Editing Bo'ness (section)

===Community and culture===
Bo'ness is now primarily a commuter town, with many of its residents travelling to work in [[Edinburgh]], [[Glasgow]] or [[Falkirk]]. Present-day attractions in the town include the [[Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway]], the Birkhill Fireclay Mine and the local motor museum. [[Kinneil House]], built by the powerful [[James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton|Hamilton]] family in the 15th century, lies on the western edge of the town. 

Bo'ness is also home to the recently refurbished [[Hippodrome Cinema, Bo'ness|Hippodrome Cinema]], which is the oldest picture house in Scotland. The building, along with many other buildings in Bo'ness, was designed by Matthew Steele, a local resident and architect. The Hippodrome was built in 1912. Some footage of it survives from 1950 during the Bo'ness Children's Fair Festival.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bo'ness Children's Fair Festival |url= http://movingimage.nls.uk/film/0336 |website=Moving Image Archive |publisher=Templar Film Studios |access-date=4 April 2017}}</ref> The Bo'ness Children's Fair Festival continues to this day, covered by [[Valley FM (Scotland)|Valley FM]], a local radio station that broadcasts for a limited number of days each year to cover the festival.<ref>{{cite web |title=History of The Fair |url= https://www.thefairday.com/history-of-the-fair/ |website=Bo'ness Children's Fair Festival |access-date=21 December 2018}}</ref>

Bo'ness also has their own theatre name The Barony Theatre, Bo'ness which was transformed into a theatre in the 20th Century, prior to this it was known as a primary school 'Borowstoun Primary'. Annually, their band of players 'The Barony Players' put on acclaimed plays such as The Steamie, Gregory's Girl, Dad's Army and The Crucible. They also host visiting companies who produce in their venue such as the annual pantomime which is always a sell out success.

The town's war memorial is on a hill overlooking the Forth on Stewart Avenue. The war memorial is in the form of a large [[granite]] [[obelisk]] and was unveiled on 12 July 1924, with later plaques added after the [[World War II|Second World War]].<ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland |num=LB49724 |desc=Stewart Avenue, War Memorial |access-date=26 April 2021 |fewer-links=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/73100 |title=Bo'ness |work=[[War Memorials Register]] |publisher=[[Imperial War Museums]] |access-date=26 April 2021}}</ref> The town also has a commemorative [[clock]] and lantern, erected in 1985 through donations from the Linlithgow and Bo'ness [[Rotary Club]].<ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland |num=LB49706 |desc=North Street, Clock and Lamp Standard |access-date=26 April 2021 |fewer-links=yes}}</ref>

The current Bo'ness library is in a restored early 18th century building (previously the West Pier Tavern) on Scotland Street.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.falkirk.gov.uk/places/libraries/boness-library.aspx |title=Bo'ness Library |publisher=Falkirk Council |access-date=26 April 2021}}</ref> The previous [[Carnegie library]] was in the Town Hall but moved to its current home in 1980 once conversions were completed.<ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland |num=LB22388 |desc=Scotland's Close, Bo'ness Public Library, Former OldWest Pier Tavern |access-date=26 April 2021 |fewer-links=yes}}</ref>