it’s becoming now we have an enduring tribute like this.
“He was well-liked and massively revered on the council and throughout West Lothian for his dedication to public service. He was additionally identified a devoted household man, so it’s unbelievable to have so a lot of his household alongside to mark the event.”
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